Daily Archive: Monday, September 26, 2022

HAVANA, (Reuters) – Cubans approved gay marriage and adoption overwhelmingly in a Sunday referendum backed by the government that also boosted rights for women, the national election commission said today.

MEXICO CITY/WASHINGTON,  (Reuters) – The governors of the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) voted today to fire Mauricio Claver-Carone with immediate effect, two people with knowledge of the vote said, after an investigation showed the only American president in the bank’s 62-year history had an intimate relationship with a subordinate.

The police today said that businessman Dorwain Bess, 45, is wanted for questioning in relation to the publication of defamatory libel in order to extort money.

On 24th September 2022, Customs Anti-Narcotic Unit (CANU) officers, acting on information received, conducted an operation in Beterverwagting (Railway Embankment/Line Top), East Coast Demerara where they intercepted a Route 50 minibus bearing license plate number BXX 6792.

OTTAWA, (Reuters) – Canada will remove all COVID-19 restrictions for inbound travelers from Oct.

The Private Sector Commission (PSC) today issued a call for government to declare Tuesday, September 27, 2022, a national holiday, for the Caribbean Premier League (CPL) games being played on the day.

(Trinidad Express) Former United States prosecutor Perry Kendall Jr is working with the Trinidad and Tobago Police Service (TTPS) to strengthen its prosecution of gang members in this country.

(Trinidad Guardian) Concerns that 39-year-old Merissa Edwards may not be found alive have deepened, following the death of her boyfriend.

KYIV, (Reuters) – The United States warned Moscow of “catastrophic consequences” if it uses nuclear weapons in Ukraine after Russia promised protection to Ukrainian regions it might annex following widely criticised referendums.

ROME, (Reuters) – Giorgia Meloni looks set to become Italy’s first woman prime minister at the head of its most right-wing government since World War Two after leading a conservative alliance to triumph at yesterday’s election.

WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on Saturday launched a new office that will be focused on the needs of minority communities overburdened by pollution and oversee the delivery of $3 billion in environmental justice grants created by the recent passage of new climate legislation.

Guyana is a step closer to having the Council of Legal Education of the West Indies (CLE) establish a presence here as the body at a recent meeting accepted a proposal from the government.

Guyana Amazon Warriors completed the perfect set of home victories in the Hero Caribbean Premier League (CPL) with a comprehensive defeat of the table topping Barbados Royals last night  The victory means the two teams will do it all again tomorrow in the first qualifier. 

Former diplomat and board member of Guyana Power & Light (GPL), Kirk Hollingsworth, was recently awarded damages in the sum of $7.5 million by Justice Fidela Corbin-Lincoln who found that words spoken by Speaker of the National Assembly, Manzoor Nadir, on the Freedom Radio to be defamatory.

President of the International Boxing Association (IBA), Umar Kremlev will remain at the helm of amateur boxing following a voting process during the body’s Extraordinary Congress yesterday in Yerevan, Armenia.

A 17-year-old of Kairuni Village, Linden-Soesdyke Highway, was on Saturday afternoon struck down and killed while riding his motorcycle on the Linden-Soesdyke Highway.

Golden Jaguar International and Sporting Kansas City II midfielder Curtez Kellman, recently concluded his maiden campaign in the Major League Soccer (MLS) Next Pro League, the third tier of US Soccer and has described the tournament as highly competitive given the quality of the players.

Two reporters are currently in police custody and are being questioned following allegations of extortion by a city businessman.

Dear Editor, I am aware that the subject of this letter has been addressed by others.

In addition to staying silent on withdrawing statements on the “clean audit” declaration he made about the National Resource Fund (NRF), the Auditor General has also not clarified a number of issues relating to the 2012 Kares contract for building the $661 million Kato School, Former Auditor General, Anand Goolsarran says.

Dear Editor, Prime Minister Mia Motley in a very energetic and impassionate presentation last Wednesday September 14 before the United States House of Representatives Committee on Financial Matters requested that US banks reverse their decision to end Correspondent Banking Relationships (CBRs) in the Caribbean.

BRASILIA/RIO DE JANEIRO,  (Reuters) – U.S. diplomats have assured Brazil’s leading presidential candidate, leftist former President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, that they will swiftly recognize the winner of next month’s election, two sources told Reuters, seeking to avert any attempt to contest a legitimate result or sow chaos after the vote.

Dear Editor, I am writing in connection with the monthly Old Age Pension of $28,000 per month.

SEOUL (Reuters) – North Korea fired a ballistic missile towards the sea off its east coast on Sunday, ahead of planned military drills by South Korean and U.S.

(Trinidad Express) Recent incidents of violence against Trinibad artistes have lowered morale in the industry and affected those using the art form as a way to better their lives.

Dear Editor, I have an elderly relative who had applied for her old age pension early in August and should have received her pension book by now.

KAMPALAb (Reuters) – Uganda said on Sunday its Ebola caseload had jumped to 16 people while a further 18 people also likely had the disease, fuelling fears of a spreading outbreak that involves a strain for which a vaccine has not yet been found.

(The Jerusalem Post) Clothing worn by women from Trinidad and Tobago who were murdered by their partners are now part of an exhibit at the United Nation’s office in Geneva, Switzerland to highlight violence against women.

Dear Editor, I was at the stadium Saturday evening and saw happy faces at the start of the match.

BRUSSELS (Reuters) – The European Union must stop importing diamonds from Russia, five of the bloc’s 27 countries said in a joint proposal seen by Reuters, as the EU prepares new sanctions against Moscow for waging war against Ukraine.

(Jamaica Observer) A teen whose father and brother were murdered months apart in Whithorn, Westmoreland, was killed by gunmen in the same community on Saturday night.

GEORGETOWN, Guyana, CMC – A wet outfield caused by rain forced organisers to scrap yesterday’s Caribbean Premier League clash between Jamaica Tallawahs and St Lucia Kings at the Guyana National Stadium.

Dear Editor, Written off by many, including yours truly, the newest oil producing nation triumphantly sent shockwaves with seismic proportions throughout the Caribbean as it marches into the qualifying stage of CPL tenth edition, with dominance and flair so reminiscent of previous tournaments.

The Phoenix Suns and Jae Crowder have agreed that the veteran forward won’t report to training camp when it starts today as the club attempts to trade him, according to multiple reports.

CHISINAU (Reuters) – Several thousand people protested in Moldova’s capital on Sunday for the second straight weekend to demand the resignation of the country’s pro-Western government amid mounting anger over spiralling natural gas prices and inflation.

CHARLOTTE, N.C., (Reuters) – The United States was forced to work harder than expected to earn a ninth consecutive Presidents Cup yesterday, taking down a scrappy International team that vowed to fight until the final bell.

President Irfaan Ali has promised to check on the status of Guyana’s first audit of the oil and gas sector which was conducted by the United Kingdom-based HIS Markit on the US$460 million pre-contract costs.

(Trinidad Express) Former senior officers of the Trinidad and Tobago Police service (TTPS) are currently under investigation after it was discovered that police lights had been attached to vehicles that were not registered to have them.

A Guyana Defence Force (GDF) paratrooper remains hospitalised at the Georgetown Public Hospital (GPH) after sustaining injuries during a rehearsal jump for the Caribbean Premier League finals.

A Linden vendor was last Thursday charged with possession of marijuana and methamphetamines along with the possession of a firearm and ammunition.

(Reuters) – Mohammad Rizwan scored a fluent 88 and Haris Rauf and Mohammed Nawaz took three wickets each as Pakistan edged England by three runs in a rollercoaster finish to the fourth Twenty20 in Karachi yesterday to square the seven-match series at 2-2.

(Reuters) – Suryakumar Yadav and Virat Kohli struck half centuries as India beat Australia by six wickets in their third and final Twenty20 International in Hyderabad yesterday to claim a 2-1 series win.

There were just three persons who were recently diagnosed with COVID-19 and while there are six persons in institutional isolation and another seventy-nine in home isolation there are no patients in the Covid-19 ICU.

There is no correlation between the appointments of either the Chief Justice or Chancellor and the establishment of a Judicial Service Commission, former Speaker of the House Ralph Ramkarran yesterday said, as he bemoaned the continued sloth by President Irfaan Ali in making the substantive appointments.

The six Caribbean delegates who are competing in the first ever Miss Cricket Carnival Pageant, were on Saturday sashed with the names of their respective countries.

Two women who made derogatory Facebook posts about each other were yesterday charged with cybercrime and released on $10,000 bail each.

(Reuters) – Roger Federer’s departure from tennis has raised the question of retirement of the other two members of the revered ‘Big Three’ but Novak Djokovic has assured that he does not feel “old enough” to consider bringing down the curtain yet.

Guyana’s President Dr. Irfaan Ali told the 77th session of the United Nations General Assembly currently under way that fossil fuels are a necessary means of energy while the world transitions to more sustainable means; and the fossil fuel industry should not be penalized or treated unfairly as the world moves away from that sector.

NORTH SOUND, Antigua, CMC – Former skipper Stafanie Taylor returned to form with her 38th One-Day International half-century as West Indies Women avoided a clean sweep with a four-wicket win over New Zealand Women in the final ODI here yesterday.

by Nalini Mohabir Nalini Mohabir is a member of the Guyanese diaspora, and an associate professor in the department of geography, planning and environment at Concordia University in Montreal.

Promises made by President Irfaan Ali, and Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo during their visits to Region Two earlier this year will soon be fulfilled, Agriculture Minister Zulfikar Mustapha yesterday assured.

While more voices are needed, the yeoman’s work being done by members of civil society in relation to the travesties in the oil and gas sector must be strongly applauded.

A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) will soon be signed with an additional contractor for the construction of 2,000 turnkey homes in Region Three, Minister of Housing and Water Collin Croal recently announced.

(Reuters) – Egypt forward Mohamed Salah will be rested for next week’s friendly against Liberia and return to Liverpool ahead of the resumption of the Premier League season, national team coach Rui Vitoria said yesterday.

Dear Editor, One suspects that there are many, so on their behalf this is to note my experience of being an overlooked disabled nonagenarian by all the relevant care agencies.

Over 47 kilogrammes of narcotics was seized by ranks of the Customs Anti-Narcotics Unit (CANU) and a Sheet Anchor resident arrested, during an East Canje, Berbice operation.