Daily Archive: Friday, February 17, 2023

PARAMARIBO, (Reuters) – Dozens of protesters forced their way into Suriname’s parliament as hundreds more rampaged through the nation’s capital Paramaribo today, clashing with police as demonstrations against the government descended into chaos.

Amid reports of public school tours to unusual places, the Ministry of Education (MoE) today issued guidance on what should be done.

A fire of unknown origin has completely gutted the dwelling of 31-year-old Ericka Gonsalves of Kwakwani Water Front, Upper Berbice River, in Region 10, the police said today.

(Trinidad Express) A man suspected of the killing of two Cuche relatives and the wounding of a third has been arrested and charged.

General Equipment Guyana Limited (GENEQUIP) became the latest entity to support the 9th Milo Secondary Schools U18 Football Championship by donating 8 complete kits that will be utilized during the event’s Round of 16 stage.

A new champion will be crowned this evening in the Guinness ‘Greatest of the Streets’ West Demerara championship at the Pouderoyen tarmac, as Showstoppers battles Jetty Gunners, and Ballerz Empire oppose Bagotstown Warriors in the semi-final section, with the winners progressing to the eventual grand finale.

Ann’s Grove dumped West Demerara heavyweight Slingerz FC out of the East Coast Mash Cup Football Championship, prevailing 1-0 in their semi-final encounter last evening at the Golden Grove Community Centre ground to seal a place in tomorrow’s final.

Attorney General Anil Nandlall SC has asked the Regional Security System’s (RSS) Asset Recovery Unit (ARU) to assist in high-profile money laundering cases.

Anand Narine, ex-husband of Babita Sarjou, wept and begged for mercy when he was yesterday sentenced to 22 and a half years in prison for her murder.

(CMC) – West Indies batsman Johnson Charles crafted a brilliant, unbeaten half-century to mastermind a successful run chase and propel Comilla Victorians to the capture of their second straight Bangladesh Premier League title yesterday.

Following his historic election to the helm of Central American and Caribbean Basketball Confederation (CONCENCABA) at the entity’s General Assemble and Elections on February 13th, Patrick Haynes is aiming to adopt a collective approach to develop the sport in the sub-region.

Minister of Local Government and Regional Development, Nigel Dharamlall yesterday informed GECOM  that June 12, 2023, has been selected as the date for the long overdue Local Government Elections (LGE).

BEIJING,  (Reuters) – China’s top leaders declared a “decisive victory” over COVID-19, claiming the world’s lowest fatality rate, although experts have questioned Beijing’s data as the coronovirus tore across the country after largely being kept at bay for three years.

(Reuters) – A swashbuckling England raced to a sporting total with the bat then crashed through New Zealand’s top order as “Bazball” made its pink ball debut on day one of the first test in Mount Maunganui yesterday.

Leader of the Opposition, Aubrey Norton, yesterday requested copies of the National Communication Network’s (NCN) programme logs on its coverage of the 2023 budget debate in the National Assembly so as to determine if it has provided “fair” and “objective” coverage to the Opposition.

KYIV,  (Reuters) – Russia rained missiles across Ukraine yesterday and struck its largest oil refinery, Kyiv said, while the head of the Wagner mercenary group predicted the long-besieged city of Bakhmut would take weeks if not months to fall.

The South Rupununi Dis-trict Council (SRDC) has welcomed the return of Yanomami lands in Brazil to their rightful owners, but notes with great alarm that many of the illegal gold miners, called Garim-peiros, are expected to flee across the border into neighbouring countries, including Guyana.

Teen athletes with aspirations of representing Guyana at this year’s CARIFTA Games in the Bahamas will have their first opportunity to punch their tickets when the National Sports Commission (NSC) Junior League is staged this weekend.

The British Chamber of Com-merce Guyana (BritCham Guy-ana) has been created to promote and facilitate commercial business opportunities and mutually beneficial relationships between the UK and its largest trading partner in the Caribbean.

KAHRAMANMARAS/ANTAKYA, Turkey,  (Reuters) – Two people were reported to have been pulled alive from the rubble in Turkey yesterday, more than 10 days after a massive earthquake hit the region, but such rescues have become increasingly rare, leaving anger to smoulder as hope dies.

Dear Editor, GuySuCo is pleased to respond to Andrew Singh’s letter which was published in Thursday, 16th February, 2023 edition of your papers titled “It is widely felt that the Minister of Agriculture was misled on the Rose Hall estate” Firstly, the Corporation wishes to thank the writer for his letter, but reassures all Guyanese that the Government of Guyana and the leadership of GuySuCo are working in partnership on the reopening of the Rose Hall Estate, as stated by Minister Zulifkar Mustapha during his 2023 Budget Presentation.

Former national rider, Alanzo Greaves will stage his second criterium fixture for the month tomorrow in the inner circuit of the National Park.

LONDON, (Reuters) – Commodity trader Trafigura has been racing to get a British judge to secretly freeze $625 million worth of assets of a web of firms accused of fraud without alerting the Indian businessman who owns and controls them, Prateek Gupta, according to court documents seen by Reuters yesterday.

Dear Editor, On Wednesday, the Government of Guyana announced financial contributions to the relief efforts in Turkiye and Syria. The

Sports Minister, Charles Ramson Jr. and the Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sport (MCYS) congratulated West Indies spinner, Gudakesh Motie on his record-breaking feat.

During a visit on Friday by Minister of Education Priya Manickchand to the Abrams Zuil Secondary on the Essequibo Coast, concerns were raised about the pace of work as the new school is now months behind the scheduled completion date.

Back in April last year it had been announced that India, the world’s third largest consumer of oil, had engaged the Government of Guyana in pursuit of its interest in a long-term deal to acquire oil from Guyana.

LOS ANGELES, (Reuters) – Bruce Willis has been diagnosed with frontotemporal dementia, his family said yesterday, nearly a year after the “Die Hard” franchise star retired from acting due to aphasia that hampered his cognitive abilities.

Dear Editor, The recent statement by President Ali is worrisome at best.

The Guyana Defence Force (GDF) squeaked past Castrol Strikers by a 3-2 score-line when the Demerara Volleyball Association (DVA) Senior Men’s League continued on Wednesday evening at the National Gymnasium, Mandela Avenue.

A Guyanese company and three West African firms have formed a partnership with the aim of certifying persons with technical skillsets but who have no certification, along with training school dropouts to participate in the oil and gas sector The company -West Africa South America (WASA) Alliance Incorporated, yesterday announced the partnership on the sidelines of the Guyana Energy Conference at the Marriott Hotel in Georgetown, with the principals underscoring human resource building that can be tangibly felt by locals.

Hopeful that the marketability of their products will be enhanced through their participation in next weekend’s Annual Agro Fest in Barbados, a group of thirty five (35) local manufacturers in the craft, agro processing, furniture and other sectors will, with the support of the Guyana Office for Investment (G-Invest) travel to Barbados for the country’s February 24-27 Agro Fest event.

Dear Editor, The shocking story about a Guyanese teenage girl who was sexually abused by her uncle who is a Bishop in his congregation in Barbados has caught the attention of several child rights and protection advocates.

The Golden Jaguars programme, which is currently in preparation for the resumption of the 2022/2023 Concacaf Nations League, is once again only afforded a minimum travelling allowance by the Guyana Football Federation (GFF) to aid in their attendance at the sessions being held at the National Training Centre at Providence, East Bank Demerara.

Guyana’s education system took another step forward with the Ministry of Education’s signing of a Statement of Endorsement of the Guyana Partnership Compact.

BETHESDA, Md., (Reuters) – Doctors declared U.S. President Joe Biden, 80, healthy and “fit for duty” yesterday after a physical examination that included removing a lesion from his chest and declaring him free of symptoms of long COVID after his bout last year with the virus.

The staging of Guyana’s second ever International Energy Conference has, like its predecessor, attracted a surfeit on international media exposure for the country that departs sharply from the accustomed fare of economic woes and political instability.

(CMC) – Batsman Nkrumah Bonner has been given the assurance he has not been discarded despite being dropped for the Test tour of South Africa, while veteran left-hander Darren Bravo has been told he is still in contention even though he too has been ignored.

Dear Editor, I take the liberty of publicly and directly approaching Exxon’s Country Head in Guyana, Mr.

For much of the past week, scores of Guyanese agro-processors have been busying themselves seeking out the most cost-effective ways of travelling to Barbados to attend the sister CARICOM country’s February 24-26 Agro Fest, the closest they would have gotten in recent years to an opportunity to display their agro produce on a stage outside of Guyana.

BRASILIA, (Reuters) – Brazil’s government is taking a fresh tack in its effort to crack down on illegal gold mining in the Amazon, preparing legislation that would require electronic tax receipts for the buying and selling of the precious metal, four sources with knowledge of the plans said.

A Palmyra cattle farmer was yesterday afternoon discovered dead in his house after a stench began emanating from the premises. 

(Reuters) – A top U.S. law enforcement official yesterday unveiled a new “disruptive technology strike force” tasked with safe-guarding American technology from foreign adversaries and other national security threats.

The Eugene F. Correia Inter-national Airport (EFCIA) at Ogle yesterday announced that the Airport’s passenger suitcase baggage scanning equipment is now fully operational and in use by passengers.

Dear Editor, Now that we Guyanese are rich from oil funds for a few years, it is time for our   own  national  cricket  team.

(Reuters) – Amateur boxing’s Russian-led governing body denounced a U.S.-driven boycott of its world championships as ‘political games’ yesterday and said plenty of boxers from the countries involved were keen to take part.

If Guyana’s municipal markets still remain the country’s ‘mecca’ insofar as trading in fruit and vegetables is concerned, the response by local supermarkets to consumer demand for ‘convenience shopping’ has created new opportunities for entrepreneurially inclined Guyanese.

(Reuters) – Jamaica’s anti-corruption agency said yesterday that the prime minister will not face any charges after it investigated a possible conflict of interest around government contracts awarded to a construction company between 2006 and 2009.

NASSAU/PORT-AU-PRINCE,  (Reuters) – Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau yesterday said he would deploy Royal Canadian Navy vessels off the coast of Haiti in the coming weeks, in the midst of the island’s humanitarian and security crisis.

(Reuters) – Australia captain Pat Cummins expects another trial by spin in the second test against India but finds himself grappling with selection dilemmas as he tries to lock in the playing XI for the match in New Delhi beginning today.

Dear Editor, One reflects on memories growing-up, albeit in random sequence.

By Brooke Glasford This past Sunday Americans reveled in what is often referred to as the biggest night in sports, the Super Bowl.

BRASILIA,  (Reuters) – Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva confirmed he will appoint former President Dilma Rousseff to head the New Development Bank (NDB) when there is a vacancy, Lula said on Thursday referring to the institution the BRICS group of emerging economies established.

The Commonwealth Lawyers Association and LexisNexis have announced that Guyanese attorney Melinda Janki is the recipient of the 6th Commonwealth Law Conference Rule of Law Award 2023.

BOGOTA/CARACAS,  (Reuters) – Colombia and Venezuela yesterday signed an agreement to revive trade between the two countries during a ceremony on a border bridge at which Colombia’s President Gustavo Petro and Venezuela’s President Nicolas Maduro both signed.

MANAGUA,  (Reuters) – Nicaragua’s government has stripped 94 citizens of their nationality, according to a resolution read out by a judge on Wednesday.

The investigation into the two reported piranha attacks at the Splashmins Resort is expected to be completed by the end of this week according to the Public Relations Officer of the Ministry of Tourism, Industry and Commerce (MTIC), Cordell Mc Clure.

Dear Editor, Another WI test squad was named for the tour of SA and our local player, Keemo Paul, is once again a notable omission while a virtually unknown fast bowler from Barbados was given his maiden selection.

The Georgetown Cricket Association (GCA) yesterday released its fixtures for the weekend with the several matches in the Atlantic Marine Supplies Suzuki Motorcycles second division T20 tournament.

Oil–producing Trinidad and Tobago appears set to open a new chapter in petro relations with Venezuela in the wake of the decision taken by the Biden administration in Washington to waive some of the stricter sanctions imposed on Caracas during the Donald Trump presidency.

GASCI (www.gasci.com/telephone Nº 223-6175/6) reports that session 1006’s trading results showed consideration of $23,940,520 from 85,858 shares traded in 32 transactions as compared to session 1005’s trading results, which showed consideration of $11,689,359 from 29,836 shares traded in 23 transactions.

Police on patrol duty at about 10.30 pm on Tuesday  in the vicinity of Rotterdam, East Bank Berbice conducted a search on a wagon motor car bearing registration number HC 4483 and found four white bulky salt bags and two brown bulky salt bags containing 31 wrapped transparent plastics parcels suspected of containing cannabis.

Barbados Prime Minister Mia Mottley is far too astute a politician not to recognize that this month’s Agro Fest event possesses a significance that extends way beyond a ‘family event’ hosted by her  country’s agriculture sector, annually, to offer Far-mers, Craft Persons and Agro Processors an opportunity to parade their goods before a more than usual audience.

Recalling comparisons with Jacinda Ardern of New Zealand, Scotland’s First Minister Nicola Sturgeon on Wednesday resigned from her post and said she would stand down as leader of the Scottish National Party.

(Taken from the January 29th, 1993 edition of Stabroek News) (In honour of the late SN columnist Arthur Allan Fenty, who authored a column on Fridays in this newspaper for 30 years, Stabroek News will be running some of his earliest contributions.

LIMA, (Reuters) – Peruvian miner Buenaventura said yesterday it had restarted operations at its gold and silver Julcani mine after a nearly 10-day hiatus, citing the “support” of nearby communities.

By Minna Salami LONDON – A recent Twitter spat between influencer Andrew Tate and climate activist Greta Thunberg epitomized the eco gender gap.

CIGUENA/ROSARIO, Argentina, (Reuters) – In the Argentine town of Ciguena, rancher Andrés Betiger is fighting to keep his farm from going under amid the South American country’s worst drought in sixty years, which has pummeled soy, corn and wheat crops and dented cattle herds.

Dear Editor, Last weekend the Guyana Prizes for Literature were presented at the National Culture Centre to many worthy writers including the great Clem Seecharan?

“In a country well governed, poverty is something to be ashamed of.

(CMC) – Fitness doubts over their two marquee batsmen have left West Indies sweating ahead of today’s crucial ICC Women’s Twenty20 World Cup clash against Ireland.