Articles published on Wednesday, May 11, 2022
The 20-year-old woman of Providence, East Bank Demerara (EBD) who tried to extort $10 million from her ex-boyfriend back in 2021 was today remanded to prison on a charge of escaping from police custody.
KYIV/VILHIVKA, Ukraine, (Reuters) – Ukrainian forces reported battlefield gains on Wednesday in a counterattack that could signal a shift in the momentum of the war, while Kyiv shut gas flows on a route through Russian-held territory, raising the spectre of an energy crisis in Europe.
PORT-AU-PRINCE, (Reuters) – Haitian gang members raped women and girls and burned people alive during two weeks of turf wars near the capital of Port-au-Prince, a Haitian rights group said in a report detailing the bloody conflict.
COLOMBO/WEERAKETIYA, Sri Lanka, (Reuters) – Sri Lanka’s central bank governor said today he would quit within weeks unless political stability was restored to the country after deadly violence forced the prime minister to quit and take shelter in a navy base.
BEIJING/SHANGHAI, (Reuters) – China hit back today against what it called “irresponsible” comments by the head of the World Health Organization, who described the country’s uncompromising and increasingly painful “zero COVID” policy as “not sustainable.”
(Trinidad Express) Thirty-eight per cent of the murders committed in Trinidad and Tobago for the year thus far have been linked to gang-related activities.
(Trinidad Guardian) A man who has been described as a gang leader, was shot and killed in St James yesterday.
(Trinidad Guardian) A 57-year-old Trinidad and Tobago national has won US$5 million (TT$34,046,885) in a Florida lottery.
Commander for Regional Division #8, Senior Superintendent Michael Kingston says that ranks from his Division have managed to recapture a high-profile convicted prisoner who escaped from the Mazuruni Prison more than a year ago.
Partly in response to what it says has been the emerging use and abuse of drugs among youths in and out of school, the Judiciary yesterday launched the first-ever Juvenile Drug Treatment Court (JDTC); opening a dozen simultaneously across the country.
The PPP/C government will be submitting its response to the recommendations of the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) report on the violation of the rights of Isseneru villagers, according to Prime Minister Mark Phillips.
Senior Minister in the Office of the President with responsibility for Finance, Dr Ashni Singh announced yesterday that the Government has made its first drawdown from the Natural Resource Fund (NRF) in accordance with the Natural Resource Fund (NRF) Act 2021.
On the heels of the spike in the number of COVID-19 cases recorded yesterday, Minister of Health, Frank Anthony, is urging the public to resume the wearing of face masks and to continue to take the necessary precautions.
The government yesterday said that when it entered office in August 2020, the Guyana Power and Light (GPL) had a “crippling” receivables figure of $13b.
Both the Regional Chair-man and Opposition Member of Parliament for Region 10 have called on the Central Housing and Planning Authority (CH&PA) to “put in writing”, the promises of relocation for aggrieved Amelia’s Ward squatters as a safeguard.
Two female students were on Monday night robbed at knife-point by a motorcycle gang just after finishing classes at Critchlow Labour College.
After spending six years on remand, Rocky Lalu and Somar Shako have been acquitted of the 2016 New Year’s Day stabbing death of Dewaun Anthony Baksh with whom they were involved in an altercation.
After conducting 743 COVID tests, a total of forty-two cases of the novel Coronavirus were yesterday recorded in the country.
Two men fetching a barrel containing a quantity of marijuana were busted by police patrolling in Meadow Bank, Greater Georgetown and are now currently in police custody assisting with investigations.
Attorney General, Anil Nandlall on Monday held the first installment of public consultations on the draft electoral laws A statement yesterday from the Attorney General’s Chambers said that the engagement dealt specifically with the draft amendments to the Representation of the People Act which were publicly circulated by the Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs and Governance, inviting a review and written recommendations.
The Guyana Bank for Trade and Industry (GBTI) saw a 19% jump in loans and advances for 2021 over the preceding year and the services sector saw a major increase.
A scintillating century from Tagenarine Chanderpaul powered Chanderpaul’s XI to a 162-run lead over Leon Johnson’s XI on day two of the Guyana Harpy Eagles’ final practice match at the National Stadium, Providence.
Region 10 (Upper Demerara-Berbice) is accusing the government of sidelining the local leadership in the decision-making process.
Captain of traditional powerhouse Gold is Money Hubert Pedro, has expressed confidence in his side overcoming fierce rival Back Circle in the semi final of the Magnum Independence Cup on Saturday at the National Park Tarmac, Thomas Lands.
A Princes Street man who is paralyzed from the waist down is asking the public to assist him in purchasing an electric wheelchair.
Bids were yesterday opened at the National Procurement and Tender Administration Board (NPTAB) for the construction of the Ministry of Finance’s new Annex Building at Lot 77 Croal Street.
Guyana’s Colin Wong reached the quarterfinals of the boys U15 division at the 2022 Caribbean Youth U19 and U15 championships in the Dominican Republic before bowing out yesterday.
COLOMBO, (Reuters) – Protesters and a key trade group in Sri Lanka called for a new government to take control of the crisis-hit country on Tuesday while the president asked for calm following clashes that claimed eight lives and prompted his brother to quit as prime minister.
Cricket West Indies lead selector, Desmond Haynes believes that the current crop of players are capable of filling the void left by former captain, Kieron Pollard.
A Moray House Trust (MHT) panel will tomorrow review the controversial 2016 Production Sharing Agreement (PSA) signed between the Guyana Government and ExxonMobil subsidiary Esso Exploration and Production Guyana Limited (EEPGL).
The Ministry of Human Services and Social Security through the Guyana Women’s Leadership Institute yesterday launched its first Women’s Innovation and Investment Network (WIIN) Business Workshop at Cove and John, East Coast Demerara.
Dear Editor, Greetings. I’d be grateful if you can kindly permit me to highlight amongst your letters, an issue that has been plaguing me for quite some time now at the National Insurance Scheme.
PUNE, India, CMC – All-rounder Jason Holder had a match he will want to forget when the Gujarat Titans became the first team to qualify for the playoffs in the Indian Premier League with a 62-run win against Lucknow Super Giants yesterday.
(Reuters) – A Haitian gang leader was indicted in the United States yesterday in connection with the kidnapping of 16 American missionaries last year, the first defendant charged in a crime that brought global attention to power of gangs in the Caribbean nation.
Dear Editor, Whilst I imagine that the KN editorial of May 02, `Blackout – a leadership industry’ might have been written in a fit of great anger after a most aggravating loss of electricity supply (blackout), I must point out how wrong, inaccurate and unhelpful that editorial is.
KHARKIV, Ukraine, (Reuters) – Ukraine said yesterday its forces had recaptured villages from Russian troops north and northeast of the city of Kharkiv, pressing a counter-offensive that could signal a shift in the war’s momentum and jeopardise Russia’s main advance.
Twenty-six persons were able to identify their house lots yesterday at the new housing development in Stewartville in Region Three.
ST JOHN’S, Antigua, CMC – Cricket West Indies director of cricket Jimmy Adams said a holistic approach to the transfer of players into various Twenty20 leagues around the world was needed to bring balance to the sport at the domestic and international level.
(Trinidad Guardian) A woman and her 12-year-old son were stabbed to death in their home in Penal yesterday morning.
Stephen Curry had a game high 32 points, including two key free throws with 45.7 seconds remaining, and the host Golden State Warriors held on to beat the Ja Morant less Memphis Grizzlies 101-98 for a 3-1 lead in their Western Conference semifinal playoff series Monday night.
MEXICO CITY/SAO PAULO, (Reuters) – Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said yesterday he would not attend the U.S.-hosted
One of the victims in the accident which claimed the life of 44-year-old Shazie Hoosain, of Greenfield, East Coast Demerara (ECD), is still hospitalised.
Dear Editor, One of the concepts, a project really, I intend to introduce into my classes very soon as a means of encouraging and exposing my students to business and product creation is The Elon Musk Project.
Mothers at the New Am-sterdam Public Hospital’s Maternity Unit got a treat on Sunday morning as Fazeena Mobarakhali, one of the owners of Homeline Furnishing distributed hampers to them in celebration of Mother’s Day.
(Reuters) – Former England batsman and coach Graham Thorpe has fallen “seriously ill” and has been admitted to a hospital to receive treatment, the Professional Cricketers’ Association (PCA) said yesterday.
BOGOTA, (Reuters) – Marcelo Pecci, a Paraguayan prosecutor known for his work in fighting organized crime, was killed on the Colombian tourism island of Baru yesterday, authorities from both countries said.
(Trinidad Guardian) Even as National Security Minister Fitzgerald Hinds has announced that police are engaged in an operation to remove an estimated 12,000 illegal firearms from the hands of criminals, one criminologist says guns and ammunition are entering through legal ports stuffed in items like bags of cement.
Dear Editor, The PNC has released a statement supporting the renaming of May 5 “Arrival Day” as “Indian Arrival Day.”
By Frederick Collins In Part 1 of our response to Dr.
KYIV, (Reuters) – Leonid Kravchuk, a former communist who helped sign the Soviet Union’s death warrant and then served as the first president of independent Ukraine, died yesterday at the age of 88.
(Trinidad Express) A 34-year-old Carenage mother of five was stabbed to death on Monday during a fight with another woman near her home over the father of their children.
SYDNEY, (Reuters) – Cricket Australia is monitoring the unrest in Sri Lanka but is confident the national team’s seven-week tour of the island will go ahead as scheduled in June and July, the governing body said yesterday.
“To improve the golden moment of opportunity, and catch the good that is within our reach, is the great art of life.”
Dear Editor, Was it dignified and in good taste to engage in heated, informal discussions at the reception, where the host was one of those from the international community who stood on the side of democracy?
