Daily Archive: Thursday, January 27, 2022

Nineteen-year-old Isaiah Edwards, a construction worker of East La Penitence Squatting Area Georgetown, who was stabbed in his right hip about 18:30 hours yesterday allegedly by his stepfather succumbed at the Infectious Diseases Hospital, Liliendaal at noon today.

Police in Regional Division 4A are investigating the circumstances surrounding the death of 28-year-old Loretta Simon of Cooper Street, Albouystown which occurred today at about 1 pm at her mother’s residence in ‘C’ Field Sophia.

The Ministry of Health today said that as of January 26th, 2022, two more persons who tested positive for the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) have died.

(Trinidad Guardian) After spending almost 15 years on remand and facing two trials, two friends from Point Fortin have been freed of murdering a fellow resident in 2007.

With large injections of revenue from the oil and gas sector, Guyana is expected to grow its economy by 47.5% while inflation is pegged at 4.1% for 2022, according to Senior Minister in the Office of the President with responsibility for Finance Dr Ashni Singh.

Parity in Tax Treatment for Local Content In the interest of ensuring that Guyanese businesses can compete successfully under the new local content framework in the oil and gas sector, the Government will take steps wherever practicable to minimise disparities arising from the tax system that will disadvantage Guyanese businesses against their international counterparts.

With a massive $20.8b earmarked for the planned gas to energy project, the historic tapping of US$607.6m in oil revenues is the major financier of the 2022 budget and the government is projecting a further US$957.6m in petroleum revenues this year.

APNU+AFC Members of Parliament (MPs) yesterday asked for more time to deliberate on the appointment of a new Leader of the Opposition following Joseph Harmon’s resignation.

Owing to a number of external and internal factors, including intense rainfall and the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, Guyana saw food prices rising by some 11.6% in 2021 according to Senior Minister with  responsibility for Finance, Dr Ashni Singh.

The Ministry of Health yesterday said that as of January 25th, 2022, six more persons who tested positive for the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) have died.

A 1.6-megawatt Caterpillar generator caught on fire yesterday morning at the Guyana Power and Light Inc.

Amid questions over cost, feasibility and the projected demand for power, the PPP/C government on Tuesday morning brushed aside an APNU+AFC motion for a pause in the planned gas to energy project with Minister of Natural Resources Vickram Bharrat arguing that the scheme will end blackouts and cut the electricity cost by half.

In an effort to restore and preserve law and order at all levels of society, the Government has allocated $47.9 billion towards public safety and security in the 2022 budget.

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – Rovman Powell’s imperious hundred sank England here yesterday, inspiring West Indies to a 20-run win in the third Twenty20 International and a pivotal 2-1 lead in the five-match series.

Ryan Alberts who in a drunken rage back in 2016 stabbed and killed one of his friends and injured another who intervened as a peacemaker, was yesterday sentenced to four years in prison by Justice Jo-Ann Barlow.

Government has budgeted some $887 million for infrastructure needed to support the largescale cultivation of corn and soya bean by private investors in order to safeguard the country’s livestock feed supply.

The sport sector has been allocated a record $2.2B for this year’s budget.

An East Bank Berbice boat captain is now at the New Amsterdam Public Hospital after he was shot on Tuesday evening during a robbery at his home in Glasgow New Housing Scheme.

Dear Editor, There seems to be low confidence in the use of antigen tests to help detect SARS-CoV-2, and I would like to advise those who think as such, not to dismiss these tests just like that; they are not perfect but a good aid in diagnostics and do have advantages (discussed later).

The Guyana Senior Men’s National Team have intensified preparations  in Suriname ahead of a friendly tri-nation tournament with the host nation and Barbados.

Dear Editor, A number of recent coups in Africa is indicative that democracy is still fragile and cannot be taken for granted.

The government has earmarked a total of $74.4 billion for the education sector in the 2022 national budget and Minister with responsibility for Finance Dr Ashni Singh yesterday detailed plans for improving school buildings, expanding the national feeding programme, better integration of ICT, and increased training for both teachers and young people. 

Dear Editor, In a SN letter of Jan. 8, Professor Emeritus Budhu, reviewed the Audit General’s Reports (AGR) for Yrs.

Some $21.1B has been allocated for the construction of the new, fixed four-lane high span Demerara River Bridge in this year’s budget, Minister of Finance Dr Ashini Singh said during his presentation yesterday.

Assuming the role of captain, Matthew Nandu hammered a historic century to lead West Indies to a 169-run win over Papua New Guinea in the plate quarter-final of the ongoing ICC Under-19 World Cup.

Two bandits armed with a gun and cutlass pounced on an Edinburgh Village, East Bank Berbice Imam on Sunday evening robbing him of his late wife’s jewellery and cash.

Dear Editor, To properly understand a political party’s programs and policies that it intends to implement, one must have a good insight into the nature and scope of its ideology.

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – Veteran Test seamer Kemar Roach has been recalled for his first One-Day International in 2-½ years, in a 15-man squad announced yesterday for the three-match one-day series against India next month.

Dear Editor, I hail His Worship, the Mayor of Georgetown, for his recent measure missive in SN and KN regarding what Central Government is doing with the city under his watch. 

A state-of-the art paediatric and maternal hospital is listed among the capital projects to be funded under the Ministry of Health’s budget this year, Minister of Finance Dr Ashni Singh announced yesterday.

The Speaker of the National Assembly, on Monday, acknowledged a motion of no-confidence brought against him by members of the Opposition explaining that it would go through the “regular procedure.”

MELBOURNE, (Reuters) – Madison Keys faces the biggest test of her resurgence when she meets Ash Barty in the Australian Open semi-finals today, as the American aims to end the top seed’s bid to delight home fans by winning an elusive title.

KYIV/BERLIN,  (Reuters) – So grateful were Ukrainians for British military aid arriving last week that “God Save the Queen” was trending on Twitter, while one winery in western Ukraine offered free drinks to British nationals.

Dear Editor, It cannot be regarded as a win but a pacifying move.

Ansa McAL Guyana and Hennessy will officially adopt the ‘Mecca’ of basketball in Guyana, the Burnham Court today, January 27th at the Middle Street venue from 19:00hrs.

This year, $743.7m will be spent to develop the fisheries sector which has been plagued by low catches and other challenges, Minister of Finance Dr Ashni Singh said yesterday during the presentation of the 2022 budget.

WASHINGTON,  (Reuters) – Liberal U.S. Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer plans to retire, lawmakers said on Wednesday, giving President Joe Biden the opportunity to fulfill a campaign promise to nominate the first Black woman to the nation’s top judicial body.

JOHANNESBURG, South Africa, CMC – Seasoned fast bowler Shakera Selman says “quality” preparation here over the last week has left West Indies Women in “a good space”, ahead of their four-match One-Day International series against South Africa Women starting here tomorrow.

Dear Editor, One short sharp letter in your organ and hey presto David Granger gives up APNU and heads for the pavilion, Joe Harmon uses his intelligence and demits as the ‘Leader of The Opposition’.

Tavita Natasha Lall continued yesterday to battle for her life at the Georgetown Public Hospital after she was allegedly set alight by her common-law husband on January, 14, at their house in Number 64 Village, Corentyne, and her mother is in desperate need of assistance as she cannot afford to travel every day to the city to look after her daughter Lall, 42, a cleaner at the Tagore Memorial Secondary School, sustained burn injuries from her nose all the way to her legs.

Dear Editor, The letter “Bolsonaro persona non grata…” is interesting for several reasons, some of which have been ventilated.

(Reuters) – Gun owners in San Jose, California, would be required to carry insurance coverage for their weapons and pay an annual “harm reduction” fee under a newly approved city ordinance believed to be the first of its kind in the United States.

(Trinidad Guardian) The search for missing local model, actress and brand promotions representative Vanna Girod, fondly called Vanna Vee, ended tragically on Wednesday after her body was found near a beach in Arnos Vale in Tobago.

(Reuters) – India’s Rohit Sharma will return as captain for the limited-overs series against the West Indies at home next month while seamers Mohammed Shami and Jasprit Bumrah have been rested, the country’s cricket board (BCCI) said yesterday.

Dear Editor, In his opening remarks on The 35th Sitting of the house, Prime Minister Mark Phillips issued the following sentiments, and I thought it best that I should share the high points in that address.

Three senior members of the Guyana Football Federation (GFF) Technical Department have successfully completed the Concacaf `B’ license coaching course, which is currently the highest certification offered by the regional confederation.

MELBOURNE, (Reuters) – Top seed Daniil Medvedev battled back from two sets down and saved a match point against Canada’s Felix Auger-Aliassime to reach the Australian Open semi-finals with a 6-7(4) 3-6 7-6(2) 7-5 6-4 victory yesterday.

UNITED NATIONS,  (Reuters) – Afghanistan is “hanging by a thread,” United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres told the Security Council on Wednesday, calling for countries to authorize all transactions needed to carry out humanitarian activities in the Taliban-ruled state.

(Trinidad Guardian) All 65 people who were held on a party boat in Carenage earlier this month have now been charged with breaching the Public Health Regulations.

Just over a year ago, the term common prosperity began to gain more traction when it was firmly set as a goal to which China aspires.