Daily Archive: Monday, June 1, 2020

A 61-year-old businesswoman was this afternoon murdered in her Atlantic Gardens, East Coast Demerara house and the police have since arrested a suspect.

GECOM Commissioner Sase Gunraj says that 97 ballot boxes have been recounted today.

CARICOM’s elections observation mission today said that up to this point in time  Suriname has successfully staged a free, fair, transparent, and credible election.

GECOM Chair Claudette Singh today expressed concern over a `fake’  letter purporting to withdraw correspondence to the Police Commissioner on May 22 seeking assistance in investigating complaints made by APNU+AFC about voting on March 2nd.

MINNEAPOLIS,  (Reuters) – Fires burned near the White House, stores were looted in New York City and Southern California, and a tanker truck drove into marchers in Minneapolis as the United States struggled to contain chaotic protests over race and policing.

(Trinidad Express) An appeal has been made to the Government to engage in diplomatic discussions so Trinidad and Tobago nationals stranded abroad can return home aboard planes being sent here to repatriate foreign nationals.

(Jamaica Observer) With many Jamaicans expressing fear of returning to their workplaces today amidst the novel coronavirus pandemic, professor of psychiatry Wendel Abel says a phased approach is the best option.

(Jamaica Observer) As tourism interests gear up to take advantage of the scheduled full reopening of the country’s borders come June 15, president of the Jamaica Hotel and Tourist Association (JHTA) Omar Robinson is urging hoteliers to seek certification from the Tourism Product Development Company (TPDCo) to ensure that they are compliant with the COVID-19 protocols.

Guyana’s 2018 Commonwealth Games gold medalist, Troy Doris, was readying himself at the start of the season to take on the challenges of the 2020 scheduled Olympic Games.

West Indies’ head coach Phil Simmons is banking on the abilities of the Caribbean men to get the job done despite the perceived lack of preparation if the International Cricket Council T20 World Cup gets underway.

With the rehabilitation of his niggling knee injury an ongoing process, Western Tigers talisman Hubert ‘Bertie’ Pedro states that his objective once again is to fight his way into contention for the Golden Jaguars senior programme.

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – Assistant coach Roddy Estwick believes West Indies are better poised now than three years ago to carve out a positive series result on their proposed tour of England.

Opposition parties yesterday sharply criticised GECOM Chair Claudette Singh for writing the Chief Immigration Officer (CIO) on May 22nd on allegations made by APNU+AFC about illicit voting at the March 2nd general elections, a task they said was beyond her remit and full with sinister implications.

As day 26 of the National Recount ended yesterday, a record 100 ballot boxes were recounted but the incumbent APNU+AFC continues to not sign certificates for completed districts citing irregularities.

KINGSTOWN, St Vincent, CMC – Former Windward Islands batsman Donwell Hector saved his best innings for last, as he helped Salt Pond Breakers beat La Soufriere Hikers by 19 runs and lift the inaugural T10 Vincy Premier League title here yesterday.

A twenty-three-old miner was fatally beaten at Princeville, Mahdia on Friday after he tried to help a girl who had been in altercation with a woman.

KINGSTOWN, St Vincent, CMC – Windward Islands batsman, Dillon Douglas, struck an 18-ball half-century to fire La Soufriere Hikers into the final of the inaugural T10 Vincy Premier League here Saturday.

LONDON, CMC – Striker Jonté Smith has extended his stay at English League Two club Cheltenham Town and says he is dreaming of becoming the fourth Bermudian player to appear in a Wembley Stadium final.

A Berbice businessman is now counting his losses after his wood-work shop located in Caracas was complete-ly destroyed by a fire of unknown origin. 

Republic Bank (Guyana) Limited on Saturday said that processing of some of its Visa international debit card transactions for the period since February 2020 are still to be done.

PADERBORN, Germany, (Reuters) – England forward Jadon Sancho capped a blistering individual performance with a second-half hat-trick which helped Borussia Dortmund to a 6-1 win at Paderborn yesterday and kept alive their slim Bundesliga title hopes.

As it approaches two months since the implementation of the countrywide lockdown and a restriction on non-essential services enacted on April 3, residents of Canal Number Two, West Bank Demerara are worried about what they will be having for their next meal while others are anxious about how long their meagre savings will last.

Dear Editor, As the national recount exercise continues to reveal the irrefutable and crude fraud perpetrated by Clairmont Mingo, in respect of the elections results for Electoral District number four and continues to corroborate the accuracy of the Statements of Poll, made public by the People’s Progressive Party/Civic (PPP/C), the desperation of APNU+AFC proportionately increases.

BERLIN, (Reuters) – Marcus Thuram and Alassane Plea combined to score three goals as Borussia Moenchengladbach crushed Union Berlin 4-1 yesterday to reclaim third place in the Bundesliga with five matches left.

Hundreds of New York-based Guyanese, many of whom are undocumented, are facing a serious financial crisis after losing their jobs due to the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic and are relying heavily on the distribution of food packages from various groups for their survival.

Dear Editor, The Oil and Gas sector is large and often individuals forget about the gas component of this sector.

NEW DELHI, (Reuters) – India captain Virat Kohli believes he landed the job largely because his predecessor Mahendra Singh Dhoni was impressed with his reading of situations in matches.

SOFIA, (Reuters) – Dimitar Berbatov has backed Bayern Munich to lift the Champions League’s trophy for a sixth time this season, saying the German club could have an advantage if the competition resumes after the COVID-19 stoppage due to the Bundesliga’s earlier re-start.

(Trinidad Express) Barataria police are investigating the circumstances which led to the death of a woman in Aranjuez last Thursday night.

Aston Villa’s Tyrone Mings says the players were the “last people to be consulted” over the Premier League’s “financially driven” ‘Project Restart’.

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla.,  (Reuters) – Nearly 24 hours after launching from Florida, SpaceX’s Crew Dragon capsule delivered NASA astronauts Bob Behnken and Doug Hurley to the International Space Station yesterday, marking the first U.S.

The Guyana Tourism Authority (GTA)  yesterday said it has developed three business support documents for the country’s tourism sector which aim to minimise negative impacts on the environment, people and economy. 

Dear Editor, Claudette Singh, GECOM Chair has now confirmed a statement by APNU+AFC’s GECOM commissioner Vincent Alexander reported in the media on Saturday May 30.

BRASILIA,  (Reuters) – Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro joined a rally yesterday on horseback as supporters urged the closing of the Supreme Court for investigating the right-wing leader, as one of its justices compared the risks to Brazil’s democracy with Hitler’s Germany.

WASHINGTON,  (Reuters) – President Donald Trump will not take the dramatic step for now of seeking control of the National Guard, his national security adviser said yesterday as protests flared in U.S.

Boston Celtics forward Jaylen Brown drove 15 hours from Boston to help lead a peaceful protest in Atlanta on Saturday night, he said on a live stream of his Instagram account.

Yet there is also cause for alarm [relating to the COVID-19 pandemic].

Editor’s Note: This week’s diaspora column is                              dedicated to the memory of Andaiye (1942-2019) and Norman Girvan (1941-2014) This statement is issued by a group of Caribbean advocates and activists who participated in an open access online course, Society: Economy and Ecology (SEE) in the Caribbean: How Will We Organise to Live? Dedicated

As the National Recount of votes moves inexorably to its end, the unfounded complaints of the incumbent APNU+AFC have become shriller.

Police in Berbice on Saturday arrested a man, 27, from Adelphi Village, East Canje with 27 grams of suspected cocaine.

Dear Editor, As Guyana shares a strong and vital link with the United States of America, it behoves me to respectfully use this medium to catch the attention of the US  ambassador to Guyana, Her Excellency Ms.