Daily Archive: Friday, June 10, 2022

The World Bank’s Board of Executive Directors has approved financing of US$44 million for the Guyana Strengthening Human Capital through Education Project.

Guyana’s Minister of Public Works, Juan Edghill, will be on an official visit to India from 12-16 June 2022, for the launch ceremony of the ocean-going cargo-cum-passenger ferry vessel being built for Guyana by M/s Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers Ltd.

WASHINGTON,  (Reuters) – The Biden administration will drop pre-departure COVID-19 international air testing requirements effective Sunday at 12:01 a.m.

The police today said 25-year-old rice farmer Jeuwel Ramlall of Mahaica died after an accident at 11.30 pm yesterday.

(Trinidad Express) In full view of passing motorists and pedestrians in San Juan yesterday, a gunman opened fire, killing a 47-year-old mother of two while seriously injuring a man who was next to her.

Following several days of acrimonious exchanges, Prime Minister Mark Phillips and Georgetown Mayor Ubraj Narine yesterday met and several areas were agreed for immediate assistance  including more staff for the city to man pumps and fuel aid.

A woman working in the Puruni backdam, Cuyuni/Mazaruni in Region Seven was on Wednesday robbed and murdered.

A Lodge Secondary School student was taken into custody by the police for questioning yesterday morning after an air gun was found in his haversack during a search.

Former Executive Director of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Dr Vincent Adams has called out his successor Kemraj Parsram over the recent renewal of Esso Exploration and Production Guyana Limited’s permit for the Liza-1 development offshore Guyana.

The Guyana Chess Federation (GCF) has officially selected their 10-member roster which will compete at the 44th International Chess Federation (FIDE) Olympiad in Chennai, India, from July 28 to August 10.

Investigators probing a carjacking which occurred on Sunday night have managed to recover the vehicle which had been stripped and repainted.

Defending champions, Barbados Women, strolled to a comfortable nine-wicket win over Leeward Islands yesterday as the CG Insurance T20 Blaze continued.

Three local cycling clubs will invade the streets of Paramaribo, Suriname on Sunday on a quest to return to the 592 with hardware.

Dear Editor, The three graphs below show the numbers for tests, vaccinations, new cases, patients in the ICU, and deaths for the 12 weeks after the March 14 announcement rescinding COVID-19 protections and making them voluntary, for the most part.

With a July 15 deadline for Guyana to respond to the United Nations Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (UN CERD) over allegations of  rights violations related to the indigenous community of Chinese Landing and the Wapichan people, the government has maintained silence.

Aimed at creating a self-sustaining food supply within the prison system, the Guyana Prison Service (GPS) through its agriculture programme harvested vegetables and fruits at its farms recently.

The Magnum Tonic Wine ‘Unfinished Business’ Futsal Championship is scheduled to commence on Saturday June 18 at the National Park tarmac, Thomas Lands, Georgetown.

Dear Editor, The Guyanese Diaspora plays a crucial role in Guyana’s development through remittances, transfer of knowledge, investment, and philanthropy.

One of the more recent indicators of external perceptions of the state of health of the Guyana economy was reflected in the pronouncement by British High Commissioner to Guyana, Jane Miller, on Thursday July 2 that Guyana has now positioned itself as Britain’s top trade partner in the Caribbean.

(CMC) – In-form left-hander Tagenarine Chanderpaul will have another chance to impress selectors after being named in the Cricket West Indies President’s XI to face touring Bangladesh today.

Dear Editor, The central questions that the Alliance for Change (AFC) political party must address at its June 11th Congress are: “would the party be able to recover from its blunders?”

With the Caribbean now focused on positioning its agricultural sector to accomplish the goal of reducing  extra-regional food imports by 25% by 2025, the  recent Guyana Agri-Investment Forum and Expo staged at the Arthur Chung Convention Centre has attracted a fair measure of attention across the region, never mind the fact that, perhaps understandably, skeptics continue to take furtive glances backwards at the succession of ‘false starts’ which the region has had to endure in seeking to fix its food security limitations..

An estimated $8 million worth of cannabis was yesterday unearthed by ranks of the Customs Anti Narcotic Unit (CANU) during an operation on the East Coast of Demerara.

Farmers along the Pomeroon River, in Region Two will now benefit from improved drainage in the various communities.

Dear Editor, Yet again, I am forced to commend the Ministry of Health, for being at the forefront of health issues, especially in the area of Covid 19.

(Reuters) – Shericka Jackson outclassed Olympic champion Elaine Thompson-Herah to win the women’s 200 metres at the Rome Diamond League meeting yesterday as Fred Kerley took the men’s 100m title.

UN News – The COVID-19 pandemic has slowed progress towards universal access to electricity and clean cooking fuels and technology, and the fallout from the war in Ukraine could result in further setbacks, according to a UN-backed report, published on Wednesday.

By Matthew Smith for Oilprice.com The Guyana-Suriname Basin has emerged as the world’s hottest offshore oil play and with the changes occurring to the global energy mix after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the Caribbean is becoming an important player in world oil markets.

(Reuters) – David Miller and Rassie van der Dussen smashed blistering half-centuries to lead South Africa to a thrilling seven-wicket win over India in the first Twenty20 International yesterday.

Dear Editor, Every day on our roads there is a potential accident waiting to happen.

A 21-year-old construction worker was on Wednesday placed on bail when he appeared before Magistrate Rochelle Liverpool at the Sparendaam Magistrate’s Court on a charge of attempted murder.

A female Corporal and a Private from the Guyana Defence Force were held at knifepoint and robbed of their valuables on Wednesday while sitting on the Kitty, Georgetown, seawall.

Dear Editor, Would the powers that be deem it worthwhile to have a movable lane implemented on the East Bank public road on the stretch before and after Diamond/ Grove to alleviate the congestion that occurs at times in one direction?

WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – A congressional hearing into the attack on the U.S.

The trade group representing the cruise ship industry unsuccessfully pushed international authorities to water down new environmental regulations despite its members’ climate commitments, experts in marine air pollution warn.

X(Reuters) – Ex-FIFA President Sepp Blatter denied approving fraudulent payments to French football legend Michel Platini, telling a Swiss court yesterday that a cash transfer followed a “gentleman’s agreement” between the pair.

The trial of Sherwin Clarke who is accused of murdering Better Hope pensioner David Ramkissoon, commenced yesterday morning before Justice Sandil Kissoon at the High Court in Demerara.

WASHINGTON,  (Reuters) – A gunman opened fire on his co-workers at a manufacturing facility in northern Mary-land yesterday, killing at least three people and critically wounding a fourth before being taken into custody after a shootout with police.

Dear Editor, President Ali displayed good reasoning in his speech last Sunday on World Environment Day.

Release – Though some may consider the theme for this year’s World Food Safety Day (WFSD), “Safer Food, Better Health”, obvious, few persons know that an estimated 600 million  almost 1 in 10 people in the world  fall ill a04fter eating contaminated food and 420,000 die every year.

(Reuters) – Pakistan fast bowler Mohammad Hasnain has been cleared to bowl again after remodelling his action, the country’s cricket board said yesterday.

The Ministry of Health yesterday reported 154 new cases of COVID-19.

MEXICO CITY, (Reuters) – Mexican state oil company Petroleos Mexicanos released thousands of tons of methane gas into the atmosphere from an oil and gas platform in the Gulf of Mexico last December, research published yesterday by the European Space Agency (ESA) showed.

The Government of Guyana has received an encouraging report card from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) for making “good progress” in strengthening the country’s “anti-corruption framework and fiscal transparency.”

(Reuters) – Josh Pierson will make history tomorrow as the youngest ever driver in the nearly century-old 24 Hours of Le Mans sportscar race but the American teen is taking it all in his stride.

Dear Editor, Sweet potato is $650 a pound in Guyana.  This was what this local ‘ground provision’ went for at the Bourda market during the week. 

GASCI (www.gasci.com/telephone Nº 223-6175/6) reports that session 970’s trading results showed consideration of $49,593,989 from 93,383 shares traded in 38 transactions as compared to session 969’s trading results which showed consideration of $25,093,678 from 58,743 shares traded in 32 transactions.

Georgetown’s Director of Solid Waste Walter Narine has announced that Sand-Dip Disposal Services, which is responsible for garbage collection in several communities, has suspended its contract with the municipality.

(Reuters) – The PGA Tour suspended longtime fan favourite Phil Mickelson and all other members who decided to join the Saudi-backed LIV Golf Invitational Series that began yesterday and said anyone else who makes the jump will face the same fate.

KYIV/SLOVIANSK, Ukraine, (Reuters) – Ukraine said yesterday its forces were holding their positions in intense fighting in the eastern city of Sievierodonetsk and had retaken ground in the south, targetting gains in the biggest swathe of territory seized by Russia since the invasion started.

LOS ANGELES,  (Reuters) – Latin American leaders rebuked U.S. President Joe Biden face-to-face yesterday over his exclusion of Cuba, Venezuela and Nicaragua from an Americas summit he is hosting, underscoring the challenges he faces to reassert leadership in the region.

Dear Editor, So the Summit of the Americas opened in Los Angeles, California with the expected fanfare.

Gold Prices for the three day period ending Thursday June 09, 2022 Kitco is a Canadian company that buys and sells precious metals such as gold, copper and silver.

(Trinidad Express) A gunshot victim being taken to hospital by a friend was intercepted by four men pretending to be police officers this morning.

Dear Editor, A birthday party of multi-million dollars cartel of businessmen that suddenly went horribly wrong. 

A driver is  battling for his life at the Suddie Public Hospital after the car he was in plunged into a trench at Exmouth, Essequibo Coast in Region Two.

The Stabroek Business has had some decidedly encouraging feedback from two recent events held here in the region, the first being the high profile 25 x 2025 product promotion and consultative event held in Guyana primarily to allow for a collaborative look at how to respond to the challenge of a preponderance of foods from outside the Caribbean that are imported into the region.

Living in a cis-heteronormative world wherein anyone deviating from strict gender and sexuality binaries is seen as abnormal, it can be an incredibly challenging space for those who identify as LGBTQI+.

Recognising Lamming’s appreciation I’ll restrain myself after today’s offering in this space.

The PPP has never reconciled itself to the fact that Georgetown, the capital city, is under the control of the PNC now APNU with the AFC in tow.

VIENNA, (Reuters) – Iran yesterday dealt a near-fatal blow to chances of reviving the 2015 Iran nuclear deal as it began removing essentially all the International Atomic Energy Agency monitoring equipment installed under the deal, IAEA chief Rafael Grossi said.

The Boston Celtics don’t stay down for long in the playoffs.