Daily Archive: Thursday, December 22, 2022

WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – Airlines canceled more than 3,800 U.S. flights today and tomorrow and U.S.

(Reuters) – Fiji’s military will help police maintain law and order, Prime Minister Frank Bainimarama said today, citing growing concerns of ethnic tension after an election last week resulted in a hung parliament.

(Trinidad Express) A woman who lost her husband and her son in a shooting at Three B’s Drive, Piarco, claimed yesterday that, despite constant reports about being followed home by suspicious people, the police never responded.

A new champion will be crowned in the KFC Goodwill Series Football Championship tomorrow, as holders Annai Secondary went down to St.

West Indies batting legend, Shivnarine Chanderpaul, is allegedly not expected to renew his contract with USA Cricket to serve as the women’s senior and U19 head-coach, after the conclusion of the 2023 International Cricket Council (ICC) U19 World Cup in South Africa.

(CMC) – Head coach of the Cricket West Indies (CWI) Academy programme Andre Coley has been reassigned as interim coach of the men’s team for two upcoming tours but assistant coaches Roddy Estwick and Monty Desai will not have their contracts renewed, CWI announced yesterday.

SabuTaro Singh, one of the accused in the $400 million gold theft case, was last evening stabbed to death as he was vending on Regent Street in front of Pressy’s building.

More than 4,400 Guyanese are currently supporting ExxonMobil Guyana’s operations, representing some 64 percent of the industry’s workforce.

Miami Heat legend Dwyane Wade, San Antonio Spurs guard Tony Parker and Spurs coach Gregg Popovich lead a high-profile list of first-time nominees for the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame’s Class of 2023.

The Court of Appeal yesterday upheld the conviction of three former Guyana Defence Force (GDF) Coast Guards for the 2009 murder of Bartica gold miner, Dwieve Kant Ramdass but set aside the death sentences imposed upon them.

(Reuters) – England striker Beth Mead was voted BBC Sports Personality of the Year yesterday after helping her team win the 2022 European Championship.

(Reuters) – Former U.S. Open champion Sloane Stephens has appointed Francis Roig as her new coach to revive her fortunes, after the veteran Spaniard left Rafa Nadal’s team last week, the world number 37 said yesterday.

(Reuters) – Jake Hughes had a surreal moment when he saw his electric Formula E car parked next to Formula One great Alain Prost’s 1980s racer at McLaren’s Woking headquarters, but the weight of history serves only as motivation.

The Court of Appeal yesterday set aside the conviction and 40-year sentence handed down to husband and wife, Nyron Thakurdyal and Vishwantie Ragnauth back in 2018 and ordered that they be retried at the next sitting of the Demerara Criminal Assizes.

The Guyana Court of Appeal yesterday upheld the conviction against a pastor for raping a minor but reduced his sentence.

(Reuters) – Brazilian soccer legend Pele’s cancer has advanced and he requires care related to renal and cardiac dysfunction, according to a medical report, and his family said he would remain in a Sao Paulo hospital over Christmas.

An Angoy’s Avenue, New Amsterdam man yesterday morning went berserk and attacked a resident with a knife after which he turned his attention to a 15-year-old, pinning him in a nearby drain and fatally stabbing him.

(CMC) – A half century from power hitter Andre Russell helped Melbourne Renegades take a four-wicket win over Brisbane Heat and maintain their unbeaten record in the BBL12 on Tuesday night.

(Reuters) – Banned Russian athlete and 2012 Olympic 400 metres hurdles champion Natalya Antyukh will lose her gold medal from the London Games after she did not appeal her doping ban, the Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU) said yesterday.

The clearing of consignments from wharves  is expected to speed up as two  mobile cranes are expected to be put into operation soon by John Fernandes Limited and Muneshwer’s Limited.

The Court of Appeal (CoA) yesterday ruled that Hess Guyana Exploration Ltd and China National Offshore Oil Cooperation Guyana (CNOOC) did not need separate licences to engage in oil development and production given the licence obtained by their partner, Esso Exploration and Production Guyana Limited.

(Reuters) – The Tour de France will start in Italy for the first time in 2024 and the opening three stages will be held there, race organisers said yesterday.

A Region Two octogenarian is now the country’s latest COVID fatality.

(Reuters) – India’s stand-in skipper KL Rahul suffered a blow to his hand during practice but the touring side are optimistic the opener will play the second and final test against Bangladesh beginning today.

(Reuters) – The Melbourne Cricket Ground is under pressure to produce a pitch that delivers a fairer contest between bat and ball in the Boxing Day test between Australia and South Africa after the series-opener at the Gabba was over within two days.

Dethiel Chimezie, the perpetrator of last Thursday’s attack outside of State House has regained consciousness and efforts are being made by the police to question him.

Dear Editor, As a former bodyguard and member of the Close Protection Unit for three former presidents of Guyana, the late Cheddi and his wife Janet Jagan and Sam Hinds, I was shocked at the incident at State House.

Dear Editor, My letter in your Tuesday’s edition “Keeping voting simple with accuracy and integrity must be a goal of the election process” included a strange lapse in memory on my part.

(Reuters) – World Cup winner Lionel Messi has reached a deal with Paris St Germain to stay with the club for at least the 2023-24 season, French daily Le Parisien reported yesterday.

The Georgetown Chamber of Commerce and Industry (GCCI) is strongly urging all businesses in the city to adhere to proper garbage disposal methods.

NASSAU, (Reuters) – FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried left the Bahamas yesterday on an aircraft bound to the United States, according to a person familiar with the matter and a Reuters witness who saw the plane take off.

Dear Editor, I am saddened that two young children lost their lives in the Pomeroon River Monday night by accident.

Twenty-eight-year-old Javed Ragnauth, one of the four persons who were busted by the Customs Anti-Narcotic Unit (CANU) earlier in this month was yesterday sentenced to 4 years and 6 months behind bars after he pleaded guilty to two narcotic charges.

(Reuters) – Sepp Blatter, the former president of FIFA, said he had been unable to protect soccer from political and business interference in an interview with German weekly Die Zeit.

MEXICO CITY,  (Reuters) – A cross-section of Mexican journalists, columnists and cultural commentators demanded in an open letter yesterday that President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador stop harassing critical media, arguing he fans the flames of violence with his rhetoric.

Dear Editor, We, the undersigned, note with great interest, the contribution to your Sunday Edition (December 18, 2022) by weekly columnist Dr.

Bids have been submitted by three companies for the evaluation of ExxonMobil’s proposed fifth oil producing platform in the Atlantic – Uaru.

(Reuters) – Goals from Christian Eriksen and Marcus Rashford earned Manchester United a comfortable 2-0 win over Burnley in the League Cup fourth round yesterday as third-tier Charlton Athletic knocked out Brighton & Hove Albion on penalties.

(Reuters) – Manager Pep Guardiola said his spell at Manchester City “will not be complete” unless he wins the Champions League with the club.

WASHINGTON/KYIV,  (Reuters) – President Volodymyr Zelenskiy told the U.S. Congress yesterday that aid to Ukraine is an investment in democracy, not charity, and invoked American victory over the Nazis in a key World War Two battle to press for continued assistance.

Dear Editor, This letter serves to thank the Minister of Public Works for powering our community with brand new road lights for the holidays.

A North Ruimveldt man was yesterday remanded to prison after he was charged with grabbing a man off his motorcycle and stealing it.

(Trinidad Express) Massy Holdings Ltd yesterday announced that it has agreed to pay US$140.3 million ($954 million) for 100 per cent of IGL Ltd, a company in Jamaica that imports and distributes cooking gas and manufactures industrial gases.

UNITED NATIONS,  (Reuters) – Deputy U.N. chief Amina Mohammed yesterday urged countries to urgently consider Haiti’s request for an international specialized armed force to help restore security in the Caribbean state and alleviate a humanitarian crisis.

(Trinidad Express) agreement between the People’s Republic of China and this country will see the construction of a state-of-the-art Forensic Science Centre in St Joseph.

Dear Editor, A member of my family residing in Ontario via the Guyana Consulate in Ontario applied for a new passport around June this year.

The Guyana Police Force’s (GPF) Criminal Investigation Department (CID) has recorded 481 less crimes this year compared to last year as well as the third lowest number of murders over the past ten years.

Kevin Durant scored 23 points in 29 minutes as the Brooklyn Nets seized control early and easily extended their winning streak to seven games with a wire-to-wire 143-113 rout of the short-handed Golden State Warriors last night in New York.

(Trinidad Guardian) A female school teacher and male security guard have been denied bail after they appeared in court jointly charged with the sexual assault of two 12-year-old female pupils of a private primary school in east Trinidad.

Dear Editor, Women are debarred from attending universities in Afghanistan. The move has sparked international condemnation by several human rights groups who view the decision, rightly, as a denial of the right to higher education for women.

UNITED NATIONS,  (Reuters) – The U.N. Security Council adopted its first resolution on Myanmar in 74 years yesterday to demand an end to violence and urge the military junta to release all political prisoners, including ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi.

Even as local enterprises like the Backyard Cafe with its market tours and fresh-cooked meals, and the Pandama Retreat with its ‘Luv in a Calabash’ and fruit wines among others, go all out to foster food culture and promote food tourism, Guyanese palates are constantly being lured by foreign fast-food franchises.

Christmas shopping is swinging into high gear with Saturday expected to see large crowds trying to get last minute gifts and food supplies.

(Reuters) – Next year’s Copa Libertadores and Copa Sudamericana first phase was drawn yesterday under the competitions’ new formats, the latter featuring single games rather than two-legged matches.

By Jorge G. Castañeda YORK – Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador has reached the beginning of the end.