Daily Archive: Sunday, October 16, 2022

President Irfaan Ali has announced the launch of a 1000-men programme aimed at reversing the challenges faced by young men in Guyana.

GEELONG, Australia,  (Reuters) – Sri Lanka’s T20 World Cup campaign got off to a disastrous start today as the former champions crashed to a 55-run defeat by Namibia in Geelong.

BEIJING, (Reuters) – Chinese President Xi Jinping called for accelerating the building of a world-class military while touting the fight against COVID-19 as he kicked off a Communist Party Congress by focussing on security and reiterating policy priorities.

MEXICO CITY,  (Reuters) – Unidentified gunmen opened fire in a bar in the central Mexican city of Irapuato last evening, shooting dead six women and six men, local authorities said, the second mass shooting in the state of Guanajuato in less than a month.

The Ministry of Natural Resources has invited proposals for the design, finance and construction of a 30,000 barrel per-day oil refinery to be built in the vicinity of Crab Island, in Berbice, in which it will have no ownership or investment interest.

While announcing plans for the building of a 30,000-barrel oil refinery in Region Six, President Irfaan Ali on Friday also said that development projects slated for the Palmyra area, including the construction of a stadium, would begin before the end of the year.

Jamaican businesswoman Kareema Muncey is returning to Guyana with plans to partner with locals to expand her well known Home Choice Enterprises (HCE) brand.

Former Minister of Public Infrastructure and the Opposition’s shadow Minister of Oil and Gas David Patterson thinks that the government’s much touted gas-to-shore project is ill-conceived and if realized will not deliver what has been promised.

Solar power generation via photovoltaic (PV) farms is leading the way in the government’s multi-pronged efforts to reduce greenhouse emissions and transition Guyana to sustainable sources of alternative energy.

Hoping that local villages will be partners given that they are greatly underserved, new telecommunications provider Green Gibraltar is preparing to begin its product demonstrations throughout the hinterlands next month.

Just over a dozen citizens on Friday picketed the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) over its non-response to a letter raising several concerns with its handling of the oil and gas sector.

The Ministry of Housing and Water through the Central Housing and Planning Authority (CH&PA) on Friday distributed house lots to some 400 Berbicians at its latest ‘Dream Realised’ Housing Drive, which was held at the University of Guyana’s Tain Campus.

First Lady Arya Ali on Friday launched two beautification projects in Berbice on Friday.

APNU+AFC’s Chief Scrutineer Carol Joseph-Smith has informed the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) that the main opposition would not be providing the requested addresses of persons who were alleged to have been out of the jurisdiction for the March 2, 2020 general and regional elections as the data is already public.

Francine Leitch was 20 years old and had just entered her second year of study at the University of Guyana when she was diagnosed with a rare form of cancer.

Even though schools here have fully reopened after being closed for two years due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the British government is “very” keen on helping to ensure students recover from learning loss.

As Guyana and the rest of the world observed World Mental Health Day on October 10, a locally registered clinical psychologist was beginning to see results from two initiatives she had taken in an effort to normalise mental wellness and seeking assistance for one’s mental health.

In the 1961 elections, 218,357 persons voted. The PPP obtained 93,085 votes (42.63%) and 20 seats, the PNC 89,501 (40.99%) and 11 seats and the UF 35,771 (16.38%) and 4 seats. 

Region Two Chairperson Vilma De Silva has informed members of the Regional Democratic Council (RDC) that the region was warranted $40,402,170 to improve education delivery in the region via the procurement of furniture.

Frandec & Company (Insurance) Inc. has proposed to sell all of its shares to the Hand-in-Hand Mutual Life Assurance Company Limited, the Bank of Guyana has announced.

Introduction Today’s column is the fourth in my recently introduced sub-series of columns on the topic of Guyana Government Take and Reported Reserves This is due to the private urgings of several readers who have been pressing me to re-visit my previous columns on this topic.

Cricket’s showpiece event, the International Cricket Council’s T20 World Cup extravaganza bowls off today in Australia, hosts and defending champions.

Piaiman Cures                                Shake rattle Smoke cigar Drink tobacco juice Tie a hammock For the sick one Bring green boughs to hand.

Fourteen more fraud charges were on Friday laid against businessman Clayton Allen and one of his employees who had been previously charged and remanded to prison with him.

Topp XX downed Silver Shattas 4-2 when the Upper Demerara Football Association Senior Men’s League continued on Friday evening at the Mackenzie Sports Club ground, Linden.

Whenever anyone asked her what she wanted to be when she grew up, Jinelle Thomas would tell them that she wanted to be a lawyer.

Dear Editor, As a former Chairman of GuySuCo, during the period 1993 to 2003, I am often asked the question: “Why has Wales been chosen as the site for Gas to Shore projects?”

The young man who allegedly faked being a medical doctor was on Tuesday charged and released on $80,000 bail.

The Quality Bilingual Education Programme (QBEP), which aims to provide an inclusive, equitable and quality education that affirms and respects the culture and identity of indigenous children in Guyana’s Hinterland, , marked its fourth anniversary on October 8.

Tyreke Inniss, a 22-year-old security guard who resides at Ice House Road, East Bank Demerara was charged on Friday by ranks of the Timehri Police Station with the possession of 120 grammes of cannabis.

Dear Editor, I refer to a letter by Mr. Eric Phillips, “Africans were among the first to acquire the skills to cultivate rice in Guyana” (SN 10-14-22) reacting to a Guyana Times editorial, “21st Century Agriculture”.

Former champions Marian Academy, St. Pius, and West Ruimveldt maintained their unbeaten record when the 9th edition of the Courts Pee Wee Boys U11 Football Championship continued yesterday at the Ministry of Education ground, Carifesta Avenue.

So, your last exams are finally behind you and before you know it you will have graduated from secondary school.

DUBAI, (Reuters) – A fire broke out on Saturday in Tehran’s Evin prison, where many of Iran’s political and dual-national detainees are held, and witnesses reported hearing gunfire.

Perhaps the time is now for prized pugilist, Keevin Allicock, to consider getting his feet wet in the lightweight division if he has aspirations of competing at the next Olympic Games. 

Following several calls and protests by the parents and teachers, tenders were finally opened last Tuesday at the National Procurement and Tender Administration (NPTAB) for the rehabilitation of the dilapidated Santa Rosa Primary School.

Dear Editor, Local Government Elections (LGE) will not be held this year (2022) but from all indications, it can certainly be held in the first quarter of 2023 providing the Minister of Local Government, Nigel Dharamlall acknowledges GECOM’s advice and proceeds to announce a date for LGE in 2023.

Dear Editor, As a ninety one year old patient of the audiology clinic at Bartica hospital, I have been without a hearing aid for some time and because my hearing is almost completely gone, I was glad when I learnt that gov’t had purchased a quantity of hearing aids and I would hear from the clinic soon.

  Imagination, the ability to envision worlds and scenarios that are whatever we want them to be, is a gift to people.

Toshao of Akawini Village in the Lower Pomeroon River, Region Two, Rudolph Wilson, has said that over 50 youths and hundreds of residents living in the Amerindian community now have access to Information Communication and Technology (ICT) training.

(Reuters) – Two women have been charged with criminal damage after climate change protesters threw soup over Vincent van Gogh’s painting “Sunflowers” at London’s National Gallery, British police said on Saturday.

KARACHI, Pakistan, (Reuters) – Pakistan’s foreign minister said on Saturday he had summoned the U.S.

I thank whatever Gods that be that even at the age of 89 my mind remains restless and eager to absorb new facts, new theories, new ways of looking at life and the world, new stories of mankind’s continual search for perfected knowledge, new illuminations of the spirit.

Two new COVID-19 cases have been recorded after 205 more tests were conducted by the Ministry of Health.

Dear Editor,  Guyana owes a gigantic debt of gratitude to the small number of dedicated men and women who are devoting their precious time, energy and puny resources to rescuing and caring for abandoned and abused animals.

(Trinidad Express) – Opposition Senator David Nakhid declared to the Senate yesterday that Prime Minister Dr Keith Rowley is under police investigation and he (Nakhid) was interviewed as a witness.

Lifestyle factors can significantly impact your quality of sleep, and exercise is no exception.

Sharon Scott, the 53-year-old woman who was burnt and chopped several times about her body by her late reputed husband three weeks ago at Ann’s Grove, East Coast Demerara, is still hospitalised.

(Reuters) – Gunmen shot dead 11 people at a Russian military training ground on Saturday, the defence ministry said, in the latest blow to President Vladimir Putin’s forces since the invasion of Ukraine.

Dear Editor, The great American philosopher and statesman, Benjamin Franklin, once said “…in this world, nothing can be said to be certain, except death and taxes.” 

Yesterday’s scheduled Guyana Cricket Board round three Inter-County match between  Berbice and the Guyana Cricket Board (GCB) President’s XI has been washed out due to persistent rainfall over the past two days.

MEXICO CITY, (Reuters) – The mayor of a small northern Mexican town and a group of local officials kidnapped by armed men have been freed, the governor of the border state of Coahuila said on Saturday.

Dear Editor, Oliver Solomon is the grandson of Joe Solomon. Oliver ran into a stranger in Manhattan.

The Guyana Chess Federation (GCF) is continuously making progress in its endeavour to promote chess by acquiring space at the School of the Nations to popularise the ancient game.

MEXICO CITY, (Reuters) – Mexico’s government on Saturday moved to discourage the formation of caravans by Venezuelan migrants, saying any who do will not be eligible to enter the United States under a new humanitarian scheme announced this week.

BOGOTA, (Reuters) – At least 20 people were killed and 14 more injured on Saturday when a bus crashed on a road between the southwestern Colombian cities of Pasto and Popayan, police said.

LONDON, (Reuters) – Harry Kane maintained his incredible strike rate against Everton with a penalty in his 400th Tottenham Hotspur appearance paving the way for a 2-0 Premier league win over Everton yesterday.

Guyana has not been a state in the modern sense for very long, and neither does it have a colonial past reaching back into the mists of history.

Dear Editor, I was sufficiently moved by Freddie Kissoon’s pleas to have letters written by him and cohorts published in Stabroek News, that I now ask, nay, humbly beg that you lower your standards to allow all and sundry space in your publication so that we may truly grasp the state of literacy in our nation.

(Trinidad Express) – A criminal suspect who staged a robbery using an imitation gun, paid with his life on Friday night.

Basketball Hall of Famer Dikembe Mutombo is being treated for a brain tumor, the NBA confirmed yesterday.

ST JOHN’S, Antigua, CMC – Cricket West Indies has hailed the late Bruce Pairaudeau as “one of the pioneers of the game” following the former batsman’s death at 91 earlier this week.

From time to time we hear the saying ‘women can be our own worst enemy’; meaning that often the most hurtful situation for a woman is created by another woman.

MELBOURNE, (Reuters) – General chit-chats about families and cars are how players from India and Pakistan defuse the hype that surrounds a contest between the bitter neighbours, rival captains Rohit Sharma and Babar Azam said yesterday.

People, like the moon, only show the world a small piece of themselves at a time.

MELBOURNE, Australia, CMC – Nicholas Pooran believes having to go through a qualifying series to reach the main draw of the Twenty20 World Cup could prove a “blessing in disguise” for West Indies.

Entries are now open for Macmillan Education Carib-bean’s new competition, the Young Caribbean Environmental Scientist of the Year Competition 2022-2023.

MELBOURNE, (Reuters) – Australia captain Aaron Finch has no immediate plans to quit Twenty20 Internationals and will continue to open in the home World Cup despite his inconsistent form, the 35-year-old said yesterday.

MELBOURNE, (Reuters) – England captain Jos Buttler is happy with his team’s preparation but tipped champions Australia as the favourites to win the Twenty20 World Cup on home soil, in comments to the media yesterday.

Golden State Warriors guard Jordan Poole is finalizing a four-year, $140 million contract extension, his representation CAA Sports told ESPN yesterday.

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