Daily Archive: Sunday, July 9, 2023

TEGUCIGALPA, (Reuters) – A UN mission of experts arrived in Honduras to examine the establishment of an international anti-corruption mission in the Central American nation, which is plagued by widespread corruption that exacerbates poverty and immigration, Honduran authorities announced Sunday.

Minister of Home Affairs, Robeson Benn, the Commissioner of Police, Clifton Hicken and other senior officers today, laid wreaths in remembrance of the 67 police ranks who lost their lives in the line of duty.

LEEDS, England, (Reuters) – A superb 75 from Harry Brook and some big hitting from tailender Mark Wood earned England a pulsating three-wicket victory in the third Ashes test today,  dragging the hosts back into contention in the series in breathless fashion.

(Reuters) – Pope Francis today announced that he would elevate 21 churchmen to the high rank of cardinal, again putting his mark on the group that will one day choose his successor after his death or resignation.

LONDON,  (Reuters) – Britain’s BBC was questioned by the government today about its handling of an allegation that one of its star presenters paid a teenager thousands of pounds to pose for sexually explicit photos, beginning when they were 17 years old.

Albert Burnett Jnr, 41, the seventh of nine siblings, was born two and a half years before his younger brother Jermain, 38, who is paralysed from his waist down and has limited mobility from the waist up.

By Mia Anthony Defying her own doubts and dominating the stage in India, Aruna Sukhdeo was on June 18, crowned Miss India Worldwide 2023, making her the second Guyanese to win the title in 30 years.

I am not going to lie and tell you that I liked making roti when I was growing up.

In this week’s edition of In Search of West Indies Cricket, the first of two parts, Roger Seymour looks at the career of Windward Island cricketer, Mike Findlay.

While several key electoral reform recommendations have been addressed, 19 others – including campaign financing and dispute resolution – remain untouched, according to a report from the European Union (EU) Election Follow-Up Mission (EFM).

Defending champion Nicolette Fernandes and Alex Arjoon romped to the Women’s and Men’s titles when the Guinness Senior National Squash Championships concluded yesterday at the Georgetown Club, Camp Street.

Five Chinese nationals are today counting their losses and are also thankful that their lives were spared after a fire  ripped through a building at Sussex and Saffon streets that housed a supermarket.

Soesdyke won the Region #4 East Bank title section, whilst Kato emerged as the Region #8 victor when the 8th edition of the Digicel Secondary Schools Football Championship continued yesterday.

A 38-year-old motorcyclist of Linden, Region Ten died following a collision with a concrete lamp post on the Houston Public Road in the vicinity of Rahaman’s Park yesterday afternoon.

Chief Justice (ag) Roxane George has found that attorney Tamieka Clarke’s fundamental right to personal liberty was breached by the Special Organised Crime Unit (SOCU) when she was briefly arrested on October 28 last year while advising her client.

Defending champion Kwakwani will oppose President’s College A today in the Girl’s Divisional final of the National School Basketball Festival following a crushing 56-0 win over Marian Academy yesterday at the National Gymnasium, Mandela Avenue.

Dear Editor, Guyana is in desperate need of community libraries.  Community libraries are resource hubs that connect people to information and people. 

Victoria Kings and Milerock played to a 1-1 stalemate when the KFC Elite League continued last night at the Guyana Football Federation National Training Centre, Providence.

Attorney-at-Law Ronald Burch-Smith, says that Senior Counsel Ralph Ramkarran’s description of the justice system “being on the verge of collapse” is no exaggeration; and credits the deficiencies to the absence of the Judicial Service Commission (JSC) which should have been reconstituted some six years ago.

Even after a late night confirmation on his availability to address the commissioning ceremony of the US$120 million Kiln #15 and Metallurgical Grade Bauxite (Maz) Project of the BOSAI Minerals Group (Guyana) (BMGG) Inc, l Chairman of Region 10, Deron Adams, said he was removed from the programme.

Dear Editor, I read with great interest the report which states Guyana has one of the highest rates of cardiovascular deaths and that the Ministry of Health adequately cares for persons with cardiovascular diseases.

(Reuters) – A superb 77 from Travis Head in difficult conditions steered Australia to 224 all out in their second innings, setting England 251 to win the third Ashes test, with the hosts closing a rain-delayed day three on 27-0 in pursuit of that target.

By Joseph Allen As Guyana continues to develop as an oil and gas economy, the perception of everyone being taken care of remains a myth.

The maiden edition of the ‘Summer Teach them Young’ Swimming Programme was officially launched yesterday at the National Aquatic Centre, Liliendaal.

Dear Editor, What transpired at the BOSAI /PPP regime planned ceremony to commission Kiln #15 at that bauxite company at Linden is nothing short of gross disrespect to our leaders and elected officials at Linden.

Dear Editor, With good reasons, Guyanese are right to mostly ignore the Calls for Submissions by the PPP government on its various public laws and policies.

The Canada-Newfoundland and Labrador Offshore Petroleum Board (C-NLOPB) has issued a warning to ExxonMobil Canada and a drilling contractor over a potentially fatal incident on a drilling platform.

(CMC) – Irrepressible West Indies Women captain Hayley Matthews conjured up yet another dazzling all-round effort as her side swept Ireland Women in their three-match Twenty20 International series.

BEIJING,  (Reuters) – U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said 10 hours of bilateral meetings with senior Chinese officials in recent days were “direct” and “productive” and helped stabilise the often rocky relationship as her four-day Beijing trip ended.

MEXICO CITY,  (Reuters) – Mexican oil company Pemex estimates that a deadly fire on a major offshore platform off the southern edge of the Gulf of Mexico has led to the loss of 700,000 barrels of crude oil production so far, while one person remains missing, the CEO of the state company, Octavio Romero, said yesterday.

Dear Editor, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken’s visit and his meeting with President Ali followed one to China last month where he met President Xi Jinping.

The Guyana Defence Force (GDF) is getting ready to host over 1,500 military personnel from 21 countries for the joint 2023 Exercise Tradewinds and on Friday appealed to citizens to welcome the visitors and not be alarmed by the heavy military presence throughout the country.

BOGOTA, (Reuters) – The presidents of Brazil and Colombia discussed regional coordination to fight deforestation and protect the world’s largest and most biodiverse rainforest at a meeting in Colombia’s Amazonian city of Leticia yesterday.

Rivers View maintained their perfect record in the Bartica Football Association (BFA) Senior Men’s League, defeating Potaro Strikers 2-1 on Friday evening at the Community Centre ground.

KYIV,  (Reuters) – President Volodymyr Zelenskiy brought home from Turkey yesterday five former commanders of Ukraine’s garrison in Mariupol, a highly symbolic achievement that Russia said violated a prisoner exchange deal engineered last year.

Dear Editor, In Georgetown, citizens are witnessing a sad and worrying contradiction of democratic values. 

The International Building Expo 2023 was officially launched on Friday evening at the Amazonia Mall in Providence, East Bank Demerara.

GUATEMALA CITY, (Reuters) – The Organization of American States (OAS) condemned the Guatemalan Constitutional Court’s (CSJ) decision to continue reviewing the results of June 25 elections, where political party challenges have delayed the official results to determine who will compete in an August 20 runoff.

(CMC) – Australian Shane Deitz has been appointed the new head coach of West Indies Women, replacing West Indies legend Courtney Walsh who was sacked in April. 

CAIRO,  (Reuters) – United Nations’ Secretary-General António Guterres condemned the air strike that reportedly killed at least 22 people in Sudan yesterday, according to a statement released by a spokesperson early on Sunday.

Our world is currently packed with around eight billion people. This population is increasing every single second, and the competition for resources and space is becoming more and more severe.

Introduction Over several immediately preceding columns I have undertaken a basic stock taking of Guyana’s petroleum sector in three of its dimensions.

Dear Editor, Human beings are the most intelligent of all living creatures – yet are also capable of the most depravity as we injure others to satisfy our own whims and pleasures, especially when we wield any influence over them.

The previous column discussed several important international functions the dollar performs.

I questioned over and over, how could a beautiful 23-year-old woman with so much happening give up on life?

Friday brought the announcement of the National Grade Six Assessment results.

Denis Williams (1923 – 1998) received the first-ever British Council Scholarship granted to an artist from British Guiana in 1945.

Life at 90 is full of interest but the interests are now mostly sedentary.

Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) is one of the most debilitating mental illnesses there is.

The visit to Guyana of US Secretary of State Antony Blinken is an indication of the growing importance of Guyana on the international stage.

‘Suns out, buns out’ is more than just a catchy phrase.

A popular American newsletter researched and published an article headlined: “27 geniuses with the highest IQs in history”.

Vengy and Georgetown Football Club (GFC) recorded hard-fought wins when the Georgetown Football Association (GFA) Senior Men’s League continued on Friday evening.

(Trinidad Express) There is need for caution in free movement under the Caribbean Single Market and Economy (CSME), as it can create tension between nations, says former head of the public service Reginald Dumas.

A fire, the origin of which is yet to be determined, ripped through a two-storey timber and concrete house at Lot 50 Albion, Guava Bush, Corentyne, Berbice on Thursday, leaving two families counting their losses.

Senior Finance Minister Dr Ashni Singh yesterday afternoon joined President Irfaan Ali and Prime Minister Mark Phillips at the commissioning of the Guyana Defence Force’s King Air 350 Beechcraft and its Bell 412 Helicopter, at the Air Corps Hangar, Timehri.