Daily Archive: Saturday, April 23, 2022

The West Demerara section of the Guyana Hindu Dharmic Sabha (GHDS) today expressed condolences on the passing of Richie Hansraj whose body was found in a car today in the parking lot of the Marriott Hotel along with that of his friend Justin Teixeira.

LONDON,  (Reuters) – Tyson Fury scored a stunning technical knockout victory over Dillian Whyte, landing a right uppercut to deck the challenger in the sixth round and retain the WBC heavyweight world championship at a sold-out Wembley Stadium today.

Guyana’s first lift of a million barrels of oil from its second platform in the Atlantic – the Liza Unity – will bring in around US$106m amid the huge spike in international fuel prices.

A delegation of top security officials led by Minister of Home Affairs, Robeson Benn attended a High Level Security Conference (HLSC) in Paramaribo, Suriname yesterday and Thursday.

Two men have been held following an armed robbery on the owner of Riddim Flow at Crane Housing Scheme, West Coast Demerara.

The Guyana Power and Light (GPL) has served notice of an eight-hour blackout tomorrow, April 24 for parts of the city, east coast and east bank.

(Trinidad Guardian) A police officer was shot and killed on Rich Plain Road, Diego Martin, yesterday, while conducting a search operation.

KYIV, (Reuters) – Russia resumed its assault on the last Ukrainian defenders holed up in a giant steel works in Mariupol, a Ukrainian official said today, days after Moscow declared victory in the southern port city and said its forces did not need to take the plant.

SHANGHAI, (Reuters) – China’s major financial hub of Shanghai reported more new COVID-19 related deaths today as residents vented their anger over a harsh lockdown and strict censorship online.

WASHINGTON,  (Reuters) – A gunman opened fire on random victims from a sniper’s nest in an apartment building near an elite prep school in the nation’s capital yesterday, wounding four people, before taking his own life as police closed in, officials said.

Police are investigating the death of two men, whose bodies were discovered in a car in the Marriott Hotel parking lot at Kingston early this morning.

Local consortium NRG Holdings Incorporated is poised to commence construction on its US$300 million shore base facility by next month, according to Director Nicholas Deygoo-Boyer.

Hours after he issued approximately 27 termination letters to various categories of workers at the Linden Hospital Complex, Chief Executive Officer Rudolph Small was ordered to rescind those letters and renew the contracts of the workers.

Two inmates are now back in custody after they escap-ed while being transported to the Lusignan Prison.

After six years awaiting trial, Godfrey Gill, one of the men who broke into the home of Better Hope pensioner David Ramkissoon and killed him during a robbery, yesterday learned that he has just about five more years behind bars.

Alfred Braithwaite, 42, who was last month found guilty of restraining a man to be chopped due to a row over the gambling winnings, was yesterday afternoon sentenced to 13 years behind bars.

Almost five years to the day after he tried to kill a woman by severing one of her hands with a cutlass, former cane harvester Warren Dennis was on Friday handed an eight-year sentence for the crime.

The police file on the investigation of the allegations that attorney Nirvan Singh assaulted and hurled racial insults to Police Constable Shawnette Bollers is currently being reviewed by the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP).

Incidents of wounding, domestic violence and assaults are some of the most prevalent crimes in the community of Baramita, in Region One, and Police Commander Superintendent Himnauth Sawh has said that the necessary actions are being taken to tackle the social issues at their root, which he described as “manageable” “I am pleased to report that I am aware of those issues and I have already begun to make efforts with my teams across the region to ensure that we get greater community involvement because most of those issues are social issues and we as the police can’t tackle it alone.

A huge backlog of housing-related matters were dealt with on the spot during Minister within the Ministry of Housing and Water Susan Rodrigues’ outreach on Friday at the Anna Regina Town Council building in Region Two.

Days after he allegedly killed his foster son, Nigel Abraham was arrested by the police in Region One.

Two men, including a worker, were yesterday charged with stealing over $2.3 million from an online shopping and shipping business.

Dear Editor, A few friends who read my article “Looking Out of Guyana’s Fossil Window” in John Mair’s third edition of “Oil Dorado?”

The excitement is fever pitched and Elton Dharry and Orlando Penalba are ripped and ready for their WBC International super flyweight title collision this evening at the National Stadium.

A row with a tenant landed a landlord in court on Friday, when he was faced with a wounding charge. 

Dear Editor, Congratulations to the Guyana CARIFTA Games Athletics team who returned home a few nights ago.

The Linden Guinness ‘Greatest of the Streets’ competition was officially launched yesterday at the Golden Taste Fish Shop.

KYIV/MARIUPOL, Ukraine,  (Reuters) – Moscow wants to take full control over southern Ukraine, a Russian general said yesterday, a statement Ukraine said gave the lie to Russia’s previous assertions that it had no territorial ambitions.

A Mon Repos woman was on Friday charged with stealing a sum of money from her place of employment.

Dear Editor, Please permit me to respond to E.B. John’s letter, “Online communication should be prioritized as the most urgent of reinvention for the NIS”, which was featured in Friday April 22, 2022 Stabroek News newspaper.

One of today’s trending desserts is the cakesicle, which is a larger slightly different edition of a cake pop and shaped like a popsicle, hence the name.

JAKARTA, (Reuters) – Indonesia, the world’s top palm oil producer, announced plans to ban exports of the most widely used vegetable oil yesterday, in a shock move that could further inflame surging global food inflation.

Guyana’s Golden Girls, Anisha Gibbons and Attoya Harvey have aspirations of representing the nation on the global stage, the Olympics included following outstanding performances at the just-concluded CARIFTA Games in Jamaica.

An environmental impact study has been waived for a planned state-of-the-art Paediatric and Maternal Hospital which will offer specialised care to patients.

Dear Editor, The case against attorney Nirvan Singh on the basis of allegations made against him by female police constable, Shawnette Bollers, is finally in court, and hopefully the truth will come to light. 

(Reuters) – Florida Governor Ron DeSantis yesterday signed a bill that strips Walt Disney Co DIS.N

Last holiday weekend, I was thinking of a potato side dish to accompany the roast I made but didn’t want to make any of the usual – scalloped, baked, roast, or mashed potatoes; I didn’t want potato salad either.

The Guyana Cricket Board/Dave’s West Indian Imports U15 Inter-County tournament got underway yesterday with Berbice and Demerara securing early wins.

Region Two Regional Health Officer (RHO) Dr Ranjeev Singh, has called on healthcare providers to help promote vaccines in the Region.

One of the most callous things we can do to a person who has come forward with allegations of abuse is to dissect the truthfulness of their story solely based on our relationship with the abuser or people closely connected to the abuser.

QUITO, (Reuters) – The president of Ecuador’s National Justice Court yesterday said he had signed an extradition request for the country’s ex-President Rafael Correa, who lives in Belgium, seeking his return to Ecuador to serve an eight-year jail term for bribery.

NEW YORK,  (Reuters) – A U.S. judge yesterday ordered the detention of former Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernandez, in Hernandez’s first court appearance after being extradited to the United States on drug and weapons charges.

Guyana’s rugby team’s mission this weekend could not clearer. The national ruggers will compete at the Rugby America’s North (RAN) Sevens Championship in Nassau, The Bahamas with hopes of capturing their eighth title and qualifying for world class tournaments later in 2022.

Bids were opened on Tuesday at the National Procurement and Tender Administration Board for a series of projects, including works for monuments in Berbice, under the Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sport.

Dear Editor, Two news items are worthy of mention: the first has to do with the NRF Board to be chaired by a prominent citizen of high repute and standing. 

BOGOTA,  (Reuters) – Some 5,733 people were killed or disappeared in Colombia as part of a campaign against the left-wing Patriotic Union (UP) party between 1984 and 2016, acts linked to paramilitaries with military backing, the country’s transitional justice tribunal said yesterday.

(Trinidad Guardian) Kurt Cupid also known as Kurt David Smith, 51, a man described by police as a person of interest in several high profile criminal investigations including million-dollar robberies was killed in Longdenville on Thursday night.

Majesty International, the official franchise holder of Miss World Guyana is on the hunt for a new queen to represent Guyana at the 2022 Miss World Competition and is inviting well-rounded, talented and confident young Guyanese women or who are of Guyanese heritage to apply.

National men’s team player Jonathan Van Lange will spearhead a strong Guyana table tennis team to the III South American Youth Games scheduled to be held in Rosario, Argentina from April 28 to May 8, 2022.

The body of a man that was discovered by residents of Richmond Village in Region Two was positively identified on Wednesday by relatives.

Dear Editor, This year marks the 50th Anniversary of Carife. The 1st CARIFESTA which was held in Guyana between August 25th to September 10th, 1972 brought together well over 1000 visual, literacy, and performing artists from 30 countries in the Caribbean and Latin America.

BRASILIA, (Reuters) – Opposition parties yesterday filed constitutional complaints at Brazil’s Supreme Court against a pardon granted by far-right President Jair Bolsonaro to an ally who the court sentenced to nearly nine years in prison for anti-democratic threats.

QUITO,  (Reuters) – Ecuador’s national police have captured 18 suspected members of a criminal group who could have ties to drugs and arms trafficking, as well as murders and terrorism, with possible ties to an illegal armed group in Colombia, the organization said yesterday.

After almost two years of inactivity, US-based Guyanese singer/songwriter Dennis France recently released new music.

Dear Editor, Aubrey Norton is the elected leader of his party, and now Leader of the Opposition in Parliament.

AX Galaxy won Bartica Easter Regatta female football competition,  defeating Rivers View United on penalty kicks on Sunday at the Community Centre ground.

TUNIS, (Reuters) – Tunisia’s president seized control of the country’s election commission yesterday, saying he would replace most of its members in a move that will entrench his one-man rule and cast doubt on electoral integrity.

A man was yesterday remanded to prison on a charge of attempted murder.

Free and fair elections do not guarantee a democratic government. They are weddings; it is the marriage that counts.

Standing outside the Regional Administrative Office in Mabaruma, Region One, on hot and rainy mornings are Venezuelans.

Artistes and businesses in Guyana can now advertise on Spotify. According to an announcement by the audio streaming subscription service on March 31, its self-serve ad channel ‘Spotify Ad Studio’ is now available to Guyana.

Guyanese-American solo-show artist, actress and playwright Ingrid Griffith, known for her famous autobiographical one-woman production Demerara Gold, brings Shirley Chisholm: Unbossed & Unbowed, to the Theatre Guild next Friday.

ISLAMABAD,  (Reuters) – Pakistan’s National Security Council, a body of top civil and military leaders, yesterday rejected ousted Prime Minister Imran Khan’s accusations that United States had conspired to topple his government through a parliamentary vote of confidence.

MUMBAI, India, CMC – Rovman Powell’s daring cameo proved to be too little too late as Shimron Hetmyer’s Rajasthan Royals galloped to the top of the Indian Premier League standings with a 15-run win over Delhi Capitals here yesterday.

Dear Editor, Mr. Aubrey Norton is now making demands. If Mr.