Daily Archive: Thursday, January 13, 2022

The Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) has advised the police to charge the rank who allegedly shot and killed Dartmouth businessman, Orin Boston at his home almost four months ago with manslaughter.

Blaming the former APNU+AFC government for the controversial parking meter project which the Georgetown Mayor and City Council (M&CC) failed in its attempt to implement across the city back in 2016, Attorney General Anil Nandlall SC says that the US$100 million lawsuit now slapped against the PPP/C government by concessionaire Smart City Solutions (SCS), is demonstrative of the previous administration’s mismanagement.

AMSTERDAM/LONDON, (Reuters) – The Dutch wing of environmental group Friends of the Earth, which won a landmark court victory against Royal Dutch Shell last year, is targeting 30 major corporate emitters of greenhouse gases in a campaign launched today.

BRASILIA, (Reuters) – This year’s general election in Brasil will be a test for the country’s democracy due to threats by far-right President Jair Bolsonaro who has questioned the validity of its voting system, Human Rights Watch said today.

(Trinidad Express) Two more police officers have died as a result of Covid-19.

 (Trinidad Express) A teenager is among the nine suspects detained for the kidnapping for ransom of St Helena couple Narine and Mattie ­Maraj.

(Trinidad Guardian) Garth Perkins’ infectious smile was known to warm those around him, but when the Jamaican national was murdered in Port- of- Spain on Monday, shock waves rippled from here to his home over a thousand kilometres away.

Contending that landmark Local Content legislation passed by Guyana for its oil and gas industry appears to violate the CARICOM founding treaty, a regional private sector body is preparing to raise this matter with the government here.

An internal investigation is ongoing into a number of financial malpractices which occurred at the Guyana Fire Service (GFS) headquarters under the watch of Chief Fire Officer, Kalamadeen Edoo.

Government will have access to US$607m to spend this year from this country’s Natural Resource Fund (NRF) as it recently received US$74M on its last 1 million barrels of oil for 2021.

A new report from the World Bank is projecting that based on the current trends and effects of the pandemic, global energy prices are expected to be significantly higher than last year.

The termination of former Chief Election Officer (CEO) Keith Lowenfield’s Personal Assistant, Duarte Hetsberger is attracting some controversy at GECOM.

LONDON, CMC – Legendary West Indies captain Sir Clive Lloyd was yesterday formally awarded his Knighthood, during an investiture ceremony performed by the Duke of Cambridge, Prince William, at Windsor Castle.

The police are making efforts to identify and locate a pedal cyclist who was seen using the roadway incorrectly shortly before Police Corporal Dawn Booker was crushed to death on Monday by a truck along the La Penitence Public Road, Georgetown.

A Guyana-born woman, who became the first New York Police Department (NYPD) female Captain from this country, has settled for a US$800,000 payout from the department over claims that a top department commander buried her discrimination complaint before he was caught posting racist messages on an internet bulletin board.

Dear Editor, It is with great worry that, once again, the situation regarding Guy-ana’s public procurement practices must once again be addressed and criticized.

Twenty-five shade houses growing high-value crops will constitute the first phase of an agricultural initiative that was launched by President Irfaan Ali on Tuesday for young people.

Dear Editor, Kindly allow me some space in your newspaper for this letter.

Cricket Equipment Guyana, a recently established business and brainchild of national youth player, Ajay Gainda, has made a donation to all-rounder Aaron Beharry who is about to tour Sri Lanka with Ontario Cricket Academy.

Leader of the Opposition Joseph Harmon on Tuesday skipped out of meeting with Secretary-General (SG) of the Commonwealth, Patricia Scotland and sent Shadow Legal Affairs Minister Roysdale Forde instead.

Dear Editor, Permit response to Seepaul Narine’s letter “GAWU does not enjoy any special treatment as is alleged” (SN Jan 12, 2022), in response to yours truly “I publicly call on Minister Hamilton to attend to the outstanding grievances languishing in the Ministry of Labour and on his desk” (SN Jan 9, 2022).

While the share of the Guyanese population using the internet has risen significantly it remains below the benchmark averages of Latin America and the Caribbean as a whole.

West Indies under-19 lost their second International Cricket Council’s Under-19 World Cup warm up match yesterday after going down to South Africa Under-19s by three wickets at the National Stadium, Providence.

Dear Editor, Reference is made to “Fishermen should take Exxon to court” by Dr.

The Ministry of Health has announced that COVID-19 booster doses will now be available to persons five months after they have been fully inoculated.

Dear Editor, Please publish this letter with the use of my name as signed herein.

Newly selected national coach, Lennox Daniels has shortlisted 18 boxers to begin preparing  for the Americas Boxing Confederation (AMBC) Elite Continental Championship set to box off in Ecuador in March. 

Georgetown Mayor Ubraj Narine yesterday defended the recently passed motion to terminate City Engineer Colvern Venture, saying that it was due to the poor management of his department and not to any personal grouses.

Dear Editor, The hedging and sidestepping by the authorities in their attempt at an explanation, on the recent fiasco involving breaches of Covid protocols and guidelines in the just concluded Futsal Finals, warrant serious sanctions, not only just the collaborative organisation, but those in the echelon of control, who were in attendance and should have taken determined and firm action at the time and shut down the event.

BRUSSELS,  (Reuters) – NATO said yesterday it was willing to talk to Russia about arms control and missile deployments to avert the risk of war in Europe, but Moscow said the situation was “very dangerous” and the way forward was unclear.

Dear Editor, Yesterday, January 12, 2022, I withdrew from a meeting of the Elections Commission in the face of a new low by the government nominees on the Guyana Elections Commission.

BRASILIA,  (Reuters) – World Health Organization Emergency Director Mike Ryan yesterday refuted statements made by Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro that the Omicron variant of the coronavirus would be welcome and that it could even bring about the end of the pandemic.

Senior Minister in the Office of the President with responsibility for Finance Dr Ashni Singh on Tuesday met with visiting Commonwealth Secretary-General Patricia Scotland QC and discussed a range of matters including oil and gas and good governance.

Simone Edwards, the security guard who was injured last week after she was attacked by her partner at their Linden home remains hospitalised in a stable condition.

Dear Editor, One cannot help but be titillated by the existing level of the human resources management capabilities of some agencies, as portrayed in ‘Vacancies Notice’ seen in the daily press.

NEW YORK,  (Reuters) – Britain’s Prince Andrew failed to persuade a U.S.

Dear Editor, The first thing the ordinary citizen asks after learning about a renewable energy is, “How much will it cost for me?”

Over the years a lot has been said about continuity and at first glance one might say it’s a word that means absolutely nothing to the stewards of Georgetown, or the central government for that matter, and this covers all those who have considered themselves suitable to govern both city and country over the last few decades.

GROUP D PREVIEW A quick glance at the make-up of Group D of ICC Under 19 men’s Cricket World Cup shows just how challenging it will be to make it out of the first round. 

KINGSTON, Jamaica, CMC – West Indies will chase a series win when they face Ireland in the rescheduled second One-Day International here today, even as the threat of the COVID-19 pandemic continues to hover ominously over the three-match series.

(Reuters) – A fast-spreading Omicron variant that causes milder illness compared with previous versions of the coronavirus has fueled the view that COVID-19 poses less of a risk than in the past.

Group C of the ICC Under 19 Men’s Cricket World Cup pits a two-time champion against one of the rising forces in the game, with a couple of potential dark horses looking to spring a surprise. 

A man who was accused of attempting to rob a Special Constable was yesterday freed of the charge after the cop told the court that he did not want to give evidence against the accused.

(ICC) The fixture schedule for the ICC U19 men’s Cricket World Cup 2022 has been updated after the delayed arrival of Afghanistan into the region.

Devin Booker hit the go-ahead jump shot with 1:02 to play and the visiting Phoenix Suns went on to end the Toronto Raptors’ six-game winning streak Tuesday night with a 99-95 victory.

MELBOURNE, (Reuters) – World tennis No. 1 and vaccine sceptic Novak Djokovic blamed human error yesterday for a mistake in his Australian immigration paperwork and apologised for breaking isolation for a photoshoot when he had COVID-19 last month.

Paul Sterling returns to captain Ireland today for the rescheduled second One Day International in Jamaica.

CAPE TOWN, (Reuters) – Jasprit Bumrah took 5-42 as India bowled South Africa out for 210 and then drove home their advantage with the bat as they ended day two of the decisive third and final test on 57 for two in their second innings at Newlands yesterday.

KINGSTON, Jamaica, CMC – Ireland manager Chris Siddle has described the COVID-19 setbacks in the camp as “stressful” but said the tourists were fully committed to completing the One-Day International series against West Indies.