Daily Archive: Tuesday, April 12, 2022

A 57-year-old woman was stabbed to death in the wee hours of today at her Lot 563 Foulis home, East Coast Demerara.

NEW YORK,  (Reuters) – A masked gunman set off a smoke bomb and opened fire in a New York City subway car today, injuring 16 people and throwing the morning commute into chaos in the latest violence in the city’s transit system, officials said.

The Police today issued a wanted bulletin for Ryvan Shervin Francis in relation to the murder of Levoy Taljit in December of 2013.

LVIV, Ukraine, (Reuters) – Russian President Vladimir Putin today defended the war in Ukraine as a “noble” mission that would achieve its goals as his troops massed for a new offensive amid allegations of rape, brutality against civilians and possible use of chemical weapons.

DUBLIN,  (Reuters) – The United States today offered a $5 million reward for help arresting the leaders of Ireland’s Kinahan drug trafficking gang which it likened to some of the world’s most notorious crime networks.

LONDON,  (Reuters) – British Prime Minister Boris Johnson and his finance minister Rishi Sunak are to receive fines for breaching strict coronavirus lockdown rules, a government statement said today.

(Barbados Nation) Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley is asking the public to be patient as crews from the Barbados Water Authority (BWA), assisted by private contractors, work around the clock on emergency repairs at the Belle Pumping Station.

(Trinidad Express) Evangelist Kerwin Davis of Plaisance Park, Claxton Bay, was shot and killed last night at Jack Street, Marabella shortly after he officiated at a 40 days prayer service.

 (Trinidad Express) Former police commissioner Gary Griffith is promising his party the National Transformation Alliance (NTA) will bring about a “tsunami” of change.

Stating that Region Six is poised for major development, President Irfaan Ali yesterday said that an Ogle-type airport will be built at Rose Hall and a sports stadium at Palmyra, Corentyne.

Calling it a notable stain on Guyana’s judicial landscape, President of the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ), Justice Adrian Saunders, has called for the substantive appointment of a Chancellor and a Chief Justice to be made before this year ends.

A city magistrate yesterday granted a permanent restraining order to a woman against her father, businessman Devanand Singh, who she has accused of assaulting and abusing her over a number of years.

A 14-year-old girl died on Sunday after the pedal bike she was on was struck by a speeding motorcyclist.

Construction of a Hyatt-branded Hotel at Providence, East Bank Demerara is set to commence within the next three months, SIR Investments, the Trinidad and Tobago-based developer says.

Governance and Parliamentary Affairs Minister Gail Teixeira yesterday defended her tabling of a motion to amend the quorum for the Public Accounts Committee (PAC), arguing that the motion is one that offers protection to both sides of the National Assembly. 

Crime Chief, Wendell Blanhum recently attended the XIII Conference of AMERIPOL and Council of Directors of the Community of Police of the Americas conference in Barranquilla, Colombia.

Young Achievers and Vergenoegen Boxing Gyms were named joint winners of Saturday’s Pepsi/Mike Parris Under-16 competition held at the Andrew Lewis Gym in Albouystown.

The Insurance Institute of Guyana (IIG) in association with SBN Human Capital recently completed a four-day training course for insurance industry members and cyber crime was among the topics addressed.

Golden Grove and Melanie made winning starts under contrasting circumstances in the third 592 Beer ‘Skills for Cash’ seven-a-side knockout football tournament Sunday at the Victoria Community ground.

The accounting officers of the Region 7 (Cuyuni/Mazaruni) council were yesterday upbraided by the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) of Parliament over the handling of documentation and record-keeping as they failed to provide critical answers during the interrogation of the 2017 and 2018 Auditor General’s reports.

The U.S. Embassy yesterday announced the annual competition for the 2023 Hubert H.

Dear Editor, I don’t believe I’ve met a single person who hasn’t had an issue with the mini-bus culture in Guyana.

Bids were opened on Wednesday at the National Procurement and Tender Administration Board (NPTAB) for a number of projects under the Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sports and other ministries.

Dear Editor, Last Friday April 8, I attended a funeral at Kashi Dham, Ruimzeight, West Coast Demerera. 

Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Hugh Todd (right) on Friday  received a courtesy call from  Carlos Amador Përez Silva, Ambassador-designate of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela to Guyana.The

Dear Editor, Why are female Ministers not protesting and or publicly condemning the alleged remarks, a consistent pattern of abusive behaviour, of the dildo Minister?

Senior officers of the Guyana Police Force on Saturday visited Kuru Kuru, Linden-Soesdyke Highway where they met with residents and members of the Interim Management Committee (IMC) of the New Highway Producers Co-op Society regarding community developments.

Nigel Hinds Financial Services (NHFS) became the latest entity to throw financial support behind the fourth Magnum Futsal Tournament, donating an undisclosed sum yesterday during a simple presentation ceremony at the company’s Croal Street locale.

Dear Editor, Today 12th of April marks the 77th death anniversary of US President Franklin D.

Corporal Michael Cumberbatch (left) of the Guyana Defence Force  (GDF) Air Corps, who lost his home in a recent fire, has received a donation to assist with rebuilding efforts.

LVIV, Ukraine, (Reuters) – Ukraine pleaded for more weapons from the West to help it end the siege of Mariupol and fend off an expected Russian offensive in the east, as more reports emerged of rape and brutality against Ukrainian civilians by Russian forces.

Guyana’s CARIFTA Games contingent will be going for gold this Easter weekend in Jamaica.

Top seed Rajiv Lee along with Ethan Lee and Ricardo Narine were the leaders after three rounds of the Guyana Chess Federation De Sinco/Beep Products-sponsored national junior chess championships qualifiers at the National Stadium Sunday.

Fuel company RUBIS recently donated $300,700 in board games and puzzles to the Specialists in Sustained Youth Development and Research Incorporated Inc.

ISLAMABAD, (Reuters) – More than 100 lawmakers loyal to Pakistan’s ousted prime minister Imran Khan resigned yesterday, creating a headache for the new, Western-friendly incumbent Shehbaz Sharif as he tries to drag his country out of political and economic crisis.

BRASILIA,  (Reuters) – An illegal gold mining boom on Brazil’s largest indigenous reservation has brought disease, violence and grave human rights violations on the Yanomami people, according to research and allegations included in a new report yesterday, blaming high gold prices and tacit government support.

Dear Editor, Reference is made to cricket star turned politician Imran Khan who lost a no confidence motion on Saturday evening.

By Tony McWatt Head Coach Courtney Walsh has been commenting publicly about the West Indies team’s performances in the recent ICC 2022 Women’s World Cup, as well as its most urgent needs for the immediate future.

Dear editor.  I would like to make a request to HE Irfaan Ali, President of Guyana, and Bishop Juan A Edghill, Minister of Works, to fix the public road situated between Lots 8 and 10 on the southern part of Belvedere, Mahaicony Road, East Coast Demerara.

LONDON,  (Reuters) – A “fanatical Islamist” inspired by Islamic State was found guilty yesterday of murdering veteran British lawmaker David Amess by knifing him to death in a frenzied attack in a church where he was meeting voters.

The Ministry of Health yesterday reported six new COVID-19 cases out of 640 tests that were conducted.

BRASILIA,  (Reuters) – Brazil’s top election authority, the Supreme Electoral Court (TSE), told Reuters yesterday it has invited the European Union for the first time to observe its general elections this year, when President Jair Bolsonaro will seek re-election.

MEXICO CITY,  (Reuters) – Nine out of ten Mexicans voting on Sunday in an unprecedented recall election engineered by President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador backed him to stay in office, underlining his domination of a polarized political agenda.

Dear Editor, Now catching up with your editorial of 26th January (Mokusatsu).

Approximately 15,000 educators from the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) are set to benefit from professional development training designed for them to assist students in overcoming the learning losses occasioned by the COVID-19 pandemic.

GOEBERHA, South Africa, (Reuters) – South Africa spinners Keshav Maharaj and Simon Harmer took all 10 wickets between them as the hosts crushed dismal Bangladesh by 332 runs to claim the series 2-0 following the completion of the second test at St George’s Park yesterday.

MUMBAI, India, CMC – Nicholas Pooran’s matured unbeaten knock saw Sunrisers Hyderabad to their second win of the new Indian Premier League campaign, as they beat Gujarat Titans by eight wickets here yesterday.

SANTIAGO, (Reuters) – As a punishing, record-breaking drought enters its 13th year, Chile yesterday announced an unprecedented plan to ration water for the capital of Santiago, a city of nearly 6 million.

The Eastern Conference play-in game today will have a familiar feel after the Cleveland Cavaliers and Brooklyn Nets just faced each other on Friday.

The differing voting dispositions among member countries of CARICOM in the matter of whether or not Russia should be suspended from the United Nations Human Rights Council, having regard to its current invasion of Ukraine, is a reflection of the fact that however much we in the Caribbean talk about the desirability of coordinating our respective foreign policies, that imperative will remain, at least for the foreseeable future, subsumed beneath the reality of perceived national interest.