Daily Archive: Saturday, April 16, 2022

President Irfaan Ali and First Lady Arya Ali joined several Cabinet ministers at the opening of the Visit Rupununi Guyana Tourism Information Centre in Lethem this morning.

On April 13th, 2022, Customs Anti-Narcotic Unit (CANU) officers conducted an intelligence-led operation that resulted in the interception of a ‘Mahdia bound’ minibus carrying passengers and food supplies at Yarrowkabra village, Linden Soesdyke Highway.

Plans are in motion to enhance the police presence on the recently commissioned Mandela Avenue to Eccles Four Lane Thoroughfare and its surroundings, as two police outposts are soon expected to be placed at both ends of the highway.

KYIV/MARIUPOL, Ukraine, (Reuters) – Russian air raids and missile strikes hit Ukraine’s capital Kyiv and other major cities today as Moscow launched more long-range attacks following the sinking of its Black Sea Fleet’s flagship.

WASHINGTON,  (Reuters) – U.S. border authorities arrested 210,000 migrants attempting to cross the border with Mexico in March, the highest monthly total in two decades and underscoring challenges in the coming months for U.S.

KYIV, (Reuters) – Ukraine’s richest man has pledged to help rebuild the besieged city of Mariupol, a place close to his heart where he owns two vast steelworks that he says will once again compete globally.

In his accountability series in Stabroek News, former Auditor General, Anand Goolsarran has homed in on three projects funded by China’s Exim Bank which he said had failed and left the country with significant debt.

As government explores the possibility of venturing into wheat production, Minister of Agriculture Zulfikar Mustapha has disclosed that a trial with 15 to 20 varieties of wheat will be undertaken by his ministry.

China’s top offshore oil and gas producer CNOOC Ltd, a partner in ExxonMobil’s Guyana operations is preparing to exit its businesses in Britain, Canada and the United States, because of concerns in Beijing the assets could become subject to sanctions, industry sources told Reuters.

The Guyana Tourism Authority (GTA) is seeking a mystery shopper. In an advertisement in Tuesday’s Stabroek News, the GTA said the mystery shopper will be responsible for determining the quality of customer service and the accommodation environment “while posing as an ordinary customer”.

Acting Commissioner of Police Clifton Hicken has read the proverbial ‘riot act’ to Junior Officers from the twelve Regional Police Divisions whom he met on Thursday at the Officers’ Training Centre on Camp Road, Georgetown.