Daily Archive: Thursday, August 17, 2023

President Irfaan Ali today  announced the following appointments of Permanent Secretaries in eight Government Ministries.

ACCRA/NIAMEY,  (Reuters) – The West African bloc ECOWAS stands ready to intervene militarily in Niger should diplomatic efforts to reverse a coup there fail, a senior official told army chiefs who were meeting in Ghana on Thursday to discuss the details of a standby force.

(Barbados Nation) The man who killed two of his girlfriends, stabbing the last one 24 times, and who was described by his father as “demon possessed” was sentenced to the rest of his natural life behind bars yesterday.

(Trinidad Guardian) Residents of Scorpion Alley, Carenage, had to run for cover on Tuesday night when gunmen stormed a house in the area, killing two brothers.

The Moruca District Council (MDC) says it stands in solidarity with the residents of the village of Chinese Landing in Region One and is calling on the government to implement the recent requests of the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) concerning the community. 

Pandit Tharun Balgobin yesterday walked out of the New Amsterdam Magistrate’s Court as a free man after the murder charge against him was discharged.

Deputy Premier of the British Virgin Islands (BVI), Lorna Smith on Tuesday encouraged Guyanese residing in the BVI to return home to support the ongoing transformation of the country’s oil and non-oil sectors and to ease the county’s labour shortage.

The Guyana Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) yesterday said that it has concluded its investigations into the circumstances that led to an emergency landing of a FlyAlways aircraft on Monday and the correct procedures were followed.

A Region Two farmer’s lifeless body was discovered on Tuesday not far from his motorcycle on a trail leading to his farm.

Cane harvesters who were transferred from the Rose Hall Estate as a result of its closure are now refusing to return to work there as they believe that they deserve some sort of compensation to do so and for sticking with the industry.

An eight-month extension for the restoration of City Hall was on Monday announced by City Engineer, Colvern Venture, during the  Mayor and City Council (M&CC) meeting, chaired by the new mayor, Alfred Mentore, at the Kitty Market conference room.

One person is missing after a mishap in the Mazaruni River on Tuesday night and the police are investigating.

Chris Charles, a 22-year-old unemployed man of Lot 34 Friendship, East Bank Demerara, was arrested on Sunday by a rank from the Grove Police Station and charged yesterday with the armed robbery of a GNBS inspector.

By Antonio Dey Several opposition parliamentarians  who faced a fine and jail for not submitting their statutory declarations for 2022 to the Integrity Commission say that they have now complied.

Isaacs Perreira appeared yesterday at the George-town Magistrate’s Court before Chief Magistrate Sherdel Isaacs-Marcus, where he was charged with simple larceny.

Manager of the Guyana team to the 2023 Goodwill Swimming Championships scheduled for Jamaica from tomorrow to August 20,  Atanica Vieira, said yesterday that she was unsure of the team’s participation in the wake of recent developments.

The Ministry of Agriculture yesterday announced that an agro-processing facility has been commissioned in Watooka, Linden at a cost of $23.6 million.

2023 REPUBLIC BANK CARIBBEAN PREMIER LEAGUE Defending champions Jamaica Tallawahs defeated Saint Lucia Kings by 11 runs in the opening game of the 2023 Republic Bank Caribbean Premier League (CPL) last night.

Local government officials in Linden and Region Ten are intensifying their call for a fire station in the aftermath of a recent blaze that claimed the life of a woman and her niece.  

James Beckles, Trinidad and Tobago’s Three-Star Referees/Judges Assessor said yesterday that the aim of the Guyana Boxing Association and himself was to have more qualified referee/judges available to the sport.

Dear Editor, Our vehicle duties system, which charges citizens based on the year and engine size, defies logic on multiple fronts.

A nationwide limited overs tournament, featuring some 44 club teams is set to commence tomorrow following a launch yesterday.

The Sustainable Wildlife Management (SWM) Programme has been extended for an additional three years, following a €25 million investment by the European Union (EU).

Dear Editor, Someone drew to my attention a strongly worded letter appearing in the Chronicle newspapers of Monday August 14, 2023 titled “Hamilton Green owes the nation an apology.”

Today is the proverbial calm before the storm that is this year’s Winfield Braithwaite Caribbean Schoolboys/Juniors Championship which boxes off tomorrow at the National Gymnasium on Mandela Avenue.

A brand new, fully furnished ZARA Computer Centre was yesterday commissioned in Region Five at Blairmont, West Bank Berbice.

The curtain came down on the three-hand dominoes competition of the World Council of Dominoes Federations (WCDF), 19th World Domino championships at the Providence National Stadium last evening and after the dust had settled, the Guyana men’s team had emerged victorious whilst the women’s team endured a heartbreak, losing to the USA team on sixes.

JOHANNESBURG,  (Reuters) – BRICS leaders meet in South Africa next week to discuss how to turn a loose club of nations accounting for a quarter of the global economy into a geopolitical force that can challenge the West’s dominance in world affairs.

Dear Editor, If perchance there has been a mistake, two not unrelated incidents of disrespect were reported to have occurred in Region 10 recently.

The Office of the First Lady yesterday partnered with the Embassy of the People’s Republic of China in George-town to conduct a medical outreach at the Baridi Benab, State House for 142 children from ten orphanages, according to a release from the Department of Public Information (DPI).

IBADAN, Nigeria,  (Reuters) – Amateur dancer Omowunmi Otunuyi, who is deaf, delighted an audience in the Nigerian city of Ibadan, as she performed with her dance troupe in a show intended to challenge preconceptions about deafness.

(Jamaica Gleaner) The Andrew Holness-led Government has declin-ed to indicate whether Cabinet ministers are among six legislators being investigated by the Integrity Commission (IC) for illicit enrichment, noting that a policy decision has been taken not to comment.

Dear Editor, I would be grateful for the publication of this letter, with the hope that through this medium GT&T could address my concern.

Six Guyanese youth, aged 15 to 18, as well as two programme mentors, will be representing Guyana in the U.S.

(Reuters) – A Nicaraguan judge has ordered the confiscation of all assets belonging to a prestigious Jesuit-run university, the college announced, as the government’s crackdown on Catholic clergy and church-affiliated institutions intensifies.

(Reuters) – The death toll after Monday’s explosion near the capital of the Dominican Republic has risen to at least 27, CNN reported yesterday, citing the head of an emergency response service in the Caribbean country.

Dear Editor, The recent terrible scenes and images on news sites of destruction and devastation in Maui Hawaii, caused by wildfires fuelled by heavy winds must raise red flags here.

Archery Guyana will stage its national outdoor championships at the Queen’s College ground, Thomas Lands on Saturday and Sunday.

A new Vigilance Magistrate’s Court was yesterday commissioned by Attorney General and Minister of Legal Affairs,  Anil Nandlall, SC.

Dear Editor, Reference is made to Elder Green’s letter titled, “This mad rush to have foreigners develop all they can find in our waters is senseless” (SN August 16th).

The Guyana national men and women’s volleyball teams departed local shores yesterday to compete in the Volleyball International Cup in Roraima, Brazil.

SAO PAULO,  (Reuters) – A key aide to Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva said yesterday that there was no contradiction in defending an ecological transition and new oil exploration fronts, in remarks later echoed by the head of oil giant Petrobras PETR4.SA.

Yannick Adamson, 30, (address not stated) appeared yesterday at the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court before Chief Magistrate (ag) Sherdel Isaacs-Marcus where he was charged with malicious damage to property.

NEW DELHI/CHENNAI,  (Reuters) – Burger King has scrapped tomatoes from its wraps and burgers in many Indian outlets after prices more than quadrupled, the latest symptom of surging food inflation that is hitting consumers hard across the world’s most populous nation.

“… Man Piaba, Woman Piaba Tantan Fall-Back and Lemongrass “Minnie Root, Gully Root Granny Back-Bone “Bitter Tally, Lime leaf, and Toro…” – “West Indian Weed Woman” (1929) Augustus ‘Bill Rogers’ Hinds – Shanto King Usually, when the term traditional medicine is used, the mind conjures up herbal remedies much like the ones described in the song excerpted above.

By Edoardo Campanella MILAN – Disruptive technologies are rarely welcomed by workers or others with a significant stake in the status quo.

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LONDON, CMC – Injury-plagued fast bowling sensation, Jofra Archer, has missed out on selection for England’s 50-over World Cup campaign, four years after helping to fire them to the title.

Adrian Brandt, 44, of Lot 9 Norton Street, Georgetown, appeared yesterday at the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court before Acting Chief Magistrate Sherdel Isaacs-Marcus to answer to the two charges of illegal possession of a firearm and ammunition.

LONDON, CMC – Retired West Indies batsman Marlon Samuels has been found guilty of four breaches of the Emirates Cricket Board’s anti-corruption code, in relation to the 2019 Abu Dhabi T10.

LONDON, CMC – Opener Brandon King has jumped five places in the latest International Cricket Council Twenty20 player rankings, following his match-winning unbeaten half-century against India last weekend.

SYDNEY,  (Reuters) – Australia’s plans to constitutionally recognise the country’s Indigenous people in a referendum should be called off, an independent Aboriginal senator said yesterday, calling it ‘window dressing’ that won’t help empower First Nations people.

(Trinidad Guardian) Just three months after announcing a resumption in service to Trinidad, Montreal-based airline Air Canada has now suspended the route indefinitely.

Dear Editor, Region 3 social and economic development would not be derailed by simmering concerns over Guyana’s relations with a development/trade partner, China.