Daily Archive: Saturday, February 19, 2022

First Lady Arya Ali has secured 100 scholarships for Indigenous women in the hinterland to be trained in the maritime and offshore industry, a release from her office said today.

Police in Regional Division #4A are currently searching for a 44-year-old man who allegedly fatally shot 25-year-old Leon Gittens of Lot 118 Cowan Street, Kingston, in the East La Penitence area before making good his escape.

LONDON, (Reuters) – Nearly 200,000 British homes were still without power today after Storm Eunice knocked 1.4 million households off the grid the day before, Britain’s government said.

NEW DELHI, (Reuters) – Opener Rohit Sharma was named India’s test captain today, succeeding Virat Kohli as the team’s leader in all three formats ahead of the home series against Sri Lanka.

By Lakhram Bhagirat Guyana’s government is moving ahead with its plan to reap the environmental benefits of the county’s forests by putting at least 8 million carbon credits for sale by July, according to climate change specialist Kevin Hogan.

Government is hoping that it can conclude negotiations with China Railway Group Limited on the Amaila Falls Hydropower Project (AFHP) with the intention of starting construction by the third quarter of 2022, according to the head of the gas-to-shore taskforce Winston Brassington.

Stating that the Guyana Court of Appeal failed in applying binding precedent when it affirmed the 23 years imposed on convicted rapist Calvin Ramcharran, the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) has reduced his sentence to 12 years.

Businessman and A New and United Guyana (ANUG) executive Kian Jabour was on Friday charged with assaulting his ex-girlfriend and released on $20,000 bail after offering a not guilty plea.

(Reuters) – Nigerian sprinter Blessing Okagbare has been banned for 10 years for doping in the lead-up to the Tokyo Olympics and refusing to co-operate with the investigation, the Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU) said yesterday, effectively ending her career.

The Ministry of Health on Friday reported five more COVID-19 deaths, including four octogenarians, as well as 48 new infections and Health Minister Dr Frank Anthony urged Guyanese to be careful while participating in upcoming Mashramani celebrations.

LONDON, (Reuters) – Britain has been stripped of its Olympic silver medal in the men’s 4x100m relay in Tokyo last August after the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) upheld Chijindu Ujah’s anti-doping rule violation yesterday.

E-Networks Inc, Guyana’s leading provider of digital cable television, internet, information technology and media services, has pledged its support to this year’s Rawle Toney 3X3 Classic, which will bounce off tonight, from 6:00 pm at Burnham Basketball Court.

In September last year, Trisha Ramdass was rushed to the New Amsterdam Regional Hospital to give birth to her only daughter.

Adel bin Ahmed Al-Jubeir, Minister of State for Foreign Affairs and Mem-ber of the Council of the Ministers of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, is due to visit Guyana today.

The Athletics Association of Guyana (AAG) will host its second CARIFTA Games Trials tomorrow at the National Track and Field Centre. 

Opposition Member of Parliament (MP) David Patterson has filed a motion for the National Assembly to call on the PPP/C government reverse its decision to end negotiations with ExxonMobil affiliate Esso Exploration and Production Guyana Ltd (EEPGL) to have its parent company provide unlimited liability insurance for possible oil spills.

Executives of Russian Aluminum (RUSAL) and a government team are expected to meet soon on the company’s plans for resuming Bauxite production here, Minister of Natural Resources Vickram Bharrat has said.

KOLKATA, India, CMC – Rovman Powell and Nicholas Pooran lashed super-charged half-centuries but seamer Bhuvneshwar Kumar produced a high class penultimate over, to swing the pendulum India’s way and earn them a narrow eight-run victory in the second Twenty20 International here yesterday.

Dear Editor, It took a presentation by Winston Brassington to shed some light on the proposed Wales gas to shore project.

(Reuters) – Australia eased to a six-wicket victory against Sri Lanka in the fourth Twenty20 international in Melbourne yesterday, barely needing to shift out of first gear as they heaped misery on the tourists who have yet to register a win in the five-game series.

Police in Regional Division #3 have impounded three donkeys which were removed from along the West Coast Demerara Public Road, according to Regional Commander Errol Watts, who has said they are being given proper care.

Dear Editor, Government’s unilateral decision to cancel the National Toshaos’ Council (NTC) Conference in 2022 is cause for alarm within the Indigenous Guyanese population.

A Charlotte Street man was on Friday denied bail after being charged with stealing articles amounting to over $400,000 from a man’s car.

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – Test vice-captain Jermaine Blackwood struck a half-century but West Indies teammate Jomel Warrican overshadowed him with a six-wicket haul, as Barbados Pride romped to a comprehensive 10-wicket victory over the Jamaica Scorpions here yesterday.

(Trinidad Guardian) The investigative committee appointed by the Prime Minister to report on COVID-19 patient care and outcomes has given the parallel healthcare system a passing grade.

MOSCOW/KYIV/DONETSK,  (Reuters) – Russia’s Vladimir Putin has decided to invade Ukraine within days, U.S.

Dear Editor, Kindly allow me a little space in your newspaper to highlight the plight of parents at this Primary School in Region 6 under the present Head teacher.

It was her sister’s desire to have her makeup impeccably done for her wedding that led Robecca Ramnauth to learn the trade and today she is not only paid to create flawless looks but travels to parts of Guyana teaching aspiring makeup artists.

An attendant of a mechanic’s shop was yesterday released on $90,000 bail after he denied stealing a customer’s iPhone from his car.

Prime Minister Mark Phillips on Friday presented a telecommunications licence to a new local tele-communications provider, Green Gibraltar.

WELLINGTON, (Reuters) – New Zealand closed in on a massive victory inside three days in the opening test against South Africa yesterday after taking a 387-run lead and then reducing the tourists to 34-3 on day two of the contest.

(Trinidad Express) Two sisters were killed in a fire early yesterday morning in Curepe.

Dear Editor, There are lots of negative comments on the delay of this project.

OTTAWA, (Reuters) – Police, including some on horseback, pushed into crowds of demonstrators to clear them from the streets of downtown Ottawa yesterday, arresting more than 100 and hauling away vehicles that have been blocking the core of the capital for more than three weeks in a protest against pandemic restrictions.

Do you think we will finally see some movement and concrete action on the food security and nutrition partnership that is being talked about between Guyana and Barbados?

WASHINGTON,  (Reuters) – Canadian Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland stepped well beyond economic policy at a G20 finance meeting yesterday to issue an “impassioned” warning to her Russian counterparts not to invade neighboring Ukraine, two sources familiar with her remarks said.

ST JOHN’S, Antigua, CMC – West Indies will tour Netherlands for the first time later this year for a historic one-day series, Cricket West Indies announced yesterday.

Never in my wildest dreams would I have ever imagined spending an arm and a leg on skincare and dedicating so much time towards daily routines.

(Trinidad Express) The Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) has instructed that businessman Adrian Scoon be charged.

Dear Editor, I am hoping against hope than peers will come to some level of understanding, some keener place of perception.

Persons diagnosed with Down syndrome may be more prone to suffering the severe illness from coronavirus (COVID-19) if they are not vaccinated. 

Luka Doncic recorded 49 points and 15 rebounds and the visiting Dallas Mavericks never trailed in a 125-118 victory over the New Orleans Pelicans on Thursday.

A conference and expo of aspirations and projections was held at the Marriott Hotel this week.

VENTANILLA, Peru, (Reuters) – An executive of Spain’s Repsol SA said yesterday a large oil spill off the coast of Peru’s capital Lima affected an area of 106 square kilometers, the size of the French capital Paris or almost twice the size of Manhattan.

Dear Editor I read, with great pleasure, an article in Kaieteur News, February 16, 2022 captioned, “Paul Williams DSM is the next senior ranking officer and most suitable to be the next Top Cop”.

The Guyana National Bureau of Standards (GNBS) on Friday announced that its Industrial Metrology and Testing (IMT) Laboratory is now accredited to the International Standard ISO/IEC 17025:2017 – General requirements for the competence of testing and calibration laboratories.

Seasoned calypsonian Roger ‘Young Bill Rogers’ Hinds was among the finalists for last evening’s Calypso Monarch Competition and he was sure that his song, “We Ain’t Giving Up” is a winner and would have found favour with the judges.

BRASILIA,  (Reuters) – The United States on Thursday criticized Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro’s declaration of “solidarity” with Russia during a visit there this week as it amassed troops near Ukraine’s borders, raising fears it is planning to invade.

Roundabouts have been around for about 250 years. An early version is Paris’ La Place D’Etoile (renamed Place Charles de Gaulle) built in 1777 where up to ten lanes of traffic encircle the Arc de Triomphe.