Daily Archive: Wednesday, November 16, 2022

More than 25 private sector leaders from across Louisiana and the United States have connected with business leaders and government officials in Guyana, a statement yesterday from the US Embassy said.

A Guyanese citizen was arraigned today on drug conspiracy charges in Newark, New Jersey after being deported from the Dominican Republic,  according to the U.S.

WARSAW, (Reuters) – A missile that hit Poland was probably a stray fired by Ukraine’s air defences and not a Russian strike, Poland and NATO said today, easing global concern that the war in Ukraine could spill across the border.

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla., (Reuters) – NASA’s next-generation rocketship was on course today for a crewless voyage around the moon and back, launched from Florida on its debut flight half a century after the final lunar mission of the Apollo era.

LONDON, (Reuters) – British Deputy Prime Minister Dominic Raab said today he has requested an independent investigation into two formal complaints about his behaviour, the latest case of alleged bullying to put pressure on Prime Minister Rishi Sunak.

(Trinidad Express) A man has died at work at the Mayo facility of Trinidad Cement Ltd (TCL).

(Trinidad Guardian) Three Chinese businessmen have been freed of money laundering charges due to the failure of the police to properly investigate the source of the hundreds of thousands of dollars in cash they were found in possession of.

The Canadian High Com-mission yesterday launch-ed a Cdn$2.9m ($456.5m) mental health project targeting over 67,000 vulnerable Guyanese over a five-year period.

The High Court has allowed the owner of the Panama-registered ship which collided with the Demerara Harbour Bridge (DHB) last month to lodge the sum of $245.5m as limited liability compared to the more than $1b being sought by the bridge company and the vessel has now left Guyana’s waters.

Leader of the Opposition and Chairman of A Part-nership For National Unity (APNU), Aubrey Norton has hinted at his party’s likely participation in the upcoming Local Government Elections (LGE) vowing to prevent the government from attempting to “dominate and control this entire society.”

The husband of maternity patient, Nadira Tulsie, of 41 Miss Phoebe, Port Mourant, Corentyne, who died at around 9 pm last Saturday, is seeking answers as to why his wife was transferred to the COVID-19 hospital in Georgetown as she was fully vaccinated and did not show any signs of the virus.

Investigations are ongoing into the death of a 37 year-old miner of First Street, Kaneville Squatting area, East Bank Demerara, whose body was discovered at Sand Hill Backdam, Cuyuni River with injuries about his body.

St. John’s, Antigua – The stage is set for the business end of the CG United Super 50 Cup and finals week in Antigua.

Embattled president of the Guyana Chess federation (GCF) Frankie Farley has been elected a member of FIDE’s Global Strategy Commission.

As he had vowed unless issued an apology, co-founder of the International Decade for People of African Descent Assembly-Guyana (IDPADA-G), Vincent Alexander, has filed a more than $150 million suit against Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo, who he says has defamed him.

A 32-year-old man of La Parfait Harmonie, West Bank Demerara (WBD), Sherwayne Underwood was fatally stabbed at around 3 am yesterday during a fight with another man.

Sri Lanka U19 female team defeated their West Indian counterparts by six wickets yesterday in the third match of their quadrangular T20 series in India.

As the Christmas season approaches, the Guyana Police Force (GPF) has promised to heighten its presence throughout the streets of Georgetown and across the other regions in the country with 24-hour security as it yesterday unfolded its annual Christmas Policing Posture (CPP) which has been divided into fifteen sectors.

SYDNEY, Australia, CMC – Former West Indies captain Shivnarine Chanderpaul believes some regional players are more interested in making money from the sport wherever they can than on representing the Caribbean.

Minister of Education Priya Manickchand says that the St George’s High School which was destroyed by fire in July this year is to be rebuilt at the same location.

Dear Editor, The Government-led clean-up campaigns are quite admirable. It’s good to see the President, George-town Mayor and Government officials being able to mobilise folks to go out and do cleaning of drains, weeding, removal of abandoned vehicles, etc.

Bam Adebayo scored 14 of his season-high 30 points in the fourth quarter, helping the host Miami Heat rally to a 113-112 win over the Phoenix Suns on Monday night.

Orin Jerrick was yesterday handed a 10-year sentence for the 2014 killing of Plaisance minibus driver, Gavin Fiffee; but will serve only the next two years, following deductions for the eight years he had been on remand.

Welder Troy Jones called “Curry” has been discharged of an allegation which had been leveled against him for raping a woman who says that she no longer wants to proceed with the matter against him.

Dear Editor, I am writing to you out of anger and frustration.

TURIN, Italy, (Reuters) – Rafa Nadal was eliminated from the ATP Finals as Casper Ruud beat American Taylor Fritz in their round-robin match in Turin yesterday, which also guaranteed that teenager Carlos Alcaraz would end the year as world number one.

WARSAW, (Reuters) – Poland is likely to request consultations under NATO’s Article 4 after a missile, reportedly Russian-made, struck Polish territory near the border with Ukraine, and raise the issue at a U.N.

WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – A U.S. judge yesterday ruled a pandemic-era order used to expel hundreds of thousands of migrants to Mexico was unlawful, a decision that could have major implications for U.S.

Dear Editor, Anil Nandlall, in his Tuesday’s letter in SN supporting bloated-list denialism, showed that he has not been closely following the debate on the issue.

(The Cricketer) West Indies great Carl Hooper has joined Adelaide Strikers as an assistant coach for the upcoming Big Bash.

Digicel yesterday launched its Christmas promotion “PICK AND WIN” and handset sale.

PALM BEACH, Fla.,  (Reuters) – Donald Trump, who has mounted relentless attacks on the integrity of U.S.

Dear Editor, Many thanks for your Sunday editorial on residential areas.

HAVANA, (Reuters) – Cuba and the United States are making progress in talks aimed at curbing a migration crisis that saw a record number of Cubans arrive at the U.S.

GEORGETOWN, Guyana, CMC – Guyana and Trinidad will next month take part in a bilateral Regional Under-13 Tournament that Guyana Cricket Board (GCB) president Bissoondyal Singh said is another significant step in youth cricket development.

Demerara Fire and General Insurance Limited marked its 30th anniversary with a celebration at the Marriott Hotel, Georgetown on November 4th. 

LAGOS,  (Reuters) – Nigeria has approved the construction of a 1,650 megawatt (MW) hydropower plant at a cost of $3 billion, making it one of the single biggest power projects in the country, the vice president’s spokesperson said yesterday.

Dear Editor, SN’s Business Editorial of November 11, is a somewhat constricted submission on the historicity of Vocational Education and Training since British Guiana, which in fact began at: i) the Canadian-owned Demerara Bauxite Company (up the River); followed by ii) Bookers Sugar Estates, on the coastland, initially a five year programme certified by City & Guilds of London, England.

The 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar kicks off on Sunday when the host nation plays Ecuador in Group A.

The Ministry of Health yesterday said that it had recorded 17 new cases of COVID-19 after 304 tests were done.

Dear Editor, Reference is made to your news report (Nov 13) with caption “Guyana has world’s biggest diaspora – Forbes report”. 

(Reuters) – Financial regulators in the Bahamas on Monday appointed liquidators to run FTX’s unit in the country, just days after authorities said they were looking for any “criminal misconduct” by the collapsed crypto exchange.

(Jamaica Gleaner) With a six per cent increase in murders as at November 13 this year, the Andrew Holness-led administration has declared states of public emergency (SOEs) in seven parishes to cauterise the bloodletting across the country that has claimed at least 1,360 lives to date. 

Last week Tuesday, prior to the start of the first semifinal of the 2022 ICC T20 World Cup, at the Sydney Cricket Ground, Australia, three new members were inducted to the ICC Hall of Fame: former West Indian Test batsman Shivnarine Chanderpaul, former England Women’s Cap-tain, Charlotte Edwards and the late Pakistan Test leg spinner Abdul Qadir, the 107th, 108th, and 109th inductees, respectively.

(NSW) A selection of NSW and ACT’s rising talents have been called up to face a touring West Indies test side in a 3-day fixture at Canberra’s EPC Solar Park, commencing tomorrow.

By Ilona Szabó RIO DE JANEIRO – Former Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva’s victory over incumbent Jair Bolsonaro sends a powerful message to the rest of the world.

The two men accused of being responsible for the 2018 pirate attack which left at least four fishermen dead and several missing and presumed dead are now on trial in the High Court. 

GUATEMALA CITY,  (Reuters) – A well-known anti-corruption judge in Guatemala resigned yesterday after accusing the judiciary of mismanagement, the latest in a string of resignations that critics blame on President Alejandro Giam-mattei’s efforts to consolidate power.