Daily Archive: Sunday, March 7, 2021

President Irfaan Ali left the Everest Cricket Club today moments after he arrived, disappointed with the organisers and spectators for not following national COVID-19 protocols.

There’s often a disconnect that comes with films that seek to present the lives of the poor.

India’s donation of 80,000 COVISHIELD vaccines arrived this morning at the Cheddi Jagan International Airport, Timehri.

(Reuters) – An official from the party of deposed Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi died overnight in police custody, associates said, while protests were held in at least half a dozen cities in some of the most widespread action against the coup last month.

NEW DELHI,  (Reuters) – The popular Indian Premier League (IPL) will begin in Chennai on April 9 and will be played across six venues, initially without spectators, the Indian cricket board said today.

(Trinidad Express) Point Fortin businessman, Evril “Tony” Jeffrey was shot multiple times in what police believe may have been a home invasion on Friday evening.

(Trinidad Guardian) Police are investigating a double murder and wounding with intent at Arouca during the early hours of Saturday morning.

Directorial debuts from actors are always interesting for the insight they give into performers and their creative instincts.

To allow small businesses access to 20% of government procurement, the National Procurement and Tender Administration Board (NPTAB) has implemented a 5% margin of preference to those businesses that qualify under law.

Declaring the approval last year of two new trawler licences in the seabob operation as an “act of corruption” under the Ministry of Agriculture, Chairman of A New and United Guyana (ANUG), Timothy Jonas says every effort should have already been made to correct the transgression given its implications for the trade.

The United Nations Population Fund in collaboration with the Ministry of Human Services and Social Security (MoHSSS) yesterday launched a Gender-Based Violence (GBV) Service Guide App that will enable persons to access help and support.

The sod was turned yesterday for the construction of a US$15 million Aiden Hotel, the country’s first franchise “boutique” hotel, which is expected to provide jobs for 150 local workers during the construction phase and no less than 50 others once operations begin.

ST JOHN’S, Antigua, CMC – A cavalier West Indies paid a heavy price for their indiscreet stroke-play as Sri Lanka’s spinners weaved a web around them to earn their side a series-leveling 43-run victory in the second Twenty20 International.

The Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) is accusing local fuel importers of abusing excise tax exemptions to skirt tax obligations.

Minister of Human Service and Social Security Dr. Vindhya Persaud yesterday stated that her ministry will stand by the findings of the investigations into alleged assault on opposition Member of Parliament (MP) Tabitha Sarabo-Halley.

The Guyana Police Force (GPF) received a total of 1,662 domestic violence reports and investigations led to 894 persons being charged and placed before the courts.

Regal, Wellman in O-40 final, Regal, Parika Defenders in O-50 final When the Georgetown Softball Cricket League Inc.,

The Ministry of Health yesterday confirmed another COVID-19 death, taking the country’s death toll to 201 since the first case was confirmed almost a year ago.

By Miranda La Rose A former tobacco and cash crop farmer, carpenter and fisherman, 90-year-old Leonard Bartholomew Torres has been at the heart of the development of the village of Laluni and seeing its transformation from dense forests to a thriving agricultural community.

Owned and operated by artisan Sharla Hernandez, Crafts Kabaun Designs has been around for some five years now, fascinating locals and foreigners alike with its intricate pieces.

By Stanley Greaves Bobby Fernandes was a multifaceted person whose fundamental charac-teristics were witnessed, enjoyed and appreciated by all who came into contact with him regardless of their station in life.

Even as it continues to serve as a springboard from which thousands of young people launch their own businesses and careers, or advance their studies at international culinary schools, the Carnegie School of Home Economics (CSHE) plans to develop its focus on hospitality.

By Major General Joseph G Singh Editor’s Note: The following is an edited and abbreviated version of the Tribute given at the Funeral Service for Robert John (Bobby) Fernandes, which was held on March 1st.

“I am just trying to put my life back together and move on.

Dear Editor, It is a rare human being who works just for fun. 

Several camps and a shop that were found to be operating on the fringes of the Iwokrama forest were removed during the past week as the Iwokrama International Centre for Rain Forest Conservation and Development has moved to step up monitoring and enforcement to guard against illegal mining incursions.

Four Orealla residents were forced to swim to shore on Friday evening after a barge crashed into their boat, causing them to capsize.

Lord Randal                          ‘O where ha’ you been, Lord Randal, my son?

Dear Editor, The political immaturity of President Irfaan Ali must cease forthwith in the interest of this nation’s development, the peace and harmony of its citizens.

Swimmers from the Dorado Speed Swim Club yesterday staged a peaceful protest outside the National Aquatic Centre, venting their frustration since only three swimmers are allowed to use the facility.

The police are on the hunt for two bandits who allegedly attacked the proprietor of an East Coast Demerara (ECD) supermarket and robbed him of $500,000 cash.

Dear Editor, It has been brought to my attention that there is a letter in circulation authored by Hamilton Green which alludes to an alleged incident I was involved in with the current minister within the office of the prime minister, Kwame McCoy, during his employ as the Mayor’s Special Assistant at the Georgetown Municipality.  

I don’t read self-help books very often, but last October, my good friend, the artist Maharanie Jhillu of artful.592, introduced me to Elizabeth Gilbert’s Big Magic: Creative Living Beyond Fear.

WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – The U.S. Senate yesterday passed President Joe Biden’s $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief plan in a party-line vote after an all-night session that was delayed repeatedly as the Republican minority tried but failed to push through around three dozen amendments.

Former President/Prime Minister, Samuel Hinds will take the tee off honors in the inaugural Assuria General Insurance three-hole golf tournament which starts Wednesday at the Nexgen Golf Academy on Woolford Avenue.

Mona Fastvold’s “The World to Come” had its world premiere last year at the Venice Film Festival, where it won the Queer Lion for best LGBT-themed film.

CARACAS, (Reuters) – Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and first lady Cilia Flores have received their first dose of Russia’s Sputnik V coronavirus vaccine, Venezuelan state television reported yesterday, while the country received a second shipment of the vaccine.

Dear Editor, I am again deeply disappointed by media houses that choose not to investigate adequately and run with stories even to the editorial level that have not been substantiated by hard evidence. 

(Jamaica Gleaner) – The finances of The University of the West Indies, Mona, are in jeopardy, a state of affairs which chairman of the campus council, Earl Jarrett, admitted is threatening the viability of the largest university in Jamaica.

Construction leaders, KPX2 Hollow and Design Blocks has come on board with the Flying Ace Cycling Club as a sponsor.

A post-mortem examination conducted on Tikaram Sukhdas, a handyman who collapsed and died shortly after he was punched, revealed his cause of death as brain haemorrhage and blunt trauma to the head.

CARACAS, (Reuters) – Venezuela’s central bank said on Friday that it would introduce a banknote worth 1 million bolivars beginning next week, as years of incessant hyperinflation continue to batter the value of the crisis-stricken South American country’s currency.

In my opinion, sculpted abs aren’t so difficult to achieve. But most people are going about it the wrong way.

Dear Editor, What would giving recognition mean? It would mean its supporters all along were misled.

(Barbados Nation) – Almost 50 000 people received the COVID-19 vaccine as part of the Barbados National Vaccination Programme.

The Guyana Football Federation paid a tribute to former national footballer Neil `Grizzly’ Humphrey who passed away last weekend in berbice.

Dear Editor, Please allow me some space in your column to express my sadness on radio and television coverage in Guyana on Guyana’s cricket as well as West Indies cricket.

BEIRUT, (Reuters) – Demonstrators blocked various roadways across Lebanon for the fifth day in a row yesterday, and a heavy army presence filled parts of the capital as anger simmered over the country’s economic downturn.

Barbados Ambassador to CARICOM David Comissiong has welcomed the recent decision by Heads of Government to urgently establish a small expert group to inquire into the situation on the ground in Haiti and to report on its findings, saying it would enable the regional body to help craft a solution to the ongoing crisis there.

(Barbados Nation) Bridgetown – Barbados is among ten countries across the region which will get a major boost to their coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccination programmes as a result of a US$500 000 donation from CIBC FirstCaribbean.

Once elections are held the Guyana Chess Federation (GCF) may wish to begin addressing chess for the Essequibo coast in a regulated format.

One of the little known stories in the Dave Martins folder would be the time I spent after graduating from Saints Stanislaus College working for B.G.

AHMEDABAD, India, (Reuters) – Virat Kohli’s India burnished their formidable home record with a 3-1 series victory over England yesterday, the tourists flunking another trial-by-spin inside three days in the fourth and final test.

Last Update: 705. 29                                  Movement: -0.225% Current Update: 703.71                             YTD Movement: 1.71%LUCAS STOCK INDEX The Lucas Stock Index fell 0.225% during the first period of trading in March 2021.

Giannis Antetokounmpo just finished a game in Memphis on Thursday night and was being quizzed about LeBron James being his teammate in today’s All-Star Game.

Introduction Since Guyana’s first commercial oil discovery in 2015, I have steadfastly urged a “strongly bullish outlook” on its potential petroleum resources.

ST JOHN’S, Antigua, CMC – Despite suffering a chastening defeat in Friday’s second game, West Indies will not be in retreat when they face Sri Lanka in today’s decisive Twenty20 International, as they chase only their third series victory in nearly three years.

The spectacle displayed by the APNU+AFC in Parliament during last week signals the PNC’s return to the Opposition.

With only 25% of works completed on the Kato hydropower project in Region Eight, Prime Minister Mark Phillips has announced that the project deadline is now scheduled for December 31st this year and that some $80 million will go towards the construction of a distribution network.

Rex Nettleford I found people liked to recall the royalty of his name and nature but thought that King was too high and mighty so they named him a prince of men and that somehow seemed right.

Anyone who thought that we had entered a less adversarial phase in relation to Venezuela following the return of the fishing vessels will have to think again.

QUITO, (Reuters) – Ecuador has received a donation of some 20,000 doses of the Sinovac coronavirus vaccine from Chile, Ecuador’s President Lenin Moreno said yesterday, in a sign of the stark disparities in South American countries’ inoculation campaigns.

A climate-smart pilot project that saw the construction of a shade-house and a poultry pen at the Dora Secondary School, situated along the Soesdyke-Linden Highway, is being lauded for exposing students to practical learning solutions.

(Trinidad Express) – Two men were killed and a 17-year-old girl was injured in a home invasion during the wee hours yesterday morning.

Dear Editor, I refer to the article titled, “New Integrity Commission board being set up -Texeira” (SN March 6). 

(Reuters) – Scientists have spotted a planet orbiting a star relatively near our solar system that may offer a prime opportunity to study the atmosphere of a rocky Earth-like alien world — the type of research that could aid the hunt for extraterrestrial life.

CHICAGO (Reuters) – Chris Murray, a University of Washington disease expert whose projections on COVID-19 infections and deaths are closely followed worldwide, is changing his assumptions about the course of the pandemic.

LONDON (Reuters) – Coronavirus restrictions led to a record 7% fall in global carbon emissions last year, but the drop will be short-lived unless efforts to phase out fossil fuel are intensified, a study by scientists in the journal Nature Climate Change said.

LONDON (Reuters) – An estimated 17% of food available to consumers was wasted in homes, retail outlets and restaurants in 2019, according to research published by the United Nations.

Raoul Melville, the Bagotstown taxi-driver whose body was discovered in his home last Thursday, suffered multiple blunt trauma to the head, which led to his death, an autopsy has found.