Daily Archive: Thursday, September 3, 2020

(Trinidad Express) Former FIFA vice-president and government minister Jack Warner is “alive and in good spirits”.

(Jamaica Gleaner) The police are reporting that two wanted men were captured today as they attempted to cast their ballots. 

(Jamaica Observer) Jamaica international footballer Jermaine “Teddy ” Johnson is among three people shot on Law Street and Foster Lane in Kingston Central a short while ago.

The Guyana Marriott Hotel has terminated the services of 37 employees from various departments of its local operation, Minister of Labour Joseph Hamilton today confirmed.

A pedal cyclist died this afternoon after he was struck down by a speeding motor vehicle along the Rupert Craig Highway.

 (Barbados Nation) A 53-year-old Guyanese woman on Wednesday became the 177th person to be diagnosed with COVID-19 in Barbados.

(Jamaica Observer) The new head of New York City’s sex crimes unit is not only a veteran investigator, but also a forensic nurse who has conducted the physical exams and evidence collection that are vital to solving such cases.

(Jamaica Observer) After months of unofficial campaigning and three weeks of the official election campaign it is now up to Jamaicans to decide whether the Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) or the People’s National Party (PNP) will form the Government for the next five years.

TOKYO/WELLINGTON,  (Reuters) – More than 40 crew members were missing after a ship carrying cattle from New Zealand to China capsized in stormy weather in the East China Sea, the Japanese coastguard said today.

KINGSTON,  (Reuters) – Jamaica’s ruling party looks set to retain power by a strong margin in a general election today thanks to its steady stewardship of the economy and despite a recent resurgence of the country’s coronavirus outbreak.

WILMINGTON, North Carolina, (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump has urged residents of North Carolina to vote twice in the Nov.

 (Trinidad Express) As numbers continue to rise, there is a rolling backlog of COVID-19 testing that is yet to be completed.

President Irfaan Ali on Tuesday announced that US$10m will be allocated for solar panels in Indigenous communities and he also pledged that land demarcation  and titling will be focused on given their importance to the people.

Minister of Health Dr Frank Anthony yesterday refuted claims made by APNU+AFC as it relates to COVID-19 results of opposition parliamentarians Christopher Jones and Sherod Duncan, following their appearance at the first sitting of the twelfth parliament.

A twenty-five-year-old West Bank Demerara mason was killed on Tuesday night in a hit and run accident and the suspected driver of the car and two others have been arrested.

A Bourda Market labourer was fatally stabbed yesterday morning after being involved in an argument over the sale of a construction net.

Duarte Hetsberger, the Personal Assistant to Chief Election Officer (CEO) Keith Lowenfield remained in custody yesterday, as the police continue to investigate the alleged fraud surrounding the March 2nd elections.

Guyana Amazon Warriors 110/3 (Hetmyer 56*, Hemraj 26; Glen 1/9, Kuggeleijn 1/17, Nabi 1/23) beat St Lucia Zouks 109/7 (Glen 23*, Cornwall 21, Najibullah 19; Naveen 2/24, Paul 2/25, Tahir 1/10, Shepherd 1/11) by 7 wickets  Shimron Hetmyer followed another good Guyana Amazon Warriors bowling performance last night with an unbeaten half-century to take the perennial finalists to the Hero Caribbean Premier League (CPL) knockout stages.

Herbert McPherson, head coach of East Coast Demerara giant Buxton United is blaming the Covid-19 pandemic for the fact that the club failed to acquire the services of any player during the recent Guyana Football Federation (GFF) 2020/2021 Pre-Season Transfer Window.

A businessman was yesterday shot and said to be in a serious condition following a scuffle with two bandits at Drysdale and Lombard streets, Georgetown.

Efforts are still being made to operationalise two additional Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) machines in the country to further increase testing for the novel coronavirus.

PRIVAS, France,  (Reuters) – Frenchman Julian Alaphilippe lost the overall lead in the Tour de France to Briton Adam Yates after being handed a 20-second penalty for illegal feeding at the end of stage five, won by Belgian Wouth van Aert yesterday.

Police have arrested a suspect as they probe the murder of a Hope, East Coast Demerara, nonagenarian who was found dead with marks of violence in his kitchen on Tuesday.

TAROUBA, Trinidad, CMC – Lendl Simmons perished agonisingly short of three figures to end a poor run of form as Trinbago Knight Riders marched to their eighth straight win with a dominant 59-run victory over bottom dwellers St Kitts and Nevis Patriots here yesterday.

St. John’s, Antigua – Cricket West Indies (CWI) member, the Windward Islands Cricket Board (WICB) introduced term-limits for presidency at its Annual General Meeting (AGM) held via Zoom on August 22. 

The remains of a car that was hijacked in July at Friendship, East Bank Demerara were found on Friday along a trail off the Linden/Soesdyke Highway leading to St Cuthbert’s Mission.

NEW YORK,  (Reuters) – Highlights of the third day at the U.S.

Yuri Garcia Dominguez and his wife, Ateeka Ishmael, the couple accused of operating a Ponzi scheme were yesterday slapped with 11 more charges.

(Reuters) – Manchester United have signed Netherlands midfielder Donny van de Beek from Ajax Amsterdam on a five-year contract, the Premier League club said yesterday.

As the probe into the alleged larceny of state assets by former Director of Sports Christopher continues, investigators yesterday obtained additional documents pertaining to the investigation, Crime Chief Wendell Blanhum confirmed.

By Alan Baldwin Sept 2 (Reuters) – Ferrari fans are having a wretched time this season so it may be just as well that Sunday’s Italian Grand Prix will be run without spectators.

Six persons are now homeless after a fire of unknown origin completely gutted their wooden one-story Central Amelia’s Ward home yesterday afternoon.

(Reuters) – Team Ineos lack their usual strength and will not be able to control the Tour de France as they usually do, rival team manager Jonathan Vaughters said yesterday.

The Diamond Diagnostic Centre is to be temporarily closed to undergo transformation into a SMART Hospital but COVID-19 patients will remain at the facility.

The Denver Nuggets survived a frantic finish to complete a rally from a 3-1 postseason deficit Tuesday night, getting a go-ahead hoop from Nikola Jokic with 27.8 seconds remaining for an 80-78 victory over the Utah Jazz in Game 7 of their Western Conference first-round series in the NBA bubble near Orlando.

Nine new COVID-19 cases were recorded yesterday which is significantly lower than the number of cases that have been recorded daily for the last month.

Dear Editor, The Ethnic Relations Commission, (ERC), has been diligently conducting investigations into complaints received and has been adopting measures to bring amicable resolutions to racial and ethnic issues in the execution of its constitutional mandate.

WELLINGTON, (Reuters) – New Zealand Cricket (NZC) Chief Executive David White said incumbent men’s coach Gary Stead was the only candidate they considered before reappointing him to the role until after the 2023 World Cup in India.

A juvenile who was involved in an incident that left a man and young child dead, was on Monday remanded to the Juvenile Holding Centre.

WASHINGTON,  (Reuters) – U.S. Attorney General William Barr said yesterday that mail-in ballots for the Nov.

Dear Editor, Every election cycle we have this problem of people from the old government deemed “political appointees” being let go, and that generates charges of political and racial discrimination.

A 35-year-old man of Rincon, Moruca, was on Tuesday night apprehended by police after he was found in possession of a black plastic bag containing what was suspected to be cannabis.

WELLINGTON, (Reuters) – New Zealand cricket captain Kane Williamson says an outbreak of COVID-19 in an Indian Premier League (IPL) team has raised some apprehension about the coming tournament and reminded him of the need be vigilant about his health and surroundings.

BERLIN/MOSCOW, (Reuters) – Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny, who is in intensive care in a Berlin hospital, was poisoned with a Soviet-style Novichok nerve agent in an attempt to murder him, German Chancellor Angela Merkel said yesterday.

Dear Editor, A few days ago I received a letter from Republic Bank informing me that unused cheques would no longer be usable effective from October 1 2020 because of the new system now being used by the bank.

CARACAS,  (Reuters) – Venezuela’s opposition must stop “playing at government” and start focusing on elections, two-time presidential candidate Henrique Capriles said yesterday, in a rare public swipe at congress chief Juan Guaido’s parallel presidency.

(Reuters) – Arsenal’s Emirates Stadium could once again ring to the sound of chanting fans next month, with the English Premier League club yesterday saying it plans to allow a reduced crowd.

Amerindian Heritage Month 2020 celebration will be held virtually under theme “Fostering traditional practices for a safe environment” for the entire month of September.

 Dear Editor,  The coronavirus crisis is getting worse on a daily basis and the Government has introduced a curfew from 6am to 6pm in an effort to turn the tide.

(Trinidad Guardian) Six men including two Venezuelan nationals have been remanded into custody after appearing in court for murdering a Chinese businessman during a botched robbery, late last month.

BARCELONA, (Reuters) – It will be difficult for Lionel Messi to remain at Barcelona after he made public his desire to leave the Spanish club, his father and agent Jorge Messi said yesterday as he arrived in the city to negotiate his son’s future.

OTTAWA,  (Reuters) – Skip kissing and consider wearing a mask when having sex to protect yourself from catching the coronavirus, Canada’s chief medical officer said yesterday, adding that going solo remains the lowest risk sexual option in a pandemic.

Dear Editor, I’ll like to congratulate the Strategic and Tactical planners /players within the PPP who within a very short period  ( < 30 days)  neutered the leadership of the Liberty & Justice (L&J) , and A New & United Guyana (ANUG) political party.

STUTTGART, Germany, (Reuters) – Germany’s players have very different fitness levels ahead of their Nations League opener against Spain today and will struggle to last 90 minutes due to the fragmented end to the previous season across Europe, coach Joachim Loew said.

(Trinidad Express) A 29-year-old mother of four was killed yesterday morning.

Dear Editor, I like Lenox.  What is there not to like? 

RIO DE JANEIRO,  (Reuters) – Brazil’s COVID-19 death toll appears to be easing for the first time since May, data shows, a sign the Latin American country could be descending from a long infection plateau that has seen it suffer the world’s second-worst outbreak after the United States.

(Barbados Nation) The Barbados Digital ID and National ID Card Replacement Project officially started with the signing of a contract between the Ministry of Innovation Science and Smart Technology (MIST) and Productive Business Solutions (PBS) (Barbados) Ltd.

Dear Editor, It is said that a society is judged by the way it treats with its young and the elderly.

LA PAZ,  (Reuters) – For Sergio Meruvia, a 15-year-old student in Bolivia, staying up to date with school means selling hand sanitizer on the street to help pay for the expensive internet services his family now needs to continue his classes.

(Trinidad Guardian) Less than a month after campaigning for a seat in Parliament in the August 10 General Election, former National Security Minister Jack Warner was last night warded at hospital with COVID-19.

Reuters reported on Monday that some 25 people in Norway had been taken to hospital with carbon monoxide poisoning after they attended an illegal rave in a bunker in the capital, Oslo.

BRASILIA,  (Reuters) – Brazil’s Senate passed a bill yesterday that tightens the safety rules and inspection for dams in the mining industry, setting fines of up to 1 billion reais ($187 million) for failure to comply.

As the COVID-19 pandemic spread, a private liability entity based in Guyana, and virtually unknown outside, hurriedly paid a negligible fee in pounds sterling and was newly incorporated with Companies House, the United Kingdom’s (UK) registrar, in Cardiff, Wales.

(Reuters) – Three Paris St Germain players have tested positive for COVID-19, the Ligue 1 club said yesterday.