Daily Archive: Sunday, March 5, 2023

Elections Next general elections due Nov or Dec 2025 – Jagdeo: Guyana’s next general elections will be held in November or December 2025 owing to the five-month impasse that followed the 2020 polls.

(Trinidad Guardian) National scholarship winner Jilisse Roberts hit a stumbling block during her studies at Naparima Girls’ High School after her mother, Lystra, suffered kidney failure.

QUITO, (Reuters) – Ecuador’s National Assembly yesterday voted in favor of a report which recommends opening an impeachment process against President Guillermo Lasso, accusing him of corruption over dealings in public companies.

BEIJING/TAIPEI,  (Reuters) – Chinese Premier Li Keqiang pledged “peaceful reunification” with Taiwan today as well as resolute steps to oppose Taiwan independence, with Taipei responding that Beijing should respect the Taiwanese people’s commitment to democracy and freedom.

JERUSALEM,  (Reuters) – Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu sought today to soften international outcry over a call by a far-right member of his cabinet for a flashpoint Palestinian village to be “erased”, saying those remarks had been “inappropriate”.

LOS ANGELES,  (Reuters) – A year after he was slapped on stage at the Academy Awards, Chris Rock hammered Will Smith and his wife in a comedy special streamed live around the world, joking that he enjoyed seeing the actor beaten in his latest film.

As Movietowne Guyana celebrates its fourth anniversary this month with a series of giving back activities, its Chairman and Founder Derek Chin is hoping that the legal impediment on the land nearby would be cleared up and he could put in an offer for a staggering US$500 million “dream” development or that government greenlights a Guyana DinoWorld project.

Trinidad and Tobago is working to amend archaic laws which will finally allow Guyana’s honey to transit the twin-island republic after years of fruitless deliberations at CARICOM’s trade council.

As the construction of government’s mega drying facility in Region Ten forges ahead, the Tacama Gold mega-farm is preparing to reap a second successful crop of soybean and both are even more optimistic of reaching desired targets.

Infrastructural development work to convert land previously utilised by the Guyana Sugar Corporation (GuySuCo) into the Enmore Industrial Site has commenced.

Twenty young women who are the first batch of scholarship recipients from the First Lady’s Scholarship initiative, yesterday graduated from a one-week training programme with the Atlantic Alliance Maritime and Offshore Training Institute (AAM&OTI).

An Agricola resident is still waiting on promised compensation from the Guyana Police Force (GPF) six years after suffering accidental gunshot injuries It has been six years since then Commissioner of Police, David Ramnarine, informed Agricola resident, Parmadai (only name), that the Force had been advised to compensate her after she was wounded during a shootout between lawmen and two bandits.

As part o fits efforts to provide  universal education, the Ministry of Education has announced that three new schools will be built in the Barima-Waini region (Region One).

East Ruimveldt, Bartica, and Carmel recorded lopsided victories when the ninth Milo Secondary Schools U18 football competition kicked off yesterday at the Ministry of Education ground, Carifesta Avenue.

Herstelling crushed Grove Hi-Tech by a 4-0 scoreline when the East Bank Football Association (EBFA) leg of the Namilco U17 Football League commenced at the National Training Centre, Providence yesterday.

Construction of the new Guyana Fire Service (GFS) headquarters on Home Stretch Avenue in Georgetown is almost complete, according to the contractor, Mohamed’s Enterprise, during the Fire Chief (ag) Gregory Wickham’s site visit to assess the progress of works.

The Demerara Cricket Club was in a strong position at the end of the rain affected first day of the Georgetown Cricket Association (GCA) first-division two-day competition.

A popular city businessman was on Friday arrested by the Customs Anti-Narcotic Unit (CANU) after he was found with two suitcases containing a quantity of cocaine at his home in Festival City.

Dear Editor, A recent press release from the Ministry of Home Affairs stated that the Ministry “has noted with grave concern the growing number of road fatalities which have occurred for the year thus far”.

The Regional Democratic Council of Region Four on Tuesday passed a no-confidence motion against Regional Executive Officer (REO) Donald Gajraj following the recent flag-raising ceremony fiasco which resulted in Region Four Chairman Daniel Seeram making a formal report of an assault against Gajraj.

(Trinidad Guardian) A St Augustine mother of three was fatally shot in front of her mother, sister and children as she knelt before her two killers begging for mercy.

Dear Editor, February every year has been designated as Black History Month in the United States and a few other countries, which also coincides with Guyana’s republic celebrations.

Thirty-nine inmates from the Mazaruni Prison on Thursday received certificates after graduating from crop husbandry held over a period of twelve weeks and  made available through the Guyana Prison Service (GPS).

DUBAI (Reuters) – Worried parents protested in Iran’s capital Tehran and other cities on Saturday over a wave of suspected poison attacks that have affected schoolgirls in dozens of schools, according to Iranian news agencies and social media videos.

Dear Editor, Last Thursday evening I attended a pre-Phagwa event at a Mandir.

(Trinidad Express) As debate continues to rage about human trafficking and prostitution in Trinidad and Tobago, an official list of convicted sex offenders has been made public for the first time via an online sex offenders registry.

A 41-year-old miner is now in custody after ranks from Regional Division #7 relieved him of a pistol and ammunition during a patrol in Blue Mountain Backdam, Cuyuni River, Region Seven.

The Demerara Cricket Board (DCB) will stage several trial matches and training sessions starting Saturday at Queens College ground from 9:00 am.

NORTHEAST SYRIA  (Reuters) – The nearly eight-year-old U.S. deployment to Syria to combat Islamic State is still worth the risk, the top U.S.

(Jamaica Gleaner) San Juan, Puerto Rico (AP) — Paul Pierrilus was deported two years ago from the United States to Haiti where he has been trying to survive in a chaotic and violent country where he wasn’t born and had never lived.

Dear Editor, This invasion of the PNC Office at Lethem, Rupununi must be seen for its deeper diabolical intent.

An Essequibo man was yesterday remanded to prison on two counts of simple larceny when he appeared before Magistrate Esther Sam at the Suddie Magistrate’s Court.

Foxy Ladies and St. Cuthbert’s Mission recorded contrasting wins when Guyana Football Federation Women’s Developmental League Playoff commenced yesterday.

SAO PAULO (Reuters) – Brazil’s former President Jair Bolsonaro on Saturday denied committing “illegal acts” after a report that jewelry allegedly gifted by Saudi Arabia to him and his wife was brought into the South American nation without being declared to authorities.

Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo said on Friday that the proposed expansion to four lanes of the highway between New Amsterdam and Moleson Creek in Berbice will cost approximately US$400 million.

Dear Editor, In an article which appeared in the News Media on March 2, it was reported that a young pregnant mother, Sussana Philmattie (the “Patient” herein) was admitted to the Suddie Regional Hospital on the Essequibo Coast for the delivery of her baby.

KYIV (Reuters) – Ukrainian forces defending Bakhmut are facing increasingly strong pressure from Russian forces, British military intelligence said on Saturday, with intense fighting taking place in and around the eastern city.

MANILA (Reuters) – The Philippines said on Saturday it had spotted a Chinese navy ship and dozens of militia vessels around a contested Philippine-occupied island in the South China Sea, as territorial tensions mount in the area.

TEL AVIV (Reuters) – Tens of thousands of protesters took to the streets of Israeli cities for the ninth straight week on Saturday to fight a government plan to overhaul the country’s court system.

Gender and social activist and a justice seeking Christian, Reverend Patricia Sheerattan,-Bisnauth’s belief that God is sovereign in the world, love, justice and compassion has shaped her to be a servant to serve that larger purpose in keeping with her religion which is not prescriptive.

Dear Editor, It never ceases to amaze me how people fighting to get a job and surrender themselves to laziness after getting it.

Twenty-two-year-old Jarod Granville of Henrietta on the Essequibo Coast was on Friday ordered to pay a fine of $10,000 after he pleaded guilty to a drug trafficking charge. 

My father was a gentle, calm, and wise man. “He never raised his voice except to give encouragement nor raised his hand except to greet a friend.”

NEW DELHI, (Reuters) – Captain Rohit Sharma believes Indian batsmen needed to learn the lesson from their loss in Indore and be braver when they take on the Australian spinners in the fourth and final test in Ahmedabad next week.

Cat foot soft but he ah scratch bad. Does Christopher like cats?

Gym rats are not considered ‘the sharpest knives in the drawer,’ but at least we can still appreciate the immense value of hitting the gym with a sharp mind and intensely focused mentality.

LAHORE, Pakistan, CMC – Kieron Pollard’s all-round efforts went in vain as Multan Sultans missed a chance to close the gap on Lahore Qalanders, when they slumped to a 21-run defeat at the hands of the leaders in the Pakistan Super League here yesterday.

LIMA (Reuters) – Andean communities in Peru will resume a blockade of a crucial highway used by major copper producers next week, two local leaders said on Saturday, following a truce that had allowed mining companies to restart production.

SEOU (Reuters) – North Korea on Saturday blamed the United States for what it said was the collapse of international arms control systems and said Pyongyang’s nuclear weapons were a just response to ensure the balance of power in the region.

Mikal Bridges led all scorers with 38 points and the visiting Brooklyn Nets overcame a 28-point deficit, the biggest comeback in the NBA this season, to defeat the Boston Celtics 115-105 on Friday night.

JOHANNESBURG, South Africa, CMC – Kemar Roach has praised the input of West Indies fast-bowling legend Joel Garner after overtaking him on the all-time West Indies list of wicket-takers in Tests.

One of the beautiful things about chess is that it consumes the player intellectually.

It was Hippocrates, an ancient Greek physician, who once said, “Before you heal someone, ask him if he’s willing to give up the things that make him sick.”

MUMBAI, India, CMC – West Indies Women’s captain Hayley Matthews played a starring role in the historic opening game of the inaugural Women Premier League here yesterday, as her Mumbai Indians crushed Gujarat Giants by 143 runs.

Dear Editor, I write this letter to make a humble plea asking that the Minister of Home Affairs use his office to commence training of members of the Guyana Police Force to deal with reports of animal cruelty and abuse throughout the length and breadth of this beautiful nation of ours.

Writing this weekly column came about as a means to satisfy an itch to write about art in a less rigid and demanding way than academia requires.

The Guyana Police Force has stated that it seeking legal advice in the matter of a man had died at Frenchman Backdam in the upper Demerara River, Region Ten, last month.

“It kind of started as a joke,” says producer and screenwriter Jemima Khan, “where I would say to my friends— particularly those that were close to their parents and had parents that were sane and functional— who would your parents choose [for you to marry]?

One of the things we all look forward to at the holidays, regardless of which religious holiday or festival it is, is the food!

Chautal                               In the forest, the papiha bird’s epics stave off sleep.

Introduction Over this week’s and the column to follow I shall provide a summary overview of ExxonMobil’s two consortium partners in crude oil and gas exploration, appraisal and production in Guyana, largely confined so far to the bountiful Stabroek block.

At the end of last month a Brazilian helicopter pilot and a labourer were charged with various offences including disembarking without the consent of an Immigration Officer and breaches of the Civil Aviation Act.

2023 Soca Monarch, overseas-based Guyanese Adrian Dutchin said he is now ready to take a step back and explore other avenues for promoting Guyana as he is confident in the potential of upcoming local artists.

Guyana has the second highest rate of suicide in the world, a higher rate of death by violence than Mexico and is at 63rd place out of 183 countries in death by road accidents.

Most of the pictures of this year’s Trinidad Carnival that I saw, reminded me of the amplification and glorification of society’s fixation and obsession with thinness.

By Roger Seymour Roger Seymour revives his truncated weekly series, last published in September 2018 Thirty-two years ago the last edition of the West Indies Cricket Annual appeared on the shelves of bookstores, airport shops and drugstores across the Caribbean.