Daily Archive: Friday, March 5, 2021

Michael Solomon was today jailed for four years and fined $2.36m dollars after he claimed responsibility for seven pounds of ganja found in a Mercedes convertible on February 12th.

Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Hugh Todd, yesterday met virtually with Acting US Assistant Secretary in the Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs, Julie Chung and notified her of the recent incursion into this country’s airspace by two Venezuelan fighter jets.

SHANGHAI,  (Reuters) – Despite a high-profile visit to China by a team of international experts in January, the world is no closer to knowing the origins of COVID-19, according to one of the authors of an open letter calling for a new investigation into the pandemic.

NEW DELHI, (Reuters) – India administered 1.4 million vaccine doses in the past 24 hours, health ministry data showed today, the highest in a day since the campaign began in mid-January as the government moves to address initial hiccups.

MUMBAI,  (Reuters) – Controversy in India over Amazon’s political drama “Tandav” has put Bollywood and global video streaming giants on edge, prompting a closer scrutiny of scripts for possible offence to religious sentiments in a key growth market.

(Trinidad Guardian) Writer, columnist and activist Colin Robinson has died. Robinson, 59, died in Washington DC, where he was receiving palliative care after a lengthy battle with colon cancer.

(Trinidad Guardian) A law against sexual harassment—in the workplace, streets and via use of cyberspace—is coming.

At approximately 3 pm  yesterday and following a commotion by protesting APNU+AFC MPs, the National Assembly considered and approved the 2021 Appropriation Bill which authorizes the issuance of $353.8 billion from the Consolidated Fund to meet expenditure for the fiscal year.

A Bath Settlement, West Coast Berbice man is now dead while his wife is critical after their vehicle hit a culvert and then toppled into a nearby trench at the Berbice Bridge Entrance, Region Six yesterday afternoon.

Admitting that the image of the Guyana Police Force (GPF) needs repairing, President Irfaan Ali yesterday committed to retooling the force to ensure it can keep up with national development.

A taxi-driver was found dead at his Bagotstown, East Bank Demerara home during the wee hours yesterday and his family suspects foul play.

Anticipating that it would be down to pilot level flaring by the end of this month as a faulty gas compressor has been repaired and has left Germany for Guyana, ExxonMobil yesterday said that it was frustrated and disappointed that it had to flare almost 13 billion cubic feet (cu ft) of associated gas since startup here.

Les Charles Critchlow has been sentenced to 60 years in prison for the 2016 murder of his brother-in-law, Terrence Adams.

Nurses and other staff members of the Linden Hospital Complex were temporarily prevented from entering the facility’s compound yesterday after the gates were chained.

The U.S. Trade and Development Agency yesterday launched the Caribbean Regional Energy Procurement Assistance Program to support the development of high-quality energy infrastructure in eight Caribbean countries.

The trial of Mark Louchee who is accused of shooting and killing Collis De Abreu outside of the Blue Iguana nightclub nearly 18 years ago, is set to commence on Monday, March 8th.

A sum of approximately $1.1 billion has been set aside in the Guyana Elections Commission’s (GECOM) 2021 budget for local government elections although no provisions have been made for house-to-house registration, which is seen as a key prerequisite for the holding of future polls.

ST JOHN’S, Antigua, CMC – Captain Kieron Pollard believes the battle between West Indies’ power-hitters and Sri Lanka’s spinners will define the remainder of the Twenty20 International series, as the home side look to wrap up a series victory by winning today’s second contest.

The trial of Kevin Mohan who is accused of the 2016 stabbing death of his aunt is currently underway before Justice Navindra Singh and a jury at the High Court in Georgetown.

(Trinidad Guardian) Trinidad and Tobago cricketer Kieron Pollard has firmly established himself as one of the greatest performers in the shorter forms of the game after his spectacular record-equalling display of power-hitting on Wednesday in Antigua & Barbuda.

A woman who admitted to attempting to extort $10 million from her boyfriend by threatening to tell the police that he raped her, yesterday changed her plea.

AHMEDABAD, India, (Reuters) – England endured a top-order collapse before they registered a below-par 205 in their first innings in the fourth and final test against India in Ahmedabad yesterday.

Minister of Human Services and Social Security Vindhya Persaud on Wednesday said that she is “deeply disturbed” and “horrified” at the recent incidents of violence against women and is calling for “harsher” penalties for the perpetrators of these acts.

Approximately $1.5 million has been allocated for the employment of a consultant whose function will be to help prepare parliamentary manuals for government agencies.

CAPE TOWN,  (Reuters) – Opening batsman Dean Elgar will captain South Africa in tests and Temba Bavuma in white-ball cricket after a shake-up of the leadership positions within the team, officials confirmed yesterday.

SN: What went before farming? AS: Farming has always been my life.

This is not the first time that the Stabroek Business has commented on official pronouncements on economic diplomacy and the particular role of the Foreign Service in pursuit of the goals of attracting external investors, creating openings for the growth of markets for goods and the marketing Guyana as a haven for external investment.

LAHORE, Pakistan,  (Reuters) – Pakistan is suspending its flagship cricket tournament that started last month after seven team personnel tested positive for COVID-19, the cricket board said yesterday.

Tenders were on Tuesday opened at the National Procurement and Tender Administra-tion Board for a number of water supply projects under the Guyana Water Inc in Regions Seven and Eight.

LONDON,  (Reuters) – Russian Formula One rookie Nikita Mazepin said yesterday he had made a ‘huge mistake’ in an incident last year in which he was filmed groping a female passenger in the back of a car.

The Guyana Defence Force (GDF) yesterday said it handed over completed civil works projects to three communities on Thursday.

The government’s 2021 budget may well end up being a missed opportunity for expanding support and nourishing growth of Guyana’s small business sector.

Fifty-four students between Dochfour and Greenfield on the East Coast of Demerara recently received tablet computers from a US-based group.

LIVERPOOL, England,  (Reuters) – Chelsea moved into the Premier League’s top four as Mason Mount’s superb first-half goal earned them a 1-0 win at champions Liverpool who suffered a club-record fifth straight home league defeat yesterday.

Gold Prices for the three day period ending Thursday March 4, 2021 Kitco is a Canadian company that buys and sells precious metals such as gold, copper and silver.

ST JOHN’S, Antigua,  CMC – Kieron Pollard said it was only after striking the third six of the over that he knew he could achieve the feat of striking six sixes.

A $328M rehabilitation of the Onverwagt main access road in the Mahaica, Mahaicony, Abary- Agriculture Development Authority (MMA-ADA) Scheme commenced last Friday, the Ministry of Agriculture said on Monday.

LONDON,  (Reuters) – The Premier League title race is all over bar the shouting but Manchester United at least have the opportunity to halt Manchester City’s assault on the European record books when the sides meet in Sunday’s derby at the Etihad Stadium.

In observation of International Women’s Day this year, the Ministry of Human Services and Social Security (MoHSSS) on Wednesday launched WE LIFT: Women’s Empowerment.

With the Caribbean widely believed to have been the hardest hit region by the still rampaging COVID-19 pandemic, the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) late last week finalised a loan agreement with the Government of Trinidad and Tobago to provide funding for a social protection initiative targeting citizens most affected by the pandemic.

A gas pump in the engine room of the M.V Barima reportedly exploded on Wednesday, causing a fire aboard the vessel as it was docked at Port Kaituma.

While the COVID-19 pandemic has wreaked havoc on Guyana’s tourism industry, this has not diminished the resilience of numerous business operators who have devised some measures to ensure the survival of their respective enterprises which is more than a little heartening. 

LONDON,  CMC – Colchester United interim first-team coach Wayne Brown has backed Guyana international Callum Harriott, who netted twice in Tuesday night’s 2-1 win over Carlisle United, to continue his goal-scoring form for the remainder of the English League Two season.

The International Trade Centre (ITC) in collaboration with Caribbean Export Development Agency (Caribbean Export) has announced the launch of the Caribbean Trade for Sustainable Development (T4SD) Hub to help micro-, small- and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) in the region develop green and viable business models.

Dear Editor, Yesterday, during the flurry of movements in the National Assembly, my attention was drawn to the Government’s Members of Parliament in a photoshoot for a #ChooseToChallenge campaign as they prepared to roll out activities to celebrate International Women’s Day (IWD) on Monday, March 8. 

(Field Level Media) Orlando Magic guard/forward Terrence Ross and guard Michael Carter-Williams were each fined $15,000 by the NBA yesterday.

The Bank of Guyana (BoG) yesterday warned that a Trinidad bank which has entered an agreement to buy Scotiabank’s operations here does not have a licence to operate in this country.

TORONTO,  (Reuters) – Canada’s recent move to offer permanent residency to more foreigners living and working in the country is a short-term solution to the economic problems spurred by a pandemic-related immigration slowdown, analysts say, while critics argue the strategy excludes too many vulnerable people.

Dear Editor, It is closing on a year since white sand was dumped on the western lane of the roadway in front of Lots 4-5 of Hand-en-Veldt, Mahaica, East Coast Demerara.

While Venezuela had publicly expressed its wish for early engagement with the administration of recently sworn in US President Joe Biden, in an effort to remove the sanctions on its oil industry imposed by former President Donald Trump, the early signs are that Washington intends to keep the sanctions in place at least in the short term.

WASHINGTON,  (Reuters) – Myanmar’s military rulers attempted to move about $1 billion held at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York days after seizing power on Feb.

(Field Level Media) Julius Randle regained his All-Star form, finishing with 27 points and 16 rebounds to help the host New York Knicks close out the season’s first half with a 114-104 victory over the Detroit Pistons last night.

(Field Level Media) Bradley Beal had 33 points and seven rebounds, and the Washington Wizards rallied to beat the visiting and short-handed Los Angeles Clippers 119-117 on Thursday.

ACCRA,  (Reuters) – Ghana’s Supreme Court yesterday upheld President Nana Akufo-Addo’s election victory, a ruling grudgingly accepted by the runner-up John Mahama who maintained the legitimacy of his challenge over alleged irregularities in the results.

Dear Editor, The Venezuelans have done it again, and again, it is emphasized just how heedless and backward we are at every level in this country. 

(Field Level Media) Jayson Tatum had 27 points and 12 rebounds, Jaylen Brown scored 20 of his 21 points in the second half and the host Boston Celtics downed the short-handed Toronto Raptors 132-125 Thursday night.

Dear Editor, After listening to the intense discussions in the recent sitting of Parliament, which were centered on the budget for the year, it has become clear that any hope for constructive discussion has been eliminated.

HAVANA,  (Reuters) – Cuba has begun late stage trials of its most advanced experimental COVID-19 vaccine, edging closer to a potential home-grown inoculation that could help the Caribbean island nation contain infections and ease its economic crisis.

(Reuters) – Texas’ power grid operator ousted chief executive Bill Magness on Wednesday, as the fallout continues from a deadly blackout last month that left residents without heat, power or water for days.

Stock market updatesGASCI (www.gasci.com/telephone Nº 223-6175/6) reports that session 904’s trading results showed consideration of $20,853,801 from 228,829 shares traded in 24 transactions as compared to session 903’s trading results which showed consideration of $17,771,820 from 175,766 shares traded in 30 transactions.

Whenever cases of sexual and physical abuse hit the media, which is often, I try to stay away from public discussions of it.

SAO PAULO,  (Reuters) – Farmers in Brazil fed some 10% of the world’s 7.76 billion population last year, a study released yesterday by state-run agricultural research agency Embrapa found.

Q. After the recent Market Day at Mocha you advocated that farmers and agro processors be afforded a Market and processing a packaging facilities.

WELLINGTON,  (Reuters) – Small tsunami waves triggered by a series of powerful earthquakes hit the east coast of New Zealand’s North Island yesterday and authorities said thousands of residents who had evacuated to higher ground could now return to their homes.

On Wednesday we reported on retired Major-General Norman McLean expressing his disquiet to Mayor Ubraj Narine over the state of Le Repentir Cemetery, which he described as having become a virtual dump.

Dear Editor, It is my firm belief that one of the most deserving persons to receive the Order of Democracy is Dominic Gaskin, former Minister of Business and member of the AFC.

-After one year, Penny believes her PNC Look, I promise (myself) to leave this sensitive national issue, of thievery by executives in public offices, to others for a long while.