Daily Archive: Wednesday, February 17, 2021

Two persons were today charged with the murder of retired priest, George Chuck-A-Sang last December.

The former Executive Director of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Dr.

“Luzzu”, Alex Camilleri’s feature-film debut, is named after a particular traditional fishing boat used in the Maltese islands.

 (Reuters) – Hundreds of thousands of people marched in Myanmar today, rejecting the army’s assertion that the public supported its overthrow of elected leader Aung San Suu Kyi and vowing they would not be cowed in their bid to end military rule.

CAPE TOWN,  (Reuters) – South Africa launched its COVID-19 vaccination drive today, battling to tame a more infectious variant of the coronavirus with a roll-out of the Johnson & Johnson shot for the first time outside a clinical trial.

MUMBAI,  (Reuters) – A Mumbai court today granted bail to an associate of a 22-year-old climate activist whose arrest for promoting an action plan for farmers’ protests has caused outrage across the country.

(Trinidad Guardian) A 34-year-old man from Santa Cruz was gunned down outside his home on Monday night.

Authorities have lost sight of the boat containing bodies which was discovered floating offshore Guyana on Monday afternoon, Minister of Public Works Juan Edghill last night reported while emphasising that efforts have been expanded to locate the vessel and have it brought to shore.

Four prisoners yesterday morning escaped from the solitary division of the Mazaruni Prison Complex, Cuyuni-Mazaruni and Minister of Home Affairs, Robeson Benn told Stabroek News that from all indications they were aided in their flight.

Beverley Persaud was yesterday sentenced to 29 years behind bars for the murder of her husband, while `hitman’ Oswald Junior Yaw whom she had contracted to execute the killing, was sentenced to 10 years more than her.

The Guyana Police Force is investigating the death of Constable 24530 Rockliff Cozier who passed last evening at the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation.

Cevons Waste Management has been given six weeks to vacate its newly constructed headquarters on Mandela Avenue or face civil and criminal action by the state.

The partially decomposed body of a mining camp cook was found floating in the Puruni River on Sunday, days after he went missing.

A Guyanese woman who resided in St Maarten was on Monday found dead in her Beacon Hill house.

Kaysia Schultz grabbed a four-wicket haul while Kavita Yadram and Cherry-Ann Fraser got among the runs in Demerara’s first female trial yesterday at the La Bonne Intention, East Coast Demerara.

Engineers working on Exxon’s oil platform compressor which malfunctioned again last month are considering technical recommendations for upgrades, as flaring offshore continues and the company again assured all was being done to swiftly remedy the issue.

ST JOHN’S, Antigua, CMC – Fast bowling legend Sir Curtly Ambrose has singled out interim captain Kraigg Brathwaite and off-spinner Rahkeem Cornwall for special praise, following their superb contributions on the final day which helped West Indies win the second Test against Bangladesh last Sunday.

Thirty new COVID-19 cases were recorded yesterday with the majority being reported in Region Seven.

(Reuters) – The miracle England needed did not materialise as India crushed them by 317 runs in the second test in Chennai to level the series yesterday.

Minister of Health, Dr Frank Anthony yesterday stated that Guyana is still working on the logistics for more COVID-19 vaccines.  

Frontera Energy Corporation yesterday disclosed that a total of 32 drill prospects have been identified in the offshore Corentyne and Demerara blocks.

Tenders were yesterday opened at the National Procurement and Tender Administration Board for the procurement of Transmission Lines and the upgrade of Substations under the Guyana Power & Light (GPL).

Dear Editor, The key is to effectively manage the various budgetary allocations.

LUBBOCK, Texas, (Reuters) – A historic winter storm has killed at least 21 people, left millions of Texans without power and spun killer tornadoes into the U.S.

Dear Editor,  Please find below some details/information to assuage the concerns of your readers with regard to the recent path-breaking Indian Farm Laws in India against which a small section of India’s farming community has been protesting.

The next AIBA Continental Forum for America, organized virtually this year because of the Coronavirus pandemic,will be held February 21. 

The Guyana Police Force (GPF) is presently searching for a 40-year-old Kumaka construction worker who is suspected of trafficking a 17-year-old Venezuelan girl.

(Barbados Nation) A nine-year-old is among three people who passed away as a result of coronavirus (COVID-19), bringing the number of deaths to 28, the Ministry of Health and Wellness said a short while ago.

The Guyana Human Rights Association (GHRA) has welcomed a bill which seeks broad-based representation on the Law Reform Commission but has expressed concern at the proposed rules of selection.

LONDON,  (Reuters) – Bitcoin rose above $50,000 yesterday for the first time, adding steam to a rally fuelled by signs that the world’s biggest cryptocurrency is gaining acceptance among mainstream investors and companies.

Dear Editor, Almost from the first discovery of oil below our seafloor, I have been absorbing the righteous indignations over local content policy, or lack of one that hits the sweet spots for Guyanese. 

All matches to be played in a bio-secure environment in Antigua with matches at the Coolidge Cricket Ground (3 x T20Is) and Sir Vivian Richards Stadium (3 x ODIs and 2 x Tests) ST JOHN’S, Antigua —Cricket West Indies (CWI) yesterday confirmed the all-format International tour between West Indies and Sri Lanka starting next month, signalling the return of international cricket to the Caribbean.

(Jamaica Gleaner) American stewardess Kalina Collier, who reported that she was being held hostage in Jamaica after testing positive for COVID-19, has been fired from her job at JetBlue Airways.

Dear Editor, The Guyana Council of Organisations for Persons with Disabilities (GCOPD) wishes to congratulate the Government of Guyana for comprehensively addressing the needs of the disability community in the  2021 national budget.

WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – Former President Donald Trump lashed out at Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell yesterday, signaling a growing feud between the two most senior Republican voices after the party lost the White House and control of the Senate.

Fishermen, fish vendors, and business owners who operate from the Meadow Bank wharf, in Georgetown have voiced their concerns over the lack of security and improper management there.

What a fantastic triumph| A victory that is comparable with any of the great West Indies’ wins in the last 72 years of Test cricket; a victory that was achieved with a team of ‘rookies’.

SANTO DOMINGO,  (Reuters) – The Dominican Republic started inoculating medical staff against COVID-19 yesterday as it launched its vaccination campaign following the arrival of the first 20,000 doses of the Oxford University-AstraZeneca vaccine.

Dear Editor, First, I would like to commend the government for presenting a great budget.

The organisers of the Speaker’s T20 Cup are inviting first-division clubs from across the country to participate in the upcoming competition.

A police officer is now hospitalised with a fractured pelvic bone after he was hit down by a driver who fled police at Agriculture Access Road, Triumph.

(Reuters) – Donald Trump’s legal troubles are far from over, despite his acquittal in the U.S.

MELBOURNE, (Reuters) – Serena Williams came through a huge test of her Australian Open title credentials to reach the last four at Melbourne Park for the ninth time with a 6-3 6-3 victory over Simona Halep in a high quality quarter-final yesterday.

CARACAS, (Reuters) – A district of Venezuela’s capital Caracas yesterday installed a new well to supply water to dozens of apartment buildings, as widespread shortages in the crisis-stricken country complicate hand-washing amid the coronavirus pandemic.

Cornell’s Law School Legal Information Institute defines “domestic terrorism” as…“activities that— (A) involve acts dangerous to human life that are a violation of the criminal laws of the United States or of any State: (B) appear to be intended— (i) to intimidate or coerce a civilian population;  (ii) to influence the policy of a government by intimidation or coercion; or (iii) to affect the conduct of a government by mass destruction, assassination, or kidnapping; and (C) occur primarily within the territorial jurisdiction of the United States.”

Dear Editor, Reference is made to the column `Fetishizing of the Black mixed child’ by Akola Thompson (Feb 12).

A twenty-nine-year-old miner drowned at about midday on Sunday after he went swimming in an old mining pit at Kumung Kumung Backdam, Puruni River, Cuyuni/Mazaruni.

BARCELONA, Spain, (Reuters) – Thousands of protesters took over some of Barcelona’s streets on Tuesday evening to demand the release of a rapper arrested by Spanish police after being given a jail sentence on charges of glorifying terrorism and insulting royalty in his songs.

MELBOURNE, (Reuters) – Reigning champion Novak Djokovic overcame several dips in form to beat Alexander Zverev 6-7(6) 6-2 6-4 7-6(6) and book his place in the Australian Open semi-finals yesterday.

Jordan Clarkson helped the Utah Jazz overcome big nights by Ben Simmons and Tobias Harris while leading the NBA’s hottest team to a 134-123 win over the Philadelphia 76ers in Salt Lake City on Monday night.

Every so often there is the demand for the establishment of a truth and reconciliation commission (TRC), a transitional justice-type organisation, to help quell the ethnic divisions in Guyana.