Daily Archive: Tuesday, January 17, 2023

Students from the Christ Church Secondary School which was devastated by a fire last Thursday are expected to return to face-to-face class sessions next Monday at the Cyril Potter College of Education (CPCE), Turkeyen.

An elderly Yakusari, Black Bush Polder, Corentyne man and his wife were this morning found murdered in their house.

Boasting that it is a budget for all Guyanese and one for “now and the future”, Finance Minister Dr Ashni Singh last evening presented a whopping $781.9 billion budget – some 41.4% more than the $552.9 billion budget last year.

A Guyana Fire Service (GFS) investigation has concluded that the blaze which gutted the Christ Church Secondary School last Thursday afternoon was an act of arson.

a.            Increasing Disposable Income i.              Salary Adjustments 6.2          Mr. Speaker, Government continues to work to resolve anomalies and disparities across comparable positions within the Public Service.

Twelve years after Babita Sarjou was murdered and buried in a shallow grave, her ex-husband and another man yesterday admitted to the crime and are now awaiting sentencing.

In order to deliver improved safety and security systems to citizens, the Government has allocated $58.6 billion towards public safety and security in the 2023 budget.

– Suspended MPs ordered to pay $350,000 costs each to the stateThe legal challenge to the National Assembly’s Committee of Privileges’ decision to suspend eight opposition Members of Parliament was yesterday thrown out with the Court ruling it does not have the jurisdiction to intervene in the internal matters of the House.

Delivering the 2023 budget yesterday, Finance Minister Dr Ashni Singh said that 102 million barrels of oil were lifted from this country’s offshore wells and Guyana got 13 million barrels of this figure as its profit based on the 2016 Production Sharing Agreement with Esso Exploration and Production Guyana Limited (EEPGL).

Justice Gino Persaud will rule on March 24th on the legal challenge brought by the former Police Service Commission (PSC) over the suspension of its Commissioners.

`2023 bodes even better and more brightly than 2022 for sport investment in Guyana’ The sport sector has been allocated a record $4.3B in this year’s budget.

A sum of $94.4 billion has been budgeted to improve access as well as enhance the quality of education for Guyanese this year.

(Reuters) – Cristiano Ronaldo is set to play in Saudi Arabia for the first time since joining Al Nassr after he was named as captain of Riyadh ST XI for an exhibition match against Lionel Messi’s Paris St Germain, officials announced yesterday.

Government has allocated $300m to develop the rice producing sector, Finance Minister Dr Ashni Singh yesterday announced in his 2023 budget presentation.

MELBOURNE,  (Reuters) – Defending champion Rafa Nadal shrugged off a rocky build-up to reach the Australian Open second round with a four-set win over ailing Jack Draper yesterday after home favourite Nick Kyrgios dropped a Day One bombshell by pulling out injured.

Dear Editor, Referencing your article captioned, ‘GuySuCo warns of Demerara Gold fakes’ (SN 1-15-2023), it is contended ‘…that fake Demerara packaged sugar is in circulation, and on the shelves of some supermarkets in Guyana’.

The overseer of the Number 52-74 Neighbourhood Democratic Council (NDC), Corentyne has been dismissed by the Local Government Commission following a series of allegations against him.

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates, CMC – Captain Rovman Powell again weighed in with the bat but his knock proved in vain this time as Dubai Capitals plunged to a six-wicket defeat to Shimron Hetmyer’s Gulf Giants in the International League T20.

Dear Editor, January 15 was the 94th birth anniversary of Dr.

Joel Embiid scored 35 points with 11 rebounds, James Harden added 24 points with 13 assists and the Philadelphia 76ers made it consecutive wins to open a five-game road trip by earning a 113-112 victory Sunday over the Los Angeles Lakers.

By the end of this year an additional 107 indigenous communities should have access to the internet, the government has announced.

A total of $84.9 billion has been budgeted to improve the health sector this year.

Dear Editor, Before I highlight the 29th year of Santa Rosa Secondary school in Moruca, it is good to give a brief trajectory of primary education at Santa Rosa.

(Reuters) – LeBron James became only the second player in NBA history to score 38,000 career points on Sunday as he inches closer to Kareem Abdul-Jabbar’s all-time record.

ROME,  (Reuters) – Italian actress Gina Lollobrigida, a sultry Mediterranean diva who came to represent Italy’s vibrant rebirth after World War Two, has died aged 95, her former lawyer said yesterday.

The penultimate day’s play in the Guyana Cricket Board, Guyana Harpy Eagles’ first warm-up match at the National Stadium, Providence yesterday, saw 15 wickets tumbling as  Tagenarine Chanderpaul’s XI came away with a nine-wicket win over Veerasammy Permaul’s XI.

Dear Editor, Reference is made to “Big Market inflation” (Jan 14).

Paul Waterman, a 50-year-old man of Norton Street, Lodge, who allegedly abused traffic ranks, was yesterday slapped with several charges, including careless driving, failure to comply with police directives, abusive language and disorderly behaviour.

The troubled Guyana Sugar Corporation (GuySuCo) is set to receive some four billion dollars in subventions from the state this year, Finance Minister Dr Ashni Singh yesterday announced during his budget presentation.

The Guyana Chess Federation will continue its developmental push in 2023 with the staging of the DeSinco National Under-12 Rapid chess tournament on January 28 at the School of the Nations, 41-42 New Market Street.

Dear Editor, Parents need to be aware that the future lies in what we do in the present and lies in the youth of today.

LONDON,  (Reuters) – A serving London police officer has admitted carrying out 24 counts of rape in a near two decade-long campaign of abuse against women, making him one of Britain’s most prolific sex offenders.

(Reuters) – Six people including a six-month-old baby cradled in the arms of her 17-year-old mother were shot dead at a home in California’s main agricultural valley yesterday in what authorities called a targeted attack and “horrific massacre.”

A 44-year-old Procure-ment Officer of the Minis-try of Local Governement was yesterday granted $150,000 bail after he was charged with stealing 44 Stihl brushcutters.

Dear Editor, I once saw a man whipping a pit bull on the roadside by Atlantic Gardens while driving to work.

A probe has been launched into millions of dollars reportedly missing from an account belonging to sprint legend Usain Bolt at Jamaican investment firm Stocks and Securities Limited (SSL), the sport star’s manager Nugent Walker confirms.

BRASILIA,  (Reuters) – With a Brazil flag draped around his neck and his feet propped up on a dark wooden table, Samuel Faria leaned back in the Brazilian Senate president’s ceremonial chair which he had just commandeered and surveyed the chaos on the lawn outside.

Dear Editor, I have seen a letter, dated January 10, 2023, signed by one Ms.

A Freedom of Information (FOI) Help Desk and Advocacy tool kit were yesterday launched by the Media Institute of the Caribbean (MIC).

GQEBERHA, South Africa, CMC – West Indies fast bowler Odean Smith rattled Sunrisers Eastern Cape but the hosts held their nerve to inch to a four-wicket victory over MI Cape Town in the SA20 here yesterday.

KABUL,  (Reuters) – Mursal Nabizada, a former female member of Afghanistan’s parliament, has been killed by unknown gunmen at her home in Kabul, police said.

ROME, (Reuters) – Italian investigators knew a lot of things about mafia boss Matteo Messina Denaro.

Winning, while playing with the black pieces in his final match, caused Amir Mahadeo to top the rankings in the Under-18 Open category of the T&T National Youth Chess Championship, on Sunday.

(Barbados Nation) A Barbados brand of sugar has made history by being the first-ever locally produced product to be available on the shelves of US retail giant, Walmart.

Dear Editor, I write to express my outrage at the reprehensible bulldozing of African Guyanese homes by the PPP administration.

The Guyana Agricultural and General Workers Union (GAWU) and the Guyana Forestry Commission (GFC) have reached an agreement on payments to employees who were terminated by the GFC.

DNIPRO, Ukraine/KYIV,  (Reuters) – Ukraine insisted on the need for faster supplies of weapons from the West with the central city of Dnipro reeling from a Russian missile strike that killed at least 40 people in an apartment block and Ukrainian troops came under increased pressure on the eastern front.

Dear Editor, The Prime Minister visited Linden yesterday and was told about the violent gangs.

(Reuters) – India player Rishabh Pant said  yesterday that he has undergone successful surgery weeks after suffering multiple injuries in a car crash.

(Reuters) – The Bahamas detained an increasing number of sea-borne Cuban migrants in 2022 compared with 2021, according to figures released to Reuters, as an economic crisis triggered an exodus from the Communist-run island.

Devena Jawahirlall was the winner of the top prize in the Shell Lubricants promotion.

BEIJING,  (Reuters) – China’s population fell last year for the first time since 1961, a historic turn that is expected to mark the start of a long period of decline in its citizen numbers and see India become the world’s most populous nation in 2023.

Venezuelan Ambassador to Guyana, Carlos Amador Pèrez Silva  has thanked the Guyana Defence Force (GDF) for the humane treatment of migrants from his country.

Fearful that threatened protests over the less than expected on-field performances of the English Premier League soccer club Everton for the season, so far, might target them directly, the Club’s Board of Directors, acting on an evaluation that the threat was “real and credible,” complied with a security recommendation that they stay away from last Saturday’s fixture.

By Landry Signé WASHINGTON, DC – The past year has been challenging for Africa.

MILAN, (Reuters) – A new board at Italian soccer club Juventus JUVE.MI

Dear Editor, President Irfaan Ali’s reason to deny the citizenry’s call for cash transfers is a fallacy.

GUATEMALA CITY,  (Reuters) – A new high-tech study has revealed nearly 1,000 ancient Maya settlements, including 417 previously unknown cites linked by what may be the world’s first highway network and hidden for millennia by the dense jungles of northern Guatemala and southern Mexico.