Daily Archive: Thursday, April 7, 2022

Actor Henry Rodney has died after being hospitalised in the United States according to his family.

  UNITED NATIONS,  (Reuters) – The United Nations General Assembly today suspended Russia from the U.N.

LVIV, Ukraine,  (Reuters) – Ukraine stepped up calls today for financial sanctions crippling enough to force Moscow to end the war as its officials rushed to evacuate civilians from cities and towns in the east before an anticipated major Russian offensive there.

ISLAMABAD,  (Reuters) – Pakistan’s Supreme Court ruled today that Prime Minister Imran Khan’s move to dissolve parliament was unconstitutional and called for lawmakers to return in two days, a decision that could spell the end of his premiership.

MEXICO CITY/WASHINGTON,  (Reuters) – Inter-American Development Bank directors have met to discuss accusations in an anonymous email that the bank’s president, Mauricio Claver-Carone, carried out an intimate relationship with a staffer, three sources said.

(Reuters) – Russia is facing its most difficult situation in three decades due to unprecedented Western sanctions, but foreign attempts to isolate it from the global economy will fail, Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin said today.

ADEN,  (Reuters) – Yemen’s president delegated power to a presidential council and dismissed his deputy today in moves aimed at supporting U.N.-led

(Trinidad Guardian) Caribbean countries yesterday came in for high commendation from the US South Command for condemning the Russian aggression in Ukraine.

Acting Police Commissioner Clifton Hicken yesterday told his Regional Commanders to “put your houses in order” by Monday in order to effectively serve the nation, according to a statement yesterday from the Guyana Police Force.

After months of speculation and intrigue in APNU+AFC, Aubrey Norton and Volda Lawrence are to be sworn in as MPs on Wednesday and this will pave the way for the former to be elected as Opposition Leader.

A 49-year-old man was remanded to prison yesterday after he was charged with the murder of truck driver, Pitamber Sharma who was strangled allegedly during a misunderstanding at his workplace last week.

A sub-committee of CARICOM Heads is to meet with the two regional nominees for the post of Commonwealth Secretary-General (SG) amid another embarrassing division in the community over foreign policy.

Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) Shalimar Ali-Hack SC has decried the outmoded paper-based system still being used for the filing of cases and made an appeal for a digital transformation.

Opposition Parliamentary Chief Whip Christopher Jones and Trade Unionist Norris Witter, have filed an action challenging last December’s passage of the controversial Natural Resource Fund (NRF) Bill.

Local squash queen Nicolette Fernandes romped to an historic gold medal in the women’s individual section of the Pan Am Senior Squash Championship in Guatemala, defeating top seed Laura Tovar of Colombia in straight sets last evening in the championship match.

A special investigation by the Auditor General’s office on procurement procedures within the Region Six, East Berbice-Corentyne Regional Democratic Council revealed that the Region’s engineer during 2018 utilised information from a bidding contractor to prepare the Engineer’s Estimate.

An Ulverston, Corentyne fisherman is feared dead after he reportedly fell overboard while fishing in the Corentyne River on Monday evening.

An Interim Management Committee was this month set up to manage the Linden Utility Cooperative Society Limited (LUCSL).

The CARIFTA Games bound athletes have garnered support from long standing sports benefactor, Mohamed’s Enterprises.

Customs Anti-Narcotic Unit (CANU) officers yesterday conducted an intelligence-led operation at 259 Indepen-dence Boulevard, La Penitence, which resulted in the discovery of one 9mm Glock 17 pistol with a magazine containing four 9mm rounds.

Dear Editor, Guyana could be producing as much as 1 million bpd oil by 2030, and Rystad Energy predicts that by 2033 Guyana could become the second largest deep-water crude oil producer in the world.

Dear Editor, What a tragedy? With the relaxing of curfews across the world, and in Guyana for sure, there is this notion that all is well regarding the many grave issues surrounding Covid 19.

Two persons were yesterday charged with assaulting police officers, resisting arrest and behaving disorderly in public.

Dear Editor, Can you imagine that it has taken the inordinate delay by an NDC in disposing of the carcass of an animal on the edge of a roadway to demonstrate the degree of inefficiency by those in authority in this our beloved country?

Demerara Distillers Limited (DDL) is targeting early 2023 for the operationalization of the first World Trade Center in the CARICOM region, according to the company’s Executive Chairman Komal Samaroo.

Bids were on Tuesday opened at the National Procurement and Tender Administration Board for the temporary rental by the Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) of a (60,000 to 80,000 sq ft) compound situated within Houston to Providence, East Bank Demerara, for storage of goods. 

Dear Editor, A couple weeks ago, the Vice President remarked that Trinidad is falling apart – a reference to the poor state of the economy.

Last month Shomari Wiltshire won the men’s singles title at the Guyana Squash Associations (GSA) national championships.

LVIV, Ukraine,  (Reuters) – Ukraine wants sanctions that are economically destructive enough for Russia to end its war after accusing some countries of still prioritising money over punishment for civilian killings that the West condemns as war crimes.

By Tony McWatt The Hero Caribbean Premier League (CPL) has announced that its finals will be hosted by Guyana for the next three years, starting this year.

Dear Editor April 8 has been declared ‘National Day of Fasting and Prayers’ under the One Guyana banner, and themed ‘Pray together, Stay together’, in recognition of the three major religions having significant observances at this time. 

ADEN,  (Reuters) – Yemen’s president said yesterday he has dismissed Vice President Ali Mohsen al-Ahmar and delegated his own powers to a presidential council that will carry out leadership duties.

The Ministry of Amerindian Affairs (MoAA) is not taking criticisms of its operations lightly and in a strongly worded statement lashed out at critics for registering concerns over its functioning.

(Trinidad Guardian) Driven by a desire to protect 15-year-old Alliyah Alexander from going down the wrong path, a close male relative whose corporal punishment led to her death is now in police custody.

The Ministry of Health yesterday confirmed 11 new COVID-19 infections from a batch of 1,405 tests.

ST JOHN’S, Antigua, CMC – Cricket West Indies (CWI) returned to official face-to-face meetings for the first time since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic with two major forums here last month, the regional body disclosed yesterday.

OUAGADOUGOU, (Reuters) – Burkina Faso’s former president Blaise Compaore was sentenced to life imprisonment for complicity in the 1987 murder of his predecessor Thomas Sankara in a coup, a military tribunal ruled yesterday.

Dear Editor, The “One Guyana” policy embraces the idea of one country (a unifying national societal goal), one people (evolving a common set of values and aspirations), and one future (where there are possibilities for everyone to achieve the good life).

Dear Editor, The famous GuyExpo is said to return in the first week of Dec, 2022.

PUNE, India, CMC – West Indies stars Andre Russell and Sunil Narine played only minor roles yesterday but their Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) did enough to thrash Kieron Pollard’s Mumbai Indians by five wickets and keep the five-time champions winless in the new edition of the Indian Premier League.

ST JOHN’S, Antigua, CMC – West Indies allrounder Hayley Matthews says being named on the Most Valuable Team of the ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup 2022, despite the Caribbean side’s failure to make it to the finals, is her return from her investment of hard work.

AUGUSTA, Ga., (Reuters) – The Masters officially gets underway today at 8am ET (1200 GMT) when Jose Maria Olazabal hits the opening tee shot but for many golf fans the year’s first major will not truly begin until just over two hours later when Tiger Woods appears on the tee.

LONDON, (Reuters) – A hat-trick by veteran striker Karim Benzema, including two fine headed goals in the space of three first-half minutes, earned Real Madrid a 3-1 win at reigning European champions Chelsea in their Champions League quarter-final first leg yesterday.

(Reuters) – Russian and Belarusian athletes who were accepted via open registration to the Boston Marathon and reside in their home countries will not be allowed to compete in this month’s event, the Boston Athletic Association (BAA) said yesterday.

As part of its efforts to assist those fisherfolk who have been impacted by low catches over the past six months,  the Ministry of Agriculture yesterday distributed approximately 170 food hampers to fisherfolk and their families from the East Coast of Demerara, The distribution comes months after a group of fishermen complained of not being able to harvest in their usual grounds due to offshore oil operations.

Devin Booker scored 32 points and made six 3-pointers in three quarters on Tuesday night to help Phoenix post a 121-110 victory over visiting Los Angeles, a triumph that eliminated the Lakers from the play-in berth race as well as providing the Suns with a franchise-record 63rd victory.

Last month, Mexico announced the intent to create, in its capital, what would be the world’s largest solar farm to date.

DUBAI, CMC – West Indies Test captain Kraigg Brathwaite is among the three cricketers shortlisted for the ICC Men’s Player of the Month award for March.

PANAMA CITY,  (Reuters) – Mobile phone operator Digicel said yesterday it plans to wind down operations in Panama following the government’s approval of a merger between competitors Cable & Wireless Panama (CWP) and Claro.

LONDON, Apr 5, CMC – Outstanding West Indies seamer Kemar Roach is expected to feature in Surrey’s opening match of the new English County Championship on Thursday, after returning to the London club for a second stint.

(Trinidad Guardian) A former national footballer was one of the two suspects killed by police in a robbery at Boundary Road in San Juan yesterday.