Daily Archive: Friday, September 4, 2020

The Ministry of Health has confirmed the deaths of two more persons who tested positive for the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19), taking the country’s death toll to 46.

The Ministry of Public Works is advising users of the Demerara Harbour Bridge, that due to mechanical issues with the retractor span, heavy vehicular traffic will be restricted for the next few hours.

(Reuters) – Lionel Messi ended intense speculation about his future today by saying he will remain with Barcelona for another year.

 (Reuters) – Soon after learning that “Black Panther” star Chadwick Boseman had died at age 43, fans urged Marvel Studios not to recast the role, setting up a dilemma for the studio planning a sequel to Hollywood’s first major superhero film with a predominantly Black cast.

MOSCOW,  (Reuters) – Russia’s “Sputnik-V” COVID-19 vaccine produced an antibody response in all participants in early-stage trials, according to results published today by The Lancet medical journal that were hailed by Moscow as an answer to its critics.

GENEVA, (Reuters) – U.N. human rights experts have told China a new security law for Hong Kong “infringes on certain fundamental rights” and voiced concerns that it could be used to prosecute political activists in the former British colony.

(Trinidad Guardian) Less than two weeks after the Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU) warned the public about getting involved in pyramid schemes, a “Blessing Circle” with over 1,200 members has “crashed,” leaving the majority of its members without their hard-earned money.

The Ministry of Health still has a backlog of about 1,000 COVID-19 tests to be concluded.

Government is hoping that within a week the technical teams reviewing the evaluation of plans for the development of ExxonMobil’s Payara oil field will have submitted a licence agreement to the Office of the President.

Two new COVID-19 fatalities were recorded yesterday, along with 19 new positive cases.

As the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) continues to spread in the Upper Takutu/Upper Essequibo region, village leaders of Karasabai in the South Pakaraimas say that the community is being neglected by the authorities and this has resulted in the death of two elderly persons who were suffering from severe symptoms but were not being monitored because they were still awaiting their test results.

A 40-year-old pedal cyclist died after he was struck down by a speeding motor vehicle along the Rupert Craig Highway yesterday afternoon.

Six members of the Guyana Police Force, who are stationed in Region One (Barima-Waini), recently tested positive for the new Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) after experiencing symptoms of dengue fever.

One of the persons who died during the month of August from COVID-19 has been identified as 66-year-old Bernard Fernandes, a resident of Mabaruma, Region One.

Newly-elected Deputy Speaker Lenox Shuman has submitted to the National Assembly proof that he no longer holds allegiance to any foreign power.

Minister of Education, Priya Manickchand, yesterday said that the Grades Two, Four and Nine assessments will not be administered because it would be impractical to assess students at this time.

Almost 100 patients have passed through Guyana’s COVID-19 intensive care unit (ICU) at the Georgetown Public Hospital (GPH) since the beginning of the pandemic in Guyana.

President Irfaan Ali on Wednesday visited several communities along the Soesdyke-Linden Highway and promised that a high-level team will soon be established to address the vulnerabilities raised.

(CPL T20) The Barbados Tridents’ stuttering defence of their Hero Caribbean Premier League (CPL) title finally ended as they again failed to make three figures against a well-balanced Guyana Amazon Warriors attack.

Wayne Castello, the man wanted for murder among other offences, was yesterday charged with illegal possession of a gun and ammunition, along with discharging a loaded weapon at the police.

NEW YORK,  (Reuters) – Daniil Medvedev charged into the U.S. Open third round with a 6-3 6-2 6-4 demolition of Australian battler Christopher O’Connell yesterday.

Thirty-seven employees of the Guyana Marriott Hotel in Kingston have been made redundant according to Minister of Labour Joseph Hamilton who noted that the severed employees are from various departments of the operations.

LONDON,  (Reuters) – Claire Williams, Formula One’s only female team boss, will step down after Sunday’s Italian Grand Prix with founder Frank also leaving following last month’s sale to U.S.-based

In a move the could effectively test the will of governments in poor countries to meaningfully re-direct billions of dollars lost to developmental pursuits on account of the profligacy of tax evasion, the United Nations is urging a clampdown on ‘tax dodgers’ as a means of garnering finances to help rebuild education systems in poor countries seriously afflicted by COVID-19.

Despite the high rate of recoveries in the Upper Takutu-Upper Essequibo (Region Nine), COVID-19 is continuing its march across the region with Massara being the latest indigenous community to record cases of the deadly disease, which has so far claimed three lives in Guyana’s largest region.

NEW YORK,  (Reuters) – Serena Williams battled her way through to a 6-2 6-4 victory over Russia’s Margarita Gasparyan in the second round of the U.S.

Caribbean Cinemas at Giftland Mall remains closed, despite its reopening announcement on August 14.

As the police probe into the alleged fraud surrounding the March 2nd elections continues, Duarte Hetsberger, the Personal Assistant to Chief Election Officer (CEO) Keith Lowenfield remains in custody.

Guyana is among several countries, member states of the Caribbean Export Development Agency that can access a newly developed Direct Supports Grant facility launched by the Agency in collaboration with the European Union (EU) that will enable business enterprises CARIFORUM member countries to access funding that will help them respond to the impact of the pandemic on their businesses.

TORONTO,  (Reuters) – America’s top athletes could be banned from the Olympics and other major international sporting events if the United States follows through on its threat to withdraw funding from the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA), anti-doping leaders told Reuters.

WASHINGTON,  (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump has urged residents in the critical political battleground of North Carolina to try to vote twice in the Nov.

Dear Editor, No doubt about it. The March general elections were decided, not by those who were dancing to the fanfare and future expectations of oil, but by those former sugar workers’ whose children could not go to school because there was simply no food.

Having undertaken an assessment of the tentative re-opening on June 15 of the country’s tourism industry, which had been hastily closed in the wake of the rampaging COVID-19 pandemic, Jamaica’s Minister of Tourism Edmund Bartlett is doubtless far from happy with the picture that has unfolded before him.

Guyana has begun receiving supplies to fight COVID-19 under the US$1m made available to this country by India.

LONDON,  (Reuters) – The former first-daughter of Angola Irene Neto has denied any wrongdoing by her husband, a top figure in the oil industry who is the focus of a Swiss money-laundering probe and subject to one of the largest personal asset freezes in Swiss history.

Dear Editor, There was a recent Letter to the Editor with the odious title `Should the UG Vice Chancellor’s appointment be revoked?’

(Reuters) – Formula One world championship leader Lewis Hamilton spoke yesterday of loneliness and the “difficult days” of racing in a COVID-19 bubble, but said it was important to be open about it.

With women across the world having become increasingly mindful of what the experts say are the negative effects on their overall health resulting from the use of chemical-based body and hair treatments, local girl Sherl Daniels believes that she is ‘on to something’ with her pursuit of what are known in the beauty industry as ‘natural products’ which she produces under the trading name Sherlcomestics Industry.

The Civil Defence Commission (CDC) is collaborating with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) to conduct an assessment of the effects of COVID-19 on Guyanese households.

NEW YORK,  (Reuters) – Seven police officers were suspended yesterday over the arrest and asphyxiation death of Black man Daniel Prude in Rochester, New York after video of the March incident was released, the city’s mayor said, calling it an act of racism.

 (Reuters) – Joe Root has a future in England’s Twenty20 setup but he was left out for the three-match series against Australia as his spot in the playing 11 was not guaranteed, captain Eoin Morgan said yesterday.

ExxonMobil Guyana is stepping up its partnership with the Guyana Manufacturing and Services Association (GMSA). 

                                       Kitco Market Data Gold Prices for the three day period ending Thursday September 3, 2020

Police have arrested the driver of a car which was abandoned on Tuesday night and found to contain over 112 pounds of cannabis.

Dear Editor, If he has the proof of renouncing dual citizenship then it should be provided/produced immediately.

KINGSTON,  (Reuters) – Jamaica’s ruling party was re-elected in a landslide win yesterday marked by low turnout, prompting Prime Minister Andrew Holness to vow to work on restoring voters’ trust in politics and continue fighting the country’s coronavirus outbreak.

SANTIAGO,  (Reuters) – Bolivia’s interim presidency said yesterday it had hired a Washington-based lobbying firm that Facebook Inc accuses of launching fake news campaigns to skew democratic debate.

The Ministry of Public Works (MoPW) has announced a tendering programme that will cater to emerging and new entrant bidders for works across six regions.

The Golden Jaguars’ path to qualification for the prestigious 2021 Gold Cup Championship will be confirmed on Monday September 28th, as regional confederation CONCACAF will conduct an inaugural draw for the preliminary and group stage sections respectively.

*Prices only represent the average Wholesale Farmgate and Retail Prices at the above mentioned markets and are NOT prices set by the Guyana Marketing Corporation or Ministry of Agriculture.

Dear Editor, A few weeks ago I wrote objecting to a COVID medical centre being located in a residential area in Lethem.

Dear Editor, With regard to the reforming of the Constitution of the Cooperative Republic of Guyana,  the following extract may well be of interest to decision-makers and those affected, particularly in the current mood of enquiry exhibited by so many concerned citizens.

No one expected that the National Assembly would suddenly become a haven of sober, sensible debate, and no one was disappointed.

The promise of inclusion: Persons and projects With all the happenings “of national significance” which now abound around us – battling with the COVID-19 plague for attention – I am often tempted to throw in the towel.

SAN JOSE,  (Reuters) – Former Costa Rican President Laura Chinchilla has dropped her bid to head the Washington-based Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), and criticized a process seen favoring U.S.

TAROUBA, Trinidad, CMC – Only 34 deliveries were possible as torrential rain washed out yesterday’s clash between Jamaica Tallawahs and St Kitts and Nevis Patriots at the Brian Lara Stadium.

MEXICO CITY,  (Reuters) – More health workers have died from the coronavirus in Mexico than any other country on the planet, Amnesty International said yesterday, highlighting the high toll the pandemic was taking on frontline medical staff around the globe.

Perhaps surprisingly, the UN Secretary General’s Policy Brief titled “Education During COVID-19 and   Beyond” released at the beginning of August and which examines the challenge of restoring education systems, globally, and even seeking to render education delivery more robust, more efficient, in the post COVID-19 era, has not benefitted from a great deal of traction in the media here.

Despite the progressive steps made in the workplace, it still remains filled with barriers that make it difficult for women to navigate professional environments.

Dear Editor, With regard to the reforming of the Constitution of the Cooperative Republic of Guyana,  the following extract may well be of interest to decision-makers and those affected, particularly in the current mood of enquiry exhibited by so many concerned citizens.

GASCI (www.gasci.com/telephone Nº 223-6175/6) reports that session 878’s trading results showed consideration of $39,746,085 from 119,446 shares traded in 12 transactions as compared to session 877’s trading results which showed consideration of $17,182,518 from 189,394 shares traded in 13 transactions.

Businessman Lennox Robinson, who was shot during a scuffle on Wednesday, remains a patient at the Georgetown Public Hospital (GPH).