Articles published on Sunday, May 22, 2022
Guyana and Trinidad and Tobago this morning signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) which will cater for the establishment of a high-level bilateral commission and would address areas such as non-tariff barriers and dispute settlement.
(Jamaica Gleaner) Commonwealth secretary-general Patricia Scotland is currently in St Kitts and Nevis to attend the three-day eighth Annual Conference of the Commonwealth Caribbean Association of Integrity Commissions and Anti-Corruption Bodies (CCAICACB) from May 23 to 25.
KYIV, (Reuters) – Only Ukraine has the right to decide its future, the Polish president told lawmakers in Kyiv today, as he became the first foreign leader to give a speech in person to the Ukrainian parliament since Russia’s Feb.
With rising concerns about food insecurity, CARICOM Heads who met in Georgetown at an agricultural conference have listed four urgent priorities including tearing down trade barriers and scaling up regional transportation.
Demerara Distillers Limited (DDL) yesterday announced that the company is currently in search of land to forge ahead with its plan to house the proposed TOPCO milk plant project for commercial scale production of fresh cow’s milk.
Producers have voiced grave concern over the proposed steep hike in rates for the rental of the National Cultural Centre and one has accused Minister of Culture Charles Ramson Jr of micromanaging the sector and not recognising the importance of creatives.
This is the fourth entry in a series on civil society Apart from an introductory meeting when this government took office in August 2020, the Amerindian Peoples Association (APA) has been unable to meet with the Minister of Amerindian Affairs to discuss a number of issues pertaining to Indigenous Peoples’ rights, policy and legislative reform, says Governance and Rights Coordinator, Laura George.
Following his claim that the oil and gas industry is not responsible for the low fish catch, environmentalist Simone Mangal-Joly has written to Minister of Agriculture Zulfikar Mustapha requesting the data that led to the conclusion.
A 50-year-old woman of Port Kaituma, North West District (NWD) is in Police custody for allegedly stabbing her husband to death between May 19 and 20, 2022.
A shaky chase of 68 saw Guyana Harpy Eagles losing five wickets but, in the end, managing to secure a five-wicket win over Barbados Pride as the West Indies Championship third round concluded yesterday.
A local company, Alki Investment Inc, is seeking investors for large-scale agricultural projects in Region Two in keeping with government’s initiative to promote large-scale development in close alignment with its Low Carbon Development Strategy (LCDS).
The first ten families to benefit from the government’s low-income housing units at Prospect, East Bank Demerara, can now begin occupying them.
Timehri Panthers and Agricola Red Triangle romped to lopsided wins yesterday when the East Bank Football Association Senior Men’s League continued at the National Training Centre, Providence.
A four-wicket haul from out-of-favour West Indies Women all-rounder, Tremayne Smartt, sealed a 10-wicket win for Berbice Women over Select XI in the Guyana Cricket Board senior female 50-over inter-county tournament yesterday.
Guyana’s chances of becoming a successful wheat producing country are dependent on a number of factors including identifying the right wheat variety and adaptability to local climatic conditions.
APNU+AFC Chief Whip Christopher Jones has moved to court to challenge the appointment of Clifton Hicken as acting Commissioner of Police.
(CMC) – Assistant coach Roddy Estwick has cautioned West Indies against expecting an easy run on the tour of Netherlands, stressing the unfamiliar European conditions could be a factor in the three-match One-Day International series.
Expanding on its line of services, locally registered company, JSB Investments, is gearing up to launch a heavy-duty machinery and equipment sales and service centre and has applied to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for environmental authorisation.
Dear Editor, Having reflected on the matter and in consultation with two of my friends from the legal fraternity, I acknowledge that I may have erred in my interpretation of Article 219(3) of the Constitution when I stated that any withdrawals from the Consolidated Fund for the period May to August 2020 would be devoid of constitutional/legislative support.
Capital FC, and Topp XX fashioned victories when the Upper Demerara Football Association (UDFA) Senior Men’s League continued on Friday at the Mackenzie Sports Club (MSC) ground, Linden.
KYIV/OSLO, (Reuters) – Ukraine ruled out a ceasefire or concessions to Moscow yesterday as Russia intensified an offensive in the eastern Donbas region and stopped providing gas to Finland.
Former national and Caribbean champion, US-elite and world-ranked table tennis player-turned-coach Idi Lewis is optimistic that should the state invest in providing sportsmen and women with their own homes, using revenue earned from oil and gas exploitation, local athletes would be a force to be reckoned with in the international arena.
The Working People’s Alliance (WPA) says the decision by the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) to discontinue the private charge of racial hostility brought by police corporal Shawnette Bollers against attorney Nirvan Singh is a “wanton abuse of power that sends an ominous signal to the society at large.”
May 21 (Reuters) – Early Voting overcame sweltering heat to win the Preakness Stakes at Pimlico on Saturday, in a muted Triple Crown race that went off without Kentucky Derby winner Rich Strike.
Dear Editor, Oily, newly rich Guyana has become a center of assembly for various bodies of state and private officials who wish to justify their activities in economic projects with popular appeal of wealth creation.
(Reuters) – Unheralded Mito Pereira became the first Chilean to lead a major by surging to the top of the PGA Championship leaderboard midway through yesterday’s third round, as miserable conditions brought many of the world’s best golfers to their knees.
Mainstay/Whyaka, a sandy settlement, is located approximately 10 miles from Anna Regina in Region Two.
Dear Editor, The speech recently given by Vice-President Jagdeo was both timely and appropriate.
(Reuters) – U.S., Japan, Australia, and India will unveil a maritime initiative at the Quad summit in Tokyo to curb illegal fishing in the Indo-Pacific, the Financial Times reported yesterday, citing a U.S.
When Dr Berysha Saskia Solomon’s mother worked as a Special Constable and struggled to send her to school she must have felt rewarded when her daughter moved to St Joseph High, then President’s College before ultimately securing a scholarship to study medicine in Cuba, which she successfully completed.
SYDNEY, (Reuters) – Australia’s Labour party looks set to form the next government after unprecedented support for climate-focussed independents ended a decade’s rule of the conservative coalition, although the new government may not end up with a full majority.
Dear Editor, Over the years, deliberate damaging and stealing of crops, flooding, etc.,
Five youths were awarded on Friday with cash grants from the International Decade for People of African Descent Assembly – Guyana (IDPADA-G) to invest in their businesses.
Former Guyana youth all-rounder, Richie Looknauth, is all set tomake his mark in North America as he gears up for the New York National Cricket League.
A Memorandum of Agreement was signed on Monday between the Guyana Police Force and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to work on noise nuisance.
(Reuters) – Qatar’s foreign minister said yesterday in remarks cited by al Jazeera TV that the Iranian leadership expressed readiness for a compromise regarding “the Iranian nuclear file”, referring to talks over reviving a nuclear deal between Iran and world powers.
Sixty-five years ago Ken Subraj attended the Georgetown Technical Institute (GTI) and since then he has travelled the world and worked, ultimately with his two brothers, to build one of New York’s huge rental conglomerates Zara Realty Holding Company.
(Reuters) – Indian teenager Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa stunned world champion Magnus Carlsen for the second time this year as he claimed victory over the Norwegian at the Chessable Masters online rapid chess tournament on Friday.
Dear Editor, I write this letter in solidarity with Police Officer Shawnette Bollers in her struggle to get justice for an alleged grievous crime committed against her by an attorney-at-law, Nirvan Singh, son of the former Chancellor of the Judiciary.
(BBC) – When Cecil Beaton photographed Her Majesty the Queen to mark her Coronation, in 1953, it was as you might expect in full pomp, with orb and sceptre, crown and robes, her golden throne standing tall amid the grandeur of Westminster Abbey… Except, well, it wasn’t.
The Palms Home for the Indigent is to benefit from a donation of US$1,250 from the Caribbean Council which will be administered through Food for the Poor (FFTP) Guyana.
(Reuters) – Canada’s Aaron Brown won the first men’s 100 metre race of the Diamond League season with an underwhelming show in Birmingham yesterday, after two false starts saw top contender Trayvon Bromell and local hope Zharnel Hughes disqualified.
Dear Editor, Reading that “Guyana targets aquaculture, soya, poultry (in order) to cut food import bill,” is very heartening.
LONDON, (Reuters) – The World Health Organization said it expects to identify more cases of monkeypox as it expands surveillance in countries where the disease is not typically found.
(Reuters) – A New York judge approved a new congressional map that pits two veteran Democratic incumbents against one another and boosts Republican odds of capturing more seats in November’s midterm elections, further endangering Democrats’ fragile U.S.
In the 1st Century, bathers in the city of Bath who suffered the ignominy of having their clothes stolen while they were enjoying a soak knew exactly who to call upon for help.
(Reuters) – Formula One championship leader Charles Leclerc completed a Spanish Grand Prix practice sweep for Ferrari with the fastest time in the final session before qualifying for today’s race.
The Ministry of Health yesterday reported 54 new cases of the COVID-19 virus.
Dear Editor, Have you been rejected or disappointed time and time again?
Stagnation creeps up on us whenever we fail to compete. Chess was not that seriously affected during the Covid-19 closures.
Voters can be forgiven if they regard the local politicians as tiresome.
SEOUL, (Reuters) – President Joe Biden and his new South Korean counterpart agreed yesterday to hold bigger military drills and deploy more U.S.
Dear Editor, I am seeing and reading the various presentations emanating from regional leaders attending the Agri Investment Forum, but nothing from Jamaica, one of the large players in CARICOM.
It has been an interesting experience to see the productions that have returned theatre to the public since March, 2021.
“This is it fuh me. I don’t want another man and if he is not for me then I give up.
Newly released on digital platforms, “Everything Everywhere All at Once” features a dizzying array of different genres and elements science fiction, comedy, family drama, absurdist humour, martial arts cinema, philosophical treatise and dystopian fantasy.
Free and fair elections are guaranteed by access of all political parties to the political process, an accurate voters’ list, freedom to vote in conditions of security, the secrecy of the ballot, an adequate system of identification of voters, a transparent counting method and secure transmission of the results.
In his great book Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire Edward Gibbon, in writing about the reign of Titus Pius, commented in passing that history was “little more than the register of the crimes, follies, and misfortunes of mankind.”
Introduction Today’s column presents brief commentary on three topics; namely, 1] the estimated break-even prices for Guyana’s crude 2] likely Brent crude oil price going forward, and 3] the World Bank’s prediction of a Guyana “boom cycle” going forward.
Rival coaches Steve Kerr and Jason Kidd agreed Friday night: Game 2 of the Western Conference finals was just like Game 1.It
In last week’s column, I touched on four steps you can take to put yourself on the path to getting your fitness and nutrition routine back on track.
