Articles published on Thursday, March 23, 2023
N’DJAMENA, (Reuters) – Chad has nationalized all the assets and rights including hydrocarbon permits and exploration and production authorisations that belonged to a subsidiary of Exxon Mobil XOM.N,
Businessman, Devanand Singh was this afternoon sentenced to 18 months imprisonment by Principal Magistrate Leron Daly for inflicting grievous bodily harm on his daughter and using threatening language.
(Trinidad Guardian) Prime Minister Keith Rowley says it couldn’t be further from the truth that he’s trying to get rid of the DPP.
LONDON, (Reuters) – Nigerian senator Ike Ekweremadu, his wife and a medical middleman have been found guilty of trafficking a man to Britain to provide a kidney, a statement from the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) said today.
AHMEDABAD, India, (Reuters) – A lower court in India sentenced opposition leader Rahul Gandhi today to two years in jail on charges of defamation for a 2019 speech in which he referred to thieves as having the surname Modi.
(Trinidad Express) Pleasantville taxi-driver Anthony Andrews was well loved by his family and the residents in his community in which he spent most of his life.
(Trinidad Express) A woman who placed a red rose in the coffin of Tortuga gardener Ganesh Deopersad at his funeral was detained by police as investigations continue into his killing.
By Laurel Sutherland An almost five-hour-long public hearing on the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) decision to waive an impact study for the construction and operation of a 300-megawatt natural gas-fired power plant ended with appellants remaining adamant that one be conducted citing limited available data on the project.
A suspected Linden bandit died and another was injured after a “shootout” with the police in the mining town of Linden yesterday.
The Executive Committee of the Guyana Olympic Association (GOA) yesterday paid a courtesy call on Minister of Culture, Youth and Sport, Charles Ramson Jnr.,
Police are investigating the murder of Patricia Bovell, an 89-year-old of Lot 57 Russell Street, Charlestown, Georgetown and her grandson is in custody.
By Troy Peters Guyana will be fielding a girls’ team for the first time at the Junior Pan American Hockey championships next month in Barbados and Philip Fernandes, President of the Guyana Hockey Board and head coach of the squad believes participation in the tournament will support the development of the sport locally.
The young mother of three who was recently accused of fatally stabbing her common-law husband at their Alberttown residence was yesterday charged with manslaughter and granted bail in the sum of $300,000.
A magnificent unbeaten century from Guyana Harpy Eagles captain, Leon Johnson, piloted the hosts to 268 for nine after 86.3 overs on the opening day of their fourth-round clash against Jamaica Scorpions in the West Indies Championships.
By Joseph Allen Seven-month-old Oriya Gravesande, who died on Tuesday after being in the care of Little Learnings Day Care at Ogle, succumbed due to haemorrhage and suffocation by compression of the neck, an autopsy found.
Dear Editor, The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) stresses that its work is guided first and foremost by the Environmental Protection Act and its suite of Regulations.
The Ministry of Local Government yesterday met with Stabroek Market vendors and committed to carrying out necessary works including repairing the leaking roof and fixing the bathroom facilities.
The Kares CrossFit Caribbean championship, set for April 15-16 at the National Aquatic Centre and the National Park, is gaining momentum from the corporate community.
Chet Bowling (handicap 27) had a net score of 67 to come out victorious at last weekend’s Ansa McAl sponsored Glenmorganie Whiskey golf tournament at the Lusignan Golf course, East Coast Demerara.
By Aaliyah McFarlane An emergency shelter has been set up at Grove for 42 persons following Tuesday’s river defence breach on the East Bank Demerara (EBD) which swamped homes, inflicting severe losses and leaving residents pressing for compensation.
Dear Editor, Section 3 of the Draft Model PSA focuses on the Costs, Expenses, Expenditures and Credits of the Contractor.
Dear Editor, Yet another week has passed and GECOM is still to set the date for the conduct of the interviews with the applicants for the position of Deputy Chief Election Officer.
Co-President of the Guyana Human Rights Association (GHRA), Mike McCormack, has penned a response to the Attorney General’s assertion (Stabroek News, March 21, page 8) that that the association has not been in Good Standing for nearly three decades and owes the Government of Guyana some $38 million, an allegation the GHRA says it “roundly rejects.”
Despite losing significant play time due to rain, Demerara defeated Essequibo by an innings and 63 runs yesterday, the final day of their third round match in the Guyana Cricket Board’s senior four-day Inter-County tournament.
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates, CMC – West Indies duo of Alzarri Joseph and Akeal Hosein have achieved career-best ratings in the ICC Men’s One-day International player rankings announced yesterday.
At least three persons were injured just around 9 pm yesterday when a container truck careened into a crusade site on the Victoria Public Road, East Coast Demerara.
Dear Editor, This has reference to a news article published, “Artificial island for shore base taking shape” (SN Jan 5 – regret late response) on ongoing work relating to the construction of the Vreed-en-Hoop Shorebase Inc.,
KINGSTOWN, St Vincent, CMC – Cricket West Indies president designate, Dr Kishore Shallow said long-lasting success on the field in the sport in the Caribbean is strongly linked to finding financial resources to fund development programmes.
With the completion of arguments in the appeal of Chief Justice Roxane George’s ruling throwing out the Elections Petition which challenged the recount order from which the polls of March 2nd 2020 were declared, the Court of Appeal will next move to rule.
Dear Editor, I am flummoxed that there is not a single youth representative included in the eight member commissioners, moreover why 8 and not 9 or 13?
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 31 points against his former team and Jalen Williams added 20 as the Oklahoma City Thunder continued to solidify their playoff standing Tuesday with a 101-100 victory over the host Los Angeles Clippers.
Dear Editor, Here we go, at least yours truly, still engaged and entangled in SN’s “How the cost of living is affecting people”, chapter 16 (SN March 20).
Two of the men who were recently nabbed in Toroparu Backdam in Region Seven allegedly with unlicensed firearms and ammunition by ranks of the Guyana Police Force were yesterday charged and remanded to prison.
CHENNAI, India, (Reuters) – Leg-spinner Adam Zampa took four wickets as Australia beat India by 21 runs to clinch the three-match one-day international series 2-1 on Wednesday.
Two Corentyne men were yesterday remanded to prison after they were charged with the attempted murder of Naresh Ramangal who remains in critical condition at the New Amsterdam Public Hospital following a fight over a missing pig on Sunday.
Dear Editor, I see from letter “Norton failed to familiarize himself with the provisions of the Access to Information Act 2011” that the Commissioner of Information seems to have understood the Access to Information Act well enough to respond to an applicant via media letter.
UNITED NATIONS, (Reuters) – The United Nations used its first conference on water security in almost half a century yesterday to exhort governments to better manage one of humanity’s shared resources.
(Reuters) – The Olympic Games and its ruling body, the International Olympic Committee, cannot be referees in global political disputes, its president Thomas Bach said on Wednesday, defending the IOC’s plans to includes Russian and Belarusian athletes at the Paris 2024 Games.
OTTAWA, (Reuters) – Canada’s population increased by more than a million people for the first time in history in 2022, almost entirely due to a surge in immigrants and temporary residents, Statistics Canada said yesterday.
TAIPEI, (Reuters) – Taiwan sees China’s involvement in Honduras’ decision to seek to end relations with the island as very obvious and the situation does not look good with Honduras demanding a “high price”, the island’s foreign minister said yesterday.
A businessman yesterday appeared at the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court before Chief Magistrate Ann McLennan where he was charged with attempting to forge a document from the Commercial Registry.
Dear Editor, Ramadan commences on the 23rd of March, 2023 and I would like to wish the Muslim Community a heart-felt Eid Mubarak.
LIMA, (Reuters) – The heavy rains that recently struck Peru have racked up at least $323 million in infrastructure damage, a senior minister said yesterday, as residents of hard-hit areas turn their focus on repairing water-logged homes and businesses.
Naomi Barkoye has been named captain of the Demerara Under-19 team that will be participating in the Guyana Cricket Board’s female Inter-County competition.
Eight persons were on Tuesday sworn in as the new members of the Ethnic Relations Commission (ERC).
Dear Editor, Congratulations to the new elected executive members of the GOA led by President Godfrey Munroe.
LONDON, (Reuters) – A gardener from Amsterdam begins a 30,000-km (18,640-mile) bicycle trek from London to India yesterday as part of a campaign to raise awareness about soil degradation.
LONDON, (Reuters) – Russian aluminium tycoon Oleg Deripaska yesterday denied lying about the relocation of EN+ Group from Jersey to Russia to avoid U.S.
Minister of Labour, Joseph Hamilton yesterday solicited the full cooperation of the Bosai Minerals Group Guyana management in the investigation to be done of the workplace death of bulldozer operator, Neptrid Hercules.
Timehri Panthers, Young Gunners, Haynes Hardware Ballers and Underdogs secured their respective semi-final berths, following quarterfinal victories on Saturday evening in the maiden edition of the ‘Republic Classic Beach Football Championship’ at the Christianburg ground, Linden.
BOSTON, (Reuters) – A former mayor of a rural town in Haiti was arrested on U.S.
Dear Editor, The new Ethnic Relations Commission has been sworn in.
Several meetings have been held with the GEB security firm in order to assist with the investigation which has been launched by the Ministry of Labour’s Occupational Safety and Health Department (OS&HD) after 27-year-old guard, Zephyr Stanislaw fell overboard and drowned earlier this month.
(Reuters) – The Polish city of Torun will host the 2026 World Athletics Indoor Championships, the sport’s global governing body said on Wednesday.
SAO PAULO, (Reuters) – More than a quarter of business leaders traveling to China with President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva next week come from Brazil’s booming meat industry, highlighting the high stakes for a sector reliant on Chinese demand for the bulk of its exports.
Dear Editor, I do hope investigating ranks who are currently probing the death of the 88 year-old woman who was found dumped in an empty yard next to where she lived catches the culprit very soon.
(Reuters) – The Federal Reserve yesterday raised interest rates by a quarter of a percentage point, but indicated it was on the verge of pausing further increases in borrowing costs after the recent collapse of two U.S.
Guyana’s Ministry of Health was the recipient on Monday of a donation of Pfizer vaccines from the Government of Spain.
LONDON, (Reuters) – British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak won the backing of parliament yesterday for a key element of a reworked post-Brexit deal on Northern Ireland despite opposition from the province’s biggest unionist party and some of his lawmakers.
SAO PAULO, (Reuters) – Brazil’s federal police yesterday launched an operation to dismantle a criminal gang that plotted to carry out deadly attacks against police officials and public servants, the Minister of Justice Flavio Dino and other authorities said.
The Athletics Association of Guyana (AAG) has released it proposed team for the CARIFTA Games set for Easter weekend in the Bahamas.
On Monday, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) – the international body for assessing the science related to climate change – released its latest report which implores governments to up their commitments before 2030, to reach net zero by 2050, in order to keep warming in or around 1.5 C by 2100.
Dear Editor, J.K Rowling’s ‘Dolores Umbridge’ would be proud of Anil Nandlall’s attempt to intimidate and outlaw the Guyana Human Rights Association; for in revealing the GHRA’s non-compliance with the Companies Act 1991, Nandlall has gone where even Burnham did not tread in trying to shut the vital civil society organization down.
By Dr Bertrand Ramcharan Previously Chief Speech-Writer of the UN Secretary-General, Director in the UN Political Department, and Seventh Chancellor of the University of Guyana The United Nations Security Council is the most authoritative organ in the world and it is important to have a contemporary understanding of the Council at a time that is fraught with risks and challenges to international, as well as regional, peace and security.
Giving his reason for stealing over $5 million in gold jewellery as having “nothing,” and claiming that he returned all of it to a police officer, a West Coast Demerara (WCD) youth has since been sentenced to four years behind bars after pleading guilty to a simple larceny charge.
Thirty-nine-year-old Ulric Lambert, a miner of Grove Squatting Area, East Bank Demerara (EBD), was yesterday remanded to prison after he was charged with having 739.6 grams of cannabis in his possession for the purpose of trafficking.
