Daily Archive: Monday, February 6, 2023

Price regulation is to be introduced for GTT, the Public Utilities Commission (PUC) announced in a notice in today’s Stabroek News.

(BBC) A UK family will publicly apologise to the people of the Caribbean island of Grenada, where its ancestors had more than 1,000 slaves in the 19th Century.

 (Reuters) – Captain Kraigg Brathwaite and Tagenarine Chanderpaul set a new West Indies record for the opening partnership in test cricket when they put on 336 on day three of the first test against Zimbabwe at the Harare Sports Ground on Monday.

(Trinidad Express) There was celebration in the prison system yesterday, when a resident of the Youth Training and Rehabilitation Centre (YTRC) qualified for the National Calypso Monarch competition.

(Trinidad Guardian) A Mayaro family is now clinging to hope that their patriarch, Herralal “Lenus” Cooblal, and his fellow fishermen will return home alive, after a search crew found his vessel abandoned at sea yesterday.

The Region Seven Village of Jawalla says it has been awarded $20m damages against a miner and the Guyana Geology and Mines Commission.

ADANA, Turkey/DAMASCUS, (Reuters) – More than 1,300 people were killed and thousands injured today when an earthquake struck central Turkey and northwest Syria, collapsing apartment blocks and heaping more destruction on Syrian cities already devastated by years of war.

 (Reuters) – Dell Technologies Inc DELL.N is cutting about 6,650 jobs, or 5% of its global workforce, as it struggles with a slump in the personal computer market and braces for a potential recession.

LOS ANGELES, (Reuters) – Pop superstar Beyonce broke the record for most career wins at music’s Grammy awards yesterday but lost again in the prestigious album of the year category, this time to British singer Harry Styles.

Angry residents in Hopetown, West Coast Berbice last evening torched a Mazda RX8 car on the main public road after it was involved in a crash that resulted in two members of the community being seriously injured.

In preparation for one day making Guyana a leader in the region for medical technology advancements in regenerative medicine and biomedical studies, government will be putting together a think tank of medical professionals to guide its healthcare policy framework and will be establishing a Medical Scientific Council, President Irfaan Ali said on Saturday.

The indictment under which self-confessed drug trafficker Barry Dataram was held in the US has been unsealed, but was redacted to remove the names of those he allegedly conspired with to import at least 150 kilogrammes of a substance containing cocaine.

Police are investigating a fatal incident in St Cuthbert’s Mission involving hire car HC 2281 owned and driven by Reaul Daniels, a 27-year-old resident of the area, and 54-year-old Paul Daniels of St Cuthbert’s Mission Housing Scheme.

BULAWAYO, Zimbabwe, CMC – West Indies captain Kraigg Brathwaite and fellow opener Tagenarine Chanderpaul made hay while the sun shone and cemented their new partnership with resolute hundreds against Zimbabwe in the rain-hit first Test yesterday.

By way of letter, attorneys for the applicants in the Judicial Review case filed against the Environmental Protection Agency, the Environmental Assessment Board and Schlumberger Guyana Inc (SGI) have written to IMEX Inc requesting an explanation for its recently announced public engagement.

West Indies opener, Tagenarine ‘Cub’ Chanderpaul was yesterday overjoyed at reaching his maiden Test century in only his third test match as he continues to live up to expectations set by his legendary father, Shivnarine.

Stabroek News on Wednesday spoke to members of the public in the areas of Albert Street; James Street and Carmichael Street all in Georgetown about the rising cost of living and how it is affecting them.

Alex Arjoon and Kathy Ten-Pow walked away with division titles when the BCQS Masters Squash Championship concluded on Saturday evening at the Georgetown Club Facility on Camp Street.

After a hiatus of some 12 years, the Guyana Police Force recently held an Inspectors and Sergeants conference at the Police Officers Mess Annexe in Eve Leary, Georgetown with Acting Commissioner of Police Clifton Hicken underscoring their role in the force as the middle management and them having the right attitude and mindset.

The Guyana Boxing Association (GBA) will stage its eagerly-awaited presentation ceremony Wednesday at the Mirage Lounge, Albert and Third Streets, Alberttown.

The construction of a manufacturing and storage facility at Eccles by Lucky Star Trading, which is at the centre of an alleged flipping of state lands, has been exempted from the requirement for an Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

Skipper of the Guyana Harpy Eagles side, Leon Johnson, has credited the efforts of the bowling department and batsman Matthew Nandu for the team’s first-round victory over Barbados Pride in the ongoing West Indies Championship.

After planning ecological tours for tourists, mostly in Region Nine as its main objective, Kanuku Tours on Friday launched its budgeted US$500,000 Eco-Lodge Resort which offers accommodation for visitors to the region.

Left-arm spinner, Veerasammy Permaul, continues to push the boundaries as he became the first bowler to take 500 first-class wickets playing for Guyana, a record he said he never imagined in his wildest dreams of attaining.

WASHINGTON  (Reuters) – The U.S. Justice Department will participate in a review of the Memphis Police Department after the death of Tyre Nichols, a 29-year-old Black man fatally beaten by officers in the Tennessee city last month, according to city officials.

Sparta Boss, Back Circle and Beterverwagting (BV) recorded contrasting wins when the maiden edition of the Rocks Auto Trans and Spares Parts ‘Legendary Cup’ Futsal Championship commenced Saturday evening at the National Gymnasium, Mandela Avenue.

The Lamaha corridor, which is being transformed into an urban recreational space is not a “decorated parking lot,” Minister of Public Works Juan Edghill has said, adding that vehicular parking on the enhanc-ed space is only temporary as some “details” are currently being worked out with the Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA).

ISLAMABAD/DUBAI (Reuters) – Pakistan’s former President Pervez Musharraf, a key U.S.

Dear Editor, The oil world-producers, operators/contractors, traders, and vendors, among others-are all paying the keenest attention to that business of a balloon now shot down over the Atlantic. 

Dear Editor, I am writing to follow up on my letter from January 2017 regarding the adoption of a basic income guarantee tied to a dividend payment from our natural resources, including oil and gas. 

Rehabilitation of a section of Lamaha Street, Kitty, between Vlissengen Road and Middleton Street with an eventual extension to Sheriff Street is currently underway.

Up Like 7, Team Anti-Social, Red Triangle and Team Family were among the teams to seal a berth to the main draw when the Guinness ‘Greatest of the Streets, East Bank/West Demerara qualifiers concluded yesterday at the Pouderoyen Tarmac.

SANTIAGO (Reuters) – Firefighters were battling dozens of raging wildfires in Chile on Sunday, seeking to gain control over one of the country’s worst natural disasters in years as the death toll rose to at least 24 with nearly 1,000 more injured.

DUBAI  (Reuters) – Iran’s supreme leader has pardoned “tens of thousands” of prisoners including some arrested in recent anti-government protests, state news agency IRNA reported on Sunday, after a deadly state crackdown helped quell the nationwide unrest.

Dear Editor, I write with reference to Melinda Janki’s Letter to the Editor – “I did not represent Exxon in the 1999 Petroleum Agreement” (SN, February 3, 2023).

Dear Editor, ‘2023 Year of Youth’ was officially launched by the Commonwealth Secretariat in keeping with a mandate of CHOGM in 2022 to declare 2023 as focusing on youth empowerment. 

Kyrie Irving’s rocky tenure with the Brooklyn Nets ended yesterday when the veteran guard was traded to the Dallas Mavericks, according to multiple reports.

Ranks of the Guyana Police Force (GPF) led an interactive engagement with residents of St Cuthbert’s Mission on Saturday, February 4, between 09:45 hrs and 13:00 hrs.

Corruption undermines governments’ ability to protect people and erodes public trust, provoking more and harder to control security threats.

ST JOHN’S, Antigua, CMC – Following are the official points standings in the West Indies Championship after the first round of matches ended on Saturday.

Raphael Joseph has a new outlook on life after taking advantage of the programmes offered by the Board of Industrial Training (BIT).

(Reuters) – The Canadian government said on Sunday it deployed a military aircraft over Haiti to address what it called a “dire security situation” and to support efforts to disrupt the activities of Haitian gangs.

Last week, the Trinidad and Tobago Police Service (TTPS) succeeded in its appeal over a judge’s decision to reject its attempts to seize the assets of two families of central Trinidad allegedly linked to drug trafficking.

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates, CMC – Former West Indies white-ball captain Nicholas Pooran was the lead actor among his peers, but unbeaten half-centuries from Dasun Shanaka and Sikandar Raza steered Dubai Capitals to a stunning seven-wicket win against his MI Emirates in the ILT20 yesterday.

JOHANNESBURG, South Africa, CMC – Out-of-favour West Indies all-rounder Keemo Paul put the finishing touch on a commanding, bonus-point 151-run win for Durban Super Giants against Pretoria Capitals in the SA20 yesterday.