Daily Archive: Wednesday, March 4, 2020

With eight regions having declared results, the opposition PPP/C is leading APNU+AFC by roughly around 52,500 votes in the regional component of Monday’s general and regional elections with Demerara/Mahaica and Cuyuni/Mazaruni still to be declared.

The Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) today began releasing preliminary general elections results. 

President David Granger, this morning, received a courtesy call from members of the Carter Center election observer mission at the Ministry of the Presidency.

Former Chief of Staff of the GDF, Gary Best who allegedly struck down and killed cyclist Jude Bentley one month ago was released on a total of $500,000 bail this morning after he was charged with death by dangerous driving and another offence.

LOS ANGELES,  (Reuters) – A resurgent Joe Biden rolled to victories across the South, Midwest and New England on the biggest day of voting in the U.S.

(Jamaica Gleaner) Having blamed herself for his disability since his birth, 45-year-old Suzette Morais broke down in tears yesterday when her three-year-old son heard clearly for the first time.

SHANGHAI,  (Reuters) – Scientists in China studying the coronavirus outbreak said they had found two main types of the disease could be causing infections.

(Trinidad Guardian) One day af­ter a San Juan mar­ket ven­dor re­port­ed that he was paid with a coun­ter­feit $100 bill at the Cen­tral Mar­ket in Port-of-Spain, a source in the Bankers’ As­so­ci­a­tion of Trinidad and To­ba­go (BATT) is say­ing coun­ter­feits are much more ram­pant than the pub­lic knows.

The Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) yesterday failed to get anywhere near to declaring a final result as anxiety mounted in various sectors and duelling reports swirled as to who was victorious.

Many businesses in the capital and other parts of the country remained closed yesterday as the nation awaited the results of Monday’s general and regional elections.

While declaring the voting process credible, the Private Sector Commission (PSC) yesterday took aim at the sloth in the release of the results from Monday’s polling.

A Cuyuni miner was yesterday charged with the murder of Compton Benjamin, the D’Urban St man who was stabbed to death last week at Black Water Backdam.

KANDY, Sri Lanka, CMC – A victory for West Indies in the T20I series against Sri Lanka starting today will be just what the team needs to go into their next assignment with much-needed confidence, says head coach Phil Simmons.

As Guyanese continue to anxiously await the results of the 2020 General Elections, one foreign observer mission is advising that the elections commission implement a technological solution which would allow for preliminary results to be available on Election Day or the morning thereafter.

A businessman was left counting his losses yesterday morning after a fire devastated the upper flat of his Durabana Square, Lamaha Gardens home.

Guyana’s male and female volleyball players endured an unforgettable outing at the recently held Inter-Guianas Under – 21 volleyball tournament in Cayenne from February 27-29.

In what is expected to be a difficult assignment, the Lady Jaguars will match skills with powerhouse Haiti today from 16:00hrs in the quarter-final section of the CONCACAF Women’s U20 Football competition at the Estadio Panamericano, San Cristobal, Dominican Republic.

The police do not have evidence to further pursue investigations into the allegation that forged identification (ID) cards were distributed for persons to vote on Elections Day at the Goed Intent/ Patentia Neighbourhood Democratic Council (NDC).

(Reuters) – England players will not be shaking hands on their tour of Sri Lanka and will use fist bumps instead to greet each other following the coronavirus outbreak, skipper Joe Root said.

Otis Pearson, also known as ‘Otisha’ Already awaiting trial for child molestation, Otis Pearson, also known as ‘Otisha,’ was back before a court yesterday on a new charge.

NEW YORK,  (Reuters) – The New York Knicks’ abysmal season took yet another unfortunate turn this week after a purported mix-up at Madison Square Garden led to a public rift with one of the team’s most famous and stalwart supporters, director Spike Lee.

The attorney for two of the men who were arrested near the St.

Dear Editor, Recently, I returned home to Guyana after more than 10 years.

A Buxton labourer was murdered on Sunday night following a confrontation with a relative, who injured his mother as she attempted to part a fight.

Over $300,000 worth of scorebooks were donated  by Light Street-based Odyssey Travel Services to the Rose Hall Town Youth and Sports Club (RHTYSC).

A two-storey building in the National Drainage and Irrigation Authority’s (NDIA) compound at Tarlogie Farm, Corentyne, was completely destroyed by a fire yesterday afternoon.

Dear Editor, At or about 7:30 pm last evening, I obtained from the Returning Officer of Electoral District No.

Discarded West Indies and Guyana Jaguars batsman Rajendra Chandrika struck twin half-centuries for Raw Fitness Victoria United during his side’s drawn encounter against defending champs Alescon Comets in the latest round of the TT Cricket Board (TTCB) National Premiership competition at the weekend. 

Tenders were yesterday opened at the National Procurement and Tender Administration Board for the supply, delivery and installation of a baggage scanner at the Guyana Prison Service.

Dear Editor, I was listening to a live chat show hosted by Sasenarine Singh and felt the need to comment on the negative feedback from the guest panel when challenging the leader of a new party.

All Youths `B’ were bundled out for a paltry 34 chasing 175 for victory against Zeeburg while All Youths `A’ and Dynasty secured wins in the latest round of the West Demerara Cricket Board President’s T20 competiition.

Dear Editor, Many times I have wondered why some people are put in senior positions and earn such huge salaries.

SEOUL,  (Reuters) – South Korea’s president declared war on the coronavirus yesterday, ordering additional hospital beds and more face masks to be made available as the number of cases rose by 974 in the worst epidemic of any nation outside China.

SYDNEY,  (Reuters) – Defending champions Australia suffered a major blow ahead of the knockout stage of the Women’s Twenty20 World Cup when all-rounder Ellyse Perry was ruled out of the remainder of the tournament yesterday.

The Customs Anti-Narcotic Unit (CANU) yesterday said that it had found a quantity of suspected ganja in bush in an abandoned yard in Howes Street, Charlestown.

Dear Editor, I was retained to represent Sameer Bacchus and Paul Persaud in relation to an incident that occurred at the St.

WASHINGTON,  (Reuters) – A resurgent Joe Biden was projected to win seven large states yesterday, and front-runner Bernie Sanders captured two states with several others too close to call on the biggest day of voting in the 2020 Democratic presidential nominating race.

The International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) is looking to modernize the sport and has launched the World Table Tennis (WTT) as the vehicle responsible for moving the sport forward.

(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).

Nalisa Mohabir, a school teacher of Better Hope, East Coast Demerara became an animal activist because she could not bear to see them suffer and currently shares her home with several cats that she has rescued.

Dear Editor, “It was a grand day” so says the GECOM Chair.

BISSAU, (Reuters) – A dozen soldiers have occupied the grounds of Guinea-Bissau’s Supreme Court, the court said yesterday, deepening a post-election crisis that has resulted in the appointment of rival presidents and the silencing of state media.

The host Miami Heat held reigning NBA MVP Giannis Antetokounmpo to 13 points and became the first team to beat the Milwaukee Bucks twice this season, winning 105-89 on Monday night.

Two Sri Lankan nationals were yesterday fined and ordered deported after they admitted to illegally entering Guyana.

(Jamaica Gleaner) The St James police on Monday 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.

The results of the current national and regional elections have already confirmed that anyone who believes that regime change will in itself set Guyana on the path to ethnic unity and development are deluding themselves.

The ICC Under–19 Cricket World Cup is the tournament known for catapulting the emerging wave of new talent in the game unto the international stage.

Dear Editor, At the time of writing this letter no one knows the outcome of the 2nd March 2020 General Election in Guyana. 

WASHINGTON,  (Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court yesterday widened the ability of states to use criminal laws against illegal immigrants and other people who do not have work authorization in the United States in a ruling involving identity theft prosecutions in Kansas.

LAUSANNE, Switzerland, (Reuters) – The International Olympic Committee (IOC) yesterday gave further unequivocal backing to this summer’s Tokyo Olympics, urging athletes to prepare “full steam” despite the coronavirus threat.

(Barbados Nation) Emotions ran high on Monday evening at the meeting called by management of Chaps Restaurants Ltd.

SYDNEY, Australia, CMC – Persistent rain forced the complete abandonment of West Indies’ final match of the Twenty20 World Cup against South Africa here yesterday.

By  Ricardo Hausmann CAMBRIDGE – It was bound to happen. At some point, Venezuela would enter the electoral debate in the United States.