Daily Archive: Monday, April 18, 2022

WASHINGTON,  (Reuters) – American and Cuban officials are due to meet in Washington on Thursday to discuss migration concerns, people familiar with the matter said, in the highest-level formal U.S.

New York Lieutenant Governor Brian Benjamin, the son of a Guyanese immigrant, has been arrested and charged with bribery and fraud for allegedly directing state funds to a group controlled by a real estate developer who was a campaign donor, U.S.

LVIV/KYIV,  (Reuters) – Ukrainian authorities said a Russian missile attack killed seven people in Lviv today, the first civilian victims in the western city, while its forces were preventing Russia from taking full control of the port city of Mariupol in the east where the situation was “extremely difficult”.

MEXICO CITY,  (Reuters) – Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador’s plan to increase state control of power generation was defeated in parliament yesterday, as opposition parties united in the face of a bill they said would hurt investment and breach international obligations.

WASHINGTON,  (Reuters) – Then-President Donald Trump attempted a coup on Jan.

DUBAI,  (Reuters) – Iran’s armed forces will target Israel’s heart if it makes “the slightest move” against the Islamic Republic, President Ebrahim Raisi told a military parade today, amid stalled talks between Tehran and world powers to revive a 2015 nuclear pact.

(St Vincent Times) Ralph Gonsalves, Prime Minister of St Vincent and the Grenadines has travelled to Venezuela for medical attention.

Anisha Gibbons created history yesterday by becoming the first Guyanese to record back-to-back gold medal performances in the javelin at the CARIFTA Games. 

Middle distance maestro, Attoya Harvey led Guyana’s three-medal haul on the opening day of the CARIFTA Games being staged here in Kingston, Jamaica by storming to victory in the Under-17 Girl’s 1500m event.

MUMBAI, India, CMC – Left-hander Nicholas Pooran continued to craft his reputation as a finisher, nervelessly steering his Sunrisers Hyderabad to a seven-wicket victory over Odean Smith’s Punjab Kings in the Indian Premier League here yesterday.

(Fightnews.com) In a WBA/WBC/IBF welterweight unification battle, Errol Spence Jr., (28-0, 22 KOs) from Dallas stopped Yordenis Ugas out of Cuba (27-5, 12 KOs) in round 10 Saturday night in front of a raucous 39,946 at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas in a tough, gritty fight.

Prime Minister Mark Phillips yesterday defended the government’s decision to seek a three-year supply of 50 megawatts of power utilising Heavy Fuel Oil (HFO).

A composed century from Georgetown Cricket Association Select Under-17 opener, Jaden Campbell, ensured his side a draw against Tri-State in their two-day encounter yesterday at the Demerara Cricket Club ground.

While details are still to be provided on the project, the Berbice Chamber of Commerce and Development Association (BCC&DA) is buoyed by the announcement of a major airport for the county as it will boost travel from North America and dovetail with other planned infrastructural projects.

For perhaps the first time since the COVID-19 pandemic took hold here two years ago, there are no patients in the ICU at the Infectious Diseases Hospital at Liliendaal.

Guyana will no longer be hosting the 50th CARIFTA Games next year after interest faded and there was no communication with NACAC. 

President Irfaan Ali presented more than two dozen vehicles to over 20 communities in the Rupununi during his visit over the weekend to Region Nine (Upper Takutu-Upper Essequibo).

Triple jump extraordinaire, Natricia Hooper, once again hopped, skipped and jumped her way into the record books. 

Government on Wednesday tabled a bill that once enacted will see the regulation of nurses, midwives, nursing assistants and specialists nurses, among other things.

Pouderoyen FC and Eagles will compete in the final of the West Demerara Football Association ‘Bounce Back’ tournament, following semi-final wins Saturday evening at the National Track and Field Centre, Leonora.

LVIV/KYIV,  (Reuters) – Ukrainian authorities condemned Russian artillery attacks on cities in the northeast and the continuing siege of the southern port city of Mariupol, of which Moscow said it had taken almost full control, following almost two months of bloody fighting.

Exxon Mobil Corp. showed its highest profit since 2008 as Russia’s war in Ukraine shook up global commodity markets, according to Bloomberg.

MUMBAI, (Reuters) – Mumbai Indians captain Rohit Sharma’s barren spell with the bat and his team’s winless run continued on Saturday with the Indian Premier League’s most successful franchise slumping to their sixth defeat in as many matches in this season’s tournament.

JERUSALEM,  (Reuters) – Clashes in Jerusalem that have stoked tensions during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan spread into yesterday, triggering 18 arrests and putting further strain on Israel’s coalition government.

Dear Editor, Perhaps partly because I’m still a relatively active retiree and pensioner, for all of the 50-plus days of Putin’s Russian brutal invasion of his neighbouring Ukraine, I have been glued to various international television channels, viewing man’s inhumanity to man actually taking place in this twenty-first century 2022!

(Reuters) – England bowler Stuart Broad said he was not thinking about replacing Joe Root as the test captain, while adding that he felt no “bitterness” towards Root after being dropped from the squad for their recent tour of the Caribbean.

Acknowledging the absence of former Permanent Secretaries (PS) and Regional Executive Officers (REO) from sittings of the Public Accounts Committee, government member Gail Teixeira on Monday said that the committee must consider what sort of action it must take to put a stop to the absenteeism.

Jayson Tatum converted a last-second Marcus Smart assist into a buzzer-beating layup yesterday afternoon, giving the Boston Celtics a dramatic 115-114 victory over the visiting Brooklyn Nets in Game 1 of their Eastern Conference first-round playoff series.

Dear Editor, Kindly allow me to respond to a group of very highly qualified Hindu academics who penned the letter, `Gov’t must address the absence of cultural sensitivities among public servants’ (SN 15th April 2022).

Two Sophia cousins are nursing gunshot wounds at the Georgetown Public Hospital following an  incident in North Sophia in the wee hours of Saturday.

LONDON,  (Reuters) – Global Citizen, an international non-profit aiming to help end poverty, said yesterday it plans to launch six funds of up to $1 billion each focused on generating environmental and social impact in the developing world.

The Ministry of Tourism is seeking expressions of interest for bed and breakfast packages for the Caribbean Premier League (CPL) matches scheduled for September 16 to October 2 this year.

(Reuters) – Five-time Olympic champion Elaine Thompson-Herah posted the fastest women’s 100 metres in the world this year with a time of 10.89 seconds at the Golden Games in Walnut, California on Saturday.

Dear Editor, The Ministry of Education has made several improvements during this current administration.

MUMBAI,  (Reuters) – Indians have the freedom to practice their faith and there is no growing intolerance between religious communities, the country’s minority affairs minister said in an interview published yesterday amid spurts of religious riots in various parts of the country.

RIO DE JANEIRO,  (Reuters) – Brazil’s justice ministry said yesterday that federal police had captured the No.

The United States Government faces two conflicting situations. On the one hand, it is under severe pressure to expand crude oil production to address the issue of higher gasoline prices that is contributing to record inflation.

LONDON,  (Reuters) – The Archbishop of Canterbury has condemned a British plan to send tens of thousands of asylum seekers to the East African country of Rwanda, saying the policy did not stand “the judgment of God”.

Dear Editor,  The writer of the letter ‘Were those recent promises taken from the PPP’s Manifesto, or, are they just pulling things out of a hat?

Premnauth Persaud, a 54-year-old businessman also known as ‘Greens Man’ died after he was struck down on Saturday night by a motorcyclist at First Avenue, Bartica.

In these columns, we have lamented previously that in relation to the oil and gas industry and particularly in its regulation, the government has conducted itself as if it was one of the partners of ExxonMobil in the Stabroek Block rather than operating as the custodian of all of the interests of the country and its people and the upholder of relevant laws.

MANCHESTER, England, (Reuters) – Cristiano Ronaldo’s 50th club career hat-trick and second Premier League treble of the season earned below-par Manchester United a 3-2 victory over Norwich City on Saturday amid scenes of fan protest at Old Trafford.

The Chinese Embassy in Georgetown has voiced concern over a Project Syndicate column in Stabroek News authored by former Japanese Prime Minister Abe Shinzo in which he argues that American ambiguity over the defence of Taiwan must come to an end.

By Marsha Hinds Marsha Hinds is a post-doctoral fellow in Gender Studies at the University of Guelph, the immediate past president of the National Organization of Women of Barbados and the co-founder of Operation Safe Space.