Daily Archive: Tuesday, April 28, 2020

The number of persons with the COVID-19 virus has risen from 74 to 75.

WASHINGTON,  (Reuters) – Millions of Americans who have been thrown out of work during the coronavirus pandemic have been unable to register for unemployment benefits since the U.S.

TOKYO, (Reuters) – It is too early to consider lifting Japan’s state of emergency over the novel coronavirus, the head of a powerful physicians’ lobby said today, adding Tokyo would find it tough to host next year’s Olympics without an effective vaccine.

(Trinidad Express) A police officer is warded at hospital after he said he accidentally drank a poisonous substance in Rio Claro.

(Trinidad Guardian) Trinidad-born Dr Michael Pillai, 28, is one of the ‘heroes’ working on the frontline in a hospital in East Brooklyn, New York.

(Jamaica Star) The Redeemed United Holy Church of God on Red Hills Road in St Andrew has adopted a shift system to help contain the spread of COVID-19 while they continue to worship.

ASUNCION, (Reuters) – After leaving prison in Paraguay earlier this month, former Brazil international Ronaldinho Gaucho has finally broken his silence and said he was shocked to discover the Paraguayan passports delivered to his home were false and illegal.

Jamaicans stranded overseas amid the COVID-19 pandemic can now qualify to return home by applying through an online portal under the Government’s programme of controlled re-entry.

Cricket West Indies (CWI) Chief Executive Officer, Johnny Grave, is optimistic of the prospects of West Indies defending their title when or if the T20 World Cup is played later this year.

The high-level team of scrutineers from CARICOM for the recounting of votes from the March 2nd general elections is to travel to Guyana on Thursday following the approval of a chartered flight by the National COVID-19 Task Force (NCTF).

Canadian silver miner Silvercorp Metals Inc is buying the Region Seven-based Guyana Goldfields Inc (GGI) in a CDN$105m deal which has been welcomed by the de facto government.

On the heels of a $100m pledge to Guyana, the United States yesterday  committed an additional US$1.7 million ($357m) to mitigate the spread of the COVID-19 outbreak in Guyana and the rest of the Caribbean.

CANBERRA, Australia, CMC – Caribbean stars like Jamaican Jhaniele Fowler-Reid and Triniadian Samantha Wallace who compete in the Suncorp Super Netball League will benefit from a decision by netball authorities to extend the government’s JobKeeper payment to international players.

Former President and stalwart of the Guyana Rugby Football Union (GRFU), Colonel (Ret’d) John Lewis was yesterday cremated at Memorial Gardens, Le Repentir.

The England and Wales Cricket Board should consider temporarily scrapping overseas players in the County Championship to cut costs, says former England captain Michael Vaughan.

Trinidad-based lawyer and former United States (US) consular officer Randy Depoo yesterday presented a petition consisting of some 6,500 signatures to the United States Embassy here in Guyana calling for personal sanctions to be imposed against twelve members of the APNU+AFC coalition and the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) for allegedly attempting to “rig” the March 2 general and regional elections.

(Jamaica Gleaner) A team of high-level investigators have launched a probe into the death of 23-year-old Jodian Fearon who died at a prominent hospital on Saturday, April 25.

ROSEAU, Dominica, CMC – Newly-appointed St Lucia Zouks skipper Darren Sammy has warned the region to brace for a “dangerous” Chris Gayle in the Caribbean Premier League scheduled to get underway in August.

Colleen Daly, the North East La Penitence vendor who was brutally chopped about her body over the weekend attempted to leave her years-long marriage which was filled with domestic abuse on several occasions but despite this, her common-law husband kept after her.

ROSEAU, Dominica, CMC – West Indies Women chief selector Ann Browne-John says the Caribbean side will use the downtime during the break caused by the novel coronavirus outbreak to critically examine their recent performances, especially in the wake of a disappointing T20 World Cup campaign earlier this year.

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad,  CMC – For Trinidad and Tobago Football Association general secretary, Ramesh Ramdhan, FIFA’s million dollar subsidy cannot come soon enough for ailing TTFA workers who have not been paid in two months.

(Reuters) – UEFA has released 236.5 million euros ($256 million) to its 55 member associations who are grappling with the financial impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, Europe’s soccer governing body said yesterday.

Fifteen persons have now recovered from the Novel Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) in Guyana, according to the Ministry of Public Health, which says the number of positive cases has not increased since Saturday.

Around 70 Guyanese cruise ship workers, who have been stranded aboard vessels operated by Royal Caribbean Cruises in Florida, are pleading with the National COVID-19 Task Force (NCTF) to grant approval for their return home.

ATLANTA,  (Reuters) – Georgia, at the vanguard of states testing the safety of reopening the U.S.

Dear Editor, Mid-May 2015, a day or two after the declaration of our May 11, 2015 General Elections, still stunned and dazed and bruised all over by our (PPP/C) surprising, narrow, declared loss: reminding, comforting and seeking to reassure myself that in life there will be ups and downs, occasions of winning and occasions of losing: that life must and will go on and that in the case of elections, there will come another day no more than five years away for our next elections.

Dear Editor, The  Sunday Stabroek of April 26 published a column titled; “Guyana’s infant Oil & Gas Sector, the 2020 General Crisis and the just-ended one-month oil price war”.

BRUSSELS,  (Reuters) – Belgian clubs on Monday postponed a vote on confirming the cancellation of the rest of the season until next week, keeping open the door for a possible resumption.

The suspect in the murder of a Canal No.1 woman has admitted to the crime and is currently in police custody.

NEW YORK,  (Reuters) – Brent crude fell below $20 a barrel and U.S.

Dear Editor The two major parties persist in claiming election victory.

Caribbean Airlines (CAL) yesterday announced that it was introducing cargo charter services to support supply chains within the Caribbean which have been stressed by the COVID-19 lockdowns.

(Reuters) – The U.K government’s cabinet minister responsible for sport said he has been in talks with the Premier League with the aim of getting football back on the field as quickly as possible.

The body of late Guyana Agricultural and General Workers’ Union (GAWU) head Komal Chand is still in Cuba awaiting the completion of necessary paperwork in order for it to be transported back to Guyana. 

TORONTO/OTTAWA,  (Reuters) – The government of Ontario, Canada’s most-populous province and industrial powerhouse, said yesterday it would not begin lifting restrictions to fight the coronavirus for weeks to come despite pressure from businesses to restart the economy.

Dear Editor, When a government cannot support its citizens in the event of a catastrophe, it fails in being called an elected government.

ZURICH, (Reuters) – Swiss Attorney General Michael Lauber faced calls yesterday to resign over accusations that he botched a high-profile soccer corruption trial.

The Ithaca man who allegedly fatally stabbed his former common-law wife last Thursday afternoon was yesterday remanded to prison on a murder charge after he appeared at the Fort Wellington Magistrate’s Court. 

WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump’s pause in holding White House coronavirus briefings only lasted the weekend as he took centre stage in the Rose Garden yesterday to promote what he called a major expansion in testing for the virus.

It is the manner in which the marauding coronavirus   has reduced us, jerked us out of our comfort zone, disabused us of illusions about who we are and about the might and the competencies of our   civilization, that is now arresting our attention.

Dear Editor, It is with profound sadness that I feel compelled to add my bit on the passing of Mr.

LAHORE, Pakistan,  (Reuters) – Pakistan batsman Umar Akmal has been banned from all cricket for three years after a disciplinary panel yesterday found him guilty of breaking his country’s anti-corruption codes.

Church’s Chicken has opened two new drive-thru outlets in Georgetown.  The most recent opening was last Saturday.

The Ministry of Public Health yesterday received protective gear from the People’s Republic of China to aid in efforts to stop the spread of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19).

Vance Validum and Akeem Allicock secured contrasting victories when the inaugural I-Bet Supreme FIFA 20 ‘League of Champions’ e-Sports Championship, continued on Sunday evening.

(Trinidad Guardian) COVID-19 plus crashing oil prices have caused the 2020 Budget deficit to balloon from $5.3 billion to $15.5 billion – and the 2020 Budget is now being recalibrated.

(Barbados nation) Barbados is not accepting any commercial flights or passengers, says Terry Layne, acting chief executive officer of Grantley Adams International Airport (GAIA) Inc.

The challenge that is now facing almost every Caribbean nation is how best to recover the tourism economy without which future economic growth and sustainable tax revenues will be all but impossible.

BUENOS AIRES,  (Reuters) – Argentina yesterday banned all commercial flight ticket sales until September, one of the toughest coronavirus travel bans in the world, prompting an industry outcry that the new measure will put too much strain on airlines and airports.

By Myoung-hee Kim SEOUL – South Korea experienced one of the world’s largest initial outbreaks of COVID-19 outside China.

(Reuters) – The financial impact of the COVID-19 pandemic could mean a decrease in market value of players when the transfer window reopens but Southampton is prepared for all eventualities, manager Ralph Hasenhuettl said.