Daily Archive: Tuesday, September 29, 2020

(Trinidad Express) Police Commissioner Gary Griffith will be flying out to Ireland to “recharge” and vacation with his family.

The Ministry of Health today said that as of 5pm today, two other persons who tested positive for the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) have died.

The Ministry of Public Service today criticised a letter issued by the Guyana Public Service Union (GPSU) on September 25th.

United States Ambassador to Guyana, Sarah Ann-Lynch today said that “multiple” US visas were restricted following several warnings to officials in this country to desist from attempts to undermine the democratic processes of the March 2nd General Elections.

MOSCOW,  (Reuters) – Russia plans to share preliminary results of its COVID-19 vaccine trial based on the first six weeks of monitoring participants, raising the tempo in an already frenzied global race to end the pandemic.

(Jamaica Star) When she lost her father Imran to gun violence in March, 17-year-old Mikaelah Mustafaa’s life took a drastic turn.

(Trinidad Guardian) Police officers from two units are appealing to anyone who may have been sexually assaulted or robbed along the North Coast Road to report their cases to them.

(Trinidad Express) THE decision is final — Carnival 2021 is off.

A split between A Partnership for National Unity (APNU) and the Alliance For Change (AFC) over the election of the Vice Chairman of the Region Four Regional Democratic Council (RDC) yesterday resulted in David Patterson tendering his resignation as General Secretary of the AFC with immediate effect.

A five-member team from the Regional Security System (RSS) yesterday arrived here to assist the Guyana Police Force (GPF) with the investigation into the murders of teenaged cousins Isaiah and Joel Henry as well as Haresh Singh, which occurred at West Coast Berbice (WCB) almost a month ago.

The COVID-19 patient, who succumbed last week while receiving treatment at Rose Hall, East Canje Berbice, has been identified as a fisherman from Number 65 Village, Corentyne. 

Fifteen new COVID-19 cases were yesterday recorded as over 200 more persons were tested within the last 24 hours.

The Child Care and Protection Agency (CPA) is investigating the death of two-year-old Ronaldo Favourite, who succumbed last week almost one month after he allegedly consumed milk laced with a methamphetamine.

A 26-year-old businessman was stabbed to death at Big Creek Backdam, North West District, on Saturday after an argument between him and another man.

Guyana’s path to their second appearance in the Gold Cup will go through Guatemala, as the Golden Jaguars, the senior men’s team, were drawn against the Central American outfit last evening during the inaugural 2021 Concacaf Draw, which was staged in Miami.

What drama, what action. What a match! Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) and Mumbai Indians (MI) played out the second Super Over-thriller of Dream11 Indian Premier League (IPL) 2020 and it was Virat Kohli and Co.

Floyd Dewsbury, the Georgetown businessman who was shot on Sunday by suspected bandits at his residence, has been released from the hospital.

DERBY, England, CMC – A docile West Indies Women lay on the brink of a third straight series whitewash in Twenty20 Internationals when they limped to a 44-run defeat to England Women in the fourth game of the five-match rubber here yesterday.

A third suspect, who was injured after the plane in which he was in crash-landed at 9 Miles Airstrip, Issano, Middle Mazaruni River two weeks ago has been discharged from the hospital and is likely to be charged soon.

Ruthless, Powerful, Explosive – that’s Deandra Dottin – one of the most dynamic players on the international women’s cricket stage.

David Armogan was re-appointed Chairman when members of the Region Six Regional Democratic Council (RDC) were sworn in yesterday and Minister of Agriculture Zulfikar Mustapha reminded them that the “elections campaign is over” and that they were elected to serve the people of the region.

Vice President (ag) of the East Coast Cricket Committee (ECCC) Lalta Gainda says an acceptable resolution to the cricking debacle in Guyana must be initiated through the office of the Cricket Ombudsman as stipulated in the Cricket Administration Act.   

The Guyana Poultry Producers Association (GPPA) is assuring the public that there will be adequate supplies of chicken for the Christmas season at reasonable prices.

Last weekend, Minister of Education Priya Manickchand visited Baramita, Matthews Ridge, Port Kaituma, Mabaruma and Moruca in Region One (Barima- Waini).

ST JOHN’S, Antigua – Cricket West Indies (CWI) yesterday announced that New Zealand Cricket (NZC) had confirmed the West Indies men’s team tour of New Zealand later this year.

 Bam Adebayo had a career-high 32 points and 14 rebounds, Tyler Herro came alive with 11 points in the fourth quarter and the Miami Heat booked their trip to the NBA Finals with a 125-113 Game 6 win over the Boston Celtics on Sunday night near Orlando.

When the National Assembly on Wednesday evening approved the budgetary allocation of $1,535,717 for the Ministry of Local Government it had been preceded by sharp exchanges over the controversial SLED programme.

After enduring a disruption of their water supply for around 20 days, residents of ‘A’ Field, Sophia, got relief last Saturday when they began receiving water once again.

In an effort to prevent and eliminate violence against women, the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) in partnership with the European Union (EU), the United Nations (UN) and other partners has launched the Spotlight Initiative Regional Programme Caribbean which is aimed at bringing focused attention to the issue.

Dear Editor, Concerns raised in the public domain with respect to the efficacy of procedures and systems used by the Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC) in its computation and declaration of student performance data are of great importance to the organisation.

The Miami Heat overcame long odds to reach the 2020 NBA Finals, and they’ll have to do so again to win their first title in seven years.

A 21-year-old man was taken into police custody on Saturday after he was allegedly found in possession of an unlicensed firearm and a quantity of live rounds.

Dear Editor, In the European wars of the twentieth century, many, many men were sent to their slaughter in trench warfare because that was the way they did things then.

PARIS, (Reuters) – Sixth seed Serena Williams battled sluggish conditions to defeat fellow American Kristie Ahn 7-6(2) 6-0 to begin her French Open campaign yesterday.

(Reuters) – Bangladesh’s tour of Sri Lanka for a three-match test series has been postponed due to COVID-19 quarantine protocols, the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) said yesterday.

(Reuters) – More than 1 million people have died of COVID-19 around the world as of  yesterday, according to a Reuters tally, with the pace of fatalities picking up as infections again surge in several countries.

(Trinidad Guardian) Prime Minister Dr Keith Rowley says Carnival 2021 has been cancelled.

Dear Editor, Once again, SVN excels: 100% passes in English Language, 95% passes in Mathematics, 95% Matriculation, 96% over passes, grades 1-3. 

As a number of countries around the world begin vaccinations for the seasonal influenza, Guyana does not have the vaccine available.

JOHANNESBURG,  (Reuters) – Africa’s overburdened public health systems, dearth of testing facilities and overcrowded slums had experts predicting a disaster when COVID-19 hit the continent in February.

President Irfaan Ali, yesterday met  Canadian High Commissioner,  Lilian Chatterjee and  Janine Cocker, Charge d’Affaires of the Canadian High Commission during a courtesy call at State House.

RIO DE JANEIRO/BRASILIA, (Reuters) – Brazilian state prosecutors in Rio de Janeiro yesterday brought charges against the president’s son, Flavio Bolsonaro, for alleged embezzlement, laundering and running a criminal organization, domestic newspaper O Globo reported.

Registration for first and sixth form students will begin at secondary schools countrywide this week.

Dear Editor, I refer to the article titled, “$329B Appropriation Bill unanimously approved” (SN September 26). 

(Reuters) – Three weeks after an acrimonious exit at the U.S.

MEXICO CITY,  (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – A pair of drag queens will grace the October cover of Vogue in Brazil, the magazine said yesterday, marking a landmark for the iconic fashion publication in a nation where openly gay and trans people face violence and discrimination.

SAO PAULO, (Reuters) – Brazil’s biggest lobby group for soy farmers Aprosoja has broken ties with the Brazil Agribusiness Association (Abag) over its support for an initiative calling on the Brazilian government to rein in soaring deforestation in the Amazon rainforest.

Dear Editor, Please grant me space in your newspaper to highlight a deplorable situation at Good Hope, ECD.

LONDON, (Reuters) – Lewis Hamilton and Mercedes should lick their wounds and learn from the mistakes made in Sunday’s Russian Grand Prix, Formula One’s managing director for motorsport Ross Brawn said yesterday.

LIVERPOOL, England, (Reuters) – Premier League champions Liverpool maintained their 100% start to the season with a 3-1 win against Arsenal at Anfield yesterday leaving them level on nine points with pacesetters Everton and Leicester City.

GENEVA,  (Reuters) – U.N. rights experts asked Nigeria today to release a 22-year-old singer who was condemned to death over an allegedly blasphemous song, and said the sentence broke international law.

MANAGUA,  (Reuters) – The government of Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega has proposed two pieces of legislation that would clamp down on news outlets and nongovernmental organizations, which critics say is an attempt to control the opposition and the media.

Last week, in a somewhat thespian sort of manner, Minister Kwame McCoy summoned members of staff of the Office of the President to a ‘sit down’ meeting to declare that the President’s staff would be leading the way in the reopening of the Public Service to full time work, departing from the rotation arrangement that had been in place in recent months as a response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Speaking recently at Bocas Lit Fest, Jamaica’s former Prime Minister, P J Patterson, observed that in recent years there had been a “deliberate attempt” to split the Caribbean.

The Oil and Gas Governance Network has asked President Irfaan Ali to show the same concern for the ExxonMobil oil contract that he exhibited over the unfinished, problem plagued CJIA expansion project.

By Therese Turner-Jones World Tourism Day, celebrated on Sept. 27, came at a sobering time for the Caribbean.

Dear Editor, I write in support of the Guyana Bar Association.