Daily Archive: Sunday, July 10, 2022

China Railway First Group Co. Ltd today said that it abides by the laws of Guyana and it expressed  “strong indignation” at claims made in a recent broadcast by VICE News on the activities of Chinese businesses here.

CHASIV YAR/KYIV, Ukraine, (Reuters) – At least 15 people were killed and two dozen more are feared trapped after Russian Uragan rockets hit a five-storey apartment block in Ukraine’s Donetsk region, local officials said today as rescuers picked their way through rubble.

JOHANNESBURG,  (Reuters) – Gunmen armed with rifles and pistols opened fire at people in a bar in the South African township of Soweto in the early hours of today, killing 15 and wounding nine, police said.

(Jamaica Gleaner) The monkeypox patient who fled the May Pen Hospital in Clarendon early Saturday afternoon is back in isolation.

(Trinidad Express) Legendary calypsonian the Mighty Sparrow (Slinger Francisco) feels “wonderful” about his 87th birthday today.

The Ministry of Amerindian Affairs is being accused of attempting to hijack the agenda of the National Toshaos’ Conference (NTC) by seeking to take full control over the agenda for the meeting, which will commence on Monday.

President Irfaan Ali has agreed to set up a ‘Saudi Arabia Desk’ in the Ministry of Finance with the aim of furthering investments from the kingdom.

Opposition Leader Aubrey Norton recently issued a call to youths to desist from using protests as opportunities to commit crimes, warning that such actions are undermining legitimate struggles.

Following questions raised by environmentalist Janette Bulkan relating to the effects of dredging operations on fish stocks and nurseries at the mouth of the Demerara River, NRG Holdings Incorporated has said that extensive consultations were held with fisherfolk in the area.

The Ministry of Health on Saturday reported three more COVID-19 deaths.

Very early in her life, Amlata Persaud distinguished herself academically, topping the country at the Secondary Schools Entrance Examinations, the Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate examinations in 1999 and later at the GCE ‘A’ Levels examinations.

Aside from its watchdog role, the local media have had to help people understand their rights under the constitution and the functions of the different arms of government so they are better equipped to hold public office holders accountable, says Guyana Press Association (GPA) President Nazima Raghubir.

Out-of-Town All-Stars teams swept the senior, boys U16 and girls divisions  when the ExxonMobil National School Basketball Festival (NSBF) All-Stars Series concluded Friday evening at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall, Homestretch Avenue.

By Nigel Westmaas                  One of the main features of Guyana’s historical record is its sluggish or unmotivated research and reference about the country’s mainstream historical figures and/or protest movements and individual protests.

Leader of the Alliance For Change (AFC) Khemraj Ramjattan has lauded the work of the Police Complaints Authority (PCA) in recommending that three police officers be charged over their roles in the killing of Quindon Bacchus.

All roads lead to the Providence National Stadium today as the West Indies takes on Bangladesh in the first of three One Day Internationals (ODI).

Acting Chief Justice Roxane George SC has set July 20 for arguments in the action filed by APNU+AFC Chief Whip Christopher Jones, who is challenging the appointment of Clifton Hicken as acting Commissioner of Police.

June 28th, 2022 is a day that will remain etched in my memory forever.

Introduction Today’s column and next week’s will address the first of six broad strategic policy choices or actions that I propose the Authorities satisfy before the mid-2020s.

A car was destroyed in a fire that is suspected to have been maliciously set on Friday night and the Guyana Fire Service (GFS) has said that the owner has refused to provide any information on the incident.

The Ministry of Health on Friday received a donation of 40,800 Moderna COVID-19 vaccines from the Republic of Korea.

The Alliance for Change (AFC), the junior partner to A Partnership for National Unity (APNU) in the alliance, APNU+AFC, which formed the government of Guyana from 2015 to 2020 and which now forms the main Opposition, has hinted at a press conference on Friday last, reported in SN yesterday, that it will not renew the Cummingsburg Accord (Accord), its secret agreement with APNU, which comes to an end in December.

After months of delay, 209 members of the Guyana Fire Service (GFS) were promoted on Friday.

Again and again and again the words written by the great Russian Alexander Herzen about childhood should come back to haunt and accuse us.

COLOMBO, (Reuters) – Sri Lanka’s President Gotabaya Rajapaksa plans to step down, the country’s parliamentary speaker said yesterday, bowing to intense pressure after a violent day of protests in which demonstrators stormed the president’s official residence and set fire to the prime minister’s home in Colombo.

A 19-year-old mechanic is currently hospitalised in a city hospital after he was attacked and stabbed, allegedly by two masked men early on Friday morning.

The Guyana under-19 girls tasted their first defeat in the Cricket West Indies youth rising stars T20 championship, falling 18 runs short of Jamaica girls in round three on Friday.

Dear Editor, After all the roadblocks set up by the Ministry of Amerindian Affairs have failed, the National Toshaos’ Council (NTC) Conference is now set to begin 11th and end on 15th July 2022 in the City.

One of the greatest and most important theatrical traditions in contemporary Caribbean theatre, the Jamaica Pantomime is very closely associated with the work of Jamaican journalist, playwright, broadcaster, radio/TV personality, theatre director and administrator Barbara Gloudon (February 5, 1935 – May 11, 2022).

NARA, Japan, (Reuters) – The man who killed Shinzo Abe believed the former Japanese leader was linked to a religious group he blamed for his mother’s financial ruin and spent months planning the attack with a homemade gun, police told local media on Saturday.

More than $300,000 in cash and other valuables were stolen on Thursday night from a vehicle belonging to a visiting Surinamese businessman.

Dear Editor, Our generation of the 1930s would walk past the Alberttown Police Station, located as is now at Fourth and Albert Streets, on the way to schools in Queenstown – Moravian and Roman Catholic Primaries.

What does it mean when a “Thor” movie seems uncertain about who Thor is?

The Cayman Islands became the first territory to officially register for next month’s Winfield Braithwaite Caribbean Schoolboys and Juniors Boxing Tournament.

Demerara all-rounder, Alvin Mohabir will lead Guyana at the upcoming Regional Under-17 tournament to be played in Trinidad and Tobago from July 17 to 28.

KYIV, (Reuters) – Ukrainian defenders battled yesterday to contain Russian forces along several fronts, officials said, as the United States urged China to align itself with the West in opposing the invasion following an ill-tempered G20 meeting.

We all can agree that moving more is generally good for health and wellness.

(Trinidad Express) – The Government will be pumping financial resources into tackling the social root of what is driving criminality in the nation’s children, says Prime Minister Dr Keith Rowley.

Dear Editor, I have a problem.  More accurately, Guyana’s President Ali, has a problem.

A man was fined $5,000 by a city court on Wednesday after pleading guilty to assaulting his roommate.

Americn chess master I A Horowitz, commenting on Bobby Fischer’s self-confidence in the New York Times prior to the Spassky-Fischer world championship chess match in 1972, was quoted as saying: “..confidence

LONDON, (Reuters) – Four further candidates have joined the increasingly crowded field of Conservatives vying to succeed Boris Johnson as British prime minister, as the committee overseeing the contest looks to speed up the process of whittling down the numbers.

Guyana’s sports landscape is now without a famous figure who represented this country with distinction in two sports disciplines, lawn tennis and hockey.

Dear Editor, A Newsroom report, complete with two men kissing, was headlined, “Fresh calls for repeal of anti-gay laws in Guyana” following a decision in Antigua and Barbuda that says buggery/sodomy is OK.

(Barbados Nation) – Attorney General Dale Marshall says there is no immediate fix to the gun-related crime in Barbados and stressed that national public safety is everyone’s responsibility.

The Radiation Bill and the Mental Health Protection and Promotion Bill, which were both tabled at the April 13 sitting of the National Assembly, are still being reviewed by special select committees, according to Health Minister Dr Frank Anthony.

LONDON, (Reuters) – In a year when Russian players were banned from Wimbledon, Moscow-born Elena Rybakina rallied from a set down to defeat Tunisia’s Ons Jabeur 3-6 6-2 6-2 yesterday to become the first player from Kazakhstan to win a Grand Slam singles title.

Dear Editor, There have been calls for “power sharing” to reconstitute the Executive Branch of our government, which directs the state institutions constituted to achieve our overarching goal of a harmonious, prosperous and secure nation.

Last Update: 1,869.536                   Movement: -0.460% Current Update: 1,860.941             YTD Movement: 80.886%LUCAS STOCK INDEX (LSI) The Lucas Stock Index fell 0.460% during the first period of trading in July 2022.

BIRMINGHAM, England, (Reuters) – Indian seamer Bhuvneshwar Kumar struck three times as a spirited bowling display from the touring side helped them outclass England by 49 runs in the second Twenty20 at Edgbaston yesterday to take an unassailable 2-0 lead in the series.

TORONTO (Reuters) – Rogers Communications said that its services were close to fully operational after a massive outage it blamed on a router malfunction after maintenance work.

COLOMBO, (Reuters) – Dimuth Karunaratne and Kusal Mendis collaborated in a 152-run partnership to fuel Sri Lanka’s spirited reply to Australia’s first-innings 364 on day two of the second test in Galle yesterday.

WASHINGTON/HAVANA, (Reuters) – The U.S. State Department announced visa restrictions yesterday against 28 Cuban officials that it said were implicated in a crackdown on largely peaceful protests in Cuba nearly one year ago.

GEORGETOWN, Guyana, CMC – All-rounder Keemo Paul is out of the three-match one-day series against Bangladesh after testing positive for COVID-19.

The most disquieting report we have carried in a very long time appeared in our edition of July 8.