Articles published on Thursday, November 10, 2022
President Irfaan Ali today announced that Cabinet had issued its no-objection to CH4/Lindsayca being ranked number one to build a 300 MW Combined Cycle Power Plant and Natural Gas Liquids (NGL) Plant at Wales, West Coast Demerara (WCD), under an Engineering Procurement Construction (EPC) Contract.
The police today issued a wanted bulletin for Alex Benjamin over the murder of Totoram Jones also known as Joel Stanislaus at Blackwater Landing, Konawaruk on June 4th this year.
LIMA, (Reuters) – The opposition-dominated Peruvian Congress yesterday refused to hold a confidence vote in Prime Minister Anibal Torres, who had challenged the legislative body to do such as part of rising tensions between state powers in the Andean nation.
ADELAIDE, (Reuters) – Alex Hales and captain Jos Buttler shone in a record unbroken opening partnership as a ruthless England humiliated India by 10 wickets at Adelaide Oval today to storm into the Twenty20 World Cup final.
Minister of Public Service, Sonia Parag said that she was blocked on Tuesday from visiting the Bella-drum Community Centre building by Opposition Member of Parliament Vinceroy Jordan and the Chair of the Community Development Council (CDC) Julian Davids.
The Auditor General has reported that while $14.07 billion was allocated to the Ministry of Health for the procurement of drugs and medical supplies in 2021, over $1.2 billion of purchased items are yet to be delivered.
In fear of being dismissed from his duties and with his reputation and integrity at stake, Chief Security Officer of the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM), Ronald Edward Stewart said he resigned after receiving instructions from Deputy Chief Election Officer (DCEO), Roxanne Myers to “clear” the Region Four tabulation centre during the 2020 elections.
Sixty-one-year-old Laldeo Jagdeo has been sentenced to 15 years in prison following his conviction by a jury last month for raping a teenaged boy on three separate occasions back in 2019.
Minister of Health, Dr Frank Anthony on Monday urged Regional Health Officers (RHOs) to be more proactive and to raise awareness of diseases.
On Monday morning, Rupununi farmer Darrel Williams was sentenced to 12 years behind bars for the 2019 Christmas Day stabbing death of a Brazilian farmer Elvis Aulicio at Moco Moco Village, Central Rupununi.
Opposition Chief Whip Christopher Jones has maintained that notwithstanding several of his colleagues being slated to speak on what has become the controversial passage of the Natural Resource Fund (NRF) Bill last year, they were never allowed by House Speaker Manzoor Nadir.
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – Trinidad and Tobago captain Nicholas Pooran finally tasted form in gathering his first half-century of the Super50 campaign, as he helped guide his side to a six-wicket win over Guyana Harpy Eagles here yesterday.
President Irfaan Ali says the forest partnership between Guyana and the European Union (EU) underlines the strong commitment to continuing the innovative programme on climate, the environment and forests.
Arinze Chance, the national indoor 400m record holder and University of South Carolina standout landed the endorsement of local sports equipment and apparel giant, MVP Sports over the weekend.
A man was yesterday arraigned in the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court on a charge of having forged United States currency.
SYDNEY, (Reuters) – Pakistan will continue their rollercoaster ride at the Twenty20 World Cup into the final after beating New Zealand by seven wickets in front of a raucous crowd largely made up of their compatriots at the Sydney Cricket Ground yesterday.
Acting Commissioner of Police Clifton Hicken yesterday received a courtesy call from Henri-Sylvain Yakara, Head of the National Office, United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) in Guyana.
ST JOHN’S, Antigua – West Indies cricket legend Shivnarine Chanderpaul was announced as one of the new members of International Cricket Council’s (ICC) Hall of Fame on Tuesday afternoon in Australia (Monday night Caribbean Time). He
A Corriverton family yesterday laid their loved one to rest after he succumbed to injuries sustained during an accident three Saturdays ago along the Number 75 Village, Corentyne Public Road.
Dear Editor, In response to the letter from the Registrar of the Supreme Court in the November 4th edition of Stabroek News the aggrieved members of the public relied on the information provided by the Legal Practitioners Committee (LPC) Office that the Committee had not been constituted.
NORTH SOUND, Antigua, CMC – Left-arm spinners Dennis Bulli and Jeavor Royal combined to ruin Barbados Pride and lay the foundation for Jamaica Scorpions’ comfortable five-wicket victory in the Super50 Cup here Tuesday.
Minister of Natural Resources Vickram Bharrat, who is currently leading Guyana’s delegation to COP27 in Sharm el Sheikh, Egypt, has met with British Minister Lord Zac Goldsmith where they discussed the expansion of trade in sustainable forest products.
Dear Editor, I have taken notice of the headlines in KN of November 6, 2022, “Guyanese Still in the Dark—-: As another Foreign Company boasts of gold fever in Guyana.”
SYDNEY, (Reuters) – New Zealand skipper Kane Williamson was frustrated by his team’s sub-par performance as their Twenty20 World Cup dream ended with defeat to Pakistan in yesterday’s semi-final.
Specialists in Sustained Youth Development and Research (SSYDR) Inc. and Republic Bank (Guyana) Ltd.
HAVANA, (Reuters) – A U.S. government delegation met Cuban officials in Havana yesterday to discuss Washington’s concerns about irregular migration from the island, marking the highest-level known U.S.
MELBOURNE, (Reuters) – England’s bowlers have helped cover for their batting team mates’ patchy Twenty20 World Cup and will now face their biggest test against the firepower of India in today’s semi-final.
Dear Editor, I hate hypocrisy and I really don’t care who the perpetrator is.
(Reuters) – Meta Platforms Inc META.O said yesterday it would cut more than 11,000 jobs, or 13% of its workforce, in one of the year’s biggest layoffs as the Facebook parent battles soaring costs from its push into the metaverse amid a weak advertising market.
Squatters at Charity in Region Two will soon be in receipt of their land titles, according to a release from the Central Housing and Planning Authority (CHPA).
The Guyana Amateur Basketball Federation (GABF) has shortlisted a male and a female squad from an initial provisional list of players for the upcoming Inter Guiana Games (IGG) Championships, to be staged on local shores from November 25th-27th at various venues.
Dear Editor, The Catchment District was Prashad Nagar, the scheduled distribution date October 31, at the Prashad Nagar Mosque – one block from the residence of this shut-in pensioner, who had been fortunate to have someone deliver a letter from him, along with current pension book for identification, explaining his non-attendance at the distribution service.
The Guyana Police Force yesterday said that it has arrested a 22-year-old man after he was found with both the keys and a car that was reportedly stolen from an auto body workshop at Grove, East Bank Demerara (EBD).
ANKARA, (Reuters) – Turkey jailed a bakery union head for “publicly insulting the Turkish nation” yesterday, state media reported, after he said society’s “stupid” fondness for bread explained why it had elected President Tayyip Erdogan’s governments for two decades.
Dear Editor, It is an uncomfortable truth that the ‘haves’ view the ‘have nots’ with a socially conditioned disdain – not a Guyanese thing but a human reality.
Brandon Ingram returned from a four-game absence caused by a concussion to score a game-high 26 points as the host New Orleans Pelicans held off the short-handed Golden State Warriors 114-105 on Friday night.
ALPHARETTA, Ga./PHOENIX, Ariz., (Reuters) – U.S. Senate control hung in the balance while Republicans edged closer to securing a majority in the House of Representatives yesterday, a day after Democrats outperformed expectations and avoided a Republican “red wave” in midterm elections.
Tenders were opened on Tuesday at the National Procurement and Tender Administrative Board (NPTAB) for the construction of a ‘One Stop’ Justice Centre at Lusignan for the Ministry of Legal Affairs.
MIAMI, (Reuters) – Tropical Storm Nicole reached hurricane force as it plowed into The Bahamas yesterday, lashing the Caribbean archipelago nation with howling winds and raging surf while churning ever closer to Florida’s Atlantic shoreline.
NEW YORK, (Reuters) – The Brooklyn Nets named longtime assistant Jacque Vaughn their new head coach yesterday, amid a turbulent moment in the franchise’s history.
Dear Editor, Cricket fans-and real people-will want to see and hear a cricketing icon opine on the current state of the team formerly known as the West Indies Cricket.
SAN SALVADOR, (Reuters) – China and El Salvador will begin free trade talks, the Chinese ambassador to the country and Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele said during an event in El Salvador yesterday.
Although they contested the March 2020 elections, executive member of the United Republican Party (URP), Rawle Aaron said he was prohibited from entering polling stations on elections day and was forced to view polling statements after they were placed outside following counting.
KYIV, (Reuters) – Moscow ordered troops to withdraw from near the strategic southern Ukrainian city of Kherson in a major setback as a top U.S.
Amid the twin troubles of climate change and food insecurity is the predicament of the ongoing degradation of arable land.
In furtherance of the government’s electoral reform agenda, Attorney General and Minister of Legal Affairs, Anil Nandlall on Monday tabled proposed amendments to the Representation of the People Act (RoPA) and the National Registration Act (NRA) in the National Assembly.
We have a credibility problem all of us: We’re talking and we’re starting to act, but we’re not doing enough.
SHARM EL-SHEIKH, Egypt, (Reuters) – Finance took centre stage at the COP27 climate talks yesterday, with U.N.
By Shashi Tharoor NEW DELHI – Rishi Sunak’s ascent to the pinnacle of British politics has sparked celebrations across India.
YAOUNDE, (Reuters) – Cameroon drew 1-1 with Jamaica yesterday in a friendly organised to allow home fans to bid farewell to the World Cup-bound team, although they picked only one player likely to be in the squad in Qatar.
Dear Editor, Guyanese do not really have a choice in who they vote for.
MEXICO CITY/WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – Mexico has nominated Mexican central bank board member Gerardo Esquivel for the presidency of the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), four people familiar with the matter said yesterday.
