Daily Archive: Tuesday, October 20, 2020

The Bank of Guyana (BoG) is currently in the process of making it easier for ordinary citizens to open an account at financial institutions across the country by reducing the onerous identification requirements.

From November 1st Trans Guyana Airways is launching five weekly flights to Barbados from the Ogle airport.

(Jamaica Star) David Reid, a jovial tailor who loved his rum, died a terrible death last Friday after he was boxed to the ground, allegedly by a teenager who was engaged in an argument with a shopkeeper in Pisgah, a community located some 30 minutes from New Market in St Elizabeth.

(Jamaica Gleaner) On April 20 this year, George Jon-Andrew Bryan had just returned from the skate park and climbed on to the roof of his Boston, Portland, home to watch firefighters battle a wildfire that was consuming the hills.

STOCKHOLM,  (Reuters) – Sweden today banned on security grounds the use of telecom equipment from China’s Huawei and ZTE in its 5G network ahead of a spectrum auction scheduled for next month, joining other European nations that have restricted the role of Chinese suppliers.

LONDON,  (Reuters) – Rapid outbound COVID-19 testing for passengers has been launched at London’s Heathrow Airport, designed to return results in an hour, in an effort to re-open restricted routes and boost traffic for airlines.

(Trinidad Guardian) As the restaurant industry battles through the seventh month of COVID-19 restrictions, several owners say unless the Government eases restrictions soon, low revenues may force them out of business by November.

The CARICOM Regional Security System (RSS) team that came to aid the investigation into the murders of Berbice cousins Isaiah and Joel Henry and Haresh Singh in September has found that the Guyana Police Force is “well poised and competent” to complete the investigations, sources say.

By Readawne Henery Saying they are not “refugees,” some of the persons who are squatting at Success, on the East Coast of Demerara, have ruled out relocating to the Graham’s Hall Primary School, which is being prepared by the Civil Defence Commission (CDC) to temporarily house them.

A fire, suspected to be an act of arson, last night destroyed a section of the Midtown hotel, restaurant and bar located at Middle Street, Georgetown.

A mixture of experienced and professional individuals in the fitness industry have teamed up to form the Guyana Gym Owners and Trainers Association (GGOTA).

Chief Investment Officer Peter Ramsaroop says Guyana’s lead agency in the steering investments is being revamped to cut bureaucratic red tape.

The Ministry of Health yesterday said that three more persons who tested positive for the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) have died.

Attorney General Anil Nandlall yesterday said that all the Bills and Orders in respect of tax measures which were part of the National Budget for the year 2020 have been assented to by President Irfaan Ali and duly published in the Official Gazette on the 5th day of October, 2020, Nandlall said in statement that they are therefore in force and in effect from that date.

Leader of the Opposition Joseph Harmon yesterday declined to endorse the call by Prime Minister Mark Phillips for the squatters at Success to accept shelter at the Graham’s Hall Primary School.

Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Cricket West Indies (CWI), Johnny Grave has described the performance of the Women’s faction over the last few years as disappointing.

As athletes around the world continue to battle the scourge of the ongoing pandemic, more of them are finding creative ways to remain in shape during this time of uncertainty.

Caribbean Airlines (CAL) yesterday announced a Guyana to New York flight on Thursday, October 22 as it begins to roll out its schedule following the reopening of the international airports here.

The Court of Appeal is scheduled to determine FIFA’s appeal, over High Court Judge Carol Gobin’s decision to hear a case brought by embattled T&T Football Association (TTFA) president William Wallace and his United TTFA executive team, on Friday at 3 pm.

A Moruca resident was yesterday charged with the murder of Timmol Harris, whose body was pulled from a canal on the East Bank of Essequibo last Tuesday morning.

Chris Gayle, Andre Russell and Carlos Brathwaite were the only West Indians to be drafted in the inaugural Lankan Premier League (LPL).

Dear Editor, The Inter American Press Association (IAPA) is launching its Immortal Pencils campaign to raise awareness about the impunity that surrounds most crimes against journalists, and the lack of justice that encourages more violence, censorship, and self-censorship.

A number of local frontline health care providers are to take part in a virtual training focused on mental health and psychosocial support.

(IPL) Rajasthan Royals (RR) returned to winning ways after they beat Chennai Super Kings (CSK) by seven wickets in Match 37 of the Dream11 Indian Premier League (IPL) 2020 in Abu Dhabi yesterday.

Dear Editor, The Coronavirus has spread throughout the country. Every day more infected persons are being identified and more deaths are recorded.

The trial of Danion Welcome, the driver involved in the accident that claimed the life of seven-year-old Ciarra Benjamin on June 1st, 2019 at Agricola Public Road, is scheduled to begin this Wednesday.

Dear Editor, Mr Baytoram Ramharack’s letter published in the Stabroek News, October 16, 2020 edition captioned, `Why did Granger gov’t not take steps to address security concerns of Africans’ was his response to a letter I wrote (SN 14.10.2020) acknowledging  Mr Ravi Dev’s reply to my earlier question on his position on the Indian Ethnic Security Dilemma now that the PPP/C has returned to office.

When the former government took the decision to close GuySuCo’s Skeldon Estate in 2017, like a lot of other people brothers Anand and Prakash Singh learned about it in the news.

WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – The final debate between President Donald Trump and Democratic rival Joe Biden will feature a mute button to allow each candidate to speak uninterrupted, organizers said yesterday, looking to avoid the disruptions that marred the first matchup.

BRASILIA/WASHINGTON,  (Reuters) – U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo warned yesterday the United States and Brazil need to reduce their dependence on imports from China for their own security as the two countries reinforced their business partnership.

Dear Editor, I thank you for allowing me to use this medium, perhaps for the final time, to air this personal dilemma.

The National Toshaos’ Council Conference will not be held this year as a result of to the COVID-19 pandemic.

(Reuters) – The problem-plagued Limetree Bay refinery in St. Croix, Virgin Islands, may lose its main supplier of crude, oil major BP, if it isn’t successfully up and running by December, according to two people familiar with the matter.

(Trinidad Guardian) Prime Minister Dr Keith Rowley has announced that the government will revisit the energy sector tax regime to ensure the country remains competitive.

Dear Editor, As an old man and a citizen of Guyana in self-exile, I still feel that I ought to comment on certain tendencies in Guyanese society and its governance as they appear to me.

(Reuters) – Exxon Mobil Corp said there had been no phone call between its chief executive, Darren Woods, and President Donald Trump after the president invoked the company’s name at a rally in Arizona yesterday when he said he could raise more money than his Democratic rival Joe Biden.

The trial of Les Charles Critchlow for the 2016 murder of his brother-in-law Terrence Adams commenced yesterday morning before Justice Priya Sewnarine-Beharry and a jury at the High Court in Georgetown.

(BBC) Former Yorkshire spinner Azeem Rafiq is to appear in a documentary series commissioned by Cricket Australia about experiences of suffering racial abuse.

PRAGUE, (Reuters) – The Czech Football Association dismissed its referee commission yesterday, including chairman Jozef Chovanec, three days after police raided the FA’S headquarters and other locations around the country and charged 20 people with corruption.

(Reuters) – A Raul Jimenez shot that took a heavy deflection off the head of Leeds United midfielder Kalvin Phillips gave Wolverhampton Wanderers a hard-fought 1-0 away win in the Premier League yesterday.

(Reuters) – The Premier League said yesterday that eight people had returned positive results in its latest round of COVID-19 tests conducted on players and staff last week.

Sunil Narine has been cleared of having a suspect bowling action and has been taken off the warning list, the Indian Premier League (IPL) said Sunday.

Jayden Seales was shocked after receiving the call saying he had been selected as a reserve for the upcoming West Indies two-match Test series against New Zealand that bowls off on December 3 in New Zealand.

BEIJING/SAO PAULO,  (Reuters) – An experimental vaccine developed by China’s Sinovac Biotech appeared to be safe in providing protection against the COVID-19 disease caused by the new coronavirus, preliminary results of a late stage clinical trial conducted in Brazil showed yesterday.

Some important issues that have to do with service delivery in the law and order sector arise out of Home Affairs Minister Robeson Benn’s recent pronouncement regarding physical attacks on members of the Guyana Police Force by civilians including his entirely justifiable insistence that such attacks cease.

Attorney General and Minister of Legal Affairs,  Anil Nandlall M.P. yesterday met with members of the Guyana Hemp Asso-ciation which is seeking the Government’s support in cultivating hemp on a plantation scale in Guyana.

Dear Editor, My regard for Mr. Nigel Hinds went up several notches. 

(Reuters) – Edinson Cavani’s hopes of making his Manchester United debut against former club Paris St Germain in the Champions League were dashed after the Uruguayan striker was left out of the travelling squad yesterday.

Flocks of yellow-billed cuckoos, which normally migrate from North to South America to escape winter, have been seen in Jamaica in recent weeks, an unusual spectacle which Terrestrial Biologist Damion Whyte believes is a result of Hurricane Delta.

SAN DIEGO – It is hard to imagine more devastating effects of climate change than the fires that have been raging in California, Oregon, and Washington, or the procession of hurricanes that have approached – and, at times, ravaged – the Gulf Coast.

A little earlier this month, the University of the West Indies’ Shridath Ramphal Centre published a policy paper that called for a new, integrated regional approach to post-COVID Caribbean economic recovery. 

PARIS,  (Reuters) – A campaign by coronavirus-stricken aviation giants to persuade the world it’s safe to fly has been questioned by one of the scientists whose research it draws upon.

(Trinidad Guardian) Three women appeared in the Scarborough Magistrates’ Virtual Court to answer charges of assault occasioning actual bodily harm, false imprisonment and robbery with aggravation of a 28 year old man Dachel Ashby 19, a security guard, Jennieve Gardiner 28, unemployed and Reacheal Martinez 36, also security guard are all close relatives.

“We can never forgive the Government policy that denied my father the right to return home.”