Daily Archive: Sunday, June 12, 2022

WASHINGTON,  (Reuters) – In a potential breakthrough toward the first significant new U.S.

SANTA FE, N.M.,  (Reuters) – The U.S. government will fund New Mexico’s full wildfire response, President Joe Biden said yesterday, speaking from Santa Fe amid anger from survivors over the blaze that was started by federal officials.

BAKU, (Reuters) – Max Verstappen took full advantage of an engine failure for Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc to win the Azerbaijan Formula One Grand Prix today and open up a commanding lead in the world championship.

(Jamaica Gleaner) Music producer Linval ‘Shab Don’ Thompson Jr has been charged with three counts of murder.

(Trinidad Guardian) Wrong place at the wrong time.   That’s the only explanation relatives of maxi taxi owner/operator Stevenson Sandiford have for why he was gunned down on Friday night.

Prominent gold dealer and businessman Tamesh Jagmohan says that a letter dispatched to Minister of Home Affairs Robeson Benn asking that the authorities conduct an investigation of his business so that a “clean bill of health” could be issued had been done before.

The Ministry of Health yesterday began the vaccination of children ages 5 to 11 years against COVID-19.

Incumbent Leader of the Alliance For Change (AFC) Khemraj Ramjattan has been re-elected by party members, who have also decided to remain part of the main opposition coalition.

With the government committing itself to responding to the recommendations of the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) report on the violation of the rights of Isseneru villagers, the community has noticed increased activities by the Guyana Geology and Mines Commission (GGMC) to address their concerns.

The family of 23-year-old Quindon Bacchus, the man who was killed during an alleged shootout with the Guyana Police Force (GPF) on Friday, is calling for an impartial investigation into his death.

The partnership between Guyanese manufacturer DuraVilla and Barbados’ National Housing Corporation (NHC) is set to have spinoff effects for businesses here as well as on the island, the company’s Chief Executive Officer Rafeek Khan says.

When Althea Harding was attending the University of Guyana (UG) about five years ago, a lecturer asked Indigenous students what nation they belonged to.

The Ministry of Human Services and Social Security through the National Commission on Disability (NCD) will begin registration for the recently announced one-off $100,000 cash grant for every child living with a disability on Wednesday at selected locations countrywide.

For Walter Rodney                                 Assassins of conversation they bury the voice they assassinate, in the beloved grave of the voice, never to be silent.

June 13 marks the 42nd anniversary of the assassination of Walter Rodney, described by Martin Carter as killing “the origin of rain.”

This is the seventh entry in a series on the current state of civil society in Guyana.

Senior Minister in the Office of the President with responsibility for finance Dr Ashni Singh on Thursday hailed the contributions of late former Queen’s College Deputy Headmistress Esther Rawlins, whom he called an educator of the highest caliber.

It is extremely important that you pay attention to what today’s column says if you wish to live a longer, healthier, more alert and happier life.

The Guyana Marine Conservation Society (GMCS) has launched its five-year strategic plan (2022-2027), which it says aligns with the government’s Low Carbon Development Strategy (LCDS) 2030. 

Like the dark clouds which hovered over the National Track and Field Centre, Leonora, the signs were ominous for the Golden Jaguars against the visiting Haitians in League B in the Concacaf Nations League.

Introduction Today’s column has two aims. First, wrapping  up my appraisal of the TIGI’s assertion that granting licences for 317 blocks, instead of 60 blocks, as the PSA requires, has had catastrophic domino consequences for Guyana’s emerging oil and gas  sector.

Shamirika Gibson, who allegedly stabbed and killed mother of two Carol Davidson in an attack carried out with three other persons, was charged with murder and remanded to prison on Friday.

A childhood injury is as partially responsible for American Dr Richard Westreich becoming a plastic surgeon and today, 18 years into his profession, he offers advice on the safe way to have these surgeries done even as he brushes aside criticisms that they are not necessary, are risky and a waste of time.

Cricket West Indies’ President XI fended off the Bangladesh bowlers on the second day of their warm up contest, trailing the visitors by 109 runs with one day to go at Coolidge Ground, Antigua.

A Mahaicony businesswoman sustained injuries after three armed bandits pounced on her just around midday on Friday and brutalised her before stealing millions of dollars in cash and jewellery.

The Ministry of Health on Saturday confirmed a total of 60 new COVID-19 cases.

Leaders Jamaica and Barbados Women’s teams continued their tussle for the Cricket West Indies T20 Blaze title with both teams  remaining unbeaten after yesterday’s third round at the National Stadium, Providence.

“Me life living in fear, I know he brutal and he would kill me.

(Trinidad Guardian) – Prime Minister Dr Keith Rowley addressed the Summit of the Americas in Los Angeles on Friday and expressed hope that respect and regard would be afforded to all states within the hemisphere, including Cuba and Venezuela.

There’s a recurring wave of unease that subsumes much of Robert Eggers’ “The North-man”.

WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – Tens of thousands of demonstrators descended on Washington and at hundreds of rallies across the United States yesterday to demand that lawmakers pass legislation aimed at curbing gun violence following last month’s massacre at a Texas elementary school.

Dear Editor, Greetings of wellbeing; This letter is directed to the CEO of ExxonMobil, Darren Woods and board members. 

The Demerara Cricket Board inter-association under-17 tournament continued yesterday at the La Bonne Intention Cricket Ground where Upper Demerara were bundled out for a paltry 19, eventually losing by 10 wickets to Georgetown.

Police found a total of 40 grammes of cannabis hidden in an Ensure bottle in a bus shed at Westminster, on the West Bank of Demerara on Friday.

(Trinidad Guardian) – China’s Ambassador to Trinidad and Tobago Fang Qiu has confirmed two Chinese companies will become tenants at the Phoenix Park Industrial Estate.

KYIV, (Reuters) – Ukraine remains in control of the Azot chemical plant in Sievierodonetsk where hundreds of civilians are sheltering amid bitter fighting, the region’s governor said on Saturday, after a Russia-backed separatist claimed 300 to 400 Ukrainian fighters were also trapped there.

There was an air of excited anticipation when the 2022 Guyana Chess Olympiad teams were announced last Sunday at the Park Vue Hotel as part of an awards presentation ceremony.

Dear Editor, The facts of the introduction of “water taxis” in the Berbice River must be told.

The Embassy of the Sovereign Order of Malta in Guyana last month received international recognition for its humanitarian work.

(Reuters) – Iran and Venezuela, oil producers grappling with crippling U.S.

(Reuters) – The price of U.S. gasoline averaged more than $5 a gallon for the first time yesterday, data from the AAA showed, extending a surge in fuel costs that is driving rising inflation.

Campus Crusade for Christ (CCC) Guyana has announced the appointment of Alexis Boucher as its new National Team Leader with effect from February 7, 2022.

There are two major things you can invest in for the future and they are education and your health.

Dear Editor, How do we deconstruct the Anatomy of Fear? Aristotle, the great philosopher has left humanity with the deep thought that courage is that quality that defines every other quality.

SHANGHAI, (Reuters) – China’s capital Beijing is experiencing an “explosive” COVID-19 outbreak connected to a bar, a government spokesman said yesterday, as the commercial hub, Shanghai, conducted mass testing to contain a jump in cases tied to a hair salon.

“Our approach in this Government is to take our country forward in keeping with the Constitutional requirement and we will not have those requirements held up, or held hostage by political object,” said President Ali at the end of May.

Last Update: 1,821.234                           Movement: 0.497% Current Update: 1,830.289                     YTD Movement: 77.906% The Lucas Stock Index rose 0.497% during the first period of trading in June, 2022.

COLOMBO, (Reuters) – Dasun Shanaka led from the front with a scintillating half-century as Sri Lanka edged world champions Australia by four wickets in the third and final Twenty20 International to avoid a series whitewash yesterday.

(Reuters) – Stephen Curry erupted for 43 points as the Golden State Warriors beat the Boston Celtics 107-97 on Friday to even the best-of-seven Finals series 2-2.

Dear Editor, When the situation in any school reaches the point where teachers have to abandon classes in protest, there is dire need for intervention by the authorities, parents and teachers in a tri-partite arrangement.

(Trinidad Guardian) – Three more people have lost their lives to COVID-19, according to the latest update from the Ministry of Health.