Daily Archive: Monday, December 19, 2022

Sworn Land Surveyor and Ranger, Ricky Ambrose was found dead yesterday at 10 am in the Arumu Backdam, Cuyuni, according to the miners association which called for a better response from the police.

THE HAGUE,  (Reuters) – Prime Minister Mark Rutte today apologised on behalf of the Dutch State for its historical role in slavery, and for consequences that he acknowledged continue into the present day.

(Jamaica Gleaner) The Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) imposed a 20-day ultimatum on the Jamaican Government after it failed to respond to the body’s request for information about precautionary measures taken to prevent health and other dangers posed by bauxite mining to residents in several St Ann communities.

 (Reuters) – More than a hundred new designs discovered in and around Peru’s ancient Nazca plain and surrounding areas could bring new information to light about the mysterious pre-Columbian artworks that have intrigued scientists and visitors for decades.

MONTREAL, (Reuters) – A United Nations summit approved today a landmark global deal to protect nature and direct billions of dollars toward conservation but objections from key African nations, home to large tracts of tropical rainforest, held up its final passage.

JOHANNESBURG, (Reuters) – South African President Cyril Ramaphosa was re-elected leader of the governing African National Congress (ANC) today, overcoming the “Farmgate” scandal and paving the way for him to contest the presidency again at 2024 elections.

Having strongly objected to the current controversial Cybercrime Act when it was in opposition, Government says that plans are in the works to have it repealed and it will be replaced by a modern Act formed out of recommendations of the United Nations Convention on Countering the Use of Information and Communication Technologies for Criminal Purposes.

(Reuters) – Argentina won their third World Cup in an extraordinary final yesterday, as they beat France 4-2 on penalties after Lionel Messi scored twice in a 3-3 draw that featured a hat-trick for Kylian Mbappe as the holders recovered from 2-0 down.

Olympian and Commonwealth Youth Silver medalist Keevin Allicock of Forgotten Youth Foundation (FYF) won the Featherweight title on the closing night of the Terrence Ali National Open Boxing Championship, defeating Surinamese Samuel Greene via Technical Knockout (TKO).

Guyana and the European Union (EU) have agreed that the time is opportune to explore new frontiers in their relations” and Brussels has underlined forest partnerships as the priority area.

Region #4 and Region #10 secured lopsided victories when the One Guyana President’s Cup Football Championship continued last evening at the National Track and Field Centre, Leonora.

Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) Chair, retired Justice Claudette Singh SC will today make a decision on the controversial Order 50 of 2022 promulgated by the Local Government Minister on constituencies for scheduled polls.

Several families were yesterday morning left with damage to their houses after a sudden heavy wind ripped through Number 9 Village, West Coast Berbice.

St. Benedict’s College of Trinidad and Tobago crushed Golden Grove 5-1, when the 3rd edition of the KFC Goodwill Secondary Schools Football Championship continued last evening at the Ministry of Education ground, Carifesta Avenue.

Some $13 million in contracts were signed on Saturday to begin construction of 10 wooden elevated houses in Smith Creek, Region One (Barima-Waini) under the Hinterland Housing Programme.

With little to no rainfall over the last 48 hours, floodwater which submerged villages in the Middle Mazaruni is receding, according to Region Seven Chairman Kenneth Williams.

Dear Editor, I take this opportunity to respond to a rebuttal  by Minister of Public Works Juan Edghill, on the PPP/C’s efforts to curtail the work of the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) which appeared in the Stabroek News of  14/12/2022.

The Buxton Youth Developers will receive some $1 million from the government to ensure the further development of youngsters in and around the community, the Department of Public Information (DPI) has reported.

Dear Editor, I plead for this space amidst your more serious daily letter-writers just to express my joy and tribute regarding Sunday’s FIFA World Cup football final in Doha, Qatar.

(Reuters) – Veteran U.S. diplomat Henry Kissinger said the time is approaching for a negotiated peace in Ukraine to reduce the risk of another devastating world war, but the Kyiv government dismissed his comments as amounting to “appeasing the aggressor” and said there could be no deal involving ceding territory.

LONDON,  (Reuters) – The British government is “resolute” it will not budge on nurses’ pay, senior minister Oliver Dowden said yesterday, ahead of a planned second nationwide walkout by the profession over an average pay offer of 4% while inflation runs at more than 10%.

With the Alliance for Change (AFC) due to withdraw from the main opposition coalition at year end, party leader Khemraj Ramjattan on Friday reassured that it would not lose its parliamentary seats after the exit.

Dear Editor, We are in the time of the Nativity, but the sentiment could very well be not one of Christmas, but more of Good Friday.

Interviews and photos by Subhana Shiwmangal Stabroek News on Wednesday spoke to residents on the Essequibo River island of  Leguan generally about the rising cost of living and how it is affecting them.

Dear Editor,  In the struggle to see my country liberated from decades and decades of political oppression; corruption, racism, state violence and mismanagement of our nation’s resources, it is my personal decision to reject any superficial offer by President Ali to return home from the diaspora to participate in nation building.

BRUSSELS,  (Reuters) – European Union negotiators reached a political deal yesterday to overhaul the bloc’s carbon market, cutting planet-heating emissions faster and imposing new CO2 costs on fuels used in road transport and buildings from 2027.

(Trinidad Guardian) The floods that wreaked havoc on the country’s infrastructure and cost taxpayers millions of dollars over the last few months have raised debate about the quality of work that has been done by the Ministry of Works and Transport and contractors.

In recent weeks a variety of suggestions have arisen for modernising voting on polling day so that ostensibly the casting of a ballot will occur faster and results will be made available quicker.

(Reuters) – England manager Gareth Southgate has decided to stay on and lead the campaign for the 2024 European Championship, the Football Association (FA) said yesterday.

The search continues for two Brazilian nationals, whose names have been given as Japow and Bartolomeu, one week after a boat mishap at Looking Glass Falls in the Mazaruni River.

(Reuters) – India took a 1-0 lead in their two-test series against Bangladesh after securing a comprehensive victory in the first test in Chittagong yesterday, beating the hosts by 188 runs.

DOHA, (Reuters) – Qatar reiterated yesterday that the country denies any involvement in a corruption case being investigated by Belgian authorities involving people linked to the European Parliament.

(Reuters) – Harry Brook scored his third century in as many matches while Ben Foakes hit a half-century as England eked out a lead of 29 over Pakistan at the end of day two of the final test of the series at Karachi’s National Stadium yesterday.

By Charwayne Walker Businessman JW Potter was instrumental in British Guiana defeating Barbados in the inaugural Inter-Colonial Golf Championship in 1932.

When I was in Opposition, I always wondered why is it that the Auditor General is not involved in the audit of public corporations.

Minister of Agriculture Zulfikar Mustapha yesterday oversaw the installation of a drainage pump at the Peters Hall sluice on the East Bank of Demerara.

By Vidyaratha Kissoon Vidyaratha Kissoon lives and works in Guyana. He witnessed men and women talk about the ‘nice’ man who killed his wife and the other men who wanted to slap up an older woman.

(Reuters) – Australia completed a six-wicket victory within two days in the first test against South Africa yesterday, as the Proteas crumbled on a green Gabba wicket that played into the home bowlers’ hands.

(CMC) – West Indies Women again failed to inspire confidence when off-spinner Charlie Dean produced a career-best effort, and England clinched a 17-run win in the third Twenty20 International on Saturday to take an unbeatable 3-0 lead in the five-match series.

Dear Editor, WPA joins with the Roman Catholic community in mourning the death of Father Malcolm Rodrigues.