Daily Archive: Wednesday, February 15, 2023

The Trinidadian and St Vincentian Prime Ministers were today required to check in at the American Airlines (AA) counter at the CJIA despite an earlier request by the government here that they be afforded the courtesies via the VIP Lounge.

The Guyana Police Force (GPF) today issued Wanted Bulletins for several persons for Acts of Terrorism, Contrary to Section 309 (A) (1) (b) (ii) of the Criminal Law (Offences) Act, Chapter 8:01 which occurred on the East Coast Demerara on the 28th June, 2022.

KAHRAMANMARAS, Turkey, (Reuters) – More than a week after his home was wrecked in a deadly earthquake that hit southern Turkey, Mohammad Emin’s body is still covered in dust and grime.

LONDON,  (Reuters) – Nicola Sturgeon quit as Scottish first minister today, saying her dominance over her party and the country was no longer the asset it once was in the fight for an independent Scotland.

MILAN, (Reuters) – An Italian court today acquitted Silvio Berlusconi over allegations of bribing witnesses in a underage prostitution case that has dogged the former prime minister for more than a decade.

SAN SALVADOR, (Reuters) – El Salvador’s state of emergency to combat gangs, which has widespread public support despite a growing prison population and allegations of human rights abuses, will be maintained until all criminals are captured, the country’s security minister told Reuters.

(Trinidad Guardian) Georgetown, Guyana: Trinidad and Tobago’s self-proclaimed “number one salesman,” Prime Minister Dr Keith Rowley, was hard at work yesterday as he marketed this country as the region’s best bet for a bright energy future.

The parent company of Courts Guyana – Unicomer, yesterday announced a $25 billion (around US$120m) commercial investment for the East Bank of Demerara which will see the construction of a mega shopping complex and hotel along with a logistics yard to support small companies.

Three years after entering into petroleum production, Guyana has met less than half of the needed technical skills in the areas of engineering and environmental specialists and there is still a large deficit in relation to seafarers.

Currently producing a total of 380,000 barrels of oil per day (bpd) from the Liza Destiny and Lisa Unity FPSOs in the Stabroek Block, ExxonMobil plans to optimise operations and further ramp up production to 400,000 bpd, some 60,000 bpd more than originally planned, the  company’s Vice President (Upstream), Liam Mallon, yesterday announced.

A week is approaching since a massive fire obliterated the Parika Market complex while it was in the second phase of  rehabilitation and the dozens of affected vendors are patiently awaiting the further intervention of the government after being promised a grant of $300,000 each by President Irfaan Ali on Monday.

Hoping to put the renegotiation of the controversial 2016 Production Sharing Agreement (PSA) with ExxonMobil to rest, President Irfaan Ali yesterday said that he has accepted that although the deal is lopsided, a move to revamp it would not only deflate investor confidence but halt the progress of development and hurt mostly locals.

Head of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Kemraj Parsram on Mon-day confirmed that his agency is currently reviewing Schlumberger Guyana Inc’s renewed application to operate a radioactive (RA) source storage and calibration facility at Houston on the East Bank of Demerara.

With the country not being able to maintain a consistent supply, a Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) expert has been working with local cherry farmers to boost output.

A 44-year-old Wismar, Linden businessman was found with 2063.8 grams of suspected marijuana after a search was conducted in his home on Monday at about 14:00 hours.

West Indies left-arm spinner, Gudakesh Motie, etched his name into the record books as he inspired his team to a thumping innings and four runs over Zimbabwe yesterday.

Dear Editor, I went to the Leonora Technical Institute (LTI) on Friday February 3, 2023 for the presentation of EEPGL’s 6th Development (Whiptail) Project.

Dear Editor, One should congratulate the Guest Editorial appearing in Stabroek News published on February 7, 2023, titled `Decentralizing the presidency’.

Kester Guilliams, a 28-year-old man of Lot 61 Bent Street, Wortmanville, Georgetown, allegedly drowned during a creek outing with friends on Sunday at about 16.19 hours, along the Soesdyke-Linden Highway.

BULAWAYO, Zimbabwe, CMC – Rookie Gudakesh Motie notched a record-breaking 13-wicket match haul to spin dominant West Indies to a crushing innings and four-run victory over minnows Zimbabwe in the decisive final Test here yesterday.

Dear  Editor, Allan Arthur Fenty who died in his sleep last Saturday at his South Ruimveldt Park home was the quintessential self-made man.  

Patrick Haynes, General Secretary of the Guyana Basketball Federation (GBF) was elected to the helm of the Central American and Caribbean Basketball Confederation (CONCENCABA), when the entity staged its General Assembly and Elections yesterday in Miami, USA.

Following a hearing at the High Court in Berbice yesterday, bail was refused by Justice Navindra Singh for a Vryheid, West Canje Berbice businessman who was charged with attempted murder on February 1st.

The Ministry of Health  yesterday said that as of February 13th, 2023, one more person who tested positive for the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) has died.

ST JOHN’S, Antigua, CMC – Uncapped Alick Athanaze and Akeem Jordan were yesterday named in a West 15-man squad for the two-Test tour of South Africa starting at month end.

Dear Editor, I am forced to once again publicly voice my utter dissatisfaction with the Customer Service of the Guyana Water Incorporated (GWI).

Dear Editor, “Everyone crying out about the same things I’m faced with. 

CAPE TOWN, South Africa, CMC – West Indies are hoping to buck their recent losing trend against India when they meet the Asian powerhouses in their critical second Group B game of the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup here today.

Justice Simone Morris-Ramlall on February 3rd acquitted two men accused of attempting to murder a security guard during a 2016 robbery of the Electronics City store located in the Fogarty’s Building.

(Reuters) – Caribbean leaders will appeal for international assistance on Haiti at an annual meeting in the Bahamas later this week, the prime minister of the host nation said yesterday.

Three US Peace Corps Response trainees arrived in the country on February 10, 2023 to begin their 12-months of service here. 

Dear Editor, I write at the risk of incurring the wrath of Dr.

MUMBAI, India, CMC – West Indies Women’s captain Hayley Matthews and fellow Barbadian all-rounder Deandra Dottin were the only two players from the Caribbean sold at the inaugural Women’s Premier League (WPL) player auction on Monday.

On the 29th January,  the National Sports Awards ceremony was held at the National Cul-tural Centre.

The body of an unemployed man  of Mon Repos, East Coast Demerara was found at his home yesterday.

KYIV,  (Reuters) – Ukraine urged allies to speed up the pace of military help as NATO defence ministers prepared to meet for a second day on Wednesday and Russia bombarded the eastern front line in what appeared to be the early salvoes of a new offensive.

ST GEORGE’S, Grenada, CMC – Windward Islands Volcanoes have appointed little known South African Russel Sising to be their interim head coach.

Dear Editor, We refer to reports of charges laid by SOCU against the ‘Herstelling trio’ for money laundering and conspiracy to launder over $4.1b and feel compelled to state that we are unimpressed by any inference on the part of authorities and there exists the will to seriously address the scourge in question.