Daily Archive: Tuesday, March 29, 2022

The 19-year-old girl who was busted with 37.70 pounds of marijuana was today remanded to prison.

ISTANBUL/KYIV OUTSKIRTS/MARIUPOL, Ukraine,  (Reuters) – Russia promised at peace talks today to scale down its military operations around Kyiv and northern Ukraine, while Ukraine proposed adopting a neutral status but with international guarantees that it would be protected from attack.

LIMA, (Reuters) – Peruvian President Pedro Castillo survived yesterday an impeachment vote in Congress that fell short of the votes needed to oust the leftist leader eight months after he took office.

 (Reuters) – A Russian oil company used to provide a workaround to U.S.

(Trinidad Express) Blaxx (Dexter Stewart), 60, was a true champion of the people.

Port Mourant Cricket Club defeated Rose Hall Canje Arborsmart by 37 runs in a low scoring match to win the Berbice Cricket Board/Telenec under-15 final on Sunday at Albion Community Centre.

The agreement between Suriname and Guyana last August for 150 fisherfolk here to be granted licences by Paramaribo starting from January, 2022 is still to be realized and Chairman of the No 66 Fisheries Co-op, Parmeshwar Jainarine feels the delay is as a result of a pushback from licence holders in Nickerie who currently rent licences to Guyanese and stand to lose revenue.

President Irfaan Ali yesterday appointed Deputy Commissioner of Police, Clifton Hicken to act as the country’s Commissioner of Police as Nigel Hoppie who was holding the position in an acting capacity heads into pre-retirement leave.

A number of civil society activists have written to Barbadian Prime Minister Mia Mottley  urging that she take the lead in convening CARICOM leaders and experts in determining the risks posed to the Caribbean by what they described as the “reckless pace” of oil exploration in Guyana’s Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ).

A murder accused was stabbed to death during an altercation over ‘bed space’ at the Georgetown Prison yesterday afternoon.

Kurt Erskine, who was involved in the plot to rob Regent Multiplex Mall owner, Ganesh Ramlall, who was killed when bandits pounced on him, was yesterday afternoon sentenced to 25 years, but after deductions, will be spending just about 16 behind bars.

Former Guyanese tennis coach Esan Benn was stabbed to death in New York yesterday morning.

Trinidadian manufacturers yesterday lamented that non-tariff barriers were  hampering imports of agricultural produce from Guyana and called on the political directorate to clear the hurdles.

Prized middleweight, Desmond Amsterdam created history on Sunday by becoming the first Guyanese to be assured of a medal and to cash in at the ongoing American Boxing Confederation (AMBC) Elite Championships currently underway in Ecuador.

Dear Editor, The analysis and viewpoints contained herein were conducted about two years ago during the period of the national elections saga, and was published in sections of the media back then.

Following a recent visit to Trinidad and Tobago where he met with its business community, Guyana’s Foreign Secretary, Robert Persaud says that Vice President, Bharrat Jagdeo’s assessment of that country’s economy’s heavy dependency on the oil and gas sector is “realistic” and that the two private sector heads disputing this are being disingenuous.

Dear Editor, It has now been more than one year since users of the Linden to Lethem Road have been suffering from rising trucking and vehicular maintenance costs due to the absence of the usual road maintenance.

Prime Minister Mark Phillips on Saturday assured residents of Lethem that their power rates won’t rise despite spiraling fuel prices but he urged them to pay their bills as many are delinquent.

The Berbice Jammers once again took home the best gym award while Michael Greenidge fought his way to the best boxer trophy when the third Pepsi/Mike Parris U-16 Tournament for 2022 was staged on Saturday at the Andrew ‘Sixhead’ Lewis Gym.

The Mayor and City Council (M&CC) plans to take action against persons who are sub-letting stalls in the various markets around George-town.

Dear Editor, I recently read with keen interest a letter circulating in the social media signed by Attorney – at – Law, Eusi Anderson, and addressed to another Attorney – at – Law, Navin Singh.

FIDE Master Anthony Drayton played unbeaten to win the Guyana Chess Federation (GCF) GAICO Construction-sponsored Grand Prix eight-round competition which ended last weekend at the Providence National Stadium.

LVIV/KHARKIV, Ukraine,  (Reuters) – Air raid sirens sounded across Ukraine before dawn today as Ukrainian and Russian negotiators prepared to meet in Turkey for face-to-face talks, with Kyiv seeking a ceasefire without compromising on territory or sovereignty.

The University of Guyana yesterday introduced a  Master’s Degree in Strategic Development Studies and this was lauded by President Irfaan Ali.

SDE BOKER, Israel,  (Reu-ters) – The top diplomats of the United States and four Arab countries convened in Israel yesterday in a display of unity against Iran but also used the rare summit to press their host to revive long-stalled peacemaking with the Palestinians.

The Georgetown Football Association (GFA) has accused the PETRA Organisation of political interference in the affairs of the association and said that it will lodge a formal complaint with the local governing body the Guyana Football Federation (GFF).

Dear Editor, This is to voice my outrage at the behaviour meted out to a policewoman by someone to whom she was not even mandated to guard.

The doctor and retired Guyana Defence Force (GDF) officer who were arrested in relation to the theft of supplies from the Ministry of Health’s drugs bond at Diamond, East Bank Demerara (EBD) have been released from police custody.

The Guyana Defence Force (GDF) will deploy 50 ranks from various units to Exercise Tradewinds (ETW) 2022, which will be held in Belize from May 7-21, 2022.

Cricket West Indies yesterday announced a 16-man squad for an upcoming two-week camp that includes Guyanese players, Chandrapaul Hemraj, Keemo Paul and Nial Smith.

Dear Editor Mr. Malcolm Harripaul’s outburst in the press, and tirade against Hindus, is itself reflective of a strongly self-opinionated  person who has suddenly and irrationally put his thoughts in writing  without reflecting carefully if it could stand up to  scrutiny.

Prominent New Amsterdam businessman, Tula Udit popularly known as ‘Haribol’ passed away overseas yesterday at the age of 58 after a period of illness, Stabroek News was told.

WASHINGTON,  (Reuters) – A U.S. judge ruled yesterday that former President Donald Trump “more likely than not” committed a felony by trying to pressure his vice president to obstruct Congress and overturn his election defeat on Jan.

BOGOTA,  (Reuters) – Venezuelan security forces have carried out joint operations with Colombian rebel group the National Liberation Army (ELN) against former members of the FARC rebels who remain armed, advocacy group Human Rights Watch (HRW) said yesterday.

BRASILIA,  (Reuters) – Brazil’s Education Minis-ter Milton Ribeiro resigned yesterday following allegations of corruption in the awarding of ministry funds to municipal districts, according to an announcement in the country’s official gazette.

A man was yesterday sentenced to 50 months imprisonment and fined $215.1M after he pleaded guilty to possession of narcotics for the purpose of trafficking while his two accomplices were placed on $2M bail each after they denied the said charge.

BAGHDAD/ANKARA, (Reuters) – A nascent plan for Iraq’s Kurdistan region to supply gas to Turkey and Europe – with Israeli help – is part of what angered Iran into striking the Kurdish capital Erbil with ballistic missiles this month, Iraqi and Turkish officials say.

(Trinidad Guardian) Just four days before her 40th birthday, Rosanna Seepersad’s husband of 23 years was killed in their bedroom while she was allegedly heavily medicated and asleep.

Dear Editor, I write in response to recent letters in the media by the President of the Guyana Hindu Dharmic Sabha, Dr.

ST GEORGE’S, Grenada, CMC – Captain Kraigg Brathwaite said he always believed one strong passage of play in the Grenada Test could have led to a positive result for West Indies in the three-match series against England.

Thirty-eight mothers are now equipped with cosmetology skills to find employment or become entrepreneurs in the field.

SYDNEY,  (Reuters) – Solomon Islands Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare said the backlash to his country’s security negotiations with China was “very insulting”, in his first comments on a security treaty he said was being finalised.

(Trinidad Guardian) Missing Williamsville resident Roger Farrow has been found dead.

Dear Editor, It was reported in multiple media outlets that some in Trinidad and Tobago were perturbed by a comment that Vice President Jagdeo made about the economy of Trinidad & Tobago.

WELLINGTON, New Zealand, CMC – Leading all-rounder Hayley Matthews said there was widespread relief in the West Indies camp after a “nerve-wracking” wait to find out their fate in the final four of the ICC Women’s World Cup.

A man was yesterday  remanded to prison after being charged with stealing a TV, amplifiers and other appliances from the Trinity Methodist Church.

By Jeffrey D. Sachs NEW YORK – On March 7, Russia stated three aims for its invasion of Ukraine: official Ukrainian neutrality, recognition of Russian sovereignty over Crimea, and recognition of the independence of pro-Russian separatist regions in Luhansk and Donetsk.

That the former Director of the Government Analyst-Food and Drugs Department (GAFDD) Dr.

TEGUCIGALPA, (Reuters) – The Supreme Court of Honduras yesterday authorized the extradition of former president Juan Orlando Hernandez to the United States, where he is wanted on drug trafficking and firearms charges.

LOS ANGELES, (Reuters) – Will Smith apologized to Chris Rock yesterday for slapping the comedian at Sunday night’s Oscars ceremony, issuing a statement after the film academy said it might take action against Smith for an incident that overshadowed the industry’s top awards.

ST JOHN’S, Antigua, CMC – West Indies will travel to Rawalpindi in June to complete their white-ball tour which was suspended last December because of an COVID-19 outbreak in the touring side’s camp.

Dear Editor, The usual flurry of hurled invectives are not surprising, whenever the side with no parliamentary leader, back is against the wall. 

WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – The U.S. Treasury yesterday proposed a new mechanism to comply with and enforce a 15% global corporate minimum tax agreed to last year by 136 countries, partly by denying deductions for taxes paid in jurisdictions with lower rates.

The Ministry of Health yesterday reported one new COVID-19 case from a batch of 298 tests that were done.