Daily Archive: Monday, October 10, 2022

The Demerara Harbour Bridge reopened to vehicular traffic at 9 tonight after having been closed since early Saturday morning following a collision.

Police in Regional Division 4’C’ are investigating the stabbing to death of Michael Wilson, a 40-year-old labourer of Lot 109 Sideline Dam, Golden Grove, East Coast Demerara.

Three Kaieteur News employees were held up at gunpoint this morning and robbed at their Saffon Street office and the bandits also escaped with the contents of a safe.

Two Black Bush Polder (BBP) residents died after they were involved in a crash along the Corentyne Highway this morning.

Dequan King who was wanted in Guyana for the August, 2021 $58 million robbery at Wallison Enterprise in Kitty, was nabbed yesterday in Suriname.

BOGOTA,  (Reuters) – Colombia’s security forces will keep up their offensive against drug traffickers and illegal armed groups, even as President Gustavo Petro pushes for “total peace” in the Andean country, Defense Minister Ivan Velasquez told Reuters.

KYIV,  (Reuters) – Russia fired cruise missiles at cities across Ukraine during rush hour this morning, killing civilians and knocking out power and heat, in what President Vladimir Putin declared to be revenge for Ukrainian attacks including on a bridge to Crimea.

(Trinidad Express) MovieTowne will turn 20 years old next month and the celebrations will include the opening of the first dinosaur theme park in the Caribbean.

TAIPEI,  (Reuters) – War between Taiwan and China is “absolutely not an option”, Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen said today, as she reiterated her willingness to talk to Beijing and also pledged to boost the island’s defences including with precision missiles.

WASHINGTON/LONDON, (Reuters) – The OPEC+ organization’s decision last week to cut oil production despite stiff U.S.

Emergency works on the Demerara Harbour Bridge (DHB) to repair damage from a massive collision remain on schedule with engineers labouring around the clock to meet tonight’s reopening deadline, General Manager Wayne Watson says.

Even though she had accumulated $400 million in raw gold and concealed it at her Mahaica home, Bibi Acklema Goberdhan is not being investigated by the authorities at this point in time.

Star cyclist, Jamual John took his talents to Essequibo yesterday and added another ounce of gold to his palmarès. 

Thousands of commuters yesterday crossed the Demerara River in boats, grappling with various challenges and anxieties as they await the conclusion of critical repairs to the bridge which was knocked out of service early Saturday morning.

League leader Golden Grove remained atop the GuyOil/Tradewind Tankers Secondary Schools Football League, defeating Cummings Lodge 2-0 yesterday at the Ministry of Education ground, Carifesta Avenue, Georgetown.

Dear Editor, I say without fear of contradiction, the three-week-old strike at the Linden Utility Services Coop Society Limited (LUSCSL) is another effort of the People’s Progressive Party (PPP) Government to cut off the economic source of African Guyanese labour.

A state building in New Amsterdam which was housing Narindra Persaud, the Regional Executive Officer (REO) of Region Six was yesterday morning destroyed by a fire of unknown origin.

Georgetown Cricket Club (GCC) stormed to an 80-run win over Demerara Cricket Club (DCC) last night to retain the Georgetown Cricket Association/New Building Society 40-over second-division tournament title.

Dear Editor,  It took a letter for an explanation and apology why the Wai-Wai Community was not served the ‘Because We Care’ cash grant (SN October 9).

Nearly two years since it was given to a Cabinet sub-committee for review, the draft Engineer’s Bill is still there, as Minister of Public Works Juan Edghill last week explained it was because the current legislative agenda is packed and items are treated in order of priority.

Jessica Callender tied for first place at the annual Margaret Prince Memorial Women’s Rapid Tournament online, where she tied for the top spot in the Under-1400 rated division with Barbadian Alesha Lovell.

A Region Three man who is accused of dousing his wife with hot porridge in August was yesterday arrested in Corriverton, Berbice. 

Dear Editor, Some of us have our own energy facilities, but would like to complement that with a cheap, dependable backup supply through the GPL Inc. 

Standout featherweight, Keevin Allicock has progressed to the semi-final round and is assured of a medal at the ongoing South American Games currently underway in Paraguay. 

Both the Albion/Port Mourant and Blairmont estates surpassed their weekly production targets for the week ending October 8, 2022 picking up from the Uitvlugt Estate which surpassed its weekly target for the week ending October 1, 2022.

Dear Editor,  Photos were sent to me of the PPP group’s celebration of the life of a PPP long-standing stalwart who passed away recently.

Dear Editor, I am incensed and I take great umbrage with cricket commentary in the Caribbean, and more so, in Guyana.

The Providence Post Office was commissioned on Friday. It coincided with World Postal Day 2022 and a statement to mark the occasion was issued by Prime Minister Mark Phillips.

Dear Editor, It is customary for economists and statisticians to use several methods to track economic growth of a country and, the most well-known and basic measure of economic output is of course Gross Domestic Product (GDP).

KYIV,  (Reuters) – Russian President Vladimir Putin accused Ukraine of orchestrating the explosion of a key bridge linking Russia and Crimea, an act he described as terrorism.

A Corriverton man is now at the Skeldon Public Hospital after he was stung by a swarm of bees while in his backyard on Saturday afternoon.

Malteenoes cricket club defeated 4R Lions by three wickets while Sophia brushed aside Ace Warriors by four wickets as the Georgetown Cricket Association/Atlantic Marine Supplies Incorporated Suzuki Motorcycles second-division T20 tournament continued yesterday.

In observance of World Mental Health Day today, the Ministry of Health has pointed to developments in the sector including updated legislation and mobile psychiatry units.

Dear Editor,  World Mental Health Day is being observed today.  Enable me to raise more awareness on this matter.

By Charwayne Walker The Guyana Telephone and Telegraph Company Limited sponsored Guyana Open golf championship will commence October 29th and conclude October 30th.

TEJERIAS, (Reuters) – At least 25 people died and 52 were missing after five small rivers in central Venezuela flooded due to heavy rains, Citizen Security Vice President Remigio Ceballos said lasty evening in a televised address.

On Friday October 7th, the US Department of Labor (DoL) issued an order to ExxonMobil to reinstate two scientists who the DoL believe had been fired on the suspicion that they had leaked information to the media about potentially fraudulent production projections by the company.

The High Commission of India yesterday announced the selection of Ornissa Gordon, a Foreign Service Officer at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs & International Cooperation for the 69th Professional Course for Foreign Diplomats (PCFD).

UNITED NATIONS,  (Reuters) – U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has proposed that one or several countries send “a rapid action force” to help Haiti’s police remove a threat posed by armed gangs, according to a letter to the U.N.

Dear Editor, The recent announcement by His Excellency the President   for Expressions of Interest (EOIs) to build a 30, 000 barrels per day modular refinery raises some serious questions.

Rising global temperatures due to the burning of fossil fuels have caused severe droughts across the Northern Hemisphere.

By Lear Matthews Lear Matthews is professor, State University of New York, Empire State College.

TORONTO,  (Reuters) – Bank of Canada Governor Tiff Macklem said there is scope to slow the economy based on an “exceptionally high number” of job vacancies in the labor market.

PERTH, Australia, (Reuters) – Openers Alex Hales and Jos Buttler blasted half-centuries to lead England to an eight-run win over Australia yesterday in the first of three warm-up games before the T20 World Cup starts later this month.

NEW DELHI, (Reuters) – Shreyas Iyer smashed an unbeaten 113 and forged a 161-run stand with Ishan Kishan to secure India’s series-levelling seven-wicket victory in the second one-day international in Ranchi yesterday.

LONDON, (Reuters) – Arsenal winger Bukayo Saka scored twice as they beat Liverpool 3-2 in a pulsating Premier League clash to send the Gunners back to the top of the table at the Emirates Stadium yesterday.

MELBOURNE, Australia, CMC – Head coach Phil Simmons says West Indies will use the two official warm-up games to finalise their planning for the crucial qualifying stage of the Twenty20 World Cup.

Max Verstappen captured his second straight Formula One title with a win yesterday at the rain-shortened Japanese Grand Prix, capping a dominant season.