Daily Archive: Sunday, October 11, 2020

Guyana’s COVID-19 death toll is now at 104, the Ministry of Health said today.

(Jamaica Gleaner) President Donald Trump and Joe Biden are entering the final stretch of the campaign in a fierce battle for Latino voters who could sway the results in Florida and determine who wins the White House.

The Government of Guyana is seeking to raise US$250m ($50b) to support its housing development plans and is seeking Expressions of Interest (EoIs).

(Jamaica Observer) HOUSEHOLD worker Sharon Ferguson has seemingly, in cricket terms, been given out off a no-ball after spending over 15 years at the crease batting for one of Jamaica’s legends.

LONDON, (Reuters) – Britain is at a “tipping point” in the coronavirus crisis and the country must act now to stop history repeating itself, the deputy chief medical officer for England said yesterday, urging people to follow the rules.

NEW DELHI, (Reuters) – Kolkata Knight Riders spinner Sunil Narine’s bowling action has been reported again after Saturday’s Indian Premier League (IPL) match against Kings XI Punjab, the league has said.

(Jamaica Gleaner) Amid the throes of the coronavirus pandemic, more than 700 people have been murdered across Jamaica since the dreaded respiratory ailment reached local soil.

(Trinidad Express) A 109-year-old woman passed away peacefully at her home in Belmont last month.

Very little in Hong Sang-soo’s “The Woman Who Ran” plays as if it is a mystery to be solved.

Minister of Public Works Juan Edghill and his Surinamese counterpart Dr Riad Nurmohamed yesterday visited the proposed sites for the landing of a planned bridge across the Corentyne River, where they planted flags to signify their commitment to the project.

Minister of Home Affairs Robeson Benn has defended the rehiring of Customs Anti- Narcotic Unit Director James Singh but has blocked him from speaking on the Commission of Inquiry (CoI) which led to his termination from the position under the former APNU+AFC government.

An attempt by police investigators to meet with People’s National Congress Reform (PNCR) Chairperson Volda Lawrence on an allegation stemming from the ongoing probe of an attempt to manipulate the outcome of the March 2nd polls was aborted yesterday at the last minute. 

Harold Smith, a 57-year-old Region Seven resident who is among the latest group of persons confirmed to have died due to COVID-19, was sick for two weeks with a mild fever before he suddenly began experiencing severe symptoms of the disease, according to his family, who were surprised at his sudden passing.

Guyana-born artist Frank Bowling OBE RA has been awarded a knighthood in the Queen of England’s Birthday Honours Sir Frank, 86, who was born in Bartica in then British Guiana, was conferred with the honour of Knight Bachelor in the Birthday 2020 Honours List, which recognises the achievements of a wide range of extraordinary people across the United Kingdom.

A US-based Guyanese man is suing Caribbean Airlines after two kilos of cocaine were planted in his suitcase while in the custody of the airline two years ago.

The Ministry of Health (MoH) yesterday announced the death of another person who was infected with COVID-19 as well as an additional 47 more cases.

Anjalena Beshpatty knew something was different about her son when he was just a few months old as little Sameir never smiled or cried.

The Guyana Hockey Board (GHB) on Wednesday last, met with Minister of Culture, Youth and Sport Charles Ramson Jr.,

Of the 103 confirmed COVID-19 deaths reported in Guyana since the start of the local outbreak, 18 are from Region One, according to Regional Chairman Brentnol Ashley, who has said that majority of the fatal cases are elderly persons from the Mabaruma and Matarkai sub-districts.

I recently witnessed a horrifying incident at the Awen (8) Supermarket, which is located on the Railway Embankment in the community of Enmore.

As part of the government’s recently launched “Operation COVI-CURB,” which has been to initiated to ensure compliance with the measures to stem the transmission of COVID-19, Prime Minister Mark Phillips yesterday carried out a mask distribution exercise in the Stabroek Market area.

With the local Covid-19 cases continuing to mount, the annual Mayor’s Cup Inter-Ward/Village Football Championship has been officially postponed until further notice.

Bordered by Akawini to the south and Manawarin to the west, Wakapoa is by far one of the most peculiar indigenous villages in Guyana and possibly in the world as it consists of twenty inhabited islands that is home to its two thousand plus residents who belong to the Arawak/ Lokono and Warrau tribes.

Saying that his government has redirected $2.9 billion in the capital programme outside of the regional budget to be spent on developmental works in Region Six, President Irfaan Ali yesterday promised to forge ahead with plans at a rapid pace despite the economic challenges in order to ensure that the livelihoods of citizens are improved. 

Jimmy Butler was exhausted. However, he had enough in the tank down the stretch to help the Miami Heat avoid elimination with a 111-108 win over the Los Angeles Lakers in Game 5 of the NBA Finals on Friday near Orlando.

Almost three dozen local female entrepreneurs have created a support group to promote each other’s’ businesses. 

WASHINGTON,  (Reuters) – Boasting about his achievements and hurling unsubstantiated allegations against his opponents, U.S.

PARIS, (Reuters) – Securing a first Grand Slam title is supposed to be an arduous undertaking but 19-year-old Iga Swiatek crowned an extraordinary fortnight to win the French Open in a blaze of winners yesterday, crushing Sofia Kenin 6-4 6-1.

The Guyana Water Incorporated (GWI) is now supplying residents of Esau and Jacob, Mahaicony, in Region Five, with potable water.

Though there are those who create and perform for the love of it, because it is a hobby, or because they are in an environment where professional theatre is not developed, theatre around the world today is big business.

A Lance Corporal attached to the Guyana Defence Force (GDF) Coast Guard has been arrested after he assaulted a police officer on duty at the western end of the Demerara Harbour Bridge (DHB).

SEOUL,  (Reuters) – North Korea unveiled previously unseen intercontinental ballistic missiles at an unprecedented predawn military parade yesterday that showcased the country’s long-range weapons for the first time in two years.

President of the Berbice Cricket Board (BCB) Hilbert Foster has announced that he will lead a delegation this week to meet with senior government officials.

Early in “Time” Sibil Fox Richardson – you may know her as Fox Rich – is recording a video for her social media, announcing an upcoming talk she’ll be giving.

LAKE CHARLES, La., (Reuters) – Weary residents of coastal Louisiana began cleaning up yesterday from wind and water damage inflicted by Hurricane Delta to their already storm-battered region, even as it weakened and moved northeast.

ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates, CMC – West Indies off-spinner Sunil Narine kept his cool in a nerve-wracking last over to earn Kolkata Knight Riders their fourth win in six outings with a two-run victory over Nicholas Pooran’s Kings XI Punjab here yesterday.

Dear Editor, Recent events have demonstrated clearly the state of distress that characterizes our politics and governance institutions.

BOGOTA,  (Reuters) – A judge yesterday lifted a house arrest order against former Colombian President Alvaro Uribe, who is under investigation for alleged witness tampering.

The suspect accused of wounding Police Constable Ramsingh last Monday at Guyhoc Park, in Georgetown, was on Friday charged with four offences stemming from the encounter.

Have you ever thought that the reason you’re not reaching your fitness goal is because you can’t focus?

Months after he escaped from custody, a juvenile attempted murder accused was yesterday recaptured by the police at Ogle, East Coast Demerara.

(Reuters) – New cases of COVID-19 in the United States hit a two-month high on Friday with over 58,000 infections of the coronavirus reported and hospitalizations in the Midwest at record levels for a fifth day in a row, according to a Reuters analysis.

PARIS,  (Reuters) – Novak Djokovic faces claycourt king Rafael Nadal in a dream French Open final today with more at stake for the world’s two top-ranked players than another Grand Slam title.

(Trinidad Express) Reshma Kanchan’s alleged killer has been charged. Sunil Dookie, 36 years old of Thompson Trace, Siparia was charged for the murder of his ex-wife who he was found dead on the morning of September 29 at Laltoo Branch Road, Penal.

Dear Editor, As the Guyana Government contemplates the reopening of shuttered sugar factories one understands that it is not an economically feasible determination but a largely social accommodation.

The growing numbers of COVID-19 deaths will likely terrify you, especially if you already have an underlying condition.

Dear Editor, Mr Tacuma Ogunseye (SN 10-10-20), pointed out that we have been grappling for decades with the ethnic insecurities that have stymied the progress of all our peoples.

After all the patter about inclusion and constitutional reform to which the public has been treated by President Irfaan Ali, the evidence that these statements are to be invested with any substance is scant.

NEW DELHI,  (Reuters) – Rajasthan Royals captain Steve Smith is wary of fielding a rusty Ben Stokes in today’s clash against Sunrisers Hyderabad even though the inaugural champions badly need to revive their sagging Indian Premier League (IPL) campaign.

BOGOTA, (Reuters) – Coronavirus cases in Colombia topped 900,000 yesterday, as deaths from COVID-19 closed in on 27,700, the Ministry of Health said.

Last Update:645.11                     Movement: 0.58% Current Update:641.39                YTD Movement: 5.84%The Lucas Stock Index (LSI) fell 0.58% during the first period of trading in October, 2020.

Introduction Today’s column continues the discussion on Rystad Energy’s recent modeling of the “cost of delay of the Payara project”.  

It is undoubtedly true that one of the early effects of the COVID-19 pandemic is the rather sudden realisation of aspects of daily life which had become part of the fabric, so that we had unconsciously come to see them as a given and were therefore jolted by not being able to simply go where the crowds are as in, for me, dinners at Grand Coastal and the very attentive hamburger service at the Pegasus Poolside or the latest film at the cinema.

               “The unexamined life is not worth living” – Socrates. When I was no more than twelve or thirteen the feeling grew in me that it was important not simply to live life day by day but somehow to give greater meaning to it by recording what was happening every one of those days and by planning how I should shape and what I should make of my life in the future.

Political lifespan in the third world, unlike the developed world, accords generally with a person’s physical lifespan, if no intervening political, health or other event intervenes to terminate the political career.

Chess.com, a popular chess site where online games can be contested among players of international and lesser stature, has published its interpretation of “The Ten Best Chess Moves of All Time”.