Daily Archive: Sunday, October 30, 2022

SAO PAULO,  (Reuters) – Leftist Luis Inacio Lula da Silva today defeated President Jair Bolsonaro in an election runoff that marked a stunning comeback for Lula and the end of Brazil’s most right-wing government in decades.

AHMEDABAD, India,  (Reuters) – At least 81 people were killed when a pedestrian bridge over a river in the western Indian state of Gujarat collapsed, plunging hundreds of people into the water, officials said.

PERTH,  (Reuters) – Fast bowler Lungi Ngidi decimated India’s top order and David Miller blasted a vital fifty today as South Africa triumphed by five wickets against the 2007 champions in a low-scoring Twenty20 World Cup clash at Perth Stadium.

Yesterday,  between 06:15hrs to 08:50hrs a search was conducted at the Lusignan Prison, East Coast Demerara headed by Deputy Commander Region 4 ‘C’, Supt A.

(Trinidad Guardian) After receiving several complaints from young driver’s licence applicants that they have been asked to pay or “grease hand” to pass their driving tests, Works and Transport Minister Rohan Sinanan says the Transport Division will be outfitted with their own vehicles for driving tests equipped with cameras and recording devices to end the illegal practice.

MELBOURNE, (Reuters) – Bangladesh survived intense drama and a chaotic final over before prevailing by three runs in a T20 World Cup thriller against Zimbabwe in Brisbane today.

MOGADISHU,  (Reuters) – The two car bombs that exploded at Somalia’s education ministry, next to a busy market intersection, killed at least 100 people and wounded 300, President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud said today, warning the death toll could rise.

Even as it mulls other investments within the manufacturing and construction sector, the Trinidad and Tobago-headquartered ANSA McAL Group of Companies has announced plans for an 82-acre wharf and laydown yard at Wales on the West Bank of Demerara and is conducting a feasibility study for a brewery.

By Femi Harris-Smith The Demerara Harbour Bridge Corporation (DHB) has filed a more than $1b lawsuit against the Panama-registered ship which it said caused extensive damage to its four spans in the collision earlier this month which resulted in the bridge being out of operation for just over 48 hours. 

Urging unions to demand a new living wage, trade unionist N K Gopaul on Friday said that while the government has embarked on a robust infrastructural programme,  the same attention has not been paid to the plight of  the ordinary worker and he also declared that some of the country’s oil wealth should bring real improvement to the poor.

A West Coast Berbice contractor died after he was chopped during a robbery on Friday night in the North Rupununi Village of Rupertee.

As the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) gears up to run off the upcoming local government elections, it is reminding the various parties and other contestants of the need to have their symbols approved.

The Alliance For Change (AFC) yesterday celebrated 17 years since its formation and said that it will continue to build on its internal political structures and prepare for the next phase of its political journey.

ST JOHN’S, Antigua, CMC – Left-handed opener Tagenarine Chanderpaul is set to follow his famous father and make his Test debut for West Indies after being named in a 16-man squad to face Australia in a daunting two-Test series Down Under next month.

The government is moving to revamp the curriculum of the Guyana School of Agriculture (GSA) and discussions are being held with a visiting team from the South Carolina State University in the US.

Following the fall of the US-backed government and the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan, the United States has been in talks with both Guyana and Suriname to accept refugees who failed to meet entry requirements for admission into the US.

The International Boxing Association (IBA) is scheduled to host its biennial Youth, Men and Women Championships in Spain next month.

Everest Cricket Club defeated Georgetown Cricket Club (GCC) by 10 wickets Friday night to lift the Georgetown Cricket Association (GCA) GTT T10 title at the Demerara Cricket Club (DCC) ground, Queenstown.

As he stands in support of the Beterverwagting/Triumph (BV/Triumph) community in the land controversy with John Fernandes Limited, Minister of Labour, Joseph Hamilton says that the Neighbourhood Democratic Council (NDC) should bear the brunt of the blame.

Guyana Cricket Board (GCB) President Bissoondyal Singh Thursday presented cricket gear to national U-15 opening batsman Navin Boodwah.

Dear Editor, The arrest of Attorney-at-Law Tamieka Clarke on Friday October 28, 2022, by Superintendent Krishnadat Ramana and other ranks of the Special Organised Crime Unit (SOCU) of the Guyana Police force is a reprehensible attack on the rule of law and the constitutional right of the attorney and her client and warrants strong condemnation by all right thinking Guyanese, regardless of political affiliation, religious persuasion or ethnicity.

Over 100 children from STEMGuyana’s learning pods across the 10 regions were yesterday honoured as Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) Country Representative, Lorena Salazar, underscored the importance of the academic disciplines for Guyana’s holistic development.

Dear Editor, A few weeks ago, I had cause to publicly confront the APNU + AFC with the truth and expose their vicious crusade to incite our communities.

The Guyana National Bureau of Standards (GNBS) on Friday wrapped up a three-day meeting of twenty-five  marketing and communications representatives from Bureaux of Standards across the 16 CARICOM member states.

Georgetown Cricket Club (GCC) Spice, Bounty GCC, and Old Fort Igniters secured wins when the Bounty Supermarkets National Indoor Hockey Championship continued Friday evening at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall, Homestretch Avenue.

SEOUL,  (Reuters) – At least 151 people, mostly teenagers and young adults in their 20s, were killed in a crush when a huge crowd celebrating Halloween surged into an alley in a nightlife area of the South Korean capital Seoul on Saturday night, emergency officials said.

Team R9, Unknown and YMCA secured wins, when the New Era Entertainment coordinated ExxonMobil Futsal Championship continued Friday evening at the Retrieve Hard-court, Linden.

Dear Editor, I believe in Nicholas Pooran. If WI were to sack him, then what?

The Health Sciences Education division of the Ministry of Health, on Friday hosted a Breast Cancer Awareness Walk and Mini Health Fair at the Nurses Annex, located in Fort Street, Kingston, Georgetown, in observance of Breast Cancer Awareness month.

GOMA, (Reuters) – The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has given Rwandan ambassador Vincent Karenga 48 hours to leave the country in retaliation for Rwanda’s alleged support of the M23 rebels in the Congo’s eastern provinces.

By Miranda La Rose Caroline Jacobs, 38, of Surama in the North Rupununi dropped out of the secondary department of Surama Primary at age 14 because she was bored of going to school.

Defending champions and two-time winners Melanie-B were among the teams clinching quarterfinal berths when the Guinness ‘Greatest of the Streets’ East Coast Demerara zone commenced  Friday evening at the Haslington Tarmac.

Dear Editor, I refer to an article SN (Oct. 29, 2022) in which it was reported that His Excellency, President Irfaan Ali, informed that ‘’a broad-based committee spearheaded by Guyana Defence Force, Brigadier Godfrey Bess with Commissioner of Police Clifton Hicken as second in command,…’ to address matters related to the 1000-Man initiative…to end violence against women.’.

Attorney General Anil Nandlall, SC on Wednesday met with Adrienne Galanek, Deputy Chief of Mission, Embassy of the United States of America to Guyana and Howard H.

(Reuters) – Russia yesterday suspended participation in a U.N.-brokered Black Sea grain deal after what it said was a major Ukrainian drone attack on its fleet in Crimea, dealing a blow to attempts to ease the global food crisis.

By Oluatoyin Alleyne Career nurse/midwife and educator Vanda Gomes has always been interested in keeping family units closely knitted and now that she has retired, she is doing what she can to ensure that fathers play an important role in the birthing process of their children.

Dear Editor, “Constitutional reform” and “Electoral reform” have now become fixtures on our political agenda.

LONDON,  (Reuters) – Russia’s defence ministry said yesterday that British navy personnel blew up the Nord Stream gas pipelines last month, a claim that London said was false and designed to distract from Russian military failures in Ukraine.

Policy Forum Guyana’s youth arm, with the support of Open Society Foundation, is launching a high-speed painting competition to get young people to think about the lifestyle changes needed to ensure both current and future generations are living in harmony with nature.

Minister in the Ministry of Public Works, Deodat Indar yesterday represented President Irfaan Ali at the birthday celebration of  Lorraine Mitchell, who turned 100 years old.

St. Pius, West Ruimveldt, Redeemer and Enterprise earned berths to the quarterfinals when the ninth edition of the Courts Pee Wee boys U-11 football championships continued yesterday at the Ministry of Education ground, Carifesta Avenue in Georgetown.

Christopher Barnwell’s double strike in fading light brought Demerara Cricket Club back into the contest after Georgetown Cricket Club opener Ryan Hemraj chalked up a half-century on day one of the Georgetown Cricket Association/Star Party Rentals/GISE/Trophy Stall first-division two-day tournament yesterday.

Dear Editor, Our President Ali has done the right thing recalling Mr.

DUBAI,  (Reuters) – The head of Iran’s powerful Revolutionary Guards warned protesters that yesterday would be their last day of taking to the streets, in the clearest sign that security forces may intensify their already fierce crackdown on widespread unrest.

President Irfaan Ali says the art of giving must not be seasonal but must be a way of life as he appealed to Guyanese to contribute to the Salvation Army’s Annual Kettle.

BRASILIA,  (Reuters) – Brazil’s heated presidential race has tightened ahead of today’s vote, several opinion surveys showed yesterday, with right-wing President Jair Bolsonaro eroding a slight advantage for leftist challenger Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva in most polls.

In the inaugural article of this series, I closed by saying art is not nonsense.

By Kevin C. Taylor (The Conversation) – The word “waste” is often frightening.

A belligerent century from Rajendra Singh ensured Bel Air Rubis a 99-run win over Ace Warriors yesterday in the Georgetown Cricket Association/Atlantic Marine Supplies Suzuki Motorcycles second-division T20 competition.

KARACHI, Pakistan,  (Reuters) – A Pakistani national held by the United States for 18 years in the Guantanamo Bay prison camp without trial on suspicion of links to al Qaeda returned home to Pakistan yesterday, Pakistan and the United States said.

Dear Editor I refer to Isabelle de Caires’ letter in Stabroek News (October 28, 2022) titled, “The only culture that matters in business practice is the value placed on our assets.”

Stallholders at the La Penitence market in Georgetown are asking for repairs to be done to the roof after several roofing sheets were dislodged during a period of heavy wind on Friday.

(Trinidad Express) A shooting in Tunapuna yesterday morning has pushed the murder toll to 501.

Somewhere, in a seaside town, an ageing couple invites an older – ailing – friend to convalesce in their home.

Pressure makes diamonds. This seems to be a strange but common phrase that many people have at the tip of the tongue, ready to dispense to a young person struggling with all of the new loads that growing up brings to them.

Introduction In today’s column I report on the results of modeled projections of the Guyana Government Take ratio.

It is necessary to repeat again and again that in the background of all our lives there exists a fundamental and dominating lie.

SYDNEY,  (Reuters) – Glenn Phillips scored a brilliant century to rescue New Zealand after a rocky start and fire them to an emphatic 65-run victory yesterday which sent the Black Caps clear at the top of Group 1 at the Twenty20 World Cup.

The Ambassador of the United States of America to the Cooperative Republic of Guyana, Her Excellency Mme.

SAN FRANCISCO,  (Reuters) – The man who clubbed U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s husband in the head with hammer, shouting “Where is Nancy?”

Dear Editor, There is no question that culture is important in any contract.

By now it is common knowledge that world chess champion Magnus Carlsen, 32, a Norwegian grandmaster, ceased participating in the Sinquefield Cup tournament because he felt that American grandmaster Hans Niemann, 19, had cheated in their game.

(Reuters) – As Haiti’s gang-induced humanitarian crisis deepened in October, a group of looters ransacked a supermarket in a well-to-do suburb of the capital Port-au-Prince, leading police to arrest over a dozen people and take them to a nearby police station.

Strength training is one of the best ways to get strong, lean and toned but stepping onto the gym floor can be intimidating.

The events related here took place in a relatively quiet East Coast Demerara village and were told to me by a sister.

The Bishops’ High School on Friday hosted an Agribusiness Expo to showcase students’ projects and value-added products.

In his Nobel Lecture before the Swedish Academy in Stockholm in December 1992, Derek Walcott mentioned one of the most remarkable traditional performances he had seen in Trinidad.

According to the DPI Attorney General Anil Nandlall is of the view that the mechanisms currently in place to appoint a Chancellor and Chief Justice could be reviewed during the course of the upcoming countrywide consultation for constitutional reform.