Daily Archive: Sunday, January 8, 2023

President Irfaan Ali this evening condemned the attack on Brazilian democracy carried out today by supporters of the former President Jair Bolsonaro who invaded the presidential complex, congress and the supreme court.

BRASILIA,  (Reuters) – Supporters of Brazil’s far-right former President Jair Bolsonaro today invaded the country’s Congress, presidential palace and Supreme Court, in a grim echo of the U.S.

HONG KONG/BEIJING,  (Reuters) – Travellers streamed into China by air, land and sea today, many eager for long-awaited reunions, as Beijing opened borders that have been all but shut since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic.

In the wake of a Sunday Stabroek report  that United States medical services provider, RemoteMD, had filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy while amassing a debt of over $100M to companies here, the city chamber has warned businesses of the need for due diligence checks before granting credit and says that the lodging of security should be looked at.

 Sand truck drivers who ply their trade at  Ruimveldt and along Mandela Avenue will soon be temporarily located to Providence after companies in the area complained of the sand affecting their businesses.

The Government has a “comprehensive” plan to deal with water resource management and a big expansion in pumps and pumping stations is envisaged.

After being pushed around for more than three weeks, the wife of Bethel Chimezie, the perpetrator of the attack outside State House believes that the authorities are withholding information from her and that is why she is still not allowed to see him.

By Miranda La Rose Educational measurement and assessment specialist Dr Gordon Hilton Nicholas ‘Nicky’ Harewood, 70, who has spent his entire working life in the field of secondary education, says most of his teaching stories are positive and interacting with students who challenged him and who now excel, made him grow professionally.

By Shabna Rahman At age 47, Virginia ‘Sharon’ Samuels has survived many struggles and the toughest was having to live alone with her younger brother and fending for him and herself at the tender age of seven, as well as being emotionally and physically abused by a narcissistic partner. 

Energy and food security will top the agenda for bilateral talks when the leaders of Guyana and India meet for bilateral talks on the sidelines of the Pravasi Bharatiya Divas Convention on January 9, 2023 in New Delhi.

The December 31st 2022 extension for the submission of declarations by persons in public life to the Integrity Commission has expired and it is unclear how many the watchdog body has  received thus far.

Two books of essays on the work of Nobel laureate Derek Walcott were published in 2022.

Minister of Home Affairs, Robeson Benn on Friday urged inmates of the Mazaruni Prison to take opportunity of rehabilitation while they are incarcerated and adopt “better ambition, vision and behaviour”.

By Rae Wiltshire Chris Bissessar recalled that he had gripped his desk until his palm bruised red.

Following a scheduled meeting with representatives of Splashmins Resort on Thursday, the Ministry of Tourism, Industry and Commerce is expected to now meet with 29-year-old Ravindra Compton, who is currently suffering from a suspected piranha bite which he sustained at the resort.

The construction of a new bridge at ‘B’ Field Sophia began on Thursday following the demolition of the decrepit wooden bridge known as the ‘Blacka Bridge’, the Department of Public Information (DPI) said.

Youth Basketball Guyana (YBG) Co-Director Chris Bowman, sat down with Stabroek Sport to discuss the major objectives of the organization for 2023, and to highlight the notable accomplishments of the previous year, as well as the challenges and possible solutions faced by the discipline.

Lawyers representing three El Dorado Security Service guards in relation to an incident near the Hard Rock Café at MovieTowne say that they have handed over a video to the police that exonerates their clients.

Charlotte guards Terry Rozier and LaMelo Ball took turns raining 3-point baskets on the host Milwaukee Bucks, and the Hornets put together a record-setting first quarter in a 138-109 romp on Friday night.

A Vigilance vendor has been arrested after he was found to be in the possession of a semi-automatic pistol.

The Guyana Badminton Association (GBA) is eyeing qualification at the Pan Am Games set for Santiago Chile, later this year, and next year’s Olympic Games in France even as it continues to develop the sport locally.

SYDNEY, (Reuters) – Australia reduced South Africa to 149 for six at the close of play on the fourth day of the rain-disrupted third test yesterday after declaring on 475-4 in pursuit of a victory that would give them a 3-0 series sweep.

Dear Editor, Vice- President Jagdeo has recently announced a new initiative: the introduction of a new identification card that would be universal in its usage.

An Upper Berbice River farmer has been arrested after he was found in possession of cannabis (marijuana) at a roadblock.

A fire has destroyed the home of Kamat Ramkissoon on Mahaicony Branch Road in Region Five and he needs assistance.

Dear Mr. Editor, The Garden City, my home for most of my life.

MELBOURNE, Australia, CMC – West Indies left-arm spinner Akeal Hosein snatched his 13th wicket of the Big Bash League to remain among the leading wicket-takers, and Melbourne Renegades got their second win in a row with a six-wicket win against Hobart Hurricanes yesterday.

Lawmen in Berbice on Friday arrested three adults and two presumed juveniles after a shotgun and twelve cartridges were found at a location in Black Bush Polder.

Dear Editor, We are being reminded as the number of infections increases that the Covid-19 pandemic is not yet over. 

Azim Bassarath, the President of the Trinidad and Tobago Cricket Board (TTCB) has called critics of the sports trojan-horse while addressing the gathering at the launch of the North-South Cricket Classic at the National Cricket Centre in Balmain, Couva on Thursday.

WASHINGTON,  (Reuters) – Kevin McCarthy woke up yesterday morning with a long-held dream fulfilled: After a four-day standoff, he was elected speaker of the U.S.

ADELAIDE, (Reuters) – Novak Djokovic overcame an injury scare midway through his match against Daniil Medvedev yesterday to mow down the Russian 6-3 6-4 and storm into the Adelaide International 1 final, where he will take on unseeded American Sebastian Korda.

The police on Friday issued a wanted bulletin for Shaquiel Goodluck, 23,  over an armed robbery on Public Road, Kitty on Wednesday.

(Reuters) – Iran hanged two men yesterday for allegedly killing a member of the security forces during nationwide protests that followed the death of 22-year-old Kurdish Iranian woman Mahsa Amini on Sept.

(Trinidad Guardian) Bandits abducted an assistant manager, took her to Massy Superstore in La Romaine, forced her to open the vault and escaped with money on Friday night.

LIVERPOOL, England, (Reuters) – Holders Liverpool were held to a 2-2 home draw by Wolverhampton Wanderers in the FA Cup yesterday and will now face a replay after a breathless third-round tie in which the visitors had a late goal chalked off for offside.

(Reuters) – Chilean justice minister Marcela Rios has resigned her post, the country’s President Gabriel Boric said yesterday, amid accusations of wrongdoing over pardons given to people connected to violent 2019 protests.

Dear Editor The Working People’s Alliance condemns in the strongest terms the recent government action against homeowners in Mocha Arcadia.

NAIROBI, (Reuters)  – Six journalists in South Sudan have been detained over the circulation of footage showing President Salva Kiir appearing to wet himself at an official event, the national journalists union said yesterday.

The Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC) has commenced the new year with the announcement of two substantive appointments.

TEGUCIGALPA, (Reuters) – The Honduran government yesterday extended a state of emergency declaration for 45 days, expanding it to additional areas of the country in an effort to fight criminal gangs amid high levels of violence.

Dear Editor, Most Guyanese are unaware that when the Dutch created Canals #1 and 2 westwards on the West Bank of the Demerara River to irrigate agricultural land further inland, they created Canal #3 opposite on the East Bank between Plantations Providence and Herstelling going eastwards to do the same for new coffee plantations behind the riverfront plantations.

Last Sunday fisherman Mr Kishan Budburgh and Police Corporal Dwayne McPherson were fatally shot during a police operation at Mahaicony. 

Introduction Today’s column concludes this 14-part series devoted to re-visiting Guyana Government’s Take ratio and estimates of its of recoverable hydrocarbons.

In an assessment of its achievements for 2022, Minister of Health Dr Frank Anthony disclosed that close to $1 billion was spent by his ministry to aid in the upgrading and enhancement of the health sector. 

If you have made the important decision to start exercising or get more serious about it, kudos to you.

KYIV, (Reuters) – Tears of joy streamed down worshippers’ faces as Ukraine’s main church celebrated a “return” to Kyiv’s Cathedral of the Assumption on Orthodox Christmas day, shortly after taking control of it from a rival church with alleged ties to Russia.

Dear Editor, News report indicate that “H.E. Dr. Mohamed Irfaan Ali, President of the Cooperative Republic of Guyana, will be one of 27 persons bestowed with the highest honour conferred on overseas Indians – Pravasi Bharatiya Samman Award (PBSA) – for the year 2023.”

When I was young I often used to sit in the evening with an old aunt while she told her rosary beads.

On Friday last President Biden presented the Presidential Citizens Medal to 14 US citizens – policemen and civilians – who resisted attempts to undermine the elections of November, 2020, and resisted the mob that violently stormed the US Capitol on January 6, 2021, to overturn the election results.

The good news is that the Public Procurement Commission (PPC) has finally issued  a decision on a complaint before it, almost 18 months after it was constituted.

Three significant occurrences took place in local chess for the year 2022.

(Reuters) – Suryakumar Yadav’s unbeaten century guided India to a 91-run victory over Sri Lanka in the third and final Twenty20 international in Rajkot yesterday as the hosts clinched the series 2-1.

When I began this weekly column last October, the discussions focused on the elements of art and the principles of design.

Parents, do you realise that you are Influencers? Today I want to appeal to you to embrace your role as an Influencer.

Happiness is perhaps one of the only destinations for which the map is created by our own unique experiences.

Journey of the Magi A cold coming we had of it, Just the worst time of the year For a journey, and such a long journey: The ways deep and the weather sharp, The very dead of winter.’