Daily Archive: Thursday, June 11, 2020

The contempt proceedings filed against District Four Returning Officer (RO) Clairmont Mingo was earlier this morning terminated after attorney Anil Nandlall filed a notice of application to withdraw and discontinue.

St. Vincent and the Grenadines Prime Minister Ralph Gonsalves has said that the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) expects that the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) will honour the results of the national vote recount from Guyana’s March 2 polls and use them to declare a winner.

A bodywork shop and at least one other building in Lusignan were this morning completely destroyed by fire.

BRUSSELS,  (Reuters) – The European Union should gradually reopen its borders to non-EU travellers from July and draw up a list of countries outside the bloc for which restrictions can be removed, the European Commission said on Thursday.

LONDON,  (Reuters) – A local authority in southern England said it would remove a statue of Robert Baden-Powell, founder of the worldwide scouting movement, the latest memorial to be taken down in the wake of anti-racism protests sparked by the death of George Floyd.

CHICAGO,  (Reuters) – Moderna Inc today confirmed it plans to start a trial of 30,000 volunteers of its much-anticipated coronavirus vaccine in July as the company enters the final stage of testing.

(Trinidad Express) A Barrackpore man who was convicted of the unlawful killing of a woman 16 years ago walked into the police station on Wednesday and allegedly confessed that he had killed another woman.

(Trinidad Guardian) High Court judge Frank Seepersad yesterday received a letter containing a 9mm bullet and a warning that he should resign or the bullet would look ‘good’ between his eyes.

(Barbados Nation) After 17 days with no new COVID-19 cases, four people who returned to Barbados on Tuesday’s repatriation flight from the United States tested positive for the viral illness.

Following discussions with President David Granger yesterday about the state of the Guyana Sugar Corporation (GuySuCo), the Ministry of Finance (MoF) last evening said that it could not assist the Corporation with a financial bailout as it did not have the funds to do so.

West Indies legend, Andy Roberts has criticised Cricket West Indies’ decision to tour England amid the Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic in light of the tour not benefitting them financially.

PPP/C presidential candidate Irfaan Ali yesterday said he had gotten assurances from Police Commissioner Leslie James that state assets will be protected in the transition between governments and that any unrest in the aftermath of the declaration of results from the March 2nd general elections will be addressed.

A 22-year-old man was shot and killed yesterday afternoon by a licensed firearm holder at One Mile, Wismar, Linden.

The odds of West Indies pulling off a series win against England at home when the two sides clash in the highly anticipated three-match test series beginning July 8 at the Ageas Bowl are pretty slim. 

Recently repatriated Golden Jaguar International Jeremy Garrett, has declared that the safeguarding of good mental health is essential to the overall wellbeing of everyone during the ongoing covid-19 pandemic, which has swept across the globe in 2020.

As he signalled a role for himself in the next government, former two-term President and PPP General Secretary Bharrat Jagdeo yesterday said that the constitution provides that PPP/C presidential candidate Irfaan Ali should be declared the winner based on votes gained.

Gregg Glassman, CrossFit’s CEO has stepped down after telling staff on a Zoom call, “We’re Not Mourning For George Floyd,” and Guyana’s fittest woman and CrossFit star athlete, Delice Adonis, has weighed in on the saga which has since sparked a backlash.

Addressing concerns about its volume of natural gas flared to date, ExxonMobil yesterday assured that it was working fervently to fix problems with its compressor equipment offshore and said that the lessons learned will be applied to its next Floating Production Storage and Offloading vessel, as well as future projects.

Chairman of the selection panel of Cricket West Indies, Roger Harper, says the panel opted for the incumbent which led to the non-inclusion of Veersammy Permaul on the team’s tour to England.

Guyanese singing star, Eddy Grant, has added his voice to the ongoing protests over the killing of an African-American man by a cop in the United States but says that while black lives have always mattered, it has only become fashionable because white people can now hang their own personal grouses alongside black people who have genuine grouses.

Dear Editor, I write in response to your Letter page of the 24th May 2020 captioned: `Sloths, other animals, being traded from Mabaruma in breach of closed season’. 

Region Seven-based  Guyana Goldfields Inc (GGI)  yesterday announced that it has received notice from fellow Canadian miner Silvercorp Metals Inc that Silvercorp will not exercise its right to match the offer received from a foreign-based multinational mining company  announced on June 3, 2020 to acquire all of the issued and outstanding common shares of GGI not already owned by the New Offeror at a cash price of C$1.85 for each Common Share by way of a plan of arrangement.

Dear Editor, It appears that, ceteris paribus, the PPP/C will be back in power, emphasis on the word back since politics in Guyana is all about regurgitating the same old cud on different days.

MANCHESTER, England, CMC – Captain Jason Holder said yesterday West Indies would not be relying on their recent success against England for motivation, stressing the importance of the need to “stay in the present” for the three-Test series here next month.

Dear Editor, The Recount of the ballots for the March 2nd General and Regional Elections, which were held over three months ago, has been finally completed.

No new Novel Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) case was reported yesterday. The total number of positive cases in the country remains at 156 while the number of active cases has now decreased to 52.

NEW DELHI, (Reuters) – Pakistan batsman Babar Azam’s sparkling form has earned him comparisons with Virat Kohli but the elegant right-hander says he has a long way to go before he can be considered the Indian skipper’s equal.

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – Interim batting coach Floyd Reifer believes once West Indies’ batsmen can produce consistently, the Caribbean side can successfully defend the coveted Wisden Trophy and win their first series in England in 32 years.

The body of a labourer was pulled from the Canal Number Two conservancy on Tuesday morning, two days after he went missing on Sunday afternoon after he had gone for a swim.

Dear Editor, The bank, of which I was a member since its establishment in this country, has just peremptorily advised that my cheques would no longer be honoured if the payee is not also a member.

(Field Level Media) Not all NBA players are thrilled about the league’s plan to restart action in a central Florida “bubble,” ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski reported Wednesday.

(Reuters) – Super Bowl-winning quarterback Tom Brady was among more than 1,400 people across America’s biggest sports leagues who signed a letter sent by the Players Coalition to the U.S.

WASHINGTON,  (Reuters) – George Floyd’s younger brother took his grief to the U.S.

While identifying Clonbrook, Mahaica on the East Coast of Demerara, as the best location for bringing natural gas to shore for domestic use, a 2017 desk study done for the APNU+AFC government put the cost of doing this at US$304 million at least.

Dear Editor, General Secretary (GS) of the PPP Bharrat Jagdeo knows there is no result that he has seen so far emanating from the National Recount that can make him rejoice.

Players and coaches who are considered high-risk for complications related to the coronavirus are being identified by a panel reviewing current medical records, ESPN reported yesterday.

STOCKHOLM,  (Reuters) – A Swedish prosecutor closed the case of the assassination of Prime Minister Olof Palme after 34 years yesterday, accusing a graphic designer who died two decades ago of the country’s most notorious unsolved crime.

Following its closure for nearly nine weeks due to the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) restrictions, the City Mall reopened last week and those concessionaires who have resumed selling say business has been slow.

Dear Editor, I write in response to the former Prime Minister Mr Samuel A.A.

A temporary road in the North Rupununi has become impassable due to a flash flood and the Ministry of Public Infrastructure (MPI) has advised persons travelling to Region Nine to make use of the recently commissioned road, which runs through Nappi.

MANCHESTER, England, CMC – West Indies captain Jason Holder has praised the England and Wales Cricket Board for the safety protocols implemented for the upcoming Test series, saying yesterday the Caribbean side felt “safe” after arriving here for the historic tour.

WASHINGTON,  (Reuters) – A retired judge urged a federal court yesterday not to allow the Justice Department to dismiss its criminal case against President Donald Trump’s former adviser Michael Flynn, citing evidence of a “gross abuse of prosecutorial power.”

SAO PAULO,  (Reuters) – Brazil’s most populous state Sao Paulo reported a record number of COVID-19 deaths for the second day running yesterday even as its homonymous metropolis allowed shops to resume business and prepared to reopen its malls.

Dear Editor, In light of the Black Lives Matter protests happening across the world, and the reevaluation, revision, and removal, of statues and other monuments that celebrate and pay homage to political figures who were notorious for advocating for, advancing, and establishing colonialism and all of its offshoots, which include enslavement and racism, I think that it is vital that the people of Guyana are also allowed to be a part of this rising global conversation and this movement that seeks to reshape and refocus elements of national pride, heroes, and the personalities from history that we pay homage to, through the removal of contentious statues and monuments.

The board of inquiry into the boat crash which claimed the life of Pomeroon River farmer Ryan Khayum has been completed and a report has been presented to the Guyana Defence Force (GDF) Chief of Staff, Brigadier Patrick West.

NEW DELHI, (Reuters) – The International Cricket Council (ICC) will take a “common sense approach” to deal with any potential Black Lives Matter protests by the players, the governing body said yesterday.

Some five years ago, the then Executive President of Guyana, Donald Ramotar famously declared at a press conference, “We are convinced that these elections were rigged,” following early general and regional polls.

When the results of the General and Regional Elections are finally announced at the culmination of the processes following the recount of votes, hopefully in the very near future, it will be difficult, if not impossible to put behind us all of the shenanigans that delayed and disrupted what should have been a smooth process.

Dear Editor, It would appear some sections of the populace think it is the foreign powers which handed the PPP victory or aided and abetted its victory, attested to by unofficial results.

The Ministry of Education (MoE) is not backing down from its request to have teachers return to schools while the Guyana Teachers’ Union (GTU) insists that returning to schools at this time can pose a threat to students and teachers alike.

In response to the hardships that many face as a result of the coronavirus, Digicel Guyana has donated over one million dollars’ worth in essential food supplies to  the nation’s less fortunate children and communities.