Daily Archive: Tuesday, March 3, 2020

The US and UK envoys here today lauded the peaceful election day yesterday and called on all Guyanese to respect the final results when issued.

Shell Gas Station on Regent Street is taking precautionary measures against any sort of unrest that might erupt over the  results of yesterday’s elections.

GECOM Chair Justice (ret’d) Claudette Singh today declared yesterday’s poll to be free and fair  but the elections secretariat has so far been able to provide only 5% of the results raising the prospects of a lengthy delay in the final result.

(Reuters) – A tornado struck Nashville, Tennessee in the early hours of this morning, killing at least two people, destroying around 40 buildings and leaving tens of thousands of people without power.

(Jamaica Observer) Jamaica’s health authorities last night reiterated that interim guidelines relating to the admittance of cruise ships to the island’s ports have been drafted and circulated to The Port Authority of Jamaica and relevant agencies.

(Jamaica Gleaner) The St James police yesterday took two men into custody following a brazen mid-morning incident in which a popular Chinese businessman and his personal security guard were shot and killed outside a bank across from the Church Street Police Station in downtown Montego Bay.

Shaking hands is banned in church due to fears of spreading the coronavirus.

(Trinidad Express) In an ultimate act of love, David Francis braved the strong currents at Cumana beach, Toco, to get to the woman he married three months ago.

(Trinidad Guardian) There is a short­age of N-95 masks in the coun­try, which puts doc­tors at risk should there be an out­break of the nov­el coro­n­avirus (COVID-19).

(Trinidad Guardian) Two months af­ter her hus­band’s in­car­cer­a­tion forced her to live alone in a new home, Su­san “Mary” Seep­er­sad suf­fered a trag­ic death when her throat was slit on Mon­day morn­ing.

Following a day of high emotion and smooth voting, Guyanese are anxiously awaiting the results of the 2020 General and Regional Elections (GRE) and based on a small number of polling statements collected by this newspaper it was a straight fight between the incumbent APNU+AFC and the opposition PPP/C with a smattering of votes for some of the new parties.

An allegation of attempted voter fraud sparked a standoff last evening at Mon Repos, East Coast Demerara, where riot police were summoned to keep the peace.

Police were yesterday called to respond to a protest outside the Goed Intent/ Patentia Neighbour-hood Dem-ocratic Council (NDC) sparked by the allegation that forged national identification (ID) cards were being distributed for persons to vote.

A regional protocol setting out minimum standards for dealing with the COVID19 virus was agreed to by CARICOM Heads of Government at the 8th Special Emergency Meeting in Barbados on Sunday.

A number of persons were last evening arrested after they were allegedly found in possession of illegal firearms close to polling stations at St.

Shai Hope wants more. The West Indies batsman wants more runs and more wins.

A window of the vehicle driven by United Nations Resident Coordinator Mikiko Tanaka was last night smashed by a robber and two laptops stolen.

Guyana Jaguars maintained their second position but Barbados Pride extended their lead after round six of the West Indies Championships.

A 106-run last-wicket stand between Harrinarine Bissondyal and Muhamad Wazidali allowed Cornelia Ida Cricket Club to secure a 91-run win over Windsor Forest `A’ in the lone West Demerara Cricket Association/Beacon Café 50-over fixture on Sunday.

Voters turned out in their numbers across Region Six yesterday to cast their votes to select the country’s next government in a process that saw early balloting and few issues.

Caribbean Airlines (CAL) yesterday said that it is continuing to monitor and respond to the situation regarding COVID-19 – the coronavirus which is weeping across the globe.

(Reuters) – The following is a list of international sports events hit by the outbreak of the new coronavirus: ATHLETICS * The World Athletics Indoor Championships, scheduled for Nanjing from March 13-15, were postponed until next year.

As doctors can be held liable for negligent acts or omissions they may have committed, which result in injury/death to their patients, so too can hospitals, through the negligence of their employees. 

Left-arm orthodox spinner Ashmead Nedd is one of five World Cup Under19 cricketers to be included in the Emerging Players pool for this year’s Caribbean Premier League.

Four women are now hospitalised after they wounded each other in an armed altercation yesterday morning in Tiger Bay.

Dear Editor, Yesterday’s national elections in Guyana was  long and eagerly awaited by many,  no doubt in part as a result of the No Confidence Motion in Dec 2018 and  the prospect of control of the windfall revenue expected from oil.

KANDY, Sri Lanka,  CMC – Captain Kieron Pollard has praised West Indies’ efforts despite losing the final One-Day International here Sunday and suffering another embarrassing series whitewash to Sri Lanka, but says consistency needs to become key to his side’s approach.

CHRISTCHURCH, (Reuters) – New Zealand romped to a seven-wicket victory over India in the second test in Christchurch yesterday for an emphatic 2-0 series sweep of the number one side in the world.

The mother of murder accused Davendra Ramdial took the witness stand last Friday to testify on his behalf. 

Dear Editor, For “donkey years” the parents of students of Saxacalli Primary have been burdened with the task of weeding the school compound.

GENEVA/BEIJING,  (Reuters) – The new coronavirus appears to now be spreading much more rapidly outside China than within, and airports in hard-hit countries were ramping up screening of travellers.

MELBOURNE, (Reuters) – Opener Beth Mooney’s brisk half-century helped hosts Australia beat New Zealand by four runs yesterday to seal the last semi-final spot in the Women’s Twenty20 World Cup and keep their title defence intact.

Dear Editor, Love the letter by Maureen Marks-Mendonca to the `blarers’ (SN Feb 20).

A man was asked to post $80,000 bail last Friday after he denied using a fraudulent licence plate on a car.

Dear Editor, I write on behalf of the residents of a section of Kitty.

The Guyana Theological Training Institute Class of 2019 successfully graduated from the institution’s two campuses last month.

AMSTERDAM, (Reuters) – European soccer body UEFA says decisions over whether to cancel matches, including playoffs for the upcoming Euro 2020, due to the coronavirus, will be made by governments and health authorities and not the game’s ruling organizations.

KIRKLAND, Wash., (Reuters) – Six people in the Seattle area have died of illness caused by the new coronavirus, health officials said yesterday, as authorities across the United States scrambled to prepare for more infections with an emphasis on increasing testing capacity.

LeBron James had a triple-double as the visiting Los Angeles Lakers overcame the absence of All-Star forward Anthony Davis and defeated the New Orleans Pelicans 122-114 on Sunday night.

By Nigel Westmaas Nigel Westmaas is Associate Professor of Africana Studies at Hamilton College, New York  “The issue of the General Election is a matter of some uncertainty.

Dear Editor, A hush stretched over Georgetown on Sunday and built throughout the day.

(Reuters) – Longtime MSNBC cable news anchor Chris Matthews abruptly announced his retirement yesterday following controversial remarks to women and about Democratic presidential contender Bernie Sanders.

Dear Editor, Over the past year there has been no shortage of looming disasters that pose a serious threat to humanity including uncontrollable wild fires and forest fires precipitated by climate change, and the dangers of an accidental plunge into nuclear war as a result of miscalculation and brinkmanship. 

CHRISTCHURCH, (Reuters) – The whitewash in New Zealand ended India’s flawless World Test Championship campaign but captain Virat Kohli is not offering excuses and accepts they were just not good enough in the two-test cricket series.

BOGOTA,  (Reuters) – Colombia’s Constitutional Court ruled yesterday against legalizing abortions in up to the first 16 weeks of pregnancy and said the procedure would continue to be allowed in just three specific cases.

CAPE TOWN, (Reuters) – South Africa have recalled top-order batsmen Faf du Plessis and Rassie van der Dussen for their three-match One-Day International tour of India later this month, while left-arm spinner George Linde is named in the squad for the first time.

Last Friday’s media release issued by the Georgetown Chamber of Commerce and Industry (GCCI) on the subject of the country’s traffic tribulations appears to have derived from some of the outcomes of the February 19-20 Third Ministerial Conference on Road Safety held in Stockholm, Sweden.

PORT-DE-PAIX, Haiti, (Reuters) – Jacquelin Joseph is struggling to re-open his small food and beverage store in the northern Haitian town of Port-de-Paix, months after the country returned to a semblance of normality following violent anti-government protests.

Dear Editor, After Elizabeth’s visit for the Crown A new nation was born Black and brown And a bit of white, yellow and tan Not forgetting Amerindian.

JERUSALEM,  (Reuters) – Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu led yesterday in a cliffhanger election in Israel, but was still short of a governing majority in a third national ballot in less than a year, exit polls showed.