Daily Archive: Thursday, March 31, 2022

Demerara Harbour Bridge General Manager, Wayne Watson today said that traffic congestion at the bridge will ease with the rolling out of its multi-million-dollar automated tolling system to commuters from tomorrow.

TROSTYANETS/LVIV, Ukraine,  (Reuters) – Russia’s President Vladimir Putin threatened today to halt contracts supplying Europe with a third of its gas unless they are paid in roubles, his strongest economic riposte so far to crushing Western sanctions over his invasion of Ukraine.

THE HAGUE,  (Reuters) – Dutch lawmakers demanded of Prime Minister Mark Rutte’s government today that it speed up the implementation of sanctions against Russia, saying the Netherlands was “shamefully behind” other countries in freezing targeted assets.

WASHINGTON,  (Reuters) – Americans will be allowed to choose an X for gender on their passport applications beginning on April 11, the U.S.

(Jamaica Gleaner) Prime Minister Andrew Holness said his meeting with US vice president Kamala Harris yesterday was “very productive”.

(Barbados Nation) Barbados has not changed its requirement that everyone in public wear masks.

Saying that there is no legal consequence for President Irfaan Ali on his choice of Deputy Commissioner Clifton Hicken for the position of acting Commissioner of Police, Attorney General Anil Nandlall says that the appointment was done in keeping with the constitution.

On March 29th, 2022, CANU officers acting on information conducted an operation at Lot 295 Shantiniketan Street, Prashad Nagar, Georgetown, which led to the discovery of ten  parcels of suspected cocaine and a quantity of multi-coloured pills suspected to be ecstasy.

A 38-year-old resident of Bartica is now dead after a tree branch fell and struck him on Tuesday at Two Point Backdam, Cuyuni River.

Deputy Commissioner of Police, Clifton Hicken yesterday officially took over as acting Commissioner of Police and the leadership of the Guyana Police Force (GPF) has seen more reshuffling with Senior Superintendent, Ravindradat Budhram replacing him as Deputy Commissioner ‘Operations’.

Minister of Natural Resources, Vickram Bharrat on Tuesday lamented the ongoing poor recovery rates in the gold and timber industries.

ExxonMobil’s consultant, Environmental Resource Management (ERM) has submitted a revised impact study to the Environmental Assessment Board (EAB) which is expected to lead to a final decision on the  permit for the proposed Yellowtail oil well.

Woman Police Constable Shawnette Bollers has filed a $150,000,000 suit against attorney Nirvan Singh, whom she has accused of assaulting and hurling racist insults at her.

Two men are currently hospitalised after they attacked each other during an altercation on Sunday at Waramadong Village, Upper Mazaruni.

(CPL)– The Hero Caribbean Premier League (CPL) finals will be hosted by Guyana for the next three years, starting this year.

Rehabilitation of the Linden to Mabura Road is expected to commence soon, Public Works Minister Juan Edghill said on Tuesday noting that a contract had already been awarded and was signed last week.

Finance Minister Dr Ashni Singh yesterday met with a team from the World Bank where opportunities for enhanced collaboration were discussed.

The Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC) says it successfully performed Guyana’s first-ever laparoscopic bariatric surgery some six weeks ago.

National table tennis player, Shemar Britton, a former Caribbean Under-21 gold medalist, will attend the Puerto Rico Butterfly Open from April 8-10 after a swell of corporate support led by the Guyana Committee of Service (GCOS) At a simple ceremony at the Georgetown Cricket Club (GCC), Bourda, yesterday, Public Relations Officer, Rajan Tiwari, explained that their support of the national athlete is part of their “firm mandate” to assist sportsmen and women in Guyana.

Two persons including an 18-year-old girl were remanded to prison on Monday after they were charged with the murder of taxi driver, Insaf Zakir, who was  stabbed and robbed by robbers who posed as customers more than a month ago.

Dear Editor, Please permit me to respond to a letter written by Robin Singh and published in Stabroek News on Wednesday March 30, 2022.

Despite failing to progress to the gold medal bout at the ongoing American Boxing Confederation (AMBC) Elite Championships in Ecuador, prized middleweight, Desmond Amsterdam was applauded for his historic bronze medal feat.

Works to upgrade the deteriorating Eteringbang Airstrip will soon commence and will be undertaken by the Guyana Defence Force, Minister of Public Works Juan Edghill said on Friday.

Dear Editor, The analysis of a poem or a piece of literature requires being able to consider the following questions: In which time period does the writer/speaker present his thought? 

Brief Scores: Royal Challengers Bangalore 132-7 (Sherfane Rutherford 28, Shahbaz Ahmed 27; Tim Southee 3-20) beat Kolkata Knight Riders 128 (Andre Russell 25, Umesh Yadav 18; Wanindu Hasaranga 4-20) by 3 wickets.

A Blairmont family of seven is now homeless after their house was destroyed by a fire yesterday which is suspected to have been started by one of the children who was playing with a lighter.

Dear Editor, We write to condemn the actions of Mr. Nirvan Singh, who allegedly slapped, spat upon and racially insulted a Black woman and police constable who was on duty at the home of his father, the former Chancellor of the Judiciary. 

Four persons were yesterday rescued by the Guyana Fire Service (GFS) after the car in which they were in crashed into the canal along Avenue of the Republic, Georgetown.

Another bout has been added to the already stacked Guyana Fight Night ‘Road to Redemption’ card scheduled for April 23 at the National Stadium. 

Beautician Onika Pompey was yesterday released on $200,000 bail after being charged with making a derogatory Facebook post with the aim of tarnishing the reputation of singer Kwasi ‘Ace’ Edmondson.

Dear Editor, Mr. Aubrey Norton utilized his inaugural address to the General Council of the PNCR at Sophia, Georgetown, by declarating, among other things, the creation of a new image for the PNCR mainly through the embrace of democracy.

Dear Editor, I am conducting research on Guyana’s politics during the 1960s.

WELLINGTON, New Zealand, CMC – West Indies’ dream of reaching the ICC Women’s World Cup final ended in tatters here yesterday when Australia thrashed them 157 runs in the opening semi-final at the Basin Reserve.

The Guyana Defence Force yesterday held its Medal Presentation Parade during which ranks were bestowed with the Military Efficiency medal for 10 years of continuous unblemished service and the Border Defence Medal for service on the borders.

LVIV,  (Reuters) – Ukrainian forces are preparing for new Russian attacks in the east of the country as Moscow builds up its troops there after suffering setbacks near the capital Kyiv, President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said yesterday.

Dear Editor, When I used to attend school we would go on ‘trips to town’, as we called it.

ST JOHN’S, Antigua, CMC – Kyle Mayers, whose maiden five-wicket haul played a key role in the West Indies’ victory in the recent Apex Test series against England has made a massive 33-spot jump in the International Cricket Council (ICC) bowling ranks.

The Ministry of Health has recorded seven new COVID-19 cases from 761 tests that were done as of Tuesday.

MELBOURNE, (Reuters) – Shane Warne was remembered as a cricketing genius and maverick entertainer at a state memorial at the Melbourne Cricket Ground yesterday where tens of thousands of people gathered to pay tribute to one of the game’s finest players.

Dear Editor, References to letters on alcohol and Hindu religious events.

WASHINGTON,  (Reuters) – The Biden administration is considering releasing up to 180 million barrels of oil over several months from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR), four U.S.

A man was sentenced to nine months in jail yesterday for an attack in which he and another man on a motorbike robbed a woman in East La Penitence.

Dear Editor, The ‘Doctrine of Necessity’ principle was invoked in the assignment of responsibility, in an acting capacity, of top cop, it was explained. 

TUNIS,  (Reuters) – Tunisian President Kais Saied late yesterday issued a decree dissolving parliament, which has been suspended since last year, after it defied him by voting to repeal decrees that he used to assume near total power.

A GoFundMe page set up by three of the region’s brightest table tennis stars, has brought into focus one again the issue of Elite Athletes funding in Guyana.

A security guard attached to the Guyana Forensic Lab was granted $15,000 bail yesterday after being charged with assaulting a 17-year-old minor and damaging her property.

The Guyana Bodybuilding and Fitness Federation (GBBFF) is wrapping up its athletes and stakeholders outreach and registration.

LIMA,  (Reuters) – The Inter-American Court of Human Rights (IACHR) yesterday ruled that Peru should not release jailed former President Alberto Fujimori until further notice, according to a decision shared with Reuters by a human rights activist.

Dear Editor, They say “when you in a hole, stop digging.”

LOS ANGELES, (Reuters) – Will Smith refused a request to leave the Oscars ceremony after he slapped presenter Chris Rock, Hollywood’s film academy said yesterday as it started a process that could lead to the best actor winner’s expulsion from the group.

(Reuters) – Jockey Robbie Dunne’s ban for bullying and harassing Bryony Frost has been reduced from 18 months to 10 following an appeal hearing, the British Horseracing Association (BHA) said yesterday.

BRASILIA,  (Reuters) – Federal police in Brazil looking into whether President Jair Bolsonaro interfered in police work have cleared him of committing any crime, according to a document sent to the country’s Supreme Court yesterday.

Lorna Barry won the South Turkeyen Sports Committee (STSC) dominoes competition  which was held at Sharon’s Hideout, C Field Sophia recently.

Dear Editor, On Monday I learnt, quite by accident, that there was a public consultation sponsored by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on Tuesday, March 29, 2022 at the Cara Lodge.

LOS ANGELES,  (Reuters) – Bruce Willis, the star of the “Die Hard” franchise and dozens of other action movies, will retire from acting after being diagnosed with aphasia, a disease that has hampered his “cognitive abilities,” his family said yesterday.

Sophia resident Harvey George found himself in a city court yesterday after police say he was found in a place he had no business being—a woman’s house.

LONDON,  (Reuters) – The world’s top banks provided $742 billion in finance to the fossil fuel industry in 2021, little changed on the prior year, a report yesterday showed, despite growing calls to rein in lending to help tackle global warming.

By  Richard Haass NEW YORK – It is one month into Russian President Vladimir Putin’s war against Ukraine.

TEGUCIGALPA, (Reuters) – Honduran authorities ordered a subsidiary of Canada’s Aura Minerals Inc ORA.TO

Dear Editor, There is an interesting development reported in SN of March 23 of the Government of Trinidad & Tobago having discussions with the National Union of Government and Federated Workers and the Public Service Association about raising the retirement age from 60 to 65 years.

On Tuesday, the Ministry of Health announced that Dr Timothy Morgan, former coordinator of its Mental Health Unit, had replaced Dr Util Thomas as its head, following an evaluation of the unit’s work.