Daily Archive: Tuesday, April 4, 2023

The MV MA Lisha is set to arrive in Guyana by this weekend, after setting sail from Kolkata to Chennai, and then making its way through the Atlantic Ocean to Trinidad, on April 2nd, 2023.

NEW YORK,  (Reuters) – Donald Trump, the former president and front-runner for the 2024 Republican nomination, pleaded not guilty in a history-making moment for the United States today to 34 felony counts of falsifying business records after an investigation into hush money paid to a porn star.

BOGOTA,  (Reuters) – Colombian authorities plan to evacuate people living within 15 kilometers of the Nevado del Ruiz volcano, which is being monitored for a possible eruption, with more evacuations possible in the coming days.

HELSINKI/BRUSSELS,  (Reuters) – Finland formally joined NATO on Tuesday, its flag unfurling outside the military bloc’s Brussels headquarters, in a historic policy shift brought on by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, drawing a threat from Moscow of “counter-measures”.

The Inter-American Development Bank Group (IDB Group) has appointed Lorena Solórzano Salazar as its Representative in Guyana, effective April 1, 2023.

WASHINGTON,  (Reuters) – Richard Branson’s Virgin Orbit Holdings VORB.O filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy today after the satellite launch company failed to secure the long-term funding following a January rocket failure.

(Trinidad Guardian) A U.S. citizen who moved his family to Syria to join the Islamic State terrorist group has been sentenced to 20 years in federal prison.

IHS Markit’s audit of oil expenditure by ExxonMobil’s subsidiary, EEPGL and its partners found that its annual Work Plan and Budget (WP&B) did not comply with the terms of the oil agreement nor with international best practices in the industry.

Dear Editor, Is there a true Guyanese heart that did not beat in tune with the tenor of Kit Nascimento’s ‘quo vadis’ letter?

Dear Editor, What did the Guyana Police Force achieve by detaining Tacuma Ogunseye for seventy-two hours?

Working People’s Alliance (WPA) activist Tacuma Ogunseye of Lot 219 Section ‘C’ Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown was yesterday charged with attempting to incite racial ill will and placed on $100,000 bail.

Guyana Press Association (GPA) President, Nazima Raghubir, is calling out the government over its organization of a press conference and allegations of intimidation by supporters of the ruling party.

Dear Editor, With Guyana’s booming oil industry and rosy economic prospects many foreign investors have flocked to our shores and set up shop.

Dear Editor, I am referencing a letter in Stabroek News, March 28, 2023 by Joel Bhagwandin, Financial, Economic and Public Policy Analyst.

The National Aquatic Centre at Liliendaal yesterday witnessed the largest turnout yet as the Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sport, through the National Sports Commission (NSC), launched their annual Easter ‘Learn To Swim’ Programme.

Retired Permanent Secretary (PS) of the Ministry of Legal Affairs, Joylyn Nestor-Burrowes admitted to breaching the Procurement Act in 2019 by allowing a contractor to execute works in the absence of a written contract.

Police investigations into an attempted murder and robbery on Damion Allicock, a 33-year-old vendor of River View Ruimveldt, Georgetown are continuing and one suspect is in police custody assisting with investigations.

Dear Editor, I believe it is hypocritical for your newspaper to publish a letter calling on Mr.

Two weeks after the death of 7-month-old, Oriyah Gravesande, who died from haemorrhage and suffocation by compression of the neck while in the care of the Little Learners Day Care, Senior Superintendent and Regional Commander (Region Four), Khali Pareshram said that the police force is awaiting legal advice from the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP).

Dolphin, Dora, Ann’s Grove and St. Cuthbert’s secured wins when the 9th Milo Secondary Schools U18 Football Championship resumed yesterday at the Ministry of Education (MOE) and the National Insurance Scheme (NIS) grounds respectively on Carifesta Avenue.

Dear Editor, It has been a great pleasure to visit Guyana as a volunteer with the USAID Farmer to Farmer program.

Twenty-three adults between the ages of 24-74 years-old were arrested during an intelligence-led operation by ranks of the Regional Police Division #6 on Sunday at Rose Hall Town, Berbice.

Dear Editor, Reference is made to the writings titled “The position I took in these two cases are neither different nor contradictory” (SN April 3). 

General Equipment (GENEQUIP), and General Industrial Minerals (GINMIN) presented the respective team kits to the organizers of the Milo Secondary Schools football tournament which will be utilised during the elimination round of the tournament.

Dear Editor, So stressed out, that she herself was emoting the violence of depression – reacting to the school environment, from which medically certified leave had become necessary – a situation that somehow made this Headmistress much too empathetic to a distant colleague’s embroilment in the well publicised Houston School incident – exhibiting a cutlass.

Finding that he was attempting to litigate issues already pronounced upon, a Court on Friday last dismissed a suit brought by former Police Sergeant and murder accused Colin Bailey, whose contention it was, that the State had unlawfully and maliciously imprisoned him.

Team Guyana is still awaiting US visas for 11 of its 18 athletes who are scheduled to compete at this year’s CARIFTA Games in Nassau, Bahamas.

The International Court of Justice (ICJ) is to rule on Thursday on a preliminary objection by Venezuela in relation to the approach by Guyana for the upholding of the validity of the 1899 Arbitral Award settling the boundaries of the two countries.

The Guyana Cricket Board (GCB) Government of Guyana (GOG) and Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sports (MCYS), U19 boys Inter-Club Super-50 tournament continued yesterday with wins for Cotton Tree Die Hard Cricket Club and Tucber Park Cricket Club.

Dear Editor, Thank you for your front page reports and commentary (April 2, 23) on the audit of Exxon’s claimed expenditures. 

The National Science Technology, Engineering, Arts and Mathematics (STEAM) Fair made a reappearance yesterday morning and was declared open by Minister of Education, Priya Manickchand.

Dear Editor, Tacuma Ogunseye, a leader of the WPA, in his recent writings in the press, has been consistent in his messaging, “Oil, Oil, Oil” and the need for power sharing and equality over the expected windfall.

Under the theme `Furthering Rehabilitation through Education and Empowerment’, the Guyana Prison Service (GPS) through the Welfare and Corrections Department completed its annual Spelling Bee competition with the final on Friday at the Georgetown Prison facility.

Dear Editor, There is a price gap in the oil market.

A 25-year-old East Bank Essequibo motorcyclist was injured in an accident last Saturday with a motor pickup owned by the Guyana Police Force.

Dear Editor, Given that the People’s Progressive Party has not submitted nominations nor named any candidates for Local Government Elections to date, it would seem that the questions asked of Nazar ‘Shell’ Mohammed by way of missive (Stabroek 3.31.23) are premature.

By Charwayne Walker Sometime in 1953 a film called `The Harlem Globetrotters’ was shown in cinemas in Georgetown about professional basketballers who toured the United States playing exhibition games and wowing crowds everywhere with their dexterity, spectacular ball handling and humourous tricks.

BEIJING,  (Reuters) – China warned U.S. House Speaker Kevin McCarthy yesterday not to “repeat disastrous past mistakes” and meet Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen, saying it would not help regional peace and stability, but only unite the Chinese people behind a common enemy.

THE HAGUE,  (Reuters) – Former Kosovo president Hashim Thaci yesterday pleaded innocent to charges of war crimes and crimes against humanity as his trial began at a special court in The Hague, with protesters rallying outside in support of a leader once feted by the West.

Nineteen-year old Omar Anderson of Sophia was remanded to prison yesterday after he was charged with robbing Joel Jardine of his belongings.

KOWLOON, Hong Kong,  CMC – Former West Indies Women skipper Stafanie Taylor made a return from injury but had very little impact as her Tornadoes went down to Falcons by 41 runs in the opening match of the Fairbreak Invitational here  yesterday.

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – Regional players union, WIPA, has hailed Guyana Harpy Eagles’ capture of the West Indies Championship.

CHENNAI, India, CMC – West Indies all-rounder Kyle Mayers belted his second successive half-century of the new Indian Premier League season but Lucknow Super Giants still came up short in a 12-run loss to Chennai Super Kings.

Demerara will face Essequibo in the opening encounter of the Guyana Cricket Board (GCB) Women’s Inter-County Super50 tournament today at the Everest Cricket Club ground, Camp Road.

Captain of the Guyana Rising Stars U15 cricket team Dave Mohabir wants his side to stick to the basics, play fearless cricket and enjoy the game.

Some of the earliest ‘returns’ from the recent disclosure that President Irfaan Ali would be moving in the direction of ‘decentralizing’ his own office along with those of various Ministries and other state-run agencies in order to make their services more accessible to Guyanese residing beyond the capital were made public in the Stabroek News of April 1st.

Dear Editor, I take note of ANUG’s and TNM’s position to not contest the local government election.