Daily Archive: Saturday, August 20, 2022

Contractors will begin rehabilitation of twenty-five roads in Region 10, some from as early as today.

The police today said that 32-year-old Stephon Stewart of Charles Street, Georgetown died this morning after the vehicle he was driving  crashed into a tow truck on the Rupert Craig Highway.

(Trinidad Express) As the Caribbean Community (Caricom) pushes ahead with its target of reducing its US$5 billion food import bill by 25 per cent by 2025, President of Suriname Chandrikapersad Santokhi yesterday announced that his country will make land available for agricultural production, fostering partnerships between Surinamese and other Caribbean producers and processors.

MOGADISHU, (Reuters) – At least 12 people have been killed in Somalia’s capital Mogadishu after al Qaeda-linked militants attacked a hotel, seizing hostages that authorities were battling to free nearly 20 hours later, an intelligence officer said today.

As he awaits a response from President Irfaan Ali on his request for witness protection, Police Sergeant Dion Bascom has been asked by the Guyana Police Force (GPF) to report “immediately” for duty.

The Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) on Friday freed Jarvis Small of the murder of 16-year-old daughter Neesa Gopaul, while commuting the sentence of her mother to 25 years behind bars for the gruesome killing.

Andrew Newyear, one of the bandits who was shot by the police after carrying out a series of robberies on Thursday morning, has succumbed at a city hospital.

With the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) signalling that it will be ready for Local Govern-ment Elections (LGE) by the end of November, the government yesterday confirmed that it will move to hold the polls immediately after a formal notification, by which time proposed reforms should be enacted.

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – New Zealand defeated West Indies by 50 runs under Duckworth-Lewis-Stern in the second One-Day International of the three-match series at Kensington Oval here Friday.

Prime Minister of Barbados Mia Mottley on Friday urged CARICOM to act with urgency to bring the region to a state where it can sustainably feed itself, while noting that within the current climate “food and water are the new oil”.

The members of the bodybuilding team which bagged 12 medals at the 49th Central American and Caribbean Bodybuilding and Fitness Federation Championships which was staged in Barbados earlier this month were feted at a cocktail reception last evening at Olympic House. 

Buxton United Secretary, Eton Moses, has challenged the Guyana Football Federation (GFF) to show via a constitutional matrix, how the proposed amendments that could be ratified at the August 27th congress, would improve governance and transparency of the entity.

The family of slain gold dealer Ricardo Fagundes believes the claims made by Police Sergeant Dion Bascom about a cover-up in the investigation of his murder and is calling on the relevant authorities to stop hiding the “truth”.

While agreeing that the allegations made by policeman Dion Bascom must be looked into, Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo yesterday said that the ruling People’s Progressive Party (PPP) would not condone illegalities by anyone.

(Reuters) – Dina Asher-Smith has called for more funding for studies on how a woman’s period can affect athletic performance after the British sprinter pulled up with cramp during her 100 metres title defence at the European Championships in Munich.

A huge smile plastered on her face, Kayshell Jennings gracefully strutted across the stage of the National Cultural Centre to ecstatic cheers from the crowd, taking her first walk as this year’s Miss Emancipation Queen.

LONDON,  (Reuters) – South Africa skittled England out for 149 yesterday to win the first test by an innings and 12 runs inside three days at Lord’s and go 1-0 up in the three-match series.

Dear Editor, My attention was drawn to an invitation to the public by an organization describing itself as ‘’The Cuffy 250 Committee,’’ to a forum to be held on Sunday August 21, 2022, via many social media platforms.

Who knew that opinions could be so divided on an all-time Caribbean favourite – fried ripe plantains?

Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago Dr Keith Rowley has acknowledged that while non-tariff trade barriers are meant to protect the interest of individual countries they, more than often, are “artificial” and hinder production in a single market economy.

LUANDA, (Reuters) – Angolans head to the polls next week in what is likely to be a tense standoff between a ruling party in power for nearly five decades and an opposition with growing appeal to a frustrated, impoverished youth.

(Reuters) – Manchester United manager Erik ten Hag urged fans to stay unified ahead of Monday’s Premier League clash with Liverpool as some supporters plan to protest against the club’s American owners, the Glazer family, before the game.

TOKYO, (Reuters) – A Japanese court yesterday ruled that only the child born before a trans woman went through her surgical and legal transition could be recognised legally as her child, while the child born after her transition cannot be, media said.

Massy Group Guyana on Friday launched a grocery voucher programme to benefit 100 women in domestic violence situations.

Twenty-one-year-old 21-year-old Amel Griffith, was last weekend crowned Miss Jamzone 2022, winning for herself a car, a trip for two to Arrow Point Nature Resort, a trip for two on the Wanderlust Tours’ five-island tour of Essequibo, and several other prizes from DeSinco, ANSA McAL and others. 

Dear Editor, I am elated that Floyd Haynes has distanced himself from the ‘Cuffy 250’ forum that has chosen a topic, which is ludicrous and vexatious at its best. 

(Reuters) – Ukraine’s defending world champion Oleksandr Usyk and British challenger Anthony Joshua hit the scales heavier than before ahead of their heavyweight title rematch in Saudi Arabia today.

Santiago,(Reuters) – Chilean legislators will begin random drug testing in the next few days after a proposal making it compulsory was approved last month, despite criticism from some lawmakers.

The Private Sector Commission (PSC) and the Ministry of Natural Resources (MNR) have announced that they would continue to lobby for the unbundling of contracts and examine a 30- day payment period for small and medium-sized local operators in the oil sector. 

Inspired by topical events in the world and introspection of one’s life, the Guyana Hindu Dharmic Sabha’s spectacular theatrical production Naya Zamana returns next Saturday, August 27, with appearances from sitar player and vocalist Rishab Sharma.

Dear Editor, It is pure damn nonsense (borrowing that phrase again), after two full years the elections fraud cases before the court still cannot commence properly, and the CoI is still no near commencement.

KYIV,  (Reuters) – Russia reported fresh Ukrainian drone attacks last evening, a day after explosions erupted near military bases in Russian-held areas of Ukraine and Russia itself, apparent displays of Kyiv’s growing ability to pummel Moscow’s assets far from front lines.

(Reuters) – Emma Raducanu will head into her U.S. Open title defence in just over a week relieved that she is swinging freely again and playing the same brand of attacking tennis that took her to a maiden Grand Slam title last year.

A 20-year-old man was shot to one of his lips in the wee hours of Thursday morning, after a heated argument with another man over a woman.

A new event hits the social calendars this year: the Pepperpot Festival, slated to be held in the month of November, will usher-in the Christmas season.

(Reuters) – Nicaragua’s Rolando Alvarez, Bishop of Matagalpa and one of the most influential leaders of the country’s Catholic Church, is under house arrest in the capital Managua after he was removed from the northern diocese in a pre-dawn raid, police said yesterday.

Dear Editor, I watched the Guyana Police Force “Press Conference”, held on Wednesday August 17, 2022.

(Reuters) – A fit-again Deepak Chahar marked his return to India’s Twenty20 side with a match-winning spell in the first one-day international against Zimbabwe on Thursday but the 30-year-old is not taking his place in the World Cup squad for granted.

Dear Editor, For some strange reason a letter was addressed to the Editor of SN of August 11 ‘seeking’ to clarify how NIS pension is calculated.

MEXICO CITY,  (Reuters) – Mexican former attorney general Jesus Murillo has been arrested on charges of forced disappearance, torture and obstruction of justice in the 2014 disappearance of 43 students, Mexican officials said yesterday.

In this dreamland of Guyana where rivers flow and the lands are rich, we have not only cultivated promises and possibilities of a great country, but a society where most people are docile and insane enough to sit and watch the death of a nation.

The Ministry of Health has recorded 44 new cases of COVID-19 from 373 more tests that have been conducted.

Managing relationships can be rocky particularly when they involve more than two parties. 

On Sunday, Aramco, the national energy company of Saudi Arabia, reported a profit of US$48B for the second quarter of 2022.

HAVANA,  (Reuters) – Cuba will send nearly 500 doctors to the Calabria region of southern Italy, Cuban state media reported this week, part of a broader programme that sends surplus medics from the communist-run island to countries in need.