Daily Archive: Saturday, December 31, 2022

 (Reuters) – Australia celebrated its first restriction-free New Year’s Eve after two years of COVID disruptions, as the world began bidding farewell to a year marked for many by the war in Ukraine, economic stresses and the effects of global warming.

VATICAN CITY,  (Reuters) – Former Pope Benedict, who in 2013 became the first pontiff in 600 years to resign, died today aged 95 in a secluded monastery in the Vatican where he had lived since stepping down, a spokesman for the Holy See said.

WASHINGTON,  (Reuters) – Barbara Walters, one of the most visible women on U.S.

Guyana has struck a US$192m loan deal with China for a major expansion of the main East Coast roadway and four lanes on the embankment road.

Senior Minister in the Office of the President with Responsibility for Finance, Dr.

GAWU says the sugar industry ended the year with a paltry 47,011 tonnes – short of its target by 17,878 tonnes – a development the union expressed concern at while it called again for better management from GuySuCo.

Andrew Ridley, the prime suspect in the murder of businessman Shimron Adams, who was fatally wounded during a robbery at his Lodge establishment on Monday night has confessed to the crime.

(Reuters) – Portugal captain Cristiano Ronaldo has joined Saudi Arabian club Al Nassr on a 2-1/2 year contract, the club announced yesterday, after leaving Manchester United to become a free agent.

An East Canje Berbice fire officer was yesterday placed on $100,000 bail after she was charged with driving under the influence during a fatal accident on the Cumberland Public Road last Friday.

The Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) will begin a continuous registration exercise on January 3, 2023, for eligible persons, at all of its permanent Registration Offices in the ten Administrative Regions.

The Guyana Cricket Board (GCB) has reviewed its performance for 2022 and has given itself a passing grade according to a press release.

Five of seven of the members of the new Teaching Service Commission (TSC)  were yesterday  sworn in by President Irfaan Ali, who said the Commission is not subject to any political directives in the execution of its functions.

Former Sports Editor of the Guyana Chronicle, Norman Brent Chapman, died in New York at the age of 74 following a prolonged illness. 

(Reuters) – A grad student seeking a criminal justice degree from Washington State University has been arrested and charged with first-degree murder in the stabbing deaths of four University of Idaho students more than six weeks ago, officials said yesterday.

A prison officer was yesterday arrested after she was allegedly busted with a quantity of cannabis while at the New Amsterdam Prison.

As news of the death of the late former Guyana Chronicle Sports Editor Brent Chapman hit the Guyanese sports public tributes yesterday poured in from media personnel some of whom worked with the late Chapman including a former Diplomat Wesley Kirton and veteran journalist Dennis Chabrol.

Dear Editor, Please allow me to congratulate you on your pertinent and powerful editorial yesterday on the state of poverty in Guyana.

KYIV,  (Reuters) – Russia shelled Ukrainian towns across a long stretch of the frontline from north to south, Ukrainian officials said yesterday, a day after Moscow fired dozens of missiles in its latest barrage against critical infrastructure.

Troy Resources Limited yesterday advised that the Earn-In Agreement with Barrick Corporation, announced by the Company on 1 July 2021 has been terminated with effect from  25 December 2022 due to exploration findings within the Potaro and Apanachi areas in Guyana which are not significant enough to warrant further exploration by Barrick nor progressing to a Feasibility Study.

Dear Editor, If ever there was someone who deserved to be affixed with the honorarium ‘Sports Ambassador’ it was Edison Arantes do Nascimento of Brazil and Santos. 

MIAMI,  (Reuters) – Norwegian Cruise Line NCLH.N must pay $110 million in damages for use of a port that Cuba’s government confiscated in 1960, a U.S.

BRASILIA,  (Reuters) – Outgoing Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro landed in Florida yesterday, after delivering a teary message to his supporters less than two days before his fierce leftist rival Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva is set to take office.

Dear Editor,  Thank you for allowing space to bring attention to the evasiveness of the Government of Guyana to engage the Guyana Public Service Union (GPSU) since the last encounter with the Union through the collective bargaining process. 

President, Dr Mohamed Irfaan Ali on Thursday conducted a walkabout in Cummings Lodge to inspect the ongoing works on the development of the housing scheme in the community.

NEW DELHI, (Reuters) – India cricketer Rishabh Pant suffered multiple injuries but is in a stable condition after his car hit a central divider, flipped over and caught fire in the early hours of yesterday  morning.

The Ministry of Agriculture  yesterday tested three recently procured  amphibious excavators as part of the government’s ongoing flood risk management project.

SANTA CRUZ/LA PAZ,  (Reuters) – Protesters in Bolivia’s Santa Cruz, a relatively wealthy farming region, attacked buildings, burned cars and blocked highways as part of a 24-hour strike yesterday following the arrest of the regional governor, a right-wing opposition leader.

Dear Editor, All Guyanese will recall the promises made by the PPP/C during their Campaign for the March 2, 2020 General and Regional Elections – that they are going to create 50,000 jobs, make available 50,000 low-income house lots among other promises.

The Civil Defence Commission (CDC) is continuing its efforts to assist those vulnerable individuals and families whose home have been damaged by high winds and heavy rainfall.

Dear Editor, As 2022 comes to an end, there are a few unfortunate developments that most probably will linger on well into the new year of 2023.

CARACAS, (Reuters) – Venezuela’s opposition national assembly voted yesterday to remove interim President Juan Guaido, dissolve his government and appoint a commission to govern the country’s foreign assets, as lawmakers seek a united front ahead of elections slated for 2024.

Single mother of five, Natoya Hutson, of Blueberry Hill, Linden, yesterday received the keys to a newly renovated $2 million home from the government, according to a Department of Public Information (DPI) release.

Dear Editor, As we welcome the New Year, it is traditional for us to wish that we all share a prosperous, and may I add, peaceful New Year.

DUBAI,  (Reuters) – Demonstrators shouted slogans denouncing Iran’s supreme leader in the restive southeast of the country yesterday, while a human rights group said at least 100 detained protesters were facing possible death sentences.

We call ourselves a civilized nation yet over the holidays the garbage rotted in the streets because for three weeks and counting the garbage collectors have not been seen in some areas.

By Joschka Fischer BERLIN – In October, the Communist Party of China convened its 20th National Congress, primarily to confirm President Xi Jinping’s hold over the country’s leadership.

The Guyana National Bureau of Standards (GNBS) says it has recorded a successful year with several outstanding achievements for 2022, including three new sub-offices and petroleum measurement standards.

Luka Doncic recorded his eighth triple-double of the season, while Christian Wood scored 12 of his 21 points in the third period as the host Dallas Mavericks sprinted past the Houston Rockets 129-114 on Thursday for their fifth consecutive victory.

Dear Editor, After three years I am visiting my grandchildren abroad. 

SAO PAULO/SOCORRO, Brazil, (Reuters) – Some of Brazilian soccer legend Pele’s former team mates yesterday remembered him as the greatest player of all time, as they mourned his death and celebrated his legacy.

MELBOURNE, (Reuters) – A rejuvenated David Warner said he has “parked” the acrimony over his permanent leadership ban and is focused on helping Australia take series wins in India and the Ashes next year.

When one thinks of drones it is often in the form of recreational models or military versions such as the “Kamikaze” drones being deployed by Russian forces in Ukraine to destroy vital infrastructure. 

KARACHI, (Reuters) – New Zealand settled for a draw in the opening test against Pakistan after bad light halted their victory charge in an entertaining final session at the National Stadium yesterday.

(Reuters) – Deposed Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi was convicted of five counts of corruption yesterday and jailed for seven more years, an informed source said, wrapping up a marathon of trials condemned internationally as a sham.