Daily Archive: Friday, March 31, 2023

The police today issued a wanted bulletin for Malissa Monilla for questioning on causing death by dangerous driving.

A Cevons garbage truck went up in flames on Sheriff Street this morning.

QUITO,  (Reuters) – Ecuador’s opposition has compelling evidence to present against President Guillermo Lasso at his impeachment hearing, a lawmaker said yesterday, including irregularities in a crude oil shipping contract overseen by Lasso.

BRASILIA, (Reuters) – Brazil’s far-right former President Jair Bolsonaro returned from three months in the United States yesterday and was welcomed back by hundreds of chanting supporters at the Brasilia airport before heading straight into meetings with his political party.

LUCKNOW, India, (Reuters) – Rescuers used cranes and ropes to look for survivors a day after the roof of a well collapsed in a temple complex in central India killing 36 people and injuring 16, a government official said today.

The MVP prize of what was supposed to be a 14-karat gold and diamond ring, which was valued at $520,000, and eventually won by Guyana Defence Force’s Colin Nelson at the end of the 2021 GFF/Kashif and Shanghai Organization Super-16 Championship is said to be valued at less than $80,000.

With some of them having spent 40 years in the area, 47 Parika Sea Dam, Region Three  squatters are to be relocated.

The recent exoneration of former FIFA referee, Roy MacArthur, by the Guyana Football Federation (GFF) Disciplinary Committee on February 27, 2023 for his alleged involvement in the sexual harassment of female officials, has raised more questions than answers.

Guyana was eliminated at the quarter-final stage in both the U19 and U15 Mixed Doubles section, when the Caribbean Region Table Tennis Federation (CRTTF) Junior Championship continued on Thursday evening at the National Gymnasium, Mandela Avenue.

A company by the name of Farmlands Guyana Inc is gearing up to cultivate 1,000 hectares of land in the Tacama Savannah, Berbice  with corn and soya beans, according to the Ministry of Agriculture.

Farm Supplies Limited (FARMSUP) and Impressions Branding are the latest contributors to this year’s marquee, Bartica Easter Regatta.

The One Guyana Floating Production, Storage and Offloading (FPSO) oil platform for ExxonMobil’s Yellowtail project has successfully entered dry dock at the Keppel yard in Singapore and three local companies will be fabricating fixtures for it.

By Subhana Shiwmangal President Irfaan Ali led an outreach to Region Three, at the National Track and Field facility, Leonora, West Bank Demerara yesterday and housing was one of the major issues raised.

Horace Burrowes and Briton John, two standout wheelsmen from the We Stand United Cycle Club (WSUCC) from today represent the Golden Arrowhead at the second edition of the Jamaica International Cycling Classic, a three-day race, which will end on Sunday.

(CMC) – Opener Shayne Moseley struck his fifth first class hundred and left-arm spinner Jomel Warrican snatched two late wickets to trigger a Windward Islands Volcanoes collapse, as Barbados Pride took control of their final round contest in the West Indies Championship.

Omar Williams, a 36-year-old miner of 11 Anna Catherina, West Coast Demerara, and of Lima Sands, Essequibo Coast, was on Wednesday charged with the rape of a child under 16 years.

(Reuters) – FIFA’s life ban on former Haitian Football Federation vice-president Rosnick Grant from the sport will be upheld, the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) said yesterday.

Prime Minister Mark Phillips yesterday underlined the Government’s commitment to supporting investments to strengthen Guyana’s cyber resilience as it looks towards ICTs to facilitate the country’s transformation.

(Reuters) – Russian fourth seed Daniil Medvedev ended the dream run of American qualifier and home favourite Christopher Eubanks with a 6-3 7-5 victory yesterday to reach the Miami Open semi-finals.

Dominic Macklingam, a 26-year-old taxi driver of Craig, East Bank Demerara has been jailed for two years over the unlawful possession of a firearm and ammunition.

Dear Editor, On 30 March 2023, an organization named Environmental Finance hosted a free webinar titled A Corporate Buyers Guide to REDD+ Forestry Sovereign Carbon Credit.

Members of the Guyana Public Service Co-operative Credit Union (GPSCCU) have filed contempt proceedings against the union’s management committee which they say ought to be jailed for flouting a Court order in relation to holding a special general meeting.

(Reuters) – Herve Renard has been named France women’s coach until 2024 and will lead the team at this year’s World Cup, the French federation (FFF) said yesterday.

Dear Editor, Dr. Tara Singh’s letter of 29th March, 2023 in Stabroek News in support of another writer’s contention refers.

A Canefield, East Canje Berbice, truck driver was yesterday placed on $250,000 bail after he was charged with causing death by dangerous driving following an accident in January at Rose Hall Town, Corentyne.

(Reuters) – Criticism by some European governments of a plan to see a full return of Russian and Belarusian athletes to international sport is deplorable and cuts into the autonomy of sport, International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach said yesterday.

NEW YORK,  (Reuters) – Donald Trump has been indicted by a Manhattan grand jury after a probe into hush money paid to porn star Stormy Daniels, becoming the first former U.S.

Dear Editor, Now that Nazar ‘Shell’ Mohammed has entered his name as a candidate for the upcoming local government elections it stands that, like all aspiring politicians, he be transparent and accountable to the electorate.

(Reuters) – Gujarat Titans begin the defence of their Indian Premier League (IPL) title against four-times champions Chennai Super Kings today, as the Twenty20 tournament returns to its traditional home-and-away format after a gap of four years.

Dear Editor, The video by the RHO (GDN) in response to the dumped medical supplies in Region 2, indicated the supplies were a donation by the FFTP Organization.

A couple is now homeless after a fire of unknown origin yesterday destroyed their concrete house at Liverpool, Corentyne.

ANKARA,  (Reuters) – Turkey’s parliament approved a bill yesterday to allow Finland to join NATO, clearing the way for the country to become part of the Western defence alliance as war rages in Ukraine.

Dear Editor, I was interested to see the recent feature ‘Why concrete?’

(CMC) – Fast bowler Alzarri Joseph believes the recent Twenty20 International series win for West Indies represents a “fresh start”, in the wake of last year’s disastrous World Cup campaign.

Fawazz McRae, a 27-year-old businessman/contractor of Lot 1231 Central’s Amelia’s Ward, Linden, was on Wednesday charged with the murder of 32-year old Police Sergeant Jermaine Semple, who was shot in the head.

VATICAN CITY, (Reuters) – Pope Francis has seen a marked improvement in his health after receiving an infusion of antibiotics for an infectious bronchitis, the Vatican said in an upbeat statement yesterday.

Hard Rock® Cafe Guyana yesterday announced a $2,000,000 presentation to Help and Shelter in celebration of International Women’s Month.

Given the overwhelming support for the impending ‘One Guyana’ Futsal Championship, the tournament coordinators, the Kashif and Shanghai Organization, will conduct a one day qualification tournament on Monday at the National Gymnasium, Mandela Avenue from 18:00hrs.

NEW YORK,  (Reuters) – Societe Generale SA SOGN.PA and BNP Paribas SA BNPP.PA

Dear Editor, The Saturday was wet, windy and chilly. But nature smiled and gave us a barmy 58 degrees on Sunday, and with a cloudless sky.

LONDON/WASHINGTON,  (Reuters) – A Moscow court ruled that a U.S. journalist for the Wall Street Journal should be detained for nearly two months on suspicion of spying, the most serious move against a foreign journalist since Russia invaded Ukraine and one quickly condemned by Washington.

Beacons and Mil Ballers recorded contrasting wins, when the Bartica Football Association (BFA) Regatta Championship continued on Wednesday evening at the Community Centre ground.

Introduction Today I return to the matter of Esso’s new head office at Ogle, first addressed in Part 104 on 9th.

GASCI (www.gasci.com/telephone Nº 223-6175/6) reports that session 1012’s trading results showed consideration of $32,640,819 from 71,419 shares traded in 37 transactions as compared to session 1011’s trading results, which showed consideration of $25,379,809 from 48,858 shares traded in 42 transactions.

Residents of Sisters Village, East Bank Berbice now have easier access to their farmlands, following the construction of a timber bridge by members of the 4 Engineers Battalion of the Guyana Defence Force (GDF).

(In honour of the late SN columnist Arthur Allan Fenty, who authored a column on Fridays in this newspaper for 30 years, Stabroek News will be running some of his earliest contributions.

In 2015, Guyana was recategorized as a middle-income country. With new industries, came enhanced needs for technological evolution in a country that has lagged behind the region in ICT development.

In 2021 after meeting with President Chandrikapersad Santokhi of Suriname, President Irfaan Ali announced “We have come to a solution.”

Dear Editor, I am searching for some silver linings in SN’s grim cost-of-living series, now in its 17th reincarnation.