Daily Archive: Tuesday, March 22, 2022

Business executive Ramesh Dookhoo is the nominee of the private sector for the Natural Resource Fund (NRF) board.

The driver of the vehicle which fatally struck two persons along the Number 70 Public Road on Friday evening was today remanded to prison after he was charged with causing death by dangerous driving, failure to report an accident and failure to render assistance.

The Consular Section of the U.S. Embassy has added Dr. Zulfikar Bux & Dr.

LVIV/KYIV, Ukraine,  (Reuters) – Russia is pounding the besieged Ukrainian port of Mariupol into the “ashes of a dead land”, its local council said today, describing two more huge bombs that fell on the city that has been sealed off for weeks.

NEW DELHI,  (Reuters) – U.S. President Joe Biden has said only India among the Quad group of countries was “somewhat shaky” in acting against Russia over its invasion of Ukraine, as India tries to balance its ties with Russia and the West.

COLOMBO,  (Reuters) – Sri Lanka posted soldiers at hundreds of state-run gas stations today to help distribute fuel after a sudden rise in prices of key commodities and accompanying shortages forced tens of thousands of people to queue for hours.

 (Trinidad Express) The body found down a precipice off the North Coast Road last Thursday has been confirmed as that of missing Zephaniah Harripaul, 33.

(Trinidad Guardian) Just one prisoner remained at large Monday night, after five of them escaped from the Golden Grove Prison in Arouca on Sunday night.

(Trinidad Guardian) Caribbean Airlines has no immediate plans to raise its airfare, despite surging oil prices sparked by the Russia-Ukraine conflict which has prompted some other international air carriers to up their prices.

Minister of Education, Priya Manickchand announced yesterday that schools will be fully reopened on April 25.

In 2017, the APNU+AFC government saved the Guyana Marriott Hotel from being acquired by Republic Bank Limited (RBL) of Trinidad after a loan default and the inability of NICIL to assist, former Minister of Finance Winston Jordan says.

A 28-year-old mason was yesterday remanded to prison over the murder of Guyana Defence Force medic, Chavez Mangal.

Public Works Minister Juan Edghill yesterday announced the suspension of the search for three Noble House Seafoods fishermen who went missing off the East Coast on February 19.

Jelon Benny, the prime suspect in the murder of Alex Williams at Number Two Village, East Canje, Berbice was yesterday remanded to prison.

  By Carl Greenidge Guyana’s complaint before the ICJ against the Venezuelan Government is based on a number of factors among the most important of which is Venezuela’s breach of one fundamental legal principle, a state cannot sign a treaty, benefit from the implementation of its provisions for over 63 years then, when convenient, simply unilaterally declare the treaty null and void.

Following the successful staging of the Guinness senior national squash championships, Guinness Brand Executive Lee Baptiste has expressed his pleasure with the Guyana Squash Association.

An Angoy’s Avenue, New Amsterdam man suspected of involvement in a robbery at Kimbia, Berbice River was beaten by residents of the community and succumbed on Saturday last.

President of the Guyana Boxing Association Steve Ninvalle said yesterday that the  AMBC Elite Continental Championships this week will be a test for the boxers.

An Upper Corentyne, Berbice  group formed in January has gathered 262 signatures for their petition for the Guyana Police Force (GPF) and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to appropriately deal with noise nuisance which they argue is a “serious public health issue.”

A tug yesterday morning caught fire and later sank in the Demerara River while at Gopie Wharf, Friendship, East Bank Demerara.

A 23-year-old man is in critical condition after a motorbike ridden by a 16-year-old crashed into a tree stump on the Annai Main Road on Sunday.

Everest Cricket Club yesterday handed American Cricket Society (ACS) their first loss, a six wicket defeat, on their Goodwill tour of Guyana.

Dear Editor, Your public interest article, “No annual return records for Marriott under APNU+AFC” [Stabroek News, March 20, 2021] was both timely and informative.,

MARIUPOL/LVIV/KYIV, Ukraine, (Reuters) – Ukraine said yesterday it would not obey ultimatums from Russia after Moscow demanded it stop defending besieged Mariupol, where hundreds of thousands of civilians are suffering through Russian bombardments laying waste to their city.

Six men on a fishing trip just off of the Liliendaal foreshore, East Coast Demerara were rescued by the Coast Guard and officers of the Maritime Administration Department (MARAD) after their boat sank.

Demerara Cricket Club (DCC) topped Zone B after a draw against Transport Sports Club in the Georgetown Cricket Association/Noble House Seafoods two-day second-division tournament over the weekend.

Trinidad and Tobago’s left arm orthodox spinner Akeal Hosein has received a call to join the West Indies test squad for the deciding third test which gets underway Thursday in Grenada.

Dear Editor, On December 3, 2019, it was announced that a ban on sugar-sweetened beverages in schools would take effect in 2020.

WASHINGTON,  (Reuters) – Russia’s false accusations that Kyiv has biological and chemical weapons illustrate that Russian President Vladimir Putin is considering using them himself in his war against Ukraine, U.S.

A man is in hospital with a severed knee following an accident on the Hillfoot Public Road, Soesdyke-Linden Highway on Sunday morning.

A titanic battle between FIDE Master Anthony Drayton and Associate FIDE Master Davion Mars highlighted the return of over-the-board chess last weekend at the Guyana National Stadium, Providence.

(Reuters) – Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said yesterday that it would not be possible to negotiate an end to the war in his country without meeting Kremlin leader Vladimir Putin.

The Ministry of Health yesterday reported one new COVID-19 case out of 366 tests that were done, underlining a sharp decline in infections.

Dear Editor, The Russian invasion of Ukraine has spawned a host of analysts.

The preliminary round of the Georgetown Cricket Association/ New Building Society’s 40-over second-division tournament concluded last weekend with Police Sports Club joining Georgetown Cricket Club, Muslim Youth Organisation and Demerara Cricket Club in the  semifinals after beating Ace Warriors by 173 runs and GNIC by five wickets.

HAVANA,  (Reuters) – Hours-long lines formed at gas stations in Cuba´s capital Havana yesterday after local media reported rationing of fuel in at least one province amid a biting economic crisis that has already left food and medicine in short supply across the island.

Bail was yesterday denied to a  30-year-old businessman of East Street in whose home cannabis was  found by the police.

Dear Editor, The Russia/Ukraine war has pushed the important concept of ‘national interest’ on to the center stage of world politics.

GUANGZHOU, China,  (Reuters) – A China Eastern Airlines 600115.SS Boeing 737-800 with 132 people on board crashed in mountains in southern China yesterday after a sudden plunge from cruising altitude at about the time when it would normally start to descend ahead of its landing.

CARACOL, Belize,  (Reuters) – Britain’s Prince William yesterday paid tribute to Ukrainians struggling for survival in their homeland after he and wife Kate visited a British military training camp in the jungles of Belize during their week-long tour of the Caribbean.

Number 72 Cut and Load Cricket Club defeated rival, No. 70 Spartan Cricket Club by 33 runs to earn a spot in the final of the Berbice Cricket Board/Upper Corentyne Cricket Association/ Vitality T20 tournament Sunday.

Dear Editor, It has to be wondered, is the ‘One Guyana’ call replacing our national motto of ‘One People, One Nation, One Destiny’, one of our symbols of nationhood? 

The Ministry of Education’s Special Education Needs (SEN) Unit in observance of Trisomy Awareness Month and World Down Syndrome Day yesterday hosted a virtual conversation.

WASHINGTON,  (Reuters) – Ketanji Brown Jackson, President Joe Biden’s nominee to become the first Black woman on the U.S.

ST GEORGE’S, Grenada, CMC – Struggling batsmen John Campbell and Shamarh Brooks have managed to hold on to their places in West Indies’ 13-man squad for the final Test against England starting here Thursday.

HAMILTON, New Zealand, CMC – West Indies Women imperiled their chances of a semi-final spot when another faulty batting effort sent crashing to an eight-wicket to Pakistan in a rain-hit affair at Seddon Park here yesterday.

SANTIAGO,  (Reuters) – The Chilean government sent a bill to Congress yesterday to double the size of a fund that helps cushion fuel price spikes to $1.5 billion, after oil prices rose sharply due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

US-based Guyanese Rohan Mangra who went missing for approximately five days remained in police custody yesterday after being found in a hotel on Sunday.

CARICOM Heads meeting in Belize could not have been clearer about the ‘perfect storm’ that is about to strike the Caribbean.

Dear Editor, Guyanese, in particular our youths, should be extremely thankful that in spite of the current contortions in our society, we have had patriotic inputs in the form of letters from the likes of Vincent Adams, G.

WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – The U.S. securities regulator yesterday proposed requiring U.S.-listed

On Wednesday March 5 the lead story in the Stabroek News addressed the response of President Irfaan Ali and some members of his Cabinet to a statement credited to a number of local organizations associated with advocacy in   matters of national interest including some that had to do with issues of accountability in various sectors including the extractive sector.