Daily Archive: Wednesday, April 20, 2022

President Irfaan Ali today appointed the Natural Resource Fund (NRF) board and named Major General (Rtd) Joe Singh as the Chairman.

(ESPN Cricinfo) West Indies limited-overs captain Kieron Pollard has retired from international cricket, announcing the decision on social media on Wednesday, a day before his IPL franchise Mumbai Indians’ game against Chennai Super Kings.

Attorney-at-Law Nirvan Singh was this morning charged at the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court with allegedly directing racial remarks towards Police Constable Shaunette Bollers.

The PNCR today expressed condolences at the sudden passing of Kadim ‘Kads’ Khan this morning.

(Reuters) – A Russian ultimatum to Ukrainian troops in Mariupol to surrender or die expired this  afternoon with no mass capitulation, but the commander of a unit believed to be holding out in the besieged city said his forces could survive just days or hours.

SHANGHAI,  (Reuters) – To prepare the 3,000-plus orders of vegetables, meat and essentials her Carrefour supermarket sends out every day to locked-in Shanghai residents, manager Zhang Wei wakes at 5 a.m.

SYDNEY,  (Reuters) – A security pact between the Solomon Islands and China will not undermine peace, the prime minister of the Pacific island nation told parliament today in a bid to ease the worries of the United States and its allies about China’s growing influence.

(Trinidad Express) Opposition Leader Kamla Persad-Bissessar yesterday led an island-wide protest against the hike in fuel prices, increasing food costs and escalating crime, under heavy police presence.

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken is expected here in June this year, sources say, which would make him the second holder of that office to visit this country in less than two years.

Fibre Tech Industrial Plastics (FTIP) yesterday became the first Guyanese company to achieve certification under the Guyana National Bureau of Standards’ (GNBS) Made in Guyana Certification Mark Programme.

A 41-year-old mother of two was on Monday night fatally struck down while crossing the Mon Repos Public Road, East Coast Demerara, and the driver has since been taken into custody by the police.

A 24-year-old security guard died on Monday night after crashing into a motorcar on the Ogle railway embankment, East Coast Demerara (ECD).

A businessman has installed a camera on the overhead walkway across the East Bank Highway in the vicinity of the Demerara Harbour Bridge, and also at Houston, East Bank Demerara, to help motorists plan ahead when having to traverse the busy East Bank Highway.

The 21-year-old man who allegedly fatally stabbed his co-worker in the mining camp they shared at the North West District (NWD), Region One, was remanded last week to prison. 

The two men who were busted by the Customs Anti-Narcotic Unit (CANU) last Saturday in Lamaha Gardens were remanded to prison yesterday for allegedly having in their possession a quantity of cocaine and ganja.

A 17-year-old is now dead after he was stabbed by his foster father while his cousin who was also stabbed by the suspect, is critical.

Police have issued a wanted bulletin for Venezuelan national, Luis Jose Medina Zapata, also known as ‘Kemos’ in relation to the murder of Venezuelan national Felipe Galaviz which occurred on Friday, April 15.

A 44-year-old man of Kumaka Waterfront, North West District, died on Monday night after he was stabbed during an Easter Day celebration at Mabaruma Settlement Ground.

The Golden Jaguars U16 had a nightmare debut in the UEFA Assist Friendly Tournament, losing 9-1 to hosts Bosnia & Herzegovina yesterday.

Rafeek Khan, Managing Director of Woods Direct, was yesterday re-elected unopposed as President of the Guyana Manufacturing and Services Association (GMSA).

President of the Athletic Association of Guyana (AAG) Aubrey Hutson last night cleared the air on assistance from former Chairman of the Alliance for Change Nigel Hughes for the CARIFTA Games.

 A 41-year-old mechanic of Wismar Housing Scheme, Wismar, is currently a patient at the Linden Hospital Complex after he was shot on Monday night by a man who also snatched his chain and wedding ring, valued at a total of $420,000.

Some members of the Lady Jaguars football team, preparing for the Concacaf Women’s U17 Championship in the Dominican Republic, were the victims of burglary at the Guyana Football Federation (GFF) National Training Centre, Providence on April 9th.

A two-storey guest house is currently under construction in the Amerindian community of Bethany in Region Two.

Eureka Medical Laboratories Incorporated (EML) has extended congratulations to Guyana’s senior squash team on their successful participation at the PanAm Championships in Guatemala.

It is now up to President Irfaan Ali to determine when the Natural Resource Fund Board will be established and new Public Procurement Commission commissioners sworn in as the National Assembly last Wednesday cleared the names for both bodies.

The Guyana Football Federation’s audited financial report for 2021 has the provision of technical and financial support for its members as among the highlights of the year.

Sixteen year old all-rounder, Ruhan Swar, at the conclusion of the Tri-State tour of Guyana, donated a substantial amount of cricket gear to the Transport Sports Club.

KYIV/KHARKIV,  (Reuters) – Russia gave Ukrainian fighters still holding out in Mariupol a fresh ultimatum to surrender yesterday as it pushed for a decisive victory in its new eastern offensive, while Western governments pledged more military help to Kyiv.

Following the breaking away of part of the sluice door at the Windsor Forest koker, on the West Coast of Demerara, temporary stop logs have been placed to help prevent the heavy spring tide from doing further damage and causing flooding. 

The Guyana Telephone and Telegraph (GTT) in collaboration with Bounty Supermarket granted three finalists in its Easter promotion the opportunity to win a supermarket sweep.

Fresh off completing a two-week camp with Cricket West Indies, Guyanese left-hander, Chandrapaul Hemraj has a lot to take away from what he calls an “eye-opening” session.

COLOMBO,  (Reuters) – Sri Lankan police fired live ammunition to scatter protesters yesterday, killing one person and injuring a dozen more, as the country sought rapid financial assistance from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to ease a worsening economic crisis.

The Linden Masters Football Association will stage a four team knockout competition as part of the 52nd Linden Town Week activities.

Dear Editor, Even as some regular educated but seemingly pro-Putin blogger sought to be “a vexation to my spirit”, I willingly diminished my interest in the Russian Army’s brutal intensified carnage of Ukrainian civilians and non-military infrastructure.

SHANGHAI,  (Reuters) – The Chinese financial hub of Shanghai said yesterday seven people infected with COVID-19 died on the previous day.

Three persons are in custody after a  melee at Unity, Mahaica yesterday that left a man nursing stab wounds.

A captain’s innings from Georgetown Cricket Club’s (GCC) Zachary Jodah led GCC to a three-wicket win over Demerara Cricket Club (DCC) recently.

Five new COVID-19 cases were recorded by the Ministry of Health yesterday.

Dear Editor, The Mayor and Councillors of the City of Georgetown will be conducting a sanitization and cleaning exercise at the Stabroek Market and its environs today from 7 am.

LONDON,  (Reuters) – British Prime Minister Boris Johnson apologised to parliament on Tuesday after he was fined by police for breaking lockdown rules, saying he did not know a birthday gathering at the height of the pandemic was in breach of the rules he had set.

(Trinidad Express) Police yesterday visited the scene of a double homicide in Petit Bourg.

MUMBAI, India, CMC – Leading West Indies all-rounder, Jason Holder, grabbed two wickets but then failed to get Lucknow Super Giants over the line with a last ditch effort, leaving Royal Challengers Bangalore to march to an 18-run victory and within touching distance of the summit of the Indian Premier League standings here yesterday.

Dear Editor, A columnist recently said, “When it comes to the renegotiation of the highly flawed oil agreement, Guyanese should no longer look towards either the government or the Opposition.

WASHINGTON,  (Reuters) – The White House announced yesterday that it has finalized regulations guiding environmental reviews of major infrastructure projects like highways and pipelines that would consider their climate impacts and other factors.

(Reuters) – Venezuela’s PDVSA is preparing to ship a 190,000-barrel cargo of diesel to Cuba, a document from the state-run oil firm showed, a move to help its closest political ally stave off fuel shortages and prevent summer electricity blackouts.

LONDON, CMC – Ace West Indies seamer Kemar Roach will play no further part in the English County Championship for Surrey, after picking up a hamstring injury last week against Hampshire.

(Trinidad Guardian) The bodies of three of the four missing crew members of the St Vincentian vessel, MV Fair Chance, have been recovered by the Coast Guard, 16 days after the vessel overturned five nautical miles in the Gulf of Paria off Monos Island.

Dear Editor, What an empty work environment. It cannot even be filled by thousands of part-time jobs in a (maximum) Region – 6.

Loyalty can be viewed as one of the major contributing elements which hold together friendships, marriages, families, clans, organisations, societies, nations and regions in difficult times.

(Al Jazeera) Medan, Indonesia – Even by the standards of a justice system known for drama, a US court’s latest ruling in a case pitting Indonesian villagers against one of the world’s most powerful oil companies was unusual enough to raise eyebrows.

Three persons are in custody after a  melee at Unity, Mahaica yesterday that left a man nursing stab wounds.

By  Robert Skidelsky LONDON – Through persuasion, exhortation, legal processes, economic pressure, and sometimes military force, American foreign policy asserts the United States’ view about how the world should be run.

(Reuters) – A Black man who was killed by a Grand Rapids, Michigan, police officer during a traffic stop earlier this month, sparking protests in the city, was shot in the back of the head, a forensic pathologist who performed an independent autopsy said yesterday.