Daily Archive: Wednesday, March 1, 2023

On Monday, Customs Anti-Narcotic Unit (CANU) Officers intercepted a motor car bearing Registration number PZZ 2006 with a male occupant in the vicinity of Hill Street between D’Urban and Norton Street, Lodge.

WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – NASA’s DART spacecraft slammed into the asteroid Dimorphos at a spot between two boulders during last September’s first test of a planetary defense system, sending debris hurtling into space and changing the rocky oblong-shaped object’s path a bit more than previously calculated.

Kelon Fredericks, a 21-year-old of Tuschen Housing Scheme, East Bank Essequibo, and also of Onderneeming Sand Pit, Essequibo Coast, appeared at the Anna Regina Magistrate’s Court before Magistrate Esther Sam, where he answered to an attempted murder charge.

A motorcyclist and a pillion rider are now dead after the rider lost control of his motorcycle and collided into the front of a motorcar along the Number 79 Public Road last evening.

With the supervisory firm for the New Demerara Harbour Bridge on site on the West Bank Demerara (WBD)  and the commencement order issued last week, work has officially begun by Chinese company, CRCCL on the highly anticipated crossing scheduled for completion in 2024.

Outsourcing company, Teleperformance, opened a second branch at a newly-constructed office block at Middle and Thomas streets, North Cummings-burg, Georgetown, yesterday afternoon.

Eighty-four haemodialysis patients yesterday received cheques valued at $600,000 each, to help subsidise their treatment expenses, a release from the Ministry of Health said.

For alleged maladministration and poor accountability, Regional Executive Officer (REO) for Region Four, Donald Gajraj, yesterday had a No-Confidence Motion passed against him by APNU+AFC Councillors.

The murder charge brought against 30-year-old Aquiella Abrams in October of last year over the death of her reputed husband, Michael Wilson, was yesterday withdrawn and a manslaughter charge was instead instituted.

The increasing number of valid complaints from consumers engaged in the purchase of vehicles has prompted the Competition and Consumer Affairs Commission (CCAC) to alert consumers to have the vehicles they intend to purchase thoroughly checked by a mechanic of their choice before signing off on the final agreement. 

A man has been charged with wounding a secondary school student after his son made a complaint to him.

Minister in the Ministry of Public Works Deodat Indar on Monday afternoon honoured his pledge to residents of Tower Road, Yarrowkabra with the distribution of 60 water tanks to households in the squatting area.

The Kitty businessman who was ordered to stay 1,000 feet away from his daughter for life now awaits sentencing after he was found guilty of the offences of inflicting grievous bodily harm and assaulting the 25-year-old woman.

The Ministry of Health (MoH) last week began distribution of Starkey Evolv hearing aids to persons across the country.

Head of the Special Organised Crime Unit (SOCU) Fazil Karimbaksh yesterday said that the eight persons wanted for questioning in relation to money laundering have turned themselves in.

On Monday,  Minister of Health, Dr Frank Anthony met with a team from Donation and Transplant Institute (DTI) Barcelona and the Pan American Health Organisation/ World Health Organisation (PAHO/WHO) Headquarters (HQ) at his Brickdam office.

A West Canje Berbice man was yesterday freed after he was found not guilty on five counts of sexual assault on a minor in 2020.

ABUJA, (Reuters) – Nigeria’s ruling party candidate Bola Tinubu has an unassailable lead in a disputed presidential election held over the weekend, a Reuters tally of provisional results from all 36 states and the federal capital Abuja showed on Tuesday.

During February 24-25, 2023, China’s Ambassador to Guyana, Guo Haiyan and her colleagues of the Embassy visited Lethem, Region 9, and paid a courtesy call on Chairman of Region 9 RDC  Bryan Allicock and Mayor of Lethem John Macedo.

CENTURION, South Africa, CMC – Rejuvenated fast bowler Alzarri Joseph led a stirring West Indies resurgence after tea as the Caribbean side dominated the final session, to claw their back on the opening day of the first Test against South Africa here yesterday.

MEXICO CITY, (Reuters) – Tesla Inc TSLA.O will build a new assembly plant in northern Mexico, the country’s president announced yesterday, marking a push by the electric vehicle maker to broaden operations outside the U.S.

(Reuters) – Russian forces carried out continuous attacks on the eastern Ukrainian city of Bakhmut in their quest for a breakthrough in the year-long war, and one U.S.

National players Jonathan Van Lange and Natalie Cummings won the men and women’s singles titles Sunday as the curtain came down on the National Sports Commission table tennis championships at the National Gymnasium.

Dear Editor, There aren’t many citizens that would be able to conceptualize “The Green Revolution,” a period of technology transfer initiatives that enabled the high productivity of crops through various adapted measures like the increased area under farming, double cropping: planting two crops rather than one annually, adoption of a high-yield variety of seeds, highly increased use of inorganic fertilizers and pesticides, and improved drainage and irrigation among other farming techniques.

The Central Housing and Planning Authority (CHPA) is sponsoring three of its employees to complete the New Guyana School’s (NGS) Project Management for Construction Professionals programme, the Department of Public Information (DPI) reported yesterday.

NEW YORK,  (Reuters) – A U.S. judge yesterday ordered Glencore Plc GLEN.L

Berbice registered a six-wicket win over Demerara early on the final day of their first-round match in the Guyana Cricket Board senior Inter-County four-day tournament.

Dear Editor, The Georgetown seawall was quiet and the sprawling ocean in all its beauty was tranquil.

President Irfaan Ali on Monday accepted the Letters of Credence from the non-resident Ambassador of Sweden to Guyana, Anders Bengtcén at the Office of the President on Shiv Chanderpaul Drive.

ATHENS,  (Reuters) – Sixteen people died and least 85 were injured after two trains collided in Greece late yesterday, the fire brigade said, while the circumstances of the crash remained unclear.

Karishma Ramharack has been named in the Most Valuable Team of the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2023.

Yesterday, the Guyana Tourism Authority, in collaboration with Visit Rupununi hosted a Tourism Business Licensing Clinic in Lethem, Region 9.

Dear Editor, Several media houses have been carrying the news item regarding the illegal mining operation that was found in the New River area.

The Guyana Fire Service is currently investigating the circumstances that led to a blaze at Lot 6971 Norton Street, Lodge, Georgetown, around 12:21 am on Monday.

(Reuters) – Russian government officials will be banned from using most foreign words when carrying out their duties, according to an amended law on the formal use of Russian that President Vladimir Putin signed yesterday.

Dear Editor, In the course of my over fifty years service in the teaching profession, I enjoyed above all  my attachment to Saraswati Vidya Niketan a school of private status of Cornelia Ida, West Coast Demerara.

Athletes from the Rupununi region are scheduled to participate at the Golden Mile championships billed for March 12th at the National Park Circuit, Thomas Lands.

(St Lucia Times) Demon-strators for and against a referendum on Saint Lucia’s accession to the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) gathered outside parliament in Castries yesterday.

MEXICO CITY,  (Reuters) – Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador yesterday criticized comments by U.S.

STEMGuyana, a non-profit organization dedicated to promoting STEM education in Guyana, says it has signed an exclusive agreement with the International Youth Robotics Competition (IYRC) to train and certify STEM club coaches who will prepare students for participation in the IYRC global robotics competition.

Vidushi Persaud-McKinnon was elected president of Archery Guyana when the entity staged its Annual General Meeting and Electoral Congress on Monday at the National Resource Centre, Woolford Avenue.

Dear Editor, Guyana is on a construction boom but while we hear and read about smart this and that what about green construction?

A Sophia miner, charged with simple larceny, was on Monday released on $50,000 bail after appearing in the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court.

BENGALURU, (Reuters) – Australia’s stand-in skipper Steve Smith said their batsmen will aim to slow things down at the crease when they take on India in the third test in Indore starting on Wednesday after risky shot-making cost them dearly in the previous match.

PARIS, (Reuters) – A French civil court yesterday dismissed a fast-track lawsuit brought by campaigners against energy major TotalEnergies TTEF.PA

Dear Editor, After an examination of the National Budget and the way these massive funds are being farmed  out, these words of Omar Khayyam came to mind – “Ah Love!

(Jamaica Gleaner) Ferdinand ‘Ferdy’ Mahfood, founder of Food For The Poor, died peacefully on Sunday, surrounded by his family in prayer.

COPENHAGEN, (Reuters) – Denmark’s parliament yesterday passed a much-debated bill put forward by the new government to scrap a public holiday to help finance increased defence spending.

BRASILIA,  (Reuters) – The world cannot meet its climate goal to limit global temperature rise to 1.5 degree Celsius unless it protects the Amazon rainforest, climate envoy John Kerry said in Brazil yesterday while discussing possible U.S.

By Ricardo Hausmann CAMBRIDGE – In the traditional (and somewhat outdated) distinction between left and right, left-wing parties represent workers, while right-wing parties represent the owners of capital.

The Charlotte Hornets continued their hottest stretch of the season on Monday night, beating the visiting Detroit Pistons 117-106, but lost star guard LaMelo Ball to a fractured ankle during the game.

Dear Editor, The Queens Book Fair and Literary Festival Inc. celebrated Black History Month with an impressive function.

The Ministry of Health yesterday reported one new case of COVID-19.

Older folk perusing the  Business Section (Yellow Pages) of a 1970’s copy of a directory of the former Guyana Telecommunication Corpora-tion (GTC) would probably commence reminiscing about businesses of yore.