Daily Archive: Tuesday, July 11, 2023

On the verge of death, 24-year-old Dexter George now has a new lease on life after CHI surgeons used cow tissue to repair his heart in what is believed to be the first time this procedure has been utilised here.

Citizens, business owners and operators, and persons who frequent the Demerara Harbour Bridge are being invited to a meeting tomorrow with Juan Edghill, Minister of Public Works, and other key stakeholders at the Umana Yana, to discuss the logistical arrangement for the span 9 replacement closure and any other related issues.

PPP General Secretary Bharrat Jagdeo today expressed condolences on behalf of himself and the party, to the family and friends of Ashton Chase SC, the last of the party’s founder members, who passed away today.

The Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) has approved a US$76.2m loan to the Government of Guyana for the Guyana Water Supply Improvement Project under which systems serving five coastal communities will see major upgrades.

Amid criticisms of it,  the Public Procurement Commission (PPC) is inviting persons aggrieved over the award of  any government contract to lodge a formal complaint so as to trigger an administrative review.

By Joseph Allen The Guyana Fire Service (GFS) said that “it was a close call” for the five Chinese nationals whose lives were saved from the inferno that engulfed their supermarket on Saffon Street early on Saturday morning.

Two families are now contemplating their next move after a fire yesterday afternoon completely destroyed their houses at Murphy Dam, Rosignol, West Coast Berbice.

Mae’s Under 12 had the highest number of pupils in the top one percent at the recent National Grade Six Assessment.

Some 800 families  were yesterday offered residential house lots in Lusignan and Two Friends, East Coast Demerara through another of the government’s ‘Dream Realized’ allocation exercises.

Eighteen-year-old Derrick Garraway of Lot 15 River-view Sea dam, George-town, appeared at the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court yesterday before Acting Chief Magistrate Sherdel Isaacs-Marcus to answer to the charge of manslaughter that was laid against him.

Senior Minister in the Office of the President with responsibility for Finance, Dr Ashni Singh yesterday delivered the feature address at the launch of the IDB Invest, Caribbean-Suriname and Guyana Edition Workshop, at the Guyana Marriott Hotel.

Two men were yesterday remanded to prison after they were charged with the murder of a 29-year-old labourer of Lot 21 ‘A’ Kilcoy, Chesney, Corentyne, Berbice last week.

The Ministry of Labour’s Board of Industrial Training yesterday signed two contracts for the construction of two new training facilities in New Amsterdam and Corriverton, Region Six.

First Lady Arya Ali has lamented the vandalising of parks under the National Beautification Project and has warned perpetrators that they are liable to charges.

Local standout musclemen, Darious Ramsammy and Emmerson Campbell along with Surinamese Charelle Mayer posed and flexed their way to the marquee titles when ‘Stage of Champions 5’ was held on Sunday at the Ramada Princess Hotel.

KYIV,  (Reuters) – President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on the eve of the NATO summit that Ukraine will be part of the alliance and expects from the meeting an “algorithm” for Kyiv to officially join it.

At the Guyana Livestock Development Association (GLDA) poultry symposium on Friday, President Irfaan Ali said that the government is willing to handle proposed co-investments in the areas of a sausage plant, a chicken nugget facility, and a protein plant for aquaculture.

AMSTERDAM,  (Reuters) – Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte, the longest-serving leader of the Netherlands, shocked the nation yesterday by saying he would quit, a political shake-up that was unthinkable just days ago.

Berbice Educational Institute was crowned the Region #6 champion, defeating Vryman’s Erven by a 3-2 score-line when the Digicel Schools Football Championship continued yesterday.

An unresolved rift in 2019 between the community of Golden Grove and President’s College over pasture lands forced the Ministry of Agriculture to redirect funds that were earmarked for the establishment of a dairy processing plant.

Marian Academy and Kwakwani were crowned the Boy’s U16 and U14 champions respectively when the ExxonMobil National School Basketball Festival continued on Sunday evening at the National Gymnasium, Mandela Avenue.

VILNIUS, (Reuters) – Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan yesterday  agreed to forward to parliament Sweden’s bid to join the NATO military alliance, appearing to end months of drama over an issue that had strained the bloc as war has raged in Ukraine.

Thirteen young men and women on Friday graduated from a seven-month training stint at Republic Bank (Guyana) Limited.

Dear Editor, An independent impartial investigation must be held as soon as possible into the events surrounding the alleged grooming and rape of a 16yr old indigenous child by Nigel Dharamlall as Minister of Local Government and a Member of Parliament for the People’s Progressive Government (PPP).

MADRID, (Reuters) – Spain’s Socialist Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez and Alberto Nunez Feijoo, leader of the conservative People’s Party (PP), held a fractious live television debate yesterday, ahead of a national election on July 23.

Herstelling Raiders defeated Soesdyke Falcons 2-1 when the East Bank Football Association Senior Men’s League continued on Sunday at the Timehri Red ground.

The family of motorcyclist, Selwyn Archibald of 735 Industrial Area, MacKenzie, Linden who died on Saturday following an accident on the Houston Public Road Park is not happy with the care he received at the hospital.

Dear Editor, According to Joel Bhagwandin in his letter ‘Bulkan’s position, supported by Brandli, that the sale of carbon credit is fraudulent is preposterous’ (SN 10 July 2023), any claim that only an Amerindian Village Council has the legal authority to make decisions on leasing ‘any interest’ in Amerindian Village Lands is preposterous. I

Beacons edged AK Galaxy 3-2 in the Bartica Football Association Senior Men’s League on Sunday evening at the Community Centre ground.

(Reuters) – Torrential downpours unleashed flash floods on the U.S. Northeast yesterday that washed out roadways, overwhelmed rivers, prompted 50 swift boat rescues and killed a woman who was swept away in front of her fiancé, officials said.

A blistering ton from national youth player, Jonathan Van Lange piloted Demerara to a 202-run win over Essequibo in the ongoing Guyana Cricket Board Under-17 inter-county tournament.

The Industry and Innovation Unit’s Innovation Challenge 2023 concluded on Sunday, at the Arthur Chung Conference Centre and Team Infinity Tech Inc was declared the winner of this year’s hackathon, a release from the Department of Public Information (DPI) said.

(Reuters) – The last three known living survivors of the 1921 Tulsa massacre yesterday decried a judge’s dismissal of a lawsuit seeking reparations for the racist violence in Oklahoma.

Dear Editor, Thanks for the names and locations of the 172 young children who excelled in making the top 1% of students in the recently concluded National Grade Six (Common Entrance) Assessment for 2023 (SN, July 08). 

The Berbice Cricket Board (BCB) on Sunday afternoon launched the Dior’s ‘Bits and Pieces U23 Championship at the Bush Lots Sports ground, West Coast Berbice.

Guyana Under-19 boys suffered their third loss of the Cricket West Indies Region Under-19 tournament after they were beaten by Trinidad and Tobago in Round Four yesterday, ultimately ending their chances of championship glory.

Dear Editor, There was a recent documentary on Channel News Asia, based in Singapore that covered the serious dangers of using mercury in gold mining.

(Barbados Nation) Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley was awarded one of Venezuela’s top honours.

WASHINGTON,  (Reuters) – The World Bank yesterday named 15 chief executive officers including financiers and asset managers to a group launched by the lender’s president, Ajay Banga, aiming to marshal more private capital to combat climate change and boost investment in developing countries.

(Reuters) – The European Medicines Agency (EMA) is investigating Novo Nordisk’s NOVOb.CO

Dear Editor, The picturesque Georgetown seawall in Guyana has long been known as a recreational spot, providing residents and visitors alike with a beautiful promenade and an opportunity to enjoy the stunning views.

QUITO,  (Reuters) – Nearly a sixth of the inmates in Ecuador’s prisons have not been sentenced, a national census showed yesterday, as President Guillermo Lasso urged the judicial system to be speedier to help ease the burden on overcrowded jails.

WASHINGTON,  (Reuters) – It is a planet astronomers say probably should not even exist.

By Macky Sall DAKAR – In late June, Senegal celebrated the feast of Tabaski, our version of the Muslim festival of Eid al-Adha.

Dear Editor, There has been a few articles in a particular media which is vociferously and aggressively peddling the view that the dreaded ‘oil curse’ is already upon us.

HAVANA,  (Reuters) – Cuba yesterday accused the U.S. government of bearing “direct responsibility” for the protests that rocked the Caribbean island two years ago, marking the largest demonstrations since Fidel Castro’s 1959 revolution.

The registration process for participation in the inaugural Kares ‘One Guyana’ T10 Tape-ball Blast is completed, according to organizers of the competition, FL Sport.

By Tarja Halonen and Hindou Oumarou Ibrahim HELSINKI/N’DJAMENA – Women have cultivated and nurtured life on our planet for centuries.

HAVANA,  (Reuters) – Cuba will look to expand cooperation at an upcoming summit of European Union, Latin American and Caribbean leaders next week, its foreign minister said, but accused the EU of “manipulative behavior” that could hamper leaders’ ambitions.

(Reuters) – Meta Platforms’  Twitter rival Threads crossed 100 million sign-ups within five days of launch, CEO Mark Zuckerberg said on Monday, dethroning ChatGPT as the fastest-growing online platform to hit the milestone.

Dear Editor, It is with sadness to learn of the passing of Dr.

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Gutteres’ remarks during the recently concluded CARICOM Heads of Government Conference in Port of Spain regarding the need for the protracted travails of Haiti to occupy a more prominent place on the international agenda would, presumably, not have gone altogether unnoticed by the regional movement.