Daily Archive: Sunday, February 12, 2023

Sasha Ferreira of Region Three is the winner of the grand prize in the ANSA McAl Giving Thanks Mega Promotion – a Suzuki Baleno.

Fire Parika market complex gutted by fire: A massive fire on Saturday (February 11th) gutted the entire Parika Marketing Complex located on the East Bank of Essequibo (EBE) along with other stalls which were on the road side, leaving dozens of  vendors counting their losses.

An excavator working in Kingston today caused blackouts across the city after it came into contact with a Guyana Power and Light (GPL) distribution feeder.

ANTAKYA, Turkey,  (Reuters) – Rescuers pulled more survivors from the rubble today six days after one of the worst earthquakes to hit Turkey and Syria, as Turkish authorities sought to maintain order across the disaster zone and began legal action over some building collapses.

OTTAWA/WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – Canadian investigators are hunting for the wreckage of the mysterious flying object shot down by a U.S.

Colin Weeks is the winner of a new 2022 Nissan X-Trail T32, worth over $8 million, the biggest prize that was up for grabs in Massy Stores’ Christmas Jackpot.

PHNOM PENH,  (Reuters) – Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen ordered the shutdown of the last independent local news organization in the country on Sunday night, saying it had attacked him and his son and hurt the country.

MEXICO CITY, (Reuters) – Former Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro said on Saturday he plans to return to Brazil “in the coming weeks,” after having spent more than a month in the United States.

VATICAN CITY,  (Reuters) – Pope Francis today spoke of his concern over the imprisonment of Nicaraguan Bishop Rolando Alvarez, who was sentenced to more than 26 years in prison in the Latin American country.

(Trinidad Express) Entertainer Amit Dookram was critically injured in an crash on Friday night.

Chartered Accountant and attorney, Christopher Ram has questioned why the authorities did not try to snare the masterminds in the laundering of monies to China rather than focusing their attention on a family of three from Herstelling on the East Bank Demerara (EBD).

The Amazonia Mall located at Providence on the East Bank of Demerara yesterday welcomed nine additional businesses to its new wing which was commissioned by mall owner, Ramnaresh Sarwan, former Guyana and West Indies cricketer.

Dear Editor, After three years of investigation into a multi-billion-dollar money laundering, tax evasion and racketeering ring, the specialised and elite Special Organised Crime Unit (SOCU) could only file charges of money laundering against a working class East Bank Demerara family of a mother, father and son.

The South Dakota Circuit will be transformed into a battleground of the fastest cars on February 19 when the Guyana Motor Racing and Sports Club stages Drag Wars 1.0.

Tributes yesterday poured in for nationally acclaimed folklorist, poet, broadcast-er, one-time public rela-tions czar of the PNC, and Stabroek News decades-long columnist, Allan Arthur Fenty, who passed away yesterday in his sleep at his South Ruimveldt Gardens home.

International boxing returns to the National Gymnasium next Sunday when the Guyana Boxing Association (GBA) in collaboration with McDonald Promotions, stages the 2023 edition of the Patrick Ford Memorial Championship.

Dear Editor, For the year 2023, government-supported cash grants to each student amount to $40,000. 

The Parika Market  was in the second phase of its rehabilitation when the complex along with roadside stalls were completely destroyed by a huge fire on Friday afternoon reportedly caused by welding sparks from workmen.

The Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) has announced the commencement of the preparation of the Registers of Voters, for the conduct of Local Government Elections from tomorrow, Monday, February 13, a GECOM release stated yesterday.

Dear Editor, Reference is made to the SN news item “GuySuCo reshuffles top management” (Feb 5), informing of the return of former Skeldon factory Director Vishnu Panday and former Special Projects Manager Dwarka Bahadur.

Sports Minister, Charles Ramson Jr., along with other members of his ministry, met recently with the Guyana Cricket board (GCB) to discuss the way forward as it relates to funding from the government.

The Guyana Power and Light (GPL) yesterday said that at approximately 10.23 pm on Friday, the L2 and L5 Transmission lines linking the Golden Grove to Sophia and Sophia to Kingston Substations respectively tripped causing blackouts in Demerara and Berbice GPL said that at that time, both lines were transmitting a total of approximately 34 Megawatts (MW) of generation This sudden loss of generation caused a cascading effect on the grid which resulted in several generating units going offline, GPL said.

Dear Editor, The recent ‘quick inspections’ deemed a ‘compliance survey’ of vessels traversing the Essequibo and Mazaruni Rivers by the authorizing agency  unearthed several breaches by operators (INews February 10). 

Watched by a mammoth crowd, Showstoppers, Jetty Gunners, Team Family, Ballers Empire, and ESPN recorded contrasting wins when the Guinness ‘Greatest of the Streets’ East Bank/West Demerara Championship commenced  Friday following a three-year absence, Hosted at the Pouderoyen Tarmac, the three-time champion, and crowd favourite owing to their status as the home side, Showstoppers, battled past CN Ballers by a 2 – 1 score-line.

Government should say why after three years of oil production the regulatory Petroleum Commission has not been established, Opposition Member of Parliament David Patterson says.

David Fernandes was re-elected President of the Guyana Squash Association (GSA) when the entity staged its Annual General Meeting (AGM) on Thursday at the Georgetown Club, Camp Street.

Dear Editor, Farewell Allan Fenty, a cultural giant in the sparse lands of modern Guyana.

ANTAKYA, Turkey/JANDARIS, Syria,  (Reuters) – Exhausted rescuers pulled dwindling numbers of survivors from earthquake rubble in Turkey and Syria yesterday five days after one of the region’s worst natural disasters whose death toll neared 26,000 and looked set to rise far higher.

Dear Editor, Budget debates afford the best opportunities for citizens (should they care) to peer into the souls, hearts, and minds of their political parties. 

Guyana’s leading sports apparel and fitness conglomerate, MVP Sports, has announced that it will support the latest venture of the Jefford Track and Field Classic organisation to rebrand and resuscitate the historic Golden Mile.

A Cumberland Village, East Canje Berbice businessman remains hospitalized at the New Amsterdam Public Hospital after he was shot by bandits who invaded his business on Friday evening.

LVIV, Ukraine, (Reuters) – Ukraine’s forces hold defence along the frontline in Donetsk, including of the besieged town of Bakhmut, with the fiercest battles raging for the cities of Vuhledar and Maryinka, Kyiv’s top military commander said on Saturday.

The Guyana Football Federation (GFF) officially launched the Linden leg of the Blue Water U15 Girls’ Development League on Friday at the Wisburg Secondary School ground.

Dear Editor, The recent statement made by the country manager of our supplier ExxonMobil was quite revealing.

Ensuring that all Guyanese can access either a stock market or work towards having the one here integrated with other countries should be explored and both the government and private sector in Georgetown seem upbeat in making this a reality, Jamaican financial analyst, Rezworth Burchenson says.

(Reuters) – The Islamic Republic marked the 44th anniversary of the Iranian revolution yesterday with state-organised rallies, as anti-government hackers briefly interrupted a televised speech by President Ebrahim Raisi.

Dear Editor, Constitutional “reform” was promised by the incumbent PPP government in their 2020 manifesto and the Attorney General has assured us the process has been launched.

Table leaders, Guyana Harpy Eagles resisted an onslaught from Windward Islands Volcanoes in fading light on the final day of their second round clash in the West Indies championship to earn a draw yesterday.

An Open Letter to the President on the Absence of a Board of Directors for the Environmental Protection Agency, an Environmental Assessment Board, and an Environmental Tribunal Excellency: As the Government of Guyana prepares to showcase Guyana at the International Energy Conference and Expo Guyana starting February 14, 2022, we must recognize that systemic weaknesses in public environmental management pose risks not only to the people of Guyana but also “Environmental and Social Governance” (ESG) risks to investors.

Adversities helped Alvina Naughton to reconnect with the artist she always knew she was and today she finds joy in painting and creating art, however her soul allows her to do this as it is part of her healing process.

BERLIN,  (Reuters) – Hans Modrow, who as the last Communist prime minister of East Germany oversaw democratic reforms that opened the way to German reunification, has died at age 95, Germany’s hard-left Die Linke party said yesterday.

Transport Sports Club, Bel Air Rubis and Malteenoes Sports Club all registered wins yesterday in the Georgetown Cricket Association/Atlantic Marine Supplies Suzuki Motorcycles second-division T20 tournament.

Dear Editor, I was appalled and angered to read the President of ExxonMobil, Guyana, Alistair Routledge’s answer to a journalist when questioned about whether the 2016 Production Sharing Agreement between ExxonMobil and the Guyana government can be renegotiated.

It has been more than a month now since a man was shot three times in front of the Outside Lounge & Bar at the MovieTowne entertainment complex after multiple weapons were fired and there have been no charges.

When I worked in the sugar industry I remember once discussing a problem with a young and junior colleague.

(Reuters) – Composer Burt Bacharach, whose hits such as “Do You Know the Way to San Jose” and “Raindrops Keep Fallin’ on My Head” provided a mellow alternative soundtrack to rock and roll in the 1960s and 1970s, has died at the age of 94, his publicist told Reuters on Thursday.

A total of 17 Special Education teachers met at the David Rose Special School in West Ruimveldt on Friday, February 3 to compete in a grand chess tournament.

WASHINGTON/OTTAWA,  (Reuters) – A U.S. F-22 fighter jet shot down an unidentified cylindrical object over Canada on Saturday, the second such shootdown in as many days, as North America appeared on heightened alert following a week-long Chinese spying balloon saga that drew the global spotlight.

Four feature-directorial debuts at this year’s Sundance Film Festivals interrogated dynamics of family – whether filial or parental – offering distinct social commentary while doing them.

Dear Editor, I write with reference to a letter by Gary Girdhari in which numerous personal attacks are levelled against me (Stabroek News, 11/2/2023).

An interesting memory from my childhood that I treasure is that of making small bracelets using beads and string.

Like clockwork every weekday, I roll out of bed and turn on the kettle, get cleaned up, make my coffee and head to the gym.

The Rufaro Centre? I admit that until the email came to my inbox in late December, I had no idea what the Rufaro Centre was.

PAARL, South Africa, CMC – West Indies’ hopes of landing an upset in their opening game of the ICC Women’s Twenty20 World Cup were dashed when powerhouses England brushed them aside by seven wickets at Boland Park here yesterday.

Following the Annual General Meeting and elections of the Achievers Youth and Sports Club last week, longstanding president, David Black will continue to lead the club for the next two years.

West Indies captain, Kraigg Brathwaite is not letting his guard down for the second Test against Zimbabwe which begins today in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe and is predicting that the hosts will come out  blazing.

After migrating to Canada and opening his entertainment business which covers various genres of music, the Guyanese-based Canadian singer, songwriter and producer Ahamad Ally, popularly known as ‘Prince Ally’, is now back in his birth country to help foster the music industry and aid in the development of upcoming Guyanese artistes.

East Coast Demerara (ECD), Bartica, Georgetown, and Upper Demerara recorded wins when the Tiger Rentals’ Boys U13 Football Championship continued yesterday at the National Training Centre, Providence.

Akwaeke Emezi used to intimidate me. They have bounced from genre to genre, storyform to storyform, leaving ground-breaking and provocative work in their wake since their debut novel Freshwater shook the literary world in 2018.

Last Update: 1,724.241                          Movement: -1.235% Current Update: 1,702.953                    YTD Movement: 4.997% LUCAS STOCK INDEX (LSI) The Lucas Stock Index fell 1.235 percent during the first period of trading in February 2023 in a reversal of its performance last week when the index rose 1.661 percent on the sale of 66,443 shares.

In a couple of days it will be Valentine’s. As I thought of what to write about this week, I recalled my Love Letter to Guyanese Cuisine that I wrote last year.

Anastacia Shako-Van Tull was in a creative rut when a friend said she would watch a Guyanese TV show.

On Friday afternoon a huge blaze engulfed the Parika Market, consuming not just the stalls within the complex but also those on the roadside as well, destroying many dozens of income sources in the process.

The series of literary, artistic and cultural performances in the Guyana Prize for Literature Literary Festival ends tonight with the staging of Sauda by Guyanese playwright Mosa Telford, performed by the National Drama Company (NDC) and directed by Ayanna Waddell.

Introduction               For the purposes of today’s column, I shall be revisiting my much earlier evaluation of development analysis and policy, along with my assessment of concrete proposals and studies by the Authorities aimed at evaluating the need for constructing a state-run or joint venture, JV, oil refinery that is designed to contribute value added to Guyana’s crude oil exportation.

Annan Boodram, 66, a New York-based activist and advocate for the prevention of suicide and other social ills and a former school teacher, is using his life’s experiences to bring about positive changes in behaviour through mental health awareness, having courted suicide ideations himself.

In July last year, well known activist, Jonathan Yearwood, sought from the Commissioner of Information his good offices in obtaining a copy of the contract entered into between the Ministry of Housing and Impressions Inc.

“I so happy that she doing better, you know. Is like if me aunty come back.

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