Daily Archive: Thursday, September 8, 2022

BALMORAL, Scotland,  (Reuters) – Queen Elizabeth, Britain’s longest-reigning monarch, the nation’s figurehead and a towering presence on the world stage for seven decades, died peacefully at her home in Scotland today aged 96.

At approximately 2:00 am today the sluice door at Providence developed a breach resulting in flooding in some parts of the area, a release from the Ministry of Agriculture said.

HOUSTON/MADRID,  (Reuters) – Oil producers in Guyana are boosting exports to European buyers seeking alternatives to Russian crude, according to vessel monitoring data.

The White House yesterday announced that  Nicole D. Theriot, a career member of the Senior Foreign Service with the rank of Counselor, currently serving as the Principal Officer in Karachi, Pakistan has been nominated as the new US Ambassador to Guyana. 

BALMORAL, Scotland,  (Reuters) – Family members rushed to be by the side of Queen Elizabeth after doctors said they were concerned about the health of Britain’s 96-year-old monarch today, saying she should remain under medical supervision.

QUITO, (Reuters) – Ecuador reached a preliminary agreement with indigenous groups to declare a temporary moratorium on 16 oil blocks, Energy and Mining Minister Xavier Vera said on Wednesday, a turning point in negotiations aimed at staving off renewed street protests.

LONDON,  (Reuters) – Britain’s new leader, Liz Truss, capped soaring consumer energy bills for two years today in a package to cushion the economic shock of war in Ukraine that seems likely to cost the country upwards of 100 billion pounds ($115 billion).

(Trinidad Express) The Police Service has launched a new programme to prevent young persons from joining gangs and engaging in violent crimes.

The Guyana National Population and Housing Census was yesterday launched with President Irfaan Ali underscoring the importance of the data that will be collected, as he pleaded with the public to cooperate to ensure a successful exercise.

Just over $11.8 billion in contracts for the construction of the Schoonord, West Bank Demerara to Crane, West Coast Demerara four-lane highway were signed yesterday at the Arthur Chung Conference Centre.

Police in Region Eight are investigating the death of a 4-year-old child who was discovered in a car at Mahdia on Tuesday morning.

With President Irfaan Ali already expressing his disappointment to Surinamese President Chandrikapersad Santokhi over the reneging on the promised 150 fishing licences to Guyanese, he yesterday said that representatives from the two countries will soon meet to discuss the issue.

President Irfaan Ali stated yesterday that once the Regional Security System’s (RSS) review of allegations made by police detective Dion Bascom has been completed and tabled, he will ask the police to share the findings.

Seventeen-year-old Satrupa Persaud of Coffee Grove, Region Two is a rarity because she comes from a single-parent home where her dad is both father and mother.

Former Caribbean men’s singles table tennis champion Sydney Christophe on Tuesday paid a courtesy call on Director of Sport Steve Ninvalle.

Chairperson of the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM), retired Justice Claudette Singh on Tuesday voted with government-appointed commissioners to release the documents presented by the APNU+AFC coalition during the recount process for the March 2020 polls which it alleged pointed to fraud.

National swimmer Leon Seaton set a new national record in the men’s freestyle event at the recent 8th FINA World Junior Swimming Championships.

Agronomist Dr Oudho Homenauth passed away on Tuesday at the age of 65.

Dear Editor, This letter follows up your editorial of Sept. 5 last, “NPTAB response” in relation to the tender for construction of North Ruimveldt Secondary School, and I wish to associate myself with your comment that NPTAB must be commended for the response as a move towards “enlightened governance”. 

Dissatisfied with the ruling upholding the appointments of the Chairpersons of both the Police Service Commission and the Inte-grity Commission, Opposition Leader Aubrey Norton has filed a challenge before the Court of Appeal.

Dear Editor, The Guyana, National Commission for UNESCO, joins the Ministry of Education in observing International Literacy Day, under the theme, ‘Transforming Literacy Learning Spaces’. 

Sixteen athletes from four disciplines will represent Guyana at the X11 edition of the South American Games in Paraguay next month The X11 edition of the South American Games will be hosted in Asunción, Paraguay, from October 1-15 and Guyana will be represented by 16 athletes in four disciplines.

  Former Guyana Broadcasting Corporation (GBC) broadcaster Prince Maison died last Saturday in Maryland, USA following a period of illness at the age of 77.

Dear Editor, Our current crop of leaders should know that oft times people at the lower rung of the ladder, those who are dispossessed and get little when there is plenty, accept their position of inferiority and poverty in the midst of plenty.

Renovations on the dilapidated building of the Santa Rosa Primary School in Region One have not commenced due to the need for the Roman Catholic Bishop to grant permission for the construction.

Dear Editor, Earlier this week my sister and I visited the City Council’s office, Princes Street.

Despite the closure of the window to submit the names of the athletes to participate at the South American Games in Paraguay next month, an 11th hour plea will be made this weekend at a meeting in Sao Paulo, Brazil in an effort to enable them to compete.

Guyana’s Golden Jaguars U17 men’s football team its campaign in the Concacaf U17 championship qualifiers on a positive note, defeating group winner Bermuda 3-2 yesterday at the IMG Facility in Bradenton, Florida, USA.

The ethical recruitment of migrant labour was one of the themes of a workshop hosted on Tuesday  at the Marriott Hotel in George-town.

Dear Editor, It is interesting that in the midst of all the belated discoveries of IDPADA-G, none of the commentators have reflected on the financial accountability for the elephantine Skeldon Factory, and the National Stadium; not to mention the total cost of the thousands of ‘grants’ made in 2022 alone.

KYIV,  (Reuters) – Russian President Vladimir Putin threatened to halt all energy shipments to Europe if Brussels goes ahead with a proposal to cap the price of Russian gas and suggested restricting a U.N.-brokered

SASKATOON, Saskatchewan, (Reuters) – The suspect sought by Canadian authorities in a weekend stabbing spree that killed 10 people in and around an indigenous reserve was arrested yesterday but suffered unspecified “medical distress” and died a short time later at a hospital, police said.

Dear Editor, I hope that the Minister of Home Affairs, Robeson Benn, misspoke. 

The Civil Defence Commission (CDC) has announced its intention to assist those persons who were affected by the storm that ripped through Dazzell Housing Scheme and Bare Root Village, East Coast Demerara (ECD), on Monday.

Dear Editor, In May this year, my book “Judge Mohamed Shahabuddeen; A pictorial biography” was released on Amazon. 

MEXICO CITY,  (Reuters) – The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) has lined up a supply of monkeypox vaccine for Latin America and the Caribbean, as the Americas becomes a new epicentre for the rapidly spreading disease.

MAPUTO,  (Reuters) – At least six people were beheaded and an Italian nun killed on Tuesday by Islamic State-linked insurgents in Mozambique’s Nampula province, authorities said on Wednesday.

Two cousins were robbed and assaulted by two men at a stall along the Charity Public Road on the Essequibo Coast.

The Ministry of Health yesterday said that it has recorded 19 new COVID-19 cases after 279 tests were done.

ZURICH, (Reuters) – Switzerland will seek closer defence and security ties to the European Union and NATO while preserving its traditional neutrality in the wake of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the government said on Wednesday.

Dear Editor, The Olympic Games is the highest sport event there is and it is an event where the world reaches on one circuit to compete in many sports disciplines against each other…Medals are earned and one’s participation equals medals earned…New Friendships are born among athletes and its always breathtaking to witness athletes embracing each other from different countries after an event or when on a podium… Many may not know or remember 50 years ago when tragedy struck at the 1972 Munich Olympic Games on September 5 and 11 Israeli athletes were kidnapped and died by the hands of Palestinian terrorists.

MEXICO CITY, (Reuters) – Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said yesterday he had invited relatives of Julian Assange, Che Guevara and Hugo Chavez to attend the country’s independence day celebrations next week.

Dear Editor, Stabroek News headline of September 7 titled, “Guyana Prize for Literature returns after six year hiatus,” reminds me that I have been numbered among those who criticized this implementation.

(Reuters) – A group representing the top judges in all 50 states is urging the U.S.

NEW YORK, (Reuters) – With the hopes of a nation resting on his shoulders, American Frances Tiafoe rose to the occasion yesterday by reaching his first Grand Slam semi-final with a 7-6(3) 7-6(0) 6-4 win over Russian Andrey Rublev at the U.S.

MADRID,  (Reuters) – A goal in the 11th minute of stoppage-time by Antoine Griezmann earned Atletico Madrid a 2-1 home win over 10-man Porto in the Champions League yesterday after a frantic end to the match with all the goals coming in added time.

MIAMI, Florida, CMC – Puerto Rico stayed unbeaten in CONCACAF Men’s Under-17 Championship (CMU17) Qualifying, while Anguilla registered their first victory when action continued in Group B on Tuesday morning at the IMG Academy in Bradenton, Florida Puerto Rico’s 1-0 win over Martinique was thanks to Antonio Delgado who found the back of the net in the 49th minute to secure the three points for his side.

SEOUL, South Korea, CMC – Jamaica’s Reggae Girlz, gearing up for next year’s Women’s World Cup Down Under, completed a two-game tour of this East Asian nation with a second defeat, going down 2-0 in a behind-closed-doors match after losing the opener 1-0.

By Alan Baldwin Sept 7 (Reuters) – Italy’s Monza circuit celebrates its 100th anniversary this weekend with Ferrari under pressure to perform in front of a packed home crowd and Red Bull’s Max Verstappen ready to spoil the party.

NAPLES, Italy, (Reuters) – Liverpool, Champions League runners-up last season, suffered a shock 4-1 defeat by Napoli in their opening Group A game at the Diego Armando Maradona Stadium yesterday.

In a report published last month, which assesses global employment trends for youth for 2022, the International Labour Organisation (ILO) divulged that unemployment in this group, estimated at 15.6 percent, was three times higher than the adult rate in 2021.

GROS ISLET, St Lucia, CMC – Barbados Royals marched to their third straight win to remain unbeaten in the men’s Caribbean Premier League, after half-centuries from David Miller and Kyle Mayers laid the foundation for the result before rain ended the contest abruptly with Trinbago Knight Riders on the ropes.

MUMBAI, (Reuters) – Successive defeats by Pakistan and Sri Lanka have left India on the brink of exiting the Asia Cup but captain Rohit Sharma is not concerned about their form ahead of next month’s T20 World Cup.

QUITO,  (Reuters) – Ecuador’s top electoral court has opened up a route for a referendum to ban oil drilling in the Yasuni National Park, an environmental group said yesterday, a move which could disrupt government plans to boost its crude production.

A labourer will now spend the next 48 months behind bars after he pleaded guilty to a break and enter charge.