Daily Archive: Friday, December 2, 2022

WASHINGTON,  (Reuters) – The United States today imposed sanctions on a current and a former Haitian senator, accusing the two politicians of engaging in international drug trafficking activities, Washington’s latest action targeting corruption in the Caribbean country.

Roshanie Basdeo was this morning remanded to prison after she was charged with murdering her aunt during the wee hours of Monday morning.

QUITO,  (Reuters) – Ecuador’s state oil company Petroecuador said today it would seek a local auditor as it looks to comply with International Monetary Fund (IMF) requirements, after no foreign firm offered to audit its financial statements.

The Architecture for REDD+ Transactions (ART) on Thursday issued Guyana over 33 million carbon credits, paving the way for possible lucrative earnings from the country’s carbon storage potential.

The Ministry of Agriculture and KARLICO INC., an Israeli company, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for a US$15.7 million project that will include the construction of a hydroponic growing system in Guyana.

The estimated cost of repairs to the Demerara Harbour Bridge (DHB) retractor/acceptor spans, following the crash by the MV Tradewind Passion, is just over $1 billion, according to Minister of Public Works Juan Edghill.

A constable was placed on $400,000 bail yesterday after he was faced with the charge of raping a teenage boy.

Region Three Regional Democratic Council (RDC) Chairman Inshan Ayube has denied accusations made by the Den Amstel Neighbourhood Democratic Council (NDC) officials that they were never informed about the community visits made by President Irfaan and the starting of the works for rehabilitation of the community ground.

Government-nominated Elections Commissioner Sase Gunraj yesterday detailed instances where former Chief Election Officer (CEO) Keith Lowenfield disregarded a large number of valid votes as he sought to finalise the results of the March 2, 2020 elections in defiance of directions from both the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) and the courts.

Political activist Dr Veerasammy Ramayya yesterday pleaded not guilty to a cybercrime charge stemming from statements he made about a pandit in an online video.

Star sprinter, Keliza Smith, continued her amazing record-breaking run at this year’s National Swimming, Cycling, and Track and Field Championships yesterday.

Fraud, perpetrated through romance and package delivery scams, was the most prevalent threat posed to Guyana’s financial sector in 2021, according to the Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU) 2021 annual report.

The story of Denmor Garment Manufacturing Inc. is of one of perseverance, determination and an unrelenting desire to make an indelible mark on a sector in which Guyana had not previously been known to make anything even remotely resembling distinction.

GBTI, Georgetown Cricket Club (GCC), Woodpecker Hikers, Queens Park, and Old Fort, recorded victories when the Diamond Mineral Water International Indoor Hockey Festival commenced yesterday at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall, Homestretch Avenue.

The autopsy conducted on the remains of 75-year-old Agatha Gamell, the Charity Housing Scheme grandmother who was killed on Sunday, has revealed that she died from multiple injuries to her body.

Central Mackenzie, Christianburg, and Aroaima, recorded contrasting wins when the Region 10 pool of the One Guyana President Cup continued on Wednesday at the Wisburg and Ituni grounds respectively.

With Essequibo positioning itself to become the country’s standout place amongst the various destinations and varied across Guyana, there is, already, no shortage of emerging Tour Operators in the region who are vigorously blowing their trumpets over what they have to offer.

Communications Special-ist, Kit Nascimento, has informed the Presidential Commission of Inquiry (CoI) into the March 2020 General and Regional Elections that he will not be able testify in the public hearings as he is a defendant in a related case before the court Nascimento, who served as an Elections Observer on behalf of the Private Sector, was invited by the Commission to testify.

Dear Editor, We refer to the letter by Shamshun Mohamed in your edition yesterday headed “The bizarre saga of the ship, the bridge and the government continues.”

As Guyanese residing in the diaspora demonstrate an increasing interest in the country’s development prospects, arising out of its  new found status as an oil-producing country, interest in the prospects for remigration and/or investment ‘back home’ appears to be growing.

The Guyana Revenue Authority and the Special Organised Crime Unit (SOCU) are investigating several cases where persons withdraw large amounts of money at the end of the year and use their reduced bank statement in their tax declarations to avoid taxes.

Ordinary Essequibo residents are becoming increasingly aware of the potential of the wider region to establish itself as one of the country’s most appealing tourist destinations and some of them are already in the process of seeking to transform that potential into an entrepreneurial opportunity.

A mudslide, accidentally caused by a contractor, damaged two homes at Wismar, Linden on Wednesday.

Dear Editor, It is common knowledge that the teaching profession is one where the female gender is the majority, but have we ever really wondered why?

Mindful that as the crisis emanating from Russia’s hostilities in Ukraine and the attendant incremental threat to global oil supplies could worsen in the years ahead, the Joe Biden Administration, days ago, loosened the shackles that had bound Venezuela’s economy for more than three years and crippling the country’s economy, by granting the United States oil company Chevron Corp.

The Guyana Defence Force (GDF) yesterday morning successfully conducted a Medical Evacua-tion for a 30-year-old female patient from the Matthews Ridge Hospital, Region One (Barima/ Waini).

Dear Editor, I agree with most of what Sahadeo Bates’ letter said in SN …Society remains unconvinced Government is serious in the fight against Violence Against Women – Stabroek News.

CAPE TOWN, (Reuters) – Cyril Ramaphosa’s future as South African president hung in the balance yesterday, as his office said he was exploring options after a report found evidence he may have committed misconduct over a stash of cash stolen from his game farm.

Minister of Housing Collin Croal yesterday made a final plea to the remaining Mocha/Arcadia squatters who haven’t taken up the move-in-ready house deal, as he announced that demolition will begin today so that the road project for that area could commence.

THE HAGUE,  (Reuters) – Judges at the World Court ruled yesterday that Chile and land-locked Bolivia now agreed on previous points of dispute over access to the waters of the Silala river and that they would not need to make a decision on Chile’s claims before the court.

Dear Editor, The call that ‘much more community support is needed to protect vulnerable older folks’ (News Room Nov 29) following the gruesome murders of two elderly women, one day apart, does not take into account in these particular cases, family members, and female members, were allegedly involved.

Warnings last week from the Barbados-based Caribbean Institute for Meteorology & Hydrology (CIMH) of “heavy rains and possible flooding…for December” in the region could not have come at a more inopportune time.

RUSSELS,  (Reuters) – European Union governments tentatively agreed yesterday on a $60 a barrel price cap on Russian seaborne oil – an idea of the Group of Seven (G7) nations – with an adjustment mechanism to keep the cap at 5% below the market price, according to diplomats and a document seen by Reuters.

(CMC) – Debutant Tagenarine Chanderpaul was closing in on a defiant half-century after surviving a stern examination by Australia’s quicks, as West Indies emerged unscathed from a difficult final session on an exhausting day two of the first Test at Perth Stadium.

HAVANA/WASHINGTON,  (Reuters) – Cuba´s Vice Foreign Minister Carlos Fernandez de Cossio yesterday accused long-time rival the United States of doublespeak after the Biden administration proposed to scrap a plan to install a new undersea telecommunications cable to Cuba.

Kitco Market Data Gold Prices for the three day period ending Thursday December 1, 2022

Dear Editor, It is being recorded that billions of dollars are spent on infrastructural development in this country, Guyana, but look around, especially on the roads and bridges and you would wonder who is fooling who, really.

WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – Joe Biden yesterday used the first state visit of his presidency to demonstrate unity with France’s Emmanuel Macron on Ukraine, show willingness to speak to Russia’s Vladimir Putin and assuage European anger over U.S.

Customs Anti-Narcotic Unit (CANU) officers on Wednesday evening arrested a North Sophia man after it intercepted a boat with 1,000 shotgun cartridges aboard.

Minister of Culture, Youth and Sport Charles Ramson, who was the then Region Four Counting Agent for the People’s Progressive Party/Civic (PPP/C) during the March 2020 elections, said his efforts to deliver a letter requesting a recount of votes tabulated for District Four to Returning Officer (RO) Clairmont Mingo had been frustrated by police officers.

AMMAN, (Reuters) – Islamic State (IS) militant leader Abu al-Hassan al-Hashemi al-Quraishi, who was killed in mid-October in Syria, blew himself up after he and his aides were surrounded by local fighters in the town of Jasem, fighters involved in the clash told Reuters.

MEXICO CITY,  (Reuters) – Mexico’s energy ministry tried earlier this year to block the publication of stricter rules on natural gas flaring, according to documents seen by Reuters, saying they would hurt state oil company Pemex and its plans to increase production.

Dear Editor, In my letter of November 29, 2022, published in Stabroek News, I had argued that Attorney General Mohabir Anil Nandlall is not taking seriously the evidence indicating an unusually high voter turnout in the General Elections of March 2, 2020.

GASCI (www.gasci.com/telephone Nº 223-6175/6) reports that session 995’s trading results showed consideration of $4,482,591 from 10,398 shares traded in 15 transactions as compared to session 994’s trading results, which showed consideration of $52,387,081 from 130,156 shares traded in 20 transactions.

All around us, there is verifiable evidence about the way fossil fuels such as coal, oil and gas are speeding up the warming of the earth.

MEXICO CITY,  (Reuters) – Mexico’s government said yesterday a deal had been reached between employers, labor representatives and officials to raise the minimum wage by 20% in 2023.

(Reuters) – Four-time champions Germany sensationally crashed out of the World Cup despite a 4-2 victory over Costa Rica in their last Group E match yesterday, tumbling out at the first hurdle for the second consecutive time.

It hardly raised any cynical Guyanese eyebrows when news came that SOCU has not been exercising its mandate in the way it was set up to do.

(Reuters) – France’s Stephanie Frappart made history yesterday when she became the first woman to take charge of a men’s World Cup finals game during Costa Rica’s Group E match against Germany.

(Reuters) – Croatia scraped into the World Cup last 16 after a tension-filled 0-0 draw with Belgium that ensured the last hurrah of their opponents’ ‘golden generation’ ended in a dismal group-stage exit yesterday.

By Charwayne Walker The million-dollar question currently asked especially with the 2022 FIFA World Cup taking place in Qatar is, who is the first Guyanese referee to officiate at the Caribbean Football Union (CFU) senior level?

(Reuters) – Four of England’s top five batsmen smashed rapid hundreds against Pakistan in a record-breaking batting performance as the visitors racked up 506-4 on the opening day of the first test in Rawalpindi yesterday.

Football – the beautiful game- For Christmas Saint Luke, Chapter Two and its numerous verses tell of what Christians refer to as the Nativity – the story of the birth of the Christ Child.

The warnings that the Caribbean continues to receive regarding the likelihood that climate change and some of its consequences, not least radically changing weather patterns, would bring an increasingly greater level of threat to regional food security are justifying themselves through weather patterns that grow more vicious in their intensity.

(Reuters) – An impassioned Moroccan team clinched a spot in the last 16 of the World Cup for the first time since 1986 by defeating the already-eliminated Canadians 2-1 yesterday, mercilessly capitalising on their opponents’ blunders.

Dear Editor, There is a video showing the constant disrespect to the rule of law, pedestrians and fellow motorists as some seek to fulfill their selfish financial obligations.

Improvised weapons, scissors, ganja, razor blades, and cell phones were among the items found when the Joint Services conducted a search at the New Amsterdam Prison on Thursday.

HONG KONG/BEIJING, (Reuters) – China is set to announce an easing of its COVID-19 quarantine protocolsin the coming days and a reduction in mass testing, sources told Reuters, a marked shift in policy after anger over the world’s toughest curbs fuelled widespread protests.

(Reuters) – Japan staged their second stunning turnaround of the World Cup to beat 2010 champions Spain 2-1 yesterday to surge into the last 16 along with their beaten opponents and dump Germany out in one of the greatest nights for the Samurai Blue.