Daily Archive: Thursday, August 4, 2022

Police in Regional Division #1 today said that 18-year-old labourer, Jude Christino was fatally stabbed in the neck at Kumaka Water Front, Mabaruma, North West District yesterday morning.

The Police say they are investigating the circumstances surrounding a fatal incident which occurred yesterday at about 11.30 pm on the Kuru Kururu Public Road, Soesdyke/Linden Highway involving motor lorry GNN 4083 which was being driven by 47-year-old Shawn Lim of Hyde Park, Timehri EBD.

The Beterverwagting/Triumph Neighbourhood Democratic Council (NDC) is moving ahead to repay John Fernandes Limited (JFL), the monies it had lodged as a deposit for 143 acres of land being sold for $35 million, even as the company yesterday issued a public notification that it was no longer interested in or associated with the deal.

Following the announcement of an ExxonMobil contract for oil & gas services, the Georgetown Chamber of Commerce and Industry (GCCI) is calling on the government to urgently address the issue they believe is in contravention of both Guyana’s and Trinidad and Tobago’s local content laws.

Former head of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Dr Vincent Adams says that the flaring fee being paid by ExxonMobil to Guyana is only 3% of what the company earns from the oil produced during flaring.

Alex Nedd, the prime suspect in the murder of 33-year-old Rodwell Phillips has surrendered to the police.

(Trinidad Guardian) Faced with the threat of food shortages exacerbated by the COVID pandemic and the Russian/Ukraine war, Minister of Local Government Faris Al-Rawi says T&T is forming partnerships with Guyana as part of its food sustainability strategies.

Over $58 million was disbursed in Region Two yesterday  by the Regional Democratic Council (RDC) at Anna Regina to over 1,500 part-time workers.

Prized pugilists, Keevin Allicock and Desmond Amsterdam put on spirited performances last night at these ongoing XXII Commonwealth Games here in Birmingham, England but ultimately failed in their bid to clinch semi-final berths.

Minister of Public Works, Juan Edghill on Tuesday held a follow-up meeting with officials from the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) in relation to the Government  seeking a US$100M loan to upgrade the East Bank Demerara (EBD) road between Grove and Timehri.

Olympian, Aliyah Abrams, clinched a berth in the women’s 400 metres semifinals tomorrow after cruising to a second place finish in heat two in XXII Commonwealth Games action yesterday here in Birmingham at the Alexander Stadium.

Hard Rock Café says it was  evicted yesterday afternoon from the MovieTowne patio by management of the mall.

Pouderoyen FC crushed Number #1 All-Stars by a 3-0 score-line, when the West Demerara Football Association (WDFA) Senior Men’s League continued last evening at the National Track and Field Centre, Leonora, West Coast Demerara.

Local table tennis star, Chelsea Edghill, kicked off her women’s singles campaign in fine style yesterday, dominating her two opponents to progress to the next round of these XX11 Commonwealth Games currently underway here in Birmingham, England.

A 19-year-old mason will now spend the next six days behind bars after he was remanded on the charge of armed robbery.

Senior Minister in the Office of the President with Responsibility for Finance, Dr.

Jessica Callender secured a victory, while Nellisha Johnson drew her encounter during their fifth round matches against Malawi at the 44th FIDE Chess Olympiad being held at the Sheraton Mahabalipuram Resort and Convention Centre, in Chennai, India, according to a Guyana Chess Federation release.

Christopher Griffith, Guyana’s lone cyclist at these XXII Commonwealth Games, will saddle up today with aspirations of making the Golden Arrowhead proud.

The road link between Quatatta and Yupukari in the Rupununi has almost been completely washed away and needs urgent repairs. 

Over at the University of Birmingham, Mary Fung-A-Fat’s squash (singles) campaign ended after she lost her plate final in straight sets to India’s Sunayna Kuruvilla.

Dear Editor, It is appalling to me, especially since I have served two (2) of the former leaders of the People’s National Congress (PNC), politically and professionally, to see the level to which the present Leader of the PNC and of the Opposition, Aubrey Norton, has fallen, by comparison with his predecessors.

On June 24, 2022, KD Enterprise handed over 40 new hospital beds to the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC).

Dear Editor, The Guyana Sugar Corporation (GuySuCo) is aware of a letter penned by Mr.

The Ministry of Human Services and Social Security, through the Childcare and Protection Agency (CPA), launched a parenting programme facilitators’ manual on July 27, 2022.

The Lady Jaguars suffered their second consecutive loss in the CONCACAF U15 Girls Football Championship, going down to Nicaragua 1-3 yesterday at the Hillsborough County Sportsplex Field in Tampa Bay, Florida.

Dear Editor, Mr. Norton did a tremendous disservice to the African community, all the moreso when they were hosting their celebratory Emancipation Day.

After the charge of murdering his stepson was recently withdrawn, Shawn Bobb, 27, pleaded guilty to wounding the victim’s mother and was jailed for two years.

Over at the national Exhibition Centre, Hall 5, in Birmingham, the sibling duo of Priyanna and Narayan Ramdhani lost to Ugandan duo, Daniel Wanagaliya and Husina Kobugabe 0-2 in the opening round of 64.

Dear Editor, I am a firm believer in preserving historic documents and memorabilia because there comes a time when those difficult to gather or retrieved data and those simple historic pieces can turn out to be a critical tool within education.

President Irfaan Ali yesterday accepted Letters of Credence from the Non-Resident Ambassador-designate Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Algeria to Guyana, Abdelkader Hadjazi, at the Office of the President.

(Reuters) – World Triathlon approved a policy that requires transgender athletes to show their testosterone concentration is less than 2.5 nanomoles per litre continuously for at least two years to compete as females, the governing body said yesterday.

Dear Editor, I visited the hotel in Kingston, not the spanking new one, but the original one with the same name, with some friends for an afternoon sojourn.

(Reuters) – Pakistan have dropped seamer Hasan Ali and replaced him with teenage fast bowler Naseem Shah in their Twenty20 squad for the Asia Cup, which begins in Dubai on Aug.

President Irfaan Ali was yesterday apprised of the Machinery Corporation of Guyana’s (MACORP) future plans for the country and assured of its commitment to invest in a number of areas, including education and training.

Dear Editor, I was prepared to expect reverse culture shock. I never would’ve imagined returning home after living abroad as so refreshing and well, fun.

A cadre of golfers, including Phil Mickelson and Bryson DeChambeau, filed an antitrust lawsuit against the PGA Tour yesterday.

The Guyana Police Force’s National Central Bureau (NCB) Office yesterday received Information Technology equipment under INTERPOL’s project “PROTEGER”.

Dear Editor, Reference is made to your editorial “Deafness” (Jul 31) as relates to US-Guyana relations.

(Reuters) – South Africa opener Reeza Hendricks scored a fourth successive Twenty20 International half-century yesterday to help his side to a 21-run victory over Ireland.

Twenty-two-year-old Romel Alonzo who was initially arrested for threatening behaviour was rearrested after he led police to the discovery of a firearm.

(Trinidad Guardian) Tributes have been pouring in for a young father who lost his life while trying to save an 11-year-old girl from drowning at the Guapo Beach on Monday.

A taxi driver was yesterday granted $80,000 bail over the alleged wounding of a bus driver during a scuffle over a recent incident.

Dear Editor, My attention was drawn to an article carried in Kaieteur News, Tuesday, August 3, 2022 headed, “Coalition Govt.

(CMC) – Reigning Olympic champion Elaine Thompson-Herah put her World Championships troubles behind her to storm to victory in the 100 metres final yesterday and clinch her first-ever Commonwealth Games medal.

Twenty-nine children from Police Regional Division # 9 were treated to a day of arts and craft at the Lethem Police Station recreational canteen with the Trail Blazers Youth Group on Saturday, July 30, 2022.

Tenders were opened on Tuesday at the National Procurement and Tender Administration Board (NPTAB) for the construction of a new administration building at the Cheddi Jagan International Airport Corporation.

A 20-year-old mason on July 24 pleaded guilty to the charge of possession of narcotics for the purpose of trafficking and was fined.

KYIV/WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – Ukraine said Russia had started creating a military strike force aimed at President Volodymyr Zelenskiy’s hometown of Kryvyi Rih, as NATO moved closer to the most significant expansion of the alliance in decades as it responds to the invasion of Ukraine.

Dear Editor I am a frequent reader of the Stabroek newspaper which I have great respect for because of its professionalism and I was happy to come across an article, of which its contents I believe is long overdue.

(Trinidad Express) Labourer Clevon Housand was expected to appear before a magistrate charged with two separate murders which occurred on the same day.

A total of 102 new COVID-19  cases were recorded yesterday by the Ministry of Health after 724  tests were conducted.

A 19-year-old mason will now spend the next six days behind bars after he was remanded on the charge of armed robbery.

(Reuters) – Semi-automated offside technology (SAOT) will be used in the Champions League this season after being introduced for next week’s UEFA Super Cup match between Real Madrid and Eintracht Frankfurt, European soccer’s governing body said yesterday.

The first solid plans for President Irfaan Ali’s envisioned Silica City were ventilated at this year’s building expo, held at the National Stadium, Providence, late last month.