Articles published on Tuesday, November 17, 2020
(Jamaica Gleaner) Two COVID-19 vaccines might be nearing the finish line, but scientists caution it’s critical that enough people volunteer to help finish studying other candidates in the United States and around the world.
(Trinidad Guardian) The Pointe-a-Pierre Wildfowl Trust recently released two Blue and Gold Macaws as part of its ‘breed and release’ programme of endangered species.
(Trinidad Express) Tinting and drivers who violate traffic lights will be under closer scrutiny when the Road Traffic and Motor Vehicle policy is reviewed again.
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – The 10-point plan to rescue the game in the Caribbean has become a list of 16 outcomes, which Cricket West Indies president Ricky Skerritt said is achievable over the next decade, if he has his way.
The Ministry of Health today said that one more person who tested positive for the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) has died.
WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – Four astronauts riding a newly-designed spacecraft from Elon Musk’s rocket company SpaceX greeted their new crewmates aboard the International Space Station on Tuesday after successfully docking in a landmark achievement for private space travel.
(Barbados Nation) Cheers and applause erupted from the crowd, conch shells were blown and the sound of drums reverberated across The City yesterday when the 207-year-old statue of British Vice Admiral Horatio Nelson was finally hoisted for its departure from Bridgetown.
(Trinidad Guardian) bpTT yesterday retrenched more than 40 workers in what is expected to an exercise in which close to 100 employees will be let go from the company this week.
(Jamaica Star) A 35-year –old man remains in police custody in hospital in Antigua and Barbuda as police continue their investigations into the murder of a 45-year-old Jamaican hairdresser on Saturday night.
Westmount Energy, the energy investing company focussed on the Guyana-Suriname Basin today said that further to the announcement by Ratio Petroleum Energy, that the Tanager-1 well, offshore Guyana, has been reported as an oil discovery which is currently considered to be non-commercial as a stand-alone development.
Local efforts made to retrieve the scanned images of the container found with 11.5 tonnes of cocaine by Belgian authorities have so far proven futile, Customs Anti-Narcotic Unit (CANU) head James Singh says.
The main parliamentary opposition, APNU+AFC is asking the National Assembly to direct the Government to procure and finance the assistance of expert and competent professionals who can close the investigation into the deaths of Joel Henry, Isaiah Henry and Haresh Singh.
With the announcement that a second vaccine has been found to be effective in preventing COVID-19, Health Minister Dr.
Mahaica, East Coast Demerara businessman Harrylall Motilall, known as ‘Jinga Harry,’ was arrested over the weekend after he allegedly opened fire on law enforcement officers, who were responding to a report of him allegedly having in his possession a quantity of smuggled items.
A 34-year-old prison officer was yesterday released on $150,000 bail after he denied having in his possession a quantity of cannabis which was found at the Lusignan Prison last Wednesday night.
The Guyana Livestock Development Authority (GLDA) and the Ministry of Health yesterday seized and disposed of close to 500 pounds of expired duck meat that was illegally imported from the United States.
The Rupununi Village of Wowetta is now benefiting from 24-hour water supply due to a new system pegged at $27M which is expected to provide some 400 residents with private service connections.
Shadow Minister of Home Affairs, Geeta Chandan-Edmond has submitted a motion calling on the National Assembly to compel the government to fully disclose everything that happened at the Lusignan Prison during the unrest of September 19 which led to the death of two inmates.
The Guyana Police Force is seeking the assistance of the public to identify a pedestrian who was struck down by a garbage truck on Sunday morning at Stewartville Public Road.
Approximately 239 COVID-19 cases have so far been recorded in St.
(Trinidad Guardian) The T&T Cricket Board (TTCB) appointed-committee to handle the interviewing process for the post of national senior coach will begin their work on Wednesday.
Amrita Rahim, the Rosignol woman who was allegedly murdered by her husband last Friday evening, died as result of a perforation of the heart due to a stab wound, an autopsy confirmed yesterday.
ISTANBUL, Turkey, CMC – Lewis Hamilton vowed to continue his fight for social justice, after being crowned World champion for a record-equalling seventh time on Sunday.
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Director Dr. Vincent Adams says he is in communication with the Office of the President regarding his current work status.
LONDON, (Reuters) – Daniil Medvedev’s ATP Finals debut last year proved to be a chastening experience as he suffered three defeats but yesterday the Russian made his mark with an opening win against 2018 champion Alexander Zverev.
Investigators probing the murder of 85-year-old Bibi Nasmonisha Ramjit, who was found dead at her La Grange, West Bank Demerara home last month, are collaborating with their counterparts in Suriname in a bid to apprehend persons of interest.
After more than eight months, local athletes got their competitive juices flowing once again on Sunday when the Athletic Association of Guyana (AAG) staged Cross Country events in Linden and in New Amsterdam.
Fifty-one new cases of the novel coronavirus were yesterday recorded in seven of Guyana’s ten administrative regions as cases continue to rise.
NEW DELHI, (Reuters) – The robust appeal of the Indian Premier League (IPL) was once again highlighted this year after the world’s richest Twenty20 league escaped the economic aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic with only a few minor scratches.
The Guyana National Bureau of Standards (GNBS) says it is now fully capable of testing the compressive strength of locally manufactured concrete hollow blocks while announcing that plans are being made to provide certification.
A US company is contemplating the conversion of plastic waste here to fuel.
Amid the raging Novel Coronavirus Pandemic and its impact on the sporting world, if persons do not adhere to the regulations of Bio-secure venues or the “bubble” as it is commonly called now, then tournaments simply cannot happen.
Two dormitory students from Region One have tested positive for COVID-19 The students are from schools in Mabaruma and Port Kaituma, Ministry of Health spokesperson Daniel Singh disclosed yesterday.
The Parole Board has been reconstituted and this has been published in the Official Gazette dated November 7th.
AUCKLAND, New Zealand, CMC – South Africa-born left-hander Devon Conway is the only uncapped player named by New Zealand in Twenty20 International and Test squads yesterday, for their home series against West Indies, starting later this month.
Dear Editor, The struggle of the bauxite workers has come full circle back into the hands of the People’s Progressive Party/Civic (PPP/C) administration where it all began.
Dear Editor, The GHRA has been contacted by several irritated people requesting that we respond to Mr.
(Reuters) – Moderna Inc’s experimental vaccine is 94.5% effective in preventing COVID-19 based on interim data from a late-stage trial, the company said yesterday, becoming the second U.S.
Dubbed “Employment Attack 102,” Specialists in Sustained Youth Development and Research (SSYDR) Inc have once again partnered with ExxonMobil Guyana to host a job readiness camp for young people aimed at targeting 150 participants from secondary schools within Regions 2, 3, 4, 6, and 10.
NEW YORK, (Reuters) – A U.S. appeals court yesterday revived assault and battery claims by former New York Knicks star Charles Oakley against Madison Square Garden (MSG) over his forcible, televised ejection from a 2017 basketball game.
“Softball enthusiast,” Prime Minister Mark Phillips on Sunday launched the Georgetown Softball Cricket League Incorporated’s fourth annual Prime Minister’s Cup.
Dear Editor, News that the Government of Guyana in collaboration with the European Union and United Nations has launched a $1bln project to combat domestic violence is to be welcomed on the eve of International Day Against Domestic Violence.
Some 1.5 miles of the Alliance Road in Timehri will soon be repaired after nearly 10 years on the waiting list.
WILMINGTON, Del./WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – P resident-elect Joe Biden said yesterday “more people may die” if outgoing President Donald Trump continues blocking a U.S.
LIMA, (Reuters) – Peru’s Congress yesterday chose legislator Francisco Sagasti as the Andean country’s caretaker president, in an attempt to defuse a sharp political crisis after angry protests and the departure of two presidents in the past week.
WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – President Donald Trump, with two months left in office, last week asked for options on attacking Iran’s main nuclear site, but ultimately decided against taking the dramatic step, a U.S.
Dear Editor, I am extremely disturbed at the unfounded allegations, posted on Facebook by Sherod Duncan – an unquestionably irresponsible opposition Member of Parliament, that are outright lies seeking to besmirch my good name.
A nine-year-old handicapped child drowned yesterday afternoon after he reportedly left his Cane Grove, East Coast Demerara (ECD) home unknowing to his relatives.
MELBOURNE, (Reuters) – An outbreak of COVID-19 in Adelaide has rocked Australian cricket a month before the test series against India and forced a number of players, including captain Tim Paine, into self-isolation.
By Laurence Tubiana PARIS – In the space of just a week during this year’s United Nations General Assembly, representatives of the world’s largest single market and the world’s second-largest economy each laid their climate cards on the table.
It is easy to share the excitement felt across the Caribbean at President elect Joe Biden’s victory in the US polls.
TEGUCIGALPA, (Reuters) – Hurricane Iota began whipping a remote coastal area of Nicaragua with catastrophic winds, storm surges and rain last evening, as the region’s leaders blamed climate change for destruction that is pushing millions closer to hunger.
(Trinidad Express) The Government of Trinidad and Tobago is set to em-bark on several key development projects as it pushes ahead with its Revitali-sation of Port of Spain Project, which is being executed by Urban Deve-lopment Company of Trinidad and Tobago (UDeCOTT) in conjunction with the Ministry of Planning and Develop-ment.
MELBOURNE, (Reuters) – Australian men’s cricket teams will stand in a circle with bare feet at the start of international series in support of the global anti-racism movement and to recognise the country’s indigenous people, fast bowler Pat Cummins said yesterday.
Dear Editor, I write in response to the letter captioned `MPs have to begin representing the people’ (SN 15/11/2020).
On August 17 it became public knowledge that People’s Progressive Party stalwart Robert Persaud had been appointed to the position of Foreign Secretary in the Irfaan Ali-led PPP/C administration.
ADDIS ABABA/NAIROBI, (Reuters) – Ethiopia resisted international pressure for mediation in a war in the country’s north yesterday as its air force bombed the Tigrayan capital Mekelle, according to diplomatic and military sources.
The lockdown which was implemented to curb the spread of the novel coronavirus in Kwebanna in Region One has been lifted as it was reported that cases in the village have decreased significantly.
