Daily Archive: Monday, December 5, 2022

Police are investigating the death, allegedly by electrocution, of 32-year-old Sorajanie Hansraj and her 39-year-old husband Prahalad Jagnarine, which occurred between 7  last evening and 6 this morning at Success Squatting Area, East Coast Demerara.

New Chief Education Officer, Saddam Hussain has advised heads of schools and practical instruction centres that they no longer need to provide general schemes of work.

(Jamaica Gleaner) Jamaicans have been urged to temper their appetite for foreign-produced essential oils and to invest in local production to tap a global industry valued at US$8.8 billion and which is expected to exceed US$15 billion by 2027.

(Barbados Nation) Barbados’ new series of banknotes is in circulation from today.

KYIV, (Reuters) – Ukraine said Russia had destroyed homes in the south and knocked out power in the north in a new round of missile attacks today as the West tried to limit Moscow’s ability to finance its invasion by imposing a price cap on Russian seaborne oil.

WASHINGTON,  (Reuters) – Actor George Clooney, singer-songwriter Amy Grant, singer Gladys Knight, composer Tania León and rock group U2 were celebrated yesterday for their contributions to the arts at a White House reception and a music-filled Kennedy Center Honors show.

DOHA, (Reuters) – Kylian Mbappe was in another league yet again, oozing class throughout, while the ever-reliable Olivier Giroud netted a record goal to send defending champions France into the World Cup quarter-finals with a 3-1 victory over Poland yesterday.

So says standout bodybuilder Roger Callender ahead of the flagship National Senior Championships scheduled for December 18 at the National Cultural Centre.

Tucville and Beterverwagting (BV)/Buxton will contest the final of the Region #4 zone in the One Guyana President Cup tomorrow at the Ministry of Education ground, Carifesta Avenue, following semi-final wins yesterday at the National Training Centre, Providence.

In the face of a number of collisions by vessels with the Demerara Harbour Bridge (DHB) which have left taxpayers footing hundreds of millions of dollars in repairs, the government has signalled a revamping of the country’s maritime laws to ensure adequate compensation.

Bent Street and Future Stars will contest the men’s final while Fruta Conquerors and Tiger Bay will battle in the women’s championship match of the MVP Sports Futsal Championship on Saturday following respective semi-final wins last Saturday evening.

Permanent Secretary of the Public Works Ministry, Vladim Persaud yesterday signed a contract with Modern Construction and Trucking Services for the emergency construction of an improved ‘B’ Field Sophia Bridge (Blacka Bridge).

AL KHOR, Qatar, (Reuters) – Clinical England overcame a pedestrian start to surge to a comfortable 3-0 victory over Senegal yesterday as high-quality goals by Jordan Henderson, Harry Kane and Bukayo Saka swept them into a mouth-watering World Cup quarter-final clash with France.

PERTH, Australia, CMC – Roston Chase’s first Test fifty in two years proved insufficient as a first session collapse condemned West Indies to a heavy 164-run defeat to Australia in the opening Test here yesterday.

Well known Jesuit priest and social activist, Fr Malcolm Rodrigues passed away last evening at the St Joseph Mercy Hospital after a period of illness.

DHAKA, (Reuters) – Lower-order batsman Mehidy Hasan Miraz conjured an unbeaten 38 in a low-scoring thriller as Bangladesh stunned India by one wicket in the opening one-day international in Mirpur yesterday.

Five days before President David Granger acceded to the GECOM declaration that his coalition had lost the 2020 General Elections, the US White House had told the Private Sector Commission (PSC) it was preparing to institute economic sanctions against persons here, according to National Security Advisor and former PSC Chairman Gerry Gouveia.

President Irfaan Ali on Saturday  said that the Government will continue to roll out programmes to benefit all children, including those from children’s homes.

ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates,  CMC – Player-of-the-tournament Nicholas Pooran played another key role as Deccan Gladiators defeated Kieron Pollard’s New York Strikers by 37 runs to lift the Abu Dhabi T10 title here yesterday.

Interviews and photos by Shabna Rahman The cost of living continues to rise and many people are affected by it.

DUBAI, (Reuters) – Protesters in Iran called yesterday for a three-day strike this week, stepping up pressure on authorities after the public prosecutor said the morality police whose detention of a young woman triggered months of protests had been shut down.

RAWALPINDI, Pakistan, (Reuters) – England made a bold declaration and used short-ball bowling tactics to great effect to stay on course for a comprehensive victory in the opening test against Pakistan yesterday.

Dear Editor The worse life one can live is one of ingratitude.

Two south Georgetown communities have been awarded contracts totalling $165m for the cleaning and desilting of drains along with the rehabilitation of bridges and roads.

(Trinidad Express) “Baffling” was how police described a double murder that took place in Chaguanas sometime between Saturday night and yesterday morning.

Dear Editor, During the decade that I worked at the International Monetary Fund in Washington DC, my colleagues from European countries would often remark that holidays in Antigua, Barbados and St Kitts were more expensive than for Cuba, the Dominican Republic and Jamaica.

Heavy rainfall has forced the Guyana Cricket Board to cancel its Inter-County U13 tournament.

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has determined that the ship repair and dry-docking facility operated by Guyana Port Inc at Supply, East Bank Demerara requires no Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA).

Shemaine Campbelle, the diminutive wicketkeeper-batter, became the fourth West Indies Women’s player to achieve 100 One-Day International matches when she was selected in the starting XI against England Women at the Sir Vivian Richards Stadium yesterday afternoon.

KYIV,  (Reuters) – President Volodymyr Zelenskiy urged Ukrainians to be patient and strong in resisting the rigours of winter, as officials pressed ahead with efforts to restore power and other services knocked out by Russian air strikes.

Dear Editor, Since assuming office in August 2020, the PPP/C regime has continuously diverted hard earned taxpayers’ monies to support the failing sugar industry.

The Ministry of Health yesterday said that eight new COVID-19 cases have been recorded.

JAKARTA,  (Reuters) – Thousands of residents in Indonesia’s East Java were on high alert today after a violent eruption at the island’s tallest volcano prompted authorities to impose an 8-kilometer no-go zone and forced evacuations of entire villages.

Dear Editor, We know what the PNC political party unleashed for decades: violence and queueing for basic food items and other necessities.

PERTH, (Reuters) – Australia captain Pat Cummins says he feels fine after a quad strain prevented him from bowling in the fourth innings of his side’s win over the West Indies in the first test, but admits he must prove his fitness before the next test starts on Thursday.

Before proceeding with today’s article, a brief comment is appropriate in relation to recent statements made by Floyd Haynes on a Kaieteur News radio programme on the audit of Exxon’s post-contract costs covering the period 2018-2020.

by Vidyaratha Kissoon (Vidyaratha Kissoon lives in Guyana. He realised that beating children was wrong after doing anti-violence work with Help & Shelter and other organisations and individuals who recognised that we need to stop beating children as a cultural practice if we want to end gender based and other forms of violence) Consultation “She used to come in de class, beat everybody..

ABUJA,  (Reuters) – West African leaders said yesterday they would establish a regional peacekeeping force to intervene in member states to help restore security and constitutional order in a region that has witnessed several coups in the past two years.

Undoubtedly, the deal signed on Friday by the Guyana Government with Hess Corporation is a signal development that will not only bring lucrative returns to the country but also underlines the monetisation potential of carbon in standing forests.

Dear Editor, There has been a plethora of letters in mainstream media blaming the PPP/C administration for allegedly practising race discrimination, and for engaging in the furtherance of marginalization and thus creating deeper levels of poverty, and with the victims belonging to one ethnic group.

Dear Editor, It is a given that community centres, village halls and other local venues are at the heart of many communities.

The head of the Liberty and Justice Party (LJP), Lenox Shuman yesterday called on leaders of the indigenous peoples to construct plans to absorb the monies to be set aside for their communities from a massive carbon credits deal.

The Ministry of Education has appointed Keon Cheong to be the Ministry’s Assistant Chief Education Officer with responsibility for Special Education Needs (SEN).