Daily Archive: Tuesday, September 13, 2022

President Irfaan Ali today proclaimed that Monday, September 19, would be a national day of mourning in sympathy and solidarity with the Royal Family and the people of the United Kingdom and other Commonwealth nations, over the passing of Britain’s, Queen Elizabeth II.

The Management of the Transport and Harbours Department (T&HD) is advising the travelling public that its vessel, the MV KIMBIA, will depart the Goods Wharf, Georgetown, on Friday, September 16, 2022, at 1:00 PM for Mabaruma, North West District, Region One.

WASHINGTON/LOS ANGELES,  (Reuters) – President Joe Biden’s administration today made contingency plans aiming to ensure deliveries of critical goods in the event of a shutdown of the U.S.

TBILISI, (Reuters) – Russian President Vladimir Putin today sought to end fighting between Armenia and Azerbaijan after border clashes killed at least 49 Armenian soldiers and raised fears of another fully-fledged war in the former Soviet Union.

PARIS,  (Reuters) – Film director Jean-Luc Godard, the godfather of France’s New Wave cinema who pushed cinematic boundaries and inspired iconoclastic directors decades after his 1960s heyday, died on Tuesday aged 91, his family and producers said.

(Trinidad Express) Two men were killed in Malick when gunmen rolled up and sprayed bullets at a group and another man was murdered in Maloney on Saturday.

In excess of 200 children participated in the Guyana Football Federation (GFF) Summer Futsal Festival which was staged for six weeks and concluded Saturday at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall, Homestretch Avenue.

Promising the creation of some 50,000 jobs by 2025 when he campaigned for the Presidency in 2020, President Irfaan Ali yesterday said that he believes the figure will be long surpassed before that time and he said that a comprehensive national development plan is being worked on.

The Nexgen Golf  ‘Just for Beginners’  tournament,  sponsored by Survival Supermarket Sheriff Street was staged on Saturday with over 50 participants, many of whom had never played golf, taking part in a chipping and putting contest at the Scout Association Ground on Woolford Avenue. 

The Georgetown Football Association (GFA) kicked off the Guyana Football Federation (GFF)-NAMILCO Thunderbolt Flour Power National U17 Intra- Association League in style last weekend, with an official team march-past and Compton FC and Fruta Conquerors opening their accounts with impressive victories.

As the police investigation into Friday’s multi-million dollar robbery at Giftland’s GTT outlet widens, several suspects including a cleaner attached to the business have been arrested, over $2.6 million in cash recovered and the suspected getaway vehicle impounded.

LONDON, (Reuters) – Zak Crawley and Ollie Pope steered England to an impressive nine-wicket victory over South Africa at The Oval yesterday to complete a 2-1 series victory and put the seal on an astonishing turnaround in fortunes for the home team this year.

Over 90 percent of countries monitored registered a decline in their Human Development Index (HDI) score in 2021 – Guyana included.

Leader of the Alliance For Change and member of the APNU+AFC parliamentary opposition, Khemraj Ramjattan, is adamant that he was denied an opportunity to speak on what has become the controversial passage of the Natural Resource Fund (NRF) Bill last December.

DUBAI, (Reuters) – Pakistan head coach Saqlain Mushtaq dismissed concerns about captain Babar Azam’s form and found nothing wrong with opener Mohammad Rizwan’s batting approach after their loss to Sri Lanka in Sunday’s Asia Cup final in Dubai.

Dear Editor, Many Guyanese citizens are yet to be convinced that, over the next 25 years, we will achieve national unity, and successfully avoid or overcome the negative financial, economic, social and political effects of the nation’s major challenges and risks: [1] the resource curse (‘Dutch Disease’); [2] climate change and the degradation of our coastal and marine environments; [3] the political stalemate – in the 2011, 2015 and 2020 national elections, the two major political parties (PPP/C and APNU/AFC) won the tiniest possible majorities in Parliament (by only one seat and by an advantage of less than 2% of total votes); [4] inter-ethnic suspicions that sometimes lead to physical violence, especially against Guyanese of Indian ancestry; [5] a very high poverty rate (43.4% of the population – 338,520 persons) among all the ethnic communities of Indi-genous (Amerindian), African, Indian, Mixed, Portuguese, Chinese and European ancestry; and [6] significant corruption in the public and private sectors.

Dear Editor, With reference to the ongoing conversation on the ‘overpayments’ of contractors’ payments at Rose Hall Estate, GuySuCo claimed that they suffered ‘losses due to the overpayments’ to contractors.

By Rory Carroll NEW YORK, Sept 12 (Reuters) – When Rafa Nadal, Novak Djokovic and Roger Federer eventually loosen their stranglehold on the Grand Slams, pundits may view Carlos Alcaraz’s U.S.

GTT announced yesterday it will now accelerate its GTT Fibre rollout to achieve a new goal of 75% of homes passed by 2024, the communications company said in a press release. 

Dear Editor, I have two situations with GTT: 1. I applied online to update my Fibre 100 to 200 since 2nd August, 2022 and to date nothing has been done.

DOHA, (Reuters) – “Stop! Can’t you see the metro station is full?

President Irfaan Ali met with a team from the Guyana Innovation Group and representatives of Dar consultants yesterday at State House to listen to their presentation on the Innovation Village Masterplan.

WASHINGTON,  (Reuters) – A rocket from Jeff Bezos’ space company Blue Origin failed mid-flight shortly after liftoff yesterday, aborting its cargo capsule to safety before crashing into the Texas desert, according to the company and a live video stream of the mission.

Minister of Health, Dr Frank Anthony  yesterday said that the first monkeypox patient and persons who were in close contact with him have been discharged from the Infectious Disease Hospital at Liliendaal and can now resume their usual schedule.

NEW DELHI, (Reuters) – India welcomed back Jasprit Bumrah in their Twenty20 World Cup squad yesterday, also recalling a fit-again Harshal Patel to bolster their pace bowling department.

Dear Editor, Happy Heritage Month to all Guyana, especially fellow Indigenous brethrens and sistrens located throughout the length and breadth of this beautiful country. 

MELBOURNE, (Reuters) – A despondent New Zealand face a period of introspection on home soil after a stinging white-ball series loss against Australia rocked the Black Caps’ confidence ahead of the T20 World Cup.

The Ministry of Agriculture yesterday announced that the Government of Guyana has taken a decision to suspend with immediate effect the three percent processing fee on the invoice price for dairy products.

Dear Editor, Thank you for publishing my complaint on Friday Sept 9, 2022.

ZOLOCHIV, Ukraine,  (Reuters) – Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskiy is calling on the West to speed up deliveries of weapons systems as Ukrainian troops move to consolidate control over a large swath of northeastern territory seized back from Russia.

A foreign security team is currently here to investigate the corruption allegations levelled by Detective Sergeant Dion Bascom.

Dear Editor, I take serious offence when North American Guyanese, make remarks regarding things they are clueless about.

GROS ISLET, St Lucia, CMC – St Kitts and Nevis Patriots looked anything but defending champions as brittle batting sent them to a heavy 61-run defeat to St Lucia Kings here Sunday night.

EDINBURGH,  (Reuters) – King Charles and his siblings held a silent vigil at the side of their mother Queen Elizabeth’s coffin as it lay at rest in Edinburgh’s historic cathedral, with thousands queuing for hours to pay their respects to Britain’s longest-serving monarch.

DAKAR,  (Reuters) – Senegal’s security forces were called yesterday to secure a voting process in parliament and hold back rowdy opposition members of parliament (MP) who tried to disrupt the election of a new president of the national assembly.

A family of four lost their Anna Catherina, West Coast Demerara home and business on Sunday night following a fire suspected to be electrical in origin.

LONDON,  (Reuters) – South Africa coach Mark Boucher will leave his post after the Twenty20 World Cup in Australia later this year to pursue “other opportunities in line with his future career and personal objectives”, officials said yesterday.

A beautician who allegedly pretended to be an officer attached to the Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) and obtained money after falsely claiming to be in a position to sell a motor car was released on $150,000 bail on a fraud charge.

ST. JOHN’S, Antigua, CMC – Experienced wicketkeeper-batsman Natasha McLean and right-arm off-break bowler Sheneta Grimmond have returned to the West Indies Women’s team as part of the 17-member provisional squad announced by Cricket West Indies (CWI) yesterday for the upcoming three-match ODI series against New Zealand, on the back of impressive performances in two recent tournaments.

Dear Editor, In a letter which appeared in SN on Sept.

SAO PAULO,  (Reuters) – Brazil’s electoral authority yesterday said there was no deal for the military to conduct a parallel count during October’s election, while a military source also said there was no plan for the vote count that President Jair Bolsonaro has pushed for.

QUITO,  (Reuters) – President Guillermo Lasso said on Monday he will ask Ecuadoreans to approve a reduction in the number of lawmakers, allow the military to support police work to fight drug trafficking and back efforts to protect water sources in a referendum vote.

Minister of Home Affairs, Robeson Benn made an impromptu visit on Sunday to the Lusignan Prison where he saw firsthand several projects being undertaken at the location.

Dear Editor, I am a child of sugar and look askance at the rapid decline of what was once Guyana’s lodestar industry.

MEXICO CITY,  (Reuters) – Mexico yesterday voiced hope it could work out a major dispute with the United States over energy policy as it welcomed a top U.S.

One new COVID-19 case was recorded by the Ministry of Health yesterday after 72 tests were conducted.

By Nina L. Khrushcheva MOSCOW – One of Queen Elizabeth II’s final acts was to accept the resignation of disgraced Prime Minister Boris Johnson, the most mendacious and incompetent of the 15 prime ministers who led the United Kingdom during her 70-year reign.

LONDON,  (Reuters) – Industrial-scale mining for materials such as coal, gold, and iron ore is spurring tropical deforestation, with once-impenetrable forest cleared for mines and access roads, new research shows.

Dear Editor, In the text of the Art of War it is said, “Therefore a wise general strives to feed off the enemy.

By  Shashi Tharoor NEW DELHI – During a parliamentary debate in April, I expressed my concerns about India’s relationship with Russia.

One of the things that the release to the public of the results of the major examinations in our primary and secondary schools systems usually does is to present what one might call ‘the bright side’ of an education system.