Articles published on Tuesday, January 24, 2023
WASHINGTON/HOUSTON, (Reuters) – The U.S. Treasury Department has granted a license to Trinidad and Tobago to develop a major gas field located in Venezuelan territorial waters, a senior Biden administration official said today, marking a further easing of some sanctions on Venezuela.
Demerara Bank Limited (DBL) on January 20, 2023, signed a Loan Agreement with the Government of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines to finance the purchase of fifty prefabricated timber houses from a supplier in Guyana.
KYIV, (Reuters) – Ukraine dismissed the governors of five battlefield provinces and an array of other senior officials today in the biggest shakeup of its wartime leadership since Russia’s invasion last year.
NEW DELHI, (Reuters) – A top Indian university has threatened strict disciplinary action if its students’ union carries out plans on Tuesday to screen a BBC documentary on Prime Minister Narendra Modi, saying the move might disturb peace and harmony on campus.
(Trinidad Newsday) Three members of the Coast Guard’s elite Special Naval Unit have been charged for the murder of Teddy Sylvester, well-placed police sources confirmed to Newsday on Monday night.
Highlighting the challenges Caribbean nations face due to reliance on imported energy and high fuel prices, President Irfaan Ali yesterday said close to US$11 billion is required to achieve fundamental targets for energy security in the region.
Police are investigating the murder of Nazaleen Mohammed, a 47-year-old housewife of Belfield Squatting Area, East Coast Demerara.
The government will be seeking to repossess unused lands from Cooperative Societies, according to Minister of Labour Joseph Hamilton.
While international financing has declined, Minister in the Ministry of Public Works, Deodat Indar yesterday told the National Assembly that this year’s budget has $4.9b to repair vulnerable sea defences.
Opposition Chief Whip Christopher Jones yesterday flayed the government on the question of good governance, noting that it had failed to consult with the Opposition in key decision-making.
Minister of Public Service Sonia Parag yesterday defended the government’s Guyana Online Academy of Learning (GOAL) scholarship programme.
Akeesa Tyrell of La Belle Alliance and Kawattie Lallbachan of Anna Regina who perished by drowning on Sunday at a lake near Feather Beach, Region 2 did not know how to swim, their families say.
The Athletic Association of Guyana (AAG) kicked off its 2023 calendar of activities on Sunday at the National Track and Field Centre and some usual suspects were among the standout performers.
A man known as `Hot Skull’ of Angoy’s Avenue, New Amsterdam, last evening opened fire at lawmen who had received information and attempted to nab him along the Corentyne highway.
The Berbice Cricket Board (BCB), Sunday last hosted two seminars at the Albion Sports Complex as the board expanded its developmental programme.
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) says it can now monitor discharges from the Liza 1 Floating Production, Storage and Offloading (FPSO) oil platform.
The Berbice Cricket Board (BCB) recently received assistance from Sunita Travel Agency and Double R towards kiddies cricket equipment.
Dear Editor, Guyana’s President Irfaan Ali’s recent Al Jazeera Network interview seen on YouTube commands our attention.
Despite the oil proceeds and huge 2023 budget, the working poor and vulnerable of the country continue to be battered by the high cost of living which the government has not addressed, according to the Guyana Trades Union Congress (GTUC).
National badminton player, Narayan Ramdhani, got his 2023 season off to a successful start by securing gold in singles and mixed doubles at the Alberta Colleges’ Athletics Conference (ACAC) Tournament number two.
Though a formal plan is yet to be made public, Guyana has made advances in its commitment to reduce its food import bill by 25% by 2025 and 13 items have been identified, according to Agriculture Minister Zulfikar Mustapha.
Dear Editor, The Berbice Cricket Board on the 10th of June would be honouring close to 30 players from the county who have played for either the senior West Indies or Guyana Cricket teams.
Minister of Housing and Water, Collin Croal on Saturday signed a contract valued more than 3.9 million for the water supply system at Kwebanna Village, Region One.
Dear Editor, The headlines of two letters this past week have gotten beneath my skin and today I want to publicly declare that I stand for equality and do not support any form of abuse against women in the workplace.
The Burnham Basketball Court will host an evening of hoops Friday.
Dear Editor, If anything, being a part of the education system has taught me three things: patience, tolerance and restraint.
Two men were yesterday placed on remand after they were charged with stealing a motorcycle from a BK security guard.
A 42-year-old labourer was yesterday placed on $50,000 bail after appearing in the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court on the charge of intent to defraud the Guyana Revenue Authority.
Dear Editor, SN’s editorial of January 23rd on the 2023 budget was kind and gentle, an exercise in white glove delicacy.
(Reuters) – Seven people were killed in a mass shooting at two locations in the coastal northern California city of Half Moon Bay yesterday, and the suspect was arrested after driving to a police parking lot, apparently attempting to turn himself in, officials said.
Dear Editor, Esteem Commissioner of GECOM and former minister of many portfolios, Mr.
MEXICO CITY, (Reuters) – The International Monetary Fund’s (IMF) executive board approved $105 million to help Haiti address severe food insecurity, the institution said on Monday, as the Caribbean country faces widespread shortages amid a humanitarian crisis.
Students and teachers of Christ Church Secondary returned to face-to-face sessions yesterday at the Cyril Potter College of Education (CPCE), Turkeyen, Georgetown after a fire ravaged the Middle and Camp Sts school two weeks ago.
KYIV, (Reuters) – Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said personnel changes were being carried out at senior and lower levels, following the most high-profile graft allegations since Russia’s invasion that threaten to dampen western enthusiasm for the Kyiv government.
(Trinidad Guardian) The robbery of a KFC delivery driver on Sunday night ended in the deaths of three of four suspects in a shoot out with the police in Mayaro on Sunday night.
Dear Editor, During the Jagdeo presidency, contract employment was birthed in the public service on the premise that workers were not living long enough to inherit their gratuity.
A 30-year-old vendor was yesterday remanded to prison after being slapped with three charges of possession of a firearm and ammunition and possession of narcotics for the purpose of trafficking.
LUSAKA, (Reuters) – U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said yesterday during a visit to Zambia that it was critically important to restructure the country’s debt, and she believes progress could be made after her frank talks with key creditor China last week.
WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – Four more members of the far-right Oath Keepers were found guilty yesterday of seditious conspiracy for taking part in the Jan.
A 55-year-old man of Victory Valley in Wismar, Linden, was on Sunday busted with 14,900 grams of suspected cannabis by ranks from the Ituni Police Station who were on patrol.
MELBOURNE, (Reuters) – Novak Djokovic’s bid for a 10th Australian Open crown shifted up a gear yesterday as he raced into the quarter-finals with a centre court masterclass and left his hamstring troubles behind.
(Reuters) – Brazil’s federal police said on Monday they had a “strong conviction” a gang leader known as “Colombia” ordered the brutal murders of British journalist Dom Phillips and indigenous expert Bruno Pereira, killed in the Amazon rainforest last June.
CAPE TOWN, South Africa, CMC – Odean Smith and Jofra Archer found themselves among the wickets but both failed with the bat when runs were needed as MI Cape Town slumped to their fourth defeat in seven outings with a 52-run loss to Pretoria Capitals.
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 34 points, including a go-ahead bucket with 9.2 seconds left, and the visiting Oklahoma City Thunder beat the short-handed Denver Nuggets 101-99 on Sunday night.
Dear Editor, On 13th January 2023, every Guyanese regardless of age, ethnicity or political persuasion suffered another tremendous loss after the inferno which completely gutted the Christ Church Secondary School in Georgetown.
By Gillian Smith FAO Representative in Guyana Food insecurity affected 40 percent of the total population of Latin America and the Caribbean, higher than the global average of 29.3 percent.
Just over a year after the destruction by fire of the Brickdam Police Station which used to be housed in one of our Capital’s iconic buildings, much doubt still persists about what we were told were the circumstances under which the fire occurred.
EAST LONDON, South Africa, CMC – West Indies Women buckled under the pressure of unbeaten half-centuries from Smriti Mandhana and Harmanpreet Kaur, to crash to a 56-run defeat in their second game of the Twenty20 International Tri-Series here yesterday.
DHAKA, Bangladesh, CMC – Johnson Charles’s top score played a key role as Comilla Victorians brushed aside Dhaka Dominators by 60 runs, and climbed to third in the Bangladesh Premier League standings here yesterday.
