Daily Archive: Monday, May 16, 2022

To counter the rise in the cost of living, President Irfaan Ali today announced a one-off grant of $25,000 for all households in riverain and hinterland areas.

A small fire at the Police CID Crime Lab/Narcotics Lab at Eve Leary was extinguished this morning, the police say.

COLOMBO,  (Reuters) – Sri Lanka’s new prime minister said today the crisis-hit nation was down to its last day of petrol, as the country’s power minister told citizens not to join the lengthy fuel queues that have galvanised weeks of anti-government protests.

STOCKHOLM, (Reuters) – Sweden’s government has formally decided to apply for NATO membership, Prime Minister Magdalena Andersson said today, setting it on the road toward ending military non-alignment that lasted throughout the Cold War.

After seeking to remove its chairman Trevor Benn, the management committee of the public service credit union itself came under pressure on Saturday when the required number of members moved for the removal of the entire body and the announcement of new elections within 14 days.

Team Foundation’s duo of Akil Campbell and Jamual John stood on the top two podium steps when the curtains came down on the Independence three-stage cycle  road race yesterday.

The police yesterday took possession of two major stations at Parika in Region Three and Anna Regina in Region Two and two outposts at the Onderneeming Sand Pit and Lima Sands, both on the Essequibo Coast.

Western envoys and the UN on Saturday held a reception for journalists here to mark World Press Freedom Day and lauded their work.

The fountain of youth was overflowing at St Stanislaus’ auditorium yesterday but a pair of vicenarians Wazeer Hussain and Sarah Sanmoogan stole the show at this year’s Masters and Intermediate Powerlifting Championships.

By Romario Shepherd The Guyana Harpy Eagles squad departed yesterday for Trinidad and Tobago where they will play the final three rounds of the Cricket West Indies (CWI) regional four-day championships.

The Ministry of Education (MoE) on Friday advised all untrained teachers in the system to immediately enroll at the Cyril Potter College of Education (CPCE).

United States-based Guyanese singer and former Hadfield Street, Lodge resident Curt Johnson was gunned down while leaving his brother’s birthday celebrations in New Jersey in the wee hours of yesterday, his relatives say.

Defending champions Swag Entertainment commenced its dynasty in the Guinness ‘Greatest of the Streets’ Linden Championship, downing Amazings 2-0 to retain their title for the second consecutive year on Saturday at the Christianburg hard court.

The Magnum Independence Cup will crown a new winner after defending champions Bent Street crashed out, losing to arch-rival Sparta Boss 17-18, in an epic semi-final clash at the National Park tarmac, Thomas Lands on Saturday.

Ninety-nine percent of the Guyana Telephone and Telegraph (GTT) employees who will be transferred to the new customer service business, Arrowhead Communications Incorporated by next month are contracted workers who will be paid all their benefits, GPTWU President, Harold Shepherd said.

The Rajasthan Royals (RR) registered their 8th victory in the TATA Indian Premier League (IPL) 2022 after beating the Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) by 24 runs yesterday at the Brabourne Stadium in Mumbai.

Forty-five new cases of COVID-19 were reported yesterday. The Ministry of Health’s daily dashboard said that two persons are in the ICU.

Grant Williams exploded for a career-high 27 points and led a defensive charge on Milwaukee star Giannis Antetokounmpo as the host Boston Celtics advanced to the NBA’s final four with a 109-81 romp over the defending-champion Bucks in Game 7 of their Eastern Conference semifinal series yesterday afternoon.

Months after it hurriedly shut down new generators at its  Garden of Eden generating facility, Guyana Power and Light (GPL) engineers have managed to pinpoint the possible cause having analyzed data collected and are now working on a solution.

BUFFALO, N.Y.,  (Reuters) – A white teenager who killed 10 people in a racist attack at a western New York grocery store in a Black neighbourhood had been taken into custody last year and given a mental health evaluation after making a threat at his high school, authorities said.

RUSKA LOZOVA, Ukraine, (Reuters) – Russia pummelled positions in the east of Ukraine yesterday, its defence ministry said, as it sought to encircle Ukrainian forces in the battle for Donbas and fend off a counteroffensive around the strategic Russian-controlled city of Izium.

By Romario Samaroo It’s been six years since Ronsford Beaton played first-class cricket.

Dear Editor, I agree.  (`Gov’t proposing man-slaughter charge for causing death while drunk driving’ -SN  May 15 respectively). 

Responding to calls by local Attorney-at-Law Elizabeth Deane-Hughes to postpone the planned public consultation for the gas-to-power project until the expiry of the mandatory 60 days comments/objections period, President of ExxonMobil Guyana, Alistair Routledge has said that the sessions are intended to be complementary to the review process and should proceed.

(Trinidad Guardian) An aggressive and hard-line approach has been taken to root out rogue officers within the prison system.

TEGUCIGALPA, (Reuters) – Honduran authorities arrested accused cartel leader Herlinda Bobadilla yesterday, following an extradition request for her and her sons by the United States.

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates, CMC – West Indies Women’s captain Stafanie Taylor played a key role in guiding Tornadoes to the Fairwinds Invitational title, after they beat Falcons in yesterday’s final at Dubai International Stadium.

On Thursday, Senior Minister in the Office of the President with responsibility for Finance, Dr Ashni Singh spoke at the Annual General Meeting of the Private Sector Commission (PSC).

Dear Editor, Yet again, our people are being warned against complacency regarding the still very deadly COVID-19 pandemic.

In celebration of the 50th anniversary since the establishment of bilateral relations between Guyana and Cuba, the Cuban Embassy in collaboration with the Global Friendships Foundation will be hosting a ‘Fiesta Cubana’ on September 24-25, 2022 in Georgetown.

(Final Part) We are on a fast track to climate disaster.

 Marsha Hinds Marsha Hinds is a post doctoral fellow in Gender Studies at the University of Guelph, the immediate past president of the National Organization of Women of Barbados and the co-founder of Operation Safe Space.

BERN,  (Reuters) – Switzerland’s fabled neutral status is about to face its biggest test in decades, with the defence ministry tilting closer to Western military powers in response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

Five Guyana Prison Service officers recently underwent training in the U.S.