Daily Archive: Thursday, April 20, 2023

The police today issued bulletins for an Ogle, East Coast Demerara (ECD) couple in relation  to the murder of Police Constable Quincy Lewis.

KYIV,  (Reuters) – Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy told visiting NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg today it was time for the military alliance to offer his country membership and that Kyiv needed more weapons to fight Russia.

(Trinidad Express) Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) Roger Gaspard, SC, yesterday said there have been attempts by the Attorney General to interfere in his independent office.

The Government of Guyana, through Maritime Administration Department (MARAD) has commissioned a pilot boat at a cost of $535 million.

Skeletal remains and clothing suspected to be those of Police Constable, Quincy Lewis who went missing on June 19, 2020 were discovered yesterday afternoon at the Madewini sandpit area, Soesdyke/Linden Highway and the police will seek the extradition of two suspects.

India’s Minister of External Affairs, Dr Subrahmanyam Jaishankar, is set to begin his official visit here tomorrow and high on the agenda, is the signing of an air services agreement which was initiated in 2016 under the APNU+AFC government.

The Attorney General’s Chambers and Ministry of Legal Affairs yesterday reminded the public, as well as bar owners and operators, of the provisions of the Intoxicating Liquor Licensing (Amendment) Act 2022 which is aimed at the prevention of drinking and driving and similar types of misbehaviour.

The Guyana Press Association (GPA) has asked the Aubrey Norton-led APNU to issue an apology to Tamica Garnett of the state-run Guyana Chronicle, over a verbal attack by Chief Scrutineer Carol Joseph after Garnett requested information from the party on the local government election (LGE).

Dear Editor, Today 20th April 2023 is the 13th anniversary of the BP Macondo well-blow out.

The Ministry of Tourism, Industry and Commerce yesterday said that it is supporting event organizers from Linden, who have planned activities to coincide with Town Week 2023, such as the Linden Building Expo and the Entrepreneurial Village & Arts Festival.

In excess of $10 million in medical equipment and supplies were on Monday handed over by the 18th Chinese Medical Brigade to the Linden Hospital, the Department of Public Information (DPI) said.

Dear Editor, The National Toshaos’ Council (NTC) was made aware by external sources that the Amerindian Peoples’ Association (APA) wrote the ART Secretariat asking that the carbon credits programme, of which over US$22M was already disbursed to 242 villages, be stopped. 

Dear Editor, Women make up 37 per cent of our Parliamentarians and represent all political party positions, beliefs and values of our Guyanese society.

Ramsay Ali, Chief Executive Officer of Sterling Products Limited  has been elected unopposed as the new President of the  Guyana Manufacturing and Services Association (GMSA).

While Joe Solomon’s cricketing oeuvre is immortalised in the epic 1960 tied test,  historian Clem Seecharan has located those two unforgettable run outs and the rest of his achievements in warming waves of recollections and insights by fellow cricketers, commentators, aficionados and fans.

The Demerara Distillers Limited (DDL) under its Pepsi brand renewed its sponsorship agreement with the Guyana Boxing Association (GBA) for the 12th year yesterday.

Dear Editor, This is an open letter to the Mayor and City Council of Georgetown, and the Commissioner of Police under whose authority permission (hopefully) had to be given for events that generate noise beyond bed time hours.

Athletes from the nation’s premier track and field clubs will be matching strides for lucrative cash prizes when the Boyce and Associates Relay Festival is staged on April 30 at the Police Progressive Youth Club ground, Eve Leary.

Dear Editor, It is simply amazing and baffling, in an updated post (GDN) it is reported that the injured passenger, (the driver died), taken in an unconscious condition to GPHC, regained consciousness and was discharged and escorted to a police patrol base. 

Minister of Public Works, Juan Edghill, underscored the importance of aviation to CARICOM member states’ economies and called for a collective approach to strengthen the sector.  Edghill made these remarks when he opened the 26th Board of Directors Meeting of the Caribbean Aviation Safety and Security Oversight System (CASSOS) at the Pegasus Hotel in Georgetown on Tuesday.

Dear Editor, It is past midnight and the loud music coming from Shooters Bar in Cotton Field/Anna Regina is almost unbearable.

A hostile spell of fast bowling by West Indies under-19 speedster Isai Thorne helped spur Berbice to a commanding nine-wicket victory inside two days over Demerara as the Guyana Cricket Board (GCB) Under-19 Inter-County Three-Day tournament continued yesterday. 

Two women were yesterday released on self-bail for after they were charged and placed before the courts for vandalising a motor car.

Dear Editor, Sometime ago someone reminded me that never “say never”.

The Public Procurement Commission (PPC) yesterday hosted a Public Open Day from 10 am to 3 pm at its Secretariat’s office at 262 New Garden Street, Queenstown, Georgetown.

HAVANA,  (Reuters) – Cuban lawmakers yesterday easily re-elected Miguel Diaz-Canel as president for a second term as the country faces one of the biggest social and economic crisis since Fidel Castro’s 1959 revolution.

Santa Rosa and Chase Academy will contest the final of the 9th Milo Secondary School Football Championship on Sunday evening following semi-final wins yesterday at the Ministry of Education ground, Carifesta Avenue.

The Citizenship Initiative (TCI) executive member and businessman, Shaz Ally, is running as a candidate for the upcoming local elections and is asking that citizens in Constituency One in Georgetown give smaller parties a chance to show what they can do.

ADEN,  (Reuters) – At least 78 people were killed in a stampede in the Yemeni capital Sanaa as hundreds gathered in a school to receive $9 per person in aid, the official media of the Houthi movement and witnesses said yesterday.

The Lady Jaguars failed to advance from group C in the CONCACAF Women’s U20 Championship, as they battled to a 0-0 affair in a must-win encounter against hosts Dominican Republic yesterday at the Felix Sanchez Olympic Stadium.

(Trinidad Express) Trinidad and Tobago has a crime detection rate of 20 per cent and of that 20 per cent who are charged, 70 per cent are acquitted.

Dear Editor, Democracy is alive and kicking in Guyana. Congratulations are in order for all the candidates representing political parties, organizations and those who ran as independents.

BRASILIA,  (Reuters) – Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva’s top national security adviser resigned yesterday, the presidential palace said, amid a scandal related to the aide’s presence during the storming of government buildings in the capital.

Dear Editor, Someone drew to my attention, the PPP’s mouthpiece newspaper, the Chronicle Editorial of Tuesday 18th April, 2023 entitled ‘A clear choice?”

Gold is Money, Wismar All-Stars and Stabroek Ballers recorded comfortable wins when the One Guyana Futsal Championship resumed Tuesday evening at the National Gymnasium, Mandela Avenue.

Approximately 20,000 residents from Diamond to Prospect, East Bank Demerara, will soon benefit from an improved level of service and supply of potable water with the drilling of a well at Sixth Avenue, Diamond, the Department of Public Information (DPI) said yesterday..  

NEW YORK,  (Reuters) – A former prosecutor who once led the Manhattan district attorney’s criminal investigation into former U.S.

The largest group of graduates, totalling some 1,400 persons, recently graduated from the Ministry of Human Services and Social Security’s Women’s Innovation and Investment Network (WIIN) training, according to a release on Tuesday from the ministry.

MEXICO CITY,  (Reuters) – Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy is due to address Mexico’s Congress today by video, according to two people familiar with the matter, as he seeks support in his country’s ongoing war with Russia.

Police Sports Club defeated Georgetown Cricket Club (GCC) by 93 runs to book their spot in the final of the Georgetown Cricket Association/ Atlantic Marine Supplies Inc, Suzuki motorcycles second division T20 tournament.

Dear Editor, Award winning historian, Professor Emeritus Clem Seecharan, will be launching his latest book, “Joe Solomon and the Spirit of Port Mourant” on Thursday at Bourda.

KHARTOUM,  (Reuters) – The few hospitals still operating in Khartoum after Sudan’s sudden explosion into war have bodies lying unburied, bullets crashing through windows and terrified medics staying away as artillery pounds nearby.

Dear Editor, Reference is drawn to recent commentaries (SN) by cultural icons Terry Gajraj and Mahadeo Shivraj about successive governments in Guyana not recognizing their contributions.

Minister of Tourism, Industry and Commerce, Oneidge Walrond and Costa Rican Minister of Tourism, William Rodriguez Lopez yesterday signed a Letter of Intent and Collaboration, aimed at strengthening tourism partnerships between the two countries.

(Reuters) – Two Alabama teenagers have been taken into custody and charged with murder in last week’s shooting at a “Sweet 16” birthday party that left four dead and 32 wounded, a state police spokesperson said on Wednesday.

New Silver City and Linden Technical Institute (LTI) recorded lopsided wins when the ExxonMobil Linden Secondary Schools Football Championship continued on Tuesday at the Wisburg ground.

CARACAS, (Reuters) – A former vice president of Venezuela’s state oil firm PDVSA was arrested as part of a widening anti-corruption probe looking into wrongdoing at the state company, a government official said yesterday.

The Executive Committee of the Guyana Olympic Association (GOA) has named three new committees responsible for finance, discipline and appeals.

(Reuters) – England head coach Brendon McCullum will not face further action regarding his association with a betting company, the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) said yesterday.

Non-Immigrant Visa (NIV) Fee Increase On March 28, 2023, the Department of State published a Final Rule regarding upcoming increases to certain nonimmigrant visa application (NIV) processing fees.

Dear Editor, I lived in Linden for many years.  On a recent visit, I was pleasantly surprised and even shocked at the magnitude of improvements in my beloved hometown.

(Reuters) – Former England batter Gary Ballance announced his retirement from cricket yesterday, four months after leaving Yorkshire following the racism scandal involving Azeem Rafiq.

WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – U.S. President Joe Biden will tell Colombian President Gustavo Petro in White House talks yesterday that he is willing to further ease sanctions on Venezuela only in return for concrete steps toward free elections there, a senior administration official told Reuters.

Devin Booker recorded 38 points and nine assists, and the Phoenix Suns evened their first-round Western Conference playoff series at one game apiece with a 123-109 victory over the visiting Los Angeles Clippers on Tuesday night.

One imagines a number of jaws dropped on Monday when PPP General Secretary Bharrat Jagdeo submitted that party’s list for the June 12 Local Government Elections, inclusive of the name Patricia Chase-Green.

The drying and storage facilities for corn and soya bean which are currently being constructed at Tacama Landing along the Berbice River are expected to be completed in the next two to three months.

(IPL)  Lucknow Super Giants bounced back, after the defeat against Punjab Kings, to beat the in-form Rajasthan Royals in Match 26 of TATA IPL 2023 at the Sawai Mansingh Stadium in Jaipur yesterday.

ST JOHN’S, Antigua, CMC – Test gloveman Joshua Da Silva carved out his third first class hundred in his 50th first class game, to help Team Headley rebound against a spirited West Indies Academy, on the opening day of the first match in the Headley Weekes Tri-Series here yesterday.

WASHINGTON,  (Reuters) – A former Venezuelan treasurer, who also served as an aide to late President Hugo Chavez and was convicted in the U.S.