Daily Archive: Sunday, November 8, 2020

Sanitation worker Kevin Smith, age 29,  of Cummings Lodge, East Coast Demerara died this afternoon following an accident at the Infectious Diseases Hospital, Liliendaal, the police said in a statement.

WILMINGTON, Del./WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – A day after clinching the U.S. presidency, Democrat Joe Biden and his advisers were working today on how to address the nation’s coronavirus crisis while reinforcing his intention to bridge America’s gaping political divisions.

LOS ANGELES,  (Reuters) – Game show host Alex Trebek, who as the brainy quizmaster of “Jeopardy!”

President Irfaan Ali yesterday congratulated US President-elect Joe Biden on his victory at the November 3rd general elections.

(Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump could issue a flurry of pardons during his final days in power.

SAN CRISTOBAL VERAPAZ, Guatemala, (Reuters) – Rescue workers yesterday clambered over treacherous roads buried in mud and rubble to reach a remote mountain village in Guatemala swamped by a devastating storm that has killed and led to the disappearance of dozens of people across Central America and southern Mexico.

(Jamaica Gleaner) While there will be considerable euphoria and pride in a Joe Biden-Kamala Harris win in the US presidential race, Jamaica-born New York-based political scientist, Diana Cassells, is cautioning Jamaica and the Caribbean about their expectations at this time.

ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) – Ethiopia’s Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed sacked his army chief, head of intelligence and foreign minister on Sunday, as the military continued a five-day old offensive in the restive Tigray region with a new round of air strikes.

(Jamaica Star) Camille and Garnet Foster, a couple from Bullet Tree in Petersfield, Westmoreland, has opened their home to children, providing them with educational opportunities.

(Trinidad Express) The “vast majority” of stranded nationals have been cleared by the Ministry of National Security to return home, giving way for a new category of returning nationals to enter the country.

(Trinidad Guardian) As congratulations and best wishes continued to pour in for the United States President-elect Joe Biden, Opposition Leader Kamla Persad-Bissessar found herself in hot water when a congratulatory message on her Facebook page posted around noon, reflected the exact wording of several tweets posted by a British diplomat.

(Trinidad Guardian) Prime Minister Dr Keith Rowley has congratulated President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris on their victory in the 2020 US presidential election.

A Caribbean joint-venture for a chemical storage facility has been shelved amid controversy over the disposal of state lands on the East Bank Demerara (EBD) and a near US$1 million payment to a well-known PNCR figure.

The PPP/C government will continue with the China-funded US$37.6 million National Broadband Expansion Project to be implemented by Chinese firm Huawei and Prime Minister Mark Phillips said that national security considerations will be taken into consideration.

The Guyana Human Rights Association (GHRA) has announced that it has reached out to the ministries of Home Affairs and Human Services to partner with it in financing a visit by a team of forensic pathologists from Argentina to assist the Guyana Police Force in resolving the recent murders of West Berbice youth Joel and Isaiah Henry and Haresh Singh. 

The main parliamentary opposition yesterday maintained its call on Minister of Tourism, Industry and Commerce Oneidge Walrond to resign her posts as minister and Member of Parliament.

Four persons, including a broker, are currently being questioned by the Customs Anti-Narcotics Unit (CANU) as part of its probe of the recent discovery of a huge quantity of cocaine concealed in a shipment of scrap metal that was intercepted in Belgium, while the shipper is still being sought.

Minister of Health Dr Frank Anthony on Friday commissioned a $30 million health centre at Bamia, Soesdyke-Linden High-way.

A farmer was chopped to death on Friday afternoon at Cassie Creek, Baramita, North West District (NWD) and the police are on the hunt for his assailant.

Tulsie Maniram, the Hampton Court resident who was struck down by a speeding funeral van almost a month ago along the Devonshire Castle Public Road, Essequibo Coast, succumbed to his injuries yesterday morning at the Georgetown Public Hospital.

Will Delhi Capitals (DC) revive their fortunes just in time to reach the final?

Opposition Leader Joseph Harmon has stated that his government never approached the US State Department to purchase four Bell helicopters and equipment for the Guyana Defence Force (GDF).

SHARJAH, United Arab Emirates,  CMC – Deandra Dottin hit a cameo but it was her West Indies teammate Shakera Selman’s two wickets which proved pivotal as Supernovas edged Trailblazers by two runs in a dramatic finish here yesterday.

The Integrity Commission will meet this week to begin compiling lists of those public officers who have failed to submit the required financial declaration mere days before the November 15th extended deadline.

Saying that he did not want to be a source of delays, attorney Sanjeev Datadin has withdrawn from serving as a prosecutor in the criminal proceedings against Chief Election Officer Keith Lowenfield.

The best practices to ensure safety during teaching is the biggest concern of the Guyana Teachers’ Union (GTU), Education Minister Priya Manickchand believes following a recent engagement ahead of tomorrow’s reopening of public schools.

National high jump record holder, Robert Bynoe yesterday donated a quantity of running shoes to the Super Upcoming Runners Track Club, Titans United Athletic Club and the Running Brave Athletic Club. 

Living in a depressed community for the last eight years, Odessa Primus has seen poverty in all forms and witnessed its negative impacts.

Concerned about the challenges faced by chronic renal failure patients who have been placed on dialysis, Saye Abigail Yong is hoping to bring about change by sharing her experience and the stories of those she has met on her dialysis journey.

Noting how quickly her elderly mother developed severe symptoms of COVID-19 before dying, Moblissa resident Coleen Williams is hoping that authorities move swiftly to isolate her father, who has also tested positive and has pre-existing conditions, so that he can be properly monitored.

The 11-year-old child who tested positive for the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) and died on Friday afternoon at the Georgetown Public Hospital (GPH) will not be classified as a COVID-19 fatality, an official of the Ministry of Health (MoH) has said.

Newly elected president of the Guyana Amateur Swimming Association (GASA), Dwayne Scott is high on the country’s Olympic prospects following his ascension to office. 

A few months ago, Dason Anthony and some of his friends went camping.

Following the confirmation of multiple cases of COVID-19 in St Cuthbert’s Mission, travel restrictions were imposed on the community to help curb the spread of the disease.

Dear Editor,  I write in relation to the issue of the elevation of attorneys-at-law to the dignity of Senior Counsel, published in several editions of your newspaper. 

Cricket in Essequibo is poised to take off next weekend after the inaugural Devon Ramnauth Under-19 T20 tournament was officially launched  Friday.

“I used to get licks for tea, breakfast and dinner. You think is two cents I went through in this life?

Bill Rogers is still a household name here so many decades after he was active in show business, musical recordings and popular entertainment in Guyana, the Caribbean, the USA and the UK.

The Doobay Dialysis Centre is seeking donations to cover the cost of lifesaving dialysis treatments for some chronic kidney disease patients.

West Indies head coach Phil Simmons said that he is happy to see the prospect of two `A’ team matches between his side and New Zealand’s.

Dear Editor, The Coronavirus pandemic continues to bring new challenges with every passing day and even though there have been solutions to many of the issues related to the pandemic, some problems are still unresolved.

Merundoi Inc Director Margaret Lawrence, who recently won GTT’s ‘Pinktober TikTok challenge,’ has donated her $20,000 cash prize to a cancer patient for treatment.

(Trinidad Express) As the government moves to ease Covid-19 coronavirus restrictions and return economic activity to Trinidad and Tobago, Prime Minis-ter Dr Keith Rowley announced yesterday that restaurants will reopen at 50 per cent capacity come Monday.

Twenty-two of the 43 Americas Boxing Confederation (AMBC) countries will be unable to vote in amateur boxing’s governing body, AIBA’s Congress scheduled for December 12-13.

Dear Editor, If there is one country that Guyanese know better than any other it’s the United States of America.

Two former Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) premieres, one from 2018 and one from 2019, finally make their way to audiences in the last quarter of 2020, offering different takes on the lengths people go to in service of family.

Local gyms have been given the greenlight to reopen their doors to 50% capacity and I know many of you are eager to get back into your fitness routine.

WILMINGTON, Del./WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – President-elect Joe Biden declared it was “time to heal” America in his first speech after prevailing today in a bitter election, even as President Donald Trump refused to concede.

The police are investigating the death of a 49-year-old man, whose lifeless body was found on a tomb in the Anna Catherina Cemetery yesterday afternoon.

Archery Guyana Inc., continues to lead the way for sports entities and set a precedent when it hosted the first virtual Annual General Meeting (AGM) in late October via an online platform. 

HAVANA, (Reuters) – Drivers honked their horns and applause erupted in Havana yesterday after Joe Biden was declared the winner of the U.S.

Dear Editor, The irony of Joseph Harmon’s hurried congratulatory letter to American President-elect Joe Biden cannot be lost on all with knowledge of Guyana’s recent electoral travails, for it would seem President Trump will be replicating claims and legal manoeuvres made by the Granger/Harmon group.

When I learned chess, books about the endgame were limited, so I never paid attention to endgame studies.

The Guyana Football Federation (GFF) in collaboration with the Union of European Football Association (UEFA), is working to develop a 100 day action plan which forms part of the latter’s ‘Bounceback’ Programme to pave the way for the resumption of sports activities.

SAN CRISTOBAL VERAPAZ, Guatemala, (Reuters) – Rescue workers yesterday struggled over treacherous roads buried in mud and rubble to reach a remote mountain village in Guatemala swamped by a devastating storm that has killed dozens of people across Central America and southern Mexico.

A 19-year-old motorcyclist is currently hospitalised after he was injured in a three-vehicle accident that occurred on Tuesday afternoon at Bartica.

Dear Editor, The Local Government Elections (LGE) are due in 2021.

(Jamaica Gleaner) Mark Golding, the St Andrew South member of parliament, has been elected the sixth president of the People’s National Party (PNP).

The Ministry of Home Affairs in collaboration with the Guyana Police Force and the National Road Safety Council, on Friday launched a “Road Safety Education Enforcement Awareness Campaign” across seven regions across the country.

It is always hard work getting governments in this country to show an interest in heritage issues, and it will be particularly hard now when there is a pandemic raging and those who sit in power have their minds fully occupied by fossil fuel matters.

The Ministry of Health yesterday confirmed that 27 more COVID-19 cases were recorded from the latest results of testing, bringing the total number of cases in Guyana to 4,484 since the first case was confirmed here.

Following a meeting with vendors at the Corriverton Market on Friday, Region Six Police Commander Jairam Ramlakhan has agreed to assign ranks to conduct daily patrols there.

MUMBAI, (Reuters) – Former India batsman Gautam Gambhir feels Virat Kohli should be replaced as captain of the Royal Challengers Bangalore after the team ended yet another Indian Premier League campaign without the trophy.

When you live a long life as I have, in some ways, because of the huge amount of passing time involved, the limits of the brain will come into play and you forget chunks – sometimes trivia, but also very important pieces – of what you went through or learned or overcame, and it takes a remark from a friend, or a reference you see in the press, to remind you of an episode, or even a response to a song, in your own life that should have great relevance for you. 

Last Update: 647.64                                              Movement: 1.44% Current Update: 656.93                                        YTD Movement: 8.41%LUCAS STOCK INDEX   The Lucas Stock Index (LSI) rose 1.44% during the first period of trading in November 2020.

RIO DE JANEIRO,  (Reuters) – Brazil has recorded 254 new COVID-19 deaths, and 22,380 new coronavirus cases, the health ministry said yesterday.

Introduction Today’s column reviews estimated Government of Guyana (GoG) revenue and related benefits arising from its International Oil Companies (IOCs)-led oil and gas sector. 

Over the past weeks in the US, liberals and progressives, and some conservatives, expectantly awaited the results of the elections for the complete demolition of Trump and Trumpism by the American electorate.

It is necessary to repeat again and again that in the background of all our lives there exists a fundamental and dominating lie.

LOS ANGELES,  (Reuters) – Game show host Alex Trebek, who as the brainy quizmaster of “Jeopardy!”

(Reuters) – Novak Djokovic has sealed the year-end men’s world number one tennis ranking for the sixth time to go level with childhood hero Pete Sampras after closest rival Rafael Nadal opted against playing in the ATP Tour event in Sofia next week.

PARIS, (Reuters) – Top seed Rafael Nadal’s bid for a maiden Paris Masters title was halted yesterday when the Spaniard was beaten 6-4 7-5 in the semi-finals by German fourth seed Alexander Zverev.

(Trinidad Express) A soldier shot a man he said he initially went to assist.

Dear Editor, Can you say if it is true that Harmon has sent a letter of congratulations to President-elect Joe Biden?

Opposition Leader Joseph Harmon yesterday congratulated United States President-elect Joseph Biden on his victory at the November 3rd general elections.

MANILA, (SciDev.Net) –  Halting or reversing the effects of carbon dioxide and other planet-warming greenhouse gas emissions is best done by using the human footprint to identify key regions where action can be the most cost-effective, says a new study. 

SYDNEY, (SciDev.net) – Researchers have developed a new and cheaper method of recycling used cooking oil and agricultural waste into biodiesel, and efficiently convert food scraps, micro-plastics and old tyres into valuable molecules used in medicines, fertilisers and biodegradable packaging.

SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Hit by cabin fever, hundreds of Singapore residents itching to get out of the tiny country boarded a “cruise to nowhere” on Friday, a rare chance to sail the seas after the coronavirus pandemic shut down much of the cruise industry.

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Adventure movie “Death on the Nile” was taken off the holiday movie calendar on Thursday, further jeopardizing the chances for a revival this year of the industry.

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Actor Johnny Depp on Friday was forced out of the “Fantastic Beasts” movie franchise, days after losing a libel case in Britain against a tabloid that called him a “wife beater.”

COPENHAGEN (Reuters) – Denmark announced strict new lockdown rules on Thursday in the north of the country after authorities discovered a mutated coronavirus strain in minks bred in the region, prompting a nationwide cull that will devastate the large pelt industry.

LONDON (Reuters) – A small but key UK study has found that “cellular immunity” to the pandemic SARS-CoV-2 virus is present after six months in people who had mild or asymptomatic COVID-19 – suggesting they might have some level of protection for at least that time.