Daily Archive: Saturday, January 28, 2023

Minister of Health Dr Frank Anthony yesterday met with a team from the United States to discuss the Implementation of the IDA Impact Survey (IIS) to validate the elimination of Lymphatic Filariasis (LF) as a public health problem in Guyana.

A 33-year-old man of Belle West, #2 Canal, West Bank Demerara was arrested by Police ranks at around 11.40  last night at the 626 Bar at Good Hope, East Coast Demerara, after he allegedly discharged a loaded firearm.

The Ministry of Education today issued an invitation for bids for the reconstruction and furnishing of the Christ Church Secondary School on Middle and Camp Sts.

MADRID,  (Reuters) – Spanish police seized 4.5 tonnes of cocaine with an estimated street value of 105 million euros ($114 million) after raiding a cattle ship off the Canary Islands earlier this week, a statement said today.

(Trinidad Express) A dispute over 16 acres of north coast land is believed to have led to yesterday morning’s double homicide in Blanchisseuse.

ExxonMobil and other major oil and gas companies are poised to report record annual profits, raking in extraordinary revenues following a year of volatile fossil fuel prices, CNBC reported yesterday.

The Constitution Reform Commission will be established and a local law school will be set up this year, Attorney General and Minister of Legal Affairs, Anil Nandlall SC yesterday said as he unveiled the government’s “very aggressive” legislative agenda for 2023.

Customs Anti-Narcotic Unit (CANU) officers yesterday conducted an operation at a premises located on Shantinikhetan Street, Prashad Nagar, Georgetown and arrested three persons including a woman who had been busted at the same address in March last year.

President Irfaan Ali on Thursday praised India’s innovativeness and said that New Delhi will be extending expansive help in the agriculture sector to boost this country’s food drive.

Six persons are now homeless with three of them nursing burns after their South Cummings Lodge home was destroyed by fire in the wee hours of yesterday as a result of an electrical fan being left on and overheating.

Twenty-year-old Collis Goodluck a miner of Charity Squatting area in Region Two and of  Lot 145 Dartmouth, Essequibo Coast, was on Wednesday charged with two counts of assault.

A poverty-stricken man of Stewartville, West Coast Deme-rara will soon be moved from his dilapidated shack into a brand new house that the Men on Mission (MoM) initiative of Region Three is constructing for him. 

Two men in separate incidents were recently cleared of rape charges—one because the virtual complainant no longer wished to procced with the matter—and the other because the complainant could not be found.

Following last year’s resounding success, the second annual National Sports Conference returns this morning to the National Cultural Centre. 

The Ministry of Education (MoE) yesterday rejected claims made by Opposition Member of Parliament, Catherine Hughes, about the Head of the Guyana Learning Channel being related to the Minister of Education, Priya Manickchand.

ST JOHN’S, Antigua, CMC – Left-arm spinner Ashmead Nedd, right-arm quick Kelvin Pitman  and batting all-rounder Kevin Wickham are poised to make their first class debuts after being named in squads for the opening two rounds of the Regional Four-Day Championship.

Owner of City Vibes Sports Bar and Lounge, Clyde Barrett, who was recently busted by the Customs Anti-Narcotic Unit (CANU), yesterday appeared at the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court where he was remanded by Senior Magistrate Leron Daly.

Dear Editor, I refer to the letter in Stabroek News on Wednesday January 25, 2023, by Mr.

The management of the Demerara Harbour Bridge Corporation (DHBC) has offered apologies to the public  after a profane message was broadcast on the bridge’s digital messaging board on Thursday evening.

The National Sports Awards returns to the ornate splendor of the National Cultural Centre tomorrow evening to reward and celebrate the achievements of the standout men and women in the local sports arena.

Saying that it “sets the tone” for this year to be a “great” one, Opposition member and Leader of the Liberty and Justice Party (LJP) Lenox Shuman yesterday threw his support behind this year’s budget while contending that Indigenous People now have better access to education and healthcare.

Dear Editor, During my budget speech 2023, I made reference to our beloved speaker and his seemingly direct bias and unfairness towards the Parliamentary Opposition.

President of the Guyana Amateur Basketball Federation (GABF) Mike Singh and Secretary General, Patrick Haynes, are tipped to be reelected when the body holds it Elective Congress tomorrow at the Guyana Olympic Association (GOA) Olympic House, Block XXX Plantation Lililendaal, East Coast Demerara.

The 2023 budget debate concluded yesterday with Minister of Finance Dr Ashni Singh criticizing the opposition’s contribution.

Dear Editor, While there is a theme and less than a month to go, the usual Mashramani hype and energy, usually prevalent at this time, is noticeably lacking in this year’s celebrations. 

ST JOHN’S, Antigua, CMC – Cricket West Indies has paid tribute to the late West Indies batsman Irvine Shillingford who passed away Thursday in his homeland Dominica.

The Port Mourant Training Centre Alumni Volleyball Club is currently in Suriname where they will participate in a series of matches with other clubs in the country.

Editor,  A few of your online bloggers today suggested Guyana needs a Basic Income program.

The fire department has determined after its investigation that the fire which destroyed a two-storey building at 24 Norton Street, Georgetown on Wednesday and left one person homeless, was caused by illegal electrical wires and wiring.

MEMPHIS, Tenn.,  (Reuters) – The city of Memphis released shocking, graphic video footage yesterday of the violent encounter between Tyre Nichols, a 29-year-old Black man, and the five police officers charged with murder in his beating death after a traffic stop earlier this month.

MADRID,  (Reuters) – The new president of Venezuela’s opposition legislature is confident the United States will back the body by continuing to protect foreign assets like oil refiner Citgo Petroleum from creditors, she said on Friday.

The Guyana Cricket Board (GCB) selection panel has come under widespread criticism since naming the national side for the upcoming First-Class season and the latest to voice their opinion is former West Indies skipper, Ramnaresh Sarwan.

WASHINGTON,  (Reuters) – The United States has secured a deal with the Netherlands and Japan to restrict exports of some advanced chip-making machinery to China in talks that concluded yesterday, Bloomberg reported, citing people familiar with the matter.

Dear Editor, The Editorial in Friday, January 27, 2023 Stabroek News titled the “Princes Street Sluice” door is instructive and I recommend it as compulsory reading for every concerned citizen.

Twenty-three-year old Denzil Benn, a miner of Lima Sands, Region Two, was fined $5000 after he pleaded guilty to the offence of possessing 1.4 grammes of marijuana.

Emerging sports association, the Guyana Mixed Martial Arts Federation (GMMAF) has thanked the Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sports as well as the National Sports Commission, for affording the entity the opportunity to participate in the National Sports Awards despite being only two years in existence.

Dear Editor, I can’t stop the screams. Am I a Guyanese?

JERUSALEM/GAZA, (Reuters) – A Palestinian gunman killed seven people and wounded three others in a synagogue on the outskirts of Jerusalem yesterday in an attack that heightened fears of a spiral in bloodshed, a day after the deadliest Israeli raid in the West Bank in years.

The Ministry of Health yesterday announced 13 new cases of COVID-19.

CARACAS,  (Reuters) – Venezuela’s former chief justice Maikel Moreno has been indicted on money laundering charges related to bribe payments he allegedly received in exchange for influencing court decisions, the U.S.

Dear Editor, I write in response to a litter written by Mr.

Former Vice-President of the Guyana Cricket Board Azad Ibrahim will lead the Georgetown Cricket Association (GCA) for the next two years after he was elected president on Thursday night.

A Pomeroon man who was fishing in his canoe in the Upper Pomeroon River, died after a speedboat collided with his canoe.

NEAR VUHLEDAR, Ukraine,  (Reuters) – Ukraine yesterday battled Russian troops trying to pierce its lines in the east and northeast, and artillery bombardments intensified after Western allies promised the Kyiv government it would send them tanks to repel the invaders.

(Reuters) – More than one million Haitian children remain out of school and a similar number are under constant threat of violence in the capital Port-au-Prince area because of chronic lawlessness, the regional director of children’s agency UNICEF said yesterday.

There were videos of female students fighting at St. Joseph High School this week.

(Reuters) – England opener Jason Roy smashed his way back into form with 113 from 91 balls but the tourists lost from a commanding position as South Africa claimed victory by 27 runs in the first One-Day International at Manguang Oval in Bloemfontein yesterday.

The government wants to enhance the productive capacity of Region 10, especially in the areas of agriculture and food production, President Irfaan Ali said.

Dear Editor, With respect for the above subject, please bring to the attention of the Berbice Cricket Board to research and confirm the following:  Baijnauth – a left-handed opening batsman who represented British Guiana.

Spencer Dinwiddie scored a season-high 36 points as the visiting Dallas Mavericks overcame an early injury to star Luka Doncic to beat the Phoenix Suns 99-95 on Thursday night.

Writing for the In the Diaspora column in Stabroek News on August 21, 2022, anthropologist Oneka LaBennett cited the condition of “self-devouring growth” that scholar Julie Livingston had applied to the manner of Botswana’s development.

(Reuters) – Half-centuries from Devon Conway and Daryl Mitchell powered New Zealand to a 21-run win over India in a Twenty20 international in Ranchi yesterday, giving them a 1-0 lead in the three-match series.

BOGOTA,  (Reuters) – Colombia has made substantial progress on only three of 28 actions recommended by a regional human rights body to protect the right to protest after deaths during demonstrations in 2020 and 2021, the organization said yesterday.

MELBOURNE,  (Reuters) – Novak Djokovic shrugged off controversy involving his father to reach a record-extending 10th Australian Open final yesterday and set up a blockbuster decider with Greek trailblazer Stefanos Tsitsipas and a battle for the world number one ranking.

By Nina L. Khrushcheva MOSCOW – “Blessed are the peacemakers,” Jesus of Nazareth tells his followers in the Sermon on the Mount, “for they shall be called sons of God.”

MUMBAI,  (Reuters) – Shares of India’s Adani Enterprises ADEL.NS plunged yesterday after a scathing report by a U.S.