Daily Archive: Monday, May 9, 2022

MIAMI, (Reuters) – The United States today charged a former Haitian senator with conspiring to kill Haitian President Jovenel Moise, the third suspect to be charged by the Department of Justice as the Caribbean nation’s own probe into the murder remains stalled.

Forty-four-year-old Greenfield woman, Shazie Hoosain died in an accident today at Hand-en-Veldt, Mahaica, the police said in a press release.

MANILA, (Reuters) – Ferdinand Marcos Jr looked on course for a huge victory in the Philippines presidential election today, after an unofficial tally of two thirds of the votes showed the son of the notorious late dictator surging ahead of his nearest rival.

Guyana today signed an Air Services Agreement with the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to promote and facilitate the expansion of international air services opportunities between the two countries.

MEXICO CITY,  (Reuters) – Mexico will hire 500 Cuban doctors to work in the country to help make up for a shortage of medical professionals, Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said at a regular news conference today.

(Reuters) – A group of people including at least eight Turkish missionaries has been kidnapped in Haiti after traveling by bus from the Dominican Republic, according to Haitian and Dominican media, amid a wave of gang violence in Haiti.

COLOMBO, (Reuters) – Sri Lanka’s prime minister resigned today, hours after clashes with pro- and anti-government demonstrators in the commercial capital Colombo amid the country’s worst economic crisis that has spurred protests by thousands.

LONDON,  (Reuters) – Russian President Vladimir Putin evoked the memory of Soviet heroism in World War Two to inspire his army fighting in Ukraine, but offered no new road map to victory and acknowledged the cost in Russian soldiers’ lives.

(Trinidad Express) The Cunupia Business Chamber said yesterday it was “saddened by the brutal killing of Darryl Dindial, an outstanding member of the Central community”.

Defending champion Bent Street will face-off with Sparta Boss while Back Circle will oppose Gold is Money in two titanic semi-final encounters Saturday in the Magnum Independence Cup.

The United Nations Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (UN CERD) has written to Guyana requesting that it provide a response, no later than July 15, 2022, to allegations of various rights violations relating to the indigenous community of Chinese Landing and the Wapichan people.

Minister of Housing and Water Collin Croal has denied that 20 squatters’ structures were bulldozed at Amelia’s Ward, Linden beginning on May 5th and he defended the move to clear the way for an access road stating that adequate notice had been given.

The Ministry of Public Works yesterday invited expressions of interest (EOI) for pre-qualification for the construction of the bridge over the Corentyne River.

A cone-shaped wind was seen in Region Five during a ferocious storm that tore through a 1.2-mile stretch, causing damage to over 20 properties and leaving residents scrambling for shelter.

Guyana’s U-19 table tennis team lost a golden opportunity to qualify for the Pan Am games when they were beaten by Trinidad and Tobago Saturday as the Caribbean Youth Championships for U19 and U15 players continued in the Dominican Republic.

Agriculture Minister Zulfikar Mustapha on Saturday met with residents from several communities in the Port Mourant area on the Corentyne Coast and assured them that the National Drainage and Irrigation Authority (NDIA) was working to mitigate flooding across the coast.

Paul DeNobrega warmed up nicely for this weekend’s Independence Three-Stage Road race with a victory in the Team Alanis’ sponsored event yesterday staged around the outer circuit of the National Park The Team Evolution standout, clocked 1:53.15 for the 20-lap Memorial fixture which was staged in honour of former junior rider, Jason Choowenam.

Guyana’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Hugh Todd has hailed Beijing’s “commitment to true multilateralism” and restated this country’s support for the One China policy.

Persons in the Walton Hall/Paradise communities in Region Two breathed a sigh of relief on Saturday morning when they were told they would be finally able to process transports for their lands which were under the co-operatives for decades.

Head coach of the Guyana Harpy Eagles cricket team Esuan Crandon said he is excited that fast bowlers Demetri Cameron and Ronsford Beaton have been added to the squad for the final three rounds of the West Indies Regional Four-Day championships.

Dear Editor, Through the printed media on or about 4 May 2022 we were notified of the proposed public consultations by EEPGL and/or ExxonMobil to ““provide information on the gas-to-energy project, the EPA’s environmental authorization process and the assessment findings”.

ZAPORIZHZHIA, Ukraine, (Reuters) – About 60 people were feared dead after a bomb struck a school in eastern Ukraine, authorities said, while Russian President Vladimir Putin prepared to lead celebrations today marking the Soviet Union’s victory over Nazi Germany in World War Two.

Facilities across the West Demerara/Essequibo Islands are being upgraded for the storage of life-saving drugs, Regional Health Officer Dr Erica Forte told the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) on Wednesday.

Anthony Drayton FIDE rating 1950, defeated Wendell Meusa FIDE rating 1998 in round four to stay unbeaten in the Guyana Chess Federation (GCF) Open qualifying tournament for the national championships at the Providence National Stadium.

MANILA, (Reuters) – Polls opened in the Philippines today in the country’s most divisive presidential election in decades, with the prospect of a once-unthinkable return to rule of the Marcos family, 36 years after they were toppled in a “people power” uprising.

Dear Editor, The University of the West Indies (The UWI) joins with CARICOM in calling on Britain to retreat from stated political calls to subvert and subordinate the sovereignty of the people of the Virgin Islands.

As part of its  continued efforts for persons to have access to its registration services, the General Register Office will be conducting a two-day registration exercise in Region 10, Next Saturday May 14, 2022 from 10 AM at the Watooka Guest House and Sunday May 15 at the Kwakwani Workers Club and the Howell Wilson Primary School, Ituni.

Dear Editor, The wave of inflation that is sweeping across the Caribbean and the world at large is something that our populations are obliged to adjust to.

HAVANA,  (Reuters) – Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said yesterday during a visit to Cuba that he will emphasize to his U.S.

(Cricinfo) Shimron Hetmyer has left the Rajasthan Royals to return home to Guyana for the birth of his first child.

What was styled as the World Press Freedom Day 2022 National Conference and Symposium helped at least to bring to the public’s attention what is required for the media to operate without interference and to hold decision-makers to account.

KYIV,  (Reuters) – The world will do everything possible to ensure that Russian President Vladimir Putin loses his war in Ukraine, including keeping Moscow under sanctions for years, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said late yesterday.

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates, CMC – Stroke-maker Deandra Dottin struck her second straight unbeaten half-century, getting the better of West Indies captain Stafanie Taylor who carved out a fifty of her own, as Barmy Army trounced Tornadoes by eight wickets here yesterday.

The Chennai Super Kings (CSK) yesterday defeated Delhi Capitals by 91 runs in the TATA Indian Premier League (IPL) 2022 at the DY Patil Stadium in Navi Mumbai.

Dear Editor, A few days ago I was greeted with the sad and devastating news that former GYSM and PNCR stalwart, Peter Livingstone had passed away.

The Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) registered their seventh victory in the TATA Indian Premier League (IPL) 2022 after defeating Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) by 67 runs yesterday at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai.  

The Ministry of Health yesterday reported thirteen new cases of COVID-19.

Press attention to accountability has never been more important in Guyana with a historically large revenue stream entering government coffers and a regularly stated intent to use those resources for a development agenda that cuts across all regions and races…There is also a larger principle at stake that strong democracies require free information flow in the public marketplace of opinions and ideas.

By Ulric O’D Trotz Now retired,  Ulric (Neville) Trotz was formerly the Deputy Director & Science Adviser, Caribbean Community Climate Change Centre, Belmopan, Belize In a Reuters article in the Stabroek News  in their publication of April 26th , 2022,  entitled “Sand crisis looms as world population surges, U.N.