Daily Archive: Thursday, September 15, 2022

LONDON,  (Reuters) – Two COVID-19 antibody therapies are no longer recommended by the World Health Organization (WHO), on the basis that Omicron and the variant’s latest offshoots have likely rendered them obsolete.

Six persons including two females were yesterday remanded to prison after they denied robbing Giftland’s GTT outlet of millions of dollar in cash and a cheque during last week.

A 45-year-old businessman died this morning after a speeding truck crashed into his vehicle on Mandela Avenue, Georgetown.

(Reuters) – Roger Federer, regarded by many as the greatest male player to wield a tennis racket and who took the sport to new levels during a career spanning more than two decades, has announced he will retire after next week’s Laver Cup in London.

SAMARKAND, Uzbekistan,  (Reuters) – Russian President Vladimir Putin today said he understood that Xi Jinping had questions and concern about the situation in Ukraine but praised China’s leader for what he said was a “balanced” position on the conflict.

(CPL) Trinbago Knight Riders ended their three-game losing streak and reignited their Hero Caribbean Premier League (CPL) campaign with an exciting win against the Guyana Amazon Warriors The Amazon Warriors won the toss and opted to field first and they produced a disciplined performance with the ball that kept the Knight Riders in check throughout.

While the Commission of Inquiry (CoI) tasked with examining the events of the March 02, 2020 general and regional elections has been given a broad remit, it will pay particular attention to District Four which was the epicentre of attempts to rig the polls.

In recognition of International Day of Democracy (IDD), key Western missions here have pledged support to ensure that all Guyanese have a voice and role to play in the country’s future.

A private criminal charge has been filed against Head of the Criminal Investigation Department (CID), Wendell Blanhum over statement/s he made against Detec-tive Sergeant, Dion Bascom.

A Mocha, East Bank Demerara taxi driver was stabbed to death at approximately 8.15 am yesterday during an argument over $500 and a parking space.

Detective Sergeant Dion Bascom of the Guyana Police Force was yesterday slapped with three cyber-crime charges and was granted bail in the sum of $300,000 when he appear-ed before Chief Magistrate Ann McLennan, at the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court.

Hours after it announced that no decision had been made as it relates to an extension of the ongoing claims period, the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) subsequently said that the process would now be lengthened by seven days.

Sixty-five percent of Guyanese would be willing to trade away elections for material guarantees, a new survey report has found.

The Ministry of Health yesterday said that one new COVID-19 death has been reported.

The Guyana Police Force (GPF) on Monday received $17 million worth of electronic equipment which will allow for statements to be typed, printed and stored on computers rather than being manually written.

ST JOHN’S, Antigua, CMC – West Indies T20 star Andre Russell has been overlooked for selection for the ICC T20 World Cup starting next month, while left-hand opening batter Evin Lewis has been recalled after nearly a year of not representing the regional side.

Dear Editor, Our attention has been drawn to a letter penned by Vincent Alexander, GECOM Commissioner, published in the Stabroek News on the 14th of September, 2022, at page six, under the headline `The GECOM Chair voted against an extension of claims’.

On Tuesday, Customs Anti-Narcotic Unit (CANU) officers conducted an operation at Cambridge Mahaica, East Coast Demerara during which they intercepted 206 lbs of marijuana and held a man after a car chase.

(Reuters) – The sporty all-electric car from the Netherlands resembles a BMW coupe, but is unique: It captures more carbon than it emits.

(Reuters) – Kylian Mbappe and Lionel Messi combined superbly as Paris St Germain’s near-perfect start to the season continued with a 3-1 win at Maccabi Haifa in the Champions League yesterday.

President Irfaan Ali was set to depart Guyana yesterday for a series of engagements in the United States of America including a meeting with US Vice President Kamala Harris.

Dear Editor, The Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) has noted the contents of a letter published in the Wednesday, September 14, 2022 edition of the Stabroek News, indicating that the Commission took a decision at its Statutory Meeting on Tuesday, 13th September, 2022, not to extend the period for the ongoing Claims and Objections exercise.

KABUL,  (Reuters) – Taliban and Pakistani security forces exchanged fire along the after Pakistani soldiers tried to erect a military structure on the Afghan-Pakistani border, causing multiple casualties on both sides, the Taliban said on Wednesday.

It appears as if Guyana will not have  representatives in the discipline of Track and Field at this year’s South American Games which starts in two weeks time in Paraguay.

Dear Editor, September 15 is designated by the United Nations as International Day for Democracy.

Minister of Public Works Juan Edghill yesterday met with contractors prior to the signing and official handover of contracts by Permanent Secretary, Vladim Persaud and his team for works in Buxton.

MADRID, (Reuters) – Real Madrid midfielder Federico Valverde scored a superb second-half goal and Marco Asensio struck late to fire the holders to a 2-0 win at home to RB Leipzig in the Champions League yesterday.

ATHENS,  (Reuters) – Greek actress and singer Irene Papas, who gained international recognition starring in classic 1960s films such as “Zorba the Greek” and “The Guns of Navarone”, has died at the age of 96, Greece’s culture ministry said yesterday.

OUAGADOUGOU, (Reuters) – A court in Burkina Faso has found two executives working for Canadian mining firm Trevali TV.TO

Dear Editor, I am penning this letter out of pure frustration with the systems that are in place for persons to acquire a mortgage in Guyana.

ST JOHN’S, Antigua, CMC – The inconsistency of the West Indies Women’s batting department is a concern for head coach Courtney Walsh as the squad gets ready to take on New Zealand Women in three ODIs and five T20Is starting here tomorrow.

Minister of Home Affairs, Robeson Benn has again said the Guyana Fire and Rescue Service has to “step up its game” to ensure that there is a stable fire safety environment but also to address the challenges in the oil and gas industry.

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – Left-hander Kyle Mayers lashed his third half-century of the Caribbean Premier League campaign as unbeaten Barbados Royals continued their dominant march through the tournament with an emphatic eight-wicket win over Trinbago Knight Riders.

BRUSSELS,  (Reuters) – The European Union’s executive plans to raise more than 140 billion euros ($140 billion) to soften the blow to consumers from soaring energy prices by skimming off revenues from low-cost electricity generators and making fossil fuel firms share windfall profits.

Dear Editor, Those who question the contention by many that Guyana is drifting towards being an economically unjust state should note the critique by former Auditor General Anand Goolsarran and the defence of the award of the contract to Kares for the construction of the North Ruimveldt Multilateral School.

The four suspects who were arrested by the police in relation to the multi-million dollar robbery at Giftland’s GTT outlet are expected to be charged today.

(Reuters) – Former White House chief of staff Mark Meadows, who served under Donald Trump, has complied with a subpoena from the Justice Department’s investigation into the events surrounding the Jan.

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – Title-holders St Kitts and Nevis Patriots won an important second game to climb into third in the standings, while inflicting Jamaica Tallawahs with their third defeat, in a rain-hit contest here yesterday.

The second monkeypox patient has since been discharged from the Infectious Diseases Hospital according to Minister of Health, Frank Anthony.

Dear Editor, Reference is made to Professor Nina L. Khrushcheva (Stabroek News, September 13, 2022, Pomp and Populism, Project Syndicate).

IZIUM, Ukraine, (Reuters) – Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said towns and villages recaptured from Russian forces had been devastated, while a major city struggled to contain damage to its water system from missile attacks by Kremlin’s forces.

A 23-year-old welder was yesterday remanded to prison after being charged with armed robbery.

Dear Editor, I refer to my letter of September 12, captioned “Humiliation for a duck.”

MELBOURNE, (Reuters) – Australia have experienced T20 players ready to slot in “seamlessly” in place of captain Aaron Finch if required for the World Cup, paceman Josh Hazlewood said yesterday.

Organized by the Flying Stars Cycling Club, Sunday’s race will roll off from Peter Rose Street, Queenstown at 07:30hrs, proceed to Burma Road, Mahaicony and return to CARIFESTA Avenue for the finish.

The trial of Rayon Carter for the 2018 murder of former Kaneville machine operator, Ishwar Ramanah, is underway before Justice Jo-Ann Barlow and a jury at the High Court in Demerara.

Dear Editor, The fourth edition of Oil Dorado? a compilation of essays edited and published by John Mair will be launched in Georgetown this week.

LONDON, (Reuters) – Mourners from all walks of life filed past the coffin of Queen Elizabeth through the night as she lay in state in London’s ancient Westminster Hall, paying their final respects to Britain’s longest-reigning monarch before her funeral on Monday.

WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – The Biden administration has decided to withhold $130 million of foreign military aid to Egypt over its failure to fulfill human rights conditions, U.S.

(Trinidad Guardian) Prime Minister of Barbados Mia Mottley has said almost every country in the region over the course of the last decade, with the exception of two or three, has had a loss of more than 30 per cent of their correspondent banking relationships.

Minister of Public Works Juan Edghill says that roads in the East Coast Demerara community of Bare Root will be catered for in the 2023 budget.

Dear Editor, Annette is a former minister of government and currently an Opposition Member of Parliament.

(Reuters) – Serena Williams may have decided to step away from tennis but yesterday teased that there could be more to her illustrious career when she singled out decorated NFL quarterback Tom Brady’s short-lived retirement from American football.

By Josep Borrell   BRUSSELS – Russia’s war against Ukraine has entered a new phase.

PARIS,  (Reuters) – Vladimir Putin’s chief envoy on Ukraine told the Russian leader as the war began that he had struck a provisional deal with Kyiv that would satisfy Russia’s demand that Ukraine stay out of NATO, but Putin rejected it and pressed ahead with his military campaign, according to three people close to the Russian leadership.

SEOUL,  (Reuters) – Suriname will explore legal action against the producers of South Korea’s hit Netflix NFLX.O

Visa applicants sometimes require additional assessment to determine whether they are eligible for a visa.

Dear Editor, I have studied in-depth the deplorable history of the British Monarchy through the ages, right up to the present Queen Elizabeth II and her son, now King Charles III.

President Irfaan Ali has pointed to the importance of the Indian Technical and Economic Cooperation (ITEC) programme, particularly its “functionality” in the ever-changing education landscape.

(Reuters) – England’s all-time leading test wicket takers James Anderson and Stuart Broad will be part of the squad for next year’s Ashes series against Australia, coach Brendon McCullum said.

The global response to the death of Queen Elizabeth II, the UK’s longest-serving monarch last Thursday, has been varied, as expected.