Daily Archive: Sunday, September 20, 2020

The Ministry of Health says that as of  3 pm today, one other person who tested positive for the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) has died.

The Maritime Administration Department (MARAD) is notifying  the general public that with effect from Monday, September 21, 2020, the hours of operation of the water taxis on the Georgetown – Vreed-en-Hoop service will be from 06:00 hours (6 AM) to 18:00 hours (6 PM).

(Jamaica Observer) For nine-year-old Zoevaughn Reid the safety of his brother, aged two, took primacy as he, his mother and sister, now four, hurriedly escaped fire at their house in Hatfield near here, last Tuesday afternoon.

(Jamaica Gleaner) Attorney-at-law Sherene Golding Campbell has taken her place in the Upper House of Jamaica’s Parliament at a historic time for the legislature, which currently has the highest number of women sitting at any one time.

(Jamaica Gleaner) Mark John* is alive again. For weeks, he stared at dead skin in his darkened palms as he inched closer and closer to depression.

BRASILIA,  (Reuters) – Brazil’s former leftist President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, barred from elected office due to corruption convictions, said he is open to backing any candidate who can beat far-right President Jair Bolsonaro in the 2022 elections.

(Trinidad Guardian) Vashist Persad, 28, is a national scholarship winner who is among thousands of T&T nationals stranded abroad.

Two prisoners were fatally shot by guards and five others were wounded after what authorities have described as a riot and attempted breakout at the Lusignan Prison yesterday.

Police have arrested five more persons as they continue to investigate the murders of teenaged cousins Isaiah and Joel Henry, whose mutilated bodies were found at Cotton Tree, West Coast Berbice (WCB), two Sundays ago.

With Guyana being described as the “sunshine of oil countries” by one investor, a number of oil and gas projects are forging ahead here despite the contraction of the global economy due to the fallout from the COVID-19 pandemic, and Minister of Natural Resources Vickram Bharrat sees this as indicative of confidence in this country, its governance and economy.

In the press notes for “New Order”, director Michel Franco announces that the film is a warning: “If inequality is not addressed by civic means, and if all dissenting voices are silenced, chaos ensues.”

With the backlog of COVID-19 tests now cleared, Minister of Health Dr Frank Anthony on Friday said that the processing of results from the most recent testing will now be completed within 48 hours.

A Mon Repos man was struck dead in an apparent hit and run accident in the wee hours of yesterday morning.

There’s a brief sequence that follows the end-credits of the Nasser brothers’ “Gaza mon amour” that puts the previous 85 minutes into perspective.

Cinema continues to be a reflection of society, and the social and racial disruptions of the current times have been reflected in key titles of this year’s Toronto International Film Festival.

A 69-year-old engineer died yesterday after a four-storey fall at a construction site at Happy Acres, on the East Coast of Demerara.

A 39-year-old woman was killed yesterday after she was struck off of her bicycle by a driver who told the police that he fell asleep at the wheel.

The Chinese Embassy here on Friday lambasted United States Secretary of State Michael Pompeo over remarks he made during his two-day visit to Georgetown as it relates to Beijing’s governance style and investment portfolio.

ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates,  CMC – Kieron Pollard tasted defeat for the first time in 13 matches as reigning Indian Premier League champions, Mumbai Indians, crashed to a five-wicket defeat to Chennai Super Kings in the tournament curtain-raiser here yesterday.

Although he might not say so himself, Loris Holland is kind of a big deal.

A local tour company is embarking on a multi-million dollar project to construct a hotel, an eco-resort and spa and an amusement park.

Despite winning the ‘best celebration award,’ Kevin Sinclair says that the invaluable experience he gained throughout the Caribbean Premier League (CPL) was the bigger prize.

Following the visit by United States’ Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, the main opposition APNU+AFC last evening cautioned that Guyana should avoid being “boxed in” by diplomatic and trade agreements with any one “global superpower” and urged that it instead build and strengthen various alliances.

When Monica Joseph began experiencing COVID-19 symptoms, she wasn’t sure what to do.

Outlining the legislative agenda for his ministry, Attorney General Anil Nandlall on Friday said that reform of the election laws and constitution are high on the agenda.

Minister of Education Priya Manickchand on Friday denounced the former APNU+AFC coalition administration for abandoning education sector projects, while saying that it failed learners and teachers by not preparing a plan for both to engage amidst the coronavirus outbreak.

During September, celebrated as the Indigenous Heritage month in Guyana, we are paying another visit to the unfathomable depths of Guyanese Amerindian literature. 

Arguing that the COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted “systemic failures and deficiencies” within the education sector and the government at-large, opposition Member of Parliament Lenox Shuman on Friday said the indigenous people across the country are struggling as a result.

Tomorrow, West Indies Women will clash with their England counterparts in the first of five T20Is.

FAYETTEVILLE, N.C./WASHINGTON  (Reuters) – President Donald Trump yesterday said he will nominate a woman to sit on the U.S.

Dear Editor, My sincere apologies for omitting to mention Alim Hosein’s contribution to the visual arts through commentaries in the newspapers.

“All this time I was with an idiot and sometimes I feel that way about myself too because look how long I have been with him and now I have four children, four daughters, and I have to move on.

Dear Editor, It is almost two decades since “inclusionary democracy” was enshrined in the Constitution of Guyana as the “principal objective” of the “political system” as per Article 13.

Just over halfway into “Lovers Rock”, at a party where the music has been bursting through the sound systems for much of the runtime, the DJ stops the music and lets the crowd ‘vibe out’ a cappella.

Attorney General, Anil Nandlall, has filed a motion to have the injunctions against the Guyana Cricket Administration Act (GCAA) lifted and duly enforced.

WASHINGTON/NEW YORK,  (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump said he supports a deal that will allow TikTok to continue to operate in the United States, after threatening to ban the Chinese-owned app in August.

PORT-AU-PRINCE, (Reuters) – Haitian President Jovenel Moise has appointed nine members to a provisional electoral council tasked with preparing a constitutional referendum and organizing local, municipal, legislative and presidential elections in the Caribbean country.

NEW YORK,  (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Climate campaigners unveiled a huge countdown clock yesterday, showing how little time is left before global temperatures hit a critical high, to kick off a week of climate action in New York.

The Berbice Cricket Board (BCB) under the leadership of Hilbert Foster, continues to work behind the scenes as it seeks to develop cricket in the ancient county despite the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.

Dear Editor, At the recently concluded 2019 Annual General Meeting (AGM) held on August 26, 2020, with shareholders and board members of Ogle Airport Inc.

In this column I usually focus a lot on the physical benefits of exercise – gaining muscles, losing weight, and overall better health.

The Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions has recommended that the accused in the fatal stabbing of fisherman Alexander Yhap be charged with manslaughter. 

BOGOTA, (Reuters) – U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo yesterday thanked Colombian President Ivan Duque for his stance against Venezuela’s President Nicolas Maduro and pledged continued assistance to help fight drug trafficking.

Dear Editor, On January 12th 1998, more than 200 Indian-Guyanese were beaten, robbed and assaulted in the streets of Georgetown.

BANGKOK, (Reuters) – Tens of thousands of people joined Thailand’s biggest protest in years yesterday, cheering calls to curb the powers of King Maha Vajiralongkorn’s monarchy and for the removal of former coup leader Prayuth Chan-ocha as prime minister.

A frustrated mother and the police are currently searchng for a 13-year-old girl, who is believed to have run away from her Corentyne home since last Tuesday. 

(Trinidad Guardian) A prison officer was ambushed and killed at his Chaguanas home on Friday night, in what some of his colleagues speculate may have been a hit called from inside the Golden Grove Prison due to an ongoing hunger strike by prisoners.

The Guyana Chess Federation (GCF) has launched a free online Chess-in-Schools programme in partnership with ChessKid.com,

BARCELONA, (Reuters) – An early strike from Antoine Griezmann gave Barcelona a 1-0 win at home to Elche their final pre-season friendly yesterday, making it three victories from three for new coach Ronald Koeman’s side.

BARCELONA, (Reuters) – Barcelona president Josep Maria Bartomeu said he does not wish to have any more disputes with captain Lionel Messi after the Argentinian reluctantly opted to stay at the club this month after failing to force through a move.

Dear Editor, Why does Mr Nascimento (SN of Sept 19, 2020) have to use Freddie Kissoon’s inaccurate statements about TIGI?

Growing up in Guyana, one of the many aspects of life here I found intriguing was the presence of a number of several larger-than-life characters found all over Georgetown. 

Last Update: 633.03                                     Movement: 0.87% Current Update: 638.51                               YTD Movement: 5.37%LUCAS STOCK INDEX The Lucas Stock Index (LSI) rose 0.62% during the second period of trading in September, 2020.

Introduction As promised last week, today’s column starts my review of Rystad Energy’s widely circulated results obtained from its modelling of the cost of delay for the Payara project.

The Opposition’s theory in relation to US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo’s visit to Guyana, appeared to be that the US could or may be contemplating an invasion of, or some sort of intervention in, Venezuela and that if Guyana were to get involved, it would somehow jeopardize Guyana’s current case in the International Court of Justice (ICJ).

By David Singh, Rory Fraser and Timothy Laing Guyana needs national leadership to step up in this time of gut-wrenching health, financial, political and social challenges.

Seventy years ago – can it be so many years, gone so quickly, insubstantial as a dream?

BRASILIA,  (Reuters) – Brazil recorded 33,057 additional confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus in the past 24 hours, and 739 deaths from the disease, the Health Ministry said yesterday.

LeBron James said his most recent second-place finish in the NBA’s Most Valuable Player voting left him both angry and questioning the judgment of the voters.

A great deal of speculation preceded the visit of US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo to this country, some of it reflecting a tenor of considerable disquiet. 

RONCHAMPS, France, (Reuters) – Slovenia’s Tadej Pogacar pulled off a major upset at the Tour de France by stunning compatriot Primoz Roglic to claim the overall leader’s yellow jersey with a monumental victory in the final individual time trial yesterday.

(Trinidad Express) A 29-year-old man of Second Street, Simeon Road, Petit Valley, appeared virtually in the Port-of-Spain Magistrates’ Court charged with three counts of shooting with intent, possession of a firearm, possession of ammunition, possession of a firearm to endanger life and possession of ammunition to endanger life.

Anthony Davis had 37 points and 10 rebounds, and the Los Angeles Lakers cruised to a 126-114 victory over the Denver Nuggets in Game 1 of the Western Conference finals on Friday near Orlando.

(Reuters) – Novak Djokovic overcame a mid-match wobble against Dominik Koepfer before securing a 6-3 4-6 6-3 win over the unseeded German and a semi-final spot at the Italian Open yesterday.

(Reuters) – COVID-19 screening tests used at airports, schools, and other public places are not particularly effective, a large analysis shows.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Scientists said last week that they have detected in the harshly acidic clouds of Venus a gas called phosphine that indicates microbes may inhabit Earth’s inhospitable neighbor, a tantalizing sign of potential life beyond Earth.

(SciDev.Net) – Developing countries that have been pushing for stronger ecosystems protections have been armed with a cache of evidence, released in a series of biodiversity report cards that warn the world teeters at a crossroads.

BRASILIA (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – A Brazilian government proposal to open indigenous land in Brazil to mining concessions could lead to the loss of forests over an area larger than England, researchers said Friday.

LONDON (Reuters) – For more than 200 years, Savile Row in London’s elegant Mayfair district has been the place to go for discerning men in search of the perfect, tailor-made suit.

JAKARTA/BOGOR, Indonesia (Reuters) – When the coronavirus pandemic forced Indonesian schools to shut, it exposed how millions of households in the Southeast Asian country still had no access to the internet or even a device like a mobile phone to do remote learning.

LONDON (Reuters) – Scientists have created gene-edited pigs, goats and cattle to produce sperm with traits such as disease resistance and higher meat quality in what they say is a step towards genetically enhancing livestock to improve food production.

MARSTON MORETAINE, England (Reuters) – He turned 100, raised nearly 40 million pounds for Britain’s health service and was knighted by the queen.

LONDON (Reuters) – Nearly two thirds of people in leading Western European countries would consider augmenting the human body with technology to improve their lives, mostly to improve health, according to research commissioned by Kaspersky.