Daily Archive: Thursday, October 13, 2022

Close to 100,000 residents can expect major improvements in the quality of water they receive within 24 months as contracts were today signed for seven large treatment plants, the Guyana Water Inc (GWI) says. 

A total of 266 pupils from Grades 1 and 2 at C V Nunes Primary in Region Two had to be sent home this morning after their classrooms were flooded.

KYIV/BRUSSELS, (Reuters) – Russian missiles have pounded more than 40 Ukrainian cities and towns over the past 24 hours, as NATO allies meeting in Brussels unveiled plans today to jointly beef up Europe’s air defences with Patriot and other missile systems.

NEW DELHI,  (Reuters) – An Indian Supreme Court panel said today it was divided over a ban on hijabs in schools, and referred the matter to the chief justice, effectively leaving in place a state’s ruling against the scarves worn by women that has sparked uproar.

 (Reuters) – The Bahamas yesterday outlined the details of temporary price control measures aimed at helping families brave mounting global inflation, saying they would affect 38 key staples, such as eggs, bread and sanitary towels.

(Trinidad Guardian) After being barred from entering the Treasury building to change cheques on Monday because her shoulders were exposed, Arouca caterer Allison Skinner-Bacchus draped herself in a curtain she had in her vehicle and unintentionally reignited the national debate on the dress code for government offices.

With financing from a loan by the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), government hopes to diversify the energy mix and simultaneously lower power costs at Mahdia, Region Eight, with a $362.4 million turn-key 686kwp solar farm.

The Guyana Geology and Mines Commission (GGMC) on Mon-day gave small miners in the Two Point Backdam, Cuyuni three days to remove from the area following complaints of illegal operations as well as squatting on lands owned by other persons.

A now 20-year-old man who, when he was 15, fatally stabbed Hemant Persaud in his heart during a robbery, was on Tuesday sentenced to a term of imprisonment for 12 years, from which time is to be deducted for the more than five years he had spent on remand awaiting trial.

Foreign Secretary Robert Persaud has written the Chief Executive Officers (CEOs) of social media platforms, Facebook and Twitter asking that false  maps of Guyana be removed.

Guyana’s squash queen, Nicolette Fernandes lost a grueling five-set thriller in the women’s singles final of the South American Games last evening in Paraguay.

MELBOURNE, Australia, CMC – West Indies’ final preparation for the qualifying phase of the T20 World Cup hit a snag yesterday when rain forced the abandonment of their last official warm-up match against the Netherlands.

The driver of the bus which crashed into a parked truck along the Corentyne highway earlier this week killing him and his passenger has since been identified as a 19-year-old Black Bush Polder (BBP) resident.

A self-employed building contractor was yesterday placed on $200,000 bail after she was charged with forging an irrevocable power of attorney in order to sell a property.

A magnificent century from Demerara captain, Leon Johnson, inspired his side to a 16-run win over the President’s XI in the second round of the Guyana Cricket Board Senior Inter-County 50-over second round.

Regional Executive Officer (REO) of Region 10, Dwight John has reported that St8ment Investment Inc has recommenced work on the Primary School at Bamia/Amelia’s Ward, Linden, some two months after it abruptly halted construction.

Bad light stopped play in the second-round clash in the Guyana Cricket Board Senior Inter-County 50-over tournament resulting in Berbice beating Essequibo by 26 runs via Duckworth Lewis and Stern Method yesterday.

The Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) has written to the APNU+AFC requesting additional information to support its contention of voter impersonation at the March 2020 polls.

(Reuters) – England and New Zealand picked up contrasting victories against Australia and Bangladesh respectively yesterday to continue their buildup to the T20 World Cup.

A 37-year-old Project Manager was placed on $100,000 bail after he appeared yesterday at the Golden Grove Magistrate’s Court to answer the charge of receiving stolen goods.

(Reuters) – Thierry Henry hit out at Kylian Mbappe amid growing rumours that the France forward wants to leave Paris St Germain over his positioning as a lone forward and failed promises by the board.

Dear Editor, Admitting it could not sell what it did not own but doing exactly that, now it wants out, but it ain’t so easy.

(Reuters) – Mehar Chhayakar, an Indian cricketer formerly based in the United Arab Emirates, has been banned from all cricket for 14 years for seven breaches of the sport’s anti-corruption code, the International Cricket Council (ICC) said yesterday.

Dear Editor, Please provide me a space in your daily column to express what I perceive to be a political entropy that exists within the APNU + AFC Coalition.

Twenty-five-year-old Jaffon Hinds who was charged by the Special Organized Crime Unit (SOCU) in July made a second court appearance after he was slapped with two charges of cybercrime allegedly committed on one of SOCU’s investigators.

MEXICO CITY, (Reuters) – Saul “Canelo” Alvarez has said he will fly to the United States for surgery on his left wrist that could keep him out of the ring until next September.

Dear Editor, Bentinck Street (that is right behind Nations) houses a squatter who is fortifying his premises.

Officials have remained tightlipped as it relates to the Skeldon Hospital ambulance which was discovered during the wee hours of last Friday with what is suspected to be smuggled chicken.

John Fernandes Limited (JFL) yesterday said that its $20m down payment in a now aborted land sale at Beterverwagting (BV) was refunded by a real estate agent who is seeking to have the deal go through against the wishes of the Neighbourhood Democratic Council (NDC) in the area.

(Reuters) – Lancashire duo Keaton Jennings and Liam Livingstone have been called up to the England squad for their three-test tour of Pakistan starting in December, but veteran fast bowler Stuart Broad misses the trip.

Dear Editor, In response to Bill Cotton’s having heard it all missive, and his reference to the white acceptance of Elvis Presley’s mimicry of black music as popular culture, which in the end did not upturn society as whites feared it would.

Agriculture Minister Zulfikar Mustapha yesterday commissioned a new coconut seedling nursery in Hosororo Village, Barima–Waini The Region One nursery, which is located in the National Agricultural Research and Extension Institute’s (NAREI) compound, was built and stocked at a cost of $4.3 million.

LONDON, (Reuters) – Son Heung-min struck twice to help Tottenham Hotspur edge towards qualifying for the Champions League knockout stages after they came from behind to beat 10-man Eintracht Frankfurt 3-2 yesterday.

Dear Editor, What, in my estimation, Region 10 PNCR Chairman and Member of Parliament, Jermaine ‘Figgy’ Figueira did was wrong in the context of where our politics is at present.

Despite what he said were a number of hurdles, Crime Chief Wendell Blanhum was yesterday admitted to the local bar.

(Reuters) – Oleksandr Usyk said he wants to face Britain’s Tyson Fury in a bout to unify the world heavyweight titles, as well as a money-spinning “freak” fight with super middleweight champion Saul “Canelo” Alvarez, before he retires from the sport.

Dear Editor, Munesh Dutt’s October 10 letter, “Unhappy with cricket commentary” published in the Stabroek News jolted me, as it evoked serious ‘cricket commentary’ issues that has been with me for some time now.

Dear Editor, Recently, a friend gifted me a book, “Poetry Rx” by Norman E.

LONDON, CMC – Reggae Boy Leon Bailey missed Aston Villa’s English Premier League trip to Nottingham Forest on Monday night because of a muscle injury, but the Midlands outfit are hopeful he will be available to feature against Chelsea at the weekend.

Following a ruling  by the Court, the Guyana Public Service Co-operative Credit Union (GPSCCU) has issued a notice that it will convene a special general meeting on October 24th  that is expected to see elections for a new executive.

Dear Editor, In the novel “The Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man” James Joyce, the writer, introduces the term “Non-Serviam”, meaning “ I will not serve” as a statement from Stephen Dedalus, the main character of the novel.

ST JOHN’S, Antigua, CMC – Fixtures for the 2022 Regional Super50 Cup announced by Cricket West Indies yesterday: FIXTURES ZONE A (Matches at Brian Lara Stadium start at 2 pm local time matches at Queen’s Park Oval start at 9 am local time) October 31: Trinidad & Tobago Red Force v CCC – Brian Lara Stadium October 31: Windward Islands Volcanoes v Guyana Harpy Eagles – Queen’s Park Oval November 2: Trinidad & Tobago Red Force v Guyana Harpy Eagles – Brian Lara Stadium November 2: CCC v Windward Islands Volcanoes – Queen’s Park Oval November 5: Guyana Harpy Eagles v CCC – Brian Lara Stadium November 5: Trinidad & Tobago Red Force v Windward Islands Volcanoes – Queen’s Park Oval November 7: Windward Islands Volcanoes v Guyana Harpy Eagles – Brian Lara Stadium November 7: Trinidad & Tobago Red Force v CCC – Queen’s Park Oval November 9: CCC v Windward Islands Volcanoes – Brian Lara Stadium November 9: Trinidad & Tobago Red Force v Guyana Harpy Eagles – Queen’s Park Oval November 12: Trinidad & Tobago Red Force v Windward Islands Volcanoes – Brian Lara Stadium November 12: Guyana Harpy Eagles v CCC – Queen’s Park Oval ZONE B (Matches at the Vivian Richards Cricket Ground start at 2 pm local time unless otherwise stated.

The Iwokrama International Centre for Rain Forest Conservation and Development on Tuesday announced that it has received confirmation that the Iwokrama Forest has retained its Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) Certification after a rigorous re-assessment audit in August.

ST JOHN’S, Antigua, CMC – A West Indies Academy team and Combined Campuses and Colleges will contest this year’s Regional Super50 Cup, as part of eight teams set to do battle in the Cricket West Indies limited overs championship bowling off later this month.

Dear Editor, Reference is made to “Defining the Diaspora, Socio-Cultural Implications … from “Little Guyana” (Sept 10).

UNITED NATIONS, (Reuters) – The United Nations General Assembly yesterday overwhelmingly condemned Russia’s “attempted illegal annexation” of four partially occupied regions in Ukraine and called on all countries not to recognize the move, strengthening a diplomatic international isolation of Moscow since it invaded its neighbour.

At least 2.2 billion people around the world today suffer from impaired vision.

JOHANNESBURG, (Reuters) – South Africa have added all-rounder Marco Jansen to their squad for the T20 World Cup in Australia, officials confirmed yesterday.

MIRATU, Brazil,  (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – The waters of the Xingu River below the Belo Monte hydropower dam, in Brazil’s Amazon, used to flood the river’s forested islands during the rainy season, allowing fish to glide among the trees and gorge on fallen fruit.

Dear Editor, It has been reported in the media that Attorney General, Hon.

OAKLAND, Calif./NEW YORK (Reuters) – The U.S. is scrambling to tackle unintended consequences of its new export curbs on China’s chip industry that could inadvertently harm the semiconductor supply chain, people familiar with the matter said.

(Reuters) – Finance ministers from across Latin America and the Caribbean yesterday called on the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) to look at new finance tools to mitigate the economic shock of climate disasters.

Sentencing was on Tuesday deferred for Loaknauth Persaud, one of the men busted by the Customs Anti-Narcotic Unit (CANU) at the Cheddi Jagan International Airport (CJIA) last week for attempting to smuggle out 6.28 kilogrammes (kg) of cocaine which was concealed in two bowls of curry.

Minister within the Office of the Prime Minister, Kwame McCoy has lashed out against Leader of the Opposition Aubrey Norton after he said that the government is feeding young people a “diet of lawlessness” through the kinds of musical concerts it sponsors.

Somewhere, in a seaside town, an ageing couple invites an older – ailing – friend to convalesce in their home.

KYIV/BRUSSELS, (Reuters) – Ukraine’s allies on Wednesday announced delivery of new air defences and committed more military aid to Kyiv after intense Russian missile strikes and in anticipation of fighting through a harsh winter.