Daily Archive: Thursday, May 5, 2022

Jair Bolsonaro, President of the Federative Republic of Brazil, is to pay an official visit to Guyana tomorrow at the invitation of President Irfaan Ali.

ZAPORIZHZHIA, Ukraine,  (Reuters) – Scores of Ukrainian civilians including women and children remained trapped today in underground bunkers at a steel works in the ruined city of Mariupol, although President Vladimir Putin said Russia was ready to allow them to leave safely.

LONDON, (Reuters) – Britain’s National Crime Agency (NCA) has recovered more than $23 million stolen from Nigeria by the country’s late military dictator Sani Abacha, it said today, the latest in a series of similar recoveries around the world.

 (Reuters) – Gun battles between rival gangs in Port-au-Prince have killed dozens in the past two weeks and forced thousands to flee their homes, Haiti’s civil protection authority and a U.N.

RIO DE JANEIRO/WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – The U.S. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) director last year told senior Brazilian officials that President Jair Bolsonaro should stop casting doubt on his country’s voting system ahead of the October election, sources told Reuters.

(Reuters) – Almost three times as many people have died as a result of COVID-19 as the official data show, according to a new World Health Organization (WHO) report, the most comprehensive look at the true global toll of the pandemic so far.

Police are investigating a fatal incident which occurred at about 4.14 am today  on the Windsor Forest Public Road, West Coast Demerara involving motor car #PSS 3117 owned by Naresh Singh of Block AA, Plum Park, Sophia, Georgetown and driven by Kelvin Ghisiawan, age unknown, of Samatta Point, Grove, East Bank Demerara.

Minister of Public Works Juan Edghill and his Surinamese counterpart Riad Nurmohamed yesterday inked a US$2 million agreement with WSP Caribbean Limited for the Feasibility Study and Design for the Bridge over the Corentyne River.

The PNCR yesterday called for the May 5th arrival observances to be designated as Indian Arrival Day.

Roberto Narine, the drunk driving accused who allegedly caused the death of 27-year-old Ian Mekdeci due to dangerous driving, was yesterday afternoon charged with the crime and granted his release on $200,000 bail.

Guyana has moved up 17 spots in the press freedom rankings moving to 34 out of the 180 countries listed on the 2022 World Press Freedom Index which was compiled by Reporters without Borders (RSF).

Acting Chief Justice Roxane George SC has found that a Guyana Chronicle report containing statements made by Minister of Labour Joseph Hamilton against APNU+AFC Member of Parliament Jermaine Figueira to have amounted to libel.

The Full Court has ordered a stay of the hearing of the Police Service Commission’s (PSC) challenge to the suspension of its Commissioners by President Irfaan Ali and the non-promotion of ranks.

Private security firms are required to be compliant with the established rules and guidelines and Minister of Home Affairs, Robeson Benn and Commissioner of Police (ag), Clifton Hicken has warned that unprofessionalism will not be tolerated.

Magistrate Zamilla Ally-Seepaul yesterday freed Devendra Rampersaud, a pharmaceutical supplier of the charge of supplying the Ministry of Health (MOH) with expired HIV test kits.

A Tuschen, East Bank Essequibo (EBE) businesswoman is now counting her losses after thieves broke into her supermarket and carted off  millions of dollar in cash and other valuables.

Three men are now in Police custody after they were discovered with 260 grams of cannabis at Tabatinga, Central Rupununi, Lethem.

While new COVID-19 infections have risen, a revision of the public health guidelines is not currently under consideration, according to Health Minister Dr Frank Anthony.

The Guyana Football Federation (GFF) in partnership with FIFA, the Ministry of Education and the Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sport, officially launched the Football for Schools Project yesterday at the National Training Centre, Providence.

More than seven thousand households from Providence, Farm, Herstelling, Eccles, Bagotsown and surrounding areas on the East Bank of Demerara stand to benefit directly and indirectly from a newly drilled well in Providence which should be operational by the end of May.

Several local jewellers say they are optimistic about the establishment of a Guyana Gold Jewellery Hub in Barbados.

Guyana’s Shemar Britton is now ranked 243 in the world, the Guyana Table Tennis Association stated yesterday in a press release.

KYIV, (Reuters) – Civilians including women and children are still trapped inside Ukraine’s besieged city of Mariupol and a prolonged ceasefire is needed to ensure their evacuation as Russia presses its assault, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said yesterday.

The Guyana Police Force (GPF) and the Berbice Chamber of Commerce and Development Association (BCCDA) on Saturday signed a Memorandum of Agreement (MoA) for capacity building of the force in key areas.

STOCKHOLM, (Reuters) – Sweden has received assurances from the United States that it would receive support during the period a potential application to join NATO is processed by the 30 nations in the alliance, Foreign Minister Ann Linde said in Washington yesterday.

A $29 million school has been built to enable some 64 young children of Dog Point, Region Seven to access nursery education within their community for the first-time.

HAVANA, (Reuters) – The U.S. embassy in Havana began issuing a trickle of immigrant visas to Cubans this week, making good on an earlier promise to restart visa processing on the island after a four-year hiatus.

The athletes and coaches from boxing and badminton who are competing in the second wave of the South American Youth Games arrived safely in Argentina and have started going about their tasks in relation to their respective sports disciplines.

Dear Editor, According to the United Nations, every year on May 3 World Press Freedom Day is observed “to remind Governments of the need to respect their commitments to press freedom”.

Cattle farmers in Black Bush Polder, Corentyne have begun relocating their animals from the Kokerite Savannah to the front lands since according to them the savannah remains flooded and they are not waiting until the water rises further.

MEXICO CITY, (Reuters) – Mexico will increase production of staple foods such as corn, rice and beans as part of a plan agreed with business leaders to control consumer price inflation which is at a two-decade high, Finance Minister Rogelio Ramirez de la O said yesterday.

As is customary, Fitness Express has once again answered the call of the Guyana Bodybuilding and Fitness Federation Inc.

The new Maternity Unit at the New Amsterdam Hospital in Berbice is expected to be finished within two months, according to Minister of Health Dr Frank Anthony.

Dear Editor, As if in anticipation of the recognition of ‘Labour Day’ in Guyana, observed in Europe, North America and elsewhere as ‘International Workers’ Day’, our Vice-President announced that there could be no help given to the National Insurance Scheme, established in 1969.

BOGOTA,  (Reuters) – Colombia on Wednesday extradited Dairo Antonio Usaga, known as Otoniel, an accused drug trafficker and leader of the Clan del Golfo criminal group to the United States, President Ivan Duque said.

A total of 27 new COVID-19 cases were yesterday reported by the Ministry of Health.

(Reuters) – U.S. prosecutors have indicted three Haitians and one U.S.

Dear Editor, Many years ago I shared an article in our newspapers in Guyana about a near brush with death I encountered as a young child.

Fresh from participating in the South American Youth Championships where he  surpassed expectations Guyana’s Jonathan Van Lange will turn his attention to the Caribbean table tennis championships looking to medal.

The International Organization for Migration (IOM), in collaboration with the Caribbean Community Implementing Agency for Crime and Security (CARICOM IMPACS), recently hosted a meeting on drafting legislation to curb the smuggling of migrants, which it said is on the rise around the Caribbean region.

Defending champion Swag Entertainment will engage fierce rival Silver Bullets and DC Ballers will oppose the experienced Amazings unit in the semifinal round Saturday at the Christianburg Hard-Court, following quarterfinal wins on Tuesday in the Guinness ‘Greatest of the Streets’ Linden edition.

WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – The United States has provided intelligence that has helped Ukrainian forces kill many of the Russian generals who have died in the Ukraine war, the New York Times reported yesterday, citing senior U.S.

Dear Editor Holding the Government accountable is not the same as working to bring down the Government.

MIAMI, (Reuters) – A U.S. judge yesterday ruled that Andrew Fahie, premier of the British Virgin Islands, will not face pre-trial detention while awaiting proceedings on charges that he conspired to launder money and traffic drugs into the United States.

Dear Editor, Too often while doing my routine browsing of the online press, I am shaken by the reportage of gruesome diverse murders stretching from interior towns, mining areas and the coastland.

Thirteen bids were opened by the National Procurement and Tender Administration Board (NPTAB) on Tuesday last week for the construction of a new wing at the Diamond Secondary School.

After the conclusion of the group stage, an exciting round of 16 section will take place s this evening with eight titanic matchups in the fourth Magnum Independence Cup at the National Park Tarmac, Thomas Lands.

PANAMA CITY, (Reuters) – Two blocs of Central American and Caribbean countries condemned Russia’s attack on Ukraine and warned about the impact of the conflict on the region Tuesday, following meetings between diplomats and a high-ranking European Union representative.

BRASILIA,  (Reuters) – Former Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva said Russia never should have invaded Ukraine, but he believes Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy is as much to blame for the war as Russian leader Vladimir Putin.

At a news conference on Friday, April 29, Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo enunciated what he said was the government’s proposal to sanitise Guyana’s National Register of Registrants, from which the list of electors or voters’ list is derived every five years, and what has long been a bone of contention in quite possibly every national election held in this country to date.

A D’Urban Street man was yesterday remanded to prison on charges of allegedly having marijuana as well as a gun and ammunition in his possession.

DUBAI, CMC – The West Indies cricket team has held steady in the International Cricket Council (ICC) men’s world rankings across all three formats of international cricket after the annual update carried out yesterday.

PUNE, India, CMC – Former West Indies all-rounder Dwayne Bravo was again a non-starter, and Chennai Super Kings stumbled to a 13-run defeat against Royal Challengers Bangalore in the Indian Premier League yesterday.

 Dear Editor, As we celebrate Arrival Day, it is appropriate that all of us, irrespective of race, colour or creed congratulate the Indian Community for the massive strides they have made since arriving here in 1838 to supplement the labour force as a result of Emancipation.

Jaylen Brown scored 30 points on 11-for-18 shooting, including 6 of 10 from beyond the arc, and the host Boston Celtics stormed to a 109-86 win over the Milwaukee Bucks on Tuesday night in Game 2 of their best-of-seven Eastern Conference semifinal series.

Ja Morant exploded for 47 points, tying his postseason high, and scored Memphis’ final 15 points as the Grizzlies evened their Western Conference semifinal series against the visiting Golden State Warriors at a game apiece with a 106-101 victory on Tuesday night.

DUBAI, CMC – A tidy all-round display from West Indies Women’s all-rounder Hayley Matthews was overshadowed by a stunning hundred from Chamari Athapathu that led Falcons to a commanding eight-wicket victory over Warriors in the Fairbreak Invitational Women’s Twenty20 yesterday.

MADRID, (Reuters) – Real Madrid fought back from the brink of elimination to beat Manchester City 3-1 after extra time and 6-5 on aggregate in an enthralling and dramatic Champions League semi-final yesterday.

BELFAST,  (Reuters) – Sinn Fein looks set to become the first Irish nationalist party to win the most seats in Northern Ireland at an election today that will test the stability of the British region’s power-sharing governance and talks on post-Brexit trading rules.