Daily Archive: Friday, April 1, 2022

A Partnership for National Unity (APNU) has nominated former PNCR Chair and Public Health Minister, Volda Lawrence for the second of two vacancies that have arisen in its parliamentary lineup.

Despite searching questions and reservations, the  Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) today announced that it has approved the Yellowtail Development Project,  ExxonMobil’s fourth offshore oil well.

IRPIN, Ukraine,  (Reuters) – A fuel depot was ablaze at one of Russia’s main logistics hubs for its Ukraine war effort today, after what Moscow described as a cross-border air raid by Ukrainian helicopters, the first of its kind in the five week war.

LONDON,  (Reuters) – European governments and companies were working today on a common approach to Russia’s demand that they pay for its gas in roubles as the threat of an imminent supply halt eased.

NEW DELHI,  (Reuters) – Russia will increase its use of non-Western currencies for trade with countries such as India, its foreign minister said today, as he hailed New Delhi as a friend that was not taking a “one-sided view” on the Ukraine war.

Citing the burgeoning oil and gas industry, US Ambassador to Guyana, Sarah-Ann Lynch says that economic diversification is “absolutely critical” to achieving prosperity for all here and staving off the Dutch Disease.

PNCR Leader Aubrey Norton has been chosen to fill one of the two vacant seats on the opposition’s side of the National Assembly but the sloth of the process in them officially being sworn in is concerning and an embarrassment, AFC Leader Khemraj Ramjattan says.

Incumbent Otis James was re-elected unopposed as President of the Georgetown Football Association (GFA), when the entity staged its Annual General Meeting (AGM) and Electoral Congress yesterday at the Cara Lodge Hotel on Quamina Street, South Cummingsburg, Georgetown.

The owner of Mike’s Pharmacy, Lakeram `Mike’ Singh passed away in Florida yesterday while playing cricket.

(ESPN Cricinfo) – KL Rahul and Quinton de Kock set the platform with a 99-run opening stand, Evin Lewis smashed an unbeaten 55 off 23 balls and Ayush Badoni played a cameo towards the end as Lucknow Super Kings chased down 211 with six wickets and three balls to spare.

Among a plethora of breaches, Noble House Seafoods did not treat the initial call informing it of the vessel taking in water as an emergency.

The Customs Anti-Narcotic Unit (CANU) on Wednesday intercepted a minibus at Tuschen Public Road, East Bank Essequibo and found a quantity of cocaine and a firearm. 

(Reuters) – Temba Bavuma scored an unbeaten half-century as South Africa reached 233 for four at the premature close on a stop-start opening day of the first test against Bangladesh at Kingsmead yesterday.

After trying numerous weight loss programmes for years without any results, a 32-year-old man was able to lose 55 pounds within six weeks after the country’s first-ever laparoscopic bariatric surgery.

(Reuters) – Four-times Grand Slam winner Naomi Osaka fired off 18 aces as the Japanese former world number beat Swiss Belinda Bencic 4-6 6-3 6-4 yesterday to reach her first Miami Open final.

What is being touted as yet another an ambitious plan to reduce regional food imports by 25% over the next three years has reportedly secured the backing of a number of key international organisations, including the World Food Programme (WFP) though whether or not the Plan will secure the requisite corresponding endorsement from the people of the respective Caribbean territories remains to be seen.

(Reuters) – The Asian Cricket Council is set to play a role in helping grow the game in Africa through a plan prepared by ACC chief Jay Shah, a source told Reuters.

The word on the street is that the local catering industry has actually grown during the protracted period of the COVID-19 malady, as individuals and families relied more heavily on ‘ordered in’ cuisine for modest, home-based hangouts rather than either abandon their old habits or risk reckless exposure to larger public gatherings.

Region Four Chairman Daniel Seeram was yesterday placed on $20,000 bail after he was charged with threatening his father-in-law with his licensed firearm last month.

Here are three business owners, with three different perspectives on the effects of Covid 19.

A major mechanical issue has once again halted operations at the Uitvlugt Estate resulting in it falling behind its production target.

(Reuters) – Seven-times Formula One world champion Lewis Hamilton has spoken about his mental and emotional struggles, saying in a social media post yesterday that it was “hard some days to stay positive”.

With the removal of the excise tax on gasoline and diesel, the three major gas stations have reduced the price of gasoline, however, the diesel price remains the same.

The management team for the CARIFTA Games has been named by the Athletic Association of Guyana (AAG) and the body will host its ‘Super Champs’ event on Sunday pitting the Games bound athletes against the cream of the nation’s athletes.

Dear Editor, Rising energy and food prices are creating havoc with the global economy that was just beginning to return to some normalcy after two years of Covid-19 disruption.

Caribbean Chambers of Commerce have been taking a recent incisive look at the key factors, not least trade and shipping considerations, linked mainly to the impact of the coronavirus which have been impacting on business efficiency in the region, not least those that have to do with the shipping industry.

The 592 Beer ‘Skills for Cash’ seven-a-side football tournament will kick-off today at the Number 5 Ground, West Coast, Berbice, with a doubleheader.

Dear Editor, It is with deep regret that the Guyana Volleyball Federation has to respond to a letter, “Female Volleyball players were bullied out of National Sports Hall”, Stabroek News, March 24th, 2022 in the Letter to the Editor’s column.

TROSTYANETS/LVIV, Ukraine,  (Reuters) – European buyers of Russian gas faced a deadline to start paying in roubles yesterday, while negotiations aimed at ending the five-week war were set to resume even as Ukraine braced for further attacks in the south and east.

The now 21-year-old man who earlier this month pleaded guilty to the 2016 unlawful killing of Barima farmer Junior Moses, whom he stabbed during an argument, was on Tuesday released on time served.

With the Russian invasion of  Ukraine and the response by the west having altered the dynamics of the global oil supplies industry, there is speculation that Washington’s political posture in relation to oil-rich Venezuela may encounter something of a shift in the period ahead.

Minister in the Ministry of  Housing and Water,  Susan Rodrigues has called on the Guyana Water Incorporated (GWI) management to help facilitate increased access nationwide to potable water as well as enabling 24-hour service.

Dear Editor, Yesterday’s Stabroek News Editorial, dealing with the dismissal, re-employment and transfer of Dr.

(Reuters) – Nick Kyrgios has been fined $35,000 for his behaviour during a fourth-round loss to Jannik Sinner at the Miami Open in which he criticised the umpire and smashed his racket, the sport’s governing ATP said yesterday.

MANAGUA,  (Reuters) – Nicaragua’s Parliament, dominated by President Daniel Ortega, yesterday approved reforms that educators warn will weaken the autonomy of universities amid new rules that strengthen the government’s control over curriculums, programs and chairs.

Dear Editor, Permit to raise some questions for your columnist, Professor Nigel Westmaas, on his piece “Summarising the 1856 ‘Angel Gabriel’ Guyana Riots” in SN of Sunday March 20.

WASHINGTON, USA – The boards of governors of the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) and IDB Invest, on Monday, approved a roadmap for a series of institutional reforms for the IDB and mandated a proposal for a capital increase for IDB Invest, the bank’s private-sector arm.

The Foreign Ministers of CARICOM and Canada are to meet virtually today with the discussions  expected to centre on regional security and stability, multilateral cooperation, and building a resilient and sustainable economic recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic.

(Reuters) – Pakistan completed their highest successful run chase in one-day internationals when they chased down a mammoth target of 349 to beat Australia by six wickets in Lahore to level the series at 1-1 yesterday.

HONG KONG/SYDNEY,  (Reuters) – China yesterday blamed the resignation of two senior British judges from Hong Kong’s highest court on “British pressure” against a sweeping national security law which makes dissent in the former British colony a crime punishable by jail.

Dear Editor, I am compelled to use this medium to express disgust and frustration at the way things are going in this emerging developed Country.

STEM Guyana Executive Director Karen Abrams has responded to the disclosure that the Government of Guyana has finalized a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the United Arab Emirates to train primary school children in Coding by declaring that the local organization will shortly be officially informing the Government of Guyana of its preparedness to work in partnership with the initiative.

Chris Paul hit the game’s final two baskets 1:24 apart, including a clutch runner in the lane with 13.1 seconds remaining, as the Phoenix Suns survived a foul-filled finish to equal their single-season franchise record for wins with a 107-103 victory over the Golden State Warriors on Wednesday in San Francisco.

First Lady Arya Ali and regional officials on Wednesday visited Venezuelan migrants, who have occupied parts of the Barima-Waini Region, to conduct a needs assessment during which she donated supplies.

LONDON/BUENOS AIRES, (Reuters) – Argentina’s government is developing a bill that would give the local oil and gas sector incentives to ramp up investment in domestic production, including easing access to foreign exchange markets, according to sources and a draft law seen by Reuters.

Dear Editor, Social ills are not unique to the Hindu community and must not be used as the yardstick by Harripaul to measure, define or pronounce on Hinduism since such behaviours and practices are found in every society.

With Russia’s hostilities against the Ukraine having triggered a chain of responses from the west that include sanctions against its oil exports, Brazil’s Institute of Oil and Gas (IBP) is pointing to the supply ‘hole’ in the global oil industry as one from which Brazil can Benefit.

Four hundred and fifty persons living in the Pomeroon-Supenaam, Region Two, now have skills that are more marketable and can venture into their own businesses after recently graduating from the Women’s Innovation and Investment Net-work (WIIN) programme sponsored by the Ministry of Human Services and Social Security (MoHSSS). 

(Reuters) – Danni Wyatt scored her second one-day international century and Sophie Ecclestone took six wickets as champions England crushed South Africa by 137 runs yesterday to set up a mouthwatering Women’s World Cup final against heavyweights Australia.

COLOMBO,  (Reuters) – Police imposed an overnight curfew in several parts of Sri Lanka’s main city of Colombo early today after protests over the government’s handling of the country’s worst economic crisis in decades turned violent, an official said.

(Trinidad Guardian) Jamaica’s Central Bank’s decision to pursue its own digital currency is as much an effort to reach out to the relative unbanked segment of the population as it is to continue the Western Caribbean country’s effort to digitise its economy.

Dear Editor, The biggest party in sport – CPL cricket – will be just that when the finals of the event is staged here not once but for the next three years!

The Ministry of Health (MoH) may soon start to administer booster doses to children between the ages of 12 to 17, according to Minister of Health, Dr Frank Anthony.

(CMC) – Despite failing to advance to the final of the 2022 ICC Women’s World Cup, West Indies Women captain Stafanie Taylor believes her side exceeded expectations while star all-rounder Hayley Matthews said the Caribbean women demonstrated fight and heart against some of the top-rated teams.

CARACAS,  (Reuters) – International Criminal Court prosecutor Karim Khan, appearing on Venezuelan state television on a visit to Caracas yesterday, said the court will open an office there.

Gold Prices for the three day period ending Thursday March 31, 2022 Kitco is a Canadian company that buys and sells precious metals such as gold, copper and silver.

No penalties? Then wrongdoing thrives! I know – or am fairly certain – that on this page many years ago, I reported on this social phenomenon of fact.

(Trinidad Express) A private forensic report on deceased diver Kazim Ali junior found that he was alive in the pipeline after being declared dead by Paria Fuel Trading Company Limited, possibly for up to 39 hours.

By Nina L. Khrushcheva VIENNA – A grim old Soviet joke probably rings far too true to Ukrainians today.

Dear Editor, Paul Slowe served as APNU+AFC’s Campaign security advisor for the 2015 elections and was rewarded with a lucrative chairmanship of a ludicrous Commission of Inquiry (COI) into a possible ‘assassination plot’ against (then) President Granger.

Guyana is a country in which reality and fantasy can often blur in people’s minds.

(Reuters) – Yorkshire County Cricket Club can continue to host international cricket at Headingley after its members voted in favour of governance reforms yesterday, meeting the conditions set out by the England & Wales Cricket Board (ECB).

When Russian tanks rolled into Ukraine on the 24th February the world changed irrevocably. 

GASCI (www.gasci.com/telephone Nº 223-6175/6) reports that session 960’s trading results showed consideration of $23,390,217 from 70.061 shares traded in 45 transactions as compared to session 959’s trading results which showed consideration of $38,988,570 from 85,252 shares traded in 23 transactions.

LOS ANGELES,  (Reuters) – Los Angeles police were on site and ready to arrest actor Will Smith at the Academy Awards on Sunday for slapping presenter Chris Rock, the producer of the Hollywood ceremony said yesterday.

The fact that the announcement earlier this month that Barbados will be working with Guyana in a bilateral effort to enhance the Caribbean island’s food security situation attracted minimal public comment across the region was hardly surprising given the outcomes of previous attempts at the level of Caribbean Community (CARICOM) member states to seek to improve the Caribbean’s   overall position.