Articles published on Tuesday, November 23, 2021
President Irfaan Ali yesterday told contractors working on government projects that they have to expand their human resource capacity and machinery to properly meet their contractual obligations.
(news784.com) Sir James Fitz-Allen Mitchell, former Prime Minister of St Vincent and the Grenadines has died.
WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – The United States said today it would release millions of barrels of oil from strategic reserves in coordination with China, India, South Korea, Japan and Britain to cool prices after OPEC+ producers repeatedly ignored calls for more crude.
MEXICO CITY, (Reuters) – Nicaragua announced yesterday that it is lifting the visa requirement for Cuban nationals in a move which could make it easier for Cubans to migrate north toward the United States.
(Trinidad Express) A search is now on for a missing father of two after his vehicle was found burnt in the Heights of Aripo on Saturday night.
(Trinidad Guardian) Trinidad and Tobago is in the midst of a third wave of COVID-19 infections, Minister of Health Terrence Deyalsingh said yesterday.
Public Accounts Committee (PAC) Chairman Jermaine Figueira says the National Procurement and Tender Administration Board (NPTAB) should provide answers on the award of the Bamia school contract to St8ment Investment Inc, a company with no construction experience.
The Ministry of Housing and Water, through the Central Housing and Planning Authority (CH&PA) yesterday handed out 350 house lots at Lethem in Region Nine.
With COVID-19 booster doses being rolled out this week, the Minister of Health has announced that persons fully inoculated with the Sputnik V vaccine can receive the one-shot Johnson & Johnson (J&J) as a booster.
Prime Minister (PM) Mark Phillips yesterday received 1000 internet boxes (LTE/Wifi CPE) from several representatives of Chinese multinational technology corporation, Huawei.
Convicted Guyanese businessman Ghalee Khan was recently sentenced to just over nine years in prison by New York court Judge, Sterling Johnson Jr for drug trafficking and jumping bail.
Having already found ten billion barrels of oil equivalent in the Stabroek Block, ExxonMobil is seeking an extra year before having to relinquish parts of the concession as it says that the COVID pandemic has severely hampered its work.
A 19-year-old motorcyclist died on Sunday night after he allegedly collided with a hire car on the Tabatinga Bridge, Central Rupununi, Region Nine.
A truck driver was yesterday charged with causing the deaths of Lloyd Valcin and Onica Valcin on Thursday last in an accident along the East Bank Highway.
The attorney representing the family of Orin Boston, the Dartmouth businessman who was fatally shot by a policeman in his home more than two months ago, is giving the authorities up to this month-end to disclose the findings of the probe or he will proceed with private criminal charges.
GALLE, Sri Lanka, CMC – A dismal final hour damaged West Indies’ chances of gaining a foothold in the opening Test, as a clatter of wickets left the tourists with a mountain to climb heading into today’s third day at Galle International Stadium.
Dear Editor “If you do not know where you are going any road will take you there.”
Dear Editor, We note with deep concern reports of severely malnourished indigenous Warau children at Anabisi, a community in the Port Kaituma area of the North West region of Guyana.
A 51-year-old pedestrian died at a city hospital on Sunday, one day after he was stuck down by a motor car along the Fairfield, Mahaicony, East Coast Demerara (ECD) Public Road.
Dear Editor, Wordsworth McAndrew would be eighty-five if he were alive today, November 22.
Following the West Indies’ horrendous showing at the recent T20 World Cup it is evident now more than ever that the selection policy of Cricket West Indies needs to be more robust.
Aviator Malcolm Chan-a-Sue passed away yesterday at the age of 82 and has been hailed for his contributions to the industry.
Dear Editor, Only a few days after the international community praises Guyana, images appeared in the media showing adults and children who seemed to be starving, whilst the government claimed that they were malnourished.
A 28-year-old man was electrocuted on Sunday afternoon while assisting a pensioner who was involved in an accident along the Zeelugt Public Road, East Bank Essequibo (EBE).
Dear Editor, Fake news is a global problem and its greatest facilitator is due to the enablers, more specifically, Facebook.
One new COVID-19 death was yesterday reported along with 31 new cases of the virus.
Guyana’s confident boxing outfit is en route to Cali, Colombia with the aim of returning with hardware from the inaugural Junior Pan American Games scheduled to start Thursday and conclude on December 5.
Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers Ltd (GRSE) on Friday laid the keel for an ocean-going ferry to the north west which is being funded by India.
POINTE-A-PITRE, Guadeloupe, (Reuters) – French President Emmanuel Macron said violence in Guadeloupe over COVID-19 restrictions had created a “very explosive” situation, as a general strike entered a second week yesterday and many stores remained shuttered after nighttime looting.
Dear Editor, The brouhaha concerning whether there was a fifty percent promised increase to public servants’ salaries, real or perceived, might have its genesis in the promised nine thousand dollars to rice farmers which was later stoutly denied, as ever been made.
Plans by the 12 cricket teams of the Rose Hall Town Youth and Sports Club to make a positive difference in the lives of the less fortunate during the upcoming Christmas season received a major boost when several donors and sponsors came on board.
The University of Guyana (UG) in collaboration with UNICEF and the Judiciary, on Monday launched the course—Understanding and Addressing Gender-Based Violence—which is aimed at being a practitioners’ guide for members of the legal profession in Guyana and the event heard how the COVID-19 pandemic has deepened the problem.
Dear Editor, I would not choose or openly back a candidate for political office because he/she is my friend or someone I am perched to benefit from should they succeed in entering office.
WAUKESHA, Wis., (Reuters) – The man accused of deliberately driving his car into a Christmas parade near Milwaukee, killing five people and injuring dozens, was out on bail from a domestic abuse case and was suspected in another violent altercation earlier that day, officials said on Monday.
Former West Indies pacer, Tony Gray reckons Shimron Hetmyer is not yet ready to captain West Indies at the senior level, owing to his inconsistencies.
Dear Editor, Another wave of anti-China vitriol is sweeping across Guyana and sections of the print and electronic media are hard at work pushing the anti-China propaganda.
GENEVA, (Reuters) – A United Nations human rights expert said yesterday that electoral laws in some parts of the United States including Texas may undermine democracy by depriving millions of citizens who belong to minority groups of the equal right to vote.
The Guyana Forestry Commission (GFC) has come out swinging at civil society group, Article 13, for what it says is a misinformed, emotional and nonfactual call for the immediate ban on the exportation of logs.
Dear Editor, In his trenchant critique on the direction and operations of GuySuCo, Mr.
Improved water systems were on November 20th commissioned in Potarinau and Katoonarib in Region Nine.
CARACAS, (Reuters) – Venezuela’s opposition needs to rebuild and reflect on its strategy after suffering a heavy defeat in regional elections at the weekend, its leader Juan Guaido said yesterday, calling for unity among the fragmented movement’s leadership.
Dear Editor, Reference is made to editorial “Public servants’ 7%”. I fully support any argument that government must negotiate in good faith with the union leadership for fair wage and working conditions.
MEXICO CITY, (Reuters) – Former Nicaraguan ambassador to the Organization of American States (OAS), Edgard Parrales, was detained in Managua yesterday after the diplomat said President Daniel Ortega’s moves to withdraw from the OAS would not take effect immediately.
Last Saturday afternoon, a fire ‘of unknown origin,’ gutted sections of the building housing the Guyana Police Force’s Office of Professional Responsibility.
BARCELONA, (Reuters) – Barcelona boss Xavi Hernandez said yesterday he is relishing the challenge of facing Benfica in the Champions League as they look to avenge their defeat by the Portuguese side in Lisbon earlier in the campaign.
Los Angeles Lakers superstar LeBron James and Detroit Pistons center Isaiah Stewart were ejected during a wild fracas in the Lakers’ 121-116 victory on Sunday.
SHANGHAI, (Reuters) – Chinese tennis player Peng Shuai’s video call with International Olympic Committee (IOC) president Thomas Bach did not address or alleviate concerns about her well-being, the Women’s Tennis Association (WTA) said yesterday.
West Indies skipper, Kraigg Brathwaite is impressed with his team’s bowling performance on the second day of the first Test despite his team being 273 runs behind on first innings with four wickets in hand.
While the cause of the fire which gutted a section of the Police Headquarters building at Eve Leary on Saturday is yet to be determined, efforts were being made up to yesterday to resume operations at the nearby Chambers of the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) at the soonest.
(Reuters) – Russian Nikita Khakimov’s five-year ban from all badminton-related activities on charges of betting and match-fixing has been overturned following a successful appeal, the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) said yesterday.
