Daily Archive: Monday, December 7, 2020

WELLINGTON, (Reuters) – New Zealand coach Gary Stead has accepted he might lose Kane Williamson for matches later this month with the imminent birth of his first child but the team had no concerns about him taking some time away.

The Guyana Power and Light (GPL) today announced the appointment of  Bharat Dindyal as Chief Executive Officer (CEO).

The Chambers of the Director of Public Prosecutions today served a notice of appeal in the case where former GDF Chief of Staff Gary Best was freed of the charge of causing the death of cyclist Jude Bentley by dangerous driving.

The Ministry of Health today said that one more person who tested positive for the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) has died.

The Guyana Telephone and Telegraph Company (GTT)  today said that as a result of an internet outage affecting the Region, some of its customers may experience some service interruption.  

(Jamaica Observer) Fears that United States Vice President-elect Kamala Harris is not making much of her Jamaican heritage and might be unaware of Caribbean community hopes are unfounded, a leading Diaspora spokesman has said.

CARACAS,  (Reuters) – Allies of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro won a majority of votes in a parliamentary election that saw scant participation due to a boycott by the opposition, which said yesterday’s event was a farce meant to consolidate a dictatorship.

BARAN, India,  (Reuters) – Traditional Indian wedding finery gave way to hazmat suits and masks in a remote north Indian village, after the bride tested positive for the coronavirus just hours before her marriage, a local health official said.

DUBAI,  (Reuters) – The killing of Iran’s top nuclear scientist last month was carried out remotely with artificial intelligence and a machine gun equipped with a “satellite-controlled smart system”, Tasnim news agency quoted a senior commander as saying.

(Trinidad Guardian) Police have released a man who was caught on camera taking a teenage girl into his car after the girl refused to give them a statement.

(Trinidad Guardian) After leaving the country for life-saving heart surgery last month, a retired police corporal is pleading with the government to allow him to return home for Christmas.

HAMILTON, New Zealand, CMC – Captain Jason Holder yesterday urged “soul-searching” from his bruised West Indies side after they suffered a humiliating innings defeat inside four days in the opening Test at Seddon Park.

(Jamaica Gleaner) A Jamaican who expressed concern last week that his deportation from the United Kingdom could be a “death sentence” as he had no known relatives here has tested positive for COVID-19 after landing last Wednesday.

The Jai Hind Ground has received six floodlights compliments of the Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sport.

Jai Hind Jaguars and WD Masters marched into the semi-finals of the Guyana Cricket Board/Tropical Springs Over-40 T20 tournament yesterday.

West Indies Under-15 opener, Rampertab Ramnauth,  scored the only half century while Aaron Beharry, Fawaz Gafoor and Tyrese Sealy chalked up good performances as the second Berbice Cricket Board Under-19 trial match came to an end yesterday.

Following the testing of several locally based Golden Jaguar internationals for the Covid-19 virus by the Guyana Football Federation (GFF) in November, Head coach Marcio Maximo disclosed that the respective results are expected to be received this week by the management team.

The Guyana Football Federation (GFF) has commissioned an ‘Ad Hoc’ committee in Kwakwani as the first step to resuscitate football in the community.

With the issuance of two new trawling licences shrouded in secrecy, APNU+AFC Member of Parliament Khemraj Ramjattan yesterday said that he will be seeking answers from the National Assembly.

Dear Editor, The disclosures being made concerning the current state of the Nation’s finances should produce a shift in our investment posture.

With no satisfactory plan submitted by China Harbour and Engineering Company Limited (CHEC) on the troubled  US$150 million Cheddi Jagan International Airport (CJIA) expansion project,  action will be taken against the contractor if it is still in default after December 31, Minister of Public Works Juan Edghill says.

Dear Editor, I refer to a news report published by News Room on December 04, 2020 `GNBS unable to calibrate breathalyser kits, speed guns; now sourcing equipment’.

WASHINGTON,  (Reuters) – Republican Senator Kelly Loeffler danced around questions about whether President Donald Trump lost the Nov.

Two weeks after placing third in the first Time-Trial event in the city, Jamaul John took his talents to Linden and dominated his arch rivals, Jamual John and  Marlon `Fishy’ Williams who had to settle for second and third in that order.

Dear Editor, I thank the outgoing Canadian High Commissioner, Her Excellency, Ms.

In the backdrop of the five-month elections standoff earlier this year, the PPP/C government has drafted a list of electoral reforms including having an external agency conducting registration and then handing the data to GECOM near to the polls.

Residents of Pigeon Island on the East Coast of Demerara are incensed at the erecting of a plant shop on the state reserve and the dispute has now drawn in several ministers of government and the chairman of a NDC.

Dear Editor, Reference is made to `APNU+AFC spent $1.2 trillion over five years – Ashni Singh’ (SN online Dec 5) and `Jordan says $4.2B contingencies spending was ‘unforeseen’’ (SN Dec 6).

(Trinidad Guardian) Incumbent United National Congress (UNC) leader Kamla Persad- Bissessar last night claimed victory in the UNC’s internal polls, saying there was a clear trend that her Star slate was going to win when the official results come in.

WILMINGTON, Del., (Reuters) – President-elect Joe Biden has made his selections for two key public health positions, sources said yesterday, as he prepares to take office next month as the coronavirus pandemic rages to new levels across the United States.

Dear Editor, I read with sheer amazement, the bundle of hogwash APNU+AFC Member of Parliament, Ganesh Mahipaul wrote in the media about the highly successful $25,000 COVID-19 Cash Grant distribution exercise currently ongoing. 

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

The police force is looking for the person/s who slashed a tyre on a Joint Services vehicle which responded to a report of a curfew-breaking party at Den Amstel, West Coast Demerara yesterday with more than 300 persons in attendance.

Dear Editor, The Legal Supplement B to the Official Gazette of 30 November 2020 carried a Government Notice setting out the names of the Guyana Forestry Commission Board for November 2020 to November 2021.

The Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sport has released a statement warning associations/federations to desist from any form of disenfranchisement and exploitation of local sportsmen and women.

MONTEVIDEO, (Reuters) – Tabaré Vázquez, an oncologist who became the first centre-left politician to be elected president of Uruguay and won popularity for a mix of pro-business policies and strong welfare programs, died yesterday at the age of 80 after a battle with lung cancer.

SYDNEY, (Reuters) – Hardik Pandya smashed two huge sixes in the final over to give India a dramatic six-wicket Twenty20 victory over Australia yesterday, sewing up the three-match series for the tourists with a game to spare.

Members of the Woodley Park Women’s Cash Crop Farmers’ Group from Woodley Park, West Berbice on Saturday received a quantity of fertilizers and seeds to assist with their cultivation, according to a release from the Ministry of Agriculture.

(Reuters) – Kenya’s Kibiwott Kandie smashed the half marathon world record by 29 seconds yesterday, becoming the first person to break 58 minutes at the Valencia Half Marathon.

Dear Editor, There are two serious factors which are against Guyana’s national interest in permitting a Haitian smuggling ring to operate here: (i)Condoning people smuggling is criminalizing those Guyanese who are in the  pay of the ring. 

By Karyn Diaz and Angelique V. Nixon Karyn Diaz is a Trinidadian scholar, writer, educator, and activist.

SHEFFIELD, England, (Reuters) – A 90th-minute goal from striker Jamie Vardy gave Leicester City a 2-1 win at Sheffield United in the Premier League yesterday, lifting the Foxes back into the top four while leaving the Blades rooted to the bottom of the table.

CAPE TOWN, (Reuters) – The second One Day International between South Africa and England scheduled for today at Newlands will not take place as the teams await independent ratification of two unconfirmed positive COVID-19 tests in the tourists’ travelling party.

Speaking on Friday on the sidelines of the launch of the Canada Guyana Chamber of Commerce, President Irfaan Ali made the announcement that he had invited all former presidents to a meeting with him on December 15 to discuss national development.

Last week, it was reported that the UK Government, through the Department for International Development, is providing Jamaica’s Integrity Commission with approximately £550,000 for institutional strengthening in the following key areas: (i) development of an electronic system for filing of declarations with the Commission; (ii) drafting of Regulations to support the Integrity Commission Act; (iii) crafting of a corruption risk assessment; and (iv) development of a national anti-corruption strategy.

MOUNT MAUNGANUI, New Zealand,  CMC – A sudden batting collapse sent West Indies A to a heavy innings defeat to New Zealand A on the final day of their opening four-day “Test” here yesterday.

(Reuters) – Serum Institute of India, the world’s largest vaccine producer by volume, has sought emergency use authorization in the country for AstraZeneca Plc’s COVID-19 vaccine yesterday, according to several reports in Indian media, citing PTI.