Daily Archive: Thursday, September 17, 2020

(Jamaica Star) A St Thomas man who accused police of stealing $200,000 from his home after they searched his property, was proven wrong after he found the money in the same drawer he had been keeping it in.

Commissioner of the Guyana Lands and Surveys Commission (GL&SC) Trevor Benn has been instructed to proceed on 42 days of annualised vacation from tomorrow and to prepare a handover/takeover statement to be given to Enrique Monize, who will be acting in his stead.

The Ministry of Public Works today said that the current spring tide has exposed more of the Mahaicony sea defence to erosion after protective mangroves were swept away.

(Trinidad Express) A second man has been charged with a quadruple murder which occurred in May 2020.

(Jamaica Gleaner) The Little London Police in Westmoreland have charged a 70-year-old suspected con artist who allegedly fleeced unsuspecting persons of more than $1 million.

The Speaker of the National Assembly, Manzoor Nadir at the start of yesterday’s session of the budget debate announced that 14 employees of Parliament Office have tested positive for  COVID-19.

Today’s historic visit to Guyana by the United States (US) Secretary of State, Mike Pompeo has prompted a public frenzy of conspiracy theories, ranging from an impending invasion of neighbouring Venezuela to pressing the new Government on its hold-up of the Payara permit for American oil giant ExxonMobil.

LONDON,  (Reuters) – U.S. Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden warned the United Kingdom that it must honour the Northern Irish peace deal as it extracts itself from the European Union or there would be no separate U.S.

CHICAGO,  (Reuters) – If Moderna Inc’s COVID-19 vaccine proves to be at least 70 percent effective, the company plans to seek emergency authorization for its use in high-risk groups, the company’s chief executive told Reuters.

MELBOURNE,  (Reuters) – BHP Group pursued permission to damage Aboriginal cultural sites in April, an Australian parliamentary inquiry heard today, despite being told of the distress it would cause traditional owners.

(Jamaica Observer) Thirty-year-old Denroy Whitely of Dalton district in St Elizabeth was arrested and charged for wounding with intent following an incident in his community on September 10.

(Jamaica Gleaner) Jamaica-born Andrea Ajibade was diagnosed with bilateral breast cancer one month before the completion of her daughter’s chemotherapy treatment.

(Trinidad Express) Health Minister Terrence Deyal­singh says he is not afraid and has no regrets about scolding a young woman seen in a viral video on a beach in breach of Covid-19 regulations.

When United States Secretary of State Michael Pompeo arrives here today he will be signing a MOU for joint maritime patrols with Guyana to interdict drugs and the security threats posed to the region by Venezuela will also be on the agenda This is according to a US State Department official who provided a briefing yesterday in Washing-ton on the visit that also includes Suriname, Brazil and Colombia.

Four adults and one juvenile were yesterday charged with the murder of Prettipaul Hargobin who had opened fire with a shotgun at protesters in Bath, West Coast Berbice a week ago.

A decision most will have considered inevitable is now official. The Regional flagship rugby event, the Rugby Americas North (RAN) Sevens Championship has been cancelled.

The Ministry of Health yesterday disclosed that two women from Region One who were infected with the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) died while receiving treatment at a medical facility.

Jimmy Butler fought through traffic for the game-winning bucket with 12 seconds remaining in overtime as the Miami Heat edged the Boston Celtics 117-114 in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference finals Tuesday night near Orlando.

A  Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) will tomorrow morning be signed between the United States and Guyana that positions this country, with US help, to bolster private sector investment in infrastructure, Washington yesterday announced.

Caribbean Premier League (CPL) Director of Operations, Michael Hall, said that he believes the recent tournament was a success.

Investigators have recommended  criminal charges against four of the suspects who were arrested and questioned in relation to the murder of Bath Settlement businessman, Mohamed Haniff,  Crime  Chief Wendell Blanhum says.

PARIS, (Reuters) – Lamine Diack, the former head of world athletics’ governing body, was convicted in France yesterday of corruption in a Russian doping scandal and sentenced to spend at least two years in jail.

Jamal Murray scored 40 points, and the Denver Nuggets completed a stunning comeback in the Western Conference semifinals with a 104-89 victory over the Los Angeles Clippers in Game 7 on Tuesday at the NBA bubble near Orlando.

Minister of Public Service Sonia Parag and her predecessor Tabitha Sarabo-Halley yesterday squared off over whether there had been discrimination in the ministry’s public scholarship programme with the former contending  that hinterland regions were particularly badly served.

General Secretary of Queen’s Park Cricket Club (QPCC) Colin Murray has hit back at claims made by former West Indies fast bowling legend Andy Roberts that the bowlers on show in the Hero Caribbean Premier League (CPL) were made to look 10 times better than they are because of the state of the pitches.

On Tuesday the National Assembly was told that the Guyana Water Incorporated (GWI) is bankrupt even as the infrastructure for the delivery of potable water crumbles in several communities. 

Finding certain words published by the Kaieteur News (KN) against former Head of the National Industrial and Commercial Investments Limited (NICIL), Winston Brassington, to be defamatory, the High Court yesterday awarded him damages to the tune of $18M and $220,000 in costs pertaining to five cases.

MERIBEL, France, (Reuters) – Primoz Roglic took a giant leap towards a maiden Tour de France title when he extended his overall lead after the 17th stage yesterday, an unforgiving mountain rollercoaster dominated by Colombian Miguel Angel Lopez.

The Guyana Police Force (GPF) yesterday said that a bank account was opened at the beginning of this  month in order to facilitate the return of millions of dollars invested by persons in suspected Ponzi scheme, Accelerated Capital Firm (ACF) however there has been no progress.

A build-up of traffic occurred along the East Bank highway starting at the Prospect area yesterday, after a lumber-laden truck toppled sometime between the hours of 10:30 and 11:00 am, blocking both carriageways.

PARIS, (Reuters) – Paris St Germain’s Neymar has been given a two-match ban for striking out at Olympique de Marseille’s Alvaro Gonzalez in last Sunday’s fiery 1-0 defeat in Ligue 1, organisers said yesterday.

DERBY, England- An unbeaten 85 not out from Lee-Ann Kirby helped Team Dottin secure a 26-run victory over Team Selman in the West Indies Women’s team’s second practice match at the Incora County Ground.

Three of the seven teams which set out to represent Guyana in the International Youth Robotics Competition held virtually in South Korea, have carted away medals with a mask distribution and sanitizing robot earning silver.

Prisoners housed at the Lusignan prison responded angrily yesterday morning over their safety, a day after two inmates tested positive for the Coronavirus  (COVID-19), Director of  Prisons Gladwin Samuels said.

GENEVA, (Reuters) – The government of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro has committed systematic human rights violations including killings and torture amounting to crimes against humanity, U.N.

(Reuters) – Form has Dustin Johnson as the hot favourite to be holding the U.S.

Claude Noel, this country’s first World boxing champion, is taking things one day at a time, he told friends at his Malabar, Arima home on Sunday.

A second attempt yesterday by the Opposition to seek information on the visit by US Secretary of State Michael Pompeo was denied by Speaker of the National Assembly Manzoor Nadir. 

(Reuters) – Novak Djokovic said he was relieved to turn the page on his contentious U.S.

Dear Editor, On the eve of the reported visit to Guyana by US Secretary of State, Mr Mike Pompeo, on September 17-18, 2020, we the undersigned, support and endorse the statement by the Guyana Human Rights Association (GHRA) issued on September 12, 2020 entitled, “Guyana Must Stay Out of Venezuelan Politics” and the updated and reiterated statement from the Caribbean Regional Women’s Network, issued in February 2019, which calls for the Caribbean as ‘A Zone of Peace’ – which we believe to be of critical importance at this time.

The man, whose body was found on board one of the two aircraft which were discovered on Monday in Region Seven was yesterday identified as Brazilian national,  Alessandro Eduardo Petravieius,  49.

PENSACOLA, Fla., (Reuters) – Hurricane Sally uprooted trees, flooded streets and cut power to hundreds of thousands of homes and businesses yesterday as it brought what the U.S.

(Reuters) – President Donald Trump took exception yesterday to comments from the director of the U.S.

MANCHESTER, England, (Reuters) – Superb centuries from Alex Carey and Glenn Maxwell inspired Australia to a dramatic three-wicket victory over England yesterday as the touring side clinched the one-day international series 2-1.

A number of workers attached to the Uitvlugt estate yesterday downed tools as they expressed their frustrations with the growing inefficient functioning of the factory.

In an effort to bring uniformity and professionalism to the game, local governing entity, the Guyana Football Federation (GFF), has initiated the process of outfitting the respective Member Associations and Elite League Clubs with team uniforms.

Dear Editor, Listening to the Voice of Guyana recently, I was reminded that September is heritage month for Guyana’s Indigenous Peoples. 

A fisherman is now in a serious condition at the Georgetown Public Hospital, after he was stabbed in his abdomen by his brother on Tuesday night.

BRASILIA,  (Reuters) – A group of eight European countries urged Brazil to take “real action” to combat rising deforestation in the Amazon rainforest, which is threatening Europe’s desire to source food and other products sustainably.

NEW DELHI,  (Reuters) – A hospital in India has deployed a customer-service robot to patrol its wards, connecting coronavirus patients to friends and relatives.

The Minister of Labour yesterday said  that the Ministry of Health has confirmed that one staff member from the Co-operatives Department of the Ministry of Labour has tested positive for the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19).

Cricket West Indies (CWI) has crafted a coaching agenda as a result of the ongoing global pandemic to ensure the fundamentals of the sport continues to be taught.

Dear Editor, I write to offer my congratulations to my friend Mr.

Dear Editor, Stabroek News in its editorial of 13th September, titled “Race Relations”, concluded that with respect to the one-people ideal of our country’s motto One People, One Nation, One Destiny, “we’re not there yet.” 

The U.S. Embassy welcomes information from concerned citizens who are aware of visa fraud.

LONDON,  (Reuters) – Fossil fuel consumption is set to shrink for the first time in modern history as climate policies boost renewable energy while the coronavirus epidemic leaves a lasting effect on global energy demand, BP said in a forecast.

The Regional Health Officer (RHO) of the Upper Takutu-Upper Essequibo, Region Nine, on Tuesday said that there are only six active cases of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) in the region.

BERN, (Reuters) – The COVID-19 pandemic is likely to cost club football $14 billion this year worldwide, around one third of its value, a leading official at global soccer body FIFA said yesterday.

Dear Editor, Organization for the Victory of the People (OVP) opposes US Secretary of State, Mike Pompeo’s visit to Guyana at this time because we believe that the primary purpose of his visit is to persuade the PPP regime to allow Guyana to be used to target Venezuela.

There have been alarming reports recently of what appears to be an impending implosion in Ethiopia.