Daily Archive: Friday, March 25, 2022

US Ambassador Sarah-Ann Lynch and visiting US Deputy Assistant Secretary for Caribbean Affairs and Haiti, Barbara Feinstein today  met with members of civil society group Article 13 to “discuss increasing engagement with the government to achieve sustainable livelihoods for all Guyanese”, a brief statement  on the US Embassy Facebook page said.

Miami Herald foreign affairs columnist Andrés Oppenheimer has said that the Biden Administration should be looking to Guyana to help it ease burgeoning fuel prices and not Venezuela.

LONDON,  (Reuters) – In a scaled-back formulation of its war goals, Russia said today that the first phase of its military operation was mostly complete and it would focus on completely “liberating” Ukraine’s breakaway eastern Donbass region.

BUCHA/LVIV, Ukraine, (Reuters) – Ukrainian troops are recapturing towns east of Kyiv and Russian forces who had been trying to seize the capital are falling back on overextended supply lines, Britain said today, one of the strongest indications yet of a shift in momentum in the war.

LONDON,  (Reuters) – Russian President Vladimir Putin has ordered Gazprom GAZP.MM

(Reuters) – China’s state-run Sinopec Group has suspended talks for a major petrochemical investment and a gas marketing venture in Russia, sources told Reuters, heeding a government call for caution as sanctions mount over the invasion of Ukraine.

(Barbados Nation) The prestigious Sandy Lane Hotel has lost a court battle for the third time in relation to the wrongful dismissal of three former employees.

(Trinidad Guardian) The ANSA McAL Group of companies has returned to pre-pandemic profitability levels notwithstanding the enduring COVID-19 and restrictions and closures, the conglomerate’s chairman A Norman Sabga has said.

The Ministry of Public Works’ Board of Inquiry (BoI) into the sinking of a Noble House Seafoods trawler last month and the disappearance of three of its crew has unearthed major breaches and this has triggered safety inspections of all vessels and scrutiny of captain’s licences The findings have led Minister of Public Works, Juan Edghill to declare that there must be changes in the system to minimise the chance of a recurrence.

U.S. Deputy Assistant Secretary (DAS) for Caribbean Affairs and Haiti, Barbara Feinstein yesterday met with Leader of the People’s National Congress Reform (PNCR) Aubrey Norton where a number of issues were discussed.

(Trinidad Guardian) Say what – Guyana? Foreign Affairs Minister Amery Browne has spoken with Guyana’s Foreign Affairs Minister about a recent video featuring Guyana’s Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo saying that “T&T is falling apart.”

As the police probe into the theft of a quantity of pharmaceutical products and other medical supplies from the Ministry of Health’s (MOH) drugs bond at Diamond, East Bank Demerara (EBD) continues, the prime suspect is scheduled to appear in court today.

Visiting US Deputy Assistant Secretary Barbara Feinstein yesterday announced plans for US$1.5m in urgent COVID-19 assistance through USAID for countries in the Caribbean including The Bahamas, Guyana, Suriname and Trinidad and Tobago.

The sister and brother-in-law of Rohan Mangra, the US-based Guyanese who was found in a city hotel days after he was reported missing were yesterday placed on $50,000 bail each after they denied providing the police with false information in relation to the case.

The APNU+AFC has lodged  a motion in the National Assembly calling on the government to promptly devise a strategy to address the high cost of living currently burdening Guyanese.

(CMC) – An historic last-wicket stand between Saqib Mahmood and Jack Leach utterly deflated West Indies, eroding their momentum and offering England a way back on the opening day of the decisive third Test yesterday.

Since the commencement of the continuous registration cycle on March 07, 2022, the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) has registered almost 14,000 persons, according to the Chief Election Officer (CEO) Vishnu Persaud.

A busy schedule for the Lusignan Golf Club (LGC) leading into the Easter season is set to tee off on Saturday at 12.30 hours with the second annual Genuine Auto Parts tournament.

Dear Editor, Dr. Yog Mahadeo’s ‘Noise Nuisance’ letter (SN 22.03.22) has compelled me to abandon the ranks of the silent majority and to speak out on a similar distressing situation with which residential communities adjacent to the Providence Stadium are faced, whenever shows and concerts are staged there.

Seeking to fill a gap in the corporate arena, the Gizmos Group of Companies is embarking on a new venture to provide office solutions to businesses wanting to set up here.

A meeting held on Tuesday March 22 at the Passage to Asia Restaurant in Trinidad and Tobago and addressed by Foreign Secretary Robert Persaud,  saw the Guyana Government official make a spirited appeal to Guyanese in the twin-island Republic to return home to help address what he said was the country’s urgent need for 100,000 workers, according to a report in the Trinidad Guardian of Wednesday March 23.

Dear Editor, I find Mr. Malcom Harripaul’s letter, published in Stabroek News on March 23rd, 2022 titled “Rum and noise culture is ignorance and must be actively fought against by all Hindu leaders” offensive and disrespectful to the Hindu Community.

Guyana Breweries Incorporated (GBI) under its 592 Beer brand, will serve as the titular sponsor of the ‘Skills for Cash’ seven-a-side football tournament, which commences tomorrow at the No.

A jury on Tuesday acquitted a man who back in 2016 was accused of breaking into the Essequibo Coast home of a woman and raping her at knife-point after waking her from her sleep.

-shipment of shea butter arrives from Nigeria Even as the mutual pursuits of Guyana and Africa in the realm of oil and gas serve to help forge business and commercial ties between the two, initiatives designed to hasten the pace of that relationship continue to unfold.

Dear Editor, Every human life is precious. It must be protected at all costs.

Following his recall to the Golden Jaguars senior men’s program for the Courts Caribbean Classic after being omitted since 2021, former captain Sam Cox (SC) sat down with Stabroek Sport (SS) to discuss his possible new role within the setup, and his expectations for the future.

A man, who restrained another to be chopped because of a quarrel over the winnings of a gamble, is now awaiting sentencing after being convicted on the charge of attempted murder.

With the world’s population expected to hit 9.7 billion by 2050, agriculture needs to become more productive and sustainable.

Dear Editor, There has been considerable discussion in the press about the fate of the sugar industry’s Packaging Plant, located at East Demerara Estate (Enmore), and its future transition to Albion/Port Mourant Estate on the Corentyne.

Two men were yesterday remanded to prison after they were allegedly busted by the Customs Anti-Narcotic Unit (CANU) with $1.7 million of cannabis at Diamond, East Bank Demerara.

With a plan seemingly emerging for the re-fashioning of a Caribbean economy built largely around Guyana’s new-found ongoing emergence as an oil & gas ‘power’ in the hemisphere, President Irfaan Ali has disclosed that his administration is seeking to collaborate with the United Arab Emirates on the creation of a logistics hub for the region.

West Demerara giant Pouderoyen FC thrashed traditional rival Uitvlugt by a 4-1 scoreline on Sunday in a pre-season engagement staged at the National Track and Field Centre, Leonora, West Coast Demerara.

LVIV/MARIUPOL, Ukraine,  (Reuters) – President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said yesterday that Ukrainians “need to achieve peace” and halt Russian bombardment that has forced millions to flee to countries like Poland, where U.S.

The full slate of the Guyana Fight Night Road to Redemption boxing card has been finalised by its promoters.

Dear Editor, Your editorial of Wednesday calls the invasion of Ukraine by its right name.

Adequate opportunities for the aggressive international marketing of Guyana’s agro-processing sector and the promotion of local agro-produce in major foreign markets are still to be created despite the wider efforts of government to promote the country abroad on the back of the emergence of the oil & gas industry, Guyanese award-winning entrepreneur, Sandra Craig, has told the Stabroek Business.

Seven graduate engineers hired by ExxonMobil contractor SBM Offshore have arrived in Singapore for hands-on training on the Prosperity Floating, Production, Storage and Offloading (FPSO) vessel which will support the Payara development in the Stabroek Block, offshore Guyana.

(Reuters) – Italy missed out on the World Cup finals again after losing 1-0 at home to North Macedonia in their playoff semi-final yesterday, as Aleksandar Trajkovski’s last-gasp strike earned the visitors a famous win.

ACCRA,  (Reuters) – Ghana’s finance minister yesterday announced sweeping spending cuts to reduce the deficit, contain rising inflation and slow the cedi’s slide, with the country facing a looming debt crisis.

Dear Editor, Today, looking for a job has become easier as strategies are in place to get that desired job anyone is looking for.

In yesterday’s edition of  Stabroek News, it was incorrectly reported that both the Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) and the Guyana Energy Agency (GEA) had been ordered by the High Court to reinstate fuel licences to Atlantic Fuels Inc (AFI).

(Trinidad Guardian) Doubles vendor Yansil Seeram, 34, of Carapichaima was killed yesterday morning near a NP service station in Piarco.

Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley has called on the World Trade Organisation (WTO) to address inequities in the world trading system that disadvantage small island developing states such as Barbados.

QUITO,  (Reuters) – Leaders of Ecuadorean indigenous communities gathered in Quito yesterday to demand the government comply with court orders to halt the use of hundreds of gas flares by oil producers in the country’s Amazon.

Dear Editor, Whenever the President is out of the country, the PM is sworn in to act as president. 

SEOUL, (Reuters) – North Korea said it tested a new, powerful type of intercontinental ballistic missile yesterday, marking an end to a self-imposed moratorium on long-range testing in place since 2017 and drawing international condemnation.

His election to office having coincided with the materialization of the age-old promise that Guyana would one day experience the good fortune of becoming an ‘oil economy’, President Irfaan Ali has been basking in the glow of international media attention as the international business community continues to monitor what has now come to be regarded as a major haven for foreign investment.

With World Tuberculosis Day being observed today, the Minister of Health, Dr Frank Anthony is urging persons who have been  diagnosed with the disease to continue to adhere to  COVID-19 safeguards, more specifically, to wear their masks.

The Ministry of Education’s Innovative Technology Unit yesterday launched the inaugural Tech Expo 2022 at the National Centre of Educational Resources Development (NCERD).

Dear Editor, Mr. Sean Ori, in his Stabroek News March 21 letter, 2022, asks “How goes the creation of 50,000 jobs?”

Kitco Market Data Gold Prices for the three day period ending Thursday March 24, 2022 Kitco is a Canadian company that buys and sells precious metals such as gold, copper and silver.

(Reuters) – Virginia Thomas, the wife of conservative Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas, urged former Trump White House chief of staff Mark Meadows to work to overturn the results of the 2020 election in a series of text messages, the Washington Post and CBS News reported on Thursday.

NASSAU,  (Reuters) – Britain’s Prince William and his wife Kate arrived in The Bahamas yesterday for the third leg of a Caribbean tour that has been marked by protests over the British Empire’s legacy and signs of waning influence of the monarchical system.

Desmond Bane and De’Anthony Melton scored 23 points apiece for the host Memphis Grizzlies, who blew an 18-point lead before executing down the stretch in a 132-120 victory over the Brooklyn Nets on Wednesday.

GASCI (www.gasci.com/telephone Nº 223-6175/6) reports that session 959’s trading results showed consideration of $38,988,570 from 85,252 shares traded in 23 transactions as compared to session 958’s trading results which showed consideration of $62,422,141 from 123,474 shares traded in 31 transactions.

(Reuters) – Pakistan openers Imam-ul-Haq and Abdullah Shafique made a solid start yesterday to set up a thrilling final day in the deciding third test in Lahore, keeping the hosts in the hunt for a series-clinching win against Australia.

(CMC) – West Indies Women’s hopes of a semi-final spot were left hanging by a string after rain forced a no-result in their all-important final group stage game against South Africa yesterday.

A story carried by this newspaper earlier this week raised questions about issues connected to air safety in this country. 

Watching the comings and goings of potential investors, all reacting to the opportunities opened up by the country’s ‘oil bonanza’ and their interaction with Guyanese Local Content aspirants offers some interesting insights into the direction in which this country’s development trajectory might be heading.

Hair, while it is a conversation that has been raging for quite some time now amongst the Black community, recently, it took on a national tone after the Ministry of Education (MoE) indicated that girls would be allowed to wear their hair without restriction for International Women’s Day (IWD).

Dear Editor, When Forbes Burnham took Guyana into CARICOM (1973) it was by illegal dictate; the Treaty of Chaguaramas was signed two weeks after a rigged election saw Burnham emerge with an astonishing 70% of the vote.

BRASILIA, (Reuters) – Brazil Electoral Court TSE said yesterday it had proposed to messenger app Telegram an agreement to join forces on a programme to combat misinformation ahead of the country’s presidential election scheduled to October this year.

Oil and elections: should I be scared? For the sake of still-friendly argument, I’ll believe Home Affairs and National Police Security Minister, Honourable Robeson Benn – named by his late father after the alleged communistic Afro-American singer Paul Robeson – that the enhanced city anti-crime plan was conceptualised since November last.

LONDON,  (Reuters) – Dubai’s ruler, Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid al-Maktoum, inflicted “exorbitant” domestic abuse against his ex-wife, a senior British judge has concluded as he awarded her sole responsibility for looking after their children.

10 more COVID-19 cases have been recorded out of the 721 tests that were done as of yesterday.