Daily Archive: Wednesday, December 14, 2022

AL KHOR, Qatar,  (Reuters) – France set up a heavyweight World Cup final against Argentina after an early goal by Theo Hernandez and a late one from Randal Kolo Muani ended battling Morocco’s dream run via an action-packed 2-0 semi-final victory today.

NEW DELHI, (Reuters) – Russia’s flagship Urals crude has been sold at deeper discounts this month following a European ban on Russian oil imports, and dominant buyer India has bought barrels at well below a $60 price cap agreed by the West, four market sources said.

(Trinidad Guardian) Chaguanas Mayor Faaiq Mohammed has expressed outrage at yesterday’s murder of pensioner Moonan Hardeo during a home invasion.

(Reuters) – Argentina’s Julian Alvarez scored twice and earned a penalty converted by Lionel Messi as they swept past Croatia 3-0 yesterday, and into the World Cup final where they will face either holders France or Morocco at the weekend.

Government Technical Institute (GTI) on Monday evening, won the Titan Bowl, while the University of Guyana (UG) clinched the Tertiary Knockout Championship.

In what will be the country’s most expensive public sector project ever, the contract to build the US$759 million, 300 MW combined-cycle power plant and a natural gas liquids (NGL) facility at Wales, West Bank Demerara (WCD), was yesterday inked between Guyana and US companies CH4/Lindsayca.

The KFC Goodwill Schools Football Series will commence tomorrow at the National Training Centre, Providence, due to the inclement weather.

(Reuters) – France will go into today’s World Cup semi-final against Morocco with the utmost respect for their giant-killing opponents as the defending champions prepare for a hostile reception from the Maghreb side’s supporters.

The bodies of a State Counsel and her partner were yesterday discovered in a locked Nissan X-Trail SUV at Canal Number 2, Belle West, West Bank Demerara (WBD). 

(CMC) – West Indies captain Kraigg Brathwaite has praised departing head coach Phil Simmons for the work he has done with the team and says whoever is chosen to fill his shoes must be a leader who understands Caribbean culture.

By Shuntal Glasgow The government and the city yesterday remained locked in a standoff over vending caravans positioned outside of the Georgetown Public Hospital (GPHC).

Dear Editor, On August 4, 2022, eight Members of Parliament, from the Opposition Parliamentary benches, were unlawfully suspended from the National Assembly, four from four sittings and the remaining four from six sittings, all without due process. 

The Guyana Sugar Corporation (GuySuCo) and the Guyana Agricultural and General Workers Union (GAWU) yesterday signed a new agreement which will see sugar workers receiving an eight per cent increase in wages and salaries.

(Reuters) – After starting their tour of Bangladesh with defeat in a one-day international series, India’s stand-in captain KL Rahul said they will come out swinging in the opening test match against the hosts beginning in Chattogram today.

(Reuters) – Former England cricketer Andrew Flintoff has been taken to hospital after an accident during the filming of an episode of the BBC’s “Top Gear” show, but his injuries were not life-threatening, British media reported yesterday.

Dear Editor, Obscuring or distorting facts cannot make a lie anything other than the lie it is, and I wish to denounce untruthful statements made by Opposition MP Jermaine Figueira in an article published in a daily newspaper headlined “Govt.

Youths with disabilities in Guyana are advocating for changes to several Acts that will improve their quality of life and create more opportunities for them to make meaningful contributions to society.

Dear Editor, The PPP is laughing at us in the PNC while heaping scorn on our executives in the party.

(Reuters) – The National Basketball Association has renamed the trophy given to its regular season MVP after Michael Jordan, who is widely regarded as one of the greatest players of all time.

Finding that he did not have a fair trial, but in the same vein that the prosecution’s case against him appears strong, the Guyana Court of Appeal has ordered that rape accused, Julius Brunker, face a fresh trial.

The late Nazim ‘Papo’ Haniff set two distinct records 10 years apart at the Lusignan Golf Course (LGC), as he became the youngest ever Open champion, and did the double circuit over 18 holes for a gross 64 including six under par in 1987.

Dear Editor, Two weekends ago, Irfaan Ali, during his visit to Leopold Street in Georgetown, utterly exposed that his government has no plan for the development of youths in Guyana.

SAO PAULO, (Reuters) – Deforestation in the world’s most biologically diverse savanna, the Brazilian Cerrado, rose by around 25% in the 12 months through July from the previous period, two people familiar with the still unreleased government data told Reuters.

A Bartica couple and a female relative were last Sunday allegedly assaulted by two prison officers from the Mazaruni Prison while hanging out at Bushy Bar, Bartica, in Region Seven.

(Reuters) – McLaren appointed Andrea Stella as Formula One team principal yesterday in a move hastened by his predecessor Andreas Seidl joining Sauber as replacement for Ferrari-bound Frederic Vasseur.

Dear Editor, The Chief Citizen (CC) threw himself across a truck,  even lying on the ground, in order to block the removal of caravans and stalls outside the GPHC, as he boldly proclaimed ‘to represent the poorer class of people in this country’ (Demerarawaves December 13). 

STRASBOURG,  (Reuters) – The European Parliament stripped Greek lawmaker Eva Kaili of her senior assembly post yesterday over allegations that World Cup host Qatar had bribed her to influence decision-making, charges she has denied.

Tenders were on Tuesday opened at the National Procurement and Tender Administration Board for the rehabilitation of Blairmont, West Berbice roads to facilitate the black belly sheep programme.

(Reuters) – Barbados’s High Court has ruled the criminalization of gay sex is unconstitutional, making the country the third in the Caribbean to overthrow such laws this year.

(Reuters) – Pakistan pace bowler Naseem Shah has been ruled out of the third and final test against England in Karachi later this week due to a niggling shoulder problem, the country’s cricket board (PCB) said yesterday.

Dear Editor, It is with great joy that we announce the grand opening of the Guyana Chapter of Maharshi Dayananda Gurukula, otherwise called the Rishi Dayananda Institute of Vedic Studies. 

KYIV/WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – The United States was finalising plans to send its sophisticated Patriot air defence system to Ukraine in a potentially pivotal move while allies pledged just over 1 billion euros ($1.05 billion) to help Ukrainians survive the freezing winter.

On December 6, SBM Offshore engaged with part-time and full-time students of the Guyana Industrial Training Centre to apprise them of the company’s role in Guyana and the career choices that are available in the oil and gas industry.

LIMA,  (Reuters) – Peru’s armed forces will take control of the “protection” of key infrastructure, its defense minister said Tuesday, as protests that have led to at least six deaths continue across the country following the ousting of its former president.

(Reuters) – Former Yorkshire player Azeem Rafiq said he was “driven out” of England after speaking about his experiences last year on the racism he faced at the county club and that he still lacks support from the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB).

Dear Editor, I refer to an article in yesterday’s online newspaper about a CAL passenger with a lost/delayed bag. 

CAPE TOWN, (Reuters) – South Africa’s ruling African National Congress (ANC) yesterday stopped an impeachment process from being launched against President Cyril Ramaphosa, as most of its lawmakers voted to reject an inquiry report into alleged misconduct.

Six hundred  low, moderate and middle-income persons residing on the East Coast of Demerara received house lots at Block D Pln.

NASSAU, Bahamas/NEW YORK,  (Reuters) – A Bahamian judge denied FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried bail yesterday, hours after U.S.

Last Saturday, at the 56th University of Guyana Convocation Ceremony, internationally renowned musician and songwriter David Anthony Martins, founder of the famous Tradewinds band, was conferred with an Honorary Doctorate of Letters.

Dear Editor, As the world observed “International Anti-Corruption Day,” I am trying to balance the headlines, “Gov’t touts robust anti-corruption framework -as Guyana observes UN Anti-Corruption Day” (SN, Dec.

The Medical Technologists Association of Guyana (MTAG) has expressed concern that its members were overlooked in Monday’s announcement by President Irfaan Ali of higher minimums for around 5,000 health care workers from doctors to pharmacists to nursing assistants.

HONG KONG,  (Reuters) – China is working on a more than 1 trillion yuan ($143 billion) support package for its semiconductor industry, three sources said, in a major step towards self sufficiency in chips and to counter U.S.

By Commonwealth Secretary-General, The Rt Hon Patricia Scotland KC and Dr Nazia Mintz Habib FRSA, Founder of the Centre for Resilience and Sustainable Development.

BRASILIA,  (Reuters) – Brazil’s next justice minister yesterday vowed accountability for supporters of far-right President Jair Bolsonaro who burned buses and attacked police on the day authorities certified the victory of leftist President-elect Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva.

By Richard Haass NEW YORK – Few will miss 2022, a year defined by a lingering pandemic, advancing climate change, galloping inflation, slowing economic growth, and, more than anything else, the outbreak of a costly war in Europe and concerns that violent conflict could soon erupt in Asia.

(Reuters) – A Spanish court yesterday acquitted Brazil soccer star Neymar and other defendants in a fraud and corruption case over his 2013 transfer to Barcelona from Santos after prosecutors had dropped all charges in the high-profile trial, the court said in a statement.