Daily Archive: Wednesday, September 16, 2020

(Jamaica Star) Lucile Brown Ashman celebrated her 103rd birthday last Saturday at her home in Cross Roads, Kingston.

The Guyana Police Force today rejected claims by an attorney for the accused Ponzi scheme couple that an account was not established to enable the return of monies taken from hundreds.

GENEVA,  (Reuters) – Venezuelan security forces and allied groups have committed systematic human rights violations including killings and torture amounting to crimes against humanity, U.N.

MOSCOW,  (Reuters) – Russia’s sovereign wealth fund will supply 100 million doses of its potential coronavirus vaccine to Indian drug company Dr Reddy’s Laboratories , the fund said on Wednesday, as Moscow speeds up plans to distribute its shot abroad.

(Jamaica Observer) News that Caribbean neighbour Barbados has indicated that it is “prepared to recognise a form of civil unions for couples of the same gender” and will be going to the country of almost 300,000 citizens in a referendum to settle the matter has been met with revulsion by key Jamaican church groups.

(Jamaica Gleaner) Come October 5, distance learning will become the reality for tens of thousands of students, and Jamaican Shamir Saddler is hoping to help schools improve their educational and administrative processes.

(Trinidad Guardian) Police officers from the Central Division and Anti-Kidnapping Squad have rescued baby Sofia Rivas in Curepe.

(Trinidad Express) Samantha Ramischand, the woman who was seen in a video by a beach, and which was posted on social media last weekend, has been interviewed by the police.

The Guyana Government yesterday dismissed concerns that United States Secretary of State Michael Pompeo’s visit here this week will entail discussions on Venezuela and said that emphasis should be placed on Washington’s assistance in bringing investment opportunities here.

In an effort to revive its travel and tourism sectors which have been battered by the COVID-19 pandemic, the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) members Heads of Government have agreed to the creation of a Travel Bubble for states that are low- or no-risk for the novel coronavirus.

Financial Analyst, Sasenarine Singh has been appointed Chief Executive Officer  (CEO) (ag) of the Guyana Sugar Corporation (GuySuCo) effective  September 14.

The Ministry of Health yesterday disclosed that two persons who were infected with the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) died on Monday while undergoing treatment.

Two Lusignan Prison inmates have tested positive for the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19), prison authorities confirmed yesterday.

The local cycling community was sent into a state of shock when word spread of the passing of former national cyclist, Wilbert Benjamin yesterday.

The National Assembly now has two additional members in the persons of Parliamentary Secretaries Sarah Browne and Vickash Ramkissoon. 

The local cycling fraternity is mourning once again following the untimely passing of former cyclist and benefactor of the sport, Wilbert Benjamin yesterday.

Truck driver Nandran Persaud, 42, was yesterday charged and remanded to prison over the murder of his former girlfriend, Lunisa Peters, 24, who was fatally stabbed a week ago.

Government Member of Parliament Dr. Vishwa Mahadeo yesterday criticised the former APNU+AFC administration for mismanaging Region Six’s public health sector, which he said was plagued by the shortages of drugs and medical supplies, and questionable spending.

With the objective of expanding the pool of referees, the Guyana Football Federation (GFF) launched its nationwide ‘Refereeing Recruitment Campaign’ yesterday at their Section-K Campbellville headquarters.

West Indies Women’s team captain, Stafanie Taylor is ecstatic about cricket returning as she moves closer to another milestone.

This week I will focus on the performances of two female boxers who are being honoured because of the role they played in the development of female boxing in Guyana.

(Reuters) – The England & Wales Cricket Board (ECB) is planning to make 62 positions within the organisation redundant due to the economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, chief executive Tom Harrison said yesterday.

Minister of Public Works Juan Edghill announced on Wednesday, during the presentation of the 2020 National Budget, that $34.4 billion has been allocated to his ministry.

According to Minister of Natural Resources Vickram Bharrat, the 2020 budget is a boon for the sectors under his portfolio. 

(Reuters) – England have proven their mettle in one-day international (ODI) series on home soil and will look to extend their five-year unbeaten run when they take on Australia in today’s series decider, all-rounder Chris Woakes said yesterday.

Dear Editor, This is directed to Guyanese everywhere: On the eve of the visit by US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo to Guyana, it is useful to look at our history.

(Reuters) – The city of Louisville, Kentucky, will pay $12 million to the family of Breonna Taylor, a Black woman shot dead by police in a botched raid on her apartment in March, to settle a wrongful-death lawsuit, Mayor Greg Fischer said yesterday.

In his maiden presentation to the National Assembly, government Member of Parliament (MP) Sanjeev Datadin on Monday accused the opposition APNU+AFC of being responsible for the erosion of the rule of law and democracy during its tenure in office, and the five months it took to declare the winner of the March 2nd polls. 

(Reuters) – Apple Inc rolled out a new virtual fitness service and a bundle of all its subscriptions, Apple One, focusing a holiday-season product launch on services that are the backbone of Apple’s growth strategy and that cater to customers working at home during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Dear Editor, I reference your article, “APNU+AFC has not said how much of US$18m signing bonus spent on border controversy fees”, which was published in Stabroek News, 2020.09.07. 

(Reuters) – Tottenham Hotspur are in talks with Real Madrid to re-sign winger Gareth Bale, his agent said yesterday, as the Wales international looks to end his troubled spell at the Spanish club.

Dear Editor, At the end of the reign of the APNU+AFC defeated in a no confidence Motion in December 2018 and at the March 2, 2020 elections, Guyana has been severely divided.

(Barbados Nation) The Mia Mottley Administration is preparing to recogonise civil unions for couples of the same gender.

With the injection of $3 billion in the housing sector, the new PPP/C administration intends to provide at least 50,000 house lots to Guyanese during the current five-year term in office and those who are already beneficiaries of the pre-2015 housing initiatives will see improved services in the various communities.

MEXICO CITY, (Reuters) – Mexico on Monday issued what it described as the world’s first sovereign bond linked to the sustainability development goals set by the United Nations, raising 750 million euros ($889.73 million).

CAPE TOWN, (Reuters) – South Africa’s cricket board said yesterday it had held a “positive” meeting with the South African Sports Confederation and Olympic Committee (SASCOC) as it seeks to avoid being sidelined following criticism of its governance.

DAKAR,  (Reuters) – Zineb Jammeh, the wife of Gambia’s former president, Yahya Jammeh, has been hit with U.S.

(Reuters) – The England & Wales Cricket Board (ECB) said  yesterday all players who were offered contracts for the Women’s Hundred this year can renew their deal on the same terms for 2021.

(Barbados Nation) Barbados will become a Republic by next year. This announcement was made by Governor General Dame Sandra Mason as she delivered the Throne Speech during the State Opening of Parliament at Lloyd Erskine Sandiford Centre, Two Mile Hill, St Michael yesterday.

Dear Editor, Extremely cautious – and also somewhat scared – not to add to provocative speculation, hostility, insensitive opinion or downright racist-oriented incitement, I thought hard about sharing these personal sentiments about the current incarnation of the People’s National Congress (PNC).

A Lance Corporal stationed at the Port Kaituma Police Station was rushed to the Georgetown Public Hospital yesterday after being stabbed several times about his body by a 27-year-old man who was wanted by the police.

The Ministry of Education (MoE) is collaborating with the Organisation of American States (OAS) and the ProFuturo Foundation to provide all teachers with the necessary training needed for them to deliver online learning as the education system grapples with the closure of schools due to COVID-19 concerns. 

Dear Editor, The Movement for Social Justice (MSJ) of Trinidad is very concerned about the motives and the timing behind the visit by US Secretary of State, Mike Pompeo, to Guyana later this week.

A Kilcoy, Corentyne fisherman was fatally stabbed in his village on Monday evening by a former friend and workmate, who was nabbed yesterday while attempting to flee via the Corentyne River. 

(Barbados Nation) Deeming it a waste of both the courts’ and police’s time, Barbadians will no longer be charged for having the quantity of cannabis commonly referred to as a roach or spliff on the streets.

MAMARONECK, New York, (Reuters) – Tiger Woods hopes to snap his run of lacklustre performances at the U.S.

(Reuters) – Pfizer Inc said yesterday participants were showing mostly mild-to-moderate side effects when given either the company’s experimental coronavirus vaccine or a placebo in an ongoing late-stage study.

MUMBAI,  (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – A song from an upcoming Bollywood film has been rewritten after social media users criticised the original lyrics as racist for glorifying fair skin and making an inappropriate reference to Black American pop star Beyonce.

VILLARD DE LANS, France, (Reuters) – Lennard Kaemna claimed his first Tour de France victory when he outwitted Giro d’Italia champion Richard Carapaz to win the 16th stage, a 164-km ride from La Tour du Pin yesterday.The

(Barbados Nation) Effective Saturday, September 19, everyone arriving in Barbados from a country designated as high or medium risk for novel coronavirus (COVID-19) will be required to travel with a negative COVID-19 PCR test result.

Not for the first time the various requests for information about the reasoning underlying many  decision in the 2020 budget suggest that if there is one aspect of government business that needs to be reformed it is the manner in which budgets are conceived, constructed, examined, passed and monitored by the general public, stakeholders and parliament.

A miner died at Big Hope Backdam, at Waini, Region One, after a tree fell and pinned him on Monday.

Dear Editor, Would it make sense to both the US and Guyana for the US Secretary of State to visit Guyana if indeed there is a planned “October surprise” invasion of Venezuela, especially utilizing Guyana as a launching pad?

Politicians the world over mistakenly think that they, and they alone, have the sole rights and reserved privileges to expound on matters of national interest.

A Department of Education employee in Region Ten who tested positive for the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) has been institutionalised after he was seen wandering around Linden shortly after he was placed in home isolation.