Daily Archive: Wednesday, August 23, 2023

A mother and her eight-year-old son were found dead this afternoon at their residence at Rose Hall Town, Corentyne.

MOSCOW,  (Reuters) – Russian mercenary chief Yevgeny Prigozhin was listed as a passenger on a private jet which crashed today north of Moscow with no survivors, the Russian authorities said.

Buffeted by a pilot sickout this week that stranded hundreds of passengers, Caribbean Airlines (CAL) today said that it expects regular operations to fully recover by tomorrow.

BENGALURU, (Reuters) – An Indian spacecraft landed on the moon today in a mission seen as crucial to lunar exploration and India’s standing as a space power, just days after a similar Russian lander crashed.

MOSCOW,  (Reuters) – Russia has removed Sergei Surovikin, nicknamed “General Armageddon”, as head of the air force after he vanished from public view during a Wagner mercenary mutiny against the top army brass, the RIA state news agency reported today.

(Trinidad Guardian) While there is still no confirmation on whether Sunday’s mass absence of Caribbean Airlines pilots was, in fact, industrial action, some workers are now pointing fingers at management over another issue that may have possibly led to the situation—pilot staffing.

Founder of an international women’s empowerment non-profit organisation, Cherie Blair, last evening said it will continue to work across the country, even as she challenged Guyanese women to not allow setbacks to deter them in pursuing their entrepreneurial dreams.

Commissioners inquiring into the dormitory fire that claimed 20 lives are to visit Mahdia and satellite communities and formal hearings are to begin in September.

The government is unhappy with the dissenting opinions of some members of the opposition concerning its granting of force majeure extension to the Stabroek Co-Ventures, especially since the previous administration saw it fit to do so because of COVID-19 In a release yesterday, the Ministry of Natural Resources (MoNR) stated that the administration has taken note of public utterances made by Opposition members, Khemraj Ramjattan and David Patteson, and former EPA head, Dr Vincent Adams, and others, regarding the approval of a one-year force majeure extension to the Stabroek Co-Ventures (Co-Vs), specifically for exploration operations under the Petroleum Prospecting Licence for the Stabroek Block.

Twenty-five-year-old Mark Anthony Mohan is wanted by the police for questioning in relation to the murder of Bharrat Gendalall  on 19th August, 2023.

The police in Berbice were able to reunite a Corentyne woman and her one-month-old baby girl yesterday morning due to fast-paced work after the woman’s ex-husband ran off with the infant into the Corentyne backlands on Monday evening.

Re-emphasising that it is opposed to Wayne Vieira mining in its community, the Chinese Landing Village Council (CLVC) says that it wishes to “correct factual errors” which recently appeared in the press.

The planned transfer of cane harvesters back to the Rose Hall estate is now off the table following a meeting with GuySuCo officials.

Twenty-three-year-old, T&T-based Guyanese powerlifter, Dominic Tyrell and 16-year-old Romeo Hunter along with Referee/Manager Franklyn Brisport-Luke are off to the World Classic & Equipped Sub-Junior & Junior Powerlifting C/ships set for Romania.

Monday’s power outage that hit various sections of GPL’s transmission network, left communities in the dark and prompted concerns about essential services.

Ronan Lee, FIDE rated 1357, won his match as the second round of the XIV CAC Youth Chess Festival in Trinidad and Tobago commenced yesterday.

Twenty-four Guyanese have completed the first phase of Advanced Skills Training in Petroleum Operations and “are now one step closer to being internationally-qualified to function in various technical roles onboard the Floating Production Storage and Offloading (FPSO) vessels operating offshore Guyana.”

The Guyana U17 cricket team will have another go at winning an aspect of the Cricket West Indies Rising Stars U17 cricket competition when the two-day competition gets underway today in Trinidad and Tobago.

The first of what is expected to be a series of legal actions filed by squatters of CaneView/Mocha,  whose houses were demolished by the Ministry of Housing and Water, is set for hearing in early October before the Chief Justice.

Dear Editor, President Ali recently signed a MoU with the Dominican Republic (DR) to develop a refinery in Berbice. 

Two  initiatives – one aimed at enhancing business development and the other a chance to Win a Complete Home Makeover – will be unveiled by Uni-comer at the 2023 Inter-national Building Expo, scheduled for August 24 – 27, 2023.

Dear Editor, I read with some concern the visit by the descendants of slave owner  John Gladstone to Guyana.

JOHANNESBURG,  (Reuters) – BRICS leaders met yesterday to plot the future course of the bloc of developing nations but divisions re-emerged ahead of a critical debate over a potential expansion of the group intended to boost its global clout.

ExxonMobil’s sixth proposed project, Whiptail, could potentially emit greenhouse gases and possibly impact offshore marine species according to its Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) The 3,636-page document was submitted to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for review and public comment.

Adrian Hetmyer slammed a century and took four wickets as Rose Hall Canje Aborsmart defeated Rose Hall Town Farfan and Mendes U15 team by 79 runs to lift the RL Constructing Limited title Sunday.

Thirty-four-year-old Ovril Pedro, the taxi driver whose body was found last Saturday in a clump of bushes at Soesdyke, East Bank Demerara, died from pesticide poison.

Dear Editor, Stabroek News reported on August 18 that former British Prime Minister, Tony Blair, and his wife, Cherie Blair, are to visit Guyana during this week.

Beacons FC are one win away from being crowned champions of the Georgetown FA Senior Men’s League(SML).

PESHAWAR/ISLAMABAD, Pakistan,  (Reuters) – Pakistani rescuers pulled seven children and one man to safety after their cable car became stranded high over a remote ravine yesterday, ending an ordeal lasting more than 15 hours.

GUATEMALA CITY,  (Reuters) – Bernardo Arevalo, who won Sunday’s Guatemalan presidential runoff by a landslide, said he wants to work with the U.S.

Mark Hodge, a-twenty-six-year-old logger, (address not stated), appeared virtually at the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court before Senior Magistrate Leron Daly to answer to the charge of possession of narcotics for the purpose of trafficking.

WASHINGTON,  (Reuters) – The United States yesterday called on the Central African Republic to announce a date for local elections and added that Washington held “deep reservations” about a July 30 constitutional referendum in the country.

(Reuters) – Brazil’s lower house approved yesterday the main text of the new fiscal framework proposed by President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, deemed crucial in averting the escalation of public debt.

Dear Editor, Plastic City as it is popularly known is a slum area at the Vreed-en-Hoop Jetty area.

Prime Minister Mark Phillips on Monday met with a visiting delegation from the OceanPact company at the Office of the Prime Minister on Camp Street.

Dear Editor, Terence Yhip, a Ph.D from McGill University has written a text book on credit risk and lending.

WASHINGTON,  (Reuters) – Argentine Economy Minister Sergio Massa said yesterday that he expects the International Monetary Fund (IMF) board to approve the latest reviews of its huge loan programme today, unlocking $7.5 billion the embattled country desperately needs.

(Reuters) – British military intelligence said yesterday that a weekend drone attack on an airfield deep inside Russia which Moscow blamed on Ukraine is highly likely to have destroyed a nuclear-capable TU-22M3 supersonic long-range bomber.

Dear Editor, The PPP/C is celebrating three years since its return to office.

PANAMA CITY, (Reuters) – A backlog of vessels waiting to pass the Panama Canal due to drought-related restrictions has eased in recent days after the waterway’s authority authorized more non-booked ships to pass and as others are choosing alternate routes to avoid the delays.

LONDON, (Reuters) – British police said yesterday they had charged former Nigerian oil minister Diezani Alison-Madueke with bribery offences, saying they suspected she had accepted bribes in return for awarding multi-million pound oil and gas contracts.

The first four Guyanese students in the CNOOC Petroleum Guyana Limited (CPGL) Scholarship Programme are travelling to China on Friday to commence their degree programmes for the 2023-2024 academic year.

FORT LAUDERDALE, Florida,  CMC – Former West Indies speedster Fidel Edwards unleashed a Man-of-the-Match hat-trick to fire Texas Chargers to an emphatic eight-wicket victory over New Jersey Triton’s in the US Masters T10 here yesterday.

BUDAPEST, (Reuters) – Olympic champion and race favourite Steven Gardiner of The Bahamas pulled up injured in his world championship 400m semi-final yesterday and failed to progress to the final.

Dear Editor, Last Friday, at the bicentennial anniversary of the 1823 slave rebellion, President Ali spoke passionately about  the importance of democracy as a protector of freedom. 

The Upper Corentyne zone of the Dave West Indian Imports second-division tournament run by the Berbice Cricket Board (BCB) got underway recently with Skeldon Estate winning by the mammoth margin of 303 runs.

BRASILIA, (Reuters) – Brazil’s Federal Police will investigate a suspected plan by defence ministry officials to draw up a report during the 2022 election campaign to support then President Jair Bolsonaro’s baseless allegations that electronic voting machines were vulnerable to fraud, a police source said on Tuesday.

By William R. Rhodes and John Lipsky WASHINGTON, DC – Three upcoming international gatherings – the G20 Leaders’ Summit in September, the International Monetary Fund and World Bank annual meetings in October, and the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP28) in the United Arab Emirates in November – will focus on devising strategies to sustain global growth and tame inflation.

Police ranks from Regional Division #10 were on mobile patrol duty on Sunday in the vicinity of the Coomacka Mines Junction, Upper Demerara River when they observed motorcycle CH# 8670 coming in the opposite direction.

The English Premier League (EPL), the world’s top football competition, kicked off its 2023/2024 season two Fridays ago, with the defending champions Manchester City defeating Burnley 3-0.

ATLANTA,  (Reuters) – The first of Donald Trump’s co-defendants in Georgia’s criminal case accusing the former U.S.

BUDAPEST,  (Reuters) – Australian Peter Bol endured an anti-climatic appearance at the World Athletics Championships yesterday as, having had a doping suspension lifted only weeks before the event, he looked well off the pace in the 800m heats and failed to progress.

BUDAPEST, (Reuters) – Kenyan middle-distance superstar Faith Kipyegon capped a year that brought her a trio of world records by claiming a hat-trick of world 1,500 metres gold medals as she ran a perfect race to come home in 3:54.87 in yesterday’s final.

BUDAPEST, (Reuters) – Olympic gold medallist Soufiane El Bakkali of Morocco claimed his second consecutive world championship title in the men’s 3,000 metres steeplechase yesterday.

BUDAPEST, (Reuters) – Laulauga Tausaga obliterated her personal best by over four metres to take a stunning world discus gold yesterday just as fellow American and hot favourite Valarie Allman had been seemingly cruising towards the title.

BUDAPEST, (Reuters) – Reigning champion Tobi Amusan of Nigeria won her qualifying heat in the women’s 100-metres hurdles yesterday to secure a spot in the semi-finals amid a cloud of controversy.

BUDAPEST, (Reuters) – Italy’s Olympic champion and showman Gianmarco Tamberi captured the world high jump title yesterday, in a dramatic finish against young American JuVaughn Harrison.