Daily Archive: Thursday, December 2, 2021

Andrew Phillips was on Tuesday ordered to pay $40,000 after being fined for being in possession of over 150 grammes of cannabis.

Three members of the PNCR’s Accreditation Congress Committee have withdrawn from it after the party’s central executive deliberated yesterday over a conflict of interest pertaining to them.

Former Minister of Finance Winston Jordan was arrested this morning on allegations of misconduct in office and was told that he would be charged.

Three persons who allegedly attempted to bribe lawmen at the Golden Grove Police Station, East Bank Demerara were yesterday charged and released on $40,000 bail.

TORONTO,  (Reuters) – Canada’s plan to require novel coronavirus tests for all but U.S.

(Trinidad Guardian) The Integrity Commission will tomorrow discuss UNC MP Saddam Hosein’s allegation that Prime Minister Dr Keith Rowley allegedly failed to file a declaration with the Integrity Commission on the purchase of a Tobago townhouse in 2019.

(Trinidad Guardian) Prison Commissioner Dennis Pulchan says he will leave no stone unturned in the quest to find those responsible for the murders of officers Trevor Serrette and Nigel Jones, who were gunned down in what is believed to be hits from behind prison walls.

The Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) is now close to appointing a new Chief Election Officer (CEO) after deciding yesterday that only two candidates:  Jamaican Leslie Harrow and Guyanese Vishnu Persaud will  be interviewed for the post.

Addressing the Trinidad and Tobago Manufacturers’ Association (TTMA) President’s Dinner and Award Ceremony on Tuesday evening, Guyana’s President Irfaan Ali called for the removal of “nonsensical” barriers that hinder intra-regional food trade within CARICOM.

Following letters and reports in the press about road work at Tuschen that failed just months after completion, the Ministry of Public Works has instructed the contractor, Mohamed Fawaz Bacchus Construction and Transportation  to remedy the defects.

Doctors, nurses and midwives of the maternity ward at the Suddie Public Hospital are celebrating a baby who was delivered at 26 weeks weighing only 920 grams.

A man who was involved in the hit and run which caused the death of pedestrian, Whitfield James, is expected to be sentenced next Wednesday.

Digital versions of COVID-19 vaccination cards are expected to be accepted in December as part of the country’s new emergency COVID-19 measures.

A meeting billed as a consultative exercise on Guyana’s Local Content Bill and amendments to the Sovereign Wealth Fund Act was held yesterday with an official from Ghana.

Massy Distribution has agreed to a six percent wage and salary increase for its workers.

Tuesday’s shutdown of the Denerara-Berbice Interconnected System (DBIS) resulted in the loss of 36 Megawatts (MWs) prior to the repowering of the grid.

Former El Dorado Trading Company General Manager Neville Chandrawattie, was yesterday afternoon discharged of the 2007 murder of his co-worker, gold and diamond dealer Dharam Chanmangra, after High Court Judge Jo-Ann Barlow upheld a no-case submission the man’s attorney made.

GCC Roulette, as well as Ignite secured contrasting wins, while Pepsi Hikers maintained their unbeaten record when the ExxonMobil National Indoor Hockey Championships continued Tuesday at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall, Homestretch Avenue.

Dear Editor, I am no expert, but merely a graduate student of electoral policy and administration and a democracy and governance professional.

The trial of Sylvester Vanderhyden who is accused of the 2008 murder of             Melissa Payne is set to officially commence at 9:30 this morning before Justice Jo-Ann Barlow at the High Court in Demerara.

The Guyana Breweries Incorporated under its Mackeson brand, confirmed their partnership yesterday with the Rawle Toney 3×3 Classic, which is scheduled  for February 19th-20th at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall.

Dear Editor, I must register my disappointment with the Ministry of Housing, the pace at which they work and their incompetence.

Tenders were on Tuesday opened at the National Procurement and Tender Administration Board for consultancy services for the road link between the East Bank Demerara and East Coast Demerara and the design of the Mahaica, Mahaicony, Abary water control project in Region Five.

Dear Editor, A few days ago, I got very good news that Article 13, a Civic Society Organization, made public its recommendations to make effective and useful, the Government’s proposal to amend the Repre-sentation of the People Act. 

P&P Insurance Brokers is fully behind Class 10 Para table tennis player Gibran Sarfaraz who is set to compete at the Para Copa Costa Rica Table Tennis Championship in Costa Rica from December 8th to 13th.

By Charwayne Walker In the last Edition, Stabroek Sports featured two Stalwarts Lionel Birkett and Shane Julian, both of whom played for three countries in regional first-class cricket.

With the Kumu River and Moco-Moco Creek expected to experience significant pollution during the construction and rehabilitation respectively of two hydro-power plants, the EPA has recommended that an Environmental Management Plan be put in place to mitigate these adverse impacts during construction for both hydro plants.

Dear Editor, With the big controversy surrounding the government’s announced 7% increase for public servants and other workers, I kept wondering who is advising the government on industrial relations matters in this country.

Dear Editor, Growing up in Berbice, I share a vivid childhood memory of the glass-framed black and white picture of Cheddi Jagan, crowned with a tassel-flowered mala, majestically lying adjacent to the picture of Mahatma Gandhi in our living room.

MONTE CARLO, Monaco, CMC – Jamaican Olympic champion Elaine Thompson-Herah was named Female World Athlete of the Year at the World Athletics Awards 2021 held virtually yesterday.

TAPACHULA, Mexico, (Reuters) – Several thousand Haitian migrants have camped outside a stadium in the southern Mexican city of Tapachula, pleading to be transferred to other states and given authorization to travel freely through Mexico and seek employment.

One month after it announced it would engage with China State Construc-tion Engineering Corpora-tion (CSCEC) for the building of the new Deme-rara Harbour Bridge, government is readying itself to commence negotiations with the company, according to Minister of Public Works Juan Edghill.

Agriculture Minister Zulfikar Mustapha yesterday donated planting materials and broiler chicks to the Agriculture Science Department of the North Georgetown Secondary School.

Dear Editor, I respond to Minister Charles Ramson Jr. who was on 94.1 Boom FM radio, arguably the country’s most popular radio station, of which I’m told is owned by two dynamic young African-Guyanese entrepreneurs.

(Reuters) – West Indies bowling great Michael Holding wants more sportspeople to step forward and speak out against racism because they have an important platform, he said in an interview at  the  Reuters Next conference yesterday.

Dear Editor, The proposed merger by PAC of some audit reports in order to clear the backlog is reasonable, even in view of the AG’s pronouncement that there should be no rushing on the examination of the reports.

Jae Crowder hit a pair of jumpers, including a 3-pointer, after the Golden State Warriors had closed within one point in the fourth quarter and the host Phoenix Suns went on to win the Pacific Division showdown 104-96 for a franchise-record-tying 17th consecutive victory Tuesday night.

Some 342 soldiers of the Guyana Defence Force (GDF) have been awarded cash incentives for their outstanding service throughout the year.

GALLE, Sri Lanka, CMC – Captain Kraigg Brathwaite topscored with a patient half-century as he helped West Indies stay ahead of Sri Lanka with a three-run lead, leaving the match evenly poised on the third day’s play in the second Test here yesterday.

Two men were on Wednes-day placed before the Lethem Magistrate’s Court on narcotics charges with one being sentenced to three years imprisonment and the other fined.

JOHANNESBURG/WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – Heavily mutated Omicron is rapidly becoming the dominant variant of the coronavirus in South Africa less than four weeks after it was first detected there, and the United States yesterday became the latest country to identify an Omicron case within its borders.

Dear Editor, Reference is made to “Black professional community has suffered severe loss via public service terminations” (Nov 30) by Audreyanna Thomas. 

Dear Editor, Editorials and commentaries published over recent months by mainstream and social media are plush with criticisms of the Irfaan Ali administration.

MUMBAI, (Reuters) – India will hope the return of regular captain Virat Kohli proves to be the difference for the hosts against New Zealand when the world’s two top-ranked test sides clash in the second and final match at the Wankhede Stadium from tomorrow.

MUMBAI, India, CMC – Only three West Indies players have been retained by teams in the Indian Premier League (IPL) ahead of the upcoming mega auction.

Dear Editor, I would like to thank Dr. Vishnu Bisram for his letter “It was a critique of Cheddi Jagan naivete” (SN, 1st December 2021) in which the gentleman seems to be inadvertently suggesting that those of us Indians who do not delve into Hinduism, are culturally lost.

(Reuters) – A Michigan teenager was ordered held without bond on Wednesday after being charged with first-degree murder in the deadliest U.S.

(Trinidad Guardian) Barbados based Consolidated Finance is now ANSA Merchant Bank (Barbados) Limited.

MEXICO CITY,  (Reuters) – The Mexican government has agreed to increase the daily minimum wage next year by 22%, Mexican industry associations said yesterday, marking another step by President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador to combat the country’s vast wealth disparity.

Dear Editor, The recent article by Baytoram Ramharack is very illuminating.

Recent allegations levelled at members of the Guyana Police Force (GPF) point to a level of mental and emotional cruelty that is unfathomable in an organisation with the motto service and protection, even in these disturbing times.

(Reuters) – The Women’s Tennis Association (WTA) said yesterday it will suspend lucrative tournaments in China immediately due to concerns over the treatment of former doubles world number one Peng Shuai and the safety of other players.

Inside Jamaica’s territorial sea, the nondescript 150-metre long container ship known as the MV “Asiatic Wind” made a sharp 90-degree turn and suddenly went dark for some 12 hours on June 3, last year.