Daily Archive: Monday, December 28, 2020

President Irfaan Ali has urged Guyanese living in Canada to return home to invest.

Leader of the People’s National Congress David Granger handed over the Government of Guyana’s $25,000 ‘Covid-19 relief and support household grant’ to five villagers from the Mocha-Arcadia Neighbourhood, East Bank Demerara.

DUBAI, (Reuters) – A Saudi court today sentenced prominent women’s rights activist Loujain al-Hathloul to five years and eight months in prison, her family and local media said, in a trial that has drawn international condemnation as Riyadh faces renewed U.S.

KOLKATA/AHMEDABAD, India, (Reuters) – The Serum Institute of India, the local maker of the Oxford/AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine, said today  it expected the British and Indian governments to approve shots for emergency use within a few days.

(Trinidad Guardian) Since the Demerit Points System (DPS) went into effect in June 2020, law enforcement officers have issued close to 54,000 fixed penalty notices (FPNs) or tickets to errant drivers and traffic violators across the country.

(Trinidad Guardian) Although Prime Minister Dr Keith Rowley said his daughter got no favours in her repatriation from the United States, former Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to the US Dr Neil Parsan is saying otherwise.

At a price of close to US$49.50 per barrel of oil, Guyana has received its fourth one million barrels of oil scheduled for this year and will get its first lift for 2021 in February next year, Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo yesterday confirmed.

Police this morning announced the arrest of a Cuban national wanted in connection with the gruesome murders  of a Princes Street, Lodge mother and her 11-year-old daughter.

President  Irfaan Ali last evening said that his Government is working to provide free education at the University of Guyana by the end of 2024.

A 29-year-old father of two died yesterday morning after jumping onto a  moving car and being dragged into several parked vehicles on D’Urban Street, Lodge.

A fire of unknown origin during the wee hours of yesterday destroyed a wooden house in Jackson Creek, Upper Corentyne resulting in the death of the owner.

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

President Irfaan Ali  last week announced the re-introduction of the One Laptop Per Family (OLPF) initiative.

A meeting of groups representing indigenous persons earlier this month called on the new PPP/C government to honour its promise that revision of the Amerindian Act of 2006 is a priority.

Distribution of the $25,000 per household COVID-19 stimulus grant is currently underway on the East Bank of Demerara  and former President David Granger yesterday collected for his household.

Government is set to embark on a programme to help to promote the use of arbitration in commercial disputes with Guyana positioning itself as an arbitration hub. 

A twenty-nine-year-old man was chopped in the face and the perpetrator arrested following an altercation between the two on Christmas night at Marihaba, Moruca, North West District.

A West Bank Demerara woman’s car was stolen and found yesterday following her choosing to be a Good Samaritan by providing a lift for a known man.

After using his sharp physique to slice through the competition and earn his signature win at the recent ‘Resilience’ bodybuilding show, Darious ‘Razor’ Ramsammy has his eyes set on success on the international stage.

MADRID/ROME,  (Reuters) – Europe launched a mass COVID-19 vaccination drive yesterday with pensioners and medics lining up to get the first shots to see off a pandemic that has crippled economies and claimed more than 1.7 million lives worldwide.

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – Former West Indies wicketkeeper, Jackie Hendricks, has thrown his support behind head coach Phil Simmons despite the Caribbean side’s recent whitewash on the tour of New Zealand.

The Police say they are investigating a minor accident which occurred on Christmas Day at about 5 pm on the Den Amstel Public Road involving an All Terrain Vehicle (ATV) # CJ3400 owned by the Guyana Police Force and driven by Police Constable 24167 Lyle of Den Amstel Police Station and pedestrian Shawn Peters, age 45 years of Back Street, Den Amstel, West Coast Demerara.

On Wednesday, several homes along the Turkeyen Railway Embankment were powered for the first time by the Guyana Power and Light Inc (GPL) . 

MELBOURNE, (Reuters) – Stand-in skipper Ajinkya Rahane stepped out of Virat Kohli’s shadow with an inspiring century yesterday as India’s batsmen banished their horror 36 in Adelaide to take control of the second test against a profligate Australia on day two.

PALM BEACH, Fla./WASHINGTON,  (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump yesterday signed into law a $2.3 trillion pandemic aid and spending package, restoring unemployment benefits to millions of Americans and averting a federal government shutdown in a crisis of his own making.

Guyana Defence Force (GDF) Chief of Staff, Brigadier Godfrey Bess and Senior Officers including Inspector General Colonel Kenlloyd Roberts and Commandant of the Guyana People’s Militia, Colonel Trevor Bowman, participated in the traditional Christmas morning breakfast with troops on essential duties at Base Camps Ayanganna, Stephenson and Seweyo.

Dear Editor, Guyana’s Agent in the border case with Venezuela, former Foreign Minister Carl Greenidge, has helpfully provided useful information on the next steps in the World Court and about the dedicated  lawyers and national advisory team working on this.

(Jamaica Gleaner) Before Jamaica gets its shipment of COVID-19 vaccines next year, Cuba could well inoculate half of its 11 million citizens against the virus which has crippled global economies, trade and travel for much of 2020, leaving behind a staggering death toll.

(Reuters) – The 63-year-old suspect in the bombing that rocked Nashville on Christmas Day morning was killed in the blast that destroyed his motor home and damaged more than 40 businesses, authorities said yesterday.

On 10 December 2020, the Auditor General presented to the Speaker of the National Assembly his report on the audit of the public accounts for the fiscal year ended 31 December 2019.

KAMPALA,  (Reuters) – Ugandan presidential candidate and pop star Bobi Wine said one of his bodyguards was killed yesterday when military police ran him over while Wine’s convoy was taking a journalist wounded by police to seek medical help.

      Kimalee Phillip is a Grenadian feminist and labour human rights activist and organizer who is part of the Caribbean Solidarity Network.

KINGSTON, Jamaica, CMC – Netball authorities here say they are closely monitoring the worsening COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom ahead of the Sunshine Girls’ four-Test series there next month, but remain confident the protocols in place will keep players safe for the duration of the tour.

PRETORIA, (Reuters) – Opener Dean Elgar fell five runs short of a century as South Africa climbed to 317 for four at the close of play on day two of the first test against injury-hit Sri Lanka at Centurion Park yesterday.

MELBOURNE, (Reuters) – Ajinkya Rahane defied the weight of the India captaincy and scored arguably the most important century of his international career against Australia yesterday with his unbeaten knock of 104 drawing praise from regular skipper Virat Kohli.

(Reuters) – K.C. Jones, one of the most dominant forces in basketball history who won eight NBA champions as a player and four as a coach, died on Friday.

LIVERPOOL, (Reuters) – Liverpool’s hopes of opening up a menacing five-point lead at the top of the Premier League were scuppered in unlikely fashion as struggling West Bromwich Albion snatched a 1-1 draw at Anfield to leave manager Juergen Klopp scowling yesterday.

When the Senior Minister in the Office of the President with responsibility for Finance, Dr Ashni Singh presents the first full year budget of the new PPP/C administration there will be numerous areas of interest to the public. 

Some of Guyana’s most talented and versatile performers took to the stage on Christmas Eve to help the First Family usher in the Christmas Season.

Dear Editor, With the sad death of Reyaz Hussain at Christmas (see SN letters 27.12), it is time to acknowledge the contribution of Freddie Sanchara to the early history of Guytelly.

NEW DELHI, (Reuters) – A slight kink in India opener Prithvi Shaw’s backlift technique is responsible for his struggles in the test series in Australia, says batting great Sachin Tendulkar.

CJ McCollum drilled a 3-pointer with 6.9 seconds left before the host Portland Trail Blazers turned a late defensive stop into a 128-126 overtime victory over the short-handed Houston Rockets on Saturday.

The Iwokrama International Centre on Thursday  handed over equipment to add some support to  the Ministry of Natural Resources’ Corp of Wardens team, mainly for their monitoring exercises.

WELLINGTON, (Reuters) – Kyle Jamieson made a crucial late breakthrough to put New Zealand on top against Pakistan at the end of the second day of the first test in Mount Maunganui yesterday.

(Trinidad Guardian) The ill-fated boat carrying 41 Venezuelans which capsized off Guiria three weeks ago only had the capacity for eight people and had no life jacket or navigation equipment.