Daily Archive: Sunday, August 6, 2023

The successful medical evacuation conducted by the Guyana Defence Force Medical Corps (GDF) earlier today, saved the life of a 17-year-old female from Mabaruma, Region 1.

BELEM, Brazil,  (Reuters) – Environmental demonstrators protested today against plans by Brazilian state-run oil company Petrobras PETR4.SA

WASHINGTON, Aug 6 (Reuters) – Former Republican Vice President Mike Pence today  did not rule out being a prosecution witness if his ex-boss Donald Trump goes to trial on charges of orchestrating a criminal conspiracy to try to reverse his defeat in the 2020 presidential election.

President Irfaan Ali on Friday evening at an Emancipation celebration at State House urged those gathered to value their freedom which he said means not abusing it. 

Educator and former broadcast journalist Dr Wanda Chesney nee Rohlehr has spent the last 17 years abroad simultaneously sharing the wealth of skills and knowledge at tertiary institutions she acquired in her journey but has returned home to give of her expertise through her year-old WERC Consultancy, as she believes her steps are ordered by God for the greater good.

An organisation to assist the Afro-Guyanese community was launched yesterday at Rahaman’s Park, Houston, Georgetown.

“Eating Papaw on the Seashore” is at the Locarno Film Festival in Switzerland.

The United States has said that it plans to introduce a resolution at the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) to authorize a “multinational force” in Haiti after Kenya expressed a willingness to lead the mission, and according to President Irfaan Ali Guyana is part of CARICOM’s effort.

The Georgetown Chamber of Commerce and Industry (GCCI) has expressed consternation at what it says is an emerging trend in the private sector and amongst citizenry for sham partnerships to get around the local content law.

Don’t let the headline fool you. The “light eating” is not related to dieting.

Three persons are in custody after they were arrested on Friday night by ranks from the Mabaruma Police Station who acted on information received and searched a resort at Kumaka, Region One where they found 831 grams of suspected marijuana and 20 grams of suspected cocaine.

In this week’s edition of In Search of West Indies Cricket, the second of two parts, Roger Seymour looks at the aftermath of the presentation of the Governance Committee Report on West Indies Cricket  – better known as the Patterson Report – to the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) in 2007.

Among the national events to mark the 185th anniversary of Emancipation was an effectively packaged theatrical performance titled “August Morning – Opening of the Day”.

In preparation for the new school term in September, the Ministry of Health, backed by New York’s Mount Sinai Health Systems and Hess Corporation, will soon be launching a Comprehensive Child and Youth Health Programme.

The village of Karaudarnau in Region Nine is the beneficiary of a brand new $14 million agro-processing facility specifically designed to enhance the value-added production of peanuts cultivated within the community, and catering to both new and existing agro-processors.

The Lucas Stock Index fell 0.429 percent during the final period of trading in July 2023. 

The National Sports Commission’s (NSC) Learn to Swim programme ended yesterday at the National Aquatic Centre to rave reviews by Director of Sport (DoS) Steve Ninvalle and president of the Guyana Olympic Association (GOA) Godfrey Munroe.

The Government of Guyana through the Ministry of Agriculture (MoA) will soon commence trials for millet cultivation after receiving a quantity of seeds from the Indian Government, a MoA release yesterday stated Indian High Commissioner to Guyana, Dr K J Srinivasa, on Friday handed over the seeds to Agriculture Minister, Zulfikar Mustapha, during a ceremony at the ministry’s offices.

It’s not uncommon for sports fans to feel passionate about the West Indies team’s performance, especially when they experience a string of losses.

Former athlete and educator Hilton Lewis passed away at the age of 104 on Thursday, according to his caregiver at the Uncle Eddie’s Home.

A West Indies team surprisingly in the lead after winning the opening T20 International against India in Trinidad and Tobago last Thursday, will take to the National Stadium, Providence from 10.30 hours today aiming to go 2-0 up against an India side  keen to correct its mistakes from the  first game of the five-match T20I series.

LAHORE, Pakistan,  (Reuters) – Police arrested Pakistan’s former Prime Minister Imran Khan in Lahore yesterday after a court sentenced him to three years in prison for illegally selling state gifts, potentially barring the opposition leader from contesting an upcoming election.

Construction on another set of low-income houses will begin in the coming weeks in La Reconnaissance, East Coast Demerara, according to the Central Housing and Planning Authority (CHPA).

(Reuters) – Social media influencer Kai Cenat has been charged with inciting a riot after he announced a giveaway of video game consoles that drew thousands of people to a New York City park on Friday and sparked violent clashes with police.

Defending champion Slingerz FC and Uitvlugt recorded lopsided wins when the West Demerara Football Association Senior Men’s League commenced yesterday at the Tuschen ground.

Demerara Bank Limited has announced the launch of its “A Loan that Brings You Home Promotion” which commenced on August 2.

Beacons defeated Rivers View 3-2 in the battle of the undefeated sides when the Bartica Football Association Senior Men’s League continued Friday evening at the Community Centre ground.

ABUJA,  (Reuters) – The World Bank is aiming to help fund construction of 1,000 mini solar power grids in Africa’s biggest economy Nigeria in partnership with the government and private sector, the lender’s president Ajay Banga said yesterday.

The Grenada Boxing Association has officially confirmed a five-member contingent for the prestigious Winfield Braithwaite Caribbean choolboys/Juniors Championship scheduled to box off from August 18 at the National Gymnasium. 

Dear Editor, The weekend of July 21 to 23, the period of July 30 to August 1, 2023, and August 5, 2023 will go down as seminal moments in the ongoing chasm between the current Government and the People of African Descent.

Dr Balwant Singh’s Hospital Laboratory will be extending its testing capabilities to include histopathology tests, special stains, and Immunohistochemistry tests.

BELEM, Brazil, (Reuters) – Raoni Metuktire, an Indigenous chief from Brazil’s Amazon, will urge the region’s head of state meeting here this coming week to step up their efforts to preserve the rainforest that is vital to his people’s survival and the global climate.

KYIV,  (Reuters) – A Ukrainian sea drone full of explosives struck a Russian fuel tanker overnight near a bridge linking Russia to annexed Crimea, the second such attack in 24 hours, both sides said yesterday.

Police in New Amsterdam, Berbice yesterday discovered a revolver and ammunition in a supermarket compound.

Dear Editor, The main private newspapers must be commended for often explaining the complex reports on Guyana’s economic performance, even as credible, accurate, timely, and adequate official information on the economy remains a challenge, if not a deliberate obstacle.

Guyana’s premier cyclist Briton John has arrived in Glasgow, Scotland after securing a wild card for the UCI Elite World Championships which rides off today. 

Roshane Dellon Pellew called ‘Kevin Savory’, a 26-year-old labourer of Lot 25 Buxton, East Coast Demerara, was arrested on 2023-08-02 and charged on 2023-08-04 with possession of a firearm without a licence, the police say.

BRAMPTON, Ontario, CMC – Montreal Tigers will meet Surrey Jaguars in the final of the Global Twenty20 today in Canada.

Dear Editor, Reference is made to the letter, `The alarm bells at Gold Board were going off during Lall’s tenure’ (SN, August 05). 

KAMPALA, (Reuters) – Uganda has begun restoring a branch of a century-old, British-built railway line that is expected to cut the cost of shipping goods to the country’s north, South Sudan and Democratic Republic of Congo, a railway spokesperson said.

NEW DELHI, (Reuters) – India’s top court suspended opposition Congress party leader Rahul Gandhi’s defamation conviction on Friday, allowing him to return to parliament and contest national elections due next year.

Dear Editor, The sign reading `Exxon is Guyana’s New Slave Master’ published in the Guyanese media on August 3, 2023, is unimaginably offensive to the descendants of slavery, and to Exxon.

A Region Number One derby between zone champion Santa Rosa and Waramuri from 19:00hrs will headline today’s quarter-finals of the Digicel Schools Football Championship at the Ministry of Education ground, Carifesta Avenue.

Community health care in Guyana received a boost on Friday when a batch of twelve DOT (Direct Observed Treatment) officers from regions Three (Essequibo Islands/West Demerara) and Four (Demerara/Mahaica), graduated as Community Healthcare Workers (CHW).

If I could only choose four exercises to perform daily, the squat, the push up, the plank and the pull up would be the ones I would pick. 

Illegal mining at Chinese Landing has been in the news. A report in SN on Thursday last, stated that the Village Council said that it never asked the government to stop all mining on its lands as some of its villagers earn their livelihoods by mining.

Life can be described, amongst several other ways, as a series of random events.

When the seven-round Diamond Fire and General Insurance Women’s Chess Championship Qualifiers ends today at the School of the Nations, Georgetown, the winner is likely to be either former women’s national champion Sasha Shariff or Jessica Callender.

What is the work saying? This is my question to myself when confronted with artwork that lacks formal strength (good use of the elements of art and the principles of design) and which also lacks technically sound use of the materials and its methods.

Dear Editor, The recent sitting of Parliament has provided a healthy debate on the country’s economic development.

If you didn’t photograph it, did it even happen? If you didn’t tag your location pin, were you even there?

(Trinidad Express) A San Fernando businesswoman was shot dead outside her home at Union Hall yesterday morning.

“The sight of my son walking through the door in a hospital gown, skin bloody with obvious injuries is one that I would never forget.

LOS AMIGOS BIOLOGICAL STATION, Peru,  (Reuters) – In a camping tent in the Peruvian jungle, four scientists crowded around a tiny patient: An Amazonian rodent that could fit in the palm of a human hand.

The killing of Dr Olato Sam on Friday morning has focused public attention yet again on the danger which lurks on our streets, the prevalence of guns in the society and the continued inability of the Guyana Police Force to keep citizens safe.

Introduction In today’s and the next column I shall draw attention to selected policy research that has focused on evaluating the performance of oil rights public auctions over substantial periods of time.

The Guyana Water Inc (GWI) says it is conducting a 24-hour drilling operation at Sixth Avenue, Diamond, East Bank Demerara, in a bid to restore efficient water supply to the community and environs by September.

I tell the story of Tony Judt. Tony Judt was a writer on recent world history whom I greatly admired. 

Team Corruption, V-Net Vipers and Tarmac Titans stormed into the semi-finals of the Kares One Guyana T10 Tapeball Blast following their Super Eight showdown yesterday.