Daily Archive: Friday, May 12, 2023

Senior Finance Minister Dr. Ashni Singh, on behalf of the Guyana Government, and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Saudi Fund for Development  Sultan A.

ISLAMABAD, (Reuters) – A Pakistani court ordered former Prime Minister Imran Khan’s release on bail for two weeks, his lawyer said today, after his arrest ignited deadly protests and a tussle with the military.

SYDNEY,  (Reuters) – Papua New Guinea (PNG) Foreign Minister Justin Tkatchenko said he was resigning as minister today amid a controversy over the cost and size of the country’s delegation to the coronation of King Charles III in London.

FRANKFURT/MANILA,  (Reuters) – A Filipino priest is touring top European banks to demand they curtail ties with companies behind new fossil fuel projects in a region of his home country that is rich in fish and coral.

(Trinidad Guardian) St Helena residents yesterday expressed skepticism that Police Commissioner Erla Harewood-Christopher will be able to keep her promise to reduce killings by June.

(Trinidad Guardian) A couple was murdered while their 12-year-old daughter was left fighting for her life after being shot in the head during a home invasion yesterday.

PORT-AU-PRINCE, (Reuters) – More than 115,600 children in Haiti are expected to suffer severe wasting from malnutrition this year, the United Nations children’s agency UNICEF said yesterday, as an escalation of armed violence worsens food insecurity and a cholera outbreak.

By Subhana Shiwmangal Heavy rainfall, compounded by blocked drainage canals, caused several areas in Georgetown to flood yesterday morning.

ST JOHN’S, Antigua, CMC – Guyana Harpy Eagles pair of Keemo Paul and Gudakesh Motie have earned recalls to the West Indies Men’s squad for the Tour of the United Arab Emirates and the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup qualifiers in Zimbabwe next month.

Eight teams will battle for supremacy as the Guyana Hockey Board relaunched its Under-14 Indoor League under new sponsors Oceaneering International which will get underway yesterday at St.

Maintaining that at all material times it acted in accordance with the law, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) said yesterday that during the hearing into the lawsuit which sought to have it enforce the liability clause in the permits issued to ExxonMobil Guyana for its offshore oil operations, it was still negotiating with the company.

As the Guyana Press Association (GPA) prepares for elections on Sunday, presidential contender Neil Marks is disappointed that it has not made the list of eligible voters available.

By Charwayne Walker The West Indies (A) team will tour Bangladesh later this month.

Going forward, the Trafficking in Persons Bill 2023, will require the same energy and unanimous support it received during its passage in Parliament if it is to succeed, Minister of Human Services and Social Security Dr Vindhya Persaud has said.

Guyanese marksman Lennox Braithwaite retained the West Indies Individual shooting title while US-based compatriot Sigmund Douglas won the ‘O’ Class honours on the final day of Individual competition at the West Indies Fullbore Rifle Shooting Championships being held at the Crabbs Rifle and Pistol Ranges in Antigua/Barbuda.

The Guyana Bar Association has flagged the advertising of legal services which is prohibited by law, pointing out that some notices are being published by people who are not authorized to practice law in Guyana.

The local track and field athletes will have a busy latter half of the month with several meets on the horizon.

LONDON, CMC – West Indies pacer Kemar Roach was upstaged by a spectacular 26-ball burst of five wickets for one run from fellow pacer Dan Worrall that torpedoed Middlesex in the London derby against Surrey in the English County Championship yesterday.

The Office of the Leader of the Opposition yesterday welcomed the presence of the European Union’s (EU) 2020 election observer mission (EOM) follow-up team to Guyana “to assess whether progress has been made on electoral reforms in line with the recommendations of the EOM’s Final Report on the 2020 Guyana elections.”

With its eyes on winning Georgetown at the upcoming Local Government Elections, the PPP/C has promised that road vending will continue, but must be structured, complemented by rehabilitated municipal markets and other facilities.

A protracted outstanding multi-million dollar debt owing to Guyana by the Government of Panama for rice sold to the country through the local Guyana Rice Development Board (GRDB) has now reached the level of the International Chamber in The Hague, according to Attorney General Anil Nandlall.

(Reuters) – Indian spinner Yuzvendra Chahal became the leading wicket-taker in Indian Premier League (IPL) history yesterday after he picked up four wickets in their win over the Kolkata Knight Riders.

The Ministry of Public Works is exploring measures to improve the condition of the Kwebanna road, as well as develop a long-term comprehensive maintenance plan.

With Guyana’s long sought-after positive international exposure having been provided with an unprecedented shot in the arm on account of the country’s ‘world class’ oil find, attention has, in recent years, been focused on ‘piggy-backing on the oil and gas industry to draw attention to some of the country’s other worthwhile resources.

Dear Editor, In its shameful and anti-national appeal to Justice Sandil Kissoon’s fearless and powerful ruling against the EPA for its breach of duty and failure to enforce clauses in the Permit issued to ESSO governing oil extraction, the EPA has argued that the Permit is a mere contract between the parties, and exceeds the boundaries of the EP Act… (‘EPA files appeal against Exxon insurance ruling,’ SN, May 10, 2023).

LONDON, CMC – A defiant top score of 41 from Barbadian Nico Reifer helped Surrey overcome a stiff challenge and set Gloucestershire 277 to win their contest in the English County Second XI Championship yesterday.

The Australian company Invictus Energy Ltd’s announcement earlier this week that it had made confirmed oil, gas and helium finds “with commercial viability” on its Mukuyu1 drill site onshore Zimbabwe, has added notably to the continent’s credentials as an energy producer and could even elevate it to the status of the first gas production in the Southern African country.

Dear Editor, It is observed the Attorney General of a CARICOM State is to seek urgent advice on the merits of appeal in a recent court ruling handed down (Saturday Express May 4).

US Department of State Bureau of Energy Resources (ENR) Assistant Secretary Geoffrey R Pyatt was in Guyana on Wednesday and discussed a range of issues, among them investment opportunities in clean energy and advancing clean energy resources sustainably, Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo said yesterday.

(Reuters) – Locked in battle for a place in the Champions League final, AC Milan and city rivals Inter are also vying with each other in Serie A for a spot among Europe’s elite next season and will treat their remaining league tests as seriously as their semi.

Pre-existing global food security challenges which have extended into 2023 may well become more acute as the year progresses on account of what the World Economic Forum says is a likely global rice shortage and an expectation that prices for one of the world’s most consumed foods will rise higher.

Dear Editor, It was brought to our attention that in the Guyana Times newspaper dated May 2, 2023, a letter signed by Attiya Baksh accused us of being dormant during the time the APNU/AFC coalition was in office.

Underscoring, among other things, the loss of human resources, particularly university graduates through migration, and the impact this has had on national development and transformation, the recently concluded Diaspora Conference called for the establishment of an international institute for the study of diasporas and migration at the University of Guyana.

Jalen Brunson scored 38 points and joined Quentin Grimes in playing all 48 minutes Wednesday night for the host New York Knicks, who staved off elimination by beating the Miami Heat 112-103 in Game 5 of the Eastern Conference semifinals.

Governments in Latin America and the Caribbean are likely to have their hands filled promoting job creation, maintaining social expenditures and transfers and investing in education even as average growth for the region slows to 1.3% this year, according to a report emanating from a recently meeting of the World Economic Forum.

Dear Editor, There are discussions in Guyana that in the coming months the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) will be very busy hearing appeals from Exxon, the oil giant, which is now engaged in massive oil exploration in Guyana… these debates came as the regional apex court welcomed its fifth member in the Appellate Jurisdiction.

Guyana’s Foreign Secretary, Robert Persaud yesterday met with United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) Head of National Office for Guyana, Henri-Sylvain Yakara, and other representatives of the UN agency to discuss ways of enhancing cooperation and coordination with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation towards shared goals and priorities.

ST JOHN’S, Antigua, CMC – St Vincent and the Grenadines will host the marquee men’s Rising Stars Under19 Championship this July, Cricket West Indies said Wednesday.

In pursuit of the realization of its economic ambition of transforming itself into a world class oil-producing country, Suriname, Guyana’s neighbour to the east has secured recent agreements with Middle East oil giant, Qatar, which will see the realization of two Production Sharing Agreements between the two countries.

The Guyana Police Force (GPF) has launched an investigation to identify the perpetrator who circulated the photograph of an individual as being wanted for Kirwyn Mars murder, wrongfully labelled as the suspect.

Dear Editor, In the nineteen eighties when the Janata Party ruled India, the country recorded impressive growth rates on a sustained basis.

PORT-AU-PRINCE (Reuters) – More than 115,600 children in Haiti are expected to suffer severe wasting from malnutrition this year, the United Nations children’s agency UNICEF said on Thursday, as an escalation of armed violence worsens food insecurity and a cholera outbreak.

MUMBAI, CMC – West Indian trio of Shimron Hetmyer, Andre Russell, and Sunil Narine were footnotes on a record-breaking night in the Indian Premier League yesterday when Rajasthan Royals climbed to third in the points table with a nine-wicket win against hosts Kolkata Knight Riders.

Democratizing Art and leveling the playing field: Sade Barrow- Brown of Fine Art.GY

Two officers, one each from the Guyana Defence Force and the Guyana Police Force have been granted scholarships under the Indian Technical and Economic Cooperation (ITEC) programme.  According to a release from the office of the Indian High Commission to Guyana the recipients are Lieutenant Neil McDonald of the GDF and Jermain Johnson of the Guyana Police Force. 

Dear Editor, Over the past few weeks, we have witnessed some troubling signs which go to the heart of our democracy, good governance and welfare of the state and people.

NEW DELHI, (Reuters) – It has been nearly four years since Mahendra Singh Dhoni quit international cricket, but the 41-year-old continues to deliver the goods for Chennai Super Kings after reinventing himself as a lower-order enforcer with the bat this season.

MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Mexico is cooperating with the United States to avoid “chaos” and “violence” on their shared border as U.S.

Even as the country seeks to maximize regional and international attention to the various investment and business opportunities available in the twin-island Republic, the government of Trinidad and Tobago is reporting an encouraging level of external attraction to its Trade and Business Information Portal, (TBIP) launched a year ago.

Dear Editor, I wish to highlight a major concern when it comes to victims of abuse and domestic violence, more specifically, our women, as I believe that some of the decisions and actions of our women are alarming and worrisome as much as the social crisis and dilemma that we have been faced with for years.

(Reuters) – Rajasthan Royals opener Yashasvi Jaiswal scored the fastest fifty in Indian Premier League (IPL) history when he raised his half-century in 13 balls in a nine-wicket victory over the Kolkata Knight Riders yesterday.

A Fairfield, Essequibo Coast contractor, who was live streamed shooting at people and allegedly injuring them has been arrested and the police have seized his licensed firearms.

QUITO (Reuters) – Ecuadorean President Guillermo Lasso, facing a fresh push to oust him from power, announced on Thursday a proposal to cut tax for middle-income earners and small businesses, but the bill faces long odds due to deepening political instability.

(Reuters) – Elon Musk said on Thursday he has found a new chief executive for Twitter without naming the person, adding that he will transition to the role of chief technology officer of the social media platform within the next few weeks.

On the back of the various challenges which Venezuela’s oil and gas sector has had to face in recent years, not least the protracted United States embargo on the country’s oil exports and more recently the explosive corruption-related revelations in the sector, the acceleration of the country’s oil exports with the critical support of the US oil giant, Chevron, would appear to have hit a proverbial wall.

Dear Editor, All Guyanese should welcome the High Court’s ruling of Justice Sandil Kissoon ordering the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to secure an unlimited liability Parent Company Guarantee Agreement and/or an unlimited liability Affiliate Company Guarantee from ExxonMobil affiliate, Esso Exploration and Production Guyana Limited (EEPGL. 

“All airline tickets are bought, all accommodations have been booked and all contracts are signed.”

The Department of Public Prosecutions (DPP) has advised the police that the suspect Brian Richards be charged with the murder of educator Kirwyn Mars, the crime chief has said.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The International Monetary Fund said on Thursday that a U.S.

(Trinidad Guardian) Attorney General Reginald Armour has apologised to the Barbadian government and the Royal Barbados Police Force for the slur cast on that island’s police force, following its assistance to the T&T Police Service in seeking to bring Brent Thomas to justice.

Dear Editor, It has been noted that there appears to be an increasing number of assaults (beating) of Police Officers while conducting their duty of maintaining public order in the country.

Police at Lethem are investigating the suspected murder of an unidentified man whose body was found underneath the Takutu Bridge that links Guyana and Brazil.

ROME, (Reuters) – World number two Aryna Sabalenka suffered an early shock at the Italian Open yesterday as the in-form Belarusian crashed to a 7-6(4) 6-2 defeat by American Sofia Kenin in a high-octane second-round match.

CARACAS/BOGOTA (Reuters) – Venezuela and Colombia will boost the number of troops stationed along its shared border at informal crossings where armed criminal groups linked to drug trafficking often operate, the defense ministers of the two countries said on Thursday.

(Trinidad Express) Alisha Hosein, whose husband Ganesh Deopersad was murdered at his Tortuga home in March, faced a Couva magistrate yesterday in relation to the gardener’s death.

Dear Editor, The Guyanese society has descended into utter lawlessness. The recent video of two male civilians attacking a uniformed Police Officer, while on duty, has made its way across the social media spectrum, nationally and internationally.

The hallmark of a healthy society is a strong democracy. While power brokers in these parts are wont to forget it, the media is a foundational part of any democracy that is anti-oppressive and seeks to value citizens’ rights.

In February this year the government estimate of migrants entering Guyana from Venezuela was around 40,000.

A 33-year-old man was on Wednesday remanded to prison when he appeared before Chief Magistrate Sherdel Isaccs-Marcus at the Georgetown Magis-trate’s Court to answer a charge of attempted murder.

Stephen Curry scored a game-high 27 points, Draymond Green chipped in with 20 in a rare offensive explosion and the Golden State Warriors stayed alive in the Western Conference semifinals with a 121-106 victory over the Los Angeles Lakers on Wednesday in San Francisco.

GASCI (www.gasci.com/telephone Nº 223-6175/6) reports that session 1018’s trading results showed consideration of $1,325,848 from 1,637 shares traded in 11 transactions as compared to session 1017’s trading results, which showed consideration $19,441,232 from 53,219 shares traded in 40 transactions.

Just over a year ago, the World Food Programme (WFP) made the disturbing disclosure that an estimated 2.8 million people, or nearly 40 per cent of the population of the English-speaking Caribbean, had been dwelling in a condition of food insecurity.