Daily Archive: Tuesday, November 22, 2022

The Commander of Regional Police Division #10, Hugh Winter, today said that the body of Leseton Baynes was found hanging in an abandoned house at Wismar, Linden earlier this morning.

NEW PROVIDENCE, Bahamas,  (Reuters) – Sam Bankman-Fried’s FTX, his parents and senior executives of the failed cryptocurrency exchange bought at least 19 properties worth nearly $121 million in the Bahamas over the past two years, official property records show.

The Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC) yesterday said that it intends to swiftly implement recommendations for action, if required, as a probe into the death of 45-year-old Shonnata Rowena Sawh got underway.

The World Bank Group on Wednesday announced a three-year debarment with conditional release of an individual consultant in connection with a corrupt practice as part of the Petroleum Governance and Management Project in Guyana. 

President Irfaan Ali yesterday announced that the government will double the earnings made by local artistes in the One Guyana Concert during this year’s Cricket Carnival at the National Stadium, Providence.

While stating that Guyana would remain its “eternal neighbour” and therefore “brotherly relations of friendship and cooperation,” must be maintained, Vene-zuela in the same vein is calling for the World Court to dismiss Georgetown’s application for validation of the 1899 Arbitral Award setting the boundaries between the two countries.

As the trial into the deadly piracy attack in 2018 continued yesterday, the High Court in Berbice  heard that one of the two accused had threatened revenge over the killing of his brother in Suriname.

Twenty-seven-year-old Dequan King who admitted in court to being a part of the 2021 Kitty gold heist and receiving $3 million from the proceeds was yesterday sentenced to two and a half years imprisonment.

The Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) has received submissions of symbols from prospective contestants in the upcoming Local Government Elec-tions (LGE) but it is still unknown whether any has been tendered by the opposition, A Partnership for National Unity (APNU).

DOHA, (Reuters) – England got their World Cup campaign off to a flying start as they rattled in the goals past a shell-shocked Iran and cruised to an impressive 6-2 Group B victory yesterday in a timely return to form for Gareth Southgate’s side.

The report by the inter-agency taskforce into the theft from a private jet at the Cheddi Jagan International Airport, Timehri last month was yesterday handed over to Minister of Public Works, Juan Edghill.

The Guyana Tourism Authority under the auspices of the Ministry of Tourism, Industry and Commerce  ‘All Sectors  One Tourism’ hosted the first of the six-region, Putt for Million$ contest in Region Five at the Blairmont Estate Ground Sunday.

It is being reported that eleven fishermen were tied up, robbed by pirates and left to drift in the Atlantic Ocean for three days in Barima-Waini region.

Dear Editor, On November 7, 2022 I penned a letter in which I made two fundamental points:-  1.

Three knockout wins in as many nights earned Patrick Harvey the coveted best boxer (elite) award when the curtain came down on the Lennox Blackmore Intermediate tournament Sunday night at the National Gymnasium.

The man who was discovered dead under the bridge of Schuler and Gomes Optical Services along Brickdam, Georgetown last Wednesday has been identified as Abdool Shaheed Khan, 77, of 137 Best Road Squatting area, WBD.

Dear Editor, Let me ignore the bloat in AG Nandlall’s letter in SN 17 November (titled: ‘Names that are constitutionally authorised to be on the voters’ list can never be considered “bloat”) and put to rest his three points of relevance.

FIDE Master (FM) Anthony Drayton, Jessica Callender and Landon Mohabir were the top performers for Guyana at the Srefidensi Online International blitz tournament last weekend.

Shawn Castello, 35,  is wanted by the police in connection with sexual activity with a child.

Dear Editor, The focus on the economy without balancing it with the development of the people who will support and sustain nation-building is futile.

Decorated bodybuilder, Kerwin Clarke, placed fourth in his pro debut while his local counterpart, Rawle Green, won his Master’s class when the World Natural Bodybuilding Federation (WNBF) staged its World Championship on Sunday in Los Angeles, California, USA.

A Corentyne woman who had been reported as missing yesterday reached out to the police to state that she had not been abducted.

Dear Editor, I am puzzled and amazed by Dr. Tara Singh’s letter captioned, ‘The opposition cannot produce evidence to show that the existing voters’ list is deficient (SN 11/18/22).

Dear Editor, 1. President Ali has announced an increase of 8% on salaries retrospective to January 01, 2022 for: Public Servants, Teachers, Disciplined Services; Constitutional Office-Holders; Government Pensioners 2.

ST JOHN’S, Antigua, CMC – Less than seven months after being appointed as West Indies white ball captain, Nicholas Pooran has called it quits, saying the decision was in his best interest and that of the team.

Over 100 children and youth celebrated World Children’s Day (WCD) on Sunday at a special event at State House hosted by First Lady of Guyana, Arya Ali, in collaboration with UNICEF.

Dear Editor, So, Aubrey Norton, who aspires to lead Guyana as President, wants the Irfaan Ali-led PPP/C administration to abandon its national agenda.

DOHA, (Reuters) – Three-time World Cup finalists Netherlands returned to the biggest international stage after an eight-year absence, beating Senegal 2-0 yesterday in their Group A match with late goals from Cody Gakpo and substitute Davy Klaassen.

After a month of no new deaths, the Ministry of Health yesterday said that two men succumbed to the novel Coronavirus.

Dear Editor, I read in today’s Stabroek News, a letter titled “Mr.

A father of two was remanded to prison after he was charged with breaking into a sports bar and stealing beverages.

BEIJING, (Reuters) – Beijing shut parks and museums yesterday while more Chinese cities resumed mass testing for COVID-19, as China fights a fresh nationwide spike in cases that has deepened concerns about its economy.

Gareth Bale converted a penalty in the 82nd minute and Wales salvaged a 1-1 draw against the United States in both teams’ Group B opener at the 2022 FIFA World Cup yesterday in Doha, Qatar.

Dear Editor, For over thirty years, my stories for children were published in the Children’s page of the Mirror newspaper.

CANBERRA, Australia, CMC – West Indies Test captain Kraigg Brathwaite is expecting tougher competition in his side’s four-day match against Australia’s PM XI starting tomorrow which he believes will be good preparation for their two-match series against the hosts next week.

A Roxanne Burnham Gardens man was on Wednesday remanded to prison after being charged with illegal possession of a firearm and ammunition when he appeared at the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court.

KYIV,  (Reuters) – Ukrainians braced for a winter with little or no power in several areas including Kyiv where temperatures have already dropped below freezing as relentless Russian strikes crippled half of the country’s energy capacity.

CIANJUR, Indonesia,  (Reuters) – Indonesian rescue workers were racing today to reach people still trapped in rubble a day after an earthquake devastated a West Java town, killing at least 162 people and injuring hundreds, as officials warned the death toll may rise.

The Government of Canada has announc-ed a $15 million Canadian dollar contribution (equivalent to US$ 11.2 million) towards a Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) initiative to boost vaccine production capacities in Latin America and the Caribbean.

TURIN, Italy (Reuters) – Novak Djokovic said there is no “end zone” for his career after becoming the oldest ATP Finals champion on Sunday, matching Roger Federer’s record six wins at the season-ending tournament.

Dear Editor, U.S. Ambassador Sarah Ann Lynch ranks in the uppermost tier of the highest profile presences in Guyana.

A 33-year-old man was taken before a city magistrate on Wednesday and released on $100,000 bail after denying a drug trafficking charge.

HONG KONG, (Reuters) – Conservation group The Nature Conservancy’s vision for the future of coral protection involves speed boats, and a global army of snorkellers and divers deployed when tropical storms and hurricanes damage reefs.

Kevin Durant scored 20 of his 26 points in the second half and the host Brooklyn Nets pulled away in the fourth quarter for a 127-115 victory over the Memphis Grizzlies on Sunday night in Kyrie Irving’s return from a team-imposed suspension.

Dear Editor, Quite recently the AFC has been in the news about their departure from the APNU as well as not taking part in the Local Government Elections (LGE).

(Trinidad Guardian) Sixty-five-year-old Donald Sylvester has been charged with the murder of his 32-year-old son Nicholas Sylvester.

A homeless man was on Wednesday sentenced to nine months imprisonment after appearing in the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court and pleading guilty to a charge of simple larceny.

The Caribbean, it seems, among other developing and underdeveloped regions, can identify with at least one takeaway from the now concluded COP 27 Climate Change forum   which,  despite having drifted considerably into ‘overtime,’ failed to arrive at agreements commensurate with the sense of urgency associated with the extent of the global menace which climate change represents.