Articles published on Saturday, May 28, 2022
CANU Officers today conducted an operation at the Demerara Shipping Limited, Lombard Street, Georgetown, that resulted in the discovery of a bag containing several parcels of suspected cocaine inside a container.
President Irfaan Ali and Prime Minister of Barbados, Mia Amor Mottley, officially commissioned the Brown’s Pond Catchment in St Philip, Barbados today.
A meeting was summoned this morning by the Commissioner of Police (acting) Clifton Hicken, in the Commissioner’s Conference Room at Force Headquarters, Eve Leary to deal with the breach of security and subsequent discharge of gunshots at the ‘Baderation’ dancehall concert held at the National Park last night.
GENEVA, (Reuters) – Some prominent infectious disease experts are pushing for faster action from global health authorities to contain a growing monkeypox outbreak that has spread to at least 20 countries.
(Reuters) – Ukraine has started receiving Harpoon anti-ship missiles from Denmark and self-propelled howitzers from the United States, Ukrainian Defence Minister Oleksiy Reznikov said today, saying the arms would bolster forces fighting Russia’s invasion.
(Trinidad Express) A police officer was granted $200,000 bail by Justice of the Peace, Stephen Young after he was charged with two counts of misbehaviour in public office today.
The decomposing body of a 41-year-old teacher was found at her home at Crane, West Coast Demerara on Friday afternoon and the police have launched a search for her husband in connection with her death.
Police are on the hunt for a lone gunman who shot and killed a Ministry of Health driver at his Sophia home on Thursday night in the presence of two of his children.
Representations have been repeatedly made at both the regional and national levels for the deplorable access road to Barnwell North, on the East Bank of Demerara to be rehabilitated but to no avail, according to Chairman of the Mocha Arcadia Neighbourhood Democratic Council (NDC) Randolph Adams.
Centuries from Tagenarine Chanderpaul and Vishaul Singh ensured Guyana Harpy Eagles head into the final day in their fourth round clash against Jamaica Scorpions with a 188-run lead.
Detecting what the Court considers a material disputed fact, Justice Navindra Singh has asked all the parties in the challenge to the passage of the controversial Natural Resource Fund (NRF) Bill to submit a statement of agreed facts.
Newcomer Vengy mauled Kitty-based outfit, Northern Rangers, by an 8-0 scoreline when the Georgetown Football Association (GFA) Senior Men’s League continued last evening at the Georgetown Football Club (GFC) ground, Bourda.
Dear Editor, The records would show that the factory at Uitvlugt sugar estate, West Coast, Demerara, has been malfunctioning for some years, perhaps more than its counterparts in other locations, all of which had to cope with decades old equipment.
Minister of Health Dr Frank Anthony on Friday said that the BA.2 subvariant of the COVID-19 Omicron variant is suspected to be in Guyana.
Candidate Master Wendell Meusa maintains his lead in the Open division despite losing to Robert Neto, while Nellisha Johnson, Sasha Shariff, and Pooja Lam, are currently tied atop the Women’s divisional standings in the National Chess Championships.
Dear Editor, Some years ago, a popular item in the media was called ‘Believe It or Not,’ by Ripley.
Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo has announced that a total of $275 million worth of fertilizer will be allocated to farmers in Region Two.
Colts and Pacesetters progressed to the second round in the Georgetown Amateur Basketball Association (GABA) ‘Andrew Ifill Memorial Knockout Championship’, following hard-fought wins on Thursday at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall, Homestretch Avenue, Georgetown.
President Irfaan Ali has assured that Guyana will not abandon the judicial path it has undertaken to resolve the ongoing border controversy with Venezuela.
Asim Victor has always enjoyed playing sports, so it’s little wonder that he is now pursuing a career in physiotherapy while honing his skill in photography and hoping to one day become a sports photographer.
Dear Editor, Where are the real stories we the readers are looking for and the secrets of what’s happening in our paradise- Guyana?
Uitvlugt Warriors, and No. #1 All-Stars secured victories when the West Demerara Football Association (WDFA) Senior Men’s League continued at the National Track and Field Centre, Leonora, West Coast Demerara.
On My Plate (OMP) is a series in which I share with you what I’m eating.
Dear Editor, I am a pensioner living abroad and my NIS no.
Opposition Leader Aubrey Norton has said that the country needs to take tangible steps to forge racial harmony and eliminate discrimination.
The Demerara Distillers Limited-sponsored Pepsi/Michael Parris U-16 and Juniors Championships is set to return on Sunday, June 5, at the National Gymnasium.
“2 Flaschen Ol pro haushalt!” (2 bottles of oil per household) reads the German sign in my local supermarket.
Dear Editor, Reference is made to “Demerara bridge contract illustrates strength of ties with China Ambassador” (May 27).
Several communities in Region 10 (Upper Demerara-Upper Berbice) have been severely affected by flooding after recent rainfall and the Civil Defence Commission (CDC) said it is ready to help the region and others parts of the country.
The Golden State Warriors will be headed down a familiar path next week.
Dear Editor, I note the advertisement in your paper about GWI technological service.
Applications opened on Thursday last and young women aged 13 to 19 years old, interested in the Miss Guyana Teen Scholarship Pageant 2022, which offers a $400,000 prize, are invited to apply via the link on the Imperial House Facebook page.
Following a seizure, a businessman collapsed and subsequently died at a gas station on the East Coast of Demerara (ECD) on Thursday.
The Guyana Boxing Association (GBA) will host their Andrew Lewis National Novices Championships, on June 24 to 26, at the National Gymnasium on Homestretch Avenue in Georgetown.
UVALDE, Texas, (Reuters) – Frantic children called 911 at least half a dozen times from the Texas classrooms where a massacre was unfolding, pleading for police to intervene, as some 20 officers waited in the hallway nearly an hour before entering and killing the gunman, authorities said yesterday.
Dear Editor, I wish to commend the government of Guyana for choosing Essequibo Coast to celebrate this year 56th Independence celebration in grand style.
HAVANA, (Reuters) – A bloc of leftist countries meeting in Havana yesterday condemned the exclusion of certain nations from next month’s Summit of the Americas, after the United States said that it only wanted the leaders of governments that respect democracy to attend.
Paishnarine ‘Richie’ Hansraj and Justin Teixeira, the two men who were discovered dead in a vehicle in the Marriott Hotel parking lot last month, died after ingesting sodium cyanide, according to Home Affairs Minister Robeson Benn.
KYIV/POPASNA, Ukraine, (Reuters) – Ukraine said yesterday its forces may need to retreat from their last pocket of resistance in Luhansk to avoid being captured by Russian troops pressing an advance in the east that has shifted the momentum of the three-month-old war.
(Reuters) – Sri Lanka head coach Chris Silverwood began his tenure with a 1-0 series victory against Bangladesh after the islanders won the second and final test by 10 wickets yesterday.
Dear Editor, The recent missive by Mr. Norton should not be used as a segue into preventing the renegotiation of the oil contracts.
(Trinidad Guardian) The ANSA McAL Group of Companies has completed the acquisition of the Monte Plata Solar Farm in the Dominican Republic.
A man is now in custody after he was arrested with a quantity of suspected cocaine during a raid of a Charlotte Street, Bourda yard.
(Reuters) – Liverpool are unbeaten since March, have lost only three games all season and have already lifted two domestic cups but they will play Real Madrid in today’s Champions League final under pressure to avoid ending the campaign as nearly men.
DUBAI/ATHENS, (Reuters) – Iranian forces seized two Greek tankers in the Gulf yesterday, shortly after Tehran warned it would take “punitive action” against Athens over the confiscation of Iranian oil by the United States from a tanker held off the Greek coast.
At 56 Guyana is like a beautiful woman dancing on stilts for the world.
The chestnut colt was third from last at the half mile mark.
Dear Editor, The follow up meeting on constitutional appointments has not taken place as agreed upon and it has evoked the ire of the opposing side labeling it as ‘disrespectful’, (Guyana Standard May 25).
The Ministry of Health yesterday confirmed 29 new cases of the novel Coronavirus after the results of 651 more tests.
WASHINGTON/HOUSTON, (Reuters) – The U.S. Treasury Department yesterday renewed a license to oil producer Chevron Corp CVX.N
