Daily Archive: Friday, June 24, 2022

Scenes  from the Guyana Defence Force’s Run, Shoot and Second Quarterly Fitness Competition which was held at Base Camp Stephenson (BCS) Timehri, East Bank Demerara yesterday.

Government this afternoon signed the contract for the construction of the long awaited road link between Ogle, East Coast Demerara and Eccles, East Bank Demerara.

KIGALI, (Reuters) – Commonwealth members voted to keep Patricia Scotland as secretary-general of the 54-nation club after some members including Britain tried to oust her, two sources told Reuters after a behind-closed-doors vote.

WASHINGTON,  (Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court today took the dramatic step of overturning the landmark 1973 Roe v.

ZURICH,  (Reuters) – A Swiss appeals court found former FIFA Secretary General Jerome Valcke guilty of forging documents and accepting bribes in a case involving World Cup media rights, it said todayday.

LONDON/KIGALI, (Reuters) – Boris Johnson’s Conservatives lost two parliamentary seats yesterday, a crushing blow to the governing party that prompted the resignation of its chairman and intensified doubts about the future of Britain’s prime minister.

KIGALI, (Reuters) – Britain’s Prince Charles expressed deep sorrow over slavery in a speech to Commonwealth leaders in Rwanda today and acknowledged that the roots of the organisation lay in a painful period of history.

BRASILIA,  (Reuters) – Brazil’s top courts are stepping up meetings with military commanders to ease tensions and reaffirm trust in the democratic process, four senior judiciary sources said, as President Jair Bolsonaro stirs doubt about the integrity of this year’s elections.

National Democratic Congress leader Dickon Mitchell yesterday defeated Dr Keith Mitchell’s New National Party (NNP) to become Grenada’s Prime Minister-designate.

-company says has 398 Guyanese in its employ Ramps Logistics Guyana – the largest logistics company servicing the oil and gas sector here has not ruled out legal action in its quest for a reason behind the Local Content Secretariat’s (LCS) denial of access to the local content register.

A proposal to bring immediate relief to the decades-old drainage problems of flood-prone South Georgetown was yesterday unveiled to residents during a multi-agency government outreach.

President Irfaan Ali says that Guyana will be seeking to develop the framework and infrastructure to not only build a similar facility like BioNTech’s mRNA vaccine factory in Rwanda, but to attract investors in medical research and development.

Guyana Women were bundled out for 23 and eventually suffered an eight-wicket loss to Jamaica Women who advanced to the final of the CG Insurance Super50 Cup.

The presence of Global Compliance Service Guyana Inc. in Guyana can serve as a game-changer for the country at a time when the apparent direction in which its economy is heading will make more exacting demands on local service providers across the sectors, Global Compliance Service Inc.

After managing to elude law enforcement officers for more than two weeks, Christian Joseph, the man who is wanted for the murder of his friend and the attempted murder of his friend’s partner was arrested yesterday at Puruni, Region Seven.

Dolphin Secondary and Golden Grove secured their berths to the round of 16 section following contrasting wins in the Milo Secondary School Football Championship at the Ministry of Education ground, Carifesta Avenue.

What may well turn out to be a landmark moment for the beauty industry in Guyana occurred on Saturday June 11 when the locally-owned beauty establishment Cosmetics Beauty World opened a new store, O Boticário at the company’s 346 East Street, Cummingsburg premises.

A 42-year-old man died on Monday night after he lost control of his motorcycle and crashed into a median at Barrack Retreat Public Road in Region Nine.

Golden State Warriors general manager Bob Myers knows from experience — keeping a championship roster intact is nearly impossible.

Neither the protracted and crippling intervention of the worldwide Covid-19 pandemic nor the country’s highly publicized vulnerability to crime would appear to have diminished the international appetite for Jamaica as a favoured tourism haven.

SN: Historically, Guyana’s agro produce have frequently met with product presentation (packaging and labeling) challenges in their quest for acceptance on the external market.

The National Track and Field Centre will be a hive of activity over the next three days as the Athletic Association of Guyana (AAG) hosts its flagship National Senior Championship. 

While value for money as manifested in proven product quality remains the primary consideration that influences consumers’ purchasing habits, the vast majority of customers who purchase off-the-shelf products, not least food products, are inclined to favour attractively packaged goods which, simultaneously, are offered in sturdy protective custom packaging and, of course, prominent logos.

The Central Immigration and Passport Office confirmed yesterday that it is currently experiencing delays in the issuance of passports over a shipment of materials.

The Andrew ‘Sixhead’ Lewis National Novices Championship returns this evening to its familiar stomping grounds, the National Gymnasium.

Despite the debilitating effects of the Covid-19 pandemic on investments around the world Latin America and the Caribbean may have fared better than expected according to the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development.

Police in Region Seven yesterday said that that they   had interviewed a 12-year-old female student who was found with cannabis in her socks.

The Ministry of Health’s dashboard yesterday reported that there were 140 more cases of COVID-19.

(CMC) – Marquee seamer Kemar Roach enters the second Test against Bangladesh today poised to become only the sixth West Indies bowler in history to reach 250 wickets, but captain Kraigg Brathwaite said the looming achievement would not cloud the side’s focus in their quest for a series sweep.

(Reuters) – YouTuber-turned-boxer Jake Paul will finally get his shot at Tommy Fury, the half-brother of world heavyweight champion Tyson Fury, on August 6 at New York’s Madison Square Garden, both camps said yesterday.

The corn has begun to sprout on the hillsides south of Mexico’s capital, though it’s unclear whether these shoots will have enough water to grow or whether the farmer will be able to afford the increasingly expensive fertiliser.

A 27-year-old pork knocker is now missing and feared dead after a failed attempt to cross the Konawaruk River, in Region Eight, on June 12.

Dear Editor, Please allow me space to highlight two issues affecting motorists on the West Bank of Demerara.

Following discussions that were held a year ago, residents of Swan Village on the Linden/ Soesdyke Highway are soon to be the beneficiaries of improved water supply.

(Reuters) – Daryl Mitchell and Tom Blundell again proved thorns in England’s side as they helped New Zealand recover from a freakish stroke of misfortune to end the first day of the third and final test on 225 for five yesterday.

Caribbean Community (CARICOM) member country, Trinidad and Tobago is reportedly slipping behind the South American nation of Peru in the production of Liquefied Natural Gas according to a Reuters report issued earlier this year.

Dear Editor, The Guyana United Artists (GUA) wishes to express its support and solidarity with the Stabroek News.

Mohamed’s Enterprise is constructing a state-of-the-art office building on Lamaha Street.

With the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) having remained largely mum over the United States’ protracted embargo on Venezuela’s international oil exports, a circumstance that has crippled the country’s economy the Head of Government of one of the smaller territories in the region has publicly declared his administration’s opposition to the squeeze imposed on the export on oil exports from the South American nation.

(Reuters) – Tennis great and gay rights trailblazer Martina Navratilova has slammed the Internationa Olympic Committee (IOC) for its lack of leadership on the issue of the inclusion of transgender athletes in sport.

Dear Editor, This year, 2022 marks one hundred and one years since the enactment of the Trade Unions Act: Chapter 98:03 – No.

KYIV,  (Reuters) – President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said Ukraine’s formal candidature to join the European Union was a big step towards strengthening Europe at a time when Russia was testing its freedom and unity.

German’s Restaurant is to soon open its doors at the Giftland Mall at Turkeyen.

(Reuters) – Rafa Nadal’s hopes of winning Wimbledon for the first time in over a decade and staying on track for the calendar year Grand Slam will meet a familiar adversary in Novak Djokovic who is bidding to extend his domination at the grasscourt major.

Dear Editor, It gets confusing daily.  The opposition has gone to court over the President’s failure to consult with the OL on the substantive top judicial appointments. 

WASHINGTON,  (Reuters) – A bipartisan package of modest gun safety measures passed the U.S.

Gold Prices for the three day period ending Thursday June 23, 2022Kitco is a Canadian company that buys and sells precious metals such as gold, copper and silver.

(Trinidad Guardian) In two weeks, the country will be told how the Government intends to help citizens cope with the increase in flour prices.

(Reuters) – A key element in the appeal of any sport is the presence of a dominant figure — a benchmark for the rest to aspire to — and in that respect women’s tennis has been blessed to have Serena Williams as its figurehead.

On Tuesday, June 21, 2022, Customs Anti-Narcotic Unit (CANU) officers conducted an operation at Sandvoort, West Canje, Berbice, where they intercepted two males.

Dear Editor, It is indeed regrettable and with a sense of disbelief to accept that football has been placed on the back-burner by the Guyana Football Federation (GFF) for the past five years.

WASHINGTON,  (Reuters) – The largest-known bacterium – a vermicelli-shaped organism that was discovered in shallow mangrove swamps in the Caribbean and is big enough to be seen with the naked eye – is redefining what is possible for bacteria, Earth’s most ancient life form.

(Reuters) – Transgender and non-binary footballers can now decide themselves whether to play for a men’s or women’s team instead of being bound by personal identification data, the German Football Association (DFB) said yesterday.

PARAMARIBO,  (Reuters) – Suriname’s president said yesterday the South American country did not have the funds to build an embassy in Israel, reversing an announcement made last month.

Three recent events, the April 30-May 1 UncappeD event at the National Stadium, Providence, the May 19-21 Agri Investment Forum at the Arthur Chung Conference Centre and the May 26-29 Barbados Agro Fest, collectively, did much to focus national and regional attention on the agro-processing sector.

Before he jetted off for the Commonwealth Conference in Rwanda, President Irfaan Ali had visited Phillipai in the Upper Mazaruni, Region Seven. 

Dear Editor, Statements attributed to the Mayor of Georgetown, in certain sections of the media, on my performance as City Engineer were brought to my attention by concerned staff members.

-Light Americana-trivia Just a “heads-up” to my weekly regulars and all others – that today’s offering will be pure brevity.

Dear Editor, The recent uproar involving the vice-president and Vice’s attempt to entrap him in a scandal is hypocritical at best.

After many debates, stalled promises and arguments that it could not be afforded, the minimum wage for the private sector was last week set to be raised to $60,000.The

– Part 98  Introduction Last week’s column began a short series on the 2021 financial performance of the three companies – Esso, Hess and CNOOC – which hold 45%, 30%, and 25% respectively of the highly productive Stabroek Block, a find which has placed Guyana on the world’s petroleum map.

The Guyana Police Force yesterday issued a wanted bulletin for Dexter James also known as Limuel Alphanso, 48,  who is wanted in connection with the setting of a fire and unlawful wounding.