Daily Archive: Monday, March 6, 2023

Police are investigating a gruesome accident that occurred at around 9:30 hrs today on the Greenwich Park Public Road, East Bank Essequibo, which claimed the lives of four persons  – a minibus driver and three passengers.

Guyana today signed major deals with the Inter-American Development Bank for the health and roads sectors.

Hundreds of families who have been assigned residential house lots in Phase 4, Amelia’s Ward, Linden, are being prevented from occupying their lands, as a handful of squatters remain defiant against all warnings from the Ministry of Housing and Water – Central Housing and Planning Authority (CHPA) and the structures may have to be demolished.

TBILISI, (Reuters) – Lawmakers in Georgia engaged in fistfights today as a parliamentary committee debated a controversial law that would regulate “foreign agents” which critics say is modelled on draconian legislation in neighbouring Russia.

(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.

DUBAI,  (Reuters) – Iran’s supreme leader said today that poisoning schoolgirls is an “unforgivable” crime which should be punished by death if deliberate, state TV reported, amid public anger over a wave of suspected attacks in schools.

Former champions Chase Academy, Ann’s Grove, Westminster and Charlestown recorded contrasting wins when the 9th edition of the Milo Secondary Schools U18 Football Championship resumed yesterday at the Ministry of Education ground, Carifesta Avenue.

Massive centuries from Sachin Singh and Tevin Imlach followed by a six-wicket haul from Ashmead Nedd spurred Demerara Cricket Club (DCC) to a draw against Malteenoes Sports Club in the Georgetown Cricket Association/GISE/Star Party Rentals/Trophy Stall two-day first-division tournament over the weekend.

NEW DELHI, (Reuters) – Planning a trip to see the fifth day of a test match anywhere in the world is a sign of unbridled optimism, but do so in India at the moment and you might find people questioning your sanity.

The Guyana Cricket Board’s chairman of the senior selection panel, Ramnaresh Sarwan has clarified one of the selection policies of the Board as well as spoken on the non-selection of Shimron Hetmyer and Sherfane Rutherford.

In preparation for the 300-megawatt (MW) Wales gas-to-shore power plant’s late 2024 completion, government has commenced plans to upgrade the Guyana Power and Light’s (GPL) distribution grid and is awaiting evaluation of tenders for the installation of new electricity lines and substations, the Office of the Prime Minister announced.

Former Guyana Open champion Mike Mangal continued his impressive form this season when he carted off last weekend’s Trophy Stall sponsored golf tournament at the Lusignan Golf Club, East Coast Demerara.

Several of the CARIFTA Games bound athletes showed up Saturday at the National Track and Field Centre and recorded personal best or season best performances competing against their senior rivals.

Considering the stone shortage that periodically affects infrastructural projects and construction, local oil and gas service provision company Excel Guyana Inc hopes that its Duraflex cement compound will fill that void as it offers a product of better durability and lower cost.

Whenever the calendar flips to March, fitness athletes and enthusiasts look forward to The Guyana Fitness Games ‘Fitness Challenge’.

Two people are now dead after they were involved in an accident at Number 19 Village Corentyne, Berbice, on Sunday morning.

One man is missing while two were rescued following a boat mishap on Saturday in the Bonasika Creek, Essequibo River.

The Demerara Cricket Board (DCB) has initiated a fund-rasing drive titled ‘friends of Demerara cricket fund’ as the body looks to cushion the cost of its junior inter-association tournament.

Half-centuries from Richie Looknauth and Akshaya Persaud ensured Cornelia Ida Cricket Club (CICC) a 160-run win over McGill Super Stars Sports Club yesterday at Meten-Meer-Zorg in the Royalty Vibes T20 knockout tournament.

Dear Editor, Sometimes, in education, terms are used without any or little examination of what the terms might mean.

Interviews and photos by Subhana Shiwmangal Stabroek News spoke to members of the public in Mahaica, East Coast Demerara in Region Four about the rising cost of living and how it is affecting them.

MANAMA, (Reuters) – Max Verstappen and Red Bull made a dream start to the Formula One season with a dominant one-two in Bahrain yesterday while Fernando Alonso joined the party with a podium on his Aston Martin debut.

Dear Editor, The text of the article published on March 4, 2023: Region 10`s REO, Chair-man at loggerhead over roles and responsibilities is but another manifestation of a major problem that inhibits the functioning of the system of governance in Guyana.

By Shabna Rahman Four indigenous girls from the Barima-Mora Passage Area (BMPA) have been trained to operate aerial drones to ensure that mangrove ecosystem and wildlife biodiversity throughout Region One is monitored and protected, as part of an ongoing project.

In response to what they say is the welcomed commitment of the government to revising the Amerindian Act of 2006, residents of Lethem have crafted proposals for the consultation process which they are hoping will aid reform of the legislation.

LONDON (Reuters) – Anyone arriving illegally in Britain will be prevented from staying, Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said in an interview published on Sunday, ahead of new legislation which is expected to be set out next week.

Dear Editor, I appreciated Harry Hergash’s sharing the episodes of long-ago life in Eastern Mahaicony and his highlights of some extraordinary African lives in his native village (SN, Feb.

NEW DELHI, (Reuters) – Australia wicketkeeper Alex Carey’s neat glovework in the third test against India has earned him praise from coach Andrew McDonald and the 31-year-old wants to be equally effective with the bat in the ongoing series for the Border-Gavaskar Trophy.

The work planned for Carifesta and Homestretch avenues will see the roads being upgraded to accommodate additional lanes, catering to increased traffic, Public Works Minister Juan Edghill said.

ATHENS (Reuters) – A Greek railway employee was jailed on Sunday pending trial over a deadly train crash that killed at least 57 people, as Greeks seethed with anger over the worst rail disaster in living memory.

Dear Editor, Kindly permit me space in your newspaper to highlight a very disgusting situation at the Enmore Hope Primary School.

(Jamaica Observer) A parish judge could not hide her shock when she learned that an elderly woman accused of stealing $25,000 from the pocket of a woman in downtown, Kingston, had 22 previous convictions across the country.

Kevin Durant scored two of his game-high 37 points on a go-ahead pull-up jumper with 12.1 seconds remaining, and the Phoenix Suns secured their third straight win in a 130-126 defeat of the host Dallas Mavericks on Sunday.

BEIJING (Reuters) – China set a modest target for economic growth this year of around 5% on Sunday as it kicked off the annual session of its National People’s Congress (NPC), which is poised to implement the biggest government shake-up in a decade.

James Harden had 38 points, nine rebounds and 10 assists as the visiting Philadelphia 76ers rallied from an 18-point deficit to snap the Milwaukee Bucks’ 16-game winning streak with a 133-130 victory on Saturday.

The Enmore Neighbourhood Democratic Council (NDC) has written to vendors occupying spaces on the Enmore North Estate Road, East Coast Demerara asking them to vacate the area for the construction of a four-lane road.

Dear Editor, Permit me to sensitize the public via your news spread.

(Trinidad Express) he Ministries of Education (MOE) and Youth Development have both distanced themselves from a visit to a secondary school in Central Trinidad by a social media personality.

DHAKA (Reuters) – A big fire at a camp for Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh destroyed homes and sent thick black clouds of smoke through the area on Sunday before being brought under control.

Dear Editor, A brief, casual, on the sideline, courtesy interaction did not constitute a full-fledged engagement where matters relating to the political situation in a country could be properly discussed or ventilated. 

Jamual John continues to add to his palmares. The star cyclist took his talents to the ‘Gateway to the Interior’ yesterday and rode off with the spoils of the ‘One Guyana’ Bartica Cycling Classic.Staged

(Trinidad Express) Activist and businessman Inshan Ishmael has been granted permission from the High Court to file judicial review proceedings against the Office of the Commissioner of Police.

Quick action by the Guyana Fire Service [GFS] averted the complete destruction of a building at Lot 97 Hadfield Street, Werk-en-Rust, Georgtown.

Percy C. Hintzen is a native of Guyana.  He is Professor Emeritus at the University of California Berkeley and, until recently was Professor of Global and Sociocultural Studies in the School of International and Public Affairs at Florida International University.

Last Monday’s sitting of the Public accounts Committee (PAC), the Auditor General’s report on the procurement, storage and distribution of COVID-19 supplies was discussed.

VIENNA  (Reuters) – Iran has given sweeping assurances to the U.N.

A few years have now elapsed since cricket fans in the region have ceased to descend into abysses of moaning and groaning each time that ‘our boys’ have sunk into the doldrums of one of those familiar defeats. 

Dear Editor, So, now we have this great PNC building demolition mystery. 

(Jamaica Observer) An ailing policeman was killed in a single-car crash on his way to seek medical attention in St Catherine late Friday.

Hustlers, Young Gunners, Hard-Knocks and Ituni were among the winners when the maiden edition of the ‘Republic Classic Beach Football Championship’ commenced on Saturday evening at the Christianburg ground, Linden.

The Guyana Revenue Authority’s Law Enforcement and Investigation Division recently seized quantities of cannabis and refined marijuana found in an incoming passenger’s luggage at the Cheddi Jagan International Airport, Timehri and is calling on persons to desist from such activities.

QUITO,  (Reuters) – An Ecuadorian judge approved on Sunday prosecutors’ request to charge former President Lenin Moreno with bribery over a contract for a Chinese-built hydroelectric plant in the South American nation.