Daily Archive: Thursday, December 8, 2022

The Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) today said that Nomination Day for Local Government Elections (LGE) which was set for December 12th has been postponed until further notice.

Roshanie Basdeo called Mala, a 37-year-old housewife from Bush Lot, West Coast Berbice and Mohammed Ramzan Shaheed called Bajie, a 48-year-old labourer from Section ‘B’ Bush Lot, WCB, were jointly charged today with the murder an 85-year-old woman.

RIYADH,  (Reuters) – Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman received President Xi Jinping today as the Chinese leader heralded “a new era” in Arab relations, with a lavish welcome signalling Riyadh’s interest in deepening ties with Beijing despite U.S.

ULAANBAATAR, (Reuters) – Mongolian protesters gathered in the capital in temperatures well below freezing today to denounce perceived government corruption for a fifth day, even after the arrests of eight officials suspected of so-called coal theft.

DUBAI, (Reuters) – Iran hanged a man today convicted of injuring a security guard with a knife and blocking a street in Tehran, the semi-official Tasnim news agency said, the first such execution over recent anti-government unrest.

The Representation of the People Act (RoPA) amendment bill of 2022 was passed in the National Assembly early Tuesday morning despite objections by the opposition APNU+AFC that it needed to be scrutinized by a Special Select Committee.

In the face of concerns raised by some local farmers about the rising mortality rates among chickens, Minister of Agriculture, Zulfikar Mustapha, and major producer Bounty Farms Limited have assured that there will be no shortage of poultry for the holiday season.

The nephew of 75-year-old Audrey Harris yesterday appear-ed in the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court where he was remanded to prison after being charged with murdering the woman.

(Reuters) – Croatia coach Zlatko Dalic described their World Cup quarter-final opponents Brazil as “terrifying” after the five-time champions thrashed South Korea 4-1 to send a clear message to their rivals.

(Reuters) – Lionel Messi’s hopes of winning an elusive World Cup will come up against the tactical scheming of veteran coach Louis van Gaal as Argentina face the Netherlands in today’s quarter-final at Lusail.

Assistant Registration Officer of GECOM, Alexandra Sophia Bowman yesterday said she was instructed to use a spreadsheet instead of Statements of Poll (SoPs) during the tabulation of votes cast in District Four for the March 2020 General and Regional Elections.

(CMC) – Embattled West Indies are facing several injury worries as they prepare to face Australia in the decisive second and final Test at Adelaide Oval which started today.

A convict who was a juvenile when he murdered Cuyuni shop owner Bibi Sheniza Khan-Bhola back in 2014, has been sentenced to serve a minimum of eight years behind bars; in addition to being ordered to undergo a host of rehabilitative programmes.

The Championship Phase of the One Guyana President Cup football tournament was officially launched yesterday at State House, with the unveiling of the official uniforms of the competing 10 regions.

The Brazilian Green Dwarf coconut variety has officially been introduced in Guyana through an arrangement between the Ministry of Agriculture (MoA) and the Caribbean Agriculture Research and Development Institute (CARDI).

Around 700 residents of Essequibo Islands–West Demerara (Region Three) were allocated house lots yesterday at an exercise held by the Ministry of Housing and Water.

Guyana’s three-member team has arrived in Bogota, Colombia, on a quest to be among the podium finishers at the ongoing World Weightlifting Championships.

Minister of Education, Priya Manickchand yesterday met with parents and teachers of the Graham’s Hall Primary School to address overcrowding at the school.

With heavy rainfall forcing cricket indoors, the Guyana Cricket Board has decided to bowl off a series of Under-13 inter-county trial matches at the National Gymnasium, Homestretch Avenue, Georgetown, with Ravid Fredericks and Rayad Latiff making quite an impression.

(Reuters) – Bangladesh all-rounder Mehidy Hasan Miraz scored an unbeaten 100 from 83 balls and grabbed two wickets to help his side beat India by five runs in their second one-day international in Mirpur on Wednesday, sealing a 2-0 series victory with one game left to play.

The Maritime Administration Department (MARAD) yesterday said that there is no hike in the fare on water taxis plying the Georgetown to Vreed-en-Hoop route.

(Reuters) – India captain Rohit Sharma has been ruled out of the third one-day international against Bangladesh tomorrow after a blow to his left thumb while fielding.

Three men yesterday walked out of the High Court in Berbice as free men after they were found not guilty of the murder of a 24-year-old farmer from Crabwood Creek, Upper Corentyne in July 2017.

Ryan Guyandat was on Tuesday acquitted on a charge of causing a man to rape another man; but faces a retrial in relation to another count of the offence, which accuses him of raping the complainant.

Dear Editor, Please allow me a moment to respond to a letter published in your December 7th edition captioned “At end of November, Public Works Ministry has spent only 51% of its budgeted $88B”.

(Reuters) – Belgium captain Eden Hazard announced his retirement from international soccer aged 31 on Wednesday after his second-ranked team’s World Cup campaign ended in a disappointing group stage exit.

The three GECOM employees who on Tuesday declined to testify before the Commission of Inquiry (CoI) into the March 2nd 2020 general elections have together filed a $150 million suit against the State, which they have accused of breaching their constitutional right to a fair hearing and against self-incrimination.

Dear Editor,  On 01 December 2022, Winrock/ART (Architecture for REDD+ Transactions) announced that it has issued 33.47 million jurisdictional carbon credits to Guyana, representing saved carbon in the forests of Guyana.

(Reuters) – Germany coach Hansi Flick will remain in his position despite his side’s dismal performance at the World Cup, the DFB said in a statement on Wednesday.

Dear Editor, Increasingly since the 2020 national elections, members of the APNU+AFC opposition have been calling for the use of biometrics for voter identification in order to cast a vote in regional and national elections in Guyana.

Residents in Suddie Housing Scheme in Region Two found themselves bailing out water from their premises after the area experienced two hours of heavy rainfall yesterday morning with some relating that their houses were in several inches of water. 

(Reuters) – Qatar received just over 765,000 visitors during the first two weeks of the World Cup, according to an organisers’ report obtained by Reuters, falling short of the country’s expectations for an influx of 1.2 million during the month-long event.

The Guyana Court of Appeal has reduced to 22 years, the 70-year sentence which had been imposed upon Rajesh Guyadeen, who had been convicted of the 2003 murder of Nandram Manohar.

Dear Editor, I fully and unequivocally support the conduct of a fourteen (14) day exercise under section 24A ‘Correc-tion of the Register’ by the Guyana Elections Commission in preparation for Local Government Elec-tions.

By Charwayne Walker Forty-seven years ago, Blackpool Football Club, made up of mostly Guyanese who had migrated to the USA, toured Guyana for the first time in July 1975.

Following the conclusion of the Region Four section of the One Guyana President Cup football tournament on Wednesday, the management team has finalised its 25-member roster of players who will compete in the Championship phase slated to commence on Sunday.

BRASILIA, (Reuters) – Brazil runs the risk of losing control over its vast Amazon rainforest region to organized crime and traffickers who use the lawless region to smuggle drugs, a Supreme Court judge warned yesterday.

Dear Editor, I am saddened at the way in which our people are being killed.

Shaquille Charles, a 27-year-old unemployed man of 7th Avenue, Bartica, appeared at the Bartica Magistrate’s Court around 09:00 hrs yesterday before Magistrate Crystal Lambert to answer to a ganja possession charge.

Dear Editor, If you can recall in 2020 the crowds that were at the Ministry of Housing and Water, fast-forward to 2022 there are no crowds! 

The Guyana Court of Appeal has set February 8th, 2023 at 9:30 am for hearing of  an appeal of the dismissal of the second petition challenging the results of the March 2nd, 2020 General and Regional elections.

(Reuters) – The participation of Russian and Belarusian athletes at the 2024 Paris summer Olympics is still unclear and no date has been set for a final decision on the matter, International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach said on Wednesday.

RIYADH,  (Reuters) – Chinese President Xi Jinping began a visit to Saudi Arabia yesterday that Beijing said marked its biggest diplomatic initiative in the Arab world, as Riyadh expands global alliances beyond a long-standing partnership with the West.

Dear Editor, As a nonagenarian I have addressed several Registered letters to the General Manager of the National Insurance Scheme:- 1) To ask to facilitate my Pension Order Book being lodged in my Bank Account 2)  That I be included in their ‘Outreach Programme’ After several months I still await any acknowledgement in Prashad Nagar, Region Four.

(Reuters) – The ATP on Wednesday fined Britain’s Lawn Tennis Association (LTA) 820,000 pounds ($1 million) for banning male players from Russia and Belarus from this year’s summer grasscourt events ahead of the Championships over Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine.

Michelle Miller, another GECOM employee who is currently facing elections-related charges yesterday opted not to give evidence at the Presidential Commission of Inquiry (CoI) into the March 2020 elections to avoid self-incrimination.

LIMA,  (Reuters) – Peru swore in a new president yesterday after a day of political drama that saw leftist leader Pedro Castillo arrested after his ousting from office in an impeachment trial following his last-ditch bid to cling to power by dissolving Congress.

LONDON/KYIV,  (Reuters) – Russian President Vladimir Putin has acknowledged that his army could be fighting in Ukraine for a long time, but for now there will be no second call-up of soldiers.

Dear Editor, I am befuddled.  Amidst all the claims and counter claims about the List and bloat among other contentious issues, now a court filing has an embarrassed Chief Election Officer scrambling to correct with the likelihood of the elections date being affected. 

By Commonwealth Secretary-General, The Rt Hon Patricia Scotland KC As we head towards the end of the year, many of us will soon be surrounded by our family and friends sitting around dinner tables as we celebrate the festive season.

GUATEMALA CITY, (Reuters) – A Guatemalan court yesterday sentenced both former President Otto Perez and his vice president, Roxana Baldetti, to 16 years in prison each in a graft case years after explosive corruption revelations forced the two out of office early and into prison.

(Reuters) – Serbia have been fined 20,000 Swiss francs ($21,290.19) after a flag which showed Kosovo as part of their country was hung in the dressing room when they faced Brazil at the World Cup on Nov.

The Ministry of Health yesterday reported that 21 new cases of COVID-19 were recorded after 337  tests were conducted.

(Trinidad Express) A taxi driver who was described as kind and respectful to his passengers was hijacked and shot dead on Tuesday night by killers in his taxi.

On November 25, Guyana joined the rest of the world in observing International Day for the Eli-mination of Violence against Women and began the 16 days of activism against gender-based violence that culminates annually on Human Rights Day, December 10.