Daily Archive: Saturday, October 10, 2020

(Trinidad Express) Prime Minister Dr Keith Rowley has some news for Trinidad and Tobago.

(Jamaica Gleaner) A well-known and influential Jamaican in Britain, Paulette Simpson, is to be made Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE). 

The Ministry of Health today reported another COVID-19 fatality. The latest fatality is a 61-year-old female from Region One (Barima-Waini) who died at her home.

APNU+AFC today said that the Chair of the PNCR Volda Lawrence has been asked to report to the police today.

(Jamaica Gleaner) As a medical doctor, Roselyn Brown Fuller tries to meet the needs of her demanding profession while raising twin sons, who both recently copped scholarships to attend the top secondary school in Jamaica.

(Jamaica Gleaner) Twenty-year-old barber Tyrique Banton was on Thursday freed of illegal possession of firearm and wounding with intent charges after a witness admitted to giving a false statement.

(Trinidad Express) TEENAGER Nicholai Katwaroo is missing. The teen’s father, Raju Katwaroo said Nicholai, 17, left his Gandi Village, Debe home around 9 a.m.

(Trinidad Guardian) Two police officers in uniform and using a marked police vehicle allegedly pulled off the daring robbery of over a quarter-million dollars from a courier after setting up a fake roadblock earlier this month.

Prime Minister (Ret’d) Brigadier Mark Phillips yesterday announced that his government aims to utilise gas from offshore oil wells to  generate close to 200 megawatts (MW) of power by December 2024.

Opposition Leader Joseph Harmon is accusing the People’s Progressive Party/Civic (PPP/C) government of politicising the public service through the insertion of party loyalists as Permanent Secretaries.

Two men are now dead following an early morning collision along the Chateau Margot, East Coast Demerara (ECD) Public Road yesterday.

Justice Priya Sewnarine-Beharry has ordered the Guyana Police Force (GPF) to pay $10.5 million in damages for the unlawful arrest and detention of a man, his two minor sons and his brother.

The Irfaan Ali government has decided to end the public service rotation schedule that was put in in place since April due to the local COVID-19 outbreak and has directed all workers to resume to normal working hours.

A Barbadian national has been sentenced to three years in jail and fined $51.9 million after he accepted ownership for the marijuana that was found aboard a Barbadian cargo vessel at the GNIC Wharf on Wednesday.

Deputy Chief Election Officer (DCEO) Roxanne Myers was yesterday granted bail in the sum of $300,000 after she was arraigned at a city court on two counts of misconduct in public office.

Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) Chair Claudette Singh yesterday refuted claims that she has “facilitated the persecution” of Commission staff, while Opposition Leader Joseph Harmon has issued a call for her to resign.

Stimulating and refreshing. That was how President of the Guyana Boxing Association (GBA) Steve Ninvalle, described the association’s second round of discussions on Wednesday with Sports Minister, Charles Ramson Jr.

The Guyana Sugar Corporation (GuySuCo) terminated the services of its Corporate Communications Officer, Audreyanna Thomas, with immediate effect at the end of the work day yesterday.

All local powerlifting activities will be shelved until 2021. This is according to a press release sent out by the Guyana Amateur Powerlifting Federation (GAPLF) last night.

Local authorities have not yet received a report from the five-member team from the CARICOM Regional Security System (RSS), which recently visited to assist the Guyana Police Force (GPF) with the investigation into the murders of teenaged cousins Isiah and Joel Henry as well as Haresh Singh on the West Coast of Berbice.

As the West Indies prepare to face New Zealand in two Tests and Three T20 internationals, a number of familiar faces, missing from the tour of England earlier this year, are expected to return to the squad.

The Health Ministry on Friday reported four new COVID-19 deaths, including a 28-year-old Region Two resident, which took the country’s death toll to 102.  

Delhi Capitals (DC) regained the top spot on the points table after they beat Rajasthan Royals (RR) by 46 runs in Match 23 of the Dream11 Indian Premier League (IPL) 2020 at the Sharjah Cricket Stadium yesterday.

New Amsterdam beauty Ederle Stephen is slated to represent Guyana today at the Miss Caricom Pageant, where she will compete virtually with young women from a number of other Caribbean countries.

The Ministry of Health’s testing capacity for COVID-19 received a boost with a donation yesterday of diagnostic laboratory equipment worth $7.2 million from the Chinese embassy in Guyana.

Weekends are about treats. And while it also the time we take to make many things to fill the Sunday lunch or dinner table – often with no space left to actually sit and eat at the table – it is also the time that some of us take to cut back on the cooking.

West Indies will essentially field three teams on their upcoming tour to New Zealand where two four-day matches have been scheduled.

Minister of Health Dr Frank Anthony has said equipment has been ordered to establish an Intensive Care Unit (ICU) at the Infectious Disease Hospital at Liliendaal as the number of novel coronavirus (COVID-19) patients who require hospitalisation continues to rise.

With the death toll continuing to climb and an upsurge of COVID-19 cases globally, the future can seem bleak for many who have been navigating new businesses this year.

Former West Indies pacer, Curtly Ambrose, is backing his once bowling partner, Courtney Walsh, to deliver as West Indies Women head coach.

US-based Guyanese Dennis ‘Dan D’ France has released three new singles.

(Reuters) – Six men arrested on suspicion of taking part in a plot by armed extremists to kidnap Michigan’s governor have been arraigned on domestic terrorism and weapons charges, while a seventh awaits extradition from South Carolina, authorities said yesterday.

Ousted president of the Trinidad and Tobago Football Association (TTFA) William Wallace has vowed to stick to his word and immediately convene an Annual General Meeting (AGM) with the TTFA membership to chart a way forward, if High Court Justice Carol Gobin rules in favour of the former TTFA executive (which includes vice-presidents Clynt Taylor and Joseph Sam Phillip).

Dear Editor, The Covid-19 pandemic has affected people all over the world, some more than others, but we want to focus on what is happening to us in Guyana.

Caricom Auto Spares went up in flames on Friday afternoon in what its owner alleges was an act of arson, which resulted in an estimated loss of over $150 million.

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Pixar animated movie “Soul,” which had been set to hit theaters in November, will instead debut on the Disney+ streaming service on Christmas Day, Walt Disney Co said on Thursday.

WASHINGTON,  (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump will resume in-person campaigning today after being sidelined by a case of COVID-19, but a debate next week against his presidential election opponent Joe Biden was canceled because Trump refused to participate.

Sections of the National Public Health Reference Laboratory (NPHRL) are awaiting certification so that additional testing for COVID-19 can be done there, according to Minister of Health Dr Frank Anthony.

PARIS, 10 (Reuters) – Rafael Nadal showed no sign of relinquishing his French Open crown as he suffocated Argentine Diego Schwartzman 6-3 6-3 7-6(0) in the semi-finals yesterday to move within one win of a record-equalling 20th Grand Slam title.

Dear Editor, The traffic situation contiguous to the Mahaica market on Saturdays can be messy at times.

Dear Editor, I was quite disappointed to read that our motor-racing body was declined permission to hold a spectator-free event; Covid protocols and all.

The Oasis Café is celebrating its 15th anniversary today. Co-owner Nisa Walker, during an interview with Stabroek News, said the Carmichael Street, George-town café was started out of the then seemingly impossible task of finding “proper” coffee here.

STOCKHOLM/PARIS,  (Reuters) – Orange and Proximus have picked Nokia to help build 5G networks in Belgium as they drop Huawei amid U.S.

PARIS, (Reuters) – Recent history in women’s Grand Slam finals suggest that Iga Swiatek’s lack of experience might not be a problem when she takes on Sofia Kenin in the French Open final, yet Roland Garros can be tough on the youngsters.

BRASILIA, (Reuters) – Deforestation in Brazil’s Amazon rainforest fell in September for the third straight month compared to a year ago, government data showed yesterday, but destruction remains far higher than before Presi-dent Jair Bolsonaro took office in 2019.

Dear Editor, Mr Ravi Dev since his arrival on Guyana’s political scene in the mid or late 80s has been an Indian activist/leader who has confronted the nation race/political problem, its effects on race relations, elections and democracy.

Minister of Agriculture Zulfikar Mustapha yesterday announced that government will be moving to set up a branch of the Guyana School of Agriculture (GSA) in Region Six. 

PARIS, (Reuters) – World number one Novak Djokovic defended resolutely to outlast big-hitting Greek Stefanos Tsitsipas 6-3 6-2 5-7 4-6 6-1 in an enthralling contest yesterday to advance to the final of the French Open.

OSLO/GENEVA, (Reuters) – The United Nations’ World Food Programme, which has coordinated medical logistics during the coronavirus pandemic, won the Nobel Peace Prize yesterday in what its boss said was a call to action that no one should go hungry with the wealth in the world today.

(Reuters) – Production of Jurassic World: Dominion from Universal Pictures has been suspended for two weeks after a few people on the set tested positive for COVID-19, director Colin Trevorrow said on Wednesday.

(Reuters) – Patty Jenkins’ new Wonder Woman movie has been delayed three times during the coronavirus pandemic.

Dear Editor, I read about the clarion call for a referendum on the Stabroek  Block agreement.

Directors of Culture across the Caribbean Community have been informed by Daryll Matthew, Minister of Sports, Culture, National Festivals, and the Arts, Antigua and Barbuda, of a decision to postpone the hosting of the Region’s premiere cultural festival, the Caribbean Festival of Arts (CARIFESTA XV) from August 2021 to August 2022.

(Reuters) – Lewis Hamilton and Valtteri Bottas must live ‘like hermits’ to reduce the risk of COVID-19 infecting their Formula One title battle, Mercedes boss Toto Wolff said yesterday after the team reported a second positive test result.

COLOMBO,  (Reuters) – China and Sri Lanka plan to restart discussions on a free trade agreement, Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa said yesterday, following a high-level meeting between the two countries.

The police are currently investigating an accidental shooting that occurred on Monday night and resulted in two persons being injured.

Sheldon Colin Abrams, the suspect who was arrested more than a week ago for the 2015 murder of taxi driver Colin Clarke, was on Monday charged with murder and remanded to prison.

(Reuters) – The pizzazz of the red carpet will be lacking and fewer films will be on offer at this year’s London Film Festival, but fans can still enjoy a broad programme, either on the big screen while socially distanced or streamed into their own homes.

Dear Editor, The contents of the Granger COI into the actions of CANU’s James Singh were never meant to be public; the COI was set up as a means to railroad Singh.

SYDNEY, (Reuters) – Commonwealth Games Australia (CGA) have begun a push for the South Australian government to reconsider a bid for the 2026 Commonwealth Games to be held in Adelaide, with a report suggesting it could boost the local economy by A$2.5 billion ($1.79 billion).

CARICOM has deplored the ongoing “unilateral, arbitrary and non-transparent blacklisting strategy” utilised by the European Union (EU) against CARICOM Member States.

(Reuters) – Health Canada will start a real-time review of Germany’s BioNTech SE and Pfizer Inc’s experimental COVID-19 vaccine, the companies said yesterday.

BISHKEK,  (Reuters) – Kyrgyz President Sooronbai Jeenbekov declared a state of emergency in the capital Bishkek yetser and ordered the military to end days of unrest, as supporters of rival political groups fought on the streets.

This week the White House reported more Covid-19 infections than 12 entire countries and several European nations were imposing emergency measures to dampen the impact of a second wave of the pandemic.

(Reuters) – There was no formal opening or personal interaction with fans.

Dear Editor, The increasing numbers of developers surrendering lands vested by the former administration because transactions were tainted, opens the question, had the former government returned to office would these developers have rescinded and surrendered these lands and called for a transparent process?

Guyana is a society where promises about financial freedom will always intrigue the masses.

KYIV,  (Reuters) – Germany will be finally at full strength as they look to bag their first victory in the Nations League against hosts Ukraine today, coach Joachim Loew said yesterday.

MEXICO CITY,  (Reuters) – Mexico’s Health Ministry yesterday reported 5,263 new confirmed cases of coronavirus infection and 411 additional fatalities, bringing the total in the country to 809,751 cases and 83,507 deaths.

Two more police officers yesterday testified at the trial of former army Chief of Staff Gary Best, who is accused of causing the death of cyclist Jude Bentley.