Articles published on Sunday, March 19, 2023
LONDON, (Reuters) – Justice ministers from around the world will meet in London tomorrow to discuss scaling up support for the International Criminal Court after it issued an arrest warrant last week for Russian President Vladimir Putin.
ExxonMobil on Thursday announced the successful startup of its Beaumont refinery expansion project in Texas, which adds 250,000 barrels per day of capacity to one of the largest refining and petrochemical complexes along the U.S.
Procurement Gov’t insists e-governance contract is legal: Insisting that the contract was legal but not addressing key issues and concerns surrounding the US$34 million e-governance deal, government last week launched an attack on civil society group, the Guyana Human Rights Association (GHRA).
(Trinidad Express) Calypsonian Weston Rawlins (Cro Cro) has been banned from singing lines of his 2023 calypso “Another Sat is Outside Again” which are alleged to be defamatory towards businessman Ishan Ishmael.
Addressing a reception for a visiting, high-level US congress team on Friday, American Ambassador Sarah-Ann Lynch lauded the government here for making the country attractive for investors and underlined the importance of contract sanctity while at the same time stressing the need for the improvement of the lives of all Guyanese.
Dr Balwant Singh’s Hospital yesterday launched its histopathology laboratory and a 128 Slice CT Scanner which will greatly assist in the detection, diagnosis and treatment of patients while saving precious time.
EAST LONDON, South Africa, CMC – Shai Hope launched his captaincy tenure with a 14th One-Day International hundred but West Indies were forced to withstand a remarkable century from South Africa skipper Temba Bavuma before easing to a 48-run win in the second ODI here yesterday.
What was described as an abusive relationship by many ended in death yesterday when 23-year-old Eason Hamilton was fatally stabbed by his reputed wife who he was at the time trying to prevent from leaving his house.
Non Elite League outfits Slingerz FC and Pouderoyen will contest the final of the West Demerara Football Association (WDFA) ‘Commander Cup’ following convincing semi-final wins over Elite League sides Den Amstel, and the Guyana Police Force (GPF) respectively on Friday.
Guyanese Environment and Democracy Advocate, Simone Mangal-Joly has written another open letter to President Irfaan Ali on the composition of the Environmental Assessment Board (EAB) and also drew parallels with the attempt in 2020 to overturn the election results.
President Irfaan Ali on Friday evening told the visiting US Congressional House Committee on Ways and Means that the opportunities here are open to the United States and this country will continue to be its strategic and important partner.
The Guyana Harpy Eagles placed themselves in a solid position to regain the West Indies Championship following a 143-run win over Trinidad and Tobago in round three yesterday.
Dear Editor, I write with reference to your lead article of March 18th reporting: “The visiting chairman of the all-powerful US House of Representatives Ways and Means Committee, Jason Smith has underlined the need for expanding American participation in the Guyana oil and gas sector and to outcompete China in this arena”.
Attorney Stephen Fraser SC has rejected a judge’s finding that he committed fraud on the court in relation to a land case.
Minister of Culture, Youth and Sport, The Honourable Charles S. Ramson (MP) yesterday visited Linden where he examined the ongoing work at Bayroc, Linden, Region 10 where the installation of the synthetic track has commenced.
Dear Editor, I refer to the content of the Sunday Stabroek editorial of March 12, titled “Hate-speech”.
West Ruimveldt, East Ruimveldt and Carmel secured contrasting wins, when the 9th Milo Secondary Schools U18 Football Championship resumed yesterday at the Ministry of Education ground on Carifesta Avenue.
Dear Editor, I thank Ms Baxter, PRO for her response of March 16 in SN to my recent letter on NIS and contributors/pension issues.
The Office of Opposition Leader, Aubrey Norton says that Commissioner of Information Charles Ramson Snr is not appropriate for the role as he has not acted on requests for information.
(Reuters) – UBS AG UBSG.S is asking the Swiss government to cover about $6 billion in costs if it were to buy Credit Suisse CSGN.S,
The highly-anticipated final of the S and D T20 competition will take place today at the Farm cricket ground, East Bank Demerara between Herstelling B and Continental Raptors Sports Club.
Dear Editor, Teachers once revered as being at the helm of imparting education, now find themselves at the receiving end of physical altercation.
NEW YORK, March 18 (Reuters) – Former U.S. President Donald Trump on Saturday said he expects to be arrested on Tuesday as New York prosecutors consider charges over a hush money payment to a porn star, and called on his supporters to protest.
The AFC at its weekly press conference on Friday said that with the new proposed e-ID project by the government, the rights of citizens must be assured and they must be aware as to which agency is accessing their personal information at all times.
Local NGO, the Electoral Reform Group (ERG) has come out against the statements uttered by WPA’s Tacuma Ogunseye on March 11 at a rally in Buxton which it described as “false and misguided” and “symptomatic of Guyana’s democratic dysfunction, which fosters partisan brinkmanship.”
ANKARA/UNITED NATIONS, (Reuters) – A deal allowing the safe Black Sea export of Ukrainian grain was renewed yesterday for at least 60 days – half the intended period – after Russia warned any further extension beyond mid-May would depend on the removal of some Western sanctions.
Dear Editor, The writer was so pleased to see how well Keith looked in the photograph contained in his eloquent reflection of a painful, albeit professional life — in SN of Sunday, March 12.
(Trinidad Guardian) A 38-year-old man has been murdered in Crystal Stream, Diego Martin.
OHRID, North Macedonia, (Reuters) – Kosovo and Serbia have reached an agreement on implementing a European Union-backed deal to normalise ties, EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell said late yesterday, though the two leaders said disagreements remain.
The High Court has ordered defendants Lincoln Lewis and Nigel Williams to pay damages totalling $3m to the media entity, Village Voice GY Inc.
(Trinidad Express) The Woo Ling Grocery, one of the oldest businesses in St James, is closing down.
Dear Editor, The PNCR, a predominantly black political party in Guyana, was recently thrust into the spotlight when four of its Indian members spoke out against derogatory and hurtful remarks made about the East Indian community during a public meeting held by the Working People’s Alliance.
(Reuters) – The United States is trying to discourage Honduras from following through on its plan to switch diplomatic allegiance from Taiwan to China, sources close to the matter say, hoping the lack of a formal agreement yet may leave the door open for a change of heart.
Growth in small–scale agriculture is two to four times more effective at reducing hunger and poverty than any other sector, and women farmers are playing a central role.
PARIS, (Reuters) – Paris police clashed with demonstrators for a third night yesterday as thousands of people marched throughout the country amid anger at the government pushing through a rise in the state pension age without a parliamentary vote.
A businessman of Charity Scheme on the Essequibo Coast is currently in police custody pending charges after 59.2 grammes of cannabis was recovered by police during a mobile patrol in the area on Friday night.
Dear Editor, You will recall that Guyanese were all taken by surprise by the revelations of an interview conducted by renowned news agency, VICE News from the United States of America.
GEORGETOWN, Guyana, CMC – Windward Islands Volcanoes needed a single delivery to wrap up a comprehensive 181-run victory over Jamaica Scorpions on yesterday’s final day of their third round West Indies Championship contest.
QUITO, (Reuters) – At least 12 people were killed in a strong earthquake that shook a coastal region of Ecuador and northern Peru midday yesterday, causing structural damage to multiple homes, schools and medical centers.
Sometimes, it is easy to forget how unique every individual is.
(Jamaica Gleaner) When Machel Montano from the ‘Royal House of Soca’ sits down for an interview, with every answer, he comes correct, providing more than enough material to assimilate.
Kyrie Irving scored 38 points in his return from a foot injury and Maxi Kleber made a 3-pointer at the buzzer as the visiting Dallas Mavericks pulled off a 111-110 victory on Friday to win consecutive games for the first time in more than a month.
Leader of the PNCR Aubrey Norton has finally spoken on the inflammatory and racist statements made by Mr Tacuma Ogunseye in Buxton the week before last.
A total of six vehicles were involved two separate accidents in Region Two over the course of Friday night and yesterday morning.
If you want to look good and you want to play it safe, bodybuilding is the way to go.
“I don’t know. I believe that is all I can do for them now and for me it make me feel good, even if at times I does feel that they taking too much.”
Throughout her years at high school, sport physiotherapist Angelica Holder, 26, originally of Richmond Hill, Linden, wanted to become a doctor or a lawyer but one month after beginning the pre-med programme at the University of Guyana, she realised that medicine would not suit the lifestyle she was looking forward to and switched to physiotherapy.
In this week’s edition of In Search Of West Indies Cricket Roger Seymour looks at the Test Match which the Barbadians opted not to attend.
(Trinidad Express) A New Grant woman has been charged for attempted murder and exposing a child to danger following an incident involving a 13- year-old that occurred on Thursday at the family home.
Art neither exists in a vacuum nor does it emerge from one.
Dear Editor, A magistrate at Linden had publicly summoned a powerful PPP strongman to appear before her and he is yet to enter the courtroom.
Last Update: 1,702.197 Movement: -2.601% Current Update: 1,657.925 YTD Movement: 2.221% LUCAS STOCK INDEX (LSI) The Lucas Stock Index fell 2.601 percent during the second period of trading in March 2023 on the sale of 13,409 shares.
I know you’ve had and like cow heel soup. And we know cow heel is a must-have for many of us when making Pepperpot.
I was 11 years old when I saw Jamie Foxx become Ray Charles in the film Ray.
If anyone asked me to roll a spliff or to differentiate between the varying qualities of cannabis, I would fail miserably.
Introduction Last week’s column wrapped-up my effort to overcome the failure after seven consecutive years of weekly assessment of Guyana’s emerging oil and gas sector to devote even a single column each to Hess Corporation or CNOOC Nexen Petroleum Limited, which share a working interest of 30 percent and 25 percent respectively in the Exxon Mobil-led Consortium operating under the Stabroek Block’s PSA, the only crude oil producing exporting entity to date.
During the 2020 events surrounding the attempts by APNU+AFC to rig the elections, the idea arose that the dominant issue was not elections but a political solution.
Last month chess lost one of its illustrious sons when Alex Joseph died after a brief illness.
On March the 8th I attended a Night of Recognition in honour of Reds Perreira at Bourda.
