Daily Archive: Tuesday, May 10, 2022

In the next nine months, students attending the Government Technical Institute (GTI) will benefit from a brand new state-of-the-art building, the Ministry of Education said today in a release.

KHARKIV, Ukraine, (Reuters) – Ukraine said today its forces had recaptured villages from Russian troops north and northeast of Kharkiv, pressing a counter-offensive that could signal a shift in the war’s momentum and jeopardise Russia’s main advance.

MANILA, (Reuters) – The son of the disgraced late Philippines dictator Ferdinand Marcos vowed today to work for all people after his stunning election victory, and told the world to judge him by his presidency, not his family’s past.

(Trinidad Express) A 34-year-old Carenage mother of five was stabbed to death yesterday during a fight with another woman near her home over the father of their children.

(Trinidad Guardian) Six houses are on the brink of collapse and 15 more families are in danger of being cut off as two major landslips deteriorate rapidly at Pluck Road, San Francique.

(Trinidad Guardian) A woman and her 12-year-old son were stabbed to death in their home in Penal this morning.

LONDON, (Reuters) – Britain’s heir-to-the-throne Prince Charles and Prince William took centre stage amid the pomp and pageantry of the opening of parliament today, replacing the 96-year-old Queen Elizabeth who missed the grand set-piece event with health issues.

The Central Housing and Planning Authority (CH&PA) yesterday said it had reached an amicable settlement with sixteen residents of Amelia’s Ward, Linden who said that their structures had been demolished by the CH&PA and they are to be allocated house lots in other areas.

Canadian firm Frontera and CGX, partners in the Petroleum Prospecting Licence for the Corentyne block offshore Guyana, yesterday announced integrated results from the Kawa-1 exploration well which showed the presence of light oil and gas condensate.

Vice President, Bharrat Jagdeo and Opposition Leader, Aubrey Norton were engaged in a heated discussion last night at a Europe Day reception which was hosted by the European Union at Georgetown Club, Camp Street.

With charges yet to be brought over a multi-million dollar school feeding fraud in Region Eight from 2017 to 2018, the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) yesterday requested that the authorities write to the acting Commissioner of Police for an update on the status of the investigation.

Minister of Education, Priya Manickchand yesterday told residents of the island of Wakenaam that the deteriorating Arthur-ville Primary School building will be demolished and a new one built.

A Corentyne woman who was driving  the motorcar which was involved in a fatal collision last Friday was yesterday placed on a total of $520,000 bail after she was charged with causing death by dangerous driving and driving under the influence of alcohol.

A  man was fatally stabbed in the wee hours of Sunday at Bartica while speaking up for a friend who was being threatened.

A 21-year-old Bartica resident is currently battling for his life at a city hospital after he was allegedly critically wounded by a relative during an argument on Mother’s Day.

By Dr Bertrand Ramcharan The latest issue of Foreign Affairs has a riveting article by Professor Michael Beckley of Tufts University on the emerging world order.

Six years after being charged with the murder of retired professor Pairaudeau `Perry’ Mars, the trial of Timothy Paul Chance and Andre Benjamin is set to commence next Monday May 16th at the High Court in Demerara.

ST JOHN’S, Antigua, CMC – Three newcomers, including one who is creating history, have been included in the squad for the upcoming One Day Internationals (ODIs) against the Netherlands and Pakistan  the first tours since white-ball captain Kieron Pollard called time on his international career while some of the veterans have been left out for varying reasons.

Twenty-four-year-old Denzil Haynes was yesterday remanded to prison over the murder of a Sophia resident.

A century stand between Anthony Bramble and Vishaul Singh as well as good returns with the ball from Junior Sinclair and Demetri Cameron highlighted the opening day of the Guyana Harpy Eagles’ final practice match yesterday.

Dear Editor, In a liberal democracy, though they should, governments/civil societies/NGOs, rarely enjoy a lovie dovie relationship.

The Guyana Cycling Federation (GCF) yesterday pedaled away with $1.8M in support from the National Sports Commission (NSC), towards the hosting of this year’s Independence Three Stage road race. 

The Civil Defence Commission (CDC) in tandem with the Regional Democratic Council of Mahaica Berbice (Region 5) yesterday provided roofing sheets to residents of Bath Settlement who were affected by Saturday’s freak storm.

Dear Editor, On this the one-week anniversary of World Press Freedom Day, attention is drawn again to that joint release by the ABCEU people on the ground here. 

Cricket West Indies’ lead selector, Desmond Haynes has stated that Shimron Hetmyer was considered as part of the West Indies limited overs squad to tour the Netherlands and Pakistan but was unavailable.

Dear Editor, Many are feeling too overwhelmed and under equipped to help resolve the challenging and oppressive issues facing Guyana.

Dear Editor, Guyana is not only “Missing revenue from contractor’s oil profits raises serious questions” (SN May 8) as argued by Prof Ganga Ramdass in terms of loss of taxes, but in other ways as well through an appalling deal.

Forty four year old Shazie Hoosain, of Greenfield, East Coast Demerara (ECD) died yesterday morning following an accident at Mahaica.

(IPL) The Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) were back to winning ways in the TATA Indian Premier League (IPL) 2022 after defeating Mumbai Indians (MI) by 52 runs yesterday at the DY Patil Stadium in Navi Mumbai.

The Guyana Protected Areas Trust (PAT) has signed an agreement for the management of its endowment funds.

Dear Editor, I refer to Miss Indira Thakurdin’s letter published on Sunday, May 8th 2022 in the edition of the Kaieteur News, under the caption “Head of `apolitical’ GPSU did not attend President Ali’s Labor Day Breakfast”.

Cricket West Indies’ Director of Cricket, Jimmy Adams has revealed that there are sections in the contracts of players contracted by Cricket West Indies (CWI) which speak of consequences for not meeting the minimum fitness standards.

Guyanese racquet wielders Krystian Sahadeo, Colin Wong, Jonathan Van Lange and Niran Bissu stormed in to the round of 16 of the Caribbean Youth Champion ships in the Dominican Republic yesterday.

Dear Editor, Over the past few weeks there were several reports of people in high places who have tested positive with Covid-19.

KYIV/KHARKIV, Ukraine, (Reuters) – President Vladimir Putin exhorted Russians to battle in a defiant Victory Day speech yesterday, but was silent about plans for any escalation in Ukraine, despite Western warnings he might use his Red Square address to order a national mobilisation.

By Frederick Collins Dr. C.Y Thomas, in his column of Sunday 17th April last (https://www.stabroeknews.com/2022/04/17/sunday/guyana

Precision Global Inc. (PGI) yesterday received its certification from the Guyana National Bureau of Standards’ (GNBS) to use the Made in Guyana Certification Mark on its products branded ‘Only Coconuts’.

MANILA, (Reuters) – Ferdinand Marcos Jr clinched a stunning runaway victory in the Philippines’ presidential election yesterday in the first win by a majority since a 1986 revolution that toppled his late father’s two-decade dictatorship.

KINGSTON, Jamaica, CMC – T20 star Chris Gayle has vowed to return to the India Premier League (IPL) in 2023 after opting out of the tournament this year because of what he said was a lack of respect.

Dear Editor, Several persons and organisation(s) through the press have called for Arrival Day, a national holiday celebrated on May 5, to be officially renamed and acknowledged as Indian Arrival Day.

MEXICO CITY, (Reuters) – Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador yesterday lavished praise on Cuba’s leader, reiterated his wish for the Caribbean island nation to be invited to the Summit of the Americas in June and said Mexico would be hiring over 500 Cuban doctors.

The challenge that the Government of Guyana whichever political administration holds the reins of power will always face whenever it make a gesture that appears designed to create a more robust culture of media professionalism, meaning, among other things, the freedom to think and to pronounce free of any kind of censorial constraint, has to do with what has long been the insidious usurpation of the prerogative of political control of much of the information that finds its way into the public space.

(Reuters) – Bahamian authorities said yesterday they have identified three American tourists who died under mysterious circumstances at a luxury resort on the island of Great Exuma on Friday and are still investigating cause of death.

Jessica Callender with the maximum four points after four rounds, is the sole leader of the Guyana Chess Federation (GCF) women’s qualifying tournament for the national championships.

Dear Editor, Meeting on the sidelines of an event to answer a one off question is not and cannot be compared to a full post cabinet media briefing which needs to be restored.