Daily Archive: Wednesday, May 25, 2022

Leader of the Opposition Aubrey Norton is accusing President Irfaan Ali of being “disrespectful” and reneging on an agreement for a second meeting to discuss and agree to several appointments to various constitutional commissions.

The Guyana Government this morning signed a US$260M contract with China Railway Construction Company Limited for the construction of the new Demerara Harbour Bridge.

The Ministry of Health yesterday said that a six-month-old boy from Region Six died on May 21 from COVID-19.

KYIV/KRAMATORSK, Ukraine, (Reuters) – Russian forces intensified their assault on two key towns in Ukraine’s industrial Donbas region today, with constant mortar bombardment destroying houses, killing civilians and threatening the last escape route, Ukrainian officials said.

RIO DE JANEIRO/WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – Brazil’s leftist presidential frontrunner Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva quietly dispatched his emissary, Senator Jaques Wagner, to meet with U.S.

LONDON,  (Reuters) – A “humbled” Boris Johnson said he took full responsibility after a damning official report today detailed a series of illegal alcohol-fuelled parties at the British prime minister’s Downing Street office during coronavirus lockdowns.

 (Trinidad Express) Unless it borrows vast sums of money, the Government will not be able to afford the salary increases being sought by the trade unions representing public servants.

(Trinidad Guardian) A 53-year-old woman was shot dead as she slept in her bedroom in Champs Fleurs yesterday morning, while her 24-year-old daughter escaped becoming a second victim.

Nearly 22 months after it took office, the PPP/C Government yesterday finally signed a deal to audit a whopping US$9b in expenses claimed by ExxonMobil and its partners  which could help to establish whether this country is receiving all of the oil profits it should.

Some 2,000 persons living in Pomeroon-Supenaam, Region Two, will commence working as of Monday, at various public agencies as the government pushes to fulfill another of its manifesto promises.

President Irfaan Ali is not required to give reasons to justify his choices for the filling of constitutional posts, according to Minister of Parliamentary Affairs and Governance Gail Teixeira.

Dear Editor, A few weeks ago, SN published a letter condemning alleged racial attacks against Ms.

With the prosecution unable to locate a witness who was key in establishing a prima facie case against Matthew Munroe for the 2017 murder of school teacher Kescia Branche, the former-accused has been freed.

Thirty-six-year-old former mason Adjuke Josiah was yesterday morning sentenced to 18 years behind bars for the rape of a 15-year-old girl back in 2018.

Dear Editor, Maybe it is time for our Caribbean Leaders to revisit the formation of the West Indian Federation.

After striking the first blow, a hire car driver in New Amsterdam was severely beaten by a police constable causing consternation and triggering a probe.

Dear Editor,                                          Out of fairness Editor, I think I have an obligation to update you on what GTT has done after a letter I had written was carried in the Stabroek News.

Two men were yesterday remanded to prison after they were charged with the murder of ex-convict, Akash Pechia, who was found with severe chop injuries about his body in an empty lot at Number 55 Village, Corentyne last week Tuesday.

Dear Editor, A recent news item in our daily newspapers caused me to remember the biblical account of a woman accused of a sexual demeanor.

APNU city councillor Heston Bostwick on Monday denied a claim that he granted permission for the construction of a vending place. 

Dear Editor, It is over seven years since oil was discovered offshore Guyana yet the vast majority of Guyanese have not benefitted.

Guyana’s Harpy Eagles will continue their push to recapture the West Indies Championship title in their fourth round match up against Jamaica Scorpions starting today in Trinidad.

By Aviso Paul With Region Nine (Upper Takutu-Upper Essequibo) being one of the most severely flood-affected areas in the country, residents there are now being relocated to safety.

Dear Editor, There has been a mention in the Press of the NIS conducting a series of ‘Outreach’ sessions in various communities.

Mahendra Boodhoo was elected president of the Guyana Motor Racing and Sports Club (GMR&SC) at its Annual General Meeting on Monday at the GT Motorsport Hall, Thomas Lands, Georgetown.

A pensioner drowned in the East La Penitence canal on Monday.

The Guyana Football Federation (GFF) yesterday paid tribute to the legacy of British Guiana-born footballer, Andrew Watson, who is credited with being the first black professional and international football player, as well as administrator in the discipline.

Dear Editor, Letter writers should be transparent and use their given name not a nom de guerre like ‘Conscientious Observer ‘(SN 24.05).This

Donnel Trapp now faces a retrial after a jury was unable to arrive at a verdict on the indictment against him for the 2016 murder of Soesdyke Hill Foot farmer/agriculturalist Anthony Breedy.

Dear Editor, Permit me space to address a matter of National importance.

Popular city businessman, Ramesh Sunich, owner of Trophy Stall, recently honoured Guyana’s first Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) fighter, Carlston Harris for his exploits in the sport.

WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – Americans must stand up to the gun lobby and pressure members of Congress to pass sensible gun laws, U.S.

Dear Editor, The recent flooding is a stark reminder that we must revisit our priorities and ensure this remains at the top of the to-do list.

(ESPN Cricinfo) – Sri Lanka made steady headway on day two of the second Test in Mirpur, first through Kasun Rajitha, who completed a five-wicket haul, in the first hour, then later through Dimuth Karunaratne and Oshada Fernando, who hit half-centuries in response to Bangladesh’s 365.

By Charwayne Walker Cricket rivalry between Jamaica and British Guiana (BG) began in 1896 when the two teams met in Georgetown at Georgetown Cricket Club (GCC) Bourda.

The Central Islamic Organization of Guyana (CIOG) in collaboration with the Two Brothers Primary and Geneva Nursery School at Canal # 1, West Bank Demerara on Sunday held a medical outreach for the general public.

KYIV/SLOVYANSK, Ukraine,  (Reuters) – Russian forces sought to encircle Ukrainian troops in twin eastern cities straddling a river as President Volodymyr Zelenskiy warned that Moscow was seeking to destroy the industrial Donbas region where it has focused its attacks.

Dear Editor, I’m seeing different attempts to relive President Burnham in the Agro Expo with claims that he said the exact things, and that the current ideas are a copy of Forbes’ initiatives.

Nurses from the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC) were last Friday presented with awards for outstanding performance, after graduating with the Bachelor’s Degree in Emergency Nursing.

“Inferiors revolt in order that they may be equal, and equals that they may be superior.”

ATLANTA,  (Reuters) – Georgia Republican Governor Brian Kemp won his party’s primary vote yesterday over a challenger endorsed by Donald Trump, marking the former U.S.

Dear Editor, One of the positives emanating out of the just concluded Agri Investment Forum is the proposed establishment of a ferry service between Guyana and Trinidad.

(Reuters) – Double Olympic 800 metres champion Caster Semenya offered to show her vagina to athletics officials when she was 18 to prove she was female, the South African middle distance runner said in an interview with HBO’s Real Sports that will air yesterday.