Daily Archive: Monday, January 23, 2023

Two fishermen today pleaded guilty to the murder of Corentyne boat captain Mahadeo Ramdial who drowned after pirates attacked his boat back in May, 2017.

The Police today said that Adrian Leon is being sought for questioning in relation to human trafficking.

BUENOS AIRES,  (Reuters) – Brazilian Finance Minister Fernando Haddad played down the idea of a single shared currency between Argentina and Brazil late yesterday, saying the countries were looking at ways to stimulate bilateral trade but not extinguish their own currencies.

MONTEREY PARK, Calif.,  (Reuters) – Investigators scrambled today to discover why a 72-year-old gunman opened fire in a California dance hall popular with older patrons and killed 10 people before fatally turning a gun on himself hours later.

(Trinidad Guardian) Bar owner Vera Boopsingh stopped to help a motorist after his car crashed at the Gasparillo Overpass on Saturday night.

BEIJING (Reuters) – China rang in the Lunar New Year on Sunday with its people praying for health after three years of stress and financial hardship under the pandemic, as officials reported almost 13,000 new deaths caused by the virus between January 13 and 19.

Two Region Two families are mourning the deaths of two mothers who drowned on Sunday at Feather Beach in Region Two.

A 78-year-old Georgetown pensioner died after being struck down by a motor car on the Leonora, West Demerara Public Road on Saturday night and police have since taken the 17-year-old driver into custody.

The $150 million Amaya milk plant in Region Five is set to begin making paneer next week, even as it awaits the end of February importation of its main pasteurizing plant for milk bottling production to commence, founder Omkaar Sharma says.

Dredging along the Pomeroon River should be completed in a month’s time as work on the last two miles is now underway, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Gaico Construction and General Services Inc Komal Singh said.

Interviews and photos by Subhana Shiwmangal Stabroek News on Thursday spoke to members of the public in the areas from Central MacKenzie to Amelia’s Ward, Linden, Eastern Bank of the Demerara River generally about the rising cost of living and how it is affecting them.

Georgetown Mayor Ubraj Narine has lambasted the central government for what he described as its rush to do municipal works in different areas, to give the impression to the public that the city council is incapable of honouring its statutory obligations.

Despite challenging weather conditions, construction on the multimillion dollar AC Marriott Hotel at Ogle, East Coast Demerara has commenced, Trinidadian business magnate John Aboud told Stabroek News in a recent interview.

Police ranks in Essequibo are now looking for Davenanand Dwarka called ‘Snakey’ after they retrieved an unlicensed firearm off him on Sunday morning at 02:30 hours but during which he managed to escape via a nearby trench.

With the hope that it brings family units closer, President Irfaan Ali’s inspired Men on Mission syndicate is asking fathers and father figures to dedicate next Sunday as a day to stay in and help their families.

Government’s insensitivity to the plight of public sector workers, pensioners and the destitute is visible in the reality that only 1.7 percent of this year’s $781.9 billion budget directly affords them any relief, according to the Guyana Public Service Union (GPSU).

POTCHEFSTROOM, South Africa, CMC – West Indies Women slumped a surprise four-wicket defeat to African nation Rwanda Women in their opening game of the ICC Under-19 Women’s Twenty20 World Cup here yesterday, to suffer a massive setback in their quest for a semi-final berth.

Minister of Housing and Water, Colin Croal, on Sunday launched the 2023 Certificate Scholarship Programme of the Guyana Online Academy of Learning (GOAL) in the Mabaruma sub-region of Region One.

A Berbice family of eight from the community of Elijiah Mary/ Little Africa, Corentyne will soon be enjoying the comfort of a new and furnished home as part of President Irfaan Ali’s ‘Men On Mission’ Initiative.

Jaylen Brown scored 27 points and the visiting Boston Celtics defeated the Toronto Raptors 106-104 on Saturday to extend their winning streak to nine games, matching their longest of the season.

The Guyana Oil & Gas Energy Chamber (GOGEC) and the Suriname Energy Chamber (SEC) on Saturday signed a non-binding Memorandum of Under-standing [MoU] aimed at promoting joint ventures and partnerships between Guyanese and Surinamese investors, and to undertake joint activities aimed at investment promotion at the countries’ national and regional levels.

Briton John kicked off the local 2023 cycling calendar of activities in fine style on Saturday, winning the invitational event which was staged in the National Park. 

Dear Editor, According to a police press release, a 20-year-old security guard accidentally shot himself and a 15-year-old vendor, who was an innocent bystander, on Wednesday January 18, 2023 on Robb Street in the vicinity of Bourda Market, Georgetown.

To enhance the forestry sector’s output, the government will be issuing 15 new, small concessions this year.

In what was easily the biggest victory of the day and the competition, Swan swamped Timehri `B’ 11-0 Saturday when the Guyana Football Federation (GFF)/Tiger Rental’s U-13 competition continued at the National Training Center (NTC), Providence.

Dear Editor, We the residents of the Block B, Housing Scheme, Bush Lot Village, West Coast Berbice, are writing to inform you of a matter of great concern about a grass field that is being established in the vicinity of the above address.

The opening night of the East Coast Mash Cup Football Championship got off to an inauspicious start, as the feature encounter between Buxton United and Dynamic FC was abandoned, after the former opted against taking the playing area, citing the poor quality lighting and surface as the primary reasons.

Dear Editor, I write with reference to MP Annette Ferguson’s missive on crime fighting in Guyana (Kaieteur News, 21/1/2023).

VATICAN CITY (Reuters) – Pope Francis on Sunday called for an end to violence in Peru, where nearly 50 people have been killed during anti-government demonstrations in the past few weeks.

The indefinite postponement of local government elections clears the way for the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) to return to the hiring process for the appointment of a Deputy Chief Elections Officer (DCEO), opposition nominated Commissioner Vincent Alexander said.

In a bid to strengthen their partnership with the Guyana Police Force, members of the West La Penitence Community Policing Group (CPG) on Saturday held discussion on various topics with Sergeant Hinds of the Regional Police Division 4 ‘A’, Georgetown.

MELBOURNE, (Reuters) – Top seed Iga Swiatek was bundled out of the Australian Open fourth round yesterday, with title threat Coco Gauff also exiting in tears, as a pair of underestimated Grand Slam champions tore open the women’s draw.

MONTEREY PARK (Reuters) – A man fatally shot 10 people and injured at least 10 others at a ballroom dance hall during a Chinese Lunar New Year celebration late on Saturday near Los Angeles before fleeing the scene, police said.

Dear Editor, National Leaders should never take our people for granted.

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates, CMC – Shimron Hetmyer helped mastermind Gulf Giants’ fourth win of the International League T20, the leaders producing a clinical run chase to beat Sherfane Rutherford’s Desert Vipers by five wickets and keep intact their unbeaten status.

AMMAN (Reuters) – Thirteen people were killed when a residential building collapsed in the northern Syrian city of Aleppo on Sunday and rescue workers were searching for people believed still buried under the rubble, state media said.

A vehicle inspection and lecture on various topics was conducted on Saturday by officers of Regional Division 4 ‘A’ for some of the force’s drivers in the Brickdam Police Station compound.

Dear Editor, It is unbelievable that after 18 years the powers to be’ have failed to confirm the appointment of the two top justices in the country. 

Some 315 persons have registered for free computer classes following a recruitment drive in Regions 2, 3,4,6,7 and 10 conducted by the Guyana Police Force’s [GPF] Zara Computer Centre last Friday.

ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates, CMC – Andre Fletcher’s half-century condemned star-studded Abu Dhabi Knight Riders to yet another defeat in the International League T20, as MI Emirates marched to a five-wicket win in a last-ball finish here Saturday.

Dear Editor, The engagement between the minister and the BEA on infrastructure contracts (SN Jan 20) is a positive step and must be lauded. 

ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates, CMC – Rovman Powell out-gunned his former West Indies captain Kieron Pollard in a high-scoring blockbuster here Sunday, both players unleashing stunning half-centuries before Dubai Capitals emerged with a thrilling 16-run victory over MI Emirates.

Dear Editor, I want to share with you a wonderful surprise that I saw.

There is no doubt that the 2023 budget which has been pegged at $781.9b, a hefty 44.1% above the 2022 figure, holds out the prospects of expansive development in the country.

Significant risks remain including management of oil wealth to avoid Dutch disease effects and inflationary pressures.

By Lear Matthews Lear Matthews is Professor, State University of New York, Empire State College.

MOGADISHU (Reuters) – Islamist fighters set off a bomb then stormed a government building in Somalia’s capital on Sunday, killing at least five civilians, the ministry of information said.

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

A fisherman of Bethany Canal, Pomeroon/ Supenaam, Region Two, is in police custody pending charges after being busted with ten (10) grammes of cannabis by a police patrol.