Daily Archive: Tuesday, May 31, 2022

President Irfaan Ali today announced a one-off grant of $150,000 each for fisherfolk to help them during their “difficult times”.

Dr Cecil Harricharan passed away today in Canada at the age of 93.

The Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) has set Tuesday July 19th at 10:00 am for the hearing of the appeal filed by Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo and Attorney General Anil Nandlall SC who are challenging the Guyana Court of Appeal’s ruling that it has jurisdiction to hear the appeal of the dismissal of the Opposition APNU+AFC’s election petition which challenged the results of the March 2nd 2020 general elections.

(Trinidad Guardian) Just like there are gangs who specialise in the trafficking of illegal firearms, narcotics and people, there are gangs that specialise in home invasions using assault and battery.

Opposition Leader Aubrey Norton says he is prepared to agree to the immediate appointing of Justices Yonette Cummings-Edwards and Roxane George-Wiltshire as Chancellor and Chief Justice respectively, a move that puts the PPP/C government on the spot in relation to the long-awaited substantive appointments.

Unable to finance the construction of the roughly US$1b Amaila Falls Hydropower Project (AFHP), China Railway Group Limited (CRGL) has written to the government requesting that it consider a different model of financing and this may now require re-tendering for the controversy-ridden project.

A Corentyne hire car driver died on Sunday evening after he  lost control of his vehicle and it slammed into a culvert and then into a utility pole before toppling into some nearby bushes.

Police are investigating  the alleged murder of 29-year-old Rohit Hansraj called ‘Master’,  of Wakenaam which occurred on 2022/05/28 at Tiger Creek, Essequibo River.

Omega Ault, the teacher whose decomposed body was discovered in her Crane, West Coast Demerara (WCD) apartment last Friday died as a result of brain haemorrhage and multiple traumas to the head, an autopsy confirmed.

A boat captain is now missing and another man was injured after the vessel which they were in collided with another in the Mazaruni River on Saturday afternoon.

The police are investigating the death of a 68-year-old man whose body was discovered in a trench on Mandela Avenue yesterday morning.

With no more excise tax to be subtracted from the fuel cost, Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo yesterday said government has done all it could to keep prices low and affordable.

The Guyana Police Force, in partnership with the University of Guyana, yesterday launched the ‘Security Specific Language Programme’ at the Officers’ Training Centre, Camp Road, Georgetown.

A 46-year-old Den Amstel, West Coast Demerara (WCD) resident was yesterday found dead in the Leonora Police station lockups.

Dear Editor, The article, `Catholic Church sees need for national healing amidst divisions’, published in the Sunday Stabroek of 2022.05.29, piqued my interest.

Police have arrested a suspect in the murder of Collin McPherson, the Ministry of Health driver who was shot and killed at his Sophia home last Thursday night.

Dear Editor, If anyone had any doubts about Guyana’s participation in the 9th Summit of the Americas to be held from 6-10 June in the United States those doubts have since been put to rest by President Ali’s confirmation on May 22nd 2022, that Guyana will attend.

A Region Six councillor and a Corentyne gas station owner were both charged with assault yesterday following a confrontation at Hogstye Village, Corentyne several weeks ago.

Dear Editor, I write to highlight the garbage collection problem affecting my village Cummings Lodge which is located east of the Cyril Potter College of Education on U.G.

KYIV/LVIV, (Reuters) – European Union leaders agreed yesterday to ban most imports of Russian oil to the 27-nation bloc as Ukrainian and Russian forces battled on the outskirts of Sievierodonetsk, the last city still held by Kyiv in Ukraine’s strategic Luhansk province.

The clash between a Berbice police officer and a hire car driver in New Amsterdam which sparked national debate is still currently being investigated.

Candidate Master Wendell Meusa, and Pooja Lam were crowned the new Open and Women’s Champions respectively, following the conclusion of the Guyana Chess Federation’s (GCF) National Chess Championships on Sunday.

(Reuters) – Suriname plans to open an embassy in Jerusalem though a date is not yet set, the South American country and Israel both said yesterday.

While the prosecution had said that it was unable to locate a key witness to testify against Matthew Munroe who had spent the last five years on remand awaiting trial for the murder of schoolteacher Kescia Branche, his legal team has rejected this claim.

Dear Editor, I read in the media that young Barbadian farmers will be given land in Guyana for agriculture.

MEXICO CITY,  (Reuters) – A Mexican Court ruling that indefinitely suspended construction of President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador’s flagship “Mayan Train” rail project over environmental concerns was welcomed by activists yesterday.

Sandip Waste Management Services for the past week has been experiencing difficulties with its garbage collection trucks and this has resulted in rubbish piling up in certain parts of the municipality.

HAVANA,  (Reuters) – Two leading Cuban artist-dissidents faced their first day of trial yesterday after being detained nearly a year ago, part of an ongoing judicial process that human rights groups have called a “farce” and a “circus”.

The local athletic stars showed up and showed out this past weekend during the back-to-back Independence celebration meets staged at the National Track and Field Centre.

Dear Editor, With reference to my letter published in SN on May 30 stating that GPL disconnected my service, I wish to state that there was no disconnection and the problem was otherwise.

Dear Editor,  There can be no doubt that as we continue to pollute our environment that we are on a collision course with nature.

President Irfaan Ali attended the launch of the Demerara Bank Limited Farmers’ Credit Line at the Bank’s office in Mahaica, yesterday afternoon.

Kobras and Ravens recorded contrasting wins when the Georgetown Amateur Basketball Association (GABA) ‘Andrew Ifill Memorial’ Knockout Championship continued on Sunday evening at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall, Homestretch Avenue.

NASSAU,  (Reuters) – The United States needs do more to control the illegal flow of weapons to The Bahamas, the country’s prime minister said yesterday, amid growing concern about gun violence and homicides in the Caribbean nation.

(Trinidad Guardian) Out-spoken community activist Avinash “Krysis” Seepersad was murdered in a drive-by shooting in Enterprise, Chaguanas, on Sunday night.

The Ministry of Health yesterday announced one more COVID death. The deceased is as a fully vaccinated male, 59,  of Region Four, Demerara-Mahaica, who succumbed last Sunday.

PARIS, (Reuters) – Croatian Marin Cilic did not put a foot wrong as he crushed Russia’s world number two Daniil Medvedev 6-2 6-3 6-2 in a lopsided contest yesterday to return to the French Open quarter-finals after a gap of four years.

West Indies and Guyana under-19 batsman, Matthew Nandu registered a century over the weekend as he made his return to cricket in Canada.

SHANGHAI/BEIJING, (Reuters) – Shanghai yesterday announced an end to its two-month long COVID-19 lockdown, allowing people in virus-free areas of China’s largest city to leave their homes and drive their cars.

Dear Editor, GPL had another total system shutdown last Saturday night which makes it a total of five shutdowns in the first five months of 2022.

PUNE, India,  CMC – West Indies star Deandra Dottin stroked a half-century in an outstanding all-round performance to inspire Supernovas to a four-run victory over Velocity in the final of the Women’s Twenty20 Challenge last weekend.

President Irfaan Ali’s tenure as Guyana’s Ninth Executive President   began with what was widely felt to be his insufficient experience in ‘frontline’ politics to come even close to being able to hit the ground running, insofar as meeting all of the requirements necessary to allow for the proficient steering of the ship of state.

LONDON,  (Reuters) – Roman Abramovich has completed the sale of Chelsea and related companies to an investment group led by Todd Boehly and Clearlake Capital, the Premier League club said yesterday, ending a three-month process to sell the club.

PARIS, (Reuters) – The French government yesterday blamed massive ticket fraud and Liverpool’s handling of their fans for the crowd trouble which marred the club’s Champions League soccer final against Real Madrid in Paris over the weekend.

(Field Level Media) One week before the regular season opened, the Golden State Warriors were 12-to-1 to win the NBA Finals.

NEW DELHI, (Reuters) – After leading Gujarat Titans to the Indian Premier League (IPL) title in their first season, winning the Twenty20 World Cup with India is next on Hardik Pandya’s bucket list.

PARIS, (Reuters) – Iga Swiatek survived a big scare as she advanced to the French Open quarter-finals by beating Chinese teenager Qinwen Zheng 6-7(5) 6-0 6-2 for her 32nd consecutive victory yesterday.

ST JOHN’S, Antigua, CMC – Ramnaresh Sarwan has quit abruptly as a men’s senior selector just five months into his 2-½ year term, leaving Cricket West Indies scrambling to find a replacement.

Minister of Public Works, Juan Edghill yesterday visited Kwakwani, Region 10, where he conducted assessments after days of heavy rains which resulted in flooding in several communities.

The Chief of Staff, Officers and Ranks of the Guyana Defence Force (GDF) have extended congratulations to Leading Rating (LR) Stephon Matthews who received the Commandant’s award as the Top Student for the Patrol Craft Coxwain Course conducted by the Caribbean Military Maritime Training Centre at Port Royal Jamaica, recently.

AMSTERDAM, Holland,  CMC – West Indies usher in a new era when they face the Netherlands under new captain Nicholas Pooran but are hoping the old batting habits which have plagued them this year do not resurface as they search for their first series win of 2022.

(Trinidad Guardian) A mother of five was killed and her friend wounded following a shooting in Mausica on Sunday night.