Daily Archive: Saturday, July 30, 2022

Prime Minister Mark Phillips today led a high-level government outreach at Melanie Damishana, East Coast Demerara at the Melanie Community Centre Ground.

WASHINGTON,  (Reuters) – U.S. President Joe Biden again tested positive for COVID-19 today, according to a statement from the White House physician, although he is experiencing no symptoms and feels “quite well.”

Yesterday (between 18:00hrs on July 29th and 02:20 hrs this morning – July 30th), an Emancipation J’ouvert celebration was held at the National Park and the police said several items were seized from patrons.

LONDON, (Reuters) – Around 5,000 train drivers across almost a quarter of Britain’s rail network went on strike on Saturday, as part of a campaign for higher pay after the country’s inflation rate hit its highest in 40 years.

(Barbados Nation) Barbadian academic and prominent social scientist in Canada, Professor Myrna Lashley, wants her birthplace to legalise prostitution, saying sex workers “need to be protected just like everyone else”.

(Trinidad Guardian) A love triangle involving an estranged couple yesterday ended in tragedy, after the wife’s younger lover entered her marital home at Las Cuevas and killed them both before he fled into the forest.

The GPSU yesterday launched a scathing attack on the two-year-old Ali administration for ignoring collective bargaining and the union also charged that there was discrimination in the allocation of resources across the country.

Guyana’s relationship with China is one built on Beijing’s support for this country’s development goals and where common values are realised, President Irfaan Ali has declared, while observing that the United States is now moving to bridge the years of investment neglect in its relationship with this country and the Caribbean region as a whole.

Finding the sentence of three years for trafficking 16 grammes of cannabis to have been unduly harsh, the Full Court yesterday imposed a one-year suspended sentence on Tabatinga youth, Shem Winter.

Today the world observes International Day against Trafficking in Persons (TIP), and with a focus on those directly affected, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) is urging holistic victim-centered support.

Construction is forging ahead at the site for the proposed $150 million Amaya milk plant in Region Five and the entity’s founder, Omkaar Sharma, says that it will be operational by the end of October of this year.

Government last week Thursday, tabled the Restorative Justice Bill in the National Assembly with the aim of “repairing the harm caused by an offence” and introducing alternative means of addressing criminal offences while strengthening the justice system and reducing the prison population.

By Rawle Toney in Birmingham (Team Guyana Press Attaché) It was a day of mixed results for the country’s table tennis players on yesterday’s opening day of competition at the Commonwealth Games.

Family, friends and supporters of Quindon Bacchus, the youth who was killed by police last month, on Friday staged a protest outside of the Chambers of the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) as they continued to press for more ranks to be charged.

By Rawle Toney in Birmingham (Team Guyana Press Attaché) While it was a tough outing for Shomari Wiltshire and Ashley Khalil, Jason-Ray Khalil had an impressive start to his Commonwealth Games squash campaign in Birmingham, England, yesterday. 

Warren Broomes, who was charged last year with possession of cannabis for trafficking, was back before a court on Friday faced with the charge once again.

Olympian Keevin Allicock will be the first Guyanese boxer to step into the ring at the Commonwealth Games when he squares off with Kenya’s Okoth Nicholas Okongo in round-of-32 bantamweight action today, at the National Exhibition Centre (NEC) in Birmingham.

In observation of World Day Against Trafficking in Persons (TIP), the Ministry of Human Services and Social Security yesterday held a walk/rally and launched the TIP hand signal.

Dear Editor The SN editorial on 28 July, 2022 about “Suicide Prevention” raises some valid points for discussion about the Government’s Suicide Prevention Bill. Advocates

A recently released convict is now back behind bars after being remanded to prison on Friday on a charge of break and enter and larceny.

By Aviso Paul Maharanie Jhillu, the 27-year-old creative behind ArtfulExpressions592 said that her painting business stemmed from her belief that art has always been part of her.

Massy Stores has announced the hosting of its Farmers Market Day and Emancipation Exhibition events which will take place at its Ruimveldt complex on Sunday, July 31, a release from the company stated yesterday.

When long holiday weekends like this one loom, I start planning during the week for a lazy, no-cook weekend.

Dear Editor, This Government has spent an enormous sum of monies to fill the pockets of the small man and provide a catalyst for economic progress.

In order for them to be better equipped as it pertains to government contracts, contractors within the Buxton/Foulis Neighbourhood Democratic Council (NDC) will be provided with training so that they can properly bid for contracts.

Big weddings aren’t my cup of tea, but the truth is I adore the excitement and love seeing the ‘chaotic happiness’ that derives from them for other people.

When Olympian Aleka Persaud crossed the line first in the women’s 100m butterfly heat  yesterday at the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, her winning time of 1:07.24s, also represented a new national record.

Dear Editor, I have observed that there appears to be an erosion in many aspects in our law enforcement community. 

Ahead of their first leg of competition, the Miss Jamzone contestants were on Wednesday night officially sashed.

By Dr Bertrand Ramcharan While Guyana continues to be beset by many historical problems, and by continuing political disputation, patriots of all complexions  are in quest of policy foundations for building a new future, a new country, capitalizing on the equitable use of the country’s newly-found energy resources.

International Master Anthony Drayton continued his fine showing at the Chess Olympiad by upsetting his much higher ranked opponent as the Guyana men’s team went down to Andorra yesterday.

Dear Editor, ‘Exxon and Chevron Report Record Profits on High Oil and Gas Prices – The energy industry’s windfall has followed a spike in prices, resulting mostly from Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, and a global economy rebounding from the coronavirus pandemic.’

ODESA, Ukraine/KYIV,  (Reuters) – Dozens of Ukrainian prisoners of war appeared to have been killed when a prison building was destroyed in a missile strike or explosion, with Moscow and Kyiv accusing each other of responsibility yesterday.

Little Misses of the East Ruimveldt community will take centre stage next Saturday as they compete in the annual Kids Pageant.

The Ministry of Health has reported 69 new cases after 558 COVID tests were conducted.

LONDON, (Reuters) – London’s High Court has rejected President Nicolas Maduro’s latest efforts to gain control of more than $1 billion of Venezuela’s gold reserves stored in the Bank of England’s underground vaults in London.

Dear Editor, As Guyana continues to be mired in disagreements spanning a number of crucial economic issues, I have been thinking to myself that we need to hit the reset button, to return to the core values about ourselves as a people, this being the basis for our push for our Independence from Britain in 1966. 

Dear Editor, The U.S. government has been constantly pounding on two primary themes with significance for Guyana. 

Twelve indigenous beauties from hinterland communities of Region 10 will tomorrow night compete for the crown and title of the Miss Region 10 Indigenious Queen and the opportunity to represent the region at the national Miss Indigenious Heritage Queen pageant.

Some 25% of works have been completed on a critical new $26 million bridge along the Onderneeming Public Road, in Region Two.

RIO DE JANEIRO,  (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – A Brazilian firm selling non-fungible tokens (NFTs) it says are linked to physical land in the country’s Amazon rainforest has been asked by Brazilian prosecutors to prove its ownership of the land, which is in territory claimed by indigenous people.

(Trinidad Guardian) The Court of Appeal’s landmark judgment on the ability of judges to consider bail for persons charged with murder has been upheld.

Filmmaker Rae Wiltshire has successfully set a foundation for himself in Guyana’s film industry.

There was a motion by the Opposition to discuss the rising cost of living, but the Speaker of the National Assembly Manzoor Nadir withdrew the motion.

BIRMINGHAM, England, CMC – West Indies internationals Kycia Knight and Hayley Matthews struck half-centuries as Barbados Women stunned Pakistan Women by 15 runs in their opening Group A contest of the Commonwealth Games here yesterday.

KABUL, (Reuters) – An explosion went off inside Kabul’s main cricket stadium during a domestic league match yesterday, injuring four people, an official of Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB) said.

TAROUBA, Trinidad, CMC – West Indies produced a chaotic run chase to slump to a heavy 69-run defeat to India in the opening Twenty20 International at Brian Lara Stadium yesterday.

Back in February 2021 President Ali told a local content forum that “While it [oil and gas] will be one critically targeted area, the local content policy is one that will cover every sector of the country.

Farmers from Bonasika, Leguan and Wakenaam were on Wednesday updated on government’s plans to develop the root crop industry by Minister of Agriculture Zulifikar Mustapha, says a press release from the Ministry of Agriculture.

RIO DE JANEIRO,  (Reuters) – As President Jair Bolsonaro has aggressively sought to boost gun ownership in Brazil, documents obtained by Reuters reveal one key source of resistance to his agenda: his own federal police.

Dear Editor, One hopes that the relevant decision-makers will pay close attention to Fritz McLean’s letter, published in SN of July 24, titled: “The timelines set for reducing food imports may not be achievable”.