Daily Archive: Tuesday, July 12, 2022

A Grove man was last Tuesday charged by the Special Organized Crime Unit (SOCU) over a romance scheme fraud.

Chairman of the Police Service Commission (PSC) Patrick Findlay paid a visit to the Criminal Investigation Department yesterday where he was welcomed by Deputy Commissioner Law Enforcement (ag.)

KYIV,  (Reuters) – Ukraine said today it had carried out a successful long-range rocket strike against Russian forces in southern Ukraine, territory it says it is planning to retake in a counter-offensive using hundreds of thousands of troops.

COLOMBO, (Reuters) – Sri Lankan immigration officials stopped the president’s brother and former finance minister Basil Rajapaksa from flying out of the country today, as anger mounted over the island’s worst economic crisis in decades.

The mounting accusations about Chinese nationals here in Guyana being part of elaborate money laundering and bribery schemes in exchange for investment opportunities “should be investigated by security agencies”, President Irfaan Ali said yesterday.

After months of negotiations, discussions for the  Amaila Falls Hydropower Project (AFHP) between the government and China Railway First Group Limited (CRFGL) have ended in deadlock.

Land preparation for the construction of the approximate 300 private waterfront residences at  Madewini on the Soesdyke/Linden Highway is expected to be completed in two years.

President Irfaan Ali has denied that the government is trying to take control of the National Toshaos Conference (NTC) agenda.

The father of Jaheim Peters, the teen who was allegedly tortured while in custody at the Vigilance Police station, says more witnesses are coming forward to support his son’s account of the incident, placing two ranks of the station as the ones responsible for the act.

At the opening of the National Toshaos Conference (NTC) yesterday, President Irfaan Ali announced that a toshao’s stipend, which was $30,000 per month, will now be increased to $45,000 while Deputy Toshaos will now receive $30,000. 

A New York-based Guyanese couple died yesterday morning after they were involved in a car accident on Long Island, New York.

Residents of Coverden on the East Bank Demerara on Thursday  restated strong objections to the proposed storage of radioactive Industrial X-Ray and Gamma Ray Equipment at a facility in their community and are demanding that an impact assessment be conducted in keeping with international standards.

With the Full Court set to rule on whether it will grant the State’s application to appeal its ruling that Justice Gino Persaud continues to hear the substantive challenge brought by the former  Police Service Commission (PSC) to the suspension of its Commissioners and non-promotion of ranks, Justice Persaud has stayed any further conduct of the matter.

Debutant Aroaima romped to the U18 championship while President’s College and Kwakwani copped the U16 and Girls division titles when the ExxonMobil National School Basketball Festival (NSBF) concluded yesterday at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall, Homestretch Avenue.

The main sugar union, GAWU yesterday said that there is an urgent need to strengthen the management of GuySuCo.

A 30-year-old gold miner was on Saturday night held at gunpoint and robbed of seven gold chains worth $1.1M while in his Sophia yard.

Star teen sprinter Ezekiel Newton showed up and showed out during the weekend’s National Junior Championships and booked his spot to represent Guyana at the World Junior Championships next month in Colombia.

Dear Editor, As the National Toshaos Conference 2022 gets underway, I write to encourage all toshaos to represent the interests of their villages and to work together to secure respect for our rights as indigenous peoples.

TOKYO, (Reuters) – The global price of oil could surge by 40% to around $140 per barrel if a proposed price cap on Russian oil is not adopted, along with sanction exemptions that would allow shipments below that price, a senior U.S.

Family members of Quindon Bacchus are expressing disquiet with the final report emanating from the Police Complaints Authority and at the same time are accusing the Guyana Police Force of being less than honest from the inception.

LONDON,  (Reuters) – Britain’s new prime minister will be announced on Sept.

Police on Sunday arrested two men following the discovery of an unlicensed 9mm pistol and seven matching rounds under the driver’s seat of a car in which they were on Regent Street, Georgetown.

Shomari Wiltshire, Nicholas Verway, Michael Alphonso and Avery Arjoon will compete for Gold in the 2022 Junior Area Squash Association (CASA) Championship today following respective semi-final wins yesterday at the Georgetown Club Facility, Camp Street, and the National Racquet Centre, Woolford Avenue.

Dear Editor, As Indigenous leaders convene at the Arthur Chung Conference Centre for the National Toshaos Conference, I wish to remind them of their duty to their communities and Indigenous peoples of this country during their discourse and engagement with  governmental Ministers and representatives.

A 29-year-old North Ruimveldt, Georgetown resident was taken into police custody yesterday morning after he was allegedly found in possession of an unlicensed pistol and several matching rounds.

Dear Editor, I write in support of the editorial `Saudi investment delegation’ (Stabroek News July 11, 2022).

WASHINGTON,  (Reuters) – U.S. President Joe Biden, pausing from political pressures to bask in the glow of the cosmos, on Monday released the debut photo from NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope – an image of a galaxy cluster revealing the most detailed glimpse of the early universe ever seen.

PORT-AU-PRINCE, (Reuters) – Gun battles between rival gangs have killed more than 50 people since Friday near Haiti’s capital Port-au-Prince, a local mayor said yesterday, amid a continuing escalation of violence gripping the Caribbean nation.

BRASILIA, (Reuters) – Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro said yesterday that a deal was close with Moscow to buy much cheaper diesel from Russia, in what would appear to be the latest tangible benefit stemming from his friendly relationship with President Vladimir Putin.

Former Eagles Basketball Club first-division player Travis Williams died yesterday morning in the United States of America where he was residing.

Chase Academy Determinators and East Ruimveldt recorded contrasting victories when the Guyana Football Federation (GFF)/Blue Water U15 Girls League continued Saturday at the National Training Centre, Providence.

Fruta Conquerors and Santos fashioned contrasting wins when the Guyana Football Federation (GFF) Women’s Developmental League continued on Saturday at the Bartica Community Centre ground.

Dear Editor, I must say that I am flabbergasted and enraged at the blatant bigotry that was allowed to be published by one Dr.

The Ministry of Health has reported 31 new COVID cases after 195 tests were conducted.

CHASIV YAR, Ukraine/KYIV, (Reuters) – Rescuers pulled survivors yesterday from an apartment block destroyed by a Russian missile strike that killed 31 people in eastern Ukraine, President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said while lamenting Moscow’s firepower advantage despite billions in Western aid.

(Trinidad Express) Gunfire rang out last  night in Harmony Hall in Gasparillo where two men were killed.

GEORGETOWN, Guyana, CMC – Despite losing their opening One-Day International (ODI) against Bangladesh, West Indies white ball captain Nicholas Pooran is confident the men in maroon can still take the three-match series and end their losing streak against the Tigers in this format of the game.

COLOMBO, (Reuters) – Prabath Jayasuriya claimed 12 wickets in his dream debut and Dinesh Chandimal smashed his maiden double hundred to secure Sri Lanka’s memorable series-levelling victory in the second test against Australia yesterday.

25 X 2025 is the most recent ‘formula’ devised in the Caribbean to set a time frame for helping to clear one of the region’s key hurdles, the realization  of food security.

Venezuela is hoping to resuscitate its PetroCaribe programme. Against a background of surging global oil prices, the country’s gradual economic recovery, political change in Latin America, and a carefully crafted dialogue with the US, Russia, China, and Iran, Caracas is seeking to reposition itself as a swing energy state.

Today, July 12, is observed across  the region as Caribbean Literature Day. 

Dear Editor, The exhortations and stirring pleadings of ‘we are ready’ to the visiting delegation from the Kingdom, urging them to walk the talk, saw us walking our talking by pledging land for their embassy. 

ST JOHN’S, Antigua, CMC – A week into their intense work programme, the West Indies Emerging Players have impressed coaching staff with their enthusiasm and commitment, according to Cricket West Indies (CWI) High Performance Manager Graeme West.

NEW DELHI,  (Reuters) – India’s Supreme Court sentenced tycoon Vijay Mallya yesterday to four months in jail for refusing to disclose his assets after defaulting on a loan of 90 billion rupees ($1.13 billion) since the collapse of his defunct Kingfisher Airlines.