Daily Archive: Sunday, December 11, 2022

Chinese businesses in Guyana selling durable goods and services will now be better aware of  their responsibilities as outlined in the Consumer Affairs Act (CAA) No 13 of 2011 through the translation of excerpts of the CAA into Mandarin by the Competition and Consumer Affairs Commission (CCAC).

President Irfaan Ali today said that the Men on Mission (MoM) initiative that he is leading will help with the construction of approximately 150 homes across the country for vulnerable persons who own their own land. 

ADELAIDE, (Reuters) – Australia routed West Indies for 77 in the second innings to romp to a 419-run victory in the day-night second test and complete a 2-0 series sweep at the Adelaide Oval today.

BEIJING, (Reuters) – Beijing’s COVID-19 gloom deepened today with many shops and other businesses closed, and an expert warned of many thousands of new coronavirus cases as anger over China’s previous COVID policies gave way to worry about coping with infection.

TOKYO,  (Reuters) – A Japanese space startup launched a spacecraft to the moon today after several delays, a step toward what would be a first for the nation and for a private company.

As its second soya bean crop for this year is currently being planted and government forges ahead with infrastructural support works at the Tacama Gold mega-farm in the Intermediate Savannahs, the consortium spearheading the project has confirmed plans for two crops per year, given better than projected yields.

Flooding in the Upper and Middle Mazaruni, in Region Seven, has left the livelihoods of many in limbo, according to Region Seven Chairman Kenneth Williams, who has confirmed that over 25 houses are currently under water. 

Vice President, Bharrat Jagdeo on Friday announced that the government will be producing a new high-tech national identification (ID) card, which will allow for ease of business as well as travel through the country’s airports by both nationals and resident non-nationals.

Nineteen contracts valued at a total of approximately $5.6 billion were signed on Friday for the construction and rehabilitation of several coastland and hinterland bridges, as well as for rehabilitation works on the Kingston wharf, the Department of Public Information (DPI) has reported.

Guyana-born Jana Gomes, of Ontario, Canada, is a nurturing, happy-go-lucky 28-year-old, who like many people her age likes music, videos, art and is tech savvy.

By Subhana Shiwmangal Following a one day strike for a $20 fare increase, speedboat operators plying the route  between Vreed-en-Hoop and Georgetown resumed operations on Saturday.

With a dream to one day publish a book, 54-year-old Janice Carmichael of East Bank Berbice has faced her every struggle head-on; using writing as an outlet to pour out her emotions and express herself.

A recent move to clear the parapets and drains in Blygezight Gardens have left some residents unhappy as they say the contractor did not notify them in advance of works, which have left the area in disarray.

By Nigel Westmaas Patrick Dargan is accredited as Guyana’s first ‘formal’ non-white politician to occupy one of the highest rungs of government under the British colonial order, namely the Combined Court.

AL KHOR, Qatar, (Reuters) – Oliver Giroud sent France into a World Cup semi-final with Morocco as his late header after Aurelien Tchouameni’s opener clinched a gutsy 2-1 win over England yesterday with Harry Kane blazing a penalty over the bar six minutes from time.

Over two years after their exit from Guyana due to the COVID-19 pandemic, United States Peace Corps volunteers have returned and 18 persons making up the 33rd cohort were on Wednesday sworn in to start giving support in communities across the country.

DOHA,  (Reuters) – Morocco’s extraordinary run in Qatar continued yesterday as they claimed another massive scalp in beating Portugal 1-0 to become the first African and Arab country to reach the World Cup semi-finals.

The Rotary Club of Stabroek, in collaboration with its technology partner BrainStreet Group and the support of ExxonMobil Guyana, is embarking on the development and implementation of an Indigenous Language Translation Portal Project aimed at supporting the automated translation of Guyana’s eight indigenous languages.

Two students of the Vishy Anand Chess Academy, Arjun Erigaisi and Vaishali Rameshbabu, triumphed at the Tata Steel India Blitz Chess Tournament recently, surpassing some big grandmasters in the process.

Guyana’s delegation to a recently concluded the 55th Plenary and Working Group meetings of the Caribbean Financial Action Task Force (CFATF) in the Cayman Islands, is optimistic that the country is on track in its preparation for its upcoming mutual evaluation. 

The Kaieteur Attack Racing Cycle Club (KARCC) was formally launched on Friday night in the clubhouse of GMR&SC on Thomas Lands.

Dear Editor, The Constitution Reform Commission bill, passed by Parliament on 15 November 2022 is the most momentous piece of legislation passed in a long time, given its far-reaching implications for the future stability and development of this country.

Young Olympian Aleka Persaud and Olympic hopeful Leon Seaton Jr. departed Friday for Melbourne, Australia to represent Guyana at the 16th FINA World Swimming Championships (25m).

Guyana on Friday joined with 187 member states to the UN Convention against Corruption to observe International Anti-Corruption Day, held under the theme, “Promoting Transparency and Strengthening Institutions,” and government touted the development of a robust anti-corruption framework to building awareness and enhance public trust.

People’s Progressive Party\Civic (PPP\C) member Bibi Anieshaw Mohamed, who was the Tabulation Officer for the party during the March 2020 elections, last Monday testified that Guyana Elections Commission Information Technology (IT) Officer Enrique Livan attempted to change the figures on some of the Statements of Polls (SOPs) as has been alleged by many.

(Reuters) – Residents near the site of the worst U.S. oil pipeline leak in a decade took the commotion and smell in stride as cleanup crews labored in near-freezing temperatures, and investigators searched for clues to what caused the spill.

Dear Editor, For the last few months, IDPADA-G and things African Guyanese have been in the headlines.

MULTAN, Pakistan,  (Reuters) – Pakistan spinner Abrar Ahmed continued his fairytale debut but England stretched their overall lead to 281 to put themselves in a commanding position in the second test in Multan yesterday.

ADELAIDE, Australia, CMC – Shambolic batting on yesterday’s third day left West Indies staring at a heavy defeat in the second Test and teetering on the brink of another emotionally-draining series loss Down Under.

(Reuters) – All non-critical infrastructure in the Ukrainian port of Odesa was without power after Russia used Iranian-made drones to hit two energy facilities, officials said on Saturday, adding it could take months to repair the damage.

Dear Editor, Back in mid-December 2020, I was asked by the Ethnic Relations Commission (ERC) to make a presentation in a “National Conversation on Ethnic Relations” they sponsored with UG on “How can we improve ethnic relations in Guyana?”

Twenty-five Region Two business owners on Friday received cheques worth $150,000 each to help revive their businesses.

The Guyana Police Force (GPF) and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) are collaborating to tackle noise nuisance during the upcoming holiday season and persons who fail to comply with the law will be prosecuted.

LIMA, (Reuters) – Peru’s new President Dina Boluarte on Saturday named a cabinet that includes a pro-market finance minister, as protests accelerated around the country to demand fresh elections following the ouster of democratically-elected former President Pedro Castillo.

Dear Editor, The Rodney Family is saddened by the passing of our dear friend, Father Malcolm Rodrigues.

NORTH SOUND, Antigua, CMC – West Indies Women churned out arguably their worst performance of the three-match series as they suffered a 151-run flogging in the final One-Day International, to endure a 3-0 whitewash at the hands of England Women.

The Ministry of Health on Saturday reported a total of 17 new COVID-19 cases.

LONDON, (Reuters) – Three people were killed and around a dozen others remain missing after an explosion early on Saturday morning at a block of flats on the island of Jersey, off the coast of northern France.

Dear Editor, Western Union may be misusing sections 15 to 20 especially section 15 (4) (d) of the Anti-Money Laundering and Countering the Financing of Terrorism Act in relation to former MPs.

DHAKA, (Reuters) – India’s Ishan Kishan smashed the quickest double century in men’s one-day international cricket in a consolation 227-run victory over Bangladesh in their third and final ODI yesterday, having lost the first two.

(Trinidad Guardian) – The Government and the consortium partners, bp Alternative Energy Trinidad and Tobago (bpATT), Shell Renewables Caribbean (Shell), and Lightsource bp, have completed negotiations on the development of a 112MWac/148MWp solar project.

Joel Embiid scored 38 points and grabbed 12 rebounds, De’Anthony Melton posted career highs with 33 points, eight 3-pointers and seven steals and the host Philadelphia 76ers defeated the Los Angeles Lakers 133-122 in overtime.

WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – A high-level U.S. delegation will travel to China next week to follow up on President Joe Biden’s recent talks with Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping and prepare for Secretary of State Antony Blinken’s visit there early next year, the U.S.

Dear Editor, The VP’s securing of the sale of carbon credits is being hailed as an “initiative,” and astute leadership by our VP (See “Astute leadership delivers massive carbon credit deal for Guyana” (Chronicle, Dec.

One month after a contractor identified as Aries Matthew, was fatally chopped on Annai Access Road while trying to rescue his colleague from two attackers, police ranks of Region Nine are still searching for the suspects.

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Introduction Today’s column serves three main objectives. First, to address Guyana’s creaming curve, which dramatizes its remarkable exploration successes in locating Guyana’s hydrocarbons resources, found largely offshore to date.

The purchase of 37.5 million carbon credits here over 15 years by the Hess Corporation, a member of the consortium exploiting oil in the Stabroek Block, is something which the average Guyanese, absorbed as he or she is with cost-of-living constraints, probably regards as beneficial for this country.

Mainstream cinema remains preoccupied with the exigencies of history on film, recent or distant.

WASHINGTON/DOHA,  (Reuters) – Well-known U.S. soccer journalist Grant Wahl died suddenly on Friday after collapsing while covering a match at the World Cup in Qatar, his agent said.

Taking charge of your fitness journey in 2023 to achieve a consistently fitter, happier and healthier life includes being realistic and staying consistent, setting SMART goals, creating manageable targets, listing the benefits of getting fit and healthy, scheduling your workouts and  not comparing yourself, which were detailed last week.

In our final discussion regarding the Principles of Design, let us turn to unity and variety first and to contrast second.

Our history often shapes itself into a part of our identity.

BELGRADE, (Reuters) – Serbia will ask NATO peacekeepers to let it deploy Serbian military and police in Kosovo, although it believes there is no chance of the request being approved, President Aleksandar Vucic said on Saturday.

Dear Editor, It is with sadness I read of the recent passing of Rampersaud Tiwari in Toronto, formerly of Buxton.

We know that holidays are all about tradition and rituals (as they should be), but they are also a time when we consider shaking things up a little from the routine.

There are times my wife and I go up the great Essequibo to stay at the beautiful river-home of my brother-in-law and his wife.

The life and work of Fr. Malcolm Rodrigues represent and symbolize much more than his individual efforts, courageous though they were.

(The Gleaner) – A shooting on Friday evening has left a supermarket owner and another man dead in Porus, Manchester, Jamaica. 

Oil and gas Guyana launches licensing round for 14 oil blocks: With President Irfaan Ali stressing the need to expeditiously move to develop the country’s oil and gas resources, the government on Friday launched the licensing round for 14 offshore oil blocks.