Daily Archive: Monday, February 7, 2022

Police today issued a wanted bulletin for a third suspect in relation to the murder of  martial arts instructor and bodyguard, Garfield Newton who was shot during a robbery in Albouystown, Georgetown on Christmas Eve.

The PNCR today joined its coalition partner, the AFC, and others in condemning the PPP/C government for the removal of Dr.

A man was shot dead on Leopold Street this morning while attempting to part a fight between friends.

YENAGAO, Nigeria, (Reuters) – At least three people died in Nigeria when the oil storage and production vessel, FPSO Trinity Spirit, exploded last week and four crew are still missing, the operating company said on Monday.

HOUSTON/WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – The Biden administration is considering a Chevron Corp proposal to allow the U.S.

PNCR Elders will meet this week to help craft a solution to the crisis that has prevented their leader, Aubrey Norton  from entering Parliament more than two months after he was elected at the party’s biennial congress.

Olympian Chelsea Edghill added the national women’s crown to her long list of achievements and judging from her reaction, it appeared to be her most satisfying triumph yet.

The passing of legendary Indian nightingale, Lata Mangeshkar has left fans across the globe heartbroken and in Guyana where she once visited in the prime of her career, several reminisced yesterday on the experience as they shared tributes.

The conviction of a Florida businessman for smuggling gold into the United States purportedly imported from Curacao may provide clues as to what had been the intended pathway for 476 pounds of the precious metal spirited out of this country before it was stolen in 2012 from a Guyanese fishing boat which was docked on the Dutch Caribbean island.

Dear Editor, The just concluded debate in the National Assembly on the National Budget must give this nation pause.

Keliza Smith and Attoya Harvey are the latest local qualifiers for this year’s CARIFTA Games scheduled to be staged in Jamaica during the Easter weekend.

AHMEDABAD, India, CMC – A timid West Indies suffered a six-wicket battering at the hands of India in the opening One-Day International, as their batting woes from the Caribbean followed them onto the subcontinent yesterday.

Dear Editor, I was horrified by what I heard from a sitting Member of Parliament, in reference to his fellow opposition Members of Parliament, some of whom are former government ministers. 

A twenty-three-year-old motorcyclist yesterday succumbed to his injuries and another person is hospitalised after they crashed into a pothole at Laluni, Linden-Soesdyke Highway.

The transformation of Joe Vieira Park on the West Bank of Demerara will take some 20 months to complete, according to Minister within the Ministry of Public Works, Deodat Indar.

Dear Editor, Sluice doors take a constant beating from the raging Atlantic, and routine maintenance of these structures is absolutely necessary.

Guyana Harpy Eagles yesterday flew out to Trinidad and Tobago where they will play the first two rounds of the West Indies Championships 2022.

MUMBAI,  (Reuters) – Lata Mangeshkar, one of India’s best known cultural icons and a singer who defined music for generations of her countrymen, died yesterday and was given a state funeral as politicians and personalities united in mourning.

Dear Editor, There has been what I consider a storm in the teacup over the Budget 2022.

The Government through the Office of the Prime Minister (OPM) has commenced the installation of 1,000 free internet access hubs across five regions.

Says Charwayne Walker The only time a Guyanese fast bowler has captured a 10-wicket match-haul in regional first-class cricket was January of 2000.

(BBC) Lata Mangeshkar, who has died in Mumbai at the age of 92, was an Indian cultural icon and national treasure who made her name in Bollywood – despite only actually appearing on screen in a handful of films.

Dear Editor, Two contrasting events being  recognised on Sunday, February 6.

TUNIS,  (Reuters) – Tunisian judges yesterday rejected President Kais Saied’s moves to disband the council that oversees them, a move they see as undermining their independence, setting up a new struggle over his consolidation of power.

The Ministry of Health yesterday said that as of February 5th, 2022, one more person who tested positive for the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) has died.

Eagles defeated Castrol Strikers by a 3-1 score line when the Demerara Volleyball Federation (DVF) Senior League competition continued Friday evening at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall, Homestretch Avenue, Georgetown.

OTTAWA,  (Reuters) – Ottawa Mayor Jim Watson yesterday declared a state of emergency to help deal with an unprecedented 10-day occupation by protesting truckers that has shut down much of the core of the Canadian capital.

Throwing his support behind this year’s budget, opposition member and Leader of the Liberty and Justice Party (LJP) Lenox Shuman on Friday said that the planned infrastructural investments in the hinterland will empower the indigenous people.

DAKAR,  (Reuters) – Senegal erupted in celebration last night after its soccer team overcame Egypt to win the Africa Cup of Nations, giving the West African country its first tournament win after decades of heartbreaking near misses.

Dear Editor, The Attorney General in claiming the benefits of the massive $552B injection of public funds into an already overheating economy describes it as “like injecting a racehorse with a huge dose of steroid before the race begins.” 

JOHANNESBURG, South Africa,  CMC – West Indies Women’s bid for a series success ahead of next month’s ICC 50-over World Cup fell flat here yesterday, as they crashed to a six-wicket defeat to South Africa Women in the decisive fourth One-Day International.

Dear Editor, The Oil and Gas Governance Network (OGGN) is disappointed at being denied media accreditation for its authorized representative assigned to cover the Inter-national Energy Conference and Expo Guyana 2022 on February 15-17 at the Marriott Hotel.

With financing from the oil and gas sector, billions have been allocated to aid government in its goal of transitioning to cleaner energy options and hydropower and solar farms will be major aspects.

(Reuters) – New signals that talks between U.S. and Iranian officials may be nearing a conclusion could take steam out of the oil rally, traders said, after U.S.

(Trinidad Express) The Trinidad and Tobago Coast Guard is attempting to explain how its officers came to fire upon a Venezuelan migrant vessel, and act that killed a baby on board the boat.

LeBron James scored 29 points in his return from a knee injury and the Los Angeles Lakers rallied from a 21-point first-half deficit before beating the visiting New York Knicks 122-115 in overtime on Saturday.

(Trinidad Guardian) A 15-year-old boy was among three people killed on Saturday night in Diego Martin.

Dear Editor, So, another man is gone, another crucial inquirer and sentinel of sorts. 

Major thoroughfares across the country will benefit from upgrades and expansion through the $76.7 billion  allocated for roads and bridges in this year budget.

PARIS, (Reuters) – French President Emmanuel Macron heads to talks with Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin in Moscow today hoping to ensure Europe gets a say in broader U.S.-Russian

SAN JOSE, (Reuters) – Former Costa Rican President Jose Maria Figueres and conservative contender Fabricio Alvarado led a preliminary partial tally of votes in yesterday’s presidential election, figures published by the electoral tribunal showed.

By Mike McCormack Mike McCormack is currently a Co-President of the Guyana Human Rights Association (GHRA) and Convenor of the Policy Forum Guyana (PFG), a broad coalition of civic organizations with a common concern for the environment.

No official document has yet been finalized to lease a section of the Merriman Mall to Sleepin Hotel for the construction of a parking lot but in the meanwhile the area is being fully utilised by the establishment and the green space has been replaced by concrete.

Because of space constraints, there are four matters that we were unable to elaborate on in our coverage last week of the Estimates of Revenue and Expenditure for the fiscal year 2022.

MELBOURNE, (Reuters) – Justin Langer told Cricket Australia (CA) that he quit as national team coach because he realised he no longer had the support of several players and board members, according to a report in The Australian yesterday.

Following an Alliance For Change press release condemning the replacement of the Co-ordinator of the Guyana-Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (GY-EITI), Dr Rudy Jadoopat, the government on Saturday issued a defence of the decision while confirming that his successor will be Dr Prem Misir.

Dear Editor, The fabled El Dorado that Sir Walter Raleigh envisaged never quite panned out but now, a substantiated version, Oil Dorado, in billions of barrels of oil, is starting to roll in.