Daily Archive: Saturday, January 14, 2023

BEIJING,  (Reuters) – China said today nearly 60,000 people with COVID-19 had died in hospital since it abandoned its zero-COVID policy last month, a huge increase from previously reported figures that follows global criticism of the country’s coronavirus data.

Police are probing a fatal incident which occurred at about 5 am today on the Foulis Access Road, East Coast Demerara involving motor van GJJ 9493 (which is not in working order) and motorcycle CK 648 owned and driven by Jevon Chappell, a 22-year-old of Section ‘D’ Non Pariel, East Coast Demerara.

Two prisoners — Ryan Wilson called ‘Pepsi’, a 28-year-old of Lot 69 Vergenoegen, East Bank Essequibo (in custody for indecent assault) and Shamar Singh, a 22-year-old of Hague, West Coast Demerara (in custody for the offence of Simple Larceny and possession of Narcotics), escaped yesterday afternoon when they kicked open the door of the prison van that was transporting them to the Lusignan Prison.

BRASILIA,  (Reuters) – Brazil’s Supreme Court agreed yesterday to open an investigation into former President Jair Bolsonaro for allegedly encouraging anti-democratic protests that ended in the storming of government buildings by his supporters in Brasilia.

Police are investigating a fatal accident which occurred yesterday at about 18:10 hrs on New Road Vreed-en-Hoop, West Coast Demerara involving minibus #BAB 1624 driven by Claude Pilgrim, a 40-year-old of Vergenoegen, East Bank Essequibo and pedestrian Linden Johnson (now deceased), a 55-year-old of Lot F-D New Road Vreed-en-Hoop.

WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – President Joe Biden told Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida yesterday the United States was “fully, thoroughly, completely” committed to Japan’s defense and praised Tokyo’s security build up, saying the nations had never been closer.

The PPP/C Government has invested $865m to construct concrete roads on the Essequibo River island of Leguan.

Investigators attached to the Guyana Fire Service (GFS) were up to yesterday working to determine the cause of Thursday afternoon’s fire at the Christ Church Secondary School which has left more than 500 students displaced.

Minister of Public Works, Juan Edghill yesterday terminated the contract for the El Dorado road located after Moleson Creek, Corentyne  after the contractor, N&S General Engineering Contracting Services failed to start the project after receiving funds for mobilisation some eight months ago.

The Ministry of Health yesterday said  that as of January 12th, 2023, two more persons who tested positive for the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) have died.

Farmers from Baracara and other communities along the Canje Creek in Region Six say they are satisfied with the government’s response to their concerns but want soil tests and fertilisers to help increase their output.

President Irfaan Ali is mulling the acquisition of materiel from India as part of an effort to upgrade and modernise the Guyana Defence Force (GDF).

Sian James had his $15m mortgage paid off by Republic Bank (Guyana) Limited after winning a contest launched by the institution.

The Guyana Manufacturing and Services Association (GMSA) and NBR Cooling Systems Pvt Ltd.

Guyana Harpy Eagles head coach, Ryan Hercules, is encouraging the young players to utilize their opportunities in the upcoming two practice matches to show the selectors their potential and knock on the door for spots in the side.

Courts Guyana Incorporated fulfilled its initial promise to donate electronic tablets to the eventual winner of the 2022 Pee Wee Boys u11 Football Championship by presenting the devices on Thursday to the victorious Enterprise Primary.

The Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA)  yesterday again warned members of the public against the falsification of documents and/or attempts at colluding with anyone, including GRA officers, to defraud the Authority in the course of completing a transaction.

Guyana Invest (G-Invest)  and Invest India, (the National Promotion Agency of India) have agreed to build cooperation by signing a memorandum of understanding (MoU).

The Guyana Motor Racing and Sports Club (GMR&SC) will continue to be led by Mahendra ‘Raj’ Boodhoo over the course of the next year following his re-election earlier this week at the GT Motorsports Hall, Thomas Lands and Albert Street location.

Over 500 Christ Church Secondary students displaced by Thursday’s fire will take part in online classes until an appropriate facility can be found to house them.

Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Cricket West Indies, Johnny Grave is confident that the body has seen a financially solid 2022 despite rumors of them being broke.

WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said yesterday the United States will likely hit the $31.4 trillion statutory debt limit on Jan.

Dear Editor, I was stunned to read the news article: “Immediate Expulsion for Children whose Parents Abuse Teachers” in the January 13th, 2023, issue of the Guyana Chronicle, especially as this proclamation managed to make it from the Chief Education Officer, past the Minster of Education, and the Editor of the state newspaper.

The Vreed-en-Hoop Shore Base Inc (VEHSI) has begun installing the quay wall structure on its artificial island in the Demerara River.

JERUSALEM, (Reuters) – Israeli Prime Benjamin Netanyahu defended yesterday a proposed shakeup of the judiciary but also indicated changes could be made to draft legislation that critics say would damage democracy and the independence of courts.

Dear Editor, I write now to further the debate on the funding of the Wales natural gas pipeline, in particular whether funding a Government of Guyana stake in it from cost oil is constitutional.

(Reuters) – Scottish first minister Nicola Sturgeon is preparing to row back on her plan to make the next general election in 2024 a “de facto referendum” on Scottish independence, The Times reported on Saturday.

The Ministry of Tourism, Industry and Commerce held an awards ceremony yesterday at the Arthur Chung Conference Centre to honour the winners of its video village competition, a release from the Department of Public Information (DPI) stated yesterday.

Two women and a man have been arrested after a firearm and a quantity of cannabis was discovered by the police at their Crane home.

Dear Editor, For the last few months, IDPADA-G and things African Guyanese have been in the headlines.

(Reuters) – U.S. drugmaker Pfizer Inc PFE.N and German partner BioNTech’s BNTX.O

LIMA, (Reuters) – Peru’s attorney general has launched 11 inquiries to identify those responsible for more than three dozen mostly civilian deaths during some of the country’s most violent social protests in years, her office said yesterday, as some of the president’s top Cabinet members announced their resignation.

Dear Editor Black people in Guyana for decades have been taken for granted by their political leaders.

(Trinidad Express) A taxi-driver standing near the corner of St John’s Road and the Eastern Main Road, St Augustine near Scotia Bank was shot and killed in full view of commuters and bank customers yesterday.

A Pomeroon woman is nursing injuries after two boats collided at Moruca in the northwest.

Dear Editor, Now I am seeing in the news that Ms.

The Region Two Mashramani committee yesterday officially unveiled its calendar of activities in observance of Guyana’s 53rd year of republican status.

LONDON,  (Reuters) – The British government’s funding of up to $1.15 billion for a liquefied natural gas (LNG) project in Mozambique is lawful, a London court ruled yesterday, dismissing an appeal by Friends of the Earth.

(Reuters) – Canada yesterday sanctioned a former Haitian lawmaker and an associate of a Haitian ex-president for reputedly protecting armed gangs and enabling illegal activities including drug trafficking, Ottawa’s foreign minister said.

By Michael Marder VITORIA-GASTEIZ – Russian President Vladimir Putin has long regarded the collapse of the Soviet Union as a “geopolitical catastrophe.”

(Reuters) – Indian captain Rohit Sharma and batsman Virat Kohli will play in a one-day international (ODI) series against New Zealand this month but will not feature in the following Twenty20 series, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) said yesterday.

A country where the scales are balanced, and therefore all are treated with respect – can we say that we live there?

MEXICO CITY, (Reuters) – FIFA sanctioned the Mexican Football Federation (FMF) for the offensive chants the country’s fans made during their matches at last year’s World Cup by ordering it to play a game behind closed doors and fined it 100,000 Swiss francs ($108,000).

CAPE TOWN, South Africa, CMC – West Indies all-rounders Kyle Mayers and Keemo Paul struck cameos at opposite ends of the innings to seal a tricky run chase for Durban Super Giants in a five-wicket win over MI Cape Town here yesterday.

(Reuters) – Glenn Phillips smashed a quickfire half century to guide New Zealand to a two-wicket victory over Pakistan in the third one-day international in Karachi yesterday and clinch the series 2-1.

KABUL, (Reuters) – Afghan cricketers playing on a stony, snowy pitch in Kabul yesterday said they were disappointed they would not be able to see a highly anticipated series against Australia, who withdrew over concerns over women’s rights.

Dear Editor, Earlier testimony before the Commission of Inquiry into the March 2020 elections raised serious questions regarding the conduct of the Guyana Police.

MELBOURNE,  (Reuters) – Iga Swiatek is the strong favourite to land her fourth Grand Slam title at the Australian Open, but the picture is considerably less clear if the world number one fails to live up to her top seeding.

MELBOURNE, (Reuters) – Novak Djokovic resumes his Grand Slam title race with Rafa Nadal next week at the Australian Open, returning to what was his happiest hunting ground before the ugly controversy which led to his absence last year.

Luka Doncic delivered his 10th triple-double of the season with 35 points, 14 rebounds and 13 assists in a career-high 53 minutes and the visiting Dallas Mavericks escaped with a 119-115 double-overtime victory over the Los Angeles Lakers on Thursday.

CARACAS, (Reuters) – Venezuela’s economy expanded around 15% last year, President Nicolas Maduro said on Thursday during his annual state of the nation address, crediting the expansion to diversification of the largely oil-focused economy.

KAMPALA,  (Reuters) – Uganda has terminated its contract with Chinese firm China Harbour and Engineering Company Ltd (CHEC) to build a railway to the Kenyan border and is now considering a deal with a Turkish company, a senior official told Reuters yesterday.

Chrisann Duggan, a 29-year-old self-employed woman of Lot 173 Ogle Street, Triumph, East Coast Demerara, was yesterday charged with possession of a narcotic.

“I can’t explain the exact feeling, but the word overwhelming comes to mind, of the emotions that I felt when I got the selection call to the West Indies Women’s U19 team.”

It is not clear how genuinely concerned the administration is towards the plight of poor people and the daily stress they are under over the current cost of living crisis.