Daily Archive: Thursday, January 19, 2023

Bethel Chimezie, the perpetrator of the attack at State House last month was today charged with attempted murder  and remanded to prison.

NEW DELHI,  (Reuters) – India’s foreign ministry today dismissed a BBC documentary on Prime Minister Narendra Modi which questioned his leadership during the 2002 Gujarat riots as “propaganda”.

The Caribbean Media Corporation (CMC) today said that Prime Minister Gaston Browne has led his ruling Antigua and Barbuda Labour Party (ABLP) to  victory in yesterday’s general election, winning nine of the 17 seats for a third consecutive term in office, according to the preliminary results released here early this morning.

URUARA, Brazil,  (Reuters) – Brazil’s first raids against illegal deforestation in the Amazon rainforest under President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva were underway today, after the new leader’s pledge to end destruction that surged under his predecessor Jair Bolsonaro.

MOSCOW,  (Reuters) – Former Russian President Dmitry Medvedev, an ally of Kremlin chief Vladimir Putin, warned NATO today that the defeat of Russia in Ukraine could trigger a nuclear war.

(Trinidad Express) Three members of the Defence Force have been detained for questioning into the kidnapping and murder of 34-year-old Teddy Sylvester.

The government will be establishing three housing schemes along the Linden-Soesdyke Highway to put an end to squatting in the area.

John Fernandes Limited (JFL) will soon be reaping the benefits of a mobile harbour crane (MHC) at its port facility in Georgetown.

In accordance with the provisions of the Natural Resource Fund Act, the Board of Directors of the Natural Resource Fund (NRF) and the Bank of Guyana (BoG) yesterday signed the Operational Agreement for the Management of the NRF.

The restriction on visitation endured by the family of the Bethel Chimezie, the perpetrator of the attack outside State House is “not acceptable” and President of the Guyana Human Rights Association (GHRA), Mike McCormack said that the police should justify under what legal circumstance he is being kept incommunicado.

By Romario Samaroo West Indies Test captain, Kraigg Brathwaite, is looking to his batsmen to deliver the goods as they embark on the two-Test series against Zimbabwe later this month.

Minister of Home Affairs, Robeson Benn yesterday confirmed that the two immigrants against whom a prohibition order was issued earlier this month are allegedly involved in human trafficking.

The second four-day practice match of the Guyana Harpy Eagles got underway yesterday with Matthew Nandu underscoring his push for a maiden call up to the national side with another half century while Gudakesh Motie got into the groove for his Test recall.

Contending that the right criteria were not used to demarcate the boundaries of constituencies for upcoming Local Government Elections, opposition-appointed Commissioners have declared that they will not accept the report submitted to GECOM.

Post-mortem examinations are expected to be carried out today on the couple brutally murdered in Yakusari, Black Bush Polder on Monday and charges are expected to follow.

(Reuters) – India claimed a thrilling 12-run victory over New Zealand after Shubman Gill scored a double century and Mohammed Siraj picked up four wickets as they kicked off their one-day international series in Hyderabad yesterday.

Farmers displaced by government’s planned Silica City on the Linden-Soesdyke Highway will be helped with acquiring new lands.

A number of sports associations have come out solidly in support of the government’s budgetary allocation for sports in 2023.

Guyana’s extractives industry continues to play a crucial role in the country’s growth and diversification with several major gold discoveries as well as the exportation of manganese for the first time in decades.

The Athletics Association of Guyana (AAG) yesterday released its calendar of activities for the 2023 season.

Drivers and commuters, especially early users of the Demerara Harbour Bridge are being urged to follow the early morning double-lane schedule (eastbound) from 05:55 hrs to 07:00 hrs and 07:35 hrs to 08:00 hrs.

St. John’s, Antigua – Ahead of the West Indies Test squad’s departure for the tours of Zimbabwe and South Africa, the Team Management Unit has been confirmed to support interim Head Coach Andre Coley throughout the red and white ball tours in February and March.

Dear Editor, The national budget for 2023 is now public.  At GY$781.89 billion, it is a huge 41 percent plus increase over 2022. 

Minister in the Ministry of Housing and Water, Susan Rodrigues yesterday enphasised that three wooden bridges in Sophia were built at a cost of $3.8m The bridges were commissioned on Tuesday.

As part of its plans to improve the agriculture sector, the government will be engaging an additional 100 youths through the Agriculture and Innovation Entrepreneur-ship Programme (AIEP) to increase production of high value crops, and also establish two new agro-processing facilities in Region Six.

MELBOURNE, (Reuters) – Rafa Nadal’s Australian Open title defence lay in ruins yesterday after an injury-plagued defeat that shook up the men’s draw, even as rain wreaked further scheduling havoc at Melbourne Park on day three.

WELLINGTON, (Reuters) – New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern last night made a shock announcement she had “no more in the tank” to continue leading the country and would step down no later than early February and not seek re-election.

Dear Editor, We are just seventeen days into the New Year, and both newsletter articles and letters within the letter column, are clear indicators that our women are not safe.

Police ranks from the Grove Police Station, at about 19:00 hrs on Tuesday acted on intelligence received and went to Grove Sea dam where a search was carried out on the premises of Ravindra Ramdat, called ‘Boomie’, a 27-year-old fisherman of Grove Seadam, EBD, who was the lone occupant at the time.

BROVARY, Ukraine,  (Reuters) – Ukraine’s interior minister and a child were among at least 14 people killed yesterday when a helicopter crashed into a nursery and set it ablaze in a suburb of the capital Kyiv.

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates, CMC – Brandon King struck a half-century but Andre Russell suffered the indignity of a first-ball ‘duck’ as winless Abu Dhabi Knight Riders extended their losing streak with a seven-wicket loss to Desert Vipers here yesterday.

Dear Editor, Two dailies recently carried my letter, which sought to establish the relevance of the United Nations` declared Decade for People of African Descent to the Afro-Guyanese.

The Guyana Tourism Authority (GTA) yesterday hosted its first Tourism Business Licensing Clinic at the Arthur Chung Conference Centre, in Liliendaal, Georgetown.

DAVOS, Switzerland,  (Reuters) – Microsoft Corp MSFT.O yesterday said it would eliminate 10,000 jobs and take a $1.2 billion charge to earnings, as its cloud-computing customers reassess their spending and the company braces for potential recession.

(Reuters) – South African batting great Hashim Amla announced his retirement from cricket  yesterday after helping Surrey to the English county championship last year.

Dear Editor, I was happy to watch the News Conference of President Irfaan Ali in relation to his recent visit to India.

BRASILIA, (Reuters) – Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva said yesterday his intelligence services had failed on Jan.

A man has been remanded to prison for stealing a gold chain valued S76,000.

BULIISA, Uganda,  (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Ugandan environmental campaigner Judith Bero-Irwoth has spent years warning of the risks of a planned crude oil pipeline and its impact on communities in the west of the country.

(Reuters) – WNBA star Brittney Griner and gun control were on the agenda as the Golden State Warriors visited the White House on Tuesday, celebrating their fourth championship title in eight seasons with U.S.

Dear Editor, I don’t read anything that our politicians say. It is unfortunate but it is true and I have my reservations for that.

(Barbados Nation) Nassau – More than 157 000 passengers have visited The Bahamas since the start of the year with a record 26 410 passengers arriving during one day last week, and stakeholders indicating that the figures are a “strong rebound in the cruise industry”.

The nation learned last Friday, by way of a press release from the Department of Public Information (DPI), that Guyana is considering purchasing hardware and military equipment from India.

MEXICO CITY, (Reuters) – Mexican state oil company Pemex illegally burnt off hydrocarbon resources worth more than $342 million in the three years up to August 2022 at two of its most important new fields, internal documents from the country’s oil regulator showed.

Embassy Georgetown’s Consular Section has significantly increased processing capacity in recent months. 

By Dr. Bertrand Ramcharan National human rights protection systems (NHRPS) can play a strategic role in the transformation of countries, including in the Americas and the Caribbean.

JOHANNESBURG, (Reuters) – South Africa have handed recalls to all-rounders Sisanda Magala and Marco Jansen for the three-match home One-Day International series against England that starts later this month.

By Carl Bildt STOCKHOLM – Now that Russia has been so greatly damaged and diminished by President Vladimir Putin’s reckless war of choice in Ukraine, what might the country’s future hold?

JERUSALEM,  (Reuters) – Israel’s Supreme Court ordered Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu yesterday to remove a senior minister over a past tax fraud conviction, in a setback for the new right-wing coalition government.

Prime Minister Mark Phillips yesterday received a courtesy visit from representatives of the Power Construction Corporation of China (POWERCHINA) at his Camp Street office.

Dear Editor The 781.9 billion dollar budget for 2023 is dubbed the largest budget in Guyana’s history.