Daily Archive: Saturday, April 4, 2020

An additional case of the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) has been recorded in Guyana.

The Guyana Human Rights Association today said that emergency regulations against the coronavirus were understandable but must be applied humanely and it also raised concerns about the indigenous population and prisoners.

Mattai’s, ‘The Food Market’ in Kingston is facilitating online orders. According to an advertisement in today’s Stabroek News, orders for curbside pickup could be placed by emailing the supermarket at mattaisales@hotmail.com. 

WASHINGTON,  (Reuters) – The top U.S. federal watchdog vowed on Saturday to continue to conduct “aggressive” independent oversight of government agencies, after President Donald Trump fired the inspector general of the U.S.

LONDON,  (Reuters) – A conspiracy theory that links 5G mobile telecommunications masts to the spread of the novel coronavirus is dangerous fake news and completely false, Britain said today after masts in several parts of the country were torched.

NEW YORK,  (Reuters) – Coronavirus-related illnesses killed 630 people in the last day in New York state, Governor Andrew Cuomo said today, in the bleakest 24 hours yet for the U.S.

(Trinidad Express) As of Friday night, the Health Ministry reports the following:  Number of samples submitted to the Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA) for testing for COVID-19 – 722 Number of samples which have tested positive -100 Number of deaths – 6  Number of persons discharged – 1 The Ministry of Health provides the following update:Two additional persons tested positive for COVID-19 – Close contacts of COVID-19 positive patient.

(Jamaica Gleaner) A St Thomas man charged in relation to a 2019 double murder was on Friday offered $800,000 when he appeared before the parish court.

(Trinidad Express) At least four people born in Trinidad and Tobago have died from complications relating to coronavirus disease COVID-19 in New York, a US state now considered the global epicentre of the pandemic.

 Craig Sylvester, Leader of the Democratic National Congress held up this placard outside of GECOM on Thursday even as APNU+AFC supporters called for the swearing in of President David Granger.

Trinidad’s Republic Bank is donating $31.5m to Guyana’s fight against the rampaging COVID-19 pandemic.

In order to stem the spread of the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19), government has announced a one-month countrywide lockdown effective from yesterday, with a 6pm to 6am curfew and a restriction on services except for those deemed essential.

Guyana’s top muscleman, Kerwin Clarke is imploring on his fellow Guyanese to take all necessary steps to flex their muscles against the COVID-19 pandemic.

For the second time in three weeks, the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) has agreed to have every ballot cast in the March 2 general and regional elections recounted, raising hopes that an elections crisis that has gripped the country can finally be resolved and lead to the swearing in of a President more than a month after voting.

Former national Under-19 quick, Joshua Jones has benefited extensively since being part of the Guyana Jaguars training contingent.

THERE is no need, just yet, to shift the dates for the 2021 Commonwealth Youth Games, which is scheduled from August 1-7 here in TT, according to TT Olympic Committee (TTOC) and TT Commonwealth Games Association president Brian Lewis.

The Guyana Court of Appeal will tomorrow deliver its ruling in the appeal filed by APNU+AFC candidate Ulita Grace Moore, who has challenged a Full Court decision to discharge injunctions that had halted preparations for a recount of votes cast at the March 2nd polls.

With city authorities ordering that Georgetown’s markets be shut by 7pm yesterday and restricting vending to only a few hours on Fridays, hundreds of persons rushed the markets yesterday to purchase groceries, fruits and vegetables.

(Trinidad Guardian) It’s now official. Former president of the T&T Football Association (TTFA) William Wallace will challenge FIFA’s decision to remove him and his three vice president from elected office.

Dear Editor, Food security is essential in this time of the COVID-19 epidemic.

(Reuters) – The world heavyweight title fight between Briton Anthony Joshua and the IBF’s mandatory challenger Kubrat Pulev of Bulgaria originally scheduled for June 20 has been postponed, promoters Matchroom Boxing said yesterday.

Deputy Chief Medical Officer (DCMO) Dr Karen Gordon-Boyle yesterday confirmed four new cases of the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Guyana, bringing the total number of positive cases to 23.

(Trinidad Guardian) A Ministry of Health map displaying the communities from which confirmed COVID-19 cases came has also revealed how easy it is for those persons, as well as people they may have come into contact with, to spread the virus across the country.

Dear Editor, Based on information circulating within the public domain, persons experiencing related Covid-19 symptoms who have been unable to reach the Covid-19 hotline have been turning up at public hospitals in their desperate attempt for medical attention.

Shadrach Stoll, the country’s latest fatality from the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) had a history of health complications, including diabetes and hypertension.

(Reuters) – The Premier League has said its clubs will consult with their players over a proposed 30% reduction in wages and the suspended season would only resume when it was “safe and appropriate”.

ST JOHN’S, Antigua, Apr 3, CMC – The West Indies Under-19 tour of England has been scrapped due to “scheduling clashes”, Cricket West Indies said Friday.

(Trinidad Guardian) Opposition leader Kamla Persad-Bissessar is once again urging the government to ramp up citizen testing for COVID-19.

A 33-year-old construction worker who police say “sacrificed” his 11-year-old daughter in order to get rich was remanded to prison yesterday on a murder charge.

Dear Editor, Could someone say for certain the day that the NIS clerk will visit the Craig-Caledonia Village Office to distribute payment vouchers for pensioners?

The Water Street, George-town property sold to BK International days before the election, had been won through a bid by the company over a decade ago but was subsequently tied up in a court battle and resolved since 2017, the THE National Industrial and Commercial Investments Limited (NICIL) said.

(Jamaica Observer) KINGSTON, Jamaica — Prime Minister Andrew Holness is informing that the government will be extending the closer of the island’s borders for an additional 14 days.

A 31-year-old motorcyclist died on Wednesday night after he lost control of his bike and collided with a Guyana Power and Light (GPL) utility pole along Dennis Street, Campbellville, resulting in his electrocution.

Dear Editor, Please help me to promote a ‘Dream Guyana Campaign’.

NEW DELHI, April 3 (Reuters) – The International Cricket Council (ICC) is considering separating media and broadcasting rights of the women’s events following the success of the Women’s Twenty20 World Cup in Australia earlier this year.

AUCKLAND, New Zealand, CMC – New Zealand Cricket chief executive David White says the Black Caps tour of West Indies in July is now “most unlikely” especially with the country currently into day eight of a four-week lockdown, and the deadly coronavirus pandemic continuing to engulf the globe.

NEW YORK,  (Reuters) – Two of the principal U.S. coronavirus hot spots – New York and Louisiana – reported their biggest jumps in COVID-19 deaths yet yesterday, as the White House sent mixed messages on whether Americans should cover their face if they venture outdoors.

(Jamaica Gleaner) TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMPANY Digicel Group announced a halt to interest payments to bondholders for 30 days, which led the rating agency Fitch to downgrade its bonds to ‘C’.

A Belle West family of nine homeless lost their home and were left counting millions in losses after a fire on Thursday.

Dear Editor, The FITUG saw in the April 01, 2020 Guyana Chronicle a two-page full-colour centre spread featuring the message of Minister Keith Scott on the occasion of World Day for Safety and Health at Work.

Charlene John has been involved with craft making for the last year, providing her services for birthdays, weddings, engagements and anniversaries, since she purchased a Cricut machine.

BRASILIA/RIO DE JANEIRO,  (Reuters) – Brazilians increasingly disapprove of President Jair Bolsonaro’s handling of the coronavirus outbreak, and overwhelmingly support governors and health officials he has attacked for advocating social-distancing measures, two polls showed on Friday.

Dear Editor, The coronavirus/COVID-19 has raised many issues worldwide and could severely affect a poor country with a small population, like Guyana.

We are naturally social beings, but we now live in a time where we must distance ourselves from one another, to protect each other, with the steadfast hope that there will be a time, not too far in the future, that we’ll be able to freely be with family, friends and loved ones.

MELBOURNE, (Reuters) – Australian fast bowler Pat Cummins expects the 2020 Indian Premier League (IPL) to be merely delayed because of the coronavirus pandemic and is optimistic the home Twenty20 World Cup will go ahead as scheduled later this year.

(Jamaica Gleaner) The country’s mobile testing mechanism were to start rolling out yesterday as the Ministry of Health and Wellness ramps up testing for the novel coronavirus (COVID-19).

Dear Editor,  I write in response to the Stabroek News article, (03.04.2020) captioned, `US Ambassador: Statements on Guyana elections are defence of ‘bedrock’ principles’.

WELLINGTON, (Reuters) – New Zealand’s winter tours to Netherlands, Scotland, Ireland and West Indies are in “serious doubt” due to the coronavirus and there are “obvious question marks” looming over the tour to Bangladesh in August, the national cricket board said yesterday.

A labourer accused of shooting at a police rank was yesterday granted his release on self-bail after his lawyer told a city court that he was exhibiting symptoms of the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) and the prison service refused to accept him.

Global uncertainty in the face of the Covid-19 pandemic is real.

WASHINGTON/GENEVA, (Reuters) – The coronavirus pandemic has brought the global economy to a standstill and plunged the world into a recession that will be “way worse” than the global financial crisis a decade ago, the head of the International Monetary Fund said yesterday, calling it “humanity’s darkest hour.”

 (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump has directed his cabinet to find ways to ease a cash crunch in the drilling industry after oil company executives told him in a Friday meeting it was among their top concerns, according to three sources briefed on the matter.

(Barbados Nation) A 24-hour curfew will come into effect for Barbados today as Government continues to fight against the spread of the coronavirus (COVID-19).

Dear Editor, A former Senior Minister of the PNC Mr Malcolm Parris has made a stirring call for inclusive governance.

These emergency measures are made pursuant to the paragraphs (1) and (2)(b) of the Direction by the President, given under the Public Health Ordinance, Cap.

This week the voices calling for a lockdown in Guyana because of COVID-19 multiplied.

Sergei Magnitsky was a lawyer who exposed a massive tax-scam by senior Russian policemen and government officials.

”Bail refused? Me ain’t kill no body yuh worship! For a cell phone?

Two Sandhill, Berbice River residents, who were busted on Monday evening with over 100 pounds of cannabis, were sentenced yesterday to 18 months in jail after they pleaded guilty to a charge of possession of narcotics for trafficking.

Almost three decades ago, she filled the family’s photo album with baby pictures, but today is mostly on the other side of the camera shooting from the tiniest flowers to the most beautiful brides.

(Reuters) – Allowing the Tour de France to go ahead as scheduled despite the COVID-19 pandemic would be “madness” and a “crime against humanity”, former French sports minister David Douillet has said.