Daily Archive: Saturday, September 17, 2022

Scores of residents on Friday turned out, as the Ministry of Housing and Water’s Central Housing and Planning Authority (CHPA) hosted its second ‘Dream Realised’ Housing Drive at the regional office in Lethem, Region Nine.

Armed robbery suspect Stravo Evans, a 35 year-old labourer of Lot 169 Middle Road La Penitence, Georgetown was arrested on 2022-09-15 and charged on 2022-09-16 with two counts of Robbery Under Arms, Contrary to Section 222(c) of The Criminal Law (Offences) Act Chapter 8:01.

(Reuters) – Tropical storm Fiona gained strength today as it headed toward Puerto Rico, prompting the National Hurricane Center (NHC) to issue a hurricane warning for the U.S.

LONDON,  (Reuters) – King Charles and his son William shook hands and greeted well-wishers who had queued for hours in central London today to file past the coffin of Queen Elizabeth, asking people how long they had been there and whether they were warm enough.

(Trinidad Express) reward of TT$100,000 has been issued by Crime Stoppers Trinidad and Tobago for information regarding missing Princes Town businessman Zaid Hosein.

Vice President, Bharrat Jagdeo on Friday alleged that corrupt practices by authorities in Suriname have stalled its promised licensing of 150 local fishing vessels and said Guyana will be seeking CARICOM’s intervention to resolve the continued harassment of its fisherfolk that has been continuing as a result.

Fifteen years after he commenced what would become an arduous legal battle against the New Building Society (NBS) for severance and other benefits, former sacked manager Maurice Arjoon yesterday edged closer towards closure.

While predicting that his request will be denied, attorney Nigel Hughes has written to Commissioner of Information Charles Ramson SC for the release of the Regional Security System (RSS) report on its recent review of the Ricardo Fagundes murder probe, which was triggered by disclosures made by Detective Sergeant Dion Bascom.

Contracts valued at a total of $8.6 billion have been signed for work on 268 roads throughout Region Six yesterday.

A vegetable vendor was struck down and killed on Thursday evening on the Adventure Public Road, Region Two, by a speeding driver, who fled the scene.

A 59-year-old Haslington East Coast Demerara woman was on Wednesday intercepted by the Customs Anti-Narcotic Unit (CANU) at the Cheddi Jagan International Airport (CJIA) after being found with close to 25 pounds of cocaine in biscuit wrappers in her carry-on luggage.

General Manager of the Demerara Harbour Bridge Corporation (DHB) Wayne Watson says that an over $40 million invoice has been submitted to the company responsible for the sand barge that crashed into the retractor span on Sunday September 4, 2022.

A pedal cyclist died yesterday morning after colliding into a hire car along the Canje Public Road in Berbice.

Intelligent, talented, hardworking, and gorgeous are just some of the adjectives which can be used to describe Candasy Layne Thornhill, 31, who has been making enormous strides as a business owner, flight attendant, author, and vlogger.

An 88-year-old man has been recorded as the country’s latest COVID fatality.

Ten beautiful young women will grace the stage of the National Cultural Centre tonight to vie for the title of Miss Amerindian Heritage 2022 as part of the celebration of Amerindian Heritage Month.

Two Guyana Police Force (GPF) ranks were yesterday released on bail in the sum of $200,000 after being charged with trafficking narcotics at the headquarters of the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) at Eve Leary, Georgetown.

A retired Guyana Police Force (GPF) officer has been charged with the abduction of Mahaica businessman Jagdesh Mangal, who was assaulted and robbed by three men who claimed that they were owed money.

Schools reopen next week, and with that will come the hustle and bustle of morning routines – waking up earlier to get dressed and organised, packing snacks and lunches, running to catch the bus, or dropping off others and trying to beat the traffic to get to work/school on time.

Dear Editor, Perhaps for the first time since the enactment of the Commission of Inquiries Act (COI), and its most recent amendments, the President of Guyana has purported to appoint a commission of inquiry under chapter 19:03, without a gazetting.

It might be a cliché to say that everything national squash coach Carl Ince touches turns to gold.

The Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) has written to the acting Commissioner of Police Clifton Hicken to launch a campaign against noise nuisance.

Dear Editor, I am in an environmentally imposed bi-polar, schizophrenic or oxymoronic state as I experience simultaneous amusement and sadness at the responses to my letter, in relation to GECOM`s treatment of the APNU-AFC`s request for the extension of the period of Claims.

(Reuters) – As an actor and producer for Sony Pictures’ The Woman King, Viola Davis said the Black woman historical epic was unlike any project she’s worked on.

If you are a fan of the ‘Sport of Kings’, then the place to be tomorrow is the Rising Sun Turf Club to witness this year’s edition of the President’s Cup, one of the nation’s biggest horse race meets.

KYIV/IZIUM,   (Reuters) – Ukrainian officials said yesterday they had found hundreds of bodies, some with their hands tied behind their backs, buried in territory recaptured from Russian forces, in what President Volodymyr Zelenskiy called proof of war crimes by the invaders.

The eight solar photovoltaic farms to be constructed as part of the US$83.3 million solar project financed by payments from Norway will save an estimated US$9.11 million annually, according to the project’s Envi-ronmental and Social Manage-ment Framework (ESMF).

When conversations come up about Guyanese footballers that have had the distinct honor of representing the Caribbean – the West Indies football team, the names often mentioned are Hubert (Senor) Braithwaite, George Greene deceased, Compton Julian deceased and Monty Hope deceased.

Dear Editor, As we seek to enjoy another weekend, I still express the phrase “Things that bother me.”

(Reuters) Walt Disney Co (DIS.N) on Thursday pulled Star Wars movie “Rogue Squadron” from next year’s film schedule and gave no indication on when the company would release a new movie in the blockbuster space franchise.

WASHINGTON,  (Reuters) – The U.S. Justice Department yesterday appealed a court ruling blocking it from reviewing classified materials seized in an FBI search of former President Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago residence.

WASHINGTON,  (Reuters) – U.S. President Joe Biden yesterday discussed relations with Russia in a White House meeting with South Africa’s Cyril Ramaphosa, who has resisted joining Washington’s campaign against Moscow for the war in Ukraine.

Region Two’s Regional Democratic Council (RDC) on Wednesday presented plaques and cash awards to top performers at this year’s National Grade Six Assessment (NGSA) and the Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) examinations.

ST JOHN’S, Antigua, CMC – Cricket West Indies’ (CWI) chief selector Desmond Haynes has stoutly defended the squad choices for the ICC T20 World Cup in Australia as he was grilled about the surprise inclusion of the uncapped Yannic Cariah, who he deemed a potential wildcard, and opener Johnson Charles who has not played for the regional side in six years.

Dear Editor, Voters in Chile last week overwhelmingly defeated by two to one a new draft constitution that would have replaced the 1980 Augusto Pinochet constitution.

SEOUL (Reuters) – The director of Netflix’s huge hit series Squid Game said on Friday that he was in a dilemma over whether and how to revive dead characters as he prepared for a second season after making history at the Emmys last week.

SAN SALVADOR, (Reuters) – El Salvador President Nayib Bukele said Thursday he would run for re-election, despite the country’s constitution prohibiting presidents from having consecutive terms.

SAMARKAND, Uzbekistan, (Reuters) – Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi told Russian President Vladimir Putin yesterday that now was not the time for war, directly assailing the Kremlin chief in public over the nearly seven-month-long conflict in Ukraine.

Trinidad and Tobago all-rounder Yannic Cariah is keen on representing the West Indies in all three international cricket formats.

Dear Editor, On this trip to my mother’s land I have noticed a very, very disturbing phenomena.

LONDON (Reuters) – From an all-black opening look to models holding a picture of Queen Elizabeth, London Fashion Week began with tributes to the late monarch as fashionistas paid their respects during the period of national mourning.

(Trinidad Express) Opposition MP David Lee is facing two criminal charges, one of misbehaviour in public office, and the other for conspiracy to defraud.

Venezuelan immigrants along with Indigenous children can now benefit from English as a Second language (ESL) classes to aid their integration into the education system.

BISHKEK,  (Reuters) – Kyrgyzstan reported “intense battles” with Central Asian neighbour Tajikistan yesterday and said 24 people had been killed in the latest outbreak of violence to hit the former Soviet Union.

(Reuters) – Neymar and other leading Brazilian players leapt to the defence of their compatriot Vinicius Jr.,

The end of the seventy-year reign by Queen Elizabeth II triggered a global response as was to be expected.

Dear Editor, It was around the mid-70s. I sent in a poem to the now defunct newspaper “Guyana Graphic.” 

Absolutely nothing will grind my gears more than seeing Black and Brown people mourn or try to police other Black or Brown people into feeling some sort of sorrow for the death of Britain’s late queen.

It is tempting to view the British Royal Family as a very long reality tv show stretching back  centuries and offering up an addictive mix of characters, palace intrigue and above all over the top pageantry.

Minister of Public Works Juan Edghill yesterday morning launched Government’s latest acquisition for the ministry—a Cold Milling Machine.

BUENOS AIRES,  (Reuters) – Messages revealed in court appeared to show a pre-meditated plan to kill Argentina’s vice president before a failed assassination attempt earlier this month, local media reported yesterday.

Two lawmen were on Friday morning charged with engaging in a corrupt transaction after they allegedly received a bribe of $400,000 last weekend to drop a charge against a Corentyne man.