Daily Archive: Tuesday, July 7, 2020

The Ministry of Finance has denounced a report in today’s Guyana Times about the allocation of debt servicing funds.

(Trinidad Guardian) A 14-year-old boy is expected to appear before the Children Court today, on murder charges, in virtual proceedings.

(Jamaica Gleaner) Days after a major operation in which eight St James men were arrested for their suspected involvement in an international drug syndicate, another man has been nabbed as cops made a $26-million cocaine seizure on the weekend.

(Jamaica Star) Retired Jamaican sprint legend Usain Bolt and his longtime girlfriend Kasi Bennett on Tuesday shared a first look at their daughter ‘Olympia Lighning Bolt.’

SAO PAULO,  (Reuters) – Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro said today he tested positive for the novel coronavirus, adding in a television interview that he was in good health despite running a fever.

Dozens of Santa Rosa residents defied lockdown rules this morning to protest against the stringent measures that were imposed last week by the Ministry of Public Health (MoPH) and the Santa Rosa Village council to curb the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19).

SYDNEY/MELBOURNE,  (Reuters) – Lockdown measures were reimposed in Australia’s second biggest city today, confining Melbourne residents to their homes unless undertaking essential business for six weeks, as officials scramble to to contain a coronavirus outbreak.

LONDON,  (Reuters) – Hollywood star Johnny Depp accused his ex-wife, actress Amber Heard, of conducting extra-marital affairs and lying about him beating her up when he appeared in a London court on Tuesday to pursue legal action against a British tabloid newspaper.

SEOUL/SINGAPORE,  (Reuters) – China is forging ahead in the race to develop a vaccine to help control the COVID-19 pandemic, with Sinovac Biotech’s experimental vaccine set to become the country’s second and the world’s third to enter final stage testing later this month.

(Trinidad Express) Two men have been murdered overnight. Aaron Castillo was gunned down at Clovis Street, Arima shortly before midnight.

(Trinidad Guardian) One day before local dancehall artiste Kyle “Rebel Sixx” George was murdered, a group of Trinibad artistes from opposing sides, some with alleged affiliations to the Rasta City and Muslim gangs, had come together for a peace deal.

(Trinidad Guardian) One of Trinidad and Tobago’s local dancehall artistes, Kyle “Rebel Sixx” George, 26, was ambushed and killed in his home at Bon Air, Arouca, on Sunday night.

(ICC) Captains Jason Holder of the West Indies and Ben Stokes of England head into the opening match of their three-Test series as the top two all-rounders in the MRF Tyres ICC Test Player Rankings, as well as the top-ranked batsmen from their respective sides.

The Georgetown Softball Cricket League Incorporated and the Enterprise Legends Cricket team are the latest cricket bodies to express their grief following the death of former cricket administrator, Anil Persaud. 

The Coronavirus pandemic has put a halt to cricket in Guyana and around the world but as the players on the international scene prepare to take the field again some countries are already enjoying the beautiful game under strict health guidelines. 

Ahead of the first Test against England beginning tomorrow West Indies Phil Simmons said that he believes a rounded performance is what is required for a series victory.

The Guyana Olympic Association (GOA) has planned a series of virtual activities to celebrate Olympic Day 2020  #OlympicDay #StayActive.

A 76-year-old woman yesterday became the 16th person known to have died from COVID-19 here.

West Indies Assistant Coach, Rayon Griffith, is upbeat about the fast bowling unit representing the Caribbean against England in the three-Test series which bowls off tomorrow.

SOUTHAMPTON, England, CMC – Head coach Phil Simmons has backed his energised West Indies to end their long drought in England but has stressed the importance of executing in all three areas of the game, if they were to pull off a victory in the three-Test series starting here tomorrow.

The Guyana Forensic Science Laboratory (GFSL) processed more than 100 pieces of evidence in the first quarter of this year and systems are in place to ensure that its services are not interrupted during the new Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.

Rights activist and columnist Akola Thompson yesterday accused writer and politician Ruel Johnson of physical, sexual and verbal abuse during their relationship several years ago.

LONDON, (Reuters) – The lack of Black players in county cricket is “clearly not good enough” according to former England captain Michael Atherton.

Founding member and past president of the Guyana Association of Women Lawyers (GAWL), Sheila Chapman yesterday passed away at the age of 82.

LONDON,  (Reuters) – England will host Ireland in a three-match one-day international series starting on July 30 before taking on Pakistan in a packed summer calendar, the England & Wales Cricket Board (ECB) announced  yesterday.

The police are investigating the death of a 35-year-old man whose lifeless body was discovered in a trench at Plaisance, East Coast Demerara yesterday morning.

WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump yesterday criticized NASCAR’S ban of the Confederate flag from its events and assailed Black racecar driver Bubba Wallace’s response to a noose found in his garage, an incident the Republican president referred to as a “hoax.”

Five new cases of the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) were recorded yesterday by the Ministry of Public Health.

GROS ISLET, St Lucia, CMC – Following are the full squads selected for the six franchises in the 2020 Caribbean Premier League scheduled from August 19 to September 10.

Patrick Mahomes and the Kansas City Chiefs agreed to a 10-year, $450 million contract extension through 2031, ESPN reported yesterday.

Dear Editor, I was shocked see on page 10 of the Trinidad Guardian newspaper on Saturday, July 4, 2020 a full page publication plainly attempting to  influence the extant matter before the CCJ concerning the Guyana elections.

A festering feud between two sets of men in Canefield Settlement, East Canje Berbice, yesterday led to one side stoning two houses in the area breaking windows, doors and damaging other items in the yards.

Dear Editor, D. Alissa Trotz and Arif Bulkan in their carefully crafted essay on `Guyana’s political tragedy’ (SN, June 30, 2020) provide a bird’s eye view of some of the irreversible historical events leading up to the current national crisis.

A number of stores along the Vreed-en-Hoop Stelling Road that had closed as a result of the lockdown brought on by the coronavirus pandemic have since reopened but business is far from normal with these stores doing fifty per cent or less of their normal sales.

LONDON,  (Reuters) – A slimmed down Dom Sibley will open the batting for England in the first test against West Indies this week after admitting he needed to go on a diet during the lockdown.

SYDNEY, (Reuters) – Cricket Australia (CA) has withdrawn a gloomy revenue forecast which led to the departure of chief executive Kevin Roberts last month and threatened an ugly standoff with the players’ union.

NEW YORK/WASHINGTON, July 6 (Reuters) – A U.S. court ordered the shutdown of the Dakota Access oil pipeline on Monday over concerns about its potential environmental impact, a big win for the Native American tribes and green groups who fought the major pipeline’s route across a crucial water supply for years.

Dear Editor, I am certain that thousands of persons from Guyana, the Caribbean and the wider world are anxiously awaiting the decision tomorrow of the Caribbean Court of Justice  (CCJ) in Guyana’s elections saga.

Three Guyanese including a couple were arrested by the police on Sunday after they were caught attempting to transport nine Brazilian nationals, who had illegally entered the country, to Georgetown.

WASHINGTON,  (Reuters) – A Dallas megachurch whose pastor has been a vocal supporter of President Donald Trump was approved for a forgivable loan worth $2 million to $5 million, according to long-awaited government data released yesterday.

Dear Editor, I would like to suggest some reform of the system of government in Guyana which I believe can produce a permanent solution to the problems which we have been encountering among the major parties, which keep increasing with no sign of improvement in our governance, and which is continually maintaining this culture of division among our people, especially at times when we have to elect a new set of persons to administer our affairs.

The disappearance of police constable Quincy Lewis has left his mother at a loss for answers and up to yesterday afternoon, there were no word on his whereabouts.

NEW YORK, (Reuters) – The Milwaukee Bucks and Sacramento Kings of the National Basketball Association closed their practice facilities due to positive COVID-19 tests, the teams said yesterday, as the league prepared to resume its season.

Dear Editor, Much has been written by many on the  current elections impasse  with de facto President David Granger  and his party leaders refusing to accept the reality of  defeat with the notable exception of Dominic Gaskin and latterly by Mr C.N.

GUATEMALA CITY/PANAMA CITY,  (Reuters) – U.S. prosecutors have charged two sons of former Panamanian President Ricardo Martinelli in connection with bribery and money laundering linked to Brazilian construction firm Odebrecht, according to a federal complaint unsealed yesterday.

One hundred and thirty-seven  Cubans including fifteen doctors flew yesterday on a Caribbean Air-lines flight bound for Havana, Cuba after being stranded in Guyana for several months.

LONDON, (Reuters) – An own goal by Michael Keane proved the difference as Tottenham Hotspur beat visitors Everton 1-0 in a dour clash yesterday to move up to eighth in the standings and hand manager Jose Mourinho a 200th Premier League win.

The toshao in the Moruca sub-district in Region One yesterday said that residents are adhering to the lockdown and restrictions that are being enforced by the Ministry of Public Health to stem the spread of the Coronavirus disease.

(Reuters) – Florida’s greater Miami area became the latest U.S. coronavirus hot spot to roll back its reopening, ordering all restaurant dining closed on Monday as COVID-19 cases surged nationwide by the tens of thousands and the U.S.

Dear Editor, We have been hearing about the Government’s plan in reopening the country, but the decision is based on what?

By Dr Bertrand Ramcharan Barrister-at-Law. Recipient of the Eminent International Jurist Award of the CCJ Academy; Diploma of the Hague Academy of International Law.

Last month a bill was introduced into the US Senate by three Republican Senators.

Not nearly enough recognition or respect is afforded the nursing profession in Guyana.