Daily Archive: Wednesday, April 12, 2023

President Irfaan Ali today welcomed the news from the CEO of Sky Cana, Frank Diaz Gonzalez that the airline would commence the Guyana to Canada route from June 1, 2023.

Dr. Subrahmanyam Jaishankar, Minister of External Affairs of India will be on an official visit to Guyana from April 20-24, 2023.

After nearly three years of delays with excuses about poor weather and stone shortage, to equipment malfunctions, Minister in the Ministry of Public Works, Deodat Indar today  called for a $87M concrete road project at Mahdia to be terminated.

RIYADH, (Reuters) – Iran’s embassy in Saudi Arabia reopened its gates today for the first time in seven years, a Reuters witness said, under a deal to re-establish ties that could ease a long-standing rivalry that has helped fuel conflicts around the Middle East.

(Barbados Nation) Justice Carlisle Greaves is not happy. His displeasure stems from the unwillingness of a number of witnesses to testify in trials where four men, in two matters, were accused “of shooting up the place”.

The Ministry of Natural Resources today announced the extension of the Guyana 2022 Licensing Round’s bid submission deadline to July 15, 2023.

(Trinidad Express) A relative of one of the two men killed along the Churchill-­Roosevelt Highway in Piarco, on Monday night, heard the gunshots that ended their lives and saw the vehicle they were in pull to the side of the road.

(Trinidad Guardian) One religious leader is calling on National Security Minister Fitzgerald Hinds and Police Commissioner Erla Harewood-Christopher to break their silence and give the public some kind of assurance and comfort as crime fear continues to grip the people of Trinidad and Tobago.

Declaring that he is not involved in any `scampish’ business, businessman Nazar ‘Shell’ Mohamed has secured the Washington DC public relations and lobbying firm, Barbour Griffith & Rogers [BGR], to investigate why he has been blocked for more than a decade from securing a US non-immigrant visa.

An unbeaten century from Mavinda Dindyal spurred the Georgetown Cricket Club (GCC) to a 40-run win over Transport Sports Club (TSC) in the Demerara final of the Guyana Cricket Board (GCB) Government of Guyana (GOG) Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sports (MCYS), U19 Inter-Club Super-50 tournament.

The early arrival in Guyana’s waters of ExxonMobil’s third FPSO has underlined the determination of the company – and the government here – to extract oil as rapidly as possible from the country’s lucrative offshore Stabroek Block.

An 18-year-old yesterday succumbed at the New Amsterdam Public Hospital to injuries sustained during a chopping incident at Number 77 Village, Corentyne on Monday morning.

Guyana’s men and women’s teams suffered mixed fortunes on day two of the Junior Pan American Hockey championships yesterday at the National Hockey Centre in St.

For the year ended December 31st, 2022, the Guyana Bank for Trade and Industry (GBTI) recorded a 35.54% increase in after-tax profit.

ST JOHN’S, Antigua, CMC – Trinidad & Tobago are now a shoo-in for their 10th West Indies Rising Stars Under-15 Championship title after they completed their fourth win on the trot in this year’s tournament when they beat Jamaica by seven wickets on Easter Monday.

A regional Agritech (Agriculture Technology) Cam-pus, which will be supported by the Indian government, will soon be established and developing technology to further increase food production and productivity, President Irfaan Ali says.

A number of the country’s top youth cricketers will be on show from today when the Guyana Cricket Board (GCB), Government of Guyana (GOG) and Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sport (MCYS) sponsored Super-50 U19 competition commences this morning.

Five men are now in police custody following the  murder on Monday of Munaf Azeez, a 26-year-old fisherman of Lot 49 Sea View, Anna Catherina, West Coast Demerara.

Keeping Luka Doncic happy rates ahead of bringing Kyrie Irving back, but Dallas Mavericks general manager Nico Harrison would like to do both this offseason.

Sargassum seaweed has begun washing up on the Kingston seawall and creating a stench as it decomposes.

(Reuters) – England have asked for “flat, fast wickets” at this year’s Ashes, captain Ben Stokes said yesterday, adding that he already had a lineup in mind for the five-test series in June.

Those celebrating Easter Monday in the National Park, on the Kitty seawall  and on the East Coast left large amounts of garbage.

Dear Editor, Why we are being suffocated by senseless behaviour by the current administration is beyond belief.

The Guyana CARIFTA Games track and field team ended in fifth place at the just concluded 50th anniversary games held in Nassau, The Bahamas.

Creatives can now apply for grant funding in Round 2 of the ACP-EU 3 million Euro Grant Support Programme available in 15 Caribbean countries.

Dear Editor, Guyana has spawned a breed of political philosophers who sing praises to the tune of their political parties.

NEW DELHI, (Reuters) – Mumbai Indians batter Suryakumar Yadav needs to be a little more patient early on in his knock if he is to find a way out of his slump in the Indian Premier League (IPL), former India head coach Ravi Shastri said.

PANAMA CITY,  (Reuters) – The United States, Panama and Colombia will launch a two-month campaign to tackle undocumented immigration through the jungle region separating Colombia and Panama known as the Darien Gap, their governments said yesterday following high-level talks.

Michael Domingo, a 37-year-old fisherman of Sans Souci, Wakanaam Island appeared virtually before Magistrate Crystal Lambert at the Anna Regina Magistrate’s court yesterday, where he faced charges for two separate offences relating to possession and trafficking of narcotics.

Dear Editor, From my observation, Guyana needs a brand new kind of politician to take us out of this political catastrophe that the old politicians have placed us in, with their divide and rule methods.

Shadow Minister of Culture, Youth, and Sport, and A Partnership for National Unity (APNU) Member of Parliament, Jermaine Figueria, has congratulated the Guyana team for its notable performance at the 50th CARIFTA Games which was staged in Nassau, The Bahamas.

Responding to a report on the dismissal of the case it had brought against Atlantic Fuels Inc (AFI), the Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) said that it had been unable to secure witnesses from overseas.

WILMINGTON, Delaware,  (Reuters) – A judge said Fox News had a “credibility problem” just days before a $1.6 billion defamation trial after the company disclosed for the first time in nearly two years of litigation that Rupert Murdoch was an officer of the company.

MANCHESTER, England, (Reuters) – Rodri struck a wonder goal and Erling Haaland set another scoring record as Manchester City beat Bayern Munich 3-0 yesterday to continue their quest for a first-ever Champions League title in their quarter-final first leg.

Dear Editor, I think it was Mahatma Gandhi who said words to the effect that ‘service is your duty, reward not your business’.

ST JOHN’S, Antigua, CMC – Cricket West Indies are now looking for three head coaches for their senior international teams.

(Reuters) – The University of Minnesota’s founders engaged in “genocide” and “ethnic cleansing” of Native American people during the 19th century that resulted in the institution’s financial gain, a report released on Tuesday concluded.

Close to a month since Canada-based Guyanese woman, Roma Dookeran was found dead on the Leguan Island foreshore, there appears to be little movement in the investigation.

Dear Editor, In its usual quest to score points and bring the government into disrepute, the political opposition is laying blame at the feet of the Irfaan Ali-led administration for the issues surrounding Guyana’s national athletics team which participated in the 50th CARIFTA Games.

Last weekend – Easter – would certainly have created a treasure trove of priceless memories for many of our younger generation; lots of sunshine, Easter Monday kite flying on the seawall, or in open spaces, bundles of fun, the overwhelming delicious smells of barbecues, cook-outs, and spending time with family and friends.

One person is in custody assisting with the  investigation into a suspected arson at Adelphi Village, East Canje Berbice.

SANTIAGO, (Reuters) – Chile’s Congress on Tuesday passed a hard-fought bill to gradually cut the work week to 40 hours from 45 hours, a legislative victory for President Gabriel Boric amid faltering popularity.

Dear Editor, Veteran journalist and still a relatively young man, Gordon Moseley built News Source from scratch.

DELHI, India, CMC – West Indies Twenty20 International captain Rovman Powell made only four for the Delhi Capitals in the Indian Premier League yesterday.