Daily Archive: Saturday, July 23, 2022

(Barbados Nation) The Guyanese woman who was shot and killed at Bush Hill, St Michael, on Friday night has been identified.

The police today issued a missing person’s  notice for Roscoe Mc Intyre, 31.

Among the many attractions at the International Building Expo is a 600-square ft house built by local company South Atlantic and its Colombian partner Cana Dulce.

Yesterday, Minister of Human Services and Social Security, Dr Vindhya Persaud and senior members  of staff bid farewell to Ann Green, Director of Child Care and Protection Agency as she heads into retirement.

3D printing could soon be the new norm in the construction of local homes, saving builders time and money while offering higher quality, according to the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Black Buffalo 3D, Michael Woods.

(Trinidad Guardian) Concerned about the recent re-emergence of the polio virus in London and New York, Health Minister Terence Deyalsingh is now urging parents to ensure that their children receive their childhood immunisations.

ZURICH/LONDON, (Reuters) – World Health Organization head Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said today he had to act as a tie-breaker to resolve a disagreement on whether to declare the Monkeypox outbreak a global health emergency.

KYIV,  (Reuters) – Russian missiles hit Ukraine’s southern port of Odesa today, the Ukrainian military said, threatening a deal signed just the day before to unblock grain exports from Black Sea ports and ease global food shortages caused by the war.

President Irfaan Ali last night announced a slate of government measures, including the provision of free building materials and the reduction of mortgage interest rates for the working class, to accelerate his administration’s housing drive.

The opposition APNU+AFC has moved to the court to challenge the decision of the National Assembly’s Committee of Privileges to recommend the suspension of eight of its MPs over a tumultuous bid on December 29 last year to stop the passage of the Natural Resource Fund (NRF) bill which saw the forcible removal of the parliamentary mace.

With the promotion of members of the Guyana Police Force (GPF) by the new Police Service Commission (PSC) having taken place in spite of his efforts to prevent any such move, retired Assistant Commissioner of Police and immediate former Chairman of the Commission Paul Slowe has had to withdraw his application for an injunction.

Attorney General and Minister of Legal Affairs Anil Nandlall on Thursday tabled a bail reform bill that once passed would require police to consider the granting of bail within 24 hours of taking persons into custody for non-serious offences.

Lance Corporal Rickland Edmondson, the policeman who was assaulted after trying to apprehend an alleged errant driver, has lost his right eye as a result of the attack.

Mark Royden Williams, called “Smallie,” is now awaiting sentencing after a jury on Friday convicted him of the 2008 shooting death of Guyana Defence Force (GDF) rank Ivor Williams.

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – West Indies turned the page on a string of ordinary performances by producing a mouth-watering run chase, only to fall agonisingly short in the opening One-Day International against India here yesterday.

The Guyana Chess Federation (GCF) yesterday received the sum of one and a half million dollars to assist it with its participation at the Chess Olympiad which gets underway next week in India.

The body of an unidentified man was found in the wee hours of Friday morning along America Street, in Georgetown.

 Dr. Karen Pilgrim, the Chef de Mission of Team Guyana’s delegation to the Commonwealth Games along with General Team Manager, Nalini McKoy, arrived in Birmingham, England on Thursday ahead of yesterday’s all important Delegation Registration Meeting (DRM) for the event which kicks off next Thursday.

A family of seven is now without a home after their Kuru Kuru house was destroyed by a fire, which was caused when a curtain was accidentally set alight by a candle.

Police on Thursday found a gun that may be linked to the recent shooting outside of the Mantra Bar in Georgetown. 

Wartsila Operations Guyana has sponsored the equipment for Guyana’s male and female table tennis team which is set to compete at the Commonwealth Games in England later this month.

Thirty-five-year-old theatre arts teacher, model and dancer Tristana Roberts will head to St Vincent and the Grenadines next month to represent Guyana at the Miss Plus Size Universe pageant, which she hopes will help to reduce insecurities with body image throughout Guyana.

With amendments to the Ramps Logistics application for local content certification now submitted, Director of the Local Content Secretariat (LCS) Martin Pertab has said that a review of the documentation has started.

The Guyana Amazon Warriors announced yesterday the appointment of Rayon Griffith as head coach for the upcoming Caribbean Premier League.

Dear Editor, A letter in the Stabroek News under the title “The healthcare system in Guyana is fractured and needs major surgery”, provides an opportunity to highlight some of the advances in the health sector of Guyana.

Dear Editor, It is instructive that the persistent peaceful protests of the Toshaos, on behalf of the residents of Indigenous Communities, have now earned the latter increased grants, in addition to Supplementary Budget allocation of 3 Billion Guyana Dollars.

Although Guyana has not recorded any case of monkeypox, the Ministry of Health is currently trying to procure vaccines for the disease through the Pan American Health Organi-zation (PAHO).

Listen up people, you have got to make this this weekend or sometime very soon – fried Bakes and Bangamary.

President of the Athletics Association of Guyana (AAG) Aubrey Hutson feels the lack of experience and technical support impacted the performances of the Guyana team at the World Athletics Championships here in Eugene, Oregon.

Dear Editor, I am extremely saddened to learn of the passing of Shri Nowrang Persaud who died two weeks ago, at the age of 85.

KYIV,  (Reuters) – The United States promised more military support for Ukraine, including drones, and is doing preliminary work on whether to send fighter aircraft, as fighting raged on in the east of the country five months into Russia’s invasion.

The nine Guyanese beauties competing for bragging rights and the title of Miss Jamzone will be officially sashed on Wednesday at a ceremony at Herdmanston Lodge.

As the Guyana Cricket Board under-19 Inter-County two-day tournament continued at La Bonne Intention, 26 wickets fell on the opening day as Demerara locked horns with Essequibo yesterday.

The renaming of the Felix Austin Police College to the Guyana Police Force Academy, was a decision which stemmed from the five year agreement which was signed between the Guyana Police Force (GPF) and the University of Guyana (UG), according to Mark Ramotar, head of the GPF’s Corporate Communications Unit.

Come August 13, seven stunning and vivacious young women will compete for the Miss Emancipation crown and title.

MUMBAI,  (Reuters) – Lawmakers chose India’s first president from the country’s tribal communities on Friday, which could boost the appeal of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s party among marginalised groups ahead of the 2024 general election.

Dear Editor,  Since I am neither an Economist nor financial expert, I avoided commenting on this recent statement from the PPP hierarchy that the oil money should not be spent whimsically or as they put it, ‘like a drunken sailor’.

(Reuters) – Tennis fans are used to seeing Rafa Nadal, Novak Djokovic, Roger Federer and Andy Murray fight tooth and nail to beat each other at the Grand Slams but the “Big Four” are set to play together in the same team for the first time at the Laver Cup in London.

Guyanese environmentalist and founder of the firm Environmental Management Consultants (EMC) Shyam Nokta was yesterday bestowed the prestigious Anthony N Sabga Caribbean Award for Excellence in the category for entrepreneurship.

The International Decade for People of African Des-cent Assembly – Guyana (IDPADA-G) organised and hosted its second Uja-maa Exhibition and Sale on Main Street, between Middle and Church Streets, on Thursday and Friday.

Dear Editor, I read an article recently on a well reliable online news source regarding a motion which was filed by the Leader of the Opposition, Aubrey Norton.

Cartes of “significant corruption” and of obstructing a cross-border criminal investigation.

Tomorrow, the atmosphere of Georgetown Club will transcend into one that is exhilarating and eccentric, Pan Jazz Concerts Creative Director Reon Miller has said as he and his gear up to host the inaugural PanJam: The Steelband Jamboree concert.

THE HAGUE,  (Reuters) – The World Court yesterday rejected Myanmar’s objections to a genocide case over its treatment of the Muslim Rohingya minority, paving the way for the case to be heard in full.

CAHORS, (Reuters) – Frenchman Christophe Laporte ended a lengthy home drought at the Tour de France, claiming the 19th stage with a perfectly timed effort yesterday to give the local fans something to celebrate for the first time in more than a year.

Dear Editor,  I express my thanks to Co-organiser Dr Vibert Cambridge for his reply to the concerns that I have raised.

BRASILIA,  (Reuters) – Federal prosecutors in Brazil yesterday charged three men for the murder of British journalist Dom Phillips and indigenous expert Bruno Pereira, a crime that drew widespread attention to increasing lawlessness in the Amazon rainforest under the government of President Jair Bolsonaro.

A total of ten young ambitious Guyanese will be competing in ten international pageants in five countries around the world.

The Ministry of Health on Friday reported 80 new cases. Based on data presented in the Ministry’s updated COVID-19 dashboard, the new cases were confirmed after 585 tests were done.

MELBOURNE, (Reuters) – Australia batsman Usman Khawaja says the nation’s Big Bash League (BBL) needs to open up to private ownership if it is to survive in an increasingly crowded market for T20 cricket content.

WASHINGTON,  (Reuters) – Steve Bannon, a key associate of former President Donald Trump and an influential figure on the American right, was convicted on Friday of contempt of Congress for defying a subpoena from the committee probing last year’s attack on the U.S.

In its editorial of July 10th   Stabroek News called on President Ali to establish a Commission of Inquiry into the damaging claims made in two VICE News broadcasts particularly the one on July 7th where it appeared that Chinese businessmen operating here were openly discussing acts of bribery and money laundering committed in this jurisdiction.

Dear Editor, With the increase and upsurge of Covid cases and attendant deaths, it is apt to wonder if the relaxed or put aside guidelines and protocols, once mandatory in public life, would be called for again, as a means of curbing the spread. 

HAVANA,  (Reuters) – Cuba’s National Assembly yesterday approved a sweeping update of its family law which opens the door to allowing gay marriage, greater women’s rights, and increased protections for children, the elderly and other family members.

MANCHESTER, England, (Reuters) – England swept to a dominant 118-run victory as they dismissed South Africa for a paltry 83 to win the second One Day International at Old Trafford yesterday to square the three-match series at 1-1.

The overshadowing of someone else’s feelings whether consciously or unconsciously with the concept of luring the other party to be optimistic is called toxic positivity.

TRIPOLI,  (Reuters) – Rival factions fought each other in Tripoli overnight and into yesterday, killing 13 people in the Libyan capital’s worst clashes for two years as a political standoff festers.

It is a shame that in a resource-rich country, streets are allowed to deteriorate for months and years.

Seven firms are bidding to undertake works to enhance the avenues of Carmichael and Waterloo streets in Georgetown.

The Ministry of Education on Friday afternoon signed contracts totalling $198.9 million for the construction of annexes at Queen’s College and the Bishops’ High School.