Daily Archive: Sunday, August 2, 2020

(Trinidad Guardian) A 52-year-old housewife of Cunupia will appear before a Chaguanas Magistrate on August 3rd charged with selling intoxicating liquor without a liquor license.

(Trinidad Guardian) Another primary school had to be shut down on Friday after the parent of a Standard Five pupil was confirmed to have contracted the virus.

(Trinidad Express) A police investigation has been launched into an act of alleged political violence during a rally in the Oropouche West constituency on Saturday.

(Jamaica Gleaner) “Really?” That was the reaction from the seven-year-old Kensington Primary School student after learning that her constitutional rights were not breached when the school refused her access because of her dreadlocks, two years ago.

(Jamaica Gleaner) It took 13 years and at least 94 court appearances before 10 judges and four prosecutors before a murder case against Lynford Allen was tossed for lack of evidence.

(Jamaica Gleaner) Two of Clarendon’s most wanted men 25-year-old Leon Rose, otherwise called Hitler, and 24-year-old Zemmar Nelson, alias Terminator Boy, were among six persons killed during a police-military operation in Buzz Rock, Effortville in the parish this morning.

Mohamed Irfaan Ali, 40,  was today declared the 9th Executive President of Guyana by GECOM Chairperson, Claudette Singh.

President David Granger today signalled that an election petition will be filed, a likely sign that APNU+AFC has accepted that GECOM’s declaration will be the result recount which shows a win for the PPP/C.

Government-appointed GECOM commissioners suggested at a meeting of GECOM today that President David Granger and PPP General Secretary Bharrat Jagdeo meet on the way forward as the recount tabulation was “not acceptable”.

The Ministry of Public Health yesterday confirmed Guyana’s 21st COVID-19 fatality.

LIMA,  (Reuters) – The death toll in Latin America from the novel coronavirus passed 200,000 on Saturday night, a Reuters tally showed, underlining the region’s status as one of the global epicenters of the pandemic that is testing governments to the limit.

NEW DELHI, (Reuters) – India’s Interior Minister Amit Shah has been admitted to hospital after catching the coronavirus, he said on Sunday, becoming the most senior politician in the country to test positive for the disease.

(Barbados Nation) Prime Minister Mia Mottley yesterday announced the arrival of interCaribbean Airways to Barbados, with flights expected to start from August 4.

A shooting at a night club in Garnett Street has left one person dead and at least four others injured.

A report by the Guyana Geology and Mines Commission (GGMC) on the death of geologist Ryan Taylor at the Troy Resources Guyana Inc (TRGI) mine site on October 8th, 2019 found excavator operators and, by extension, the company culpable of allegedly negligent behaviour.

Guyana recorded 17 new cases of the novel coronavirus disease yesterday, taking the total number of confirmed cases to 430.

Although the confirmed COVID-19 patients in Region Eight (Potaro-Siparuni) have all recovered, Regional Health Officer (RHO) Dr.

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – Former Test batsman Suruj Ragoonath believes there were inflated expectations of the West Indies on their recent England tour, and has argued that the Caribbean side’s batting on which so much depended, always lacked the skill and temperament to survive in seamer-friendly English conditions.

Exactly four years since his introduction to test cricket, Roston Chase is blossoming in his role as first choice spinning all-rounder.

Recognising legal aid as being essential to ensuring access and fair representation within the justice system, a United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) report has found that most jurisdictions in the Carib-bean have legal aid only for the most serious offences, while noting that the system is overwhelmed.

Virtual adventures in the South Rupununi take centre stage in Inside REEL 2, which environmental filmmaker Alex Arjoon is releasing today.

West Indies captain Jason Holder has praised his bowlers for their efforts but chastised the batsmen for their non-conversions.

It has been nineteen years since market vendor Deoraj Bipat was beaten to death at Bushy Park, East Bank Essequibo (EBE) and his family is still seeking answers and hoping for closure.

When one drives up to the entrance of the emergency unit of the Georgetown Public Hospital with a patient who cannot walk, it is not the doctor or the nurse they first look to but a group of persons who are in the background and whose roles are vital to the everyday operations of the hospital.

Guyana Amateur Basketball Federation (GABF) Men’s Senior Head-coach Junior Hercules, has lauded the quality and overall importance of the recently staged Sports Psychology Course, which was hosted by the regional entity the Panam Sports Organization.

I was ignorant to believe that migrating would help with the automatic erasure of my most excruciating and piercing racial and anti-black memories and experiences.

The Guyana Association of Women Lawyers (GAWL) has condemned attacks on the judiciary, judicial officers and female attorneys stemming from court cases related to Guyana’s March 2nd polls.

This was a tour where the negatives outweighed the positives. The recent West Indies tour of England for the Wisden Trophy was a series the West Indies players lost from the get go.

The second payment for Guyana’s oil and gas royalties has been deposited in the Natural Resources Fund (NRF), according to Finance Minister Winston Jordan.

Ambition is a tricky thing. On its face, the word, which means “a strong desire to do or achieve something,” is innocuous.

SOUTHAMPTON, England, (Reuters) – Jonny Bairstow’s quick-fire 82 in half as many deliveries proved enough to help England beat Ireland by four wickets in the second of their One Day Internationals at Southampton yesterday.

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ABIDJAN,  (Reuters) – Didier Drogba drew a large crowd yesterday eager to watch him submit his candidacy before the deadline for next month’s Ivory Coast Football Federation elections.

Armed bandits on Friday evening robbed the Long Sheng Supermarket, Grocery and Hardware Store, at Port Mourant, Corentyne, of over $1.4 million in cash and other valuables.

Dear Editor, Lest it be lost in all the confusion and disinformation. 

By Stanley Greaves Patrick Barrington was one of the early members of the Working Peoples Art Class (WPAC) founded by Edward R.

The Guyana Football Federation (GFF) will participate in the 70th edition of the International Federation of Association Football (FIFA) Congress via online video conference on September 18th.

An autopsy has revealed that Romona Inniss, the 32-year-old woman who succumbed last week shortly after she reportedly fell ill, died as a result of bleeding in her stomach.

The Society Against Sexual Orientation Discrimination (SASOD) has launched a social media campaign to curb cybercrimes against the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) community, which it says has been on the rise since the outbreak of COVID-19 in Guyana.

Saturday, July 25th, marked a decade since the founding of the Guyana Photographers Facebook Group, which has launched a virtual magazine featuring images taken from one of the many photo walks hosted as part of the celebration of the milestone.

Dear Editor, As we emerge from this exhausting and debilitating few months, please allow me to describe ‘tomorrow’ as I see it.

Guyana’s delegation currently competing in the 2020 FIDE Online Olympiad is presently sitting in the fifth position at the end of round five at the international event where 163 countries are vying for top honours. 

The residents of New Amsterdam, in Region Six, strongly believe that it is because of the firm enforcement of the COVID-19 measures by regional authorities that has prevented the virus from spreading throughout the township and by extension the county. 

As countries around the world battle with the mental health fallout from the COVID-19 pandemic, Guyana, according to Director of the Ministry of Public Health’s Mental Health Unit Dr Util Richmond-Thomas, has been able to grapple with this issue because there is a large ground force of trained personnel in primary care who know what to do with persons presenting mental health issues.

Dear Editor, On behalf of the Organization for the Victory of the People (OVP), I salute those who painted the words “Black Lives Matter” on the road in front of the monument honouring the great 1763 Revolution. 

President of the Guyana Boxing Association and Vice President of the Americas Boxing Confederstion (AMBC) Steve Ninvalle has organised a two-day virtual seminar for Referee/Judges of Haiti, Suriname and Curacao.

Despite not being included on the list of communities that need to adhere special measures included in the updated COVID-19 emergency measures, Aranka and Arangoy Landings are still under lockdown.

The COVID-19 lockdowns across the world have changed people’s lives in many ways, including the way in which they exercise.

Dear Editor, The affairs of the PNC – APNU/AFC is not my business but it becomes the interest of the Guyanese people when that political party becomes the main Opposition Party in the National Assembly, which has to take up such a critical role in parliamentary democracy and to represent its constituents.

James Harden scored 49 points, Russell Westbrook added 31 points and 11 rebounds, and the Houston Rockets erased a 14-point deficit and rallied for a 153-149 overtime win over the Dallas Mavericks on Friday at the ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex near Orlando.

(Reuters) – Three-times champion jockey Stan Mellor – the first to ride 1,000 winners over jumps during a celebrated career – has died aged 83, the British media reported yesterday.

Looking good, getting strong, and enhancing performance are just a few reasons why people go to the gym.

Officials from the Ministry of Public Health in collaboration with the police in Region Three (Essequibo Islands-West Demerara) yesterday carried out a face mask sensitisation campaign on the use of face masks at the Leonora and Zeeburg markets.

Dear Editor, Recently, with the sad passing of a number of prominent artists, a slew of articles flooded the media.

NEW YORK/LONDON,  (Reuters) – Eastman Kodak Co on Monday granted its executive chairman options for 1.75 million shares as the result of what a person familiar with the arrangement described as an “understanding” with its board that had previously neither been listed in his employment contract nor made public.

(Jamaica Observer) Just under 300,000 Jamaicans have emigrated between 2008 and 2018 the Planning Institute of Jamaica’s Economic and Social Survey 2019 report has indicated.

After months of being indoors, people have found unhealthy ways of coping, like consuming excessive amounts of alcohol.

VIENNA, (Reuters) – Austrian second-tier side Floridsdorfer AC have apologised for a 9-0 defeat which allowed opponents Ried to win promotion on goal difference, but denied that they behaved improperly.

E-commerce can help boost economic transformation and its potential for developing countries can therefore not be ignored.

Dear Editor,  In a letter published under the caption, `Guyanese women must say no to the APNU+AFC bullying,’ (SN, July 30, 2020), Ms.

BRASILIA, (Reuters) – Brazil recorded 45,392 additional confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus as well as 1,088 deaths from the disease caused by the virus in the past 24 hours, its health ministry said yesterday.

The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has commenced planning and dialogue for forums and webinars that will be hosted to commemorate International Youth Day 2020, which is being observed under the theme “Youth Engagement for Global Action”.

SILVERSTONE, England,  (Reuters) – A half-built hotel and empty grandstands provide the backdrop to the starting grid at today’s fan-free British Grand Prix but Silverstone circuit boss Stuart Pringle hopes for a full house next year.

(Barbados Nation) Twelve people, including nine of the nurses who recently arrived from Ghana, returned positive results from COVID-19 tests conducted on Friday by the Best Dos-Santos Public health Laboratory.

Guyana opposed nine countries on Friday, Saturday and today for the start of the online 2020 Chess Olympiad.

Dear Editor, It is either a sign of the times or a sign of the apocalypse.

BRASILIA,  (Reuters) – The number of fires in Brazil’s Amazon rainforest jumped 28% in July from a year ago, official data showed yesterday, as some environmentalists warned a jump this week could signal a repeat of last year’s surging destruction of the world’s largest rainforest.

Introduction In recommending the establishment of a National Oil Company (NOC) in Guyana by the next decade, I am also explicitly rejecting any notion of twinning this policy recommendation with the establishment of a state-owned (or joint venture, state-private) downstream “oil” refinery.

Slavery of African people in the era of colonialism was the worst and most enduring holocaust in recorded human history.

Any writer of a regular column will tell you of the variety of items that you put away, intended for another day.

“We receive three educations, one from our parents, one from our schoolmasters, and one from the world.

Politics is sometimes described as the art of the possible.  Not in Guyana.

(Trinidad Guardian) First Citizens’ profit after taxation fell by 60 per cent for the three months ended June 2020 when compared to the same period last year.

CAPE TOWN, (Reuters) – South Africa’s director of cricket Graeme Smith does not expect the national team to be back in action until November at the earliest and confirmed the scheduled tour of West Indies has been postponed indefinitely.

Dear Editor, This missive is directed at those with influence in and out of Guyana.

As of yesterday, places of worship were allowed to once again hold indoor services, albeit with strict adherence to COVID-19 safety measures, as part of the phased reopening of the country.

MIAMI, (Reuters) – Isaias weakened slightly to a tropical storm yesterday after lashing The Bahamas, but forecasters warned it would likely grow into a hurricane again as it approaches coronavirus-stricken eastern Florida overnight.

LUCAS STOCK INDEX The Lucas Stock Index (LSI) rose 1.04% during what would normally be the fifth period of trading in July 2020.

LONDON (Reuters) – An unnamed British lawmaker and former minister was arrested on Saturday after police received allegations of rape, sexual assault and coercive control, the Sunday Times reported.

NAIROBI (Reuters) – Most of us have accepted COVID-19 face masks as an inconvenient, albeit necessary, safety measure.

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Ellen DeGeneres on Thursday sent an emotional message to the staff of her television talk show saying she was taking steps to improve the culture on set following accusations of a hostile working environment.

(Reuters) – Facebook Inc said on Friday that its users in the United States would be able to view and share official music videos on its platform, in a move to better compete with Alphabet Inc’s video platform YouTube.

AHMEDABAD, India (Reuters) – Two teenage girls from India have discovered an Earth-bound asteroid by poring through images from a University of Hawaii telescope, an Indian space education institute said on Monday.

SYDNEY (Reuters) – Australian scientists said on Wednesday they have given five fly species scientific names that pay tribute to the Marvel comic universe, including one named for wise-cracking anti-hero Deadpool and another after superhero creator Stan Lee.

PHNOM PENH (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – A proposed law that would let Cambodian police fine people deemed to be dressed inappropriately could be used to curtail women’s freedoms and reinforce a culture of impunity around sexual violence, rights campaigners say.

BERLIN (Reuters) – Thousands marched in Berlin on Saturday to protest against measures imposed in Germany to stem the coronavirus pandemic, saying they violated people’s rights and freedoms.

(SciDev.Net) – Domestic and international air travel helped spread the novel coronavirus in Brazil, a study has found, as tourism bodies push for global travel to resume amid infection resurgences in some countries.