Daily Archive: Thursday, May 26, 2022

The rain could not restrain the exuberance at the flag-raising and independence anniversary celebration at Damon Square, Anna Regina this morning.

The Guyana Police Force’s Office of Professional Responsibility (OPR) is investigating the circumstances that resulted in a policeman fatally shooting a 30-year-old man at Riverview, Ruimveldt on Tuesday.

Three children under the age of 10 perished in a fire this morning at Barnwell, aback Mocha on the East Bank of Demerara (EBD).

KYIV/SVITLODARSK, Ukraine, (Reuters) – Advancing Russian forces came closer to surrounding Ukrainian troops in the east, briefly seizing positions on the last highway out of a crucial pair of Ukrainian-held cities before being beaten back, a Ukrainian official said today.

LONDON, (Reuters) – Britain announced a 25% windfall tax on oil and gas producers’ profits today, alongside a 15 billion pound ($18.9 billion) package of support for households struggling to meet soaring energy bills.

MADRID, (Reuters) – A Spanish court has dismissed an appeal from Colombian singer Shakira and ratified a prior decision, which saw “sufficient evidence” to send her to stand trial over alleged tax fraud, a court document showed today.

Tiger Rentals Guyana Inc has partnered with the Guyana Football Federation (GFF) to undertake a National U-13 Developmental League.

In the country’s largest public works project to date, the new Demerara Harbour Bridge is now a step closer to reality following the signing yesterday of a US$260 million contract between the government and China Railway Construction Company Limited (CRCCL).

The Full Court last evening upheld a decision of Justice Gino Persaud on March 9th  2022 that the challenge filed by the Police Service Commission (PSC) and its then chairman Paul Slowe to the suspension of its Commis-sioners by President Irfaan Ali and the non-promotion of ranks can proceed.

A ninth first-class century from Jamaica Scorpions Jermaine Blackwood frustrated the Guyana Harpy Eagles on the opening day of their fourth-round West Indies Championship clash in Trinidad and Tobago.

Prime Minister Mark Phillips yesterday led a team to Lethem, Tabatinga and other locations in the Upper Takutu-Upper Essequibo (Region Nine) to assess the flooding of several communities and he was told that over 130 persons are in shelters.

The Guyana Cricket Board has named Shemaine Campbelle as the women’s captain for the national side ahead of the Regional T20 Blaze and 50-over tournaments.

With Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo touring the country and announcing thousands of temporary jobs, the Opposition wants to know how will the jobs be created and where will the funding come from to cover the salaries and other benefits of the temporary employees?

Mambas and Nets recorded opening night wins in the Georgetown Amateur Basketball Association (GABA) ‘Andrew Ifill Knockout Championship’, yesterday at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall, Homestretch Avenue, Georgetown.

Amidst concerns of low fish catches since the commencement of oil operations offshore Guyana, Acorn International on Monday said it is yet to be decided whether any new marine impact studies will be done for the EIA for the fifth planned offshore project – Uaru.

(Reuters) – Canelo Alvarez will return to super middleweight and face Gennady Golovkin in their trilogy fight on Sep.

The capability of the Guyana Fire Service (GFS) was boosted on Tuesday when it received an airport firefighting truck, a water bowser, two water tenders and two ambulances.

Angelo Mathews and Dhananjaya de Silva collected half-centuries as Sri Lanka ploughed ahead on a rain-hit day three, getting to within 83 runs of Bangladesh’s total, with five wickets still in hand.

Dear Editor, Overseas Guyanese peppered the Police top brass with questions about safety and security in the recent Diaspora Unit’s Zoom meeting.

The trial of Phillip Suffrien who is accused of the 2017 murders of 89-year-old Constance Fraser and 77-year-old Phyllis Caesar, is set to commence next Wednesday—June 1st—at the High Court in Demerara.

Dear Editor Kamanie Narine has shared her story with the media about leaving an abusive relationship.

The cream of the nation’s athletes will be on show this weekend at the National Track and Field Centre, Leonora, West Coast Demerara, competing for lucrative prizes in the Kenrick Smith Relays and the Overseas Based Sports Association Track and Field Classic.

The Transport and Harbours Department (T&HD) on Tuesday commissioned the rehabilitated Fort Island Stelling.

Dear Editor, It is with desperation and tears in my eyes that I pen this missive.

(Reuters) – U.S. Open champion Emma Raducanu was bundled out of the French Open in the second round yesterday, losing 3-6 6-1 6-1 to inspired Belarusian Aliaksandra Sasnovich.

Dear Editor, Back in April the Minister of Health was reported as bemoaning the rate of migration of ‘nurses’ from the Public Health Sector.

A six-month training programme to bolster Guyanese port security and container control concluded on May 25 with 14 graduates from the Guyana Police Force, the Guyana Revenue Authority, the Customs Anti-Narcotic Unit, the Maritime Administration Department and the Guyana Defence Force Coast Guard. 

(Reuters) – The associate women’s teams of the Netherlands, Papua New Guinea, Scotland, Thailand and the United States were awarded one-day international status by the International Cricket Council (ICC) yesterday.

KYIV, (Reuters) – Russian forces shelled more than 40 towns in Ukraine’s eastern Donbas region, Ukraine’s military said, threatening to shut off the last main escape route for civilians trapped in the path of their invasion, now in its fourth month.

Government Chief Whip and Member of the Parliamentary Public Accounts Committee (PAC) Gail Teixeira says the non-attendance of government members at last Monday’s meeting was not a deliberate act and that their absences were due to national emergencies and members being ill.

(CMC) – Evin Lewis fluffed his lines as Lucknow Super Giants were sent tumbling from the Indian Premier League playoffs following a 14-run defeat to Royal Challengers Bangalore yesterday.

Dear Editor, I had read a presentation in the Stabroek News by Dr.

(Trinidad Guardian) Calls are being made for the Government to partner with local entrepreneurs as this country looks to partner with Guyana to produce corn, soybean and poultry.

BRASILIA/WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro and U.S. leader Joe Biden are set to meet next month after Bolsonaro accepted an invitation to the Summit of the Americas in Los Angeles, two sources told Reuters yesterday.

Dear Editor, Sugar benefits again! This time it is the workers at Uitvlugt Estate as a menu of measures were rolled out, including business grants, up to quarter million dollars, it is alleged.

(Reuters) – Liverpool’s Jürgen Klopp was recognised for his side’s tilt at an unprecedented quadruple this season as he was named the League Managers Association (LMA) and Premier League Manager of the Year on Tuesday.

MIAMI,  (Reuters) – Former British Virgin Islands Premier Andrew Fahie pleaded not guilty to charges of conspiring to launder money and import cocaine to the United States, his attorney said on Wednesday, following his arrest in Miami.

President Irfaan Ali, First Lady Arya Ali, Prime Minister Mark Phillips and several cabinet members joined thousands of Guyanese at the Anna Regina car park in Damon Square to witness the 56th Independence Anniversary and Flag Raising ceremony.

Dear Editor, On this day May 26, 2022 we celebrate or more accurately observe our 56th year of Independence and I wish all Guyanese in particular our few media operatives, young people and true patriots a Happy and Reflective Day.

(Trinidad Guardian) Government will be moving to make the Caribbean Court of Justice T&T’s final appellate court–and there are no reasons that could possibly present any obstacle to the Opposition leader supporting the requisite vote for this since, she’d spoken of abolishing appeals to the Privy Council in April 2012.

(Reuters) – Australia’s squad have raised ethical concerns about their upcoming tour of Sri Lanka with the island nation in the midst of an economic crisis but will back a decision to go ahead with the visit, Cricket Australia (CA) CEO Todd Greenberg said.

The Ministry of Health yesterday reported 93 new cases of COVID-19, another rise compared to recent weeks.

SAO PAULO, (Reuters) – Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro signed a decree on Tuesday to step up fines for environmental crimes, according to the official government gazette, in a move to allow more aggressive protection of the Amazon rainforest.

(Reuters) – Rafa Nadal produced an imperious show yesterday to secure his 300th Grand Slam match victory, dismantling local hope Corentin Moutet 6-3 6-1 6-4 to book his spot in the French Open third round.

Dear Editor, What do I say to my sisters and brothers on a day celebrating freedom? 

(Trinidad Guardian) Travellers will no longer be required to obtain a travel pass to enter T&T come June 1, as the system will be discontinued.

UVALDE, Texas,  (Reuters) – The Texas gunman who murdered 19 children and two teachers warned in an online message that he was going to shoot up an elementary school minutes before his rampage, Governor Greg Abbott said on Wednesday, as harrowing details about the attack emerged a day after the massacre.

The country has been fairly agog over last week’s Agri-Investment Forum and Expo: Investing in Vision 25 by 2025 at the Arthur Chung Con-ference Centre, Liliendaal, attended by many of the who’s who of Caricom and featuring an eye-catching and inspiring display of local products and food.

West Indies Assistant Coach, Roddy Estwick, is aware of the importance of adapting to the conditions if his team is to be successful on their maiden tour of the Netherlands.

India will join Guyana as a partner in various sectors including oil and gas, according to its High Commissioner here, Dr.

Dear Editor, As Guyanese observe yet another Independence anniversary, it is perhaps necessary to look back at some of the highlights of that moment 56 years ago when the Union Jack was replaced by the Golden Arrowhead on May 26, 1966.

(Trinidad Express) Unless it borrows vast sums of money, the Government will not be able to afford the salary increases being sought by the trade unions representing public servants.

The raising of the Golden Arrowhead at midnight last night at Damon Square, Anna Regina.