Daily Archive: Tuesday, June 7, 2022

The driver in the  accident that claimed the life of Reonol Williams has  confessed to police that he was behind the wheel of the vehicle at the time, Crime Chief Wendell Blanhum tonight said.

President  Irfaan Ali is leading Guyana’s delegation to Los Angeles, California, USA, to attend the ninth Summit of the Americas, which is slated for this week.

Local Entertainment Company, Hits and Jams along with its partners have signed an agreement with Marriott International, Inc for the construction of a 200-room Sheraton Hotel here.

Police have arrested four suspects, one of whom fatally stabbed a 23-year-old security guard yesterday morning at East Ruimveldt Squatting Area, Georgetown over an old feud.

The Bureau of Statistics and the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) are collaborating to collect, analyse and share data on the prevalence of food insecurity in Guyana.

A Bartica family is in shock over the sudden death of a twenty-year-old boat captain whose body was discovered motionless yesterday morning in a fuel tank at Adventure, Region Two.

The Ministry of Housing and Water will soon start road rehabilitation and drainage works to the tune of $67M in David Rose and Green Heart Streets and Cane View Avenue, South Ruimveldt Gardens.

Prime Minister Mark Phillips last night issued a warning to Mayor of Georgetown, Ubraj Narine to bring an immediate end to what he said was the “nonchalant approach” in managing the drainage and other infrastructure of the city during the ongoing rainy season.

Netherlands-based number portability and data processing services company, PortingXS B.V. has applied for a licence to operate here.

University of Guyana (UG) defeated previously undefeated Government Technical Institute (GTI) 69-66 to clinch the inaugural Youth Basketball Guyana ‘Tertiary League’ on Sunday at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall, Homestretch Avenue.

Princess Williams was yesterday jailed for three years over an attempt to extort the sum of $10 million from her ex-boyfriend.

Commissioner of Police (ag) Clifton Hicken yesterday met with the family of Reonol Williams, the 50-year-old man who disappeared more than two weeks ago after he was struck down at Enmore, East Coast Demerara (ECD) and he assured them that he will ensure the matter is not “swept under the carpet”.

The Golden Jaguars will face off with Bermuda at the National Track and Field Centre, Leonora today from 16:00hrs in their second League ‘B’ matchup in the 2022/2023 edition of the CONCACAF Nations League.

The Executive of the Lusignan Golf Club was returned, with minor changes,  for a second term at the club’s Annual General Meeting Sunday.

Dear Editor, I join with others in lamenting the passing of George Lamming, the iconic man of Caribbean letters and literary giant in his own right. 

The United States Embassy in Georgetown and the Guyana Civil Defence Commission (CDC)  yesterday concluded oil spill response training and there was a donation of related equipment.

The administering of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine specially made for children ages 5 to 11 will commence on Saturday.

GEORGETOWN, Guyana,  CMC – Persistent rainy weather has forced Cricket West Indies to rearrange the women’s championship here, with the T20 Blaze now set to bowl off today.

Dear Editor, I wish to refer to a Sunday Stabroek article of 22nd May 2022 – `For 21 months, Amer-indian Peoples Association has been unable to meet Minister Sukhai.’

The man whose body was found with a suspected gunshot wound at Self Help Square, East Ruimveldt, Georgetown has been identified as 49-year-old Dexter Lynch of Madewini, Linden-Soesdyke Highway.

KYIV,  (Reuters) – President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said Ukrainian troops were engaged in fierce street fighting with Russian soldiers in the industrial city of Sievierodonetsk, a pivotal battle in the Kremlin’s attempt to control the eastern Donbas region.

Dear Editor, Reference is made to your editorial, “New Integrity Commission” (Jun 6).

MULTAN, Pakistan, CMC – West Indies arrived here yesterday for their three-match One-Day International series against Pakistan, with captain Nicholas Pooran upbeat about the form of the batting group.

The Guyana Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) last night advised the general public that there is a fake memo dated June 10, 2022 which alleges that it is from American Airlines and which states “Effective 1 August 2022 American Airlines will cancel all flights to Cheddi Jagan International Airport Timehri”.

LONDON, (Reuters) – British Prime Minister Boris Johnson survived a confidence vote on yesterday but a large rebellion in his Conservative Party over the so-called “partygate” scandal dealt a blow to his authority and leaves him with a struggle to win back support.

(Reuters) – New Zealand head to Nottingham for the second test against England with pride wounded and their World Test Championship (WTC) campaign on a knife-edge after a deflating loss at Lord’s.

Dear Editor, Three events of international significance caught my attention recently.

BOGOTA, (Reuters) – Colombian naval officials conducting underwater monitoring of the long-sunken San Jose galleon have discovered two other historical shipwrecks nearby, President Ivan Duque said yesterday.

SAN FRANCISCO,  (Reuters) – Stephen Curry scored 29 points and the Golden State Warriors dominated the second half of Finals Game Two on Sunday to beat the visiting Boston Celtics 107-88 and level the best of seven Finals at one game apiece.

Myriad issues ranging from a breakdown in communications to delays in the delivery of supplies have left students without balanced meals at the Desrey Fox Secondary School Dormitory in Waramadong, Upper Mazaruni Region Seven, according to responses from regional and national government officials.

By Fernando Nogales Non-Resident Ambassador  of Spain to Guyana Yesterday a consignment of 52, 800 doses of paediatric vaccines arrived into this country and similar batches have been sent and are to be sent to other countries in the region soon.

Dear Editor, It is being peddled in the press as to what can take place as a result of the assured coverage for the legitimate cost of a spill.

SANTO DOMINGO,  (Reuters) – The Dominican Republic’s environment minister, Orlando Jorge Mera, was shot dead in his office yesterday, authorities said.

A 26-year-old Bartica resident is wanted by the police in relation to the discovery of several high-powered weapons in Region Seven (Cuyuni-Mazaruni).

The Ministry of Health yesterday reported that there were 22 new cases of the COVID-19 virus.

(Reuters) – South Africa yesterday said the United Arab Emirates had arrested Rajesh Gupta and Atul Gupta, brothers who face charges of political corruption under former South African President Jacob Zuma.

By the time this editorial circulates, those member countries of the Organization of American States (OAS) who were represented in Los Angeles at the IXth Summit of the Americas would have been close to winding up the discourses and deliberations.

NEW YORK,  (Reuters) – Auctioneers are expecting a one-of-a-kind LeBron James trading card to fetch more than $6 million when it goes up for sale this week.

Two men were yesterday remanded after being charged with armed robbery.

Dear Editor, Those who know better must continue to be quite disappointed with the quality of the texts of some of GuySuCo’s Vacancy Notices as published: Civil Engineer – Factory ‘The candidate will be positioned at Factory Operations Department, Head Office’.

By Brian A. Nichols, U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for Western Hemisphere Affairs  Maleka Russell, a Guyanese alumna of the State Department’s Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative, owns an organic farm in Kwakwani that had major flooding in 2021, so Maleka decided to change her business to broiler production.

WASHINGTON/MEXICO CITY, (Reuters) – The White House yesterday excluded Cuba, Venezuela and Nicaragua from the U.S.-hosted