Articles published on Wednesday, October 26, 2022
President Irfaan Ali in a statement on his Facebook page this morning said that Guyana’s High Commissioner to India, Charrandass Persaud is returning home following controversy over a video of him verbally abusing a woman in New Delhi last August.
TOKYO, (Reuters) – The United States, Japan and South Korea warned today that an “unparalleled” scale of response would be warranted if North Korea conducts a seventh nuclear bomb test.
LONDON, (Reuters) – Britain’s new Prime Minister Rishi Sunak today delayed the announcement of a keenly awaited plan for repairing the country’s public finances until Nov.
NEAR KHERSON FRONTLINE, Ukraine, (Reuters) – Russia rehearsed its response to a nuclear attack today in an exercise that involved nuclear submarines, strategic bombers and ballistic missiles at a time when tensions are high over a “dirty bomb” allegation it has made against Ukraine.
MELBOURNE, (Reuters) – England’s hopes of reaching the T20 World Cup semi-finals suffered a major dampener today after the former champions slumped to a shock loss to Ireland as rain forced an early finish at the Melbourne Cricket Ground.
ExxonMobil today announced oil discoveries at the Sailfin-1 and Yarrow-1 wells in the Stabroek block offshore Guyana.
Almost one year after it released the draft amendments to the Representation of the People Act (RoPA), the Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs and Governance yesterday held the first national stakeholders’ consultation where it informed that government is proposing the subdivision of Electoral Districts Three, Four and Six.
Guyana’s High Commissioner to India, Charrandass Persaud was recorded on video on August 1st 2021 hurling profanities and sexually abusive language at a woman who had been trying to feed homeless dogs and in its first word on the matter yesterday, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said the complaint had been investigated by the “relevant authorities” and it considered the matter closed.
E-Networks Inc says it has invested US$35 million to expand its services and will be launching Guyana’s first 5G mobile cellular network-VoLTE (Voice over LTE) later this year.
Alvin Reid called ‘Stan’ was yesterday afternoon acquitted of the 2016 murder of 14-year-old Malika Hamilton.
A source within the Health Services in Region Six informed Stabroek News yesterday that the driver of the ambulance found with chicken earlier this month in the Upper Corentyne Area has been fired.
PERTH, (Reuters) – Marcus Stoinis bludgeoned Australia’s fastest T20 half-century yessterday as his side crushed Sri Lanka by seven wickets to secure their first win at the Twenty20 World Cup.
PARIS, (Reuters) – Paris St Germain’s Lionel Messi and Kylian Mbappe both scored twice, with Neymar also on target, as the French club’s fearsome attack tore apart Maccabi Haifa in a 7-2 win to send them into the last 16 of the Champions League yesterday.
A video recording was released yesterday of Guyana’s High Commissioner to India, Charrandass Persaud verbally abusing a woman in New Delhi in the vilest and most foul language possible on August 1st last year.
Apart from implementing several policies in keeping with international standards and the requirement for annual medical tests for river pilots, the Board of Inquiry (BoI) into the major accident at the Demerara Harbour Bridge (DHB) earlier this month has recommended that the conduct of pilots and ships’ masters should be documented.
Make that a handful of straight wins for star rider Jamual John.
The decomposed body of a 75-year-old businessman was discovered in his Mackenzie, Linden home on Monday morning.
The Police Falcons defeated the Panthers Rugby Club 21-12 on Sunday in the Guyana Rugby Football Union (GRFU) 10-a-side tournament which was staged at the National Park.
Amelia’s Ward Panthers and Eagles United recorded hard-fought wins in the Upper Demerara Football Association (UDFA) Senior Men’s League and Namilco U17 championship respectively on Monday evening at the Mackenzie Sports Club (MSC) ground, Linden.
The police yesterday said that on Friday, Kasho Hardeo, a 20-year-old barber/construction worker of 223 Track ‘A’ Coldingen, East Coast Demerara; and Hansraj Madhu, a 46-year-old construction worker of 236 Track A Coldingen were arrested by police and charged with the robbing of Yaynauth Ramkissoon, a 34-year-old businessman of Coghlan Dam, West Bank Demerara, which occurred on October 20.
An Upper Berbice River man was yesterday remanded to prison after he was charged with cultivating prohibited plants at De Veldt Village, Berbice River on Friday last.
Badminton and table tennis will finally be able to call somewhere home.
Two persons were arrested by the police after they were found to be in possession of an unlicensed firearm yesterday.
Silver Shattas and Capital FC secured contrasting wins when the Upper Demerara Football Association Senior Men’s League and Namilco U17 Championship continued on Sunday evening.
Dear Editor, The government must give urgent, first priority to building and fixing local village roads, drains and bridges where the masses of people live versus areas with sparse populations or “nice to do” but not urgent projects such as the Lamaha Reserve project and Vlissengen Road sidewalk project.
James Harden compiled 29 points, 11 assists and nine rebounds to lift the host Philadelphia 76ers to their first win of the season, a 120-106 decision over the Indiana Pacers.
Sheldon Sauns, Fire Prevention Officer of the Guyana Fire Service yesterday said that the blaze that ravaged a wing of Guyana Stores Limited (GSL) last Wednesday was electrical in origin.
Dear Editor, Attorney General and Minister of Legal Affairs, Hon Anil Nandlall, SC, expressed his disenchantment over the country’s inability to confirm appointments to the positions of Chief Justice and Chancellor of the Judiciary of Guyana.
Following two nights of elimination playoffs, the group stage section in the MVP Sports Futsal Championship will commence this evening at the National Gymnasium, Mandela Avenue.
LONDON, (Reuters) – Rishi Sunak became Britain’s third prime minister in two months yesterday and pledged to lead the country out of a profound economic crisis and rebuild trust in politics.
Forty-three-year-old Mario Heywood who raped a nine-year-old girl back in 2018 and then threatened that he would kill her mother if she ever told anyone what he had done to her is now awaiting sentencing after a jury yesterday afternoon convicted him on all three counts of the offence with which he had been charged.
(Reuters) – Chile’s government yesterday amended a proposed mining royalty bill that drew criticism from miners, removing provisions that assessed higher rates for larger miners and linked payments to copper prices, while implementing a flat 1% ad valorem tax rate for large producers.
Months after she was charged with attempting to smuggle a quantity of cocaine hidden in religious items, 23-year-old Lisa Ramnarine was yesterday granted $350,000 bail.
Dear Editor, There is so much more below the surface in the swirl of media items on Ramps Logistics, the Trinidadian-originated entity that is running into heavy weather with not one, but two State agencies in Guyana.
ST JOHN’S, Antigua, CMC – Cricket West Indies (CWI) is not ruling out the possibility of having separate coaches for the white-ball and red-ball teams when they replace Phil Simmons who has resigned as head coach.
WASHINGTON/CARACAS, (Reuters) – Venezuelan politicians are discussing proposals for a fund that could release over $3 billion to provide humanitarian aid to Venezuela through the United Nations, in a process that also involves officials from the U.S.
(Trinidad Guardian) Former Central Bank Governor Jwala Rambarran is set to receive $5.47 million in compensation for being wrongfully dismissed by the Government in December 2015.
Leader of the People’s National Congress Reform (PNCR) Aubrey Norton has rejected contentions by Annette Ferguson that the party’s Georgetown District elections was riddled with discrepancies and warrants an investigation.
Dear Editor, Instead of raising the old-age pension to $30,000 in the budget, the PPP moved it to $28,000 and is doling out grants to effect the same.
ST JOHN’S, Antigua, CMC – Cricket West Indies (CWI) CEO Johnny Grave has disclosed that despite head coach Phil Simmons’ resignation on the heels of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup debacle, he had the vote of confidence from the Test hierarchy to lead the side into the series against Australia later this year.
NEAR KHERSON FRONTLINE, Ukraine, (Reuters) – A senior Ukrainian official predicted “the heaviest of battles” to come for the partially Russian occupied strategic southern province of Kherson and said Moscow’s military is digging in to face advancing Ukrainian forces.
(Trinidad Express) Former Government Minister Karen Nunez-Tesheira will receive more than $18 million in compensation from Gulf View Medical Centre and one of its doctors.
Dear Editor, The bold headline on page 21 of the Chronicle newspaper edition on October 24 reads: “Diwali: the celebration of darkness over ignorance”.
By Yu Yongding BEIJING – When China’s GDP growth is below target, successive governments have relied on the same tool: government spending on infrastructure investment to stimulate the economy.
Early last Friday morning, 21st October, the sounding of a ship running aground on the continental shelf reverberated throughout the Caribbean.
MELBOURNE, (Reuters) – Former Australia captain Tim Paine has accused South Africa of ball-tampering in the match that immediately followed the infamous 2018 Newlands test which saw the Australian team engulfed in the ‘Sandpaper-gate’ scandal.
A mechanic was on Monday arrested with an unlicensed firearm and ammunition at Nurney Village, Corentyne after the police in Berbice responded to a threatening behaviour call and discovered the suspect at the location armed.
ROME, (Reuters) – Giorgia Meloni, Italy’s first woman prime minister, vowed yesterday 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.
