Daily Archive: Sunday, April 23, 2023

Crime Two in custody over murder of Crabwood Creek woman: Two men suspected to be part of the gang that was ordered to kidnap a 36-year-old woman whose body was discovered in a clump of bushes at East Canje Berbice on April 21st have since been arrested for questioning.

The Guyana Office for Investment (G-Invest) recently signed a Memorandum of Understanding which will see a healthcare Call Centre being operational in Guyana this year providing jobs for 300.

CAIRO, (Reuters) – As Sudan collapsed into fighting last week that has trapped civilians in their city neighbourhoods, cutting off access to water, food and healthcare, community groups, websites and apps have sprung up to mobilise medical help and find basic supplies.

(Trinidad Guardian) An ongoing family dispute over a 16-acre parcel of land at O’Connor Street, Blanchisseuse, is being blamed for the killing of Carver Evangelist yesterday.

(Trinidad Guardian) After COVID-19 resulted in a near-death experience in 2020, majority state-owned Caribbean Airlines Ltd (CAL) is now seeking to transform its fortunes with ambitious plans for new routes, new aircraft along with the hiring of additional staff.

LONDON, (Reuters) – Britain’s main opposition Labour Party has suspended high-profile lawmaker Diane Abbott over a letter she wrote in which she said the prejudice experienced by Jewish people was similar to, but not the same as, racism.

Marcia Smith was a housewife when her son Jared, who is now 17, was diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder (ASD).

The government is moving to create a national intelligence agency whose Director will be appointed by the President and will have an official standing not less than that of a Chief of Staff of the GDF or a Commissioner of Police and who shall be the principal adviser to the President on matters pertaining to the Act when passed.

“I’m done compromising or shrinking myself to make anybody comfortable,” Michael Sam declared.

Visiting Indian External Affairs Minister Dr Subrahmanyam Jaishankar yesterday said that the partnership between New Delhi and Georgetown has to be refreshed and oil and gas is clearly on the agenda.

The US visa which Minis-try of Home Affairs Permanent Secretary,  Mae Toussaint Jr.

Women owned businesses were recently on show when the Ministry of Human Services and Social Security held its third annual (Women Empowering, Leading, Innovative, and Flourishing Together) WE LIFT: Women Empowerment expo at Movietowne on April 15 and 16. 

Land clearing is expected to commence soon, paving the way for the construction of the Ocean View Best Western Hotel along the Rupert Craig Highway, Liliendaal, the investor,  Chief Samsair told the Sunday Stabroek in a telephone interview.

BBC Culture film critics Nicholas Barber and Caryn James pick their highlights of the year so far, including John Wick: Chapter 4, Close, EO and Infinity Pool.

The Demerara Tobacco Company’s (Demtoco) after-tax profit for 2022 was $2.077b, 2.5% higher than the $2.026b in 2021.

Former champions Chase Academy will battle maiden finalist Santa Rosa of Region #1 this evening in the final of the ninth Milo Secondary Schools Football championships at the Ministry of Education ground, Carifesta Avenue, from 18:00hrs.

Minister of Public Works Juan Edghill and the High Commissioner of India to Guyana Dr.

Georgetown defeated East Coast by seven wickets in the fifth and final round of the Demerara Cricket Board U-17 Inter-Association cricket competition but the East Coast side still emerged victorious on a net run rate.

Two men suspected to be part of the gang that was ordered to kidnap a 36-year-old woman whose body was discovered in a clump of bushes at East Canje Berbice on Friday morning have since been arrested for questioning.

High Rollers, Silver Bullets, DC Ballers and YMCA recorded contrasting wins when the Guinness ‘Greatest of the Streets’ Linden Championship commenced Friday evening at the Silver City hardcourt. 

Guyana and India are expected to improve their ties with each other’s business community, as the two countries have set up an India/Guyana Chamber of Commerce (IGCC).

LIVERPOOL, England, (Reuters) – Liverpool maintained their slender hopes of a top-four finish in the Premier League with a 3-2 victory over Nottingham Forest whose relegation fears deepened yesterday.

ST JOHN’S, CMC – West Indies Academy captain Nyeem Young said hard work paid off for his side in their seven-wicket win against Team Headley, a side that included no less than eight West Indies internationals, in their opening match of the Headley-Weekes Tri-Series in Antigua.

As they have done for 17 years, the family of Satyadeow `Sash’ Sawh is continuing to press the authorities to solve the 2006 murder of the then Agriculture Minister, two of his siblings and a guard.

Nikola Jokic amassed 20 points, 12 assists and 11 rebounds while leading the Denver Nuggets to a 120-111 win over the Minnesota Timberwolves in Game 3 of their first-round Western Conference playoff series on Friday in Minneapolis.

Floodwaters have receded in most regions after prolonged heavy rainfall on Friday.

The Transport and Harbours Department (T&HD) yesterday announced that it had once again extended a concession to rice farmers who are transporting paddy from Supenaam, Wakenaam and Leguan to Parika for the current crop.

Dear Editor, All Guyanese, our Caribbean neighbours, and Venezuela, must now be worried sick by the Honourable VP Jagdeo’s announcing that slashing the parent company guarantee from full coverage, down to a piddling $2 Billion USD, “remains a priority”.

LONDON, CMC – West Indies One-day International captain Shai Hope was unbeaten on 53 and put Yorkshire on the path for a possible first win of the season after Sussex endured a dramatic batting collapse in their English County Championship Division 2 match yesterday.

(Reuters) – Inter Milan striker Romelu Lukaku will play in the Coppa Italia semi-final second leg against Juventus on Wednesday after his one-match ban was overturned yesterday by the president of the Italian Football Federation (FIGC) as a measure to fight racism.

Minister in the Ministry of Public Works, Deodat Indar and India’s External Affairs Minister, Dr.

Dear Editor, The pluralism that shaped our cultural landscape is accentuated when all groups can freely express their values and claim ownership of the distinct cultural traits that define our existence.

BARCELONA, Spain, (Reuters) – World number two Carlos Alcaraz reached the final of the Barcelona Open after beating Briton Daniel Evans 6-2 6-2 yesterday to set up a showdown with fellow top seed Stefanos Tsitsipas who defeated Italian Lorenzo Musetti 6-4 5-7 6-3.

Banks DIH Limited has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Government Technical Institute (GTI) to promote student development, academic partnerships, and knowledge transfer between the two institutions.

Dear Editor, I would like to bring to your attention the poor service I have received from the NIS over the past 10 years.

(Reuters) – The publishers of a German magazine that ran an ‘interview’ with Michael Schumacher generated by artificial intelligence have sacked the editor and apologised to the Formula One great’s family.

Dear Editor, In the news of the week of 19 April, we hear that CARICOM leaders would like to hold US gun manufacturers accountable for the ‘illegal’ weapons which fuel gun violence in the Carib-bean. 

Floor IT Guyana and Banks DIH Limited  have joined the Guyana National Bureau of Standards (GNBS) Permit to use the Made in Guyana Standard Mark programme.

The Bar Association of Guyana will be hosting its second annual Law Week from today to April 28 under the theme “New Frontiers in Law, Preparing for the Future”.

Dear Editor, The Oil and Gas Governance Network (OGGN) condemns yet another attack on female journalists, this time a verbal attack on Tamica Garnett of the Guyana Chronicle on 19 April 2023 from PNC Chief Scrutineer Carol Joseph, after Tamica Garnett requested information from the party on the local government election (LGE).

(Reuters) – Climate change campaigners gathered in New York’s Times Square on Earth Day to urge action on global warming and cuts in plastics use while volunteers worldwide planted trees and cleared trash to mark the 54th annual celebration of the environment.

(Trinidad Guardian) Two of the country’s biggest contractors say they wholeheartedly welcome the full proclamation of the Public Procurement and Disposal of Properties Act.

 WREXHAM, Wales, (Reuters) – Wrexham secured a fairytale return to the English Football League after a 15-year absence with their Hollywood owners watching on as they beat Boreham Wood 3-1 to win the National League with a game to spare yesterday.

Dear Editor, I should like to thank Dr. Cheddi (Joey) Jagan Jr.

KHARTOUM, (Reuters) – Some foreign nationals began evacuating from a Red Sea port in Sudan yesterday, even as air strikes again rocked the capital Khartoum after a week of fighting between rival commanders that has killed hundreds of civilians across the nation.

Farfan and Mendes Limited’s Hose and Rigging Division has achieved Det Norske Veritas (DNV)-type approval certification for the manufacture and repair of wire rope slings for cargo carrying units.

LISBON,  (Reuters) – Brazil’s Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva said yesterday he did not want to “please anyone” with his views about Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, after provoking criticism in the West for suggesting Kyiv shared the blame for the war.

  NEW DELHI, (Reuters) – Chennai Super Kings all-rounder Ben Stokes will be on the sidelines for at least another week after his latest injury setback, coach Stephen Fleming said.

We call it Chip-chip Sugar Cake but in Jamaica, they are Coconut Drops.

459 years ago today, William Shakspere was born in Stratford-upon-Avon, England.

At 90 I am in overtime and a penalty shoot-out looms which I know I cannot win.

Last week Minister of Parliamentary Affairs and Governance Gail Teixeira was in full flow on the subject of the corruption rankings issued by Transparency International.

Dear Editor, Please allow me to reply to Joey Jagan’s article about my father, Boysie Ramkarran, and my brother Ralph Ramkarran, which appeared in your edition of Saturday 22, April, 2023. 

TEL AVIV,  (Reuters) – Tens of thousands of Israelis joined protests yesterday against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s plans to tighten controls on the Supreme Court, ahead of Israel’s independence day marking 75 years since establishment of the Jewish state.

In this week’s edition of In Search of West Indies Cricket, Roger Seymour profiles the 1986 film  “Playing Away”, which is based on a play by Caryl Phillips.

Introduction Let me be clear and categoric at the very inception of today’s column.

(Jamaica Gleaner) The two Guyanese women who were arrested on April 4 for attempting to smuggle 21 pounds of cocaine out of Jamaica pleaded guilty in the St James Parish Court yesterday and were sentenced to 10 months in prison.

The highest ranking chess grandmaster ever to visit Guyana, England’s Nigel David Short, MBE, paid a four-day visit to these shores last week and competed against 20 simultaneous boards successfully without losing or drawing a game.

                            Sonnet 3 Look in the glass and tell the face thou viewest, Now is the time that face should form another, Whose fresh repair if now thou not renewest, Thou dost beguile the world, unbless some mother.

LUCKNOW, CMC – West Indies left-handed pair of Kyle Mayers and Nicholas Pooran failed to catch afire for Lucknow Super Giants, and Gujarat Titans got back to winning ways in the Indian Premier League yesterday, with a memorable seven-run win.

A 27-year-old woman sustained a broken hand, a swollen face and a burst head in an incident that took place at the Kingston Seawall, Georgetown on the 10th April.

“I feel alive. I feel okay. You know there are moments that you feel everything is crumbling?

Our planet is made up of many different features and structures.

Akima: Did you go to the exhibition at Castellani House? Colleague: Yes, I did.

Examinations and tests have always made me nervous. There is something so definitive about them that sometimes makes it hard for one to divorce one’s self-esteem from the outcome.  

Picking up where we left off last week, we are debunking some more bodybuilding and fitness myths that are echoed in gyms and fitness circles around the world.