Daily Archive: Sunday, October 23, 2022

LONDON, (Reuters) – Rishi Sunak looked set to become Britain’s next prime minister after Boris Johnson withdrew from the contest today, saying that although he had enough support to make the final ballot he realised the country and the Conservative Party needed unity.

The police today said that five persons from the East Coast are in custody and over $7m in cash was recovered following a robbery at Coghlan Dam, West Bank Demerara on Thursday.

BEIJING, (Reuters) – Cai Qi catapulted to the top rung of China’s leadership today, capping a late career rise that overcame a less than ideal stretch as Beijing’s Communist Party boss.

RIYADH, (Reuters) – Saudi Arabia’s crown prince today launched an initiative to attract investments in supply chains to and from the kingdom, with an aim of raising an initial 40 billion riyals ($10.64 billion).

MELBOURNE, (Reuters) – Virat Kohli struck an imperious half-century and Ravichandran Ashwin was cool at the death as India secured a four-wicket win on the final ball against arch-rivals Pakistan at the T20 World Cup today in front of a huge Melbourne Cricket Ground crowd.

(Trinidad Guardian) Opposition Leader Kamla Persad-Bissessar has said the Law Association has acted cowardly in the way it addressed the controversy involving the Vincent Nelson indemnity matter.

(Trinidad Guardian) Chairman of Ramps Logistics Guyana Shaun Rampersad believes that “dark forces” in the Guyanese private sector want him out of the country.

LONDON,  (Reuters) – Britain’s former finance minister Rishi Sunak confirmed today he was standing to replace Liz Truss as prime minister.

As he appealed for small contractors countrywide to tap into the opportunities afforded to them under the laws of Guyana, National Procurement and Tender Administration Board (NPTAB) Chief Executive Officer Arvind Parag says that nearly 80% of government contracts to date have gone to small and medium-sized businesses.

A 19-year-old woman is now dead after the car she was travelling in was involved in an accident along the Coomacka Mines Road, Region Ten yesterday morning.

Minister of Home Affairs Robeson Benn has disclosed plans to reform the process for the issuance of gun licenses, which could see changes in the laws, including the criteria for eligibility.

Along with a bronze medal from the South American Games, Desmond ‘Dynamite’ Amsterdam has detonated to 23rd on the International Boxing Association (IBA) rankings.

A fire of unknown origin yesterday morning gutted the upper flat of Regent Guest House, located on Regent Street, Bourda.

Led by a historic 12-goal blitz from Jashan Haynes, Enterprise crushed Graham’s Hall by a record 26-0 score to remain unbeaten in the Courts Pee Wee Boys U11 Football Champion-ship yesterday at the Ministry of Education ground, Carifesta Avenue in Georgetown.

Over US$493 million was paid into the Natural Resources Fund during the period of July 1 to September 30, 2022, according to the Ministry of Finance.

The Government of Guyana in collaboration with the Guyana Motor Racing and Sports Club (GMR&SC) has undertaken rehabilitation works to the South Dakota Circuit in an effort to upgrade the facility to international standards.

SYDNEY, (Reuters) – Devon Conway scored a brilliant unbeaten 92 as New Zealand thrashed champions Australia by 89 runs in a rematch of last year’s final, opening the Super 12 stage with a bang at the Twenty20 World Cup yesterday.

Cannabis worth $489 million was found at a farm at DeVeldt Village, Berbice River, during a Joint Service narcotics eradication exercise, and a 37-year-old man who was found tending to plants has since been arrested and placed into police custody.

Guyana Consumers Association (GCA) consultant Dr Yog Mahadeo has said consumers are “disappointed and aggrieved” at the Public Utilities Commission (PUC) recent decision to retain the Guyana Water Inc.

Dear Editor, Every government official, including those in highest office, owes his or her success to the efforts of teachers in many locations in the Republic.

The Guyana Badminton Association’s National junior’s tournament continued with an electrifying night at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall.

Dear Editor, One of the big difficulties in dealing with political issues in Guyana is the unprincipled position which the opposition parties constantly take.

Despite rain affecting several matches on the opening day of the inaugural Georgetown Cricket Association/GTT Fibre T10 tournament, Lennox Andrews and Jonathan Van Lange both smashed half-centuries to highlight the day.

A $447 million contract was signed on Friday for the construction of a building at Suddie to house the Deeds and Commercial Registry’s operations in Region Two (Pomeroon-Supenaam).

Minister within the Housing and Water Ministry Susan Rodrigues on Friday assured some 312 families of Bare Root, East Coast Demerara (ECD), that they will receive their Certificates of Title to their lands by the end of the year.

Dear Editor, I refer to a letter in the Stabroek News (10th October, 2022) headlined “Only Solomon can conquer Shanghai” written by Norman Browne, who describes himself as a “Social and Political Activist”.

(Cricinfo) Ricky Ponting has called West Indies’ early exit from the T20 World Cup a “disgrace” after their heavy defeat to Ireland meant the two-time champions lasted just three matches in this tournament.

PERTH,  (Reuters) – England began their Twenty20 World Cup campaign with a five-wicket win over Afghanistan yesterday courtesy of seamer Sam Curran’s haul of 5-10 and a sublime effort in the field.

Loretta Fiedtkou planted 176 crabwood seedlings in her farmland a year ago in a bid to encourage the replanting of the dwindling hardwood species that is harvested for logs.

Dear Editor, Let us not kid ourselves. Guyana is not an English Language speaking country.

Persons who wish to benefit from the steel and cement subsidy from the Housing Ministry’s Central Housing and Planning Authority (CH&PA), can soon sign up as applications will be opened from Tuesday, October 25, 2022.

BEIJING, Oct 22 (Reuters) – China’s ruling Communist Party wrapped up its twice-a-decade congress on Saturday, cementing Xi Jinping’s iron grip on power and revealing a new Central Committee missing two key officials lacking close ties to the leader.

Dear Editor, It is with a profound sense of outrage that I pen this letter in relation to the NIS’s inexplicable refusal to pay me my land- earned pension.

Cricket West Indies (CWI) president Ricky Skerritt says his organization will undergo a thorough post mortem of the recent performance of the T20 World Cup team’s performance but stopped short of saying whether there will be any casualties from the fall out.

When Michelle Cumberbatch was a child, her Regent Street neighbour ‘Aunty Ethel’ discussed her marital issues with her and, she recalled, she was always ready to listen.

A former student of Anna Regina Multilateral School has rewarded one of the country’s top Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) students with a monetary gift as part of his longstanding efforts to inspire young people to pursue academic success. 

Dear Editor, The Government is bombarded everywhere they go about the state of community roads, drains and bridges.

The Haslington Tarmac will provide the venue this morning at 7:00 am for the Guinness ‘Greatest of the Streets’ East Coast Demerara Qualifiers.

(Reuters) – Giorgia Meloni was sworn in as Italy’s first woman prime minister on Saturday alongside her cabinet team, giving the country its most right-wing government since World War Two.

By Akima McPherson As I waited along the eastbound carriageway at the junction of UG Road and Rupert Craig Highway for the lights to turn green, I turned my head to the left and glimpsed a slither of tranquility and serenity beyond the vehicle which partially obscured my view.

Students from six secondary schools in Region Two on Tuesday participated in the Guyana Hindu Dharmic Sabha (GHDS) inter-school rangoli competition.

MELBOURNE, (Reuters) – Arch-rivals India and Pakistan are set to renew cricket’s most adrenalin-fuelled rivalry in today’s T20 World Cup match in Melbourne but the threat of rain looms over the blockbuster featuring the former champions.

(Reuters) – Boris Johnson returned to Britain from holiday on Saturday to consider an audacious bid for a second term as prime minister in a race that could pit him against his former finance minister whose resignation in July helped drive him out of office.

Dear Editor, AFC Chair Cathy Hughes told Demerara Waves Online News, on October 20, 2022 that her party is not going to participate in the 2023 Local Government Elections (LGE), if there is an Eligible Voters List that is bloated.

WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – Venezuela’s opposition parties have warned they are likely to withdraw backing for Juan Guaido’s Washington-endorsed interim government in 2023, four people familiar with the matter said, raising questions about the future of the country’s overseas holdings.

Sterling Products Limited recently awarded nine students who excelled at the National Grade Six Assessment (NGSA) cash payouts of $80,000 each.

Dear Editor, It is interesting what the government has been doing for those breaking the law.

It feels important that “Catherine Called Birdy” and “On the Come Up”, both films about girls coming of age in ambivalent circumstances, are directed by actresses turned directors.

A very appropriate tribute to Diwali, one of the great festivals of the Caribbean, is training the spotlight on Indian dance theatre in Guyana. 

The latest manifestation of neoliberalism, Trussonomics, reflecting a combination of the surname of the former British Prime Minister, Liz Truss, and her economic policies, has collapsed spectacularly in the United Kingdom.

(Reuters) – More than a dozen Russian missiles pounded energy facilities and other infrastructure across Ukraine on Saturday, the Ukrainian air force said, with strikes causing blackouts in parts of different regions.

By Charwayne Walker in association with Brian Hackett and the Lusignan Golf Club Guyana and Suriname golfers shared the honours in the 1998 two-day LSG golf classic at the Lusignan course with Guyanese Vijay Deo and Basil Sookram showing top form among the men and Surinamese Lillian Hermelijn along with Guyanese Joan Fields winning convincingly in the women’s category.

Introduction In today’s column, the focus of this intended re-visit of my previous evaluations of the Guyana Government Take and Reported Hydrocarbon Reserves shifts its attention to my reporting of published measures of the Take ratio for Guyana.

The Health Ministry on Saturday reported a total of three new COVID-19 infections.

Those outside the PNCR must have indulged themselves with a sly smile on reading last week that Ms Annette Ferguson was calling on the party to investigate its Georgetown District election.

(Trinidad Express) – A Fyzabad pensioner died in a fire that engulfed his home early on Saturday morning.

Where are the Guyana Chess Federation’s (GCF) over-the-board tournaments? Especially those for the seniors?

When people grow old, they begin to treasure memories. They treasure the pale flower petal that they pressed against the page of a journal years ago.

In my home, a step down off the dining room, overlooking the beautiful garden my wife has created, I have my studiolo. 

Ever thought of how some people actually enjoy exercise? What is it about these enthusiastic individuals who relish the chance to workout and look forward to lifting weights?

Today Christmas is 63 days away. Yes you read right. I promised last year that this year the ‘hustle and bustle’ will not get me this year and I want to help my sisters too.