Articles published on Monday, September 19, 2022
WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – U.S. President Joe Biden said U.S forces would defend Taiwan in the event of a Chinese invasion, his most explicit statement on the issue, drawing an angry response from China that said it sent the wrong signal to those seeking an independent Taiwan.
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico/Santo Domingo, (Reuters) – Hurricane Fiona made landfall in the Dominican Republic todayand Puerto Rico braced for another day of heavy rainfall and life-threatening flooding, a U.S.
WINDSOR, England, (Reuters) – Queen Elizabeth’s coffin was lowered into a vault at Windsor Castle, her final resting place, today after a day of inimitable pageantry that drew world leaders to her funeral and huge crowds to the streets to say farewell to a revered monarch.
The wrong winner was announced when the curtains came down on the Miss Amerindian Heritage pageant.
Following President Irfaan Ali’s defence of the $556.9 million award to Kares Contracting for the construction of the North Ruimveldt Multilateral School in Georgetown, former Auditor General, Anand Goolsarran, says that government is not absolved from pointing out breaches in the awards of contracts as per the Pro-curement Act and should have objected.
President Irfaan Ali says he has been assured by Minister in the Ministry of Public Works, Deodat Indar that he doesn’t have any connections with the company, Western Logistics which is a participant in the oil and gas sector.
Members of the Albouystown-based Forgotten Youth Foundation (FYF) Gym took their talents to Rose Hall Town Saturday night and returned to their base with the marquee titles of the GBA’s Youth and Junior Championships.
Alado captured an emphatic gate-to-pole victory at the Rising Sun Turf Club in the feature one-mile event of the President’s Cup yesterday, justifying the favourite tag given at the start of the race.
Adamant in its stance that it will not renegotiate the 2016 Stabroek Block Production Sharing Agreement, the PPP/C government says that it is “fully aware” of amendments to the contract but does not share the view that it serves as a precedent for further changes to the fiscal regime.
While Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo says that his image has been sullied by the allegations of bribery made by Chinese businessman, Su Zhirong, President Irfaan Ali maintains that the international perception of this country has not changed and its image has not taken a hit by the actions of a man he described as a carpetbagger.
Dear Editor, The greatest enemy of Truth used to be practical applications of Adolph Hitler’s ‘Big Lie’ theory (Mein Kampf 1925); now (for Guyanese) it is the Cybercrime Act of 2018 and the (self-serving) use of Section 19(5) by the Guyana Police Force.
Golden Grove, and Cummings Lodge recorded opening day wins in the third Guyoil/Tradewind Tankers Secondary Schools Football League yesterday at the Ministry of Education ground, Carifesta Avenue.
It was match-day highlighted by drawn encounters as Botofago and Capital FC as well as Milerock and Winners Connection battled to respective stalemates in the Upper Demerara Football Association Senior Men’s League yesterday.
Two persons are missing and now feared dead following a boat mishap in the vicinity of Calf Island, Essequibo River.
Dear Editor, “The arc of the moral universe is long, but it bends towards justice.”
TAROUBA, Trinidad, CMC – Barbados Royals defeated Guyana Amazon Warriors in a rain-hit, low-scoring affair on a difficult wicket at Brian Lara Stadium, to become the first side to book their playoff spot in this year’s Caribbean Premier League.
Dear Editor It is simply unbelievable that one of the principals of the company building a school in Region Ten appears not be aware that construction work has been stalled for over a month (SN September 18).
Former Minister of Public Infrastructure, David Patterson, yesterday said that the National Procurement and Tender Administration Board (NPTAB) was made aware of Kares Engineering failing to honour its contractual obligation since 2015 and questioned the decision to award the $566.9 million contract for the rebuilding of the North Ruimveldt Secondary School to the company.
Dear Editor, I refer to your article yesterday September 18th, “Work stalled for over a month on Bamia School, Regional Chair says”.
ST JOHN’S, Antigua, CMC – Selectors have recalled Natasha McLean for the first time in two years, to face New Zealand Women in the first two One-Day Internationals of the three-match series which gets underway here today.
While stating that the Acting Chief Justice and Chancellor are working and the country is not in crisis, President Irfaan Ali would not commit to a timeframe for substantive appointments but hinted that the Judicial Services Commission would be first set up.
The lifeless body of a four-year-old was pulled from a trench on Saturday night after he went missing for some time on Saturday afternoon.
Dear Editor, Ravi Dev, in his two recent letters to SN, displayed a surprising looseness with facts and a lightness of analysis, given his (deserved) reputation as one steeped in conceptual and factual knowledge.
BRUSSELS/BUDAPEST (Reuters) – The European Union executive recommended on Sunday suspending some 7.5 billion euros in funding for Hungary over corruption, the first such case in the 27-nation bloc under a new sanction meant to better protect the rule of law.
MUMBAI, (Reuters) – India fast bowler Mohammed Shami has tested positive for COVID-19 and has been ruled out of the three Twenty20 internationals at home against Australia, the country’s cricket board (BCCI) said yesterday.
One week after ExxonMobil announced a one-barrel oil spill from the Liza Unity FPSO in the Stabroek Block, the Alliance For Change (AFC) is calling on the government to better equip the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) so that it can independently monitor activities offshore Guyana.
(Trinidad Express) The attorney hired by Adil Aleem Mohammed, a former S.M
Dear Editor, St George’s Cathedral. Not been there since I was a little boy.
LONDON (Reuters) – U.S. President Joe Biden paid emotional tribute to Queen Elizabeth on the eve of her state funeral on Sunday, saying Britain and the world had been lucky to have such a dignified and dedicated servant on the throne for 70 years.
TAROUBA, Trinidad, CMC – Captain Kieron Pollard’s run of poor form continued but his Trinbago Knight Riders grabbed a vital win with a four-wicket victory over Jamaica Tallawahs on Saturday night, to move into third spot in the Caribbean Premier League.
Dear Editor, September 19 had been declared by President Irfaan Ali as a National Day of Mourning on the passing of Queen Elizabeth 11 whose burial will take place on that date.
RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) – Brazilian Pre-sident Jair Bolsonaro was accused by opposition figures on Sunday of turning his trip to London for Queen Elizabeth’s funeral into an election campaign event, in what critics said was his latest attack on Brazil’s reputation.
DUBAI (Reuters) – Protests persisted on Sunday and #MahsaAmini became one of the top hashtags ever on Persian-language Twitter as Iranians fumed over the death of a young woman in the custody of morality police enforcing strict hijab rules.
In an interview with Stabroek News last Monday, President Irfaan Ali defended the controversial $566.9m contract award to Kares Engineering Inc for the rebuilding of the North Ruimveldt Secondary School and evinced exasperation at the concerns that had been raised about the process.
The European Commission is proposing that fossil fuel firms that have made windfall profits from soaring energy prices to make a financial contribution to help citizens and industries grapple with high energy bills.
By Percy C. Hintzen Percy C. Hintzen is a native of Guyana.
MUMBAI, (Reuters) – Singapore-born Tim David is an X-factor in Australia’s Twenty20 World Cup squad and pace spearhead Pat Cummins said he was looking forward to the all-rounder’s debut in Australian colours during the three-match series in India.
A 35-year-old labourer of Wismar, Linden was remanded to prison on Friday after being accused of breaking into a Soesdyke Public Road, East Bank Demerara house last weekend.
