Daily Archive: Saturday, September 10, 2022

An $89m nursery school was today commissioned at Martyrsville on the East Coast of Demerara by Minister of Education Priya Manickchand.

ExxonMobil today said that yesterday, the team on the Liza Unity FPSO observed a sheen on the water in the vicinity of the vessel.

CARACAS, (Reuters) – Venezuela will seek the extradition of a former top energy official and launched fresh legal action against a former oil minister, who it is also trying to extradite from Europe, the state attorney-general’s office said yesterday.

LONDON,  (Reuters) – King Charles pledged today to follow the example of his late mother as he was officially proclaimed Britain’s new monarch in a historic ceremony featuring centuries-old tradition and the pageantry of trumpets sounding amid gold brocade.

PARIS/VIENNA,  (Reuters) – France, Britain and Germany today vented their frustration at Iran’s demand in talks to revive its 2015 nuclear deal that the U.N.

KYIV/HRAKOVE, Ukraine, (Reuters) – Ukrainian officials shared photos today  showing troops raising the nation’s flag over the main railway city that has supplied Russian forces in northeastern Ukraine, as a collapse in Russia’s frontline threatened to turn into a rout.

(Trinidad Express) A 20-year-old Morvant man was fatally shot in Carenage on Thursday afternoon.

(Trinidad Guardian) The body found wrapped in plastic in Brasso almost three weeks ago, has been identified as Piparo landlord Darius Jerrybandhan.

The Regional Security System (RSS) did not find any evidence of corrupt practices or an attempt to cover up the probe into the 2021 murder of Ricardo Fagundes, according to a statement from the Ministry of Home Affairs last evening.

By Aviso Paul Three children who attained identical marks at this year’s National Grade Six Assessment (NGSA) were yesterday announced as the country’s top performers.

While there were improved performances in Science and Social Studies at this year’s National Grade Six Assessment (NGSA), “slight” decreases were recorded for Mathematics and English.

When tomorrow dawns Guyana’s Stephan Da Silva could be a world champion.

As it awaits licensing by regulators here, the Ghanaian-headquartered Fintech company – Ezeepay – has announced that it will be establishing a presence here and has already advertised for management positions.

British High Commissioner, Jane Miller, recently handed over a quantity of sports kits to the Guyana Rugby Football Union, (GRFU) at the National Park.

The bribery matter against Amerindian Affairs Ministry Permanent Secretary, Sharon Hicks, was yesterday dismissed in the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court.

The Guyana Table Tennis Association (GTTA) in collaboration with the National Sports Commission (NSC) Open two-player, team, table-tennis tournament will serve off tomorrow at the National Gymnasium.

Amid concerns that some oil and gas companies were taking as long as 90 days to pay local suppliers of good and services, the government has ordered that this period be contracted to within 45 days.

The Providence, East Bank Demerara koker door that collapsed on Thursday was replaced yesterday at approximately 10 am.

Dear Editor, There is much to be said about the decisions currently being made by GECOM, albeit by majority vote with the Chairperson and the Government appointed Commissioners constituting the majority, on each occasion.

While many children were burning the midnight oil gearing up to write the National Grade Six Assessment (NGSA) in good health, and with strong mind and retention skills, this was not the case for 11-year-old Sameera Nareesa Williams who was at the time recovering from a life-threatening accident.

Dear Editor, I write to highlight a problem relating to the installation of a pump to provide relief from expected routine flooding.

Dear Editor, As Amerindians observe heritage month in Guyana it is good to take note of the election campaign in neighbouring Brazil leading up to the polls on October 2nd.

Music sensation and former co-lead singer of the Elvis White Band, ‘Toro’ George has returned to music after a 14-year hiatus.

Seventeen-year-old Daniel Dowding who is amongst the top CSEC performers for the Anna Regina Secondary School is bursting with joy having made himself and his family proud with his accomplishment.

Dear Editor, Please allow me to express my frustration at GTT’s poor service.

On Wednesday, officers of the Customs Anti-Narcotic Unit (CANU) conducted a routine operation at Meer Zorgen, on the western side of the Demerara Harbour Bridge, where they intercepted a Route 32 minibus.

What’s Cooking is a series in which I answer questions and share advice about food and cooking that you have but may be too shy to ask.

Dear Editor, On these miserable hot summer days, with intermittent heavy downpour, flooding, monkey pox and Covid still sticking its ugly head above ground, many still believe the world is coming to an end.

President Irfaan Ali conducted an impromptu visit yesterday to Annandale North: Sand Reef and Marshon, where he interacted with residents.

Burning eyes, anxious fingers and what feels like small knots on the middle of my forehead are all signs that I need a digital detox.

KYIV,  (Reuters) – Ukrainian forces have seized an expanding area of previously Russian-held territory in the east in a “very sharp and rapid” advance, a Russian-installed regional official said yesterday, in a breakthrough that may mark a turning point in the war.

The Ministry of Health yesterday reported 24 more cases of COVID-19.

LAHORE, Pakistan, (Reuters) – Former Australia opener Matthew Hayden will reunite with the Pakistan team to mentor the side at the Twenty20 World Cup in Australia beginning next month, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) said yesterday.

Dear Editor, There is quite an exhaustive historical summary of the sugar industry and its prospects in SN of Sunday, September 04, informed substantively by personal experience.

LONDON, CMC – Reggae Boy scored a late goal as English Premier League club West Ham United came from behind to defeat Romanian side FCSB 3-1 in their Europa Conference League Group B opener at London Stadium on Thursday night.

Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II who died on Thursday at the age of 96 paid her last visit to Guyana in February of 1994.

LONDON,  (Reuters) – Britain’s King Charles paid a heartfelt tribute yesterday to his late “darling mama” Queen Elizabeth, and vowed to serve as monarch with “loyalty, respect and love” as she had done for more than seven decades.

By Aviso Paul The Imperial House’s Miss Guyana Teen Scholar Pageant (MGTSP) physically returns to the stage of the National Cultural Centre tonight with 12 young women competing for the title of Miss Guyana Teen Scholar 2022.

Yes, it was another chasing side winning in Dubai, the venue now having seen 17 victories for chasing sides in the last 20 T20Is.

(Reuters) – Czech javelin world record holder Barbora Spotakova announced her retirement from the sport yesterday, the Czech Athletics Federation said in a statement.

(Reuters) – Australia and New Zealand are sweating on the form of their captains heading into the Twenty20 World Cup with both Aaron Finch and Kane Williamson under par with the bat in recent matches.

(Reuters) – Brazil have left in-form striker Gabriel Jesus out of a 26-man squad for this month’s friendlies against Ghana and Tunisia but Gleison Bremer and Roger Ibanez are included for the first time.

Last Monday, I was in Kitty when I observed a Kitty-Campbellville minibus, already overloaded, pick up three more passengers who were too willing to join the disaster-on-wheels waiting to happen.

NEW YORK, (Reuters) – Norwegian Casper Ruud harnessed his mighty forehand to reach his second Grand Slam final this year by beating Russian Karen Khachanov 7-6(5) 6-2 5-7 6-2 at the U.S.

(Cricinfo) Aaron Finch has announced he will retire from one-day internationals after the final match of the series against New Zealand in Cairns tomorrow.

(Reuters) – English soccer’s ruling body postponed all fixtures until Monday as a mark of respect following the death of Queen Elizabeth but cricket and rugby matches will go ahead as planned this weekend.

The more President Ali prevaricates on the substantive appointments of a Chancellor of the Judiciary and a Chief Justice, the more he is seen to be cavilling and obstructing this process for political reasons.