Daily Archive: Monday, August 1, 2022

WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – The United States killed al Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri in a strike in Afghanistan over the weekend, President Joe Biden said today, the biggest blow to the militant group since its founder Osama bin Laden was killed in 2011.

(Trinidad Express) Lord Nelson’s still got it. The venerable calypsonian, real name Robert Nelson, celebrated his 91st year on Earth with a clock-turning, hip-shaking, chest-exposing performance on Saturday evening.

A businessman was this morning found murdered in his house at Number Two Village, East Canje Berbice.

The police say they are investigating the murder  of  Rodwell Philips, called ‘Fishie’, a  33-year-old mason of Broad Street, Charlestown, whose body was seen lying on the La Penitence public road this morning.

KYIV, (Reuters) – A ship carrying grain left the Ukrainian port of Odesa for Lebanon today under a safe passage agreement, Ukrainian and Turkish officials said, the first departure since the Russian invasion blocked shipping through the Black Sea five months ago.

LONDON, (Reuters) – Anatoly Chubais, the former privatisation tsar of post-Soviet Russia who quit his post as a Kremlin special envoy due to the war in Ukraine, is in intensive care in Europe with a rare immune disorder, two sources close to Chubais told Reuters.

 (Reuters) – All-rounder Deandra Dottin, whose 38-ball century against South Africa remains the fastest hundred in women’s T20 Internationals, has retired from the West Indies side citing negative team environment.

By Rawle Toney in Birmingham, England With the Guyanese boxing team on quest to break their 32-year jinx of no medals at the Commonwealth Games, Desmond Amsterdam ensured that they remained on the path of replicating, or bettering Wesely Christmas’ 1990 performance. 

Hailed as the single largest investment in Guyana’s health sector, President Irfaan Ali yesterday turned the sod for Guyana’s first specialised Paediatric and Maternal Hospital and urged Guyanese health workers to remain here as no infrastructure is worthwhile without human resources.

President Irfaan Ali yesterday pummelled critics of his recent visit to the United States, saying his government works hard to develop global relationships and persons should try to support instead of tearing down their leaders.

The Lady Jaguars played to a 2-2 stalemate with Turks and Caicos in their opening League B match of the Concacaf U15 Girls Championship yesterday at the Hillsborough County Sportsplex Field in Tampa Bay, Florida.

Guyana’s men and women’s chess teams recorded victories in yesterday’s third round of the 44th Chess Olympiad currently underway in Chennai, India.

A Corentyne teacher died yesterday morning after he lost control of the vehicle he was operating along the Albion Public Road and crashed into a utility pole,  a  fence and then a garage shed.

Following a scathing attack last week on his two-year-old  administration for ignoring collective bargaining for members of the Guyana Public Service Union (GPSU), President Irfaan Ali yesterday said that he has scheduled a meeting with the union to have the issue of wages, among other grievances discussed.

West Demerara giant Den Amstel mauled Wales by an 8-1 scoreline when the West Demerara Football Association Senior Men’s League continued on Saturday evening at the National Track and Field Centre, Leonora.

The opposition APNU+AFC is joining with the Working People’s Alliance (WPA) to hold a public rally tomorrow in Georgetown and is asking the public to come out in support as they speak on a range of issues including corruption, the cost of living and extrajudicial killings.

Gold is Money, Tiger Bay, and East Front Road secured their berths to the next round, when the ‘Keep Ya Five Alive’ Futsal Championship kicked off on Saturday at the National Gymnasium, Mandela Avenue.

A Linden businesswoman was robbed at gunpoint on Saturday night after two bandits smashed the windows of the vehicle she was in along with her 12-year-old daughter.

Defending champion Christianburg/Wismar will oppose North Ruimveldt in the final of the Milo Secondary Schools Football Championship following semi-final wins yesterday.

Local construction company, Unicom, has denied a complaint from residents of New Providence that it is filling in a drainage canal to make an access road to property it owns in the area.

Keevin Allicock will take on Sri Lanka’s Jeewantha Nisshanka today in a men’s featherweight Round-of-16 clash at the 2022 Commonwealth Games.

At around 4.30 pm on Saturday, acting on information received, a party of police ranks from Regional Division 4’A’ who were on mobile patrol, went to Agricola, East Bank Demerara (EBD), where they saw a black motor car PYY 2470 driving out of the area at a fast rate.

Georgetown Football Club (GFC), the Guyana Defence Force (GDF), and Santos recorded lopsided wins when the Georgetown Football Association (GFA) Senior Men’s League resumed at the National Track and Field Centre, Leonora.

Dear Editor, One of the most sturdy pillars of a stable society is its law enforcement apparatus.

The Ministry of Health is inching towards the one-million mark for COVID-19 vaccines administered here.

(Reuters) – Former Boston Celtics star Bill Russell, one of the sports world’s greatest winners as the anchor of a team that won 11 NBA championships, as well as the league’s first black coach, died yesterday at the age of 88.

Dear Editor, Five years ago I thought blockchain technology had the potential to address the major problems of international payments, which are slow, risky and expensive, and in many countries and rural areas are difficult or impossible to access.

Minister of Public Works,  Juan Edghill has committed to ensuring that the community of Melanie Damishana on the East Coast of Demerara gets much-needed road upgrades.

KYIV,  (Reuters) – Russian missiles pounded the southern Ukrainian port city of Mykolaiv yesterday, killing the owner of a major grain exporter, while a drone strike on Russia’s Black Sea naval base in Sevastopol was launched from within the city in a “terrorist attack,” a Russian lawmaker said.

LONDON, (Reuters) – An extra time strike from forward Chloe Kelly gave England a 2-1 win over Germany in the Women’s European Championship final yesterday to claim their first ever major title in front of a record crowd on home soil.

Dear Editor, The Sunday Guyana Times’, July 31, 2022 sports headline screamed, `GPF holds highly successful Annual Athletics Championship’. 

Passengers using the ferry services  between Region Two and Region Three are calling on the Ministry of Public Works to institute a fixed schedule.

BEIJING,  (Reuters) – U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi started a tour of four Asian countries yesterday, her office said, without mentioning Taiwan amid intense speculation she might visit the self-ruled island claimed by China.

BASSETERRE, St Kitts, CMC – Nicholas Pooran yesterday said his side would not be defined by “one bad game” as they chased a series-levelling win in today’s second Twenty20 International against India.

Dear Editor, I find it appalling that the cause of the St.

Dear Editor, African royalty in town but it seems only for a privileged few. 

BIRMINGHAM, England,  CMC – Barbados Women were brought back down to earth after suffering a heavy nine-wicket thrashing at the hands of powerhouses Australia Women, in their second game of the Commonwealth Games yesterday.

(Reuters) – Nichelle Nichols, whose portrayal of starship communications officer Lieutenant Uhura in the 1960s sci-fi TV series “Star Trek” and subsequent movies broke colour barriers and helped redefine roles for Black actors, has died at age 89, her family said.

D’Aguiar’s Moscato flavoured wine produced and bottled by Banks DIH Limited has won  the Gold Quality Award at the Monde Selection 60th World Selection of Spirits and Liqueurs 2022 in Brussels, according to a press release yesterday from Banks DIH.

Dear Editor, Mr. Al Creighton, in my opinion, has been most kind in encouraging me as a writer in my young days.

TIERRA MONTE, N.M.,  (Reuters) – After the U.S. government started the largest wildfire in New Mexico’s recorded history in April, it is asking victims to share recovery costs on private land, jeopardizing relief efforts, according to residents and state officials.

By Errol Brewster Errol Ross Brewster is a Caribbean artist from Guyana, who has lived in Barbados, and is currently living in the United States.

In last week’s article, we discussed the state of Guyana’s economy as reflected in the Bank of Guyana report for the first quarter of 2022.

One of the cultural presentations  from last night’s emancipation celebration and dinner at State House hosted by President Irfaan Ali and First Lady Arya Ali.

(Trinidad Guardian) Diego Martin resident Akili Charles will be remembered by many people for different reasons.

Last year, it was clear that neither the PPP/C nor APNU+AFC was interested in holding the scheduled Local Government Elections (LGE).

TEL AVIV, (Reuters) – Paris St Germain’s Neymar scored twice with Lionel Messi and Sergio Ramos contributing the other two goals as they romped to a 4-0 victory over Nantes in the French Super Cup at the Bloomfield Stadium yesterday.