Daily Archive: Friday, January 29, 2021

Exxon’s oil platform has experienced a gas compression problem forcing it to flare gas above pilot levels.

The Police say they are investigating a fatal shooting which resulted in the death of Sherwin Filley C/D Red Ants, age 22 years, unemployed of Plaisance, ECD and which occurred today at about 01:50hrs at Ogle Seawall, ECD The police said that Filley was wanted for Robbery, Robbery with Violence  and three counts of wounding  committed on a 50-year- old resident of Vryheids Lust ECD.

AMSTERDAM,  (Reuters) – In a victory for environmentalists, a Dutch appeals court today said that the Nigerian subsidiary of Royal Dutch Shell was responsible for multiple oil pipeline leaks in the Niger Delta and ordered it to pay unspecified damages to farmers.

 (Reuters) – Johnson & Johnson today said its single-dose vaccine was 72% effective in preventing COVID-19 in the United States but a lower rate of 66% was observed globally in the large trial conducted across three continents and against multiple variants.

LA PAZ,  (Reuters) – Bolivian doctors are demanding a nationwide lockdown and threatening to stop taking in new patients as a surge in COVID-19 cases, which they say is killing an average of one medic per day, strains hospitals to breaking point.

(Jamaica Gleaner) A nutrient cost analysis has revealed that on average, Jamaican minimum wage earners spend close to half, or 48 per cent, of their weekly income of $7,000 on food.

JAKARTA, (Reuters) – Global vaccine sharing scheme COVAX plans to ship enough COVID-19 shots to cover around 3% of the populations of low-income countries in the first half of this year, a World Health Organization (WHO) official said today.

(Trinidad Express) Retired principal of Blackman’s Private School in Maraval, Arlene Blackman, has been ordered by the court to compensate two former pupils in the sum of $20,000 each for putting their heads in a toilet bowl and flushing it back in 2012.

Minister with responsibility for Finance, Dr Ashni Singh, has approached the National Assembly to increase the ceilings on both domestic and external debt in what he described as an attempt to regularize the outstanding debt of the last administration while creating space for the current government to finance a robust development plan.

Agriculture Minister Zulfikar Mustapha yesterday refused to name the holders of two controversial trawler licences even though he was specifically asked about this in a question lodged with Parliament.

Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Hugh Todd yesterday told the National Assembly that Venezuela has been increasingly active in Guyana’s maritime space since January 7, 2021.

Following a backlash by the public regarding the cutting down of the century-old rubber trees in Mabaruma, the town council says it will engage forestry experts to determine whether the trees are a threat to lives of persons living in the town.

Ninety new COVID-19 cases were recorded yesterday after almost six hundred more persons were tested for the virus.

The Guyana Water Inc (GWI) yesterday said that a new well in the compound of the Sophia Water Treatment Plant was pump tested, signaling its readiness to be put into operation in a week.

Forty-eight employees at the Ministry of Natural Resources and associated agencies have been employed on contract since August 2, 2020, Minister Vickram Bharrat informed the National Assembly yesterday when he responded to questions from opposition Member of Parliament David Patterson.

Ordinary Guyanese as well as the country’s business community will be keen to see the outcomes of the US$12.7 million agreement between the governments of Guyana and India signed earlier this month for the design, construction, and supply of an ocean-going passenger and cargo vessel for the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) member country.

Over thirty prisoners along with several prison officers have tested positive for the novel coronavirus at three different prisons in Guyana.

Not even the reality of a global pandemic that poses an equal threat to rich and poor has been able to banish the spectre of the weighted privilege linked to the rich/poor divide among nations.

The police are currently investigating a robbery under arms committed on Xin Bang Yu at People’s Supermarket located at Wales, West Bank Demerara.

Research into a tea culture said to have had its origins somewhere in the region of 2727 BC locates the practice in the traditions of the older civilizations of China, India, and Japan, prior to its more recent association with the Drawing Rooms of the European middle and upper classes.

A Good Intent two-storey house went up in flames in the early hours of yesterday morning, while its occupants, a family of four, were still asleep.

A woman and her mother were on Wednesday night held at gunpoint and robbed at Concrete Strip, West Coast Demerara, shortly after leaving church.

Dear Editor, It is about time that we hear from the Ministry of Education on the status of the 2020 CSEC and CAPE results.

WASHINGTON,  (Reuters) – The Biden administration will review U.S. policy on Cuba, the White House said on Thursday, after former President Donald Trump rolled back a historic Obama-era detente with Havana.

Eco Solutions is one of the hundreds of manifestations of the considerable creative imagination of Guyanese women, reflected mostly in the agro-processing, craft, and furniture design sectors in Guyana.

The Tiger Creek Bridge in Region Eight has been completed, however, as a result of heavy rains works on the approaches are still ongoing.

Dear Editor, The SN of 27 Jan, 2021 has a report of a court case – rape from the High Court in  Berbice.

(Reuters) – Actress Cicely Tyson, who specialized in portraying strong Black women caught up in life’s struggles during a 60-year career that earned her three Emmys and a Tony Award, died yesterday  at age 96, her manager said in a statement.

The United Nations Food & Agriculture Organization (UNFAO) having declared 2021 International Year of Fruits and Vegetables (IYFV), it is expected that Guyana will play a lead role, not just locally, but at the level of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) in ensuring that IYFV results in, among other things, an enhanced appreciation at the level of member countries of CARICOM of the importance of fruits and vegetables to the diet of their respective populations as well as, here in Guyana, a maximising of the local and overseas market opportunities that can be derived from fruit and vegetables sub-sectors of the agricultural sector.

Dear Editor, I write in response to the Editorial in yesterday’s edition of Stabroek News.

Exxon Mobil is among the big players in the global oil and gas exploration and recovery industry that significantly slowed down their respective searches for oil and gas in 2020, as the onset of the novel coronavirus impacted energy prices, triggering sharp cuts in spending by the major oil companies.

The Guyana Police Force is expected to receive advice shortly from the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) in relation to an accident that claimed the life of Randy Samuels, who was hit down by a Puran Brothers garbage truck in November of last year.

CHATTOGRAM, Bangladesh, CMC – Head coach Phil Simmons believes the three-day tour match starting here today will be pivotal in their preparation for the challenges expected the two-Test series against Bangladesh.

MEXICO CITY,  (Reuters) – Mexico yesterday surpassed India in confirmed COVID-19 deaths, giving the Latin American country the third-highest toll worldwide, according to a Reuters tally of official data.

Minister of Health  Dr. Frank Anthony yesterday refuted claims in some sections of the media of breaching the COVID-19 protocols yesterday at Parliament.

Dear Editor, In letters to the Editor dated September 18 and 27 and October 19 and 21 of 2020, I explored Venezuela’s unjustified and imperialist claim of the Essequibo and its coastal waters.

CHICAGO, (Reuters) – Novavax Inc said yesterday its coronavirus vaccine was 89.3% effective in preventing COVID-19 in a trial conducted in the United Kingdom, and was nearly as effective in protecting against the more highly contagious variant first discovered in the UK, according to a preliminary analysis.

The Massy Group of Companies of Trinidad and Tobago has announced that it is making available more than US$1 million to develop and deliver programmes to entrepreneurs across the Caribbean.

A Lindener who was charged with breach of restriction on social activities was found guilty of the offence and jailed for two weeks.

Dear Editor, The Minister of Local Government and Regional Development, Hon.

(Reuters) – An army of retail investors that has routed Wall Street’s professionals in recent days was dealt a blow yesterday, after online brokerages restricted purchases of red-hot GameStop and other stocks that had soared this week.

Kitco Market Data Gold Prices for the three day period ending Thursday August 8, 2019

Dear Editor, A few weeks ago Guyanese woke to the news that a former minister of Govern-ment was gifted a half million dollar gold band.

(Trinidad Guardian) The calypso fraternity was plunged into mourning yesterday with news of the passing of Sandra Des Vignes-Millington, known and loved for her hard-hitting social commentaries and being tow-time Calypso Monarch, Singing Sandra.

Minister with responsibility for Finance, Dr Ashni Singh yesterday told reporters that his office is working to have the 2021 Budget presented before the end of February.

NEW DELHI, (Reuters) – India sent half a million free doses of COVID-19 vaccine to Sri Lanka yesterday, officials said, part of diplomatic efforts by Delhi to deepen ties with its neighbours.

Two-time defending Elite League champions, Fruta Conquerors, have been invited by regional confederation CONCACAF via the Guyana Football Federation (GFF), to participate in the fourth edition of the Caribbean Club Shield.

General Secretary of the East Demerara Football Association (EDFA), Gidell Austin, is opposed to the resumption of local football during the COVID-19 pandemic due to the lack of testing mechanisms and protocols for players.

Former Golden Jaguars U20 captain Jeremy Garrett, has officially departed Tucville giant, Fruta Conquerors, for the Guyana Defence Force (GDF) during the ongoing transfer window.

No one could accuse Minister Zulfikar Mustapha of being altogether clear in his mode of operating.

Dear Editor, It is good to be alive (the oldest) to share in the celebratory remarks on the 21st anniversary of the establishment of the GRA.

The recent release by the Ministry of Public Works of a statement on the subject of an “Update on Emergency Repairs to MV Kimbia & MV Barima” indicates that “remedial works” on the two vessels “are still ongoing and will be completed soon.”

As a resource rich country on the cusp of oil gains, the management and distribution of our nation’s promised wealth is often contentiously debated.

Guyana has recently submitted documents to be able to access a first wave of COVID-19 vaccines from the COVAX facility by next month.

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – Cricket West Indies president, Ricky Skerritt, has defended West Indies’ recent series whitewash in Bangladesh, pointing to the extenuating circumstances posed by the global COVID-19 pandemic which resulted in a weakened squad being sent to the south Asian country.

GASCI (www.gasci.com/telephone Nº 223-6175/6) reports that session 899’s trading results showed consideration of $72,180,515 from 870,482 shares traded in 33 transactions as compared to session 898’s trading results which showed consideration of $74,718,149 from 881,469 shares traded in 41 transactions.

BRASILIA,  (Reuters) – An area the size of Israel was deforested in the Amazon biome last year as destruction surged 21% in the region spanning nine countries that is home to the world’s largest rainforest, according to the Amazon Conservation organization.

MADRID, (Reuters) – New Paris St Germain coach Mauricio Pochettino has played down reports that forward Kylian Mbappe will leave the French champions this year.

Alas! I’ll never see these other things here As a young student–teacher, in my bygone days, I was taught to employ “repetition–for–emphasis” when appropriate.

(Reuters) – Aidan Markram and Rassie van der Dussen produced patient half centuries but Pakistan grabbed three late wickets as South Africa reached 187 for four in their second innings at the close on day three of a see-saw first test in Karachi.

KARACHI, Pakistan,  (Reuters) – Pakistan’s Supreme Court yesterday ordered the release of an Islamist convicted of beheading U.S.

TOKYO, (Reuters) – While the debate over the political, financial and health implications of holding the Tokyo Olympics in July rages around the world, triple jump gold medal hopeful Will Claye believes a crucial voice is not always being heard – that of the athlete.

The Dallas Mavericks play the finale of a three-game road trip today when they square off against the San Antonio Spurs for the first time this season in the Alamo City.

The Ethnic Relations Commission (ERC) last night said it has handed over its report to the Police Cyber-Crimes Unit for action on a dangerous social media post, allegedly made by former Minister and current Member of Parliament, Cathy Hughes on the Facebook page of Nigel Hughes.