Daily Archive: Saturday, September 12, 2020

A $300M fraud was discovered by the Guyana Defence Force (GDF) around fuel supply at GuyOil.

Guyana has recorded its 55th COVID-19 death. A release from the Ministry of Health follows:(MOH- GEORGETOWN) – The Ministry of Health (MOH) regrettably informs that as of 17:00hrs on September 12, 2020, one other person who tested positive for the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) has died.

WASHINGTON/BUENOS AIRES, (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump’s nominee today won election as president of the Inter-American Development Bank, the region’s main economic development lender, making him the first U.S.

This year, with the COVID-19 pandemic disrupting the film industry, a smaller slate of films has been rolled out for the virtual TIFF 2020.

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is due to visit Guyana on September 17-18, according to well-places sources.

Mohamed Haniff, the Bath Settlement, West Coast Berbice, businessman who was found with chop injuries about his body last night, has succumbed.  

(Jamaica Observer)  Legendary reggae singer Frederick “Toots” Hibbert died in the University Hospital of the West Indies in St Andrew on Friday  evening.

(Jamaica Gleaner) Regional medical epidemiologist at the Western Regional Health Authority, Dr Maung Aung, says the country continues to see an increase in the incidence of prostate cancer.

(Jamaica Gleaner) Jamaica’s queen of cutwork embroidery, the doyenne of fashion, Olga Francis Keane is dead.

(Trinidad Guardian) It’s been a year of pain for the Boodram orphans having been kicked out of their childhood home while their mother’s funeral was taking place.

(Trinidad Guardian) The deadly COVID-19 virus has now killed 50 people in Trinidad and Tobago, after the Ministry of Health announced yesterday that there had been seven fatalities – the largest number to be recorded within 24 hours locally to date.

Former Minister of Finance Winston Jordan says the new PPP/C government’s 2020 emergency budget has eroded the revenue base of the country, while enormously inflating the deficit and he charged that the budgetary measures are private-sector oriented rather than for the people.

On Monday, most students nationwide are expected to collectively begin the new school year with lessons being delivered through online classes, on-air educational programmes, and traditional workbooks, Minister of Education Priya Manickchand announced yesterday.

Clairmont Mingo, the Returning Officer of Region Four, was yesterday read a new charge alleging that he was part of a conspiracy to produce fraudulent results for March 2, 2020 general and regional elections.

One of the latest COVID-19 casualties has been identified as 65-year-old Alfred Gonsalves, who was hospitalised after experiencing breathing problems.

Director of Medical and Professional Services at the Georgetown Public Hospital (GPH) Dr.

The Ministry of Health yesterday disclosed that 13 new cases of the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) have been recorded in the most recent test results.

The Ministry of Health is exploring the possibility of conducting point-of-care testing in Guyana for COVID-19 as a means of achieving a faster turn-around time for results, which could be available in as little as 15 minutes.

President Irfaan Ali yesterday assured the families of Isaiah and Joel Henry, the teenaged cousins who were murdered last weekend in West Coast Berbice (WCB), that “no stones will be left unturned” during the investigation of the crime.

Welcoming the restoration of calm on the Upper East Coast and West Bank of Berbice, People’s National Congress Reform (PNCR) Chairperson Volda Lawrence yesterday maintained the call for those behind the gruesome murders of four young men in recent days to be urgently brought to justice, while issuing an appeal for national unity In a statement, Lawrence also assured that she was resolute in going the full way until justice is served.

Haresh Singh, the youth who was fatally beaten in what is suspected to be a reprisal killing after the murders of cousins Isaiah and Joel Henry, died as a result of brain haemorrhaging and blunt trauma to the head, compounded by compression injuries to his neck, an autopsy confirmed yesterday.

President Irfaan Ali yesterday said the government will be employing “the full force of the laws” to end the promotion of racial hate on social media.

A total of $51.7 billion, representing 15% of the 2020 emergency budget, will be allocated to the health sector this year.

The government has earmarked $52 billion for the public education sector in its emergency budget.

Dear Editor, The nation has been rocked by the tragic and senseless deaths of Isaiah Henry and Joel Henry in Region Five – and the aftershocks of the deaths of others.

Dear Editor, This letter, in no way, seeks to question the good intentions of the President when he announced that his Government will be seeking the help of UK experts to help solve the heinous murder of the young men in West Coast Berbice, that occurred in the Cotton Tree, No.3 – No.4 areas.

The Civil Defence Com-mission (CDC) on Monday made a timely donation of COVID-19 relief supplies to the residents of the remote indigenous community of Masakenari, in Region Nine.

BOGOTA,  (Reuters) – Colombia’s defence minister apologized yesterday on behalf of the police for the death of a detained man that has sparked several nights of protests in Bogota and nearby Soacha, leaving 13 dead and hundreds injured.

An Experiment, Bath Settlement, West Coast Berbice businessman was chopped about his body in a suspected robbery last evening.

Dear Editor, Another crop, another suffering! Since the beginning of the new crop (grinding) at Uitvlugt Estate, we the residents are suffering tremendously from pollution coming from the chimneys. 

MINNEAPOLIS, (Reuters) – The judge in the criminal case against four former Minneapolis police officers charged in George Floyd’s death disqualified four local prosecutors yesterday because of “sloppy” work, while a special prosecutor said the defendants had “acted together” and should face trial together.

SANTIAGO,  (Reuters) – Bolivia’s interim government has used the justice system to carry out a political attack against ex-president Evo Morales and his allies, a Human Rights Watch report said yesterday, an allegation the conservative administration rejected.

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad,  CMC – Captain Kieron Pollard has praised the mentality of his side along with the experienced batting line-up after Trinbago Knight Riders marched to a record fourth Caribbean Premier League title on Thursday.

PORTLAND, Ore.,  (Reuters) – An unprecedented spate of deadly wildfires raging across Oregon kept half a million people under evacuation alert yesterday even as weary firefighters took advantage of improved weather to go on the offensive against the blazes.

Dear Editor, What began as just a trip to the airport ended in the most horrible lifetime experience for me, a sixteen year old girl and my family.

A Land of Canaan man died on Monday after ingesting a pesticide following what police suspect to have been an attempted murder-suicide.

West Indies Women’s wicketkeeper/batter, Shemaine Campbelle is enthusiastic about the five-match T20I series against England which gets underway in just under two weeks.

“I don’t consider myself a professional. I wish I was,” artist Akeem Hartman said.

MADRID/EL SALVADOR,  (Reuters) – Spain’s High Court sentenced a former army colonel from El Salvador yesterday to 133 years in prison for the murder of five Spanish Jesuit priests in 1989 during the Central American country’s civil war.

Eddoes with pork. Squash with chicken feet. Pumpkin with chicken. Chowmein with mince.

WASHINGTON/JERUSALEM/DUBAI,  (Reuters) – Bahrain joined the United Arab Emirates in agreeing to normalize relations with Israel yesterday, a move forged partly through shared fears of Iran but one that could leave the Palestinians further isolated.

Dear Editor, There’s a burning issue that has been affecting the residents living at Holmes Stelling at the back of the fertilizer wharf on Water Street.

The body of a 29-year-old North West District woman was found floating in a creek by family members on Wednesday, almost half a day after she went missing.

PUY MARY, France, (Reuters) – Primoz Roglic tightened his grip on the Tour de France’s overall lead as he dropped defending champion Egan Bernal in the final ascent of a gruelling 13th stage in the Massif Central yesterday.

LIMA,  (Reuters) – Peruvian President Martin Vizcarra faced a fresh challenge to his leadership yesterday after Congress approved a motion to start impeachment proceedings against him over leaked audio tapes and alleged ties to a singer involved in a fraud case.

It has been a painful week for all Guyanese. The murders of Joel and Isaiah Henry and Haresh Singh left me feeling depleted, to the point where I feel guilty of even thinking of experiencing any form of joy in the foreseeable future.

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

GOMA, Democratic Republic of Congo,  (Reuters) – At least 50 people are thought to have died when an artisanal gold mine collapsed near Kamituga in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo on Friday afternoon, a local mining NGO said.

Dear Editor, The private sector in health care welcomes the recent changes in VAT and Corporation tax.

Three persons held in connection with the recent death of mason Imran Abdul, who died as a result of a hit and run along the La Grange Public Road, West Bank Demerara, have been released on station bail.

LONDON, (Reuters) – The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) has defended its stance on diversity and equality after West Indies great Michael Holding criticised England and Australia for not taking a knee in support of the “Black Lives Matter” movement during their ongoing limited-overs series.

(Trinidad Guardian) Popular Sea Lots resident Cedric ‘Burkie’ Burke has died.

BARCELONA, (Reuters) – Barcelona coach Ronald Koeman has hailed the news that Lionel Messi is staying with the team for the coming season after the Argentine kept the club on tenterhooks by trying to force a move away for free last month.

Murdered children lying in bushes expose Guyana’s shame. Our secrets are known.

MANCHESTER, England, (Reuters) – A century stand between Mitchell Marsh and Glenn Maxwell and four wickets for spinner Adam Zampa helped Australia down world champions England by 19 runs in the opening clash of the three-match ODI series at Old Trafford yesterday.

“Mother Earth is angry,” said House Speaker Nancy Pelosi as wildfires raged across the western edge of the United States.

The names of the candidates who have been selected as quarterfinalists for next year’s Miss Guyana Teen Scholarship Pageant (MGTSP) will be revealed tonight live on Facebook during an Awards’ Night presented by the Miss Guyana Teen Scholarship Organisation.

TORONTO,  (Reuters) – Canada reported zero COVID-19 deaths in the past 24 hours for the first time since March 15, according to public health agency data released late yesterday.

Dear Editor, I have noticed something so strange that it belongs in the realm of the supernatural, a la tales from the crypt, Guyana style. 

CLERMONT FERRAND, France,  (Reuters) – No spectators will be allowed at any of the finishes of the Tour de France’s stages as the race heads through regions labelled as coronavirus “red zones”, organisers said yesterday.

NEW YORK, (Reuters) – Victoria Azarenka and Naomi Osaka were set for a title clash two weeks back before the Japanese withdrew due to injury but the former world number ones will have another chance to establish supremacy during today’s U.S.

Some local sports federations/associations have collectively condemned the recent killings of cousins Isaiah and Joel Henry and the vigilante killing of Haresh Singh, calling for swift justice and an end to the senseless violence at West Coast Berbice.

CAPE TOWN, (Reuters) – Cricket South Africa (CSA) has rejected a resolution by the South African Sports Confederation and Olympic Committee (SASCOC) to suspend its board while a task team investigates its conduct.

Anthony Davis recorded a double-double, LeBron James flirted with a triple-double and the Los Angeles Lakers parlayed a stifling defensive performance into a 110-100, wire-to-wire victory over the Houston Rockets in Game 4 of their Western Conference semifinal series on Thursday at the ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex near Orlando.