Daily Archive: Tuesday, November 29, 2022

CARACAS,  (Reuters) – Venezuela’s socialist President Nicolas Maduro will enter upcoming talks with the South American country’s opposition in a strengthened position that could be bolstered further by a deal to release more than $3 billion in humanitarian funds, analysts said.

The Ministry of Home Affairs today announced that the Christmas Day holiday will be observed on December 26th.

BUCHAREST, (Reuters) – NATO allies today said they would help Ukraine repair energy infrastructure heavily damaged by Moscow’s shelling, in what the alliance’s head said was Russia using the cold weather as “a weapon of war”.

A Guyanese home health aide in the US has been jailed for 57 months for stealing savings bonds from an elderly woman.

BEIJING, (Reuters) – Chinese authorities have begun inquiries into some of the people who gathered at weekend protests against COVID-19 curbs, people who were at the Beijing demonstrations told Reuters, as police remained out in numbers on the city’s streets.

NEW DELHI,  (Reuters) – Moscow has sent India a list of more than 500 products for potential delivery including parts for cars, aircraft and trains, four sources familiar with the matter said, as sanctions squeeze Russia’s ability to keep vital industries running.

(Trinidad Guardian) Dopson’s Roti Shop on Maraval Road in Newtown will remain closed until further notice following the murder of owner Jason “Dobby” Dopson.

Canadian High Commissioner to Guyana, Mark Berman last night disclosed that discussions for visa-free travel for Guyanese to Canada have been taking place.

Early childhood education got a major boost yesterday with the launching of a  Centre of Excellence at the University of Guyana, Turkeyen Campus worth $161m.

Dear Editor, In reference to your editorial of November 27, 2022, Ambassador Lynch alluded to the ethnic division and other problems.

The Commissioners inquiring into the events surrounding the March 2, 2020 general elections yesterday visited the District Four office where many irregularities were said to have been spawned and they also inspected the room in which the GECOM chair was found locked away with a senior election officer and others at a crucial point in the proceedings.

Dear Editor, We live with so much fear and willingness to compromise on fundamental principles, instead of living with the purpose to improve the lives of the marginalized, so that when we leave this existence on earth, our time here would be reflected on as a legacy of good deeds.

Hemraj Bramdeo who was set to face trial for the 2016 murder of Wales Estate labourer, Dellon Bradford, is now awaiting sentencing after pleading to the lesser offence of manslaughter.

Dear Editor, Devanand Bhagwan writes that “I’ve been in Guyana for several weeks, and it’s been a joy to indulge in ole-time get-togethers with Guyanese of all stripes and colours.

Powered by ace swimming twins Paul and Patrice Mahaica’s seven gold medals, North Georgetown (District 11) once again swam away with the spoils of the Swimming Championships of this year’s ‘Nationals’ With the heroics of other swimmers like Tzdeq Sekhel and Vladimir Woodroffe, who also made big splashes and the Mahaica twins medal haul at the National Aquatic Centre, District 11 emphatically retained the coveted title yesterday, tallying 418 points.

A fire of unknown origin yesterday gutted the Z Mohammed and Sons Trading bond at Happy Acres on the  East Coast Demerara and up to press time fire-fighters were still putting out small blazes that erupted.

PERTH, Australia, CMC – As West Indies go up against an experienced Australia side in the first Test that forms part of a two-match ICC World Test Championship series, all-rounder Jason Holder says bowlers will have to be patient and make the hosts work for their runs.

A Bushlot, West Coast Berbice woman was yesterday fatally stabbed during a  robbery at her house reportedly by two bandits who entered through the kitchen door which had been left open.

Dear Editor, As I prepare to write another letter about the extreme discomfort experienced on the night of November 26, 2022 due to an event being held on the parking lot of Movie Towne, I pause to ponder what will be the outcome?

Dear Editor, In light of growing complaints about teachers severely beating children in schools, Education Minister Priya Manickchand has said she believes it is time that Guyana decides on a definitive position when it comes to corporal punishment in schools.

In another sign of growing Western interest in how Guyana intends to utilise its oil revenues, Finance Minister Dr Ashni Singh yesterday explained to a visiting British Government team that the country is aiming to lay a path towards agriculture, transport infrastructure and other areas.

PERTH, Australia, CMC – Cricket West Indies (CWI) said yesterday that the West Indies team will continue to take a knee during the two-match Test Series in Australia and will also wear the Black Lives Matter logo on their playing shirts.

Dear Editor, We are killing our women.  Guyanese men are killing the women they once loved. 

Commissioner of Police Clifton Hicken met yesterday with Traffic Ranks of Police Regional Divisions 4 ‘A’ and 4 ‘C’ during which he reminded them of the importance of maintaining professionalism at all times and he signalled zero tolerance for attacks on them.

Telecommunications company, Digicel, is welcoming new customers by rewarding them with more data for the next three months.

Dear Editor, I am responding with a tale to the attorney general’s letter published in Stabroek News on November 25, 2022.

Dear Editor, Clearly, the historical madness of “Black Friday” has hit Guyana.

Owing to a number of issues which have arisen, the hearing in the appeal filed by Vikash Ramkissoon and Sarah Browne, who are challenging the annulment of their appointments as Parliamentary Secretaries; has been deferred until those issues are resolved.

The Mayor and City Council, along with its engineering team and the National Drainage and Irrigation Authority [NDIA] are working to replace the bottom half of the Cowan Street sluice door which broke during last Friday night’s high tide.

Dear Editor, I have read with interest that the PPP/C Government will be hosting its second Oil and Gas Conference in February 2023.

(Trinidad Guardian) The brutal stabbing of 68-year-old Patsy Ramcharan by a close female relative has left her relatives heartbroken and confused.

(Reuters) – Cryptocurrency lender BlockFi has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, it said yesterday, the latest industry casualty after the firm was hurt by exposure to the spectacular collapse of the FTX exchange earlier this month.

Mohamed Esuph, 45-years-old and Latchmine Singh 48-years-old,  a seamstress of Lot 430 Hope Lowland East Coast Demerara, were charged with the offence of Possession of Narcotics for the purpose of Trafficking on Monday.

Dear Editor, I have wanted to comment on three events that are of the recent past but are still unresolved.

(Trinidad Guardian) The T&T Chamber of Industry and Commerce (TTCIC) has called on the Government to act swiftly to address perennial flooding.

KYIV/BUCHAREST, (Reuters) – The United States will announce new aid today to help Ukraine restore electricity as its people faced another week of brutal cold and darkness after Russian strikes on its power grid caused rolling blackouts.

Dear Editor The Ministry of Sports under Minister Charles Ramson has taken away the Mackenzie Sports Club from the People of Mackenzie, Linden.

In a follow up on the status of the case file on the arrest of an attorney by a Special Organised Crime Unit [SOCU] officer, Communications Officer Liz Rahaman yesterday said the file is still under review by Director of Public Prosecutions [DPP] Shalimar Ali-Hack, SC. 

AL ARRAYN, Qatar, (Reuters) – Ghana survived a furious late siege of their goal to revive their World Cup chances in a dramatic Group H clash yesterday, holding off South Korea to secure a 3-2 victory that was greeted with as much relief as it was celebration.

PERTH, – Australia’s summer of cricket starts in earnest tomorrow as the top-ranked test side begin a two-match series against West Indies, albeit amid little fanfare after three months of continuous white-ball matches across the country.

(Reuters) – England coach Brendon McCullum said Rehan Ahmed has a fantastic opportunity to showcase his talent on the three-test series in Pakistan and has no doubts the 18-year-old has the confidence and ability to overcome the challenges he will face on tour.

BEIJING, (Reuters) – The rare street protests that erupted in cities across China over the weekend were a referendum against President Xi Jinping’s zero-COVID policy and the strongest public defiance during his political career, China analysts said.

LUSAIL, Qatar, (Reuters) – A second half brace from Bruno Fernandes sent Portugal through to the last 16 of the World Cup yesterday to join France and Brazil after a 2-0 win over a lacklustre Uruguay.

(Reuters) – Maharashtra batsman Ruturaj Gaikwad wrote his name in the record books by hammering seven sixes in an over – a first in List A cricket – in a Vijay Hazare Trophy match against Uttar Pradesh in Ahmedabad yesterday.

(Cricket Australia) Having terrorised Australia’s batters as a net bowler on the other side of the world six years ago, speedster Alzarri Joseph has been backed to do the same in the middle of Perth Stadium in his first Test campaign down under.

AL WAKRAH, Qatar, (Reuters) – Cameroon striker Vincent Aboubakar came off the bench to score one goal and set up another as the Indomitable Lions rescued a vital point in a 3-3 draw with Serbia yesterday that ended a run of eight successive World Cup losses for the African side.

Ivica Zubac scored 31 points and grabbed 29 rebounds, the most for a Clipper in a single game in more than 34 years, as host Los Angeles cruised past the Indiana Pacers 114-100 on Sunday.

DOHA, (Reuters) – Doha’s Stadium 974 thrummed to the samba beat last night as Brazilian fans brought Latin American swagger to this patch of Qatar and Casemiro fired Brazil into the knockout stages of the 2022 World Cup finals with a 1-0 victory over Switzerland.

Dear Editor, It is heartbreaking in this sixteen days of activism of violence against women and girls that two aged women met their demise, under different circumstances, in two days.

LONDON – The World Bank is on the cusp of a major transformation.

A week ago, the twenty-seventh UN conference on climate change (COP27) ended.

WASHINGTON,  (Reuters) – The international community should send a strike force to Haiti to confront gangs even though police have ended a blockade of a fuel terminal that caused a humanitarian crisis, Haiti’s ambassador to the United States said yesterday.

There has never been a time in our post-independence history when we have ever been able to seriously embrace the slogan ‘Sport as a Nation Builder.’

Tenders were opened on Tuesday at the National Procurement and Tender Administration Board (NPTAB) for the Ministry of Home Affairs for various facilities for the Guyana Police Force.