Daily Archive: Tuesday, October 25, 2022

A video has surfaced of Guyana’s High Commissioner to India, Charrandass Persaud using profanity and sexually insulting language to a woman in India last year August.

The Board of Inquiry into the major crash that occurred this month at the Demerara Harbour Bridge has made a number of recommendations to prevent a recurrence including documenting the conduct of pilots and ships’ masters.

LONDON, (Reuters) – Rishi Sunak said today he was not daunted by the scale of the challenge as he became Britain’s third prime minister in two months, pledging to restore trust, rebuild confidence and lead the country through an economic crisis.

ROME,  (Reuters) – Giorgia Meloni, Italy’s first woman prime minister, vowed today to steer the country through some of the hardest times since World War Two and to maintain support for Ukraine in its conflict with Russia.

BERLIN,  (Reuters) – German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier vowed further support to Ukraine, especially in the area of air defence, during a surprise visit to Kyiv today, his first since Russia invaded the country on Feb.

(Trinidad Guardian) Four men were killed and two women injured in separate shootings in Diego Martin, Cunupia, and Santa Cruz between Sunday night and Monday morning bringing the country’s murder count over the Divali long weekend to 11.

ST JOHN’S, Antigua, CMC – West Indies head coach Phil Simmons apologised for the side’s disappointing performance that resulted in their shock exit from the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup in Australia but said his decision to resign was not a knee-jerk reaction to that situation.

Within the last 36 hours a total of four fires in Berbice has left untold damages and destruction to properties and 24 persons homeless.

With 10 matches played Sunday in the Georgetown Cricket Association/GTT Fibre T10 tournament, Kemol Savory’s half-century highlighted the day’s action.

The Guyana Public Service Co-operative Credit Union (GPSCCU) Interim Management Committee was yesterday forced to dissolve its planned General Meeting after a dismal turnout of members led to a lack of a quorum. 

After receiving no favourable bids earlier this year, the Guyana Power and Light (GPL) has once again tendered for a three-year power purchasing agreement from a supplier that can deliver 50 MW of power from two heavy fuel oil fired 25 MW engines.

Article 13 is calling for the reform of the Guyana Election Commission as a matter of priority.

Dear Editor, There is little more exhilarating for an athlete than to compete with the name of your country emblazoned on your clothing.

Photos and interviews by Subhana Shiwmangal Stabroek News on Wednesday spoke to people generally about the rising cost of living and how it was affecting them.

Dear Editor Noble statements are admirable and Sean made a lofty one in asserting that ‘super salaries will not motivate’ teachers to high performance.

Dear Editor, Red Thread writes to voice our concern with regard to reports in the newspapers of the recent alleged assault on Ms.

(Barbados Today) Member of Parliament for St Michael North West Neil Rowe appeared in the Oistins Magistrates’ Court yesterday where he was not required to plea to an indictable charge of rape.

LONDON (Reuters) – Rishi Sunak will become Britain’s first prime minister of colour on Tuesday after he won the race to lead the Conservative Party, tasked with steering a deeply divided country through an economic downturn set to leave millions of people poorer.

Dear Editor, I read Mr. Ramotar`s letter, to the Editor, of Oct.

(Trinidad Express) DIAMOND Village painter Rodney Charles is believed to have been lured to his death on Saturday night when he was shot and killed near the place where residents in his community were bursting bamboo for Divali celebrations.

Dear Editor,   In response to Vishnu Bisram’s letter titled “Too harsh” concerning Attorney General Nandlall’s breach of confidence in a CCJ matter, one must observe that the PPP apologists will never stand up for what is right.

(Reuters) – U.S. Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas on Monday temporarily blocked a judge’s order requiring Senator Lindsey Graham to testify to a grand jury in Georgia in a criminal investigation into whether then-President Donald Trump and his allies unlawfully tried to overturn 2020 election results in the state.

Dear Editor, The next rainy season is quickly approaching and it is now time to finish maintenance on the pumps, conclude reinforcement of the kokers and clearing of the drainage.

(Jamaican Gleaner) The St James police have confirmed that a body fished from the sea in Reading, St James, on Friday is that of social media influencer Aneka ‘Slickianna’ Townsend.

(Reuters) – A gunman opened fire at a St. Louis high school on Monday morning, killing at least two people and wounding six others before officers fatally shot the suspect, the city’s police commissioner said.

Dear Editor, Humans are complex beings. A criminal may warn a righteous man about the dangers he is faced with; it has been that way from biblical times.

(Jamaica Gleaner) An unfolding sex scandal has rocked the Jamaican army after more than a dozen female soldiers reportedly came forward with allegations that they were victims of sexual assault by a high-ranking officer.

The Life Spring Ministries Upstate New York chapter headed by Pastor Derick Seecharran recently awarded twenty Berbice students scholarships of $20,000 each to assist with their Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC).

(Reuters) – Former Pakistan captain Wasim Akram suggested Virat Kohli might be from another planet after the Indian batter’s superb half-century guided them to a four-wicket win over arch-rivals Pakistan at the Twenty20 World Cup.

(Reuters) – Banned Russian athlete and 2012 Olympic 400 metres hurdles champion Natalia Antyukh is set to lose her gold medal from the London Games after the Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU) disqualified her results from July 2012 to June 2013 yesterday.

The Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) is currently in process of putting together its 2023 budget and last week’s statutory meeting saw government and Opposition Commissioners tussling over the inclusion of an allocation for the acquisition of biometric equipment.

(Reuters) – U.S. students have experienced historic learning setbacks with math and reading scores falling to their lowest levels in years, national exam results released on Monday showed, the latest sign of the damage the COVID-19 pandemic has wrought on schoolchildren.

KINGSTON, Jamaica,  CMC – Barbados secured their spot in the Netball World Cup in South Africa after a 68-29 victory over Antigua and Barbuda, as the regional qualifiers ended over the weekend.

With the Covid-19 lockdown no longer in force, thousands of Essequibians celebrated the Hindu Festival, Diwali, or Festival of Lights as diyas were lit at homes Monday night across the ancient county and families came out to celebrate.

Lauri Markkanen scored 31 points and Kelly Olynyk made a layup with 3.1 seconds left in overtime as the visiting Utah Jazz defeated the New Orleans Pelicans 122-121 on Sunday night.

HAMILTON, Bermuda, CMC – Bermudian Andre Lambe made his 10-year age advantage count as he captured the vacant American Boxing Federation regional welterweight title after defeating American Jose Ceja at The Shed in Dockyard on Saturday night.

By the time the 2022 T20 Cricket World Cup Tournament got underway ‘down under’ just over a week ago, finding a West Indian who honestly thought that the twice winners  would make it past that earliest stage that separates the ‘triers’ from the ‘stayers’ could easily be equated with tracking down a needle in a haystack.

Minister of Legal Affairs and Attorney General, Anil Nandlall, said Guyana could examine the mechanisms used to appoint a Chancellor of the Judiciary and Chief Justice in the upcoming countrywide consultation for constitutional reform.

The Guyana Human Rights Association [GHRA] is insisting that Guyana requires fundamental electoral reforms, principally liberating the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) from PPP/PNC bi-partisan domination rather than amending the technicalities in the Representation of the Peoples Act (RoPA) which GHRA claims is not the agenda that Guyana currently needs.

MELBOURNE, (Reuters) – Quinton de Kock’s blistering knock nearly handed South Africa victory over Zimbabwe before rain played spoilsport in their T20 World Cup opener in Hobart yesterday and both teams ended up sharing the points.

(Cricinfo) Kieron Pollard has described West Indies’ failure to make the Super 12s of the 2022 T20 World Cup as a “sad day” for Caribbean cricket.

MELBOURNE,  (Reuters) – Bangladesh paceman Taskin Ahmed took four wickets as they kicked off their T20 World Cup with a laboured nine-run win over the Netherlands in Hobart yesterday.

MANCHESTER, England, (Reuters) – Manchester United may not have won their first game since banishing Cristiano Ronaldo from the squad but Saturday’s 1-1 draw at Chelsea seemed to confirm the belief they are better off without the individualistic superstar.