Daily Archive: Wednesday, March 15, 2023

Fawazz McRae, the 27-year-old businessman of Central Amelia’s Ward, Linden, who was arrested on 2023-03-12 for allegedly shooting 32-year-old Police Sergeant Jermaine Semple to the head, was today remanded to prison after he appeared in Court to answer to the charge.

Citing increased reinsurance rates to the Caribbean market, the Insurance Association of Guyana (IAG) today said that property premium rates will rise on all new applications with effect from April 1st, 2023.

(Jamaica Gleaner) Food and financial services group GraceKennedy Limited is looking towards Guyana as its next insurance market and eyeing other business prospects in the nascent oil economy, where it has been in a years-long battle with the tax authorities.

A father of four died after he lost control of his hire car and ended up in a nearby trench.

The Government is insisting that it sought the approval of the National Procurement and Tender Administration Board (NPTAB) regarding its sole-sourcing of the US$34 million e-governance contract while asserting that it was a project under national security, sources say.

A Fort Wellington Secon-dary School teacher is now nursing injuries about his body after he was attacked and beaten by a student, the student’s uncle and several of his friends on Monday opposite the school.

Although faced with some unfortunate circumstances, second-time mother, Christine Hope, is grateful for her healthy boy triplets whom she gave birth to on February 28 at the Georgetown Public Hospital.

The Ministry of Natural Resources (MoNR) yesterday announced the release of the draft Model Petroleum Agreements for both the deepwater and shallow-water area, and the commencement of a fourteen-day consultation period before finalisation.

For what is now the tenth time since a quorum change, a Public Accounts Committee (PAC) of Parliament meeting was on Monday cancelled after government members were a no-show due to other commitments.

The Electoral General Meeting (EGM) of the Guyana Olympic Association (GOA) which was scheduled to be held yesterday was postponed to next Tuesday after a motion was moved by Vice President (VP) nominee, Cristy Campbell.

The Women & Gender Equality Commission (WGEC) says it is on a campaign to gather information from persons who have been subjected to gender-based discrimination. 

EAST LONDON, South Africa, CMC – South Africa are taking nothing for granted against West Indies in the three-match One-Day International starting here tomorrow despite the visitors’ 2-0 hammering in the preceding two-Test series.

Over 1500 surgeries were done at the National Ophthal-mology Hospital in Port Mourant, Region Six in 2022.

Undefeated powerhouse Rivers View downed Potaro Strikers when the Bartica leg of the Namilco Boys U17 Football League continued on Monday evening at the Bartica Community Centre ground.

The Georgetown Public Hospital (GPH) has performed yet another first-of-its-kind keyhole surgery, this time on the colon of a cancer patient.

Three days after Bosai bulldozer operator, Neptird Hercules was reported missing in a mining pit collapse, the man and his machine were found yesterday at the East Montgomery Mines in Linden.

EAST LONDON, South Africa, CMC – Interim West Indies head coach Andre Coley says players competing in all formats for the regional side need to be managed carefully in order ensure their continued freshness.

MEXICO CITY,  (Reuters) – Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez will defend his undisputed super middleweight title against England’s John Ryder in May in Guadalajara, Mexico, he said yesterday.

In an effort to further boost extension services offered to farmers, the Ministry of Agriculture yesterday received equipment to the tune of US$714,504.

Juan Edghill, Minister of Public Works, represented President Irfaan Ali at the launch last evening of C.S.

ST JOHN’S, Antigua, CMC – All-rounder Roston Chase has been named in the West Indies Twenty20 International squad to face South Africa later this month, replacing left-arm seamer Obed McCoy who has been ruled out with injury.

Dear Editor, From time to time, attention is rightly drawn to our litany of traffic plagues, such as speeding, drunk driving, dangerous use of the roadways, and so on and so forth. 

Andy Boodram who back in 2018 was sentenced to life in prison for severely wounding  his neighbour Deonarine Persaud, who had asked him to turn down the volume of the music he was playing, has appealed both his conviction and sentence.

DOHA, Qatar, CMC – Both Chris Gayle and Lendl Simmons sparkled only briefly but their efforts were not enough to prevent World Giants suffering a 35-run defeat to Asia Lions in Monday’s third game of the Legends League.

MUMBAI, India, CMC – West Indies captain Hayley Matthews failed again with the bat but made a massive impact with the ball, to help Mumbai Indians maintain their unbeaten run with a 55-run thrashing of Gujarat Giants in the Women’s Premier League here yesterday.

WASHINGTON/KYIV, (Reuters) – The U.S. military said a Russian fighter plane clipped the propeller of one of its spy drones and made it crash into the Black Sea yesterday in the first such direct encounter between the two powers since Russia invaded Ukraine over a year ago.

The Department of Education, Region Four opened its Science, Technology, Engineering, Art and Mathematics (STEAM) Fair  yesterday at the Hope Secondary School and 111 schools are participating.

Dear Editor, The National Agricultural Research and Extension Institute (NAREI) would like to thank Mr.

TEGUCIGALPA/TAIPEI,  (Reuters) – Honduras President Xiomara Castro said yesterday she had instructed the country’s foreign minister to bring about the opening of official relations with China, a move that threatens to further diminish Taiwan’s dwindling pool of allies.

(Reuters) – The 2026 World Cup will have 104 matches instead of the traditional 64 games due to the expanded format with 48 teams taking part, global soccer governing body FIFA said yesterday ahead of its Congress in Kigali, Rwanda.

Dear Editor, The SN letter page is the closest Guyana comes to a national discussion forum.

A man was yesterday sentenced to 18 months’ imprisonment for the offence of unlawful wounding.

GENEVA,  (Reuters) – Poorer countries are increasingly losing healthcare workers to wealthier ones as the latter seek to shore up their own staff losses from the COVID-19 pandemic, sometimes through active recruitment, the World Health Organization said yesterday.

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – Reigning champions Barbados Pride once again find themselves ravished for the West Indies Championship which resumes today with the third round.

A Cotton Field man was left counting his blessings after surviving a chopping attack by a family member on Sunday night.

Dear Editor, Given the current political climate you may need to be more careful with incendiary views such as that expressed in your SN editorial (March 14, 2023): “Given the historical proclivity of our leaders for missed deadlines and abandoned undertakings we must now begin to do much more than we have previously done to seriously hold their feet to the fire.”

(Reuters) – Facebook-parent Meta Platforms META.O said yesterday it would cut 10,000 jobs this year, making it the first Big Tech company to announce a second round of mass layoffs as the industry braces for a deep economic downturn.

Giannis Antetokounmpo scored 46 points and grabbed 12 rebounds and the Milwaukee Bucks used a 14-5 run late in the fourth quarter to defeat the host Sacramento Kings 133-124 on Monday.

Dear Editor, My attention was drawn to an angry response to my letter to the Editor, published in your letter column by one Dr.

Former Inter-American Development Bank Presi-dent, Luis Moreno, was part of a Peruvian investment delegation that last week met President Irfaan Ali.

Dear Editor, For the record, I wish  to register my  unadulterated consternation at the recent dangerous remarks spewed by the WPA leadership at a rally held in Buxton.

DHAKA, (Reuters) – England crashed to a 3-0 series defeat against Bangladesh in their Twenty20 series as a half-century by Litton Das and some tight bowling helped the hosts secure a 16-run victory in the final match in Mirpur yesterday.

QUITO,  (Reuters) – Ecuador’s national assembly yesterday voted to declassify documents tied to investigations into allegations of corruption at public companies, in a bid to shore up impeachment charges against President Guillermo Lasso.

(Trinidad Guardian) Minister of Energy and Energy Industries Stuart Young has begun official discussions with Venezue-lan officials on the production of gas from the Dragon Field.

The Ministry of Health yesterday reported three new cases of COVID-19.

In a few short months, another group of our students will be graduating from high school and contemplating stepping into the world of work, or heading straight to a tertiary institution for continuing education or skills training.

CAIRO,  (Reuters) – Saudi Arabia’s energy minister Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman told Energy Intelligence in an interview yesterday the OPEC+ alliance will stick until the end of the year to production cuts agreed in October.

(Reuters) – Daniil Medvedev shook off a mid-match ankle injury to reach the Indian Wells quarter-finals with a gutsy 6-7(5) 7-6(5) 7-5 victory over Germany’s Alexander Zverev yesterday, extending his winning streak to 17 matches.

By Joseph E. Stiglitz NEW YORK – The run on Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) – on which nearly half of all venture-backed tech start-ups in the United States depend – is in part a rerun of a familiar story, but it’s more than that.

(Trinidad Guardian) After toiling all morning in his garden yesterday, a Tortuga farmer returned home and fell asleep.

A Bartica man appeared yesterday at the Bartica Magistrate’s Court before Magistrate Crystal Lambert where he was fined for driving under the influence (DUI) and his driver’s licence was endorsed.

Dear Editor, Another day in the life of the elections fraud cases before the court and another prompt put off (SN Mar  14), while persons charged are on paltry bail.