Daily Archive: Friday, October 28, 2022

The Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC) today said that it will no longer be charging for any CT scans performed.

 (Bloomberg) — Exxon Mobil Corp. and Chevron Corp. amassed more than US$30 billion in combined net income as politicians blast Big Oil for raking in massive profits at a time when consumers are struggling with soaring inflation and energy shortages worldwide.

The Bar Association of Guyana today condemned the arrest of an attorney by the Special Organised Crime Unit.

 FRONTLINES NORTH OF KHERSON, Ukraine, (Reuters) – Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has plunged Europe into an era of insecurity, Germany said today, a day after Russian President Vladimir Putin predicted a “dangerous” decade ahead.

LONDON, (Reuters) – Chart-topper Rihanna released her first solo music in six years on Friday, an emotional ballad written in tribute to late actor Chadwick Boseman.

The video in which High Commissioner to India, Charrandass Persaud, could be seen cursing a woman in New Delhi last year was the determining factor in the end of his tour of duty as diplomatic correspondence to the Foreign Ministry here made no mention of it and had cleared him of any wrongdoing, sources say.

The records of the MT Tradewind Passion which crashed into the Demerara Harbour Bridge (DHB) earlier this month may have been tampered with, according to the findings of the Board of Inquiry.

A landmark agreement to improve forest governance and verify the trade in legal timber is set to be signed before the end of the year with  the European Union (EU).

Fire Prevention Officer Sheldon Sauns has said that the fire that destroyed the China Star Store in Lethem, Region Nine on September 3rd was maliciously set.

Guyana has made significant progress in reducing the gender gap in politics, education, health and economics, according to the 2022 Global Gender Gap Index.

Georgetown Cricket Club (GCC) Tigers, and Saints Superstars secured lopsided wins when the Bounty Supermarkets National Indoor Hockey Championship continued last evening at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall, Homestretch Avenue.

RAMPS Logistics Chairman, Shaun Rampersad, on Friday told the Stabroek Business that the firm currently providing support services to several foreign companies involved in various aspects of Guyana’s oil and gas industry, is determined that its current travails here, not least the recent move to the Courts against the company by the Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA), not impact negatively on its image as a reputable service provider.

ANSA McAl yesterday opened a depot and mini-mart at Palmyra, Corentyne.

There will be greater involvement of the government to ensure minimum standards are set for athletes and all sporting teams representing Guyana.

Unsurprisingly, the announcement by the Government of Guyana earlier this week that it had been notified by EXXON Mobil of two new offshore oil discoveries created no discernable ripples here, the details of the release on the new discovery issued by the Ministry of Natural Resources failing to generate anything close to the sense of national excitement that erupted in 2015 when the public disclosure of the first oil find was made.

Dear Editor, The Junior Minister of Local Government, Anand Persaud, visited Beterverwagting on Sunday 23rd October to hand over two (2) STIHL weeding machines, and a few cutlasses.

Dear Editor, Please indulge me: Pondering the Charrandass matter has reminded me of my beloved grandmother-Mama.

The Women & Gender Equality Commission on Wednesday expressed its utter dismay at the recent social media report which featured  Charrandass Persaud, the  High Commissioner to India, who was seen and heard abusing a woman “in a most vile and disgusting way.”

The Guinness ‘Greatest of the Streets’ East Coast Demerara zone will commence this evening at the Haslington Market Tarmac from 19.00hrs with eighth elimination matches, following the official launch yesterday at the Banks DIH Ltd conference room, Thirst Park, Ruimveldt, Georgetown.

A key executive of a US firm that specializes in sectors that are critical to the enhancement of the Caribbean’s development potential and more so to Guyana’s now oil-driven development potential has said that the next month’s Caribbean Investment Forum which will be held in Trinidad and Tobago provides an opportunity for investors to explore the opportunities currently available in the region, Ralph Birkhoff, Chief Executive Officer of the New York-based firm Alquimi Renewables which specializes in providing advisory services in energy-based investments has told the Trinidad and Tobago Express Newspaper that the November Caribbean Investment Forum in Port of Spain provides an opportunity for investors to explore the extraordinary opportunities in the Caribbean region.

President Irfaan Ali on Tuesday oversaw the signing of an agreement for the establishment of a partnership between the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) and the African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank).

Dear Editor, Please allow me the space to express my great distress and repugnance at what the Guyanese rep in India said to a woman in India.

As Latin American countries continue to grapple with the effects of two previous shocks – the pandemic and Russia’s invasion of Ukraine – they face a third shock: the tightening of global financial conditions.

Former Vice-President of the Guyana Chess Federation (GCF), Anand Raghunauth, has ascended to the helm of the entity, following a recent board meeting.

Sparta Boss, Gold is Money, and Back Circle were amongst the winners, when the MVP Sports Futsal Championship continued on Wednesday evening with the group stage round at the National Gymnasium on Mandela Avenue, Georgetown.

Dear Editor, As the powers that be fiddle with the bulletproof Election Day processes to score imaginary points, it would behoove us to remember pertinent facts about the 2020 elections and let those guide any/all attempts at reform.

Minister of Health, Dr. Frank Anthony and Minister of Public Works, Juan Edghill yesterday met with residents of  Haslington Housing Scheme, East Coast Demerara.

By Pierre-Olivier Gourinchas The global economy continues to face steep challenges, shaped by the Russian invasion of Ukraine, a cost-of-living crisis caused by persistent and broadening inflation pressures, and the slowdown in China.

(Reuters) – Rilee Rossouw scored the first century of the Twenty20 World Cup and built a partnership of 163 with Quinton de Kock to drive South Africa to a thumping 104-run victory over Bangladesh yesterday.

Dear Editor, Sincerely hope that you will forgive the writer being too precipitate in enquiring, before its second anniversary in Novem-ber about President Ali’s announcement of having entered into an agreement with the Vice-Chancellor, UWI, Mona, Jamaica, regarding the provision of developmental programmes for some 20,000 Guyanese ‘over the next five years’.

By Fabio Palmigiani in Rio de Janeiro OPINION: With oil prices approaching the $100-per-barrel threshold again, exploration activities are beginning to gain a new momentum around the world.

As part of the ongoing efforts by the Protected Areas Commission to improve and uplift  green spaces, works have begun throughout the urban parks to revitalize these public spaces.

ExxonMobil Guyana has started an appraisal programme at the Fangtooth SE-1 exploration well.

The ongoing indiscriminate use of mercury in gold mining in parts of the Amazon having come into sharp focus in the electoral campaign exchanges between the still Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro and his political rival Luiz Ignacio Lula da Silva, a local miner familiar with the gold-mining industry in parts of Brazil has told the Stabroek Business that any expectation that a change in government in Brasilia is likely to bring an end to the use of mercury in gold recovery is nothing more than a “silly dream.”

More than 300 student-athletes have registered to compete for spots on the Inter-Guiana Games (IGG) track and field team, according to President of the Athletics Association of Guyana (AAG), Aubrey Hutson.

Dear Editor, Edgar G. Hoover of the FBI, years ago, once remarked that he is thankful for persons who report small crimes.

Following an exciting night of round of 16 fixtures, the quarterfinal matchups in the ExxonMobil Futsal Championship commence this evening at the Retrieve Hard Court in Linden.

Basdeo’s Dynasty was established in March 2021 as a family business which processes and bottles pepper sauce and mango achar and now one year later, the company has expanded its business to process and package several other items.

With Caribbean governments already frowning on recent reports that point to economic underperformance and food security challenges in the period ahead, the region could certainly have done without the most recent prognosis by the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), going forward.

The Guyana Mixed Martial Arts Federation (GMMAF) has commenced preparation for the 2022 World Championships tentatively slated to be staged in the month of December in the United Arab Emirates.

Dear Editor, ●  I wouldn’t give my age since I do actually feel quite good about routinely being thought of as 10 years younger than I really am.

RIYADH, (Reuters) – Neither side is backing down in a battle of wills over oil between Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince and U.S.

The body of a 14 year-old student of the Linden Foun-dation Secondary School who was feared drowned in Kara Kara Creek, was discovered floating on Monday around 9:30am.

The Ministry of Human Services and Social Security yesterday said that it was investigating an alleged incident at the Hugo Chavez Rehabilitation Centre at Onverwagt, West Berbice involving a male resident and a female resident.

(Reuters) – Russian President Vladimir Putin is showing no regrets for the war against neighbour Ukraine, insisting it is going to plan and playing down any nuclear standoff with the West.

Dear Editor, I write with reference to the letter titled ‘Culture is central to how we approach negotiations in an international setting.’

(Reuters) – Zimbabwe all-rounder Sikandar Raza sensationally picked up 3-25 against Pakistan yesterday, as his side prevailed by one run in a final-ball thriller to register their first Super 12 win at the Twenty20 World Cup.

Unable any longer to turn its back on the increasing assertiveness of the clean energy and climate change lobbies, some of the world’s oil-rich countries, though still far from ready to entertain the huge production cuts being demanded by increasing numbers of climate change ‘hawks’ would appear to have finally acknowledged that concessions to the global climate emergency is no longer a viable option; which is why the October 31 to November 3 Abu Dhabi International Petroleum Exhibition and Conference (ADIPEC) is likely to attract global attention outside the confines of oil producing countries and businesses seeking to share in the enormous profits to be made from the sector.

The Ministry of Health is focusing on improving services at the National Psychiatric Hospital in Berbice, according to Minister of Health, Dr Frank Anthony.

(Reuters) – Elon Musk became Twitter Inc’s TWTR.Nnew owner on Thursday, firing top executives he had accused of misleading him and providing little clarity over how he will achieve the lofty ambitions he has outlined for the influential social media platform.

Dear Editor, The PPP does not have the right to govern eternally and in any old way it wants to.

(Reuters) – China’s Li Bingjie broke the women’s short course 400-metre freestyle world record at the Chinese qualifiers for the world championships yesterday, shaving nearly three seconds off the previous mark set by Australia’s Ariarne Titmus.

GASCI (www.gasci.com/telephone Nº 223-6175/6) reports that session 990’s trading results showed consideration of $39,156,891 from 134,057 shares traded in 27 transactions as compared to session 989’s trading results, which showed consideration of $8,636,520 from 10,892 shares traded in 16 transactions.

Dear Editor, I pen this letter in response to former President Donald Ramotar’s letter published in Sunday, October 23.

(Trinidad Guardian) A seven-month-old baby escaped death yesterday morning after gunmen stormed a St James home and murdered her parents.

BRASILIA,  (Reuters) – Brazil’s Supreme Court is set to demand that the government reactivate a billion-dollar international fund aimed at protecting the Amazon rainforest as the nation faces rampant deforestation, according to a court statement yesterday.

Tourism in Region Two is set for a boost this weekend with the hosting of the biggest Agro Trade Fair and Expo slated for October 28 and 29 at the Anna Regina Community Centre Ground.

Dear Editor, A video containing lewd vulgarities and gesticulations is circulating on social media.

(Reuters) – Once promising a clash of favourites, the Super 12 showdown between Australia and England at the Melbourne Cricket Ground today now appears more of a desperate battle for survival for two humbled teams.

The Ministry of Health yesterday said that five new cases of COVID-19 have been reported.

Last August Guyana’s High Commissioner to India Charrandass Persaud had abused Asso-ciate Professor Sonya Ghosh in the most vulgar fashion outside his home in New Delhi.

(Trinidad Guardian) A Trinidadian man living in south Florida, who admitted to attempting to hire a hitman to murder his ex-girlfriend’s new lover, has been sentenced to seven years in prison.

Grounded in pro-democracy movements during the US-backed dictatorship in 1986, the Haitian Creole word, “Dechoukaj” became a clarion call for Haitian resistance.

BAABDA/JERUSALEM,  (Reuters) – Israeli and Lebanese leaders signed a landmark U.S-brokered

(Reuters) – Virat Kohli hit a second successive unbeaten half century as India made it two wins from two matches at the Twenty20 World Cup with a comfortable 56-run victory over the Netherlands at the Sydney Cricket Ground yesterday.

The British Visa under the Brigadier These days – at my age and stage – I would always prefer to be considered as pro-truth and pro-fact, rather than pro-PPP, or pro-PNC, or pro- any other political outfit.

Dear Editor, Recent publications, utterances and claims made in the media by some have caused me to write this brief note.

The region is ‘on about’ its food security circumstances again. It appears as though the Barbados Agriculture Minister Indar Weir is sufficiently concerned about his country’s extant food security circumstances as to cause him to call (or at least this is how it seems) for the hastening of the creation of a regional Food Security Terminal, an initiative that emerged earlier and appeared to have had the support, principally, of the Heads of Government of Guyana and Barbados.