Daily Archive: Tuesday, September 12, 2023

 Six companies today submitted bids in Guyana’s first auction for available offshore blocks with United States oil major ExxonMobil again seeking to expand its portfolio here.

The Emir of Qatar, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani and his delegation have arrived in Guyana for engagements aimed at bolstering bilateral cooperation, the Department of Public Information reported today.

GENEVA,  (Reuters) – The U.S.-Mexico border is the world’s deadliest land migration route, according to U.N.

NEAR DERNA, Libya,2 (Reuters) – At least 10,000 people were feared missing in Libya today in floods caused by a huge storm, which burst dams, swept away buildings and wiped out as much as a quarter of the eastern city of Derna.

JERUSALEM, (Reuters) – Israel’s Supreme Court heard arguments today against a bid by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s government to curb the court’s powers, part of a judicial overhaul that has divided the nation, sparked months of protests and worried Israel’s allies.

VLADIVOSTOK, Russia, (Reuters) – Russian President Vladimir Putin said today that the Soviet Union’s decision to send tanks into Hungary and Czechoslovakia to crush mass protests during the Cold War was a mistake.

Guyana’s economy is expected to grow “extremely fast” this year at 38%, the IMF said yesterday as oil production ramps up but it issued several cautions and also recommended a review of the exchange rate framework.

The Guyana Boxing Association (GBA) is looking to have its Pan Am games boxing team train in Cuba ahead of the upcoming Pan Am Games in Chile.

Forty-five-year-old Randolph Reece, a construction worker of Pari-ka, East Bank Essequibo, appeared at the Leonora Magistrate’s Court yesterday before Magistrate Zamilla Ally-Seepaul charged with murdering a woman he was building a house for.

By Shabna Rahman With the opening of the West Central Mall  on September 30th, West Demerara residents would be spared the hassle of travelling across the river for theatre, shopping and other fun activities.

In what will be the second competitive meeting of the teams at the senior level, the Golden Jaguars will face off with The Bahamas this evening in their second League B encounter of the 2023/2024 CONCACAF Nations League at the National Track and Field Centre, Leonora, West Coast Demerara, from 18:00 hrs.

By Joseph Allen Eighteen months after a massive contract was signed, dredging of the Pomeroon River in Region Two is yet to be finished and the contractor has deemed the task more complex than had been anticipated.

Guyana’s table tennis star Shemar Britton  will have to wait until possibly today to face off with the United States of America’s Jishan Liang in their round of 32 encounter at the ongoing International Table Tennis Federation’s Pan American Championships in Havana, Cuba.

Following several reports in Stabroek News that the historic Promenade Gardens had been closed to the public, city Mayor Alfred Mentore yesterday stated that it needed to be open.

NEW YORK,  (Reuters) – Novak Djokovic has been fortunate to have opponents like Roger Federer and Rafa Nadal to push him during his career, his coach Goran Ivanisevic said on Sunday after the 36-year-old claimed the U.S.

The  53-year-ol woman who died on the north west ferry last week succumbed to a heart attack.

Airy Hall and Mahaica Determinators recorded contrasting wins when the East Coast Demerara Football Association Senior Men’s League continued on Sunday at the Buxton Community Centre ground.

Dear Editor, My attention was drawn to a caption on the front page of Sunday’s Kaieteur News, which read “Law firm founded by AG bids $9.6 million for Public Works contract”.

Kwakwani, Nets and Pacesetters recorded wins when the inaugural edition of the “One Guyana” Basketball Premier League continued on Sunday night at the National Gymnasium, Mandela Avenue.

Dear Editor, I would like to highlight a hardship being encountered by many people in Guyana when it comes to having a will probated.

Delon McLean, (age unknown) is wanted by police for questioning in relation to the attempted murder of Tamara Roberts at Lot 1967 Block ‘E’ Herstell-ing, East Bank Demerara on September 2nd.

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – A resilient Trinidad and Tobago came from a goal down to beat El Salvador 3-2 and win their second game of the CONCACAF Nations League on Sunday.

Three men have been arrested for questioning in relation to the death of a 58-year-old man whose body was found in a hammock at No.60 Village, Corentyne, Berbice on Sunday afternoon.

Dear Editor, I am glad that health issues are continuing to be a major concern of the People’s Progressive Party/Civic Government.

Dear Editor, Once again, the residents of Timehri North are under attack, allegedly by well-known persons, some of whom are currently employed as ‘staff’ at the Cheddi Jagan International Air-port and own several lots in the disputed area.

(Reuters) – The resignation of Spanish football federation chief Luis Rubiales following allegations of giving an unsolicited kiss to Jenni Hermoso should be the start of a movement rather than the end point, England’s Georgia Stanway said yesterday.

Cease work orders have been issued by the Ministry of Labour to three mining operations at it investigates the death of a 17-year-old miner.

GLASGOW, Scotland, (Reuters) – England will not use today’s 150th anniversary friendly against Scotland as a chance to experiment, manager Gareth Southgate said ahead of the Hampden Park clash.

Dear Editor, The People’s National Congress Reform (PNCR) has long prided itself on its commitment to adherence to its constitution.

The Georgetown Mayor and City Council was served a demand letter from the Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) for the outstanding payments for Pay-As-You-Earn-Tax (PAYE) amounting to the total of $1.4b.

BENGHAZI,  (Reuters) – Authorities in eastern Libya said at least 2,000 people were killed and thousands more were missing after a massive flood ripped through the city of Derna following a heavy storm and rain.

TINMEL, Morocco,  (Reuters) – Villagers in parts of Morocco devastated by the country’s biggest earthquake in over a century camped outside for a fourth night yesterday, as the death toll rose to more than 2,800 people.

SANTO DOMINGO/PORT-AU-PRINCE,  (Reuters) – The Dominican Republic will seal its border with Haiti in its northern Dajabon province if a conflict over access to water from a shared river is not resolved in the coming days, a government spokesperson said yesterday.

Twenty-nine-year-old Avinash Kumal appear-ed before Principal Magistrate Judy Latchman yesterday at the Diamond Magis-trate’s Court to answer to the charge of possession of narcotics for the purpose of trafficking.

(Reuters) – Juventus’s France midfielder Paul Pogba has been provisionally suspended after testing positive for a banned substance, Italy’s national anti-doping (NADO Italia) tribunal said yesterday.

Dear Editor, Every week we bemoan the carnage on our roads and display pictures. 

The Ministry of Public Works is again appealing to vendors along the Kingston Seawall, to desist from illegally connecting electricity to their businesses.

Athletes get ready, September 29-October 1 is the tentative time period set by the Athletic Association of Guyana (AAG) to host its flagship National Seniors Championships. 

MANILA,  (Reuters) – Philippines Nobel laureate Maria Ressa and her news site Rappler were acquitted of tax fraud by a trial court today, in another legal victory for the embattled journalist and for press freedom in the Southeast Asian country.

BOGOTA, (Reuters) – Colombia will invest more than 100 trillion pesos ($24.9 billion) in rail, port, river and road infrastructure projects during the current presidential administration in a bid to boost economic development in various communities, the transport minister said on Monday.

Dear Editor, The PPP and PNC (now APNU) have always had axes to grind, and their differences have escalated over the years into rowdy range yard feuds.

(Reuters) – India beat rivals Pakistan by 228 runs after Virat Kohli passed 13,000 in one-day internationals en route to his 47th century and KL Rahul marked his return from injury with a ton in a lopsided Asia Cup Super Four clash in Colombo yesterday.

(Reuters) – The prime ministers of two small island nations that face ongoing impacts from rising sea levels appeared at legal hearings at an international court in Germany on Monday, and are seeking an advisory opinion on the obligations of countries to combat climate change.

MEXICO CITY,  (Reuters) – Mexican former Foreign Minister Marcelo Ebrard said yesterday he had presented a formal complaint against the ruling party’s primary process to a pick a candidate for the 2024 presidential election and pledged to form his own political movement.

Dear Editor, For years this writer has been recommending, with supporting evidence, that PPP should focus on getting the basics right, rather than aspiring for the impossible complex.

The Guyana Police Force has remained silent on the stripping of striking Berbice sugar workers although the men have reiterated their claims.

MOSCOW,  (Reuters) – A bronze statue of “Iron Felix” Dzerzhinsky, the ruthless founder of the Soviet secret police and architect of the Red Terror which followed the 1917 revolution, was unveiled yesterday at the headquarters of Russia’s foreign spy service.

(Reuters) – The United States has struck a deal with Peru that will help the Latin American country restore and protect some of its parts of the Amazon rainforest in return for a $20 million cut in its debt.

This newspaper’s allusion to the barefaced `shakedowns’ and various other pockets of shocking lawlessness that obtain in traffic administration in its Tuesday, August 29 editorial (‘Going with the flow) was by no means an attempt to hold the Guyana Police Force (GPF) up to public ridicule.

Dear Editor, The Chief Citizen is adamant the Promenade Gardens is not closed but security is equally adamant that they have discretionary say for brief visits by the public (SN September 10).

President Irfaan Ali (left) yesterday met with the Chief Execu-tive Officer of the ANSA McAL Group of Companies, Anthony Sagba III (right) and his team at State House.

(Reuters) – Having almost secured New Zealand a maiden one-day World Cup triumph in 2019, all-rounder Jimmy Neesham is keen for “one last crack” at the elusive title in India next month.