Daily Archive: Saturday, May 21, 2022

APNU+AFC Chief Whip Christopher Jones is challenging the appointment of Clifton Hicken as acting Commissioner of Police.

SEOUL,  (Reuters) – President Joe Biden and his new South Korean counterpart agreed today to hold bigger military drills and deploy more U.S.

SYDNEY, (Reuters) – Australia’s opposition Labour Party appeared on track to win today’s general election, television stations projected, as voters deserted the ruling conservative coalition in favour of climate-focussed independents and smaller parties.

(Trinidad Express) A squabble  between siblings of the Fernandes family over the recent sale of the Trinidad Country Club (TCC) in Maraval to the United States Embassy at a cost of TT$316 million has found its way before the court.

The sod was yesterday turned for the US$190m Linden to Mabura Road which it is expected will lead to a fully paved highway all the way to Lethem and open up massive business opportunities with Brazil.

Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo in his remarks to regional leaders on the expectations of meeting the 20 by 2025 food reduction target, cautioned that it could fail, as did his 2005 agricultural initiative, if an integrated, swift approach doesn’t start immediately, given that there are only two and half years to go and over US$7.5 billion in investments would need to be raised.

The National Park tarmac, Thomas Lands, Georgetown, will provide the setting for a modern rendition of the biblical ‘David vs Goliath’ account, as Back Circle and Sparta Boss contest the championship match in the Magnum Independence Cup at 22:00hrs.

One day after Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) Shalimar Ali-Hack faced mounting criticisms for providing no reasons for her decision to discontinue the private criminal charge of racial hostility filed by police corporal Shawnette Bollers against attorney Nirvan Singh, her Chambers issued a statement saying that advice had been provided to the police, though that had been after Singh had already been charged.

The Demerara Harbour Bridge and the Ministry of Public Works will soon be engaged in constructing a bypass lane to further ease traffic congestion at the bridge, Minister  of Public Works Juan Edghill yesterday said during the launch of the country’s only automated toll payment system.

Dear Editor, We are appalled at the way Ms. Shawnette Bollers is being treated by the judicial system.

The governments of Guyana and Antigua and Barbuda yesterday signed a Memorandum of Understanding for economic cooperation in eight areas, including tourism, financial services, agriculture, air transportation and energy.

The housing construction assistance agency announced by President Irfaan Ali on Monday will begin taking applications from May 30th.

Dear Editor, In many mini-buses operating in Georgetown the operator(s) play “music” at extremely high volume.

Two more COVID-19 deaths were reported yesterday by the Ministry of Health.

Dear Editor, As a born and bred Guyanese, I would like to share my experience of the disrespectful abuse and blatant robbery I suffered at the hands of a Foreign National cashier on May 18, 2022.

Santos and Pele secured hard fought wins when the Georgetown Football Association (GFA) Senior Men’s’ League continued yesterday at the Eve Leary ground.

Twenty-year-old socio-political activist Nikhil Sankar is known for his posts on social media and writing letters to various newspapers, but he is also a singer, writer and poet, whose name was recently buzzing after he performed his patriotic poem, “Motherland” on the Guyana Learning Channel.

Dear Editor, The Joshua Luke article in SN 2022-05-19 is a crude attempt to link money supply and the Government spending.

A 17-year-old boy of Tucville Squatting Area, Georgetown was shot on Thursday by a rank of the Guyana Police Force (GPF) during a chase.

KYIV, (Reuters) – Russia moved nearer to control over Ukraine’s Donbas region, claiming victory in the months-long battle for Mariupol’s steel plant and launching a major offensive on the remaining Ukrainian-held territory in the province of Luhansk.

Dear Editor, The signing of the contract for the Linden – Mabura Road project was held yesterday, all Guyanese should be proud of this historic event, since a paved road linking Guyana to Brazil was a dream of our forefathers.

The surface is uneven, rough, resembling rocks but that is where the similarities stop; in appearance between real rocks and the baked good, Rock Cakes, or Rock Buns as they are also known.

It may become necessary to initiate a lengthy closure of the Demerara Harbour Bridge in order to execute vital maintenance works by the end of August.

HAVANA/WASHINGTON,  (Reuters) – Biden administration officials are considering inviting a Cuban representative to the U.S.-hosted

Comprehensive bowling spells from Heema Singh and Joaan Van Sertima propelled Demerara to a nine-wicket win over Essequibo as the Guyana Cricket Board senior female inter-county tournament continued yesterday at National Stadium, Providence, East Bank Demerara.

Lifeless, drained, beaten down. This is how you feel when you constantly mentally digest experiences that relate to racial trauma whether from direct or indirect experiences.

The Sophia woman who died after falling under a moving truck on Thursday had suffered a stroke and had begun using a stick to get around.

Dear Editor, Organization for the Victory of the People (OVP) fully endorses the sentiments expressed in the letter by Calvin Braithwaite (SN, 19/5/22) regarding the urgent need for a ‘Third Force’.

BRASILIA, (Reuters) – Brazilian Senate President Rodrigo Pacheco said yesterday that there is no risk of October election results being challenged, despite concerted efforts by President Jair Bolsonaro to raise questions about the integrity of the country’s voting systems.

NEW YORK,  (Reuters) – Two sons of former Panamanian President Ricardo Martinelli were sentenced to three-year prison terms yesterday in a U.S.

The Guyana Police Force (GPF) and the Institute of Private Enterprise Development Ltd (IPED), on Wednesday signed a Memorandum of Agreement (MoA) for training in a range of areas including improving financial literacy.

Applications are now open for the Miss, Mrs, Teen and Mr India Guyana pageants.

Following the Independence Three-Stage road race which was staged last weekend in Berbice, Georgetown, and the Mining Town, the nation’s best wheelsmen will renew their rivalry in the Cinderella County.

Dear Editor The Attorney General should be commended for his very wise initiative in proposing tougher amendments to the Motor Vehicle and Road Traffic Act, and the Intoxicating Liquor Licensing Act; and for recognizing how interconnected these two important legislative Acts are in controlling the current unbridled road carnage in Guyana.

SEOUL,  (Reuters) – U.S. President Joe Biden and his new South Korean counterpart will search for ways today to break a diplomatic stalemate with North Korea, as they worry Kim Jong Un could lash out with new nuclear tests.

(Reuters) – Wimbledon had its ranking points stripped by the ATP and WTA Tours yesterday over its decision to exclude players from Russia and Belarus at this year’s Championships due to Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine.

It has been 34 years since Parliament passed the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (Control) Act of 1988.

The restoration works on the historic City Hall building are moving apace and are on schedule,  according to Deputy Mayor of Georgetown, Alfred Mentore.

QUITO, (Reuters) – Ecuador’s former vice-president Jorge Glas, who served 4-1/2 years in prison on a bribery conviction before being released last month, was arrested on Friday by police under a court order to return him to jail.

The Regional Women’s Super50 and T20 Blaze will mark their return next month when the Cricket West Indies’ tournament heads to Guyana from June 7-25.

Lindener Ebony Grenville recently copped first place in the nail art category in the virtual Caribbean Rising Stars In Beauty Competition, securing a scholarship valued at Bds$5,000 to study cosmetology in Bridgetown, Barbados.

Guyana Harpy Eagles are firmly in control of their third-round clash in the West Indies Championship heading into the final day with Barbados Pride trailing by 180 runs after being asked to bat again.

(CMC) – Former West Indies all-rounder Kieron Pollard has joined English county Surrey for the T20 Blast bowling off next week.

Dear Editor, According to the Stabroek News of May 20, “Fifty hectares of land at Blairmont, West Coast Berbice are now being developed to accommodate the varietal field research programme…” – a move estimated ‘to set back sugar development for at least a year’ – reported to be ‘part of GuySuCo’s consolidating and transitional plans’ – even though it was earlier reported that the Corporation might have been taken by surprise by the aggressive action of the Central Housing and Planning Authority (CHPA).

(Reuters) – Two times world champion Fernando Alonso risked being sanctioned by Formula One’s governing body at his home Spanish Grand Prix yesterday after accusing stewards of incompetent and unprofessional behaviour.

(Reuters) – New Zealand pair Henry Nicholls and Blair Tickner and bowling coach Shane Jurgensen have tested positive for COVID-19 ahead of their warm-up match against county side Sussex, the country’s cricket board (NZC) said.

NEW YORK, (Reuters) – Former U.S. President Donald Trump has paid a $110,000 fine for his failure to respond to a subpoena in a civil investigation into his business practices, a spokesperson for the New York attorney general said on Friday.

Jayson Tatum scored 27 points and Marcus Smart electrified the Celtics with a superb all-around effort as Boston rolled to a 127-102 victory over the host Miami Heat on Thursday, evening the Eastern Conference finals at one win apiece.

By Seta Tutundjian DUBAI – Global food prices are soaring. The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization’s Food Price Index – which covers a basket of basic food commodities (cereals, meat, dairy, vegetable oils, and sugar) – reached an all-time high of 159.7 in March, up from 141.1 the previous month.

(Reuters) – Justin Thomas was clinging to the second round clubhouse lead at the wind-whipped PGA Championship yesterday, as Rory McIlroy was being blown down the leaderboard.

Last week I highlighted the challenges producers have been experiencing in trying to rent the National Cultural Centre.