Daily Archive: Friday, June 23, 2023

LONDON, (Reuters) – Russia accused mercenary chief Yevgeny Prigozhin of calling for an armed mutiny today after he alleged, without providing evidence, that the military leadership had killed a huge number of his fighters in an air strike and vowed to punish them.

The Success Bridge on the Railway Embankment, East Coast Demerara is to be closed tomorrow for repair works.

 (Reuters) – Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva today said the European Union’s latest proposal for a trade deal with South American bloc Mercosur made reaching an agreement impossible as it included a “threat” to Brazil.

(Trinidad Express) The University of the West Indies (The UWI) has fallen away from its mission in scientific research, says Prime Minister Dr Keith Rowley.

PARIS, (Reuters) – Multilateral development banks like the World Bank are expected to find $200 billion in extra firepower for low-income economies by taking on more risk, a move that may require wealthy nations to inject more cash, world leaders said today.

 (Reuters) – India have dropped top order batter Cheteshwar Pujara for the upcoming two-test tour of West Indies in July while Ruturaj Gaikwad and Yashasvi Jaiswal made the cut after stellar campaigns in the Indian Premier League (IPL).

 (Reuters) – Tropical Storm Bret continued its path through eastern Caribbean islands early today, striking the region with winds and heavy rain.

With the case file on an allegation of rape against the Minister of Local Government, Nigel Dharamlall now with the Director of Public Prose-cutions (DPP) for legal advice, opposition parties yesterday kept up the pressure for answers and accountability from both the embattled minister and the administration.

Learners attending the Abram Zuil Secondary School (AZSS) in Region Two will be able to enjoy the benefits of more spacious classrooms with the commissioning of a $585 million state-of-the-art facility constructed by Builders Hardware and General Supplies.

Together with interest, the Guyana Rice Development Board (GRDB) has been ordered to pay Vilvoorden Investment Inc., for

Dubbed the most competitive bid in government’s effort to execute the sale of the Guyana Marriott Hotel in Kingston,  the National Industrial & Commercial Investments Limited (NICIL) and the bidder X, LLC will soon enter into discussions to finalise the deal.

President’s College won the Boy’s and Girl’s East Coast Demerara Conference titles when the Youth Basketball Guyana (YBG) ‘Regional Championships’ continued yesterday at the President’s College hard-court.

By Subhana Shiwmangal The ruling PPP/C won two more constituencies in regions Five and Six yesterday after lots were drawn following ties at the June 12 Local Government Elections.

(CMC) – Hundreds from current captain Shai Hope and past captain Nicholas Pooran set up West Indies for a convincing, 101-run win against Nepal in the ICC Cricket World Cup Qualifier yesterday in Zimbabwe.

As the oil and gas-driven business and hospitality sectors in Guyana find themselves competing for the same skills sets in some of the sectors of the Guyana economy, businesses are beginning to rate skills shortages among the primary impediments to enhanced service delivery.

Those persons including Guyana Prison Service (GPS) officers who are accused of aiding and abetting the escape of now-deceased notorious convict, Mark Royden Williams called ‘Smallie’ have been granted bail in the sum of $750,000.

The Guyana Rugby Football Union (GRFU) continues to garner support from the corporate community ahead of the U-19 Rugby Americas North (RAN) 7s Championship.

Minister within the Office of the Prime Minister with responsibility for Public Affairs, Kwame McCoy yesterday said that the media has unfettered access to President Irfaan Ali.

Guyana has been named as one of several countries in South America, the Middle East and Africa targeted for significant growth in offshore oil and gas exploration spending this year, according to the French oilfield services company Schlumberger Limited (SLB), believed to be both the world’s largest offshore drilling company and the world’s largest offshore drilling contractor by revenue.

(Reuters) – Victor Wembanyama was selected first overall by the San Antonio Spurs at the NBA Draft in New York yesterday, making the highly touted phenom the highest drafted French player in league history.

In a world that often thrives off the glorification of the superficial, the example of a Grove/Diamond Primary School teacher may not at all be an inappropriate one to follow.

With the arrival of the oil and gas sector, Guyana  is attracting interest from French companies and is now on the radar for the building of stronger relations.

Reigning Sportsman-of-the-Year, boxer Desmond Amsterdam and standout table tennis player, Natalie Cummings will be Guyana’s flag bearers when the Central American and Caribbean (CAC) Games opens today at the Estadio Jorge ‘El Mágico’ González in San Salvador.

Dear Editor, Nigel Dharamlall has invoked his right to be silent so as not to incriminate himself in the pending investigation of rape.

(Reuters) – An Oregon county yesterday sued Exxon XOM.N, Chevron CVX.N,

The focus on fashion as a feature of contemporary entrepreneurial choices in Guyana is, arguably, the most pronounced propensity in the realm of business in contemporary Guyana.

Legendary American football coach, Vince Lombardi, famously uttered, “Some of us will do our jobs well and some will not, but we will be judged by only one thing – the result.”

Dear Editor, The annual celebration of United Nations Public Service Day on June 23 of every year is undertaken to “celebrate the value and virtue of public services, emphasizes the contribution of public service in the process of development, recognizes the work of public servants, and encourages young people to pursue careers in the public sector”. 

Local Fashion Designer, Junette Stuart, believes that Guyana’s new oil and gas-driven economy can provide a ‘leg up’ for various other long – suppressed entrepreneurial pursuits that are now being afforded that opportunity and to which, before oil and gas, would have had a lesser chance of attracting serious entrepreneurial openings in the local fashion sector, for example, to which she has dedicated a considerable part of her own adult life.

The Guyana Association of Professional Social Workers (GAPSW)  yesterday called for a prompt, thorough, impartial and transparent probe to determine whether there is any criminal culpability on the part of Minister of Local Government, Nigel Dharamlall in relation to allegations made by a 16-year-old schoolgirl.

(CMC) – Former Jamaica men’s captain and West Indies men’s left-handed opener Robert Samuels has been appointed interim head coach for the West Indies Women’s team for their only international home series for the year against Ireland in St Lucia.

Dear Editor, First, they said that a phantom thrived; a chuckle resulted. 

Linkages between weather extremes like heavy rainfall, including tropical storms, cyclones, flooding, drought, and climate variability, which are characteristic of weather patterns in the Caribbean, continue to be significant drivers of food insecurity, according to the most recent forecast issued by the International Research Institute for Climate and Society (IRICS).

A consultation was held yesterday at the Guyana Marriott Hotel in Kingston on the updating of the National HIV/AIDS Workplace Policy.

Randy Bourne, the owner of Exclusive Egg-Ball, donated several pairs of football cleats to two-time defending Digicel Schools Football champion Chase Academy ahead of the event’s official resumption tomorrow.

Dear Editor, With the now prime time event of Mr. Nigel Dharamlall’s alleged moral turpitude and reprobate behaviour in chromatic display, proffered opinions are voluminous.

WASHINGTON,  (Reuters) – U.S. President Joe Biden and Narendra Modi hailed a new era in their countries’ relationship after the White House rolled out the red carpet for the Indian prime minister yesterday, touting deals on defence and commerce aimed at countering China’s global influence.

Nation News – Barbados Article by Carol Martindale  That is how Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley described the Summit for a New Global Financing Pact which started this morning in Paris.

Minister of Foreign Affairs and Inter-national Cooperation, Hugh Todd on Wednesday met with  Margarette May Macaulay, President of the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) and other members of the IACHR Board of Directors on the sidelines of the Fifty-Third Regular Session of the General Assembly of the Organization of American States (OAS).

A bilateral meeting in the Surinamese capital, Paramaribo, between Suriname’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, International Business and International Cooperation, Albert Ramdin, and Trinidad and Tobago Energy Minister, Stuart Young would appear to be pointing in the direction of an eventual tri-lateral ‘sit down’ involving Port of Spain, Paramaribo and George-town on issues linked to regional energy security.

David London called ‘Rastaman’ is wanted by police for questioning in relation to murder committed on Eon Roberts at Granny Backdam Landing, Omai, on June 19.

The Petra Organization, the coordinators of the 8th edition of the Digicel Schools Football Championship, will officially unveil the lien championship trophy and tournament fixtures today at a ceremony penciled for 1:00pm at the Brandsville Hotel, Prashad Nagar.

Dear Editor, The Golden Arrowhead needs to be redesigned. Guyana’s landscape has changed considerably since independence, hence, the flag which reflected Guyana’s environment at that time should be changed accordingly.

(Reuters) – A deep-sea submersible carrying five people on a voyage to the century-old wreck of the Titanic was found in pieces from a “catastrophic implosion” that killed everyone aboard, the U.S.

Dear Editor, The prompt, on-the-spot and swift decision to align NIS and Old Age pensions payments on the first working day of the month effective July, is being described as: ‘leadership is about listening’, ‘We listened and we acted’. 

(Trinidad Guardian) Canada has obtained approval from the World Trade Organisation (WTO) to extend the Caribbean-Canada Trade Agreement (CARIBCAN) until December 2033.

As the sixth season of Guyana Restaurant Week (GRW) was launched on Monday, Head of the Guyana Tourism Authority, Kamrul Baksh announced that a total of 17 restaurants will be participating this year.

OTTAWA,  (Reuters) – Meta Platforms Inc META.O plans to end access to news on Facebook and Instagram for all users in Canada once a parliament-approved legislation requiring internet giants to pay news publishers comes into effect, the company said yesterday.

(Reuters) – The International Boxing Association’s (IBA) recognition as the global body for the sport was stripped yesterday by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) due to its failure to complete reforms on governance, finance and ethical issues.

By Mia Mottley and Werner Hoyer PARIS – In a world beset by rising temperatures, extreme weather patterns, and escalating natural disasters, the urgency of decisive action on climate change and the threat of future pandemics has never been more apparent.

Part 2 Rural and Indigenous women perform much of their agricultural activities as unpaid family members or as self-employed workers.

Successive political administrations here in Guyana have, as part of a long ingrained governance culture, embraced a propensity to exaggerate and, not infrequently, to mislead their domestic audience.

Dear Editor, During the second week of June 2023, several articles were published about the national football head coach and the national team in relation to preparations for the Gold Cup Tournament.

(Trinidad Guardian) The Occupational Safety and Health Authority (OSHA) yesterday served a prohibition order stopping the operation of NiQuan Energy’s Gas-to-Liquids (GTL) plant in Pointe-a-Pierre, following an incident last Thursday, which led to the death of 35-year-old pipefitter Allanlane Ramkissoon on Sunday.

The Georgetown Office Assistants Promotional Committee will conduct an 8-a-side Inter-Secondary School Tape-ball Cricket Competition tomorrow at the Durban Park Tarmac, Homestretch Avenue from 9:00am.

Michael Abrahim called ‘Timmy’ is wanted by police for questioning in relation to trafficking in narcotics at Catherine, Mahaicony, East Coast Demerara.

Britain’s former Prime Minister, Boris Johnson, has been compared to America’s Donald Trump.

BRASILIA,  (Reuters) – Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro’s future in office hung in the balance yesterday, as the country’s federal electoral court (TSE) began a trial that could leave him in the political wilderness for nearly a decade.

GASCI (www.gasci.com/telephone Nº 223-6175/6) reports that session 1024’s trading results showed consideration of $27,753,789 from 144,444 shares traded in 36 transactions as compared to session 1023’s trading results, which showed consideration $12,072,643 from 49,254 shares traded in 28 transactions.