Daily Archive: Sunday, May 29, 2022

The Ministry of Health today expressed condolences on the passing of Dr Ramsundar Doobay.

Better Hope engineer Neil Rampersaud succumbed today after he was stabbed during a confrontation with a coconut vendor.

The earliest manifestation of Guyana’s new status in the international community is the attention it attracted between the 21 December, 2018, and the 2 March, 2020.

(Reuters) – Former champion jockey Lester Piggott, who won the Epsom Derby nine times and was widely considered one of the greatest riders of all time, has died at the age of 86, his family said on Sunday.

Guyana’s fairly low overall score in implementing the requirements of the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI) is being primarily blamed on the government for its failure to enact the legislative changes for the holistic implementation of the recommendations.

Two men lost their lives on Friday afternoon after they were electrocuted at a rice mill in Mahaicony.

Alliance for Change (AFC) General Secretary David Patterson has signaled his readiness to contest to be leader of the party if nominated.

The regional private sector group which sparked a furore here when it appeared to suggest that Guyana’s local content law violated the Treaty of Chaguaramas visited the country earlier this month in what has been seen as a fence-mending trip and it is seeking to mobilise members.

Five years after the final submissions were made in a court action against the Government of Guyana by the Indigenous peoples of the Upper Mazaruni, who are seeking legal recognition of their rights to traditional and ancestral lands, community leaders are still awaiting a ruling.

The fourth-round clash between Guyana Harpy Eagles and Jamaica Scorpions ended in a draw yesterday in Trinidad and Tobago.

President Irfaan Ali has said he and Barbados Prime Minister Mia Mottley are convinced that once they can show the results of their food security partnership, it can be replicated all across the region to create a win-win scenario.

This is the fifth entry in a series on civil society.

(Reuters) – Real Madrid secured a record-extending 14th European Cup when they beat Liverpool 1-0 in a Champions League final delayed for more than half an hour after police tried to stop people trying to force their way into the Stade de France yesterday.

In February when Laing Avenue resident Florence Rowe resigned from her job after 15 years, she was unsure of her next move but she knew she wanted to assist children, especially those in Grade Six, to reach their full potential.

Team Executive were crowned the inaugural champions of the first ever, Prime Minister’s Independence Dominoes Competition on Friday at Aubrey ‘Shanghai’ Major’s residence in Linden.

A 67-year-old man died last evening after he was struck down by a light truck on Mandela Avenue, in Georgetown.

Marti Fernando De Souza, 39, Deputy Chief Education Officer with responsibility for Amerindian and Hinterland Education Development, is working to eliminate the disparity that exists in the education system between the hinterland and the coastland, create opportunities for trained and qualified teachers to teach, and to improve pass rates in examinations in hinterland areas.

A young Rosignol woman is now hospitalised in a critical condition after she was stabbed multiple times yesterday morning in an attack carried out by her former partner.

Carlston Harris is renowned for his exploits in the octagon as a mixed martial artist in the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), the largest and most lucrative MMA promotional company in the world.

Western Tigers and Pele battled to a 2-2 stalemate when the Georgetown Football Association (GFA) Senior Men’s League continued at the Georgetown Football Club ground, Bourda, on Friday evening.

 Family members of Omega Ault, the teacher whose decomposed body was discovered in her Crane, West Coast Demerara (WCD) home on Friday, are struggling to come to grips with her gruesome death and they said they were not aware of her having any problems with her husband of more than 15 years.

“I feel bad because they come out of my belly. When I was younger I take care of them and now they get big they turn they back on me.

Dear Editor, Please permit me space in your letter column to publish this missive.

The Ministry of Health (MoH) on Saturday confirmed a new COVID-19 fatality, taking the country’s official death toll from the virus to 1,233.

(Reuters) – Olympic champion Elaine Thompson-Herah beat American Sha’Carri Richardson in the 100 metres at the Prefontaine Classic yesterday in 10.79 seconds.

Dear Editor, It is unbelievable that a concert was held in Guyana on May 27 at the National Park where the “artiste’s” entire repertoire was on murder.

The Guyana Football Federation (GFF) yesterday officially launched the Blue Water Shipping Girls Under-15 Developmental League at the National Training Centre, Providence, East Bank Demerara, with the respective member associations receiving equipment to kick-off the maiden championship.

A police investigation has been launched to identify and arrest persons who discharged shots during the ‘Baderation’ concert, which was held at the National Park on Friday night.

I once read an article about one of the most remarkable men of the 20th Century.

West Indies vice-captain, Shai Hope has revealed the team is settling in nicely for their tour of Netherlands.

Dear Editor, It’s not that the PPP Government can’t ask for a renegotiation of the oil contracts.

Communities in Region Seven Cuyuni-Mazaruni are now being monitored by the Civil Defence Commission (CDC) as extensive rainfall has resulted in flooding there.

 Introduction Thus far I have considered four of the ten sample indicators, which I had earlier advanced can provide an adequate profile of the present condition of Guyana’s emergent oil and gas sector: namely 1) existential threats, Venezuelan territorial aggression and environmental catastrophe; 2) modelled cost shares for crude oil production; 3) oil price projection; and 4) the World Bank’s call on Guyana’s boom cycle. 

KYIV, (Reuters) – Russian forces stepped up their assault on the Ukrainian city of Sievierodonetsk yesterday after claiming to have captured the nearby rail hub of Lyman, as Kyiv intensified its calls for longer-range weaponry from the West to help it fight back in the Donbas region.

Ranks from the Customs Anti-Narcotics Unit (CANU) yesterday discovered $17 million worth of cocaine in a container at the Demerara Shipping Limited at Lombard Street, Georgetown.

Tomorrow and the World I am most happy as I walk the seller of sweets says “friend” and the shoemaker with his awl and waxen thread reminds me of tomorrow and the world.

Dear Editor, Please permit me space in your newspaper to comment on what I considered a monumental breakdown in security during the ‘Baderation’ concert by Jamaican dancehall artiste, Skeng, held at the National Park on Friday, May 27, 2022.

Demerara opened the Guyana Cricket Board female under-19 inter-county tournament with a nine-wicket win over Essequibo yesterday at Everest Cricket Club.

Students of the Anna Regina Secondary School (ARSS), in Region Two, will have the opportunity to attain full scholarships for studies at the University of Guyana (UG) through the recently launched Claudette Caesar Foundation.

RIO DE JANEIRO, (Reuters) – At least 35 people died amid heavy rainfall in northeastern Brazil on Friday and yesterday, as downpours lashed two major cities on the Atlantic coast, in what is the South American nation’s fourth major flooding event in five months.

VATICAN CITY, (Reuters) – Cardinal Angelo Sodano, a controversial Vatican power broker for more than a quarter of a century who was accused of covering up one of the Catholic Church’s most notorious sex abusers, has died at the age of 94.

Beyond its role in propelling a specific kind of summer blockbuster into the post-1980s landscape of Hollywood cinema, Tony Scott’s “Top Gun” holds a distinct place in establishing the mythology of Tom Cruise.

Dear Editor As a citizen in the South Ruimveldt Gardens Community, this letter is written to raise two issues.

Dear Editor,  Mr. Hamilton Green refers to “Ripley’s Belief it or not” to express his incredulity about an astronomical increase in the rental fees for the National Cultural Center.

Lucretia Bradford, Essequibo’s oldest woman, turned 105 last Wednesday. Having achieved the milestone, Bradford credited her faith as well as her healthy diet for her long and healthy life.

(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.

PARIS, (Reuters) – “Triangle of Sadness”, a film by Swedish director Ruben Ostlund, won the Palme d’Or for Best Picture at the Cannes Film Festival yesterday, the festival announced.

(Reuters) – Jai Hindley is on the brink of his first Giro d’Italia title after stealing the pink jersey on the 20th and final mountainous stage, a 167-kilometre ride from Belluno to Marmolada, yesterday, as local rider Alessandro Covi took the stage win.

Cabbage, which is often lumped into the same category as lettuce because of their similar appearance, is actually part of the cruciferous vegetable family.

Guyana’s chess champion Taffin Khan is an imperturbable personality, an unflappable character.

(Barbados Nation) – Syberton Marcelle Miller, who was described by her two daughters as “heartless”, a “sociopath” and “evil personified”, was ordered to serve eight years in prison for killing her husband four years ago.

(Reuters) – Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc secured pole position for his home Monaco Formula One Grand Prix for the second year in a row yesterday after a crash halted qualifying with 30 seconds remaining.

UVALDE, Texas, (Reuters) – Investigators in Texas yesterday sought to determine how critical mistakes were made in the response to the deadly Uvalde school shooting, including why nearly 20 officers remained outside a classroom as children placed panicked 911 calls for help.

All employees of the Guyana Telephone and Telegraph Company (GTT) who are members of the Guyana Postal and Telecommunication Workers Union (GPTWU) will see a hike of 6 per cent in their wages and salaries effective from January 2023 unto 2025, along with further training for technicians in the company.

Dear Editor, The nation’s political leaders across the board are under the microscope. 

Dear Editor Some months ago it was stated the Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) and the Guyana Police Force (GPF) were collaborating with regards to regulations governing the use of the popular electric bikes. 

(Trinidad Guardian) – The Ministry of Health has recorded 6 additional COVID related death.

A solid all-round performance from Berbice captain, Ashmini Munisar, in the Guyana Cricket Board Female Under-19 Inter-County tournament inspired her side to a 99-run win over Essequibo yesterday at Everest Cricket Club.

 The Guyanese of Indian Ancestry Association (GIAA) in association with the High Commission of India to Guyana has organised an “Indian Heritage Exposition,” which opened on Friday and is continuing until Tuesday at the Texila American University, at Providence.

The Lucas Stock Index rose 0.308% during the fourth period of trading in May 2022.

DUBAI, (Reuters) – Iranian police used tear gas and fired shots in the air to disperse another night of protests over a deadly building collapse in the southwestern city of Abadan that officials are blaming on corruption and lax safety, Fars news agency and reports on social media said.

(Reuters) – Top ranked Iga Swiatek ran into a spot of bother as she beat Danka Kovinic of Montenegro 6-3 7-5 to reach the fourth round of the French Open and extend her winning streak to 31 matches yesterday.

President Irfaan Ali gave his Independence Day address in Essequibo this year, and appropriately enough selected Guyana’s border with Venezuela as one of his topics.