Daily Archive: Wednesday, March 22, 2023

An intelligence-led Police operation was conducted a short while ago to apprehend several male suspects who were at a house in Wisroc, Linden.

Twenty-year-old Aaliyan Lewis also called Dacia was this morning charged with manslaughter and granted bail in the sum of $300,000.

(Trinidad Guardian) While homicide detectives are yet to establish a motive for the murder of Couva mother, Natasha Moonasar, they suspect that someone ordered a hit on her life.

CARACAS,  (Reuters) – Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro yesterday named the head of state oil company PDVSA, Pedro Rafael Tellechea, as the new oil minister, a day after his predecessor resigned amid an extensive corruption investigation focused on the company.

MEXICO CITY,  (Reuters) – Sixteen U.S. states and a handful of Caribbean governments yesterday expressed support for Mexico’s appeal in a civil lawsuit against U.S.

The Guyana Poultry Producers Association (GPPA) yesterday called on government to urgently address the smuggling of chicken over the country’s eastern and southern borders and the Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) said it was aware of the problem and is addressing it.

A river defence breach at Grove on the East Bank of Demerara last night led to severe flooding and Minister of Public Works Juan Edghill said that a shelter will be opened.

The Government of Guyana in collaboration with Demerara Bank Limited (DBL) yesterday officially launched the $900 million revolving fund for the forestry sector, aimed at boosting small- and medium-scale logging operations in a sustainable environment.

An Ogle day care is coming under heavy questioning by the authorities over the death of a seven-month-old baby who allegedly died from suffocation.

Godfrey Munroe ascended to the presidency of the Guyana Olympic Association (GOA) by a landslide yesterday when the body held its Electoral General Meeting (EGM) at Olympic House. 

Amid a bleak prognosis by a Jamaican economist about Guyana’s oil-based future, the government yesterday pushed back, citing a string of measures it has put in place since 2020 which it said will help the country avoid  the resource curse.

The Guyana Cricket Board (GCB) in partnership with the Government of Guyana via the Ministry of Culture, Youth, and Sport (MCYS), launched its U19 Club and Inter-County Championship yesterday at the National Stadium, Providence.

The Guyana Bar Association (GBA) says that the recent “disparaging,” remarks made by Justice Sandil Kissoon, finding that attorney Stephen Fraser SC committed fraud on a Court; among other things can have a debilitating impact on the rule of law and diminish public confidence in the administration of justice.

Attorney-at-Law, Melinda Janki, says that the government’s carbon credits arrangement with Hess Corporation violates the constitutional rights of Amerindians to their property and self-government.

Potaro Strikers and Rivers View recorded comfortable wins when the Bartica leg of the Namilco U17 Football League continued on Monday evening at the Bartica Community Centre ground.

Dear Editor, On President Cheddi’s birth anniversary (March 22), I see quite a few events are occurring around the country to remember that great soul.

Come Saturday, young female chess players will have the opportunity to participate in “The Queen Side” girls’ chess camp.

(Reuters) – Xi Jinping and Vladimir Putin cemented friendship between China and Russia and jointly criticised the West, which moved to buttress Ukraine against Moscow’s invasion with nearly $16 billion in financial aid and faster delivery of battle tanks.

A fire of unknown origin completely destroyed a two-bedroom wooden house at Reliance, East Canje Berbice just around 8 am yesterday.

An East Canje Berbice hire car driver who was found guilty of three counts of sexual activity with a child committed in 2020 was sentenced to life imprisonment on all three counts yesterday at the High Court in Berbice.

BUCHA, Ukraine/TOKYO,  (Reuters) – Japan’s Fumio Kishida met President Volodymyr Zelenskiy in Kyiv yesterday during a rare, unannounced visit by a Japanese leader that underscored Tokyo’s emphatic support for Ukraine in its fight against Russia’s invasion.

Dear Editor, Mr. Sahadeo Bates wrote a letter entitled `Whither the Competition and Consumer Affairs Commission’ in the March 18 edition of Stabroek News.

Former Ravens basketball stalwart player and coach, Eldon `Rocking Chair’ Vaughn died recently in the United States of America.

Dear Editor, My attention was drawn to an article published in the Jamaica Observer on March 17th, 2023, citing regional economist, Damien King, who argued that “Guyana could fall victim to the so-called ‘resource curse’ as it moves deeper in developing its oil and gas finds because it lacks strong institutions to prevent corruption (https://www.jamaicaobserver.com/business/mark-my-words-2/).

MANILA,  (Reuters) – Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr said yesterday he will make a formal announcement soon on the locations of four additional military bases under the Enhanced Defense Cooperation Agreement (EDCA) with the United States.

As of last weekend those vendors who were displaced by the inferno that destroyed the entire Parika Market Complex in February, have taken up their temporary spots along the road which was recently rehabilitated for them.

The  Guyana Human Rights Association (GHRA) has not been in good standing under the Companies Act for three decades and as a result owes a hefty amount, Attorney General Anil Nandlall said in a statement yesterday.

Dear Editor, The PPP put out an advertisement for a rally in tribute to Dr.

LOS ANGELES,  (Reuters) – The latest burst of heavy, wind-blown rain and snow churned out of the Pacific into California yesterday, triggering scattered floods and mudslides, uprooting trees and leaving thousands of storm-weary residents under evacuation orders.

BRASILIA,  (Reuters) – Brazil has ousted almost all illegal gold miners from the Yanomami territory, its largest indigenous reservation, and will remove miners from six more reserves this year, the head of the federal police’s new environmental crimes division said yesterday.

Dear Editor, Many of us in Guyana and the Diaspora have heard the name Jimmy Cliff, one of Jamaica’s most famous reggae stars whose most popular melody was “Many Rivers to Cross.”

A brand new $75m pump has been installed at Crabwood Creek, Upper Corentyne following a meeting with Minister of Agriculture, Zulfikar Mustapha where farmers pleaded for the same to assist with flooding in the area.

JERUSALEM,  (Reuters) – The Israeli parliament yesterday paved the way for Jewish settlers’ return to four settlements in the occupied West Bank by amending a 2005 law that ordered their evacuation, a move condemned by the Palestinian Authority and the European Union.

Dear Editor, Another accident as a result of a tyre exploding killing a mechanic (GDN March 20). 

Pakuri also known as St Cuthbert’s Mission is to be made into a model for integrated farms for small villages around the nation and the government will support the expansion of its ongoing agricultural projects.

CARACAS,  (Reuters) – Venezuela’s ruling party-controlled National Assembly unanimously revoked a legislator’s immunity from prosecution yesterday, amid a widespread corruption scandal.

(Reuters) – At least 160,000 people in Haiti have been displaced in a crisis caused by increasing violence between heavily-armed gangs, the United Nations said yesterday, estimating that over 530 people have been killed this year.

HOUSTON, (Reuters) – Venezuela’s state-run oil company PDVSA has accumulated $21.2 billion in accounts receivable, according to documents viewed by Reuters, after turning to dozens of little known intermediaries three years ago to export its oil under U.S.

Taurean Prince outdueled Julius Randle in a battle of performances that flirted with history Monday night, hitting all eight of his 3-point shots and scoring the insurance basket with 10.4 seconds remaining as the visiting Minnesota Timberwolves edged the New York Knicks 140-134.

By Jeffrey D. Sachs The banking crisis that hit Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) last week has spread.

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – Guyana Harpy Eagles have been strengthened further for their fourth round clash with bottom-of-the-table Jamaica Scorpions, as they take aim at their first West Indies Championship title in three seasons.

Basketball Hall of Famer and legendary New York Knicks center/power forward Willis Reed died at the age of 80 yesterday.

(Reuters) – New Zealand head coach Gary Stead says it is time for the Black Caps to have separate coaches guiding the test and white ball teams to help ease the demands on staff.

With hearings scheduled for 5pm today at the Cara Lodge, Quamina Street, Georgetown, civil society activists are waiting to see if the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Environmental Assessment Board (EAB) will postpone the event as they have called for.

POTCHEFSTROOM, South Africa, CMC – New captain Shai Hope says he wants to see more fighting spirit from West Indies in order to create a winning mentality in One-Day Internationals, and believes the entire side can learn from the excellence of Alzarri Joseph.

One week tomorrow is the Opening Day for the 2023 Major League Baseball (MLB) season and for the first time since 1968 every team (30 today as compared to 20 in 1968) will be playing its first game on the same day.

POTCHEFSTROOM, South Africa, CMC – West Indies’ gallant bid for their first One-Day International series win over South Africa in three decades fell flat here yesterday when they slumped to a four-wicket defeat at Senwes Park.

LONDON,  (Reuters) – Britain’s former Prime Minister Boris Johnson will face hours of hostile questioning today about whether he misled parliament over rule-breaking COVID-19 lockdown parties at a hearing where he will be fighting for his political career.

Dear Editor, I am angry.  I am appalled.  I still must manage this delicate and temperate offering that I lay before my fellow American, Ambassador Sarah-Ann Lynch. 

Two men were injured after they were involved in a fight over a missing pig at Rose Hall Town, Corentyne, on Sunday evening.