Daily Archive: Wednesday, August 31, 2022

Chairman of the New Building Society (NBS), Dr Nanda Gopaul today announced that effective from tomorrow, borrowers will see a reduction in mortgage interest rates.

Sister of Mercy, historian and former University of Guyana lecturer Sister Mary Noel Menezes died this morning.

KYIV,  (Reuters) – U.N. nuclear inspectors set off in convoy for Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant today after weeks of shelling nearby sparked fears of a Chornobyl-style radiation disaster, with tensions rising between Kyiv and Moscow over the visit.

HAVANA,  (Reuters) – Cuba, mired in an energy crisis that has brought frequent blackouts, is negotiating with a Turkish company to have it double the megawatts it currently produces for the country from shipboard generators just offshore, according to two people with knowledge of the discussions.

Chief Election Officer (CEO) Vishnu Persaud has proposed February 13, 2023, as the earliest possible date that the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) would be able to hold Local Government Elections (LGE).

With government looking to strengthen and improve Guyana’s anti-corruption framework, Chairman of the Private Sector Com-mission Paul Cheong told the second instalment of the Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs and Governance’s accountability and transparency workshop that graft undermines businesses and threatens inves-tors’ confidence in the country.

Quincy Roache was yesterday remanded to prison after being charged with the murder of his common-law wife, Tacina Dazzell.

Guyana National U14 Boys football programme ended its three-match tour of Suriname on a positive note, defeating Inter Wanica U16 setup yesterday at the Essed Stadium.

Officials of ANSA McAL Guyana, the Trinidad-based conglomerate that won the contract to provide taxi services to the Marriott Hotel, think it’s unfair for it to be branded foreign, given that its local workforce is 100% Guyanese and it has been that way for the thirty years it has operated here.

Three teams, Albion, defending champion Rose Hall Town/Poonai Pharmacy, and Cotton Tree, have secured semi-final berths in the Berbice Cricket Board (BCB)/Romario Shepherd U13 Tournament.

More than four months after the announcement of their selection, members of the Natural Resource Fund Board were yesterday sworn in and given their instruments of appointment by President Irfaan Ali who reiterated that his government will not interfere in the Board’s work.

As he had threatened, businessman Azruddin Mohamed has filed a more than $200 million lawsuit against Sergeant Dion Bascom who he said defamed him regarding allegations about the killing of Ricardo Fagundes.

Yarrowkabra Cobras won the Strikers Sports Club Summer Special All Female Dominoes, which concluded on Monday at Dynasty Sports Bar, Aubrey Barker Road, in South Ruimveldt Gardens, Georgetown.

Commander of the US Southern Command (SOUTHCOM), four-star Army General Laura Jane Richardson yesterday highlighted the importance of girls having female role models in non-traditional roles as she underscored that opportunities to promote this must also be made available.

Dear Editor, I follow with daily frustration, the widespread misunderstanding of Full Liability Coverage which is being misconstrued as full liability insurance.

The Berbice Cricket Board (BCB)/Albion Community Centre Cricket Club (ACCC) will be hosting its first round of matches in its U19 championship tomorrow, according to an official release.

Shimron Hetmyer will lead the Guyana Amazon Warriors in this year’s Caribbean Premier League, a role he admitted is one he has been looking forward to for some time.

Dear Editor, In politics, optics can be the focal point in which the masses can be influenced and souls won.

An officer of the Tactical Services Unit (TSU) of the Guyana Police Force has been placed in custody after allegedly causing the death of a motorcyclist.

PANAMA CITY,  (Reuters) – The Netherlands has returned a collection of 343 pre-Hispanic era ceramics to Panama in response to a drive in the Central American country to protect its cultural heritage, authorities in Panama City said on Monday.

Dear Editor, This letter is a short statistical follow up to your very short article of August 1, 2022 with the headline “Health Ministry inching towards administering one million COVID vaccines.” 

(Reuters) – Emma Raducanu, who made a dream run to the U.S.

TAIPEI/BEIJING, (Reuters) – Guatemalan Foreign Minister Mario Bucaro said yesterday that the Central American country will “always support” Taiwan, after China conducted its largest-ever military drills around the self-ruled island earlier this month.

Finance Minister Dr Ashni Singh yesterday met with the incoming members of the Income Tax Board of Review, the Value Added Tax (VAT) Board of Review as well as the Customs Tariff Tribunal at the Ministry of Finance.

Dear Editor, The news item (SN August 28, 2022) `UG Foundation, DDL launch limited edition rum for university’s 60th anniversary, fund raising,” refers.

(CMC) – St Kitts and Nevis will launch the defence of their maiden Caribbean Premier League title when they clash with Jamaica Tallawahs in the opening game of this year’s tournament today.

An unidentified motorcyclist died in an accident on the West Bank Demerara (WBD) on Sunday and the pillion rider was injured.

(Reuters) – Iga Swiatek crushed Italy’s Jasmine Paolini 6-3 6-0 yesterday to set up a highly-anticipated second-round showdown with 2017 champion Sloane Stephens at the U.S.

(Reuters) CARACAS – Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro has welcomed Colombia’s new ambassador to Caracas at the government palace, officially reestablishing bilateral relations, alongside plans for the commercial re-opening of their border.

(Reuters) – Manchester United have reached an agreement to sign Brazil winger Antony from Ajax Amsterdam, the Premier League club said in a statement yesterday.

Eteringbang in Region Seven is in urgent need of medical supplies and assistance after severe flooding made the community inaccessible.

Dear Editor, The Open Letter below from fifty-four (54) Guyanese was addressed and delivered by Email and by Hard Copy to Mr Kemraj Parsram, the Executive Director of the EPA and to Mr Omkar Lochan, Chairperson of the EPA Board of Direc-tors; and to Ms Pradeepa Bholanath, EAB Chairperson and EAB Members Dr Garvin Cummings and Mr Joslyn McKenzie, on Monday, 29th August, 2022.

MEXICO CITY,  (Reuters) – Families of missing persons and human rights groups in Mexico called on Tuesday’s International Day of Victims of Forced Disappearances for stronger measures to fight kidnappings, including bringing more perpetrators to justice.

The body of a 28-year-old man was discovered yesterday morning at about 02:05 hours on a bridge at Brushe Dam Road, Friendship, East Coast Demerara.

Dear Editor, A country without Arts quickly becomes one without culture, humanity, and moral compass; this should be a thought foremost in the minds of policymakers as they face the slick campaign of the STEM (Science, Technology, Engi-neering, and Mathematics) funding advocates.

(Reuters) – Frenchwoman Clara Burel joined the growing list of giant-killing qualifiers at this year’s U.S.

(Reuters) SANTIAGO – Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro’s accusations that Chilean President Gabriel Boric “set the metro on fire” during protests in 2019 are “absolutely false,” Chile’s foreign minister said.

Open champion Cameron Smith joined the LIV Golf Series yesterday. A formal decree from LIV made official one of the worst-kept secrets in golf and comes days before the series tees it up in Boston.

MYKOLAIV, Ukraine/KYIV,  (Reuters) – Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy urged Russian soldiers to flee for their lives after his forces launched an offensive to retake southern Ukraine, but Moscow said it had repulsed the attack and inflicted heavy losses on Kyiv’s troops.

(Reuters) LIMA – The presidents of the nations making up the Andean Community – Colombia, Ecuador, Peru and Bolivia – said on Monday they would like Venezuela, Chile and Argentina to join the group as much of South America shifts left.

An eight-week Artificial Intelligence (AI) programme for students wrapped up on Monday and a team from the Cyril Potter College of Education (CPCE) clinched the prize for the most inspirational leadership presentation.

Dear Editor, Proponents in the “renegotiation of oil contracts” movement including the KN, SN, “Our Wealth, Our Country,” Oil and Gas Governance Network (www.OGGN.

(Reuters) – Mikhail Gorbachev, who ended the Cold War without bloodshed but failed to prevent the collapse of the Soviet Union, died yesterday at the age of 91, hospital officials in Moscow said.

(Reuters) SANTIAGO – Misinformation threatens to impact public opinion as Chile enters its final week before voting on a new constitution on Sept.

CHARSADDA, Pakistan,  (Reuters) – Torrential rains and flooding have submerged a third of Pakistan and killed more than 1,100 people, including 380 children as the United Nations appealed for aid yesterday for what it described as an “unprecedented climate catastrophe.”

Dear Editor, I wish to respond to a SN article captioned, ‘Rose Hall Estate overpaid close to $5m to two contractors last year’ dated 29th August.

Pepsi Hikers, GCC Spartans, Woodpecker Hikers, and GCC the Sequel, secured wins when the Guyana Hockey Board (GHB) Lucozade Indoor Championship commenced last evening at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall, Homestretch Avenue, Georgetown.

The Golden Jaguars began their Concacaf U17 Men’s Qualifying Championship in the worst possible manner, suffering an embarrassing 2-4 loss to lowly Bonaire yesterday at the IMG Facility in Bradenton, Florida, USA.

Last Thursday, the 25th August, marked the 50th anniversary of the opening of Carifesta ’72, in Georgetown, the inaugural festival of Caribbean artists, writers, painters, sculptors, dancers and dramatists.

(Reuters) – American sprinter Sha’Carri Richardson edged Jamaica’s Olympic champion Elaine Thompson-Herah by one-hundredth of a second to win the women’s 100 metres in Luzerne yesterday.

Dear Editor, Pope Francis has concluded his triumphant so-called “penitential pilgrimage” to Canada to offer his apologies for the crimes of the Catholic Church perpetrated on sections of the indigenous of that country. 

By Macsood Hoosein History does not have many cases in which a developing country found itself suddenly with an economic opportunity of the importance and magnitude that Guyana does today; these opportunities are rare and enviable windfalls.

The two monkeypox cases which were recently recorded in Guyana are not related to each other according to Minister of Health, Dr Frank Anthony.