Daily Archive: Tuesday, February 8, 2022

Police in Regional Division #5 are investigating the circumstances surrounding the demise of 64-year-old Omrowa Shamlall called “Bunta”  of Lot 209 Block 12 Non Pariel, East Coast Demerara who allegedly fell from a housetop around 11:30 hours on Friday, 4th February, 2022 at Yorkshire Hall, Drill, Mahaicony, East Coast Demerara.

The Police today said that they are investigating an alleged drowning which claimed the life of Ramesh Ramphal, age 28 years, a carpenter of Lot 142 Britannia Village, West Coast Berbice (WCB), which occurred on 2022-02-07 about 17:00hrs at the eastern side of Tempe Canal, WCB.

VATICAN CITY,  (Reuters) – Former Pope Benedict today acknowledged that errors occurred in the handling of sexual abuse cases while he was Archbishop of Munich decades ago but did not directly address allegations in a report that he mishandled four cases.

WASHINGTON,  (Reuters) – The United States placed then-Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernandez on a blacklist last year, denying him entry for corrupt or anti-democratic actions, Secretary of State Antony Blinken said yesterday, as the listing was declassified.

(Trinidad Guardian) Venezuela’s government has urged T&T authorities to carry out an “exhaustive investigation” to clarify the death of a child who migrated to this country with his mother and who died after presumably, the boat in which he was traveling was shot at by the Coast Guard.

Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo has rejected allegations placed before him by media network, Vice Media Group that he accepts bribes to assist Chinese businessmen to gain lucrative public sector projects.

Mechanic, Odingo Emmanuel, called ‘Dingo’, has been sentenced to 38 years in prison for raping a woman he violently attacked back in 2018, after breaking into and concealing himself in her home.

The Guyana Government has terminated talks with China State Construction Engineering Corporation for the building of the new Demerara Harbour Bridge as its financing costs are too high.

Repeat offender Akeem Edwards, who stabbed and killed fellow inmate Theon Smith during an argument at the Mazaruni Prison in 2014, was yesterday sentenced to 47 years in prison by Justice Priya Sewnarine-Beharry.

A man was fatally shot in the wee hours of Monday at Leopold Street while he was attempting to part a fight between his friends.

Former President and Representative of the APNU+AFC List, David Granger has written to the Speaker of the National Assembly Manzoor Nadir on the decision of Dr Nicolette Henry to  resign as a Member of Parliament.

Beharry Restaurant Holdings Inc., through KFC Guyana recently made a financial contribution of $1.5 Million towards the completion of the Guyana Karate Daigaku (meaning college) at Liliendaal.

Although over $1 billion has been earmarked for the hosting of Local Government Elections (LGE) later this year, the budget does not cater for a new voters’ list as no decision has been taken by the Guyana Elections Commission, Minister of Governance and Parliamentary Affairs Gail Teixeira announced yesterday.

Dear Editor, The Canadian High Commissioner  is one of the featured speakers at the inaugural Energy Conference & Expo to be held in Guyana from February 15th to 18th, 2022.

Dear Editor, I have read various letters from members of the public, mostly critical in nature, and published in the Stabroek News about the content of the Atlantic Reader Series.

Just over half of the $40 million sum budgeted for the Office of the Commissioner of Information this year is for the emoluments of the office holder, retired Justice of Appeal  Charles Ramson SC.

Dear Editor, In response to your February 4, 2022 letter headlined, “Hadfield St Residents complain about GTT’s generators”; GTT has been conducting daily tests, typically between 5:30pm-8:00pm for approximately 40mins, of our standby generators as part of enhanced readiness.

Two men were arrested yesterday following the discovery of more than $4.5M worth of cannabis in a motor car at No.51 village, Corentyne, Berbice.

Minister of Foreign Affairs, Hugh Todd last Friday said that the proposed $6.1 billion allocation for his ministry will ensure the enhancement of Guyana’s presence abroad while at the same time building capacity of staff based locally and overseas.

Dear Editor, I thoroughly enjoyed your feature on Lata Mangeshkar, “Mass excitement when Lata visited Guyana in 1980” (SN 2-6-22) and would like to share some personal reflections on the departed iconic artiste.

President of the Guyana Boxing Association (GBA), Steve Ninvalle has received calls from a number of his peers around the Region, for Guyana to host this year’s Caribbean Boxing Championship.

Dear Editor, The passing of Lata Mangeshkar brings a curtain down on a most illustrious life of an artist par excellence.

President Irfaan Ali on Friday stressed the importance of CARICOM getting serious about achieving the target of reducing food importation by 25% by the year 2025.

The Ministry of Health yesterday said that an unvaccinated woman, 66, from Region Three is the latest COVID-19 fatality.

Dear Editor, Mr. Rohee, in a Feb 5 letter, attempting to reconcile the blatantly pro-business class Budget 2022 with what are the remnants of any Freedom House political principles, writes, “The interests of the business class and the poor and dispossessed are all bound up in the measures announced by the Senior Minister of Finance.”

The Panthers Rugby Club was the only team with a ‘W’ this past weekend when the Guyana Rugby Football Union kicked off its 10s league in the National Park.

Mark Samuels, the driver who was charged with breaking into the Health Ministry’s vaccination centre and stealing COVID-19 vaccination cards was yesterday freed after the prosecution failed to present its case against him.

Guyanese Carlston Harris suffered his first defeat in the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), losing to Shavkat Rakhmonov of Kazakhstan via a first round knockout on the main card of the promotion’s Fight Night: Hermansson vs.

OTTAWA, (Reuters) – Police in Canada’s national capital said yesterday they have seized thousands of liters of fuel and removed an oil tanker as part of a crackdown to end days long protest against the government’s COVID-19 measures, while a judge granted an interim injunction against deafening honking that has irked residents.

(Trinidad Guardian) A devastating fire destroyed nine automotive businesses in Bamboo Number Two yesterday.

Dear Editor This year marks the 25th anniversary of the Guyana United Artists (GUA).

(Trinidad Guardian) The atrocity suffered by Katherine Akum Lum when lye was used instead of distilled water after her hysterectomy at a public hospital has sparked a firestorm on social media.

Planned infrastructural investments under this year’s $552.9 billion budget will lay the foundation for modernisation, transformation and creation of sustainable prosperity for the future Guyana, Public Works Minister Juan Edghill has said.

The Guyana Cricket Board yesterday issued a press release on the passing of former cricket administrator Jerry Permaul.

WASHINGTON,  (Reuters) – U.S. President Joe Biden said yesterday that the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline would be halted if Russia invades Ukraine and stressed unity with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz as the West rallies to avert a war in Europe.

Dear Editor, The title is impressive “The Oil & Gas Governance Network”; they boast of the quality of their membership, MBA’s!

MANAGUA, (Reuters) – Nicaraguan lawmakers loyal to President Daniel Ortega yesterday passed legislation allowing the state to take over six universities the government effectively shut down last week, in a move critics say entrench authoritarianism.

A Canefield, East Canje Berbice taxi driver on Sunday evening lost all of his belongings after a fire completely destroyed the house he occupied for the last twelve years.

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – England’s assistant coach Paul Collingwood has been appointed interim head coach for next month’s three-match Test tour of the Caribbean, following the sacking of former head coach Chris Silverwood and managing director Ashley Giles last week.

Fast Bowler, Alzarri Joseph believes that the West Indies needed to score more runs if they were to win the first One Day International against India Sunday in Ahmedabad.

(Reuters) – A lawsuit filed last week accusing the National Football League of racist hiring practices brought to light allegations that owners secretly offered incentives to coaches to lose, which could lead to class action lawsuits for hundreds of millions of dollars and even criminal liability, experts said.

Joel Embiid had 40 points, 10 rebounds and two blocked shots to lift the Philadelphia 76ers past the host Chicago Bulls 119-108 on Sunday.

To varying degrees, the misdirection of state assets by functionaries is a region-wide phenomenon.

In June the Summit of the Americas will take place in Los Angeles.

Having lost the One Day International series opener against India by six wickets with a whopping 22 overs remaining, former West Indies captain, Jason Holder, blames too many soft dismissals for the defeat.

Dear Editor, Something does not ring right.  The head is removed for perceived alliance with an opposition party (SN Feb 6) to be replaced with someone known to be aligned and associated with the party in power. 

JOHANNESBURG, South Africa, CMC – Despite the West Indies Women’s One Day International (ODI) series defeat to South Africa Women, head coach Courtney Walsh said he was pleased with the performance and grit shown by the team.

ST JOHN’S, Antigua, CMC – Cricket West Indies (CWI) has announced that the West Indies Championship 2022 will start tomorrow, marking the return of First-Class cricket in the region since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, and special arrangements are being made to help teams continue in the tournament if COVID-19 infections impact their squads.

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 yesterday.