Articles published on Monday, November 14, 2022
The government has issued Ramps Logistics Guyana with its Local Content Certificate but also said it was exploring the possibility of appealing the court order which ruled that that the company be certified by today.
As the United States sees a surge of the respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), Minister of Health Dr.
NUSA DUA, Indonesia, (Reuters) – U.S. President Joe Biden said he told his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping today that the United States would enhance its security position in Asia if Beijing is unable to rein in North Korea’s weapons development programmes.
NUSA DUA, Indonesia, (Reuters) – The world’s three largest rainforest nations Brazil, Democratic Republic of Congo and Indonesia today formally launched a partnership to cooperate on forest preservation after a decade of on-off talks on a trilateral alliance.
ACCRA, (Reuters) – Ghana’s President Nana Akufo-Addo has sacked Charles Adu Boahen, the minister of state for finance, the presidency said today after allegations of impropriety were circulated by a well-known Ghanaian investigative journalist.
(Trinidad Express) A Point Fortin businesswoman was tied up, beaten to death and covered with a white sheet inside her home on Saturday.
(Trinidad Guardian) State witness Jehlano “Lano” Romney has been shot and killed in Morvant.
(Trinidad Express) A 48-year-old Gasparillo woman who surrendered to homicide detectives on Wednesday was charged on Friday with the October 15th killing of her neighbour Randy Joseph, 29.
Health Minister Dr Frank Anthony yesterday said his ministry will be conducting a thorough probe into the two maternal deaths which occurred at the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation over the weekend.
Joshua Dianid, a 30-year-old truck driver of Kwakwani Staff Hill, Upper Berbice River was murdered yesterday morning at Bushpool Kwakwani and 36-year-old Dwayne Williams, also a truck driver, is the suspect.
Construction of the 140-room Marriott-branded hotel next door to the Cheddi Jagan International Airport, Timehri is on schedule with the second floor now being worked on.
By Jerry Haar and Cristina Caus If you were to ask a class of college freshman to indicate where Guyana is on a map, I suspect less than one-third would be able to do so.
MELBOURNE, (Reuters) – Ben Stokes held his nerve with an unbeaten half-century as England claimed their second Twenty20 World Cup title with a five-wicket win over Pakistan at the Melbourne Cricket Ground yesterday.
The Berbice Cricket Board (BCB) continued its heavy investment in the development of cricket talent at the school level as six secondary schools in West Berbice were assisted with uniforms, cricket balls and gear.
Interviews and photos by Bebi Oosman Stabroek News on Thursday spoke to Berbicians generally about the rising cost of living and how it was affecting them.
Jayson Tatum poured in 43 points and grabbed 10 rebounds, and the visiting Boston Celtics extended their winning streak to six games by downing the Detroit Pistons 117-108 on Saturday night.
Global energy strategist and Vice President of United States utility company Eversource Energy, Roger Kranenburg has advised Guyana against investing in refining oil and gas for resale but strongly supports the proposed Wales gas to energy plant saying that it would bring reliable and cheap power.
A Linden man, who is among the first group of travellers to the United Kingdom since the lifting of the visa requirement, was denied entry on arrival.
Ann’s Grove and Den Amstel secured their paths to the quarterfinals following contrasting wins in the Rosignol United Football Club coordinated ‘U23 Drew Cup’ Championship at the Rosignol Community ground.
(Cricket West Indies) Having won the Under-19 World Cup in 2016 as an opener for West Indies, it is no surprise that 25-year-old wicket-keeper/batter Tevin Imlach is confident about Guyana Harpy Eagle’s chances of winning the CG United Super 50 title this season.
Dear Editor, There seems to have been a recent upsurge of visits by Government Ministers to various communities across the country and on Tuesday, November 8, 2022, Minister of Public Service, Sonia Parag, visited Eldorado, West Coast Berbice to, as she put it, “identify what level of support government could provide to residents of that community and whether new training programmes could be established there.”
With the possibility of an extension of its current contract to provide freight forwarding and supply chain management services to ExxonMobil Guyana, Ramps Logistics Guyana is anticipating a smooth handing over of its local content certificate today.
Dear Editor, Back in April (and even before that the sentiments were expressed many times), a letter writer, in utter disgust, stated that “I don’t believe I’ve met a single person who hasn’t had an issue with the mini-bus culture in Guyana.”
The South Dakota Circuit was littered with built for speed machines yesterday when the Guyana Motor Racing & Sports Club’s (GMR&SC) hosted its International Race of Champions meet, which also served as the final leg of the Radicals Caribbean Cup series.
Between 2017 and 2019, the Ministry of Education failed to supply schools across the country with 71% of the textbooks they requested even though hundreds of millions of dollars were spent to procure books for students.
TAROUBA, Trinidad, CMC – Captain Nicholas Pooran fell agonisingly short of a maiden regional one-day hundred but Trinidad and Tobago Red Force cruised into the semi-finals of the Super50 Cup with an uncomplicated victory over Windward Islands Volcanoes.
Two Sheet Anchor, East Canje Berbice teenaged sisters are now contemplating their next move after a fire destroyed their house on Saturday evening.
Dear Editor, It’s an unholy, exploitative and abusive assault on the working and pedestrian class of Guyana, who wish to own an economy family vehicle due to the draconian taxes levied on personal vehicles by this governing administration.
NUSA DUA, Indonesia, (Reuters) – Chinese leader Xi Jinping will arrive on the Indonesian island of Bali today for a long-awaited meeting with U.S.
MELBOURNE, (Reuters) – Pakistan captain Babar Azam is proud of his team’s rollercoaster run in the Twenty20 World Cup and believes the injury to pace spearhead Shaheen Afridi cost them victory in yesterday’s final against England at the Melbourne Cricket Ground.
Dear Editor, I admit that it is neither Sherlock Holmes nor John Grisham.
PHOENIX, (Reuters) – Democrats took a victory lap yesterday after retaining control of the U.S.
The rehabilitation programme of the Guyana Prison Service (GPS) on November 11 received 20 sewing machines to improve the rehabilitation of inmates.
Seven tombs have been found on the Port Mourant, Berbice site earmarked for the hospitality institute and the Ministry of Health is seeking information from the public on the identity of the persons who are buried there.
Dear Editor, The consistency with which lives are lost to boat mishaps and river accidents is alarming.
KHERSON, Ukraine, (Reuters) – Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy has accused Russian soldiers of committing war crimes and killing civilians in Kherson, parts of which were retaken by Ukraine’s army last week after Russia pulled out.
It was an evening of major upsets as tournament heavyweights Sparta Boss and Back Circle were sent packing in the quarterfinals of the MVP Futsal Championships at the National Gymnasium, Mandela Avenue Saturday night.
(Reuters) – Manchester United’s Cristiano Ronaldo says that the club has betrayed him and that he is being actively forced out, adding that he has no respect for manager Erik ten Hag.
NASSAU, Bahamas, (Reuters) – The collapse of cryptocurrency exchange FTX is the subject of scrutiny from government investigators in the Bahamas, who are looking at whether any “criminal misconduct occurred,” the Royal Bahamas Police said yesterday.
Dear Editor, National Cleanup Exercise, lots of photographs and it was good to see the Chief Citizen and team joining the efforts and not boycotting like the last time.
(Reuters) – Country music star and philanthropist Dolly Parton received a $100 million prize from the “Bezos Courage & Civility Award” given by Amazon.com
The Ministry of Health’s Mental Health Unit in collaboration with the Guyana Prison Service, on Friday hosted graduations for a total of 39 inmates from the Georgetown, Lusignan and Timehri Prisons.
President Irfaan Ali is set to be the chief guest at the Indian Diaspora Day event from January 8-10, 2023 in Indore, Mahdya Pradesh during which he will be conferred with the Pravasi Bharatiya Samman Award by the Government of India.
According to scientists and climate change experts, global carbon emissions in 2022 remain at record highs, with no sign of the falls needed to curb dangerous climate change.
It must be concerning that days after an exit ceremony for an Inter-American Development Bank (IDB)-financed citizen security programme that a man should have died in a ward of the capital, the victim of a stray bullet from a shoot-out between youth gangs.
MEXICO CITY, (Reuters) – Tens of thousands took to the streets in Mexico yesterday to protest President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador’s plan to overhaul the country’s electoral commission INE in what they fear would concentrate power in the hands of the government.
Dear Editor, I am attaching two pictures detailing the present condition of a bridge and eroded 4 cornered road shoulders.
LOS ANGELES, (Reuters) – Marvel Studios adventure “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever” brought crowds to movie theaters around the globe over the weekend, selling an estimated $330 million in tickets and setting a November record in the United States and Canada.
(Reuters) – Results of Twenty20 World Cup finals after England beat Pakistan to win their second title yesterday: 2022 – England beat Pakistan by 5 wickets (Melbourne) 2021 – Australia beat New Zealand by 8 wickets (Dubai) 2016 – West Indies beat England by 4 wickets (Kolkata) 2014 – Sri Lanka beat India by 6 wickets (Dhaka) 2012 – West Indies beat Sri Lanka by 36 runs (Colombo) 2010 – England beat Australia by 7 wickets (Bridgetown) 2009 – Pakistan beat Sri Lanka by 8 wickets (London) 2007 – India beat Pakistan by 5 runs (Johannesburg)
