Daily Archive: Friday, September 11, 2020

Suspected sabotage to a fibre-optic cable belonging to the Guyana Telephone and Telegraph Company (GTT) impacted over 25,000 customers on the West Demerara – but within a 24-hour period, mobile and internet services were restored.

President Irfaan Ali today said he has directed the Attorney General to ensure that the full force of the law is trained at purveyors of hate speech on social media.

President Irfaan Ali today met with the families of the three youths who were recently killed on the West Coast Berbice.

Seventeen-year-old Haresh Singh died of brain haemorrhaging and blunt trauma to the head compounded by compression injuries to the neck, according to a post-mortem report today.

(Jamaica Star) Some church leaders have been giving thanks that their congregations have still managed to stay afloat amid the economic fallout brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic.

Welcoming the restoration of calm on the Upper East Coast and West Bank of Berbice, PNCR Chair Volda Lawrence today urged the government and the Guyana Police Force to act with urgency to bring to justice those behind the gruesome murders of four young men in recent days.

(Jamaica Observer) Lightning and tragedy struck in the deep rural community of Keynsham, just outside Balaclava on Wednesday, leaving two families devastated and residents in shock following the deaths of 14-year-old Ricardo Fisher and 30-year-old Sheldon Caine.

(Jamaica Gleaner) As COVID-19 numbers continue to mount in Jamaica, the Government is expecting the arrival of infrastructure to build out a field hospital within two weeks.

(Trinidad Express) Wayne Baptiste is scheduled to appear before an Arima Magistrate on Thursday, charged with murdering his neighbour Adolphus David on September 3.

(Trinidad Guardian) Nineteen years later and the 9/11 attack is still etched into the memories of those who witnessed the fall of the World Trade Centre and mass destruction to nearby buildings.

(Trinidad Guardian) Four more people have died of complications related to COVID-19, as confirmed by the Ministry of Health yesterday.

(Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Stella Jean, the Haitian-Italian designer who has just announced a boycott of Milan Fashion Week, says she has suffered racism all her life.

LEZINNES, France,  (Reuters) – In a factory in rural France, a laser cuts through a hemp canvas on the production line of what the manufacturer says is Europe’s first compostable face mask.

SANTIAGO,  (Reuters) – Bolivia’s interim government led by President Jeanine Anez is using the justice system to persecute her predecessor Evo Morales and his allies and supporters, Human Rights Watch said in a report published on Friday.

As the police probe into the gruesome murders of teenaged cousins Isaiah and Joel Henry continues, four of the seven persons who were initially detained for questioning were yesterday released on station bail and a number of new arrests were made over the past 24 hours.

A young mother of one was murdered on Wednesday night in an attack that was allegedly carried out by her former partner, who police say fatally stabbed her in a jealous rage.

Under growing accusations that key leaders  stoked unrest on the West Coast Berbice over the horrific murders of teenaged cousins Joel and Isaiah Henry, the PNCR yesterday denied this and implored all to remain calm.

The Guyana Human Rights Association (GHRA) yesterday said that it has approached the United Nations Resident Coordinator here with a view to having international forensic experts investigate the recent murders of young men in West Coast Berbice.

Even after poor countries with their abundance of oil & gas and other natural resources experience the thrill of discovery and exploitation, the road to accessing what they consider to be their fair share of those resources,  is still often strewn with formidable obstacles, as both Guyana and Papua New Guinea (PNG) are finding out.

Police have arrested four suspects in relation to the murder of Prettipaul Hargobin, the man who was beaten to death on Wednesday after he opened fired on a group of protestors at Bath Settlement, West Coast Berbice.

Isaiah and Joel Henry who were brutally murdered in Region Five last weekend are expected to be laid to rest on Sunday, Isaiah’s father said yesterday morning, while stressing that he will not support any protest with violence. 

Just six months after the establishment of a resident office here, Global Compliance Service Guyana Inc, the local operational office of the Geneva-headquartered International Organization for Standardization (ISO) Certification Body, Global Compliance Service (GCS), has successfully completed its first ISO certification process here.

The new PPP/C administration on Wednesday announced that it will immediately engage the oil & gas companies in better contract administration/ renegotiation but gave no specifics even as it indicated that it will establish an “arm’s length” Sovereign Wealth Fund (SWF) insulated from political interference.

The advent of the coronavirus has compelled significant shifts in the Stabroek Business’ coverage of micro- and small-business enterprises, our editorial attention now focussed to a greater extent on their coping capabilities and on the extent to which they have been able to sustain and even grow their levels of patronage in this challenging period.

By James M. Roberts Reprinted from The National Interest The battle for the future of economic freedom in Guyana is being waged right now.

Calling for a comprehensive probe of the gruesome deaths of three youths on the West Berbice, the Bar Association of Guyana has also condemned the unlawful actions that have been witnessed and called on members of society and the leaders to respect the rule of law.

(Trinidad Guardian) Energy giant bpTT has been given a 10-year extension on 92 of its exploration and production licences in the Columbus Basin.

Akidu Isaiah McPhee, the driver involved in the accident that claimed the life of Navindra Dhoray at Liliendaal, along the Rupert Craig Highway last week, was charged with causing death by dangerous driving and remanded to prison on Monday.

Dear Editor, Over the past few days, many of us have cried a number of times over the barbaric, sadistic and uncivilized actions that some Guyanese are doing to each other.

A large number of persons were directly affected by the protest actions over the murders of Isiah and Joel Henry and were unable to carry out their daily activities over the past few days due to the blocking of the roadways in Regions Five and Six.

Minister of Health Dr. Frank Anthony has said that the COVID-19 testing backlog has been significantly cleared and the processing time for samples that have recently been collected should be faster.

Dear Editor, When I started this letter on September 8, it was intended to address the horror that was meted out to Isaiah and Joel Henry. 

Eastern Caribbean countries are reportedly finding the Caribbean Development Bank’s recently developed Enhanced Country Poverty Assessment (eCPA) toolkit more than useful in supporting responses to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, information emanating from the Bank suggests.

Dear Editor, I have heard it said that Dr. Vincent Adams, Head of the EPA (now on forced sabbatical) is a political appointee and that he is not the best qualified for the post he held at the EPA. 

LONDON/BRUSSELS,  (Reuters) – The European Union told Britain yesterday it should urgently scrap a plan to break their divorce treaty, but Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s government refused and pressed ahead with a draft law that could sink four years of Brexit talks.

Minister of Natural Resources,  Vickram Bharrat and staff of the Ministry of Natural Resources have offered sincerest condolences to the relatives and friends of Donston John, a 59-year-old miner who reportedly died in a mining pit at Konawaruk Backdam at Whitewater Mountain on September 9, 2020.

One may not have thought that this was a particularly propitious time for the opening of what, by Guyana standards, is a fairly significant investment in the fast-food industry, particularly at a time when the erratic performance of the coronavirus continues to create sufficient uncertainty as to induce a generous measure of caution, even uncertainty, in the business community.

Dear Editor, ChildLinK and our colleagues in civil society strongly condemn the gruesome murder of Isaiah and Joel Henry, of No.

LONDON,  (Reuters) – British actress Diana Rigg, who came to fame in the cult 1960s TV show “The Avengers” and enjoyed a distinguished and varied career on stage and screen from James Bond to “Game of Thrones”, died on Thursday aged 82.

BUENOS AIRES,  (Reuters) – Argentina’s government said yesterday that it will abstain from voting – and called on other countries to do the same – in the upcoming election of a new president at Latin America’s main financing institution.

Two Corentyne men were remanded to prison yesterday after being charged with the murder of Orlando Jonas, who was fatally stabbed last Saturday evening along the Chesney Public Road.

Last week’s reinstatement of a 12-hour curfew by the one-month old People’s Progressive Party/Civic political administration is being reported in the Sunday September 6 Caribbean Business Report as a microcosm of a wider ‘running for cover’ by Caribbean Community (CARICOM) countries that had, just a few weeks ago, moved to return to conditions of normalcy after it had appeared that the intensity associated with the earliest wave of the pandemic had somewhat abated.

BRASILIA, (Reuters) – A top expert on isolated Amazon tribes in Brazil was killed by an arrow that struck him in the chest as he approached an indigenous group, friends and a police witness said yesterday.

Dear Editor,  The gruesome murder of the Henry cousins, followed by the retribution murder of Haresh Singh, is unacceptable in any civilized society.

MUMBAI,  (Reuters) – The demise of a young movie star has transfixed India like no other news in a year of bad headlines.

The Ministry of Home Affairs yesterday warned about the blocking of roads and setting of fires to people’s property.

BRASILIA,  (Reuters) – The Brazilian state of Bahia has signed an agreement to conduct Phase 3 clinical trials for Russia’s Sputnik V vaccine against COVID-19 and plans to buy 50 million doses to market in Brazil, officials said yesterday.

HAVANA,  (Reuters) – Communist-run Cuba will soon devalue the peso’s one-to-one exchange rate with the U.S.

MELBOURNE,  (Reuters) – Rio Tinto parted ways with its CEO and two senior executives yesterday, bowing to mounting shareholder criticism of the destruction of two significant Aboriginal rockshelters and the global miner’s limited initial response.

Dear Editor, There is a reason why the military in any country is treated, even in the law, as separate from civilians.

In the aftermath of the thunderstorm that occurred on Tuesday night no households were affected although the Guyana Power and Light (GPL) reported numerous localised faults in several areas which resulted in a number of communities experiencing power outages during the night and on Wednesday.

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BOGOTA,  (Reuters) – Demonstrators took to the streets for a second night in Colombia’s capital Bogota yesterday to press ahead with protests against police brutality that have erupted in violence and taken nine lives so far.

The Ethnic Relations Commission (ERC)  yesterday called on the Joint Services to ensure the restoration of order on the East Coast and West Berbice corridors.

Dear Editor, Red Thread extends condolences to the families and loved ones of Josh Henry, Isaiah Henry, Haresh Singh, Prettipaul Hargobin, and joins those calling for an end to violence in our beloved Guyana.

KHARTOUM,  (Reuters) – Sudan declared an economic state of emergency yesterday after its currency fell sharply in recent weeks, setting up special courts to prosecute what officials called a “systematic operation” to vandalize the economy.

The new Guyana Marketing Corporation has agreed to provide us with the above information which we will publish on a weekly basis subject to receipt.

According to a media release issued by the Ministry of Human Services & Social Security on Friday last, the Government of Guyana has set a timeline for the establishment of “several micro enterprise driven projects at the grassroots level… to coincide with the 50th Anniversary of diplomatic ties between Guyana and the People’s Republic of China in 2022,” from which it is hoped that “tangible results” will accrue.

(Field Level media) The NBA ruled yesterday that the game officials missed a critical call at the end of regulation of the Boston Celtics-Toronto Raptors Game 6 on Wednesday night.

(Trinidad Guardian) A Couva man is expected to appear virtually before a Couva Magistrate charged with the murder of Venezuelan national, Joanna Sanchez-Diaz, which occurred on an unknown date between August 27th 2020 and September 5th 2020.

(Reuters) – The National Football League season unlike any other got underway last night in Kansas City amid a COVID-19 pandemic that has ravaged the United States and ongoing protests over racial injustice.

Four days ago former President David Granger and Parliamentary Opposition Leader Joseph Harmon went to West Berbice and spoke to the families of the Henry cousins who were brutally murdered on Sunday.

NEW YORK,  (Reuters) – Two-times Grand Slam champion Naomi Osaka reached the U.S.

(Reuters) – Citigroup Inc yesterday named consumer banking head Jane Fraser to succeed Michael Corbat next year as the bank’s chief executive officer, making her the first woman to lead a major Wall Street bank.

NEW YORK, (Reuters) – Serena Williams was beaten 1-6 6-3 6-3 in the semi-finals of the U.S.

Wearing a brown New York Yankees cap and the now customary mask, a composed Gladson Henry looked straight ahead last Wednesday, and spoke simply and plainly from his great, big heart.

(Trinidad Guardian) Technology giant Mastercard has announced its partnership with WiPay, building on its strategic plan to evolve and develop its presence in the Caribbean.

An electrician employed with Guyana Publications Inc was on Wednesday morning robbed at gunpoint at Plum Park, Sophia.

NEW DELHI,  (Reuters) – Former West Indies captain Daren Sammy has urged cricket’s governing bodies to treat racism more seriously and pay it the same attention they give to upholding the integrity of the game.

Dear Editor, I am pleased to inform that a number of Guyanese have taken the initiative to establish an organizing body for homeschooling in Guyana.

Stating that the health of players is of paramount importance during the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic, former Golden Jaguars international Christopher Nurse, has commended the decision of regional confederation CONCACAF to reschedule the FIFA World Cup Qualifiers to March 2021.

TAROUBA, Trinidad,  CMC – Trinbago Knight Riders clinched a record fourth Caribbean Premier League title in imperious fashion when they made light work of St Lucia Zouks by eight wickets in yesterday’s final, to complete an historic unbeaten campaign in the franchise tournament.

NEW YORK,  (Reuters) – The perennial challenge for the men’s field at any Grand Slam has been taking down one of the dominant ‘Big Three’, but for those left at this year’s U.S.

TOKYO,  (Reuters) – Japan’s Mitsui OSK Lines Ltd said yesterday it would spend about 1 billion yen ($9.42 million) to pay for measures to help Mauritius, including the clean-up of the mangrove forest and contribution to an environmental recovery fund.

-Seriously! Any hope for Vendor-City Georgetown? What do I mean by “17-month mindset”?