Articles published on Friday, June 3, 2022
The Central Housing and Planning Authority (CHPA) is in the process of relocating thirty-five households squatting on a government reserve earmarked for the highway at Cane View, East Bank Demerara.
The Guyana Police Force has made a commitment to bear the funeral expenses for 46-year-old Brian Knight of Den Amstel, West Coast Demerara who was found hanging in a cell where he was held at the Leonora Police Station on May 30th, 2022.
BRUSSELS, (Reuters) – The European Union today blacklisted Russian military commanders who it said led troops involved in atrocities in Ukraine, describing them as the “butchers” of Bucha and Mariupol.
While contending that Guyana’s medium-term prospects are more favourable than ever before, with increasing oil production having the potential to transform its economy, an IMF mission has cautioned over the pace of public investment.
LONDON, (Reuters) – Horse-loving Queen Elizabeth was thanked for being “in the saddle” for 70 years as head of state at a service today to celebrate her Platinum Jubilee, an event she missed due to ongoing mobility issues.
(Trinidad Express) Government has rejected a proposal from The University of the West Indies (The UWI), St Augustine, for an increase in tuition fees.
(Trinidad Guardian) Two brothers from east Trinidad have been convicted of murdering a man and attempting to murder his brother and cousin, after forcing them to help process their marijuana harvest over a decade ago.
It has been over a week since a 50-year-old father of two disappeared after he was struck down on exiting a taxi at Enmore, East Coast Demerara (ECD) and his family is demanding answers.
Weeks after the Leader of the Opposition signalled his no-objection to the confirmation of Justices Yonette Cummings-Edwards and Roxane George as the substantive Chancellor and Chief Justice, respectively, President Irfaan Ali has yet to make a pronouncement on the matter or initiate the process of dialogue in that regard.
Almost 3,000 Berbicians have been identified for the part-time jobs currently being offered by the government, and Vice President, Bharrat Jagdeo yesterday in New Amsterdam stated that these jobs were developed to better regional services.
A bee attack yesterday at Number 27 Village, West Coast Berbice has left one fisherman dead, two hospitalized in serious conditions and several others with stings.
Thirty-six-year-old Ronald Armstrong who back in 2013 had broken into a young woman’s home, and accosted her at gun-point in the bathroom, is now awaiting sentencing after being unanimously convicted of not only raping her, but burgling her home as well.
Stating that the prosecution had failed in establishing his connection to the murders of elderly South Road women Constance Fraser and Phyllis Caesar; Justice Jo-Ann Barlow yesterday morning discharged Phillip Suffrien who was on trial.
Customs Anti-Narcotic Unit (CANU) Officers yesterday conducted an operation at Guinep Lane, East Ruimveldt, Georgetown which led to the discovery of a quantity of suspected narcotics and several types of ammunition.
There are times when the Caribbean’s demonstration of unity, particularly among members of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), is admirable.
Customs Anti-Narcotic Unit (CANU) Officers intercepted a motor car with one occupant on the Mahaica public road yesterday and a subsequent search of the vehicle revealed a parcel containing suspected cannabis in the vehicle’s trunk.
(Field Level Media) Jaylen Brown saved 10 of his 24 points for a fourth-quarter flurry and the Boston Celtics continued their postseason mastery on the road with a 120-108 victory over the Golden State Warriors in Game 1 of the NBA Finals in San Francisco yesterday.
The independent Norway-based energy research and business intelligence company, Rystad Energy, has tagged Guyana as being among two other named countries and a region that will attract most of the growth in investment in the global oil & gas industry in 2022.
Minister of Home Affairs, Robeson Benn says that the house which was destroyed by fire at Barnwell Village, East Bank Demerara, resulting in the deaths of three children had unauthorized electricity access.
As Suriname continues to ‘shift gears’ in anticipation of the country’s widely anticipated commencement of the recovery of significant deposits of oil in the Guyana-Suriname Basin, the state-owned oil company, Staatsolie, has given notice of the staging of the country’s Second Energy, Oil and Gas Summit (SEOGOS) and Exhibition from June 28-30th.
Pledging his government’s commitment to building a robust and internationally demanded creative sector, President Irfaan Ali on Wednesday told performers they may have an opportunity to showcase their craft in Barbados in the near future.
An early morning fire erupted yesterday on the ground floor of Clippers Barber and Beauty at Camp Street, Georgetown.
The international oil companies ExxonMobil and Shell Plc. face what a May 16 Bloomberg report describes as “expensive offshore exploration setbacks” to their plans to turn Brazil into a major oil & gas profit centre.
Dear Editor, On May 12th, the UK Guardian ran a story, ‘We can’t eat a new road,’ in which fishermen talked about their livelihoods drying up, and linked it to the oil and gas sector in Guyana that is operating and expanding with official blessing and full immunity and impunity.
LONDON, England – Senior government officials, policymakers and industry leaders in the field of data science are gathering in St John’s, Antigua and Barbuda this week for an intensive workshop on how to harness data for impactful innovation, while addressing the significant data gaps that Caribbean countries face.
One of the participants in the gang attack that claimed the life of 45-year-old Troy Hicks at Beterverwagting, East Coast Demerara on Saturday last is scheduled to be charged today at the Sparendaam Magistrate’s Court.
The Guyana Defence Force (GDF) and the United States Southern Command co-hosted the first ever Non-Commissioned Officer Jungle Symposium in Guyana this week.
Dear Editor, I have been paying keen interest to the imbroglio in relation to the Guyana Public Service Cooperative Credit Union, and would be grateful for space in your paper to comment on it.
WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – Declaring “Enough, enough!” U.S. President Joe Biden yesterday called on Congress to ban assault weapons, expand background checks and implement other gun control measures to address a string of mass shootings that have struck the United States.
Not least among the eye-catching outcomes from the flurry of intra-regional engagements arising out of, first the 25 x 2025 event in Guyana in mid-May, and the subsequent May 28-29 Agro Fest in Barbados, was the realisation of a number of ‘understandings’ and Agreements with regard to intra-regional cooperation, going forward, on collaborative initiatives rooted in the application of the strengths of the respective member territories to address the needs of the Caribbean as a whole.
The heavily tourism-dependent countries of the region are reportedly gradually reported to be ‘breathing easier’ as indications of what commentators are describing as a ‘bounce back’ for tourism, a crucial income-earner for several otherwise resource-poor states.
Clarence Farley who had been wanted for several days in relation to the murder of his wife, Omega Ault was last evening apprehended at a hotel at No.78 Village, Corentyne, the police said.
Dear Editor, The proposed one off payout to the fisherfolk community to assist their circumstances is commendable.
LVIV, Ukraine, (Reuters) – Ukraine expects to receive more weapons from allies after a new U.S.
Much to the disappointment of a number of countries in the hemisphere, the administration of President Joe Biden has opted to ‘pile on the pressure’ on Venezuela by moving to renew a licence that imposes only a partial exemption on the US company, Chevron Corporation’s workings in Venezuela’s oil sector.
Dear Editor, After 22 months in office, we have an integrity commission finally in place (`Chandra Gajraj named as chair of Integrity Commission’, SN Jun 2).
OTTAWA/TORONTO, (Reuters) – Ontario Premier Doug Ford claimed a sweeping election victory in Canada’s most populous province yesterday, as media projected a second term for his right-leaning Progressive Conservative party with an enhanced majority.
Deputy Commissioner ‘Administration’ (ag) Calvin Brutus yesterday assured the family of 12-year-old Kayla Barnabas that there will be an impartial probe of her death.
(Trinidad Express) Public Utilities Minister Marvin Gonzales said on Wednesday that the very survival of majority State-owned Telecommunications Services of Trinidad and Tobago (TSTT) depends on the company taking difficult decisions, including retrenching 468 of its employees.
Twenty-seven police ranks yesterday completed the first Elementary Prosecutors’ Course 1/2021.
BOGOTA, (Reuters) – Investigative fracking operations in Colombia can go ahead after a court in the Andean country’s Santander province yesterday reversed a lower court’s decision to block two pilot projects.
Neighbouring Suriname is reportedly having its own fair share of woes arising out of the seasonal rains with which countries in South America are all too familiar.
Dear Editor, Out of the indentured sugar cane fields of Annandale, East Coast Demerara emerged a medical icon Dr.
The Guyana Football Federation (GFF), has officially opened the 2022/2023 pre-season transfer window, which lasts for the duration of June 1 to July 31, a release from the federation stated.
SAN SALVADOR, (Reuters) – At least 18 people have died in Salvadoran police custody since the Central American country introduced a controversial state of emergency to combat gangs two months ago, according to an investigation presented Thursday by Amnesty International.
(Reuters) – American teenager Coco Gauff crushed Italy’s Martina Trevisan 6-3 6-1 yesterday to become the youngest French Open finalist in 21 years and set up a showcase clash with world number one Iga Swiatek.
On Scottish football and local motor sports I don’t suppose former Finance Minister Winston Jordan is a dyed-in-the-wool PNC “comrade”.
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – Rain injected new intrigue into the final round of the Regional First Class Championship by forcing a complete abandonment of the second day in all matches here yesterday.
(Reuters) – Bangladesh all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan will return as the team’s test captain, replacing Mominul Haque, the country’s cricket board (BCB) announced yesterday.
(Reuters) – Iga Swiatek continued her march towards a second French Open title in three years when she demolished Russian Daria Kasatkina 6-2 6-1 to reach the final and extend her winning streak to a jaw-dropping 34 yesterday.
BOGOTA, (Reuters) – The number of hectares used for alluvial gold production in Colombia fell 2% in 2021, the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) said yesterday, adding that just over a third of affected locations were in areas also important for growing coca, the chief ingredient in cocaine.
(Reuters) – Japan’s Ena Shibahara and Wesley Koolhof of the Netherlands claimed their maiden Grand Slam title when they beat Norway’s Ulrikke Eikeri and Joran Vliegen of Belgium 7-6(5) 6-2 to win the French Open mixed doubles final yesterday.
Kitco is a Canadian company that buys and sells precious metals such as gold, copper and silver.
(CMC) – Olympic champion Elaine Thompson-Herah will headline next weekend’s Rabat Diamond League when she lines up in the women’s 100 metres.
PARIS, (Reuters) – After the high of beating arch-rival Novak Djokovic, Rafa Nadal heads into his French Open semi-final against Germany’s Alexander Zverev today aiming to keep alive his bid for a record-extending 22nd Grand Slam title The Spaniard’s biggest hurdle in his quest for a record 14th title at Roland Garros was defending champion Djokovic but Nadal overcame the world number one in a vintage quarter-final.
AMSTELVEEN, Holland, CMC – Brandon King’s career-best unbeaten half-century pulled West Indies out of trouble and steered them to a comfortable five-wicket win over the Netherlands, securing the tourists their first One-Day International series win of the year.
Dear Editor, As a small miner operating within the Cuyuni/Mazaruni and Aranka mining areas for over 20 years I am heartened by the recent announcement by the government of two billion dollars’ worth of incentives and support to the mining sector.
In ancient Roman society, there was a practice of holding parties for the poor.
The Summit of the Americas will open on Monday promoting the theme ‘Building a Sustainable, Resilient, and Equitable Future’.
(Reuters) – A man shot and killed two women in the parking lot of a church in Iowa state yesterday and then turned the gun on himself, police said, adding three more dead to the toll in a series of recent shootings that have rocked the United States.
GLASGOW, Scotland, (Reuters) – After a night that they will never forget, Ukraine’s players will waste little time reflecting on the emotions and exhilaration generated by their 3-1 win over Scotland at Hampden Park on Wednesday as a World Cup decider against Wales looms.
President Irfaan Ali yesterday conducted an on-the-ground inspection of the ongoing road works on the East Bank of Demerara.
GASCI (www.gasci.com/telephone Nº 223-6175/6) reports that session 969’s trading results showed consideration of $25,093,678 from 58,743 shares traded in 32 transactions as compared to session 968’s trading results which showed consideration of $59,868,785 from 139,419 shares traded in 23 transactions.
(Reuters) – Scottish referee Craig Napier came out as gay yesterday, becoming the first openly gay figure in the Scottish game since late Hearts forward Justin Fashanu in the mid-1990s.
(Reuters) – Olympic sprint champion Lamont Marcell Jacobs has withdrawn from this month’s Diamond League meetings in Rome and Oslo after failing to recover from a muscle injury, Italy’s athletics federation said.
LeBron James has added another title to his collection: billionaire. Yesterday, Forbes estimated the Los Angeles Lakers star’s net worth at $1 billion.
(Reuters) – A familiar England batting collapse left the hosts 16 runs behind New Zealand as wickets tumbled on a frantic first day of the opening test at Lord’s yesterday.
One can hardly have a serious quarrel with Agriculture Minister Zulfikar Mustapha’s reported assertion that a “single shared vision” is what is needed to protect the region’s agriculture and its food systems, which, in a sense, rails against the failures of the past, and presumably, issues a call for a more robust collective effort this time around.
The Guyana Gold and Diamond Miners Association (GGDMA) yesterday hailed Tuesday’s consultations with Vice-President Bharrat Jagdeo as a major success.
LONDON, (Reuters) – All-rounder Moeen Ali said he is open to playing test cricket again under new England coach Brendon McCullum.
(Reuters) – Neymar scored a pair of penalties as Brazil cruised to a 5-1 win over fellow World Cup qualifiers South Korea at Seoul World Cup Stadium yesterday.
(Reuters) – Liverpool forward Mohamed Salah said he would trade all the individual honours he won this season for a chance to replay last Saturday’s 1-0 Champions League final defeat by Real Madrid.
The Ministry of Health yesterday reported 106 new COVID-19 cases. Three persons are in the ICU.
