Articles published on Saturday, November 19, 2022
(Reuters) – Negotiators at the COP27 climate summit in Egypt neared a breakthrough deal today for a fund to help poor countries being ravaged by the impacts of global warming, but remained locked over how to reduce the greenhouse gas emissions driving them.
KYIV, (Reuters) – Britain’s new Prime Minister Rishi Sunak made his first visit to Kyiv today, pledging to continue the firm support for Ukraine that was a focus of his predecessors, and providing a new air defence package to help shoot down Russian drones.
Police in Regional Division #10 are investigating a report of an incident involving Elick Alexander, a 55-year-old boat captain of Silver City, Wismar, who was allegedly pushed overboard by two passengers who both appeared to be of unsound mind.
Police are probing a fatal accident which occurred around 01:15 hrs this morning on Le Ressouvenir Public Road, East Coast Demerara.
Carlos DaSilva called Carlos Rodrigues, a 27-year-old Venezuelan national and a miner who resides at Tuschen New Scheme, East Bank Essequibo, was arrested on 2022-11-15 and charged with the murder of Ravindra Alfred, which occurred on 13th November 2022 at Sand Hill Backdam.
Jamaal Abrams called ‘Gold Teeth’, a 29-year-old mason of Lot 1343 Westminster, West Bank Demerara (WBD) was arrested on 2022-11-15 and charged on 2022-11-18 with the offence of murder committed on Sherwayne Underwood, a 32-year-old construction worker of Parfait Harmonie, WBD.
Venezuela’s preliminary objections to Guyana’s application to the World Court for the validation of the 1899 arbitral award setting the boundaries between the two countries were on Friday dismissed as incoherent, legally misconceived and factually baseless.
With government unilaterally announcing wage increases for public servants for a third straight year in the absence of collective bargaining, the Guyana Public Service Union (GPSU) yesterday called the decision by the Irfaan Ali-led administration unconstitutional and discriminatory.
Justice Navindra Singh has denied behaving in an “irate or aggressive” manner towards the Queen’s College (QC) Vice Principal during a visit to the school and has requested that School’s Board of Governors review footage from a nearby security camera to determine the veracity of what occurred.
Former murder accused Matthew Munroe, who had been charged with the killing of schoolteacher Kescia Branche, has filed a multi-million dollar lawsuit against the state for damages over the four and a half years he was in custody without trial, contending that it violated his constitutional rights.
Fistic action in the Guyana Boxing Association (GBA) Lennox Blackmore Intermediate Tournament got underway last evening at the National Gymnasium.
With the Ministry of Health now seeing a slight uptick in COVID-19 cases, which includes admissions in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU), Minister of Health Frank Anthony is once again reminding the public that the virus is not over.
A titanic clash will decide the 2022 edition of the Courts Pee Wee Boys U11 Football Championships when two-time winners St.
The presentation of prizes for the recent 2022 ExxonMobil Football Championships took place yesterday at the Ministry of Education ground, Carifesta Avenue.
Government on Thursday signaled that it would be moving to close loopholes in the local content legislation as Minister of Natural Resources Vickram Bharrat said there would be zero tolerance for those seeking to abuse the country’s citizenship laws for profit.
NORTH SOUND, Antigua, CMC – Captain Rovman Powell hit a superb, composed unbeaten hundred as Jamaica Scorpions produced a record chase to stun Guyana Harpy Eagles by three wickets here late Friday and book their spot in the final of the Super50 Cup.
(Reuters) – Spain coach Luis Enrique has said that if his team cannot triumph at the World Cup in Qatar he would like to see Lionel Messi or Luis Suarez crowned with Argentina and Uruguay respectively.
Dear Editor, The Guyana Public Service Union (GPSU) notes the PPP/Civic Govern-ment’s announcement of an arbitrary and minuscule 8% increase in wages and salary for public service workers.
While saying that there is more capacity and skills available, Private Sector Commission Chairman Paul Cheong has called for more areas to be ring-fenced for Guyanese under the country’s local content law.
Dear Editor, Having read the Attorney-General`s (AG`s) response (“Names that are constitutionally authorized to be on the voters` list can never be considered ‘bloated’”), to the Opposition Leader`s and Lowe`s letters, on the so called “bloated list”, I feel compelled to expose the heavy weather that the AG is making of the word “bloated”, as he denies and ignores the essence of the matter about which Norton and Lowe are concerned.
Ramps Logistics Guyana has received a one-year extension of its contract to support the work of ExxonMobil Guyana, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Shaun Rampersaud has confirmed.
CANBERRA, Australia, CMC – Devon Thomas made a case for his long-awaited Test debut with a cracking unbeaten half-century for West Indies on day two of their three-day tour game against the Combined NSW/ACT XI here yesterday.
The Ms Exquisitely Conscious pageant returns to Berbice in grand style on Saturday, November 26 at the Berbice High School under the theme ‘Recover, Rekindle, Choose to Live.’
Dear Editor, There are those who acclaim ‘ethnic’ superiority; then others who equivocate about ‘equality’ (though differentiated), and further there is the official proclamation of ‘One Nation’, albeit of 10 Regions and six races.
Royce O’Neale capped his first career triple-double by converting the tiebreaking tip-in with 0.7 second remaining as the visiting Brooklyn Nets earned a 109-107 victory over the Portland Trail Blazers on Thursday.
The International Energy Conference and Expo Guyana 2023 (IECEG 2023) on Friday announced ExxonMobil Guyana as the premier sponsor of the second edition of the Conference and Expo.
SHARM EL-SHEIKH, Egypt, (Reuters) – Negotiators were poised to make a final push for a deal at the COP27 climate talks in Egypt today, as persistent disagreements over money forced the two-week talks into overtime.
LISBON, (Reuters) – Global police agency Interpol has issued an international arrest warrant for Angolan billionaire and daughter of the country’s former president Isabel dos Santos, Portugal’s Lusa news agency reported yesterday.
I want you to try this dish. I think you’ll like it.
Dear Editor, The few Government employees I chatted with reported a certain amount of disbelief when they heard the unilateral announcement by the Head of State of an 8% increase in salaries with a declaration of additional emoluments for the joint services which will be examined and improved shortly.
(Reuters) – The moment of truth for Qatar’s ability to organise the World Cup after years of failed overtures and criticism over labour rights and strict laws has come.
Members of the Rastafarian community yesterday marked the last day of protests outside of the Office of the President (OP) over the recently enacted law that removes custodial sentences for possession of less than 30 grammes of cannabis.
SEOUL, (Reuters) – North Korean leader Kim Jong Un pledged to counter U.S.
I left Guyana in 2008 for approximately four years to study in Wales.
Dear Editor, In my layperson reasoning, it is in reality a one percent increase to public servants over 2021’s seven percent.
The Guyana Agricultural and General Workers Union (GAWU) and the Berbice Bridge Company Inc (BBCI) on Wednesday concluded negotiations for the year that will see workers getting pay rises ranging from 9% to 15%.
QUITO, (Reuters) – Ecuador’s Shuar Arutam indigenous people said yesterday they will not allow mining on their territory, threatening a large copper mining operation in the Andean country, after a court ruled their rights to prior consultation were violated.
MELBOURNE, (Reuters) – Australia batsman Steve Smith has issued a warning to the West Indies and South Africa, saying he feels in the best form with the bat in six years.
Dear Editor, This point has been made by many over time, including yours truly but bears emphasis once again.
KYIV/KHERSON, Ukraine, (Reuters) – Russian missile strikes have crippled almost half of Ukraine’s energy system, the government said yesterday, and authorities in the capital Kyiv warned that the city could face a “complete shutdown” of the power grid as winter sets in.
The second annual CAP Designs & Slay fashion show will hit the stage of the Theatre Guild on December 11, offering ‘fashion with a difference’ under the theme BOLD 2.
LISBON, (Reuters) – Brazil’s Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva travelled from the COP27 summit in Egypt to Portugal yesterday to meet officials, showing that improving foreign ties and the country’s image abroad will be one of his top priorities as president.
(Reuters) – A law designed to makes horse racing safer by creating and enforcing national rules governing the use of drugs and the treatment of animals is “facially unconstitutional,” a federal appeals court in Louisiana ruled yesterday.
The Central Housing and Planning Authority (CH&PA) is verifying persons who have applied to benefit from the government’s cement and steel subsidies.
Citizens have doubled down on their pride in Guyanese-British actress Letitia Wright since the release of Black Panther: Wakanda Forever earlier this month in which she reprised the role Princess Shuri, which she had played in the original Black Panther.
WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – U.S. congressman Hakeem Jeffries yesterday formally launched a bid to become the Democratic leader in the House of Representatives, a day after Speaker Nancy Pelosi announced she was giving up her leadership role.
Dear Editor, Permit me to air my opinion on the announcement of the 8% increase for public servants.
QUITO, (Reuters) – At least 10 people were killed in violence at a prison in Ecuador’s capital Quito yesterday, the prisons agency said, after authorities moved two gang leaders to a maximum security facility.
Three Guyanese have been selected to travel to India to study under its Indian Technical and Economic Cooperation (ITEC) Scholarship programme.
(Reuters) – India’s Twenty20 series opener against New Zealand was washed out yesterday without a ball being bowled, following steady rain in Wellington.
Next weekend sport fishing fanatics will have the opportunity to immerse themselves in an adventure of a lifetime as they set out to catch river monsters from the Essequibo.
Ali pays tribute to veterans: President Irfaan Ali on Friday stressed the importance of honouring all those who have given great service to the country as part of the armed forces.
Even as the search continues for Germaine La Rose, the land surveyor that went missing in a boat mishap at Imbamadai Landing last Thursday, some family members believed he may have been a victim of foul play.
The streets of Georgetown must not be allowed to become some parking lot/warehouse/ container terminal for Big Business.
(Reuters) – The Indian cricket board (BCCI) responded to the national team’s defeat in the semi-finals of the Twenty20 World Cup in Australia last week by sacking their senior selection committee yesterday.
MEXICO CITY, (Reuters) – A Mexican court has authorized the United States to seize drug lord Rafael Caro Quintero’s assets in Mexico, the U.S.
ACCRA, (Reuters) – Ghana’s finance minister Ken Ofori-Atta said yesterday he was “truly sorry” for the country’s economic hardship but defended himself against accusations by lawmakers that he is unfit for the job.
Dear Editor, I sympathise with a nation that does not value poetry in its cultural outreach.
