Daily Archive: Wednesday, September 27, 2023

Chartered accountant and attorney Christopher Ram has accused ExxonMobil of engaging in dodgy accounting pertaining to sums received from oil company, Shell and its current partners, CNOOC and Hess.

A statement from the Guyana Police Force follows:The Guyana Police Force would like to apologise to Member of Parliament Mr David Patterson, whose name inadvertently remained on an Immigration Department’s watchlist.

SAO PAULO,  (Reuters) – Brazil’s federal police said today they were carrying out fresh raids and arrests as part of an investigation into the Jan.

 (Reuters) – Six young people from areas in Portugal ravaged by wildfires and heatwaves took 32 European governments to court today, arguing their failure to act fast enough on climate change is a violation of their human rights.

(Trinidad Guardian) Even with her little body wrapped in bandages after suffering second-degree burns when she fell into a pot of boiling lentil peas, little Shazade Simon tried to console her worried relatives.

Guyana is restating its position that it will not re-enter bilateral talks with Venezuela on the border controversy but will rely on the World Court as the venue for resolution as decided on under the 1966 Geneva Agreement.

The Sister Hazel Campayne Block at the St Rose’s High School was yesterday commissioned by Minister of Education, Priya Manickchand.

The Ministry of Labour through its Occupational Safety and Health (OSH) Department is investigating the workplace fatality involving 17-year-old Javid Shaw, junior site worker of Industrial Fabri-cations Incorporated (InFab Inc).

The car that is believed to have been involved in a fatal hit-and-run accident along the Coldingen Public Road, East Coast Demerara on Friday near Chico Ramas gas station was tracked down by the police yesterday morning.

A vagrant (name unknown) died in an accident on Monday evening at the intersection of Avenue of Republic & Regent Street in Georgetown.

“In ten years from now, Guyana will not be the same,” Minister of Natural Resources Vickram Bharrat, proclaimed yesterday during the opening of the new Shell Gas Station located at Enmore, East Coast Demerara.

Persons who have been allocated residential lots Phase 4 and 5, Tract CHPA (Poke Bridge), Lethem will soon have access to their lands as infrastructure works are almost at an end.

Defending champions the Guyana Defence Force will look to make a successful defence of the Guyana Boxing Association’s (GBA) 2023 edition of the Andrew ‘Six Head’ Lewis National Novices Championships.

Well-known People’s National Congress Reform member and former head of the Guyana Water Incorporated, Richard Van West-Charles, has been nominated as Guyana’s ambassador to Venezuela, an act which government says is testament to its commitment to inclusion. 

As the dust settles on a historic 2023 Republic Bank Caribbean Premier League, Stabroek Sports’ has selected its team of the tournament based on performances.

Gregory WickhamFour days after a fire broke out in a room at the Ramada Princess Hotel and Casino in Providence, East Bank Demerara, its origin is yet to be determined but according to the Fire Chief, Gregory Wickham that report is expected to be completed today. 

By Charwayne Walker Congratulations to young Jordan Johnson for scoring consecutive centuries against young Sri Lanka in the recent youth test series in Colombo, Sri Lanka.

Dear Editor, Maya Angelou, American literary giant and civil rights activist once said, “When people show you who they are, believe them the first time”.

A Berbice side, led by former West Indies left arm spinner Veerasammy Permaul and boasting players of the calibre of Shimron Hetmyer, Gudakesh Motie, Romario Shepherd and young guns Kevin Sinclair and Kevlon Anderson will start as favaourites to win the Guyana Cricket Board’s Inter County limited overs competition which gets cracking this weekend.

Lawernce Vanlewin, who was arrested after a shootout on September 13 following the $50m heist at the Regional Democratic Council of Region Six, was yesterday remanded to prison after he was charged with simple larceny in another matter.

The Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC) is commemorating the third anniversary of the Ocean View Infectious Diseases Hospital, located in Liliendaal which according to a release yesterday, “has played a pivotal role in Guyana’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic and the care of infectious disease patients.”

Dear Editor, Let me start by saying that the Ministry of Education (MoE) seems to be one of the ministries that is really trying.

In the thrilling world of T20 cricket, where breathtaking performances often steal the limelight, one name has been making waves and capturing the hearts of cricket enthusiasts worldwide – Shai Hope.

A 70-year-old man died in an accident on the Agricola Public Road, East Bank Demerara yesterday morning.

Dear Editor, Franchise teams and National Teams are so vastly different concepts that one is left to wonder why the big confusion and evocation of national pride in the winning of the Guyana Amazon Warriors (GAW).

ST JOHN’S, Antigua, CMC – Cricket West Indies president, Dr Kishore Shallow, has described the regional governing body’s relationship with the Caribbean Premier League as “extraordinary”, in the wake of another successful edition of the Twenty20 tournament.

National Under-17 cricketer Romeo Deonarain has been named captain of the Trophy Stall Night Riders team which will oppose Transport Sports Club tonight at the Demerara Cricket Club ground, Lance Gibbs Street, Queenstown.

Dear Editor, I am bemused, bewildered and somewhat confused but certainly not amused.

The Guyana Bank for Trade and Industry (GBTI) has launched its Mastercard Black Card.

SAN JOSE, (Reuters) – Costa Rica’s President Rodrigo Chaves said yesterday that he has ordered officials to declare a state of emergency as the number of migrants passing through the small Central American nation has risen sharply.

Dear Editor, Congressman Jeffries is apparently pushing the PNC agenda and operating off the PNC’s playbook, but he should be careful that he is not meddling in the internal affairs of a sovereign state.

WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – The U.S. Federal Trade Commission filed a long-awaited antitrust lawsuit against Amazon.com

(Reuters) – Tim Southee will be part of New Zealand’s squad at next month’s World Cup after progressing in his recovery from a thumb injury, the country’s cricket board (NZC) said yesterday, adding that Kyle Jamieson would travel to India as a “contingency”.

Akeem Smith, called ‘Family Man’, a 24-year-old mason of Norton Street, Lodge, was on Monday arrested at the Weldaad Police Station checkpoint over the possession of 11,339 grams of marijuana.

SAO PAULO, (Reuters) – Commodities trader Cargill has been ordered by a Brazilian court to pay 600,000 reais ($120,185) as indemnity for buying cocoa from farms where child labor or forced work has been identified.

Dear Editor, Now that CPL is over and the Amazon Warriors have been crowned champions in their sixth outing in the finals, I hereby offer my congratulations to them.

To commemorate World Pharmacists Day, the Guyana Pharmacists Association, on Monday hosted an award ceremony to honour long-serving pharmacists across Guyana for their time, dedication, contribution, and commitment, a release from the Ministry of Health said.

WASHINGTON,  (Reuters) – Over half of all U.S. Democratic senators, including Senator Cory Booker, yesterday called on Senator Bob Menendez to resign after federal prosecutors charged him and his wife with taking bribes from three New Jersey businessmen.

COLOMBO, (Reuters) – Dasun Shanaka will lead a depleted Sri Lanka at the 50-overs World Cup in India after fast bowler Dushmantha Chameera and all-rounder Wanindu Hasaranga were left out of the 15-member squad yesterday.

Vishwanauth Mohamed, a 27-year-old taxi driver from Barnwell, East Bank Essequibo, was arrested on 2023/09/23 and charged yesterday with the offence of possession of a firearm without licence and possession of ammunition without a licence.

NEW YORK,  (Reuters) – A U.S. pilot pleaded guilty yesterday to violating American sanctions by transporting former Venezuelan oil minister Tareck El Aissami, whom Washington accuses of drug trafficking.

Dear Editor, I would like to voice my frustration with the Ministry of Education’s pursuit of political self-interest and materialistic gains through the classroom grant for teachers.

NINEVEH, Iraq,  (Reuters) – More than 100 people were killed and 150 injured in a fire at a wedding party in Hamdaniya district in Iraq’s Nineveh province that left civil defence searching the charred skeleton of a building for survivors into the early hours of Wednesday.

BRISTOL, England, (Reuters) – England’s third and final one-day international against Ireland in Bristol yesterday was abandoned because of rain, with the hosts’ batter Ben Duckett hitting his maiden century in the 50-overs format.

Adam Knights, a 25-year-old gold miner of  Lot 35 Haslington, East Coast Demerara, was arrested on Monday by a detective from the Cove & John Police Station and charged yesterday with armed robbery.

NEW YORK, (Reuters) – JPMorgan Chase JPM.N agreed to pay $75 million to settle claims by the U.S.

Many adults today, more so the hip, younger crowd, those au fait with the latest technology and fashion trends, tend to credit themselves as being ‘street smart’ (or in local parlance, having ‘road sense’) and unlikely to be scammed by any two-bit hustler.

Dear Editor, The carnival-like celebrations were marred by chaos and confusion along city streets (SN September 26) bringing an otherwise successful tournament to an unbefitting end.

MOSCOW,  (Reuters) – The death toll from an explosion and fire at a fuel depot in Nagorno-Karabakh has risen to 68, with a further 105 people missing and nearly 300 injured, the office of Karabakh’s ombudsman said yesterday.

MANCHESTER, England, (Reuters) – Casemiro scored one goal and set up another as holders Manchester United kicked off their League Cup defence with a 3-0 home win over top flight rivals Crystal Palace in the third round yesterday.