Daily Archive: Saturday, December 17, 2022

More than forty informal settlers residing at Pigeon Island, East Coast of Demerara are expected to be in possession of their Certificate of Title soon, in keeping with a commitment made during an outreach with President  Irfaan Ali in August 2022, a release from the CHPA said.

Minister of Agriculture, Zulfikar Mustapha, this afternoon visited Peters Hall on the EBD, to inspect flooding in the area after extensive rain fall overnight; mobile pumps have been deployed to the area to assist in drainage.

BEIJING/SHANGHAI, (Reuters) – Hearses bearing the dead lined the driveway to a designated COVID-19 crematorium in the Chinese capital today while workers at the city’s dozen funeral homes were busier than normal, days after China reversed tight pandemic restrictions.

MEXICO CITY, (Reuters) – Mexico’s president condemned yesterday an apparent assassination attempt on a prominent news anchor he has often clashed with, prompting calls for better security for media workers as journalist slayings hit record levels in the country.

Justice Nareshwar Harnanan yesterday ruled that the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) breached its statutory duty by issuing environmental permits to Schlumberger-Guyana Inc.

In what will be seen as a historic decision, the Chief Justice has confirmed the rights of Indigenous peoples of the Upper Mazaruni to their ancestral lands, though she stopped short of saying that those rights are “to the exclusion of all others.”

A Corentyne man lost his life on Thursday after the tractor he was operating at Wellington Park, Corentyne toppled and pinned him.

As the police investigation into Thursday’s attack at State House continues, Minister of Home Affairs Robeson Benn on Friday said that security at the official residence of President Irfaan Ali and his family is “more than adequate”.

The inclement weather had the final say last evening, as the feature contest between Region #3 and Region #2 in the One Guyana President’s Cup Football Championship was abandoned due to the torrential downpour which inundated the playing area of the National Track and Field Centre, Leonora.

Keevin Allicock recorded a first round technical knockout (TKO) of Guyana Defence Force (GDF)’s Clinton Clarke in their featherweight encounter, when the Terrence Ali National Open Boxing Championship commenced last evening at the National Gymnasium, Mandela Avenue, following a two year absence.

Police Regional Division 4A (Georgetown) has recorded a 30% decrease in serious crime and an overall 47% clearance rate for this year, Divisional Commander Assistant Commissioner Simon McBean has disclosed.

President Irfaan Ali on Thursday challenged the country’s Diaspora to tap into local opportunities and urged investment in the housing sector, where he says demand will exist for years.

General Secretary of the People’s National Congress Reform (PNCR) Geeta Chandan-Edmond and Treasurer Faaiz Mursaline have resigned from their respective posts. 

JOHANNESBURG,  (Reuters) – Protesters disrupted South African President Cyril Ramaphosa’s opening speech at the ruling party’s conference yesterday to elect their leaders, preventing him from starting and forcing him to shout to be heard over the din.

Following a two year absence due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Run Barbados Marathon recommenced on December 11 to 12 at the Barclays Park on the picturesque east coast of the island and attracted hundreds of runners of local and foreign persuasion.

Opposition Leader Aubrey Norton on Tuesday denied receiving any correspondence from the government regarding a nominee for the Local Content Advisory Council.

Dear Editor, The Government has signed the agreement to build the Wales 300 MW power plant and instructed ExxonMobil to construct a 12 inch pipeline to supply gas to the proposed plant.

Vendors who operated along New Market Street opposite the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation were on Wednesday morning removed by the Ministry of Public Works and Mayor Ubraj Narine has since met with them on a way forward.

TOKYO,  (Reuters) – Japan yesterday unveiled its biggest military build-up since World War Two with a $320 billion plan that will buy missiles capable of striking China and ready it for sustained conflict, as regional tensions and Russia’s Ukraine invasion stoke war fears.

Dear Editor, Sometimes markets emerge spontaneously, and generally work well, as in the case of the market of “speedboat” transport at Vreed-en-Hoop and Parkia. 

The 3rd edition of the KFC Goodwill Schools Football Series which commenced on Thursday at the National Training Centre, Providence, will resume today at the same venue with another doubleheader.

A New and United Guyana (ANUG) on Friday condemned the attack on the presidential security team outside the lawns of State House, while saying that any attack against the head of state is an attack against all Guyanese.

LIMA, (Reuters) – Pressure rose on Peru’s fledgling government yesterday as two Cabinet members resigned following deadly protests that have rocked the country since former President Pedro Castillo’s removal from office and arrest last week.

(Trinidad Guardian) Calypso artiste Singing Francine (Francine Edwards), has died. According to a release from the Trinbago Unified Calypsonians Organisation (TUCO) Singing Francine passed away early yesterday morning Born in Barbados on February 13, 1943 Edwards came to T&T at a young age.

The Central Corentyne Chambers of Commerce (CCCC) has added its voice to the condemnation of the attack at the President Irfaan Ali’s residence, State House, on Thursday.

Dear Editor, In an editorial on 12/12/2022 Stabroek News delivered a blistering rebuke of the Chairman of GECOM which caused me to watch several YouTube videos of the evidence presented to the COI.

(Reuters) – The head of a Russian private militia accused France of attempting to assassinate the head of a Russian representative office in the Central African Republic, who was seriously injured yesterday after opening a mail bomb.

Dear Editor, This is a request for your assistance to bring attention to the problematic moth situation on the Essequibo Coast and Pomeroon Area, Region 2.

The Ministry of Local Government and Regional Development signed a $252 million contract on Friday with Puran Brothers Disposal Inc.

KYIV, (Reuters) – Russia fired more than 70 missiles at Ukraine yesterday in one of its biggest attacks since the start of the war, knocking out power in the second-biggest city and forcing Kyiv to implement emergency blackouts nationwide, Ukrainian officials said.

(Reuters) – The Bahamas should not be blamed for the collapse of bankrupt cryptocurrency platform FTX, the country’s foreign minister said yesterday, following repeated accusations by FTX management of alleged misconduct by the Caribbean nation’s authorities.

A strike by speedboat operators crossing the Demerara River started on Friday December 9th as part of their long running demands for a price increase on the $100 fare frozen for eight years.

(Reuters) – The ghosts of Newlands still haunt Australia as the hosts prepare for their first test series against South Africa nearly five years after the ball-tampering scandal rocked the cricket world.

(CMC) – Barbadian Zane Maloney, who notched up three successive feature race wins to take Formula 3 by storm this year, has been named Rookie of the Year.

(Trinidad Guardian) Clico Trust Corporation Ltd as trustee of the Clico Investment Fund has notified unitholders that in accordance with the provisions of the trust deed, the fund will be terminated on January 2, 2023.

Dear Editor From the dawn of civilization, we have had instances of civil discontent caused generally by injustice and the heavy-handed use of State resources, also,  the improper deployment of those institutions  (Police,  military), which were designed to protect citizens and not pummel them into submission.

(Reuters) – Shubman Gill and Cheteshwar Pujara smashed hundreds against a listless Bangladesh attack to put India on course for a comprehensive victory in the opening test in Chittagong yesterday.

European Commissioner for Environment, Oceans and Fisheries Virginijus Sinkevičius and Guyana’s Minister of Natural Resources Vickram Bharrat this week signed a legally binding trade agreement to promote the sustainable trade of legal timber to the European Union (EU).

WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – The U.S. House of Representatives committee investigating the Jan.