Daily Archive: Thursday, April 15, 2021

Attorney General Anil Nandlall today said that there continue to be efforts to convey the impression that there is a rift between him and Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo.

COVID-19 vaccinations will begin from tomorrow, April 15 for all persons above 18, according to Dr Leslie Ramsammy, Advisor to the Minister of Health..

Dr Leslie Ramsammy, Advisor to the Minister of Health today assured that second doses of COVID-19 vaccines are available for those who have gotten their first shots.

The Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC) has made significant changes for the June/July 2021 examinations cycle.

The Ministry of Health  today said that another person who tested positive for the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) has died.

NEW DELHI,  (Reuters) – Many Indian hospitals were scrambling for beds and oxygen as COVID-19 infections surged to a new daily record today, with a second wave of infections centred on the rich western state of Maharashtra.

(Trinidad Guardian) “He was a good person and did not deserve this.

Frequently Asked Questions Student Visas Q:  Is the U.S. Embassy interviewing for student visas?

The Ministry of Natural Resources says that the government is “highly disappointed” at ExxonMobil’s failure to resolve a gas compressor problem on its oil platform that has led to flaring of gas and a steep drop in production.

Hoping to further boost local content as all heavy-lifting and storage works will be transferred to Guyana from the current location in Trinidad and Tobago, the Guyana Shore Base Inc (GYSBI) is forging ahead with expansion as it adds two specialty berthing facilities set to cost some US$16 million.

Regan Rodrigues called ‘Grey Boy,’ was yesterday afternoon freed of the 2015 murder of political activist Courtney Crum-Ewing, after trial Judge Sandil Kissoon upheld a no-case submission made by defence attorney Adrian Thompson.

A soldier died and several other persons including a 7-year-old were injured after two cars collided along Homestretch Ave-nue, Georgetown on Tuesday night.

Seventy-one-year-old Vinci Hodge may have died from smoke inhalation after her neighbour’s house went up in flames yesterday morning.

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

The Village Council of Aishalton, Region Nine  yesterday imposed a one-month lockdown on the community after confirming nine cases of COVID-19 in the village.

Residents of Coverden on the East Bank Demerara have written to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) asking that approval for the construction and operation of a treatment facility for oil & gas waste be halted until consultations are held with those that may be directly or indirectly affected.

Over 67,000 persons have received their first dose of a COVID-19 vaccine.

A Meten-Meer-Zorg pensioner was on the Tuesday found dead on the bridge leading to the entrance of his home.

Rondell Bacchus, the 32-year-old security guard who was arrested by the police in relation to the execution-style killing of gold dealer Ricardo Fagundes, was yesterday charged with damaging a Guyana Police Force vehicle whilst he was in the process of being detained.

The proprietor of the Altitude Cocktail Bar and Grill, as well as staff and bar-goers were yesterday fined for breaching the nation-wide curfew while one accused was granted bail.

Guyana’s senior men’s basketball team will commence their campaign in the FIBA Basketball World Cup 2023 Pre-Qualifiers this evening, when they oppose Nicaragua from 21:00hrs at the José Adolfo Pineda National Gymnasium in El Salvador.

A 50-year-old Guyanese man, who is also a citizen of the United States (US) was arrested shortly after arriving in the country on Monday afternoon, following the discovery of a quantity of marijuana in his luggage.

Brief Scores: Royal Challengers Bangalore 149/8 (Glenn Maxwell 59, Virat Kohli 33; Jason Holder 3/30) beat Sunrisers Hyderabad 143/9 (David Warner 54, Manish Pandey 38; Shahbaz Ahmed 3/7) by six runs Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) yesterday won their second consecutive game, beating the Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) in Match 6 of the VIVO Indian Premier League (IPL) 2021 at the M.

A man who went missing after visiting a friend at Supenaam Creek, Essequibo River was on Tuesday found dead during a search at the same creek.

Trevis Simon was unanimously elected president of the Central Essequibo Cricket Committee when the body held its Annual General Meeting and elections Tuesday evening at the Imam Bacchus Ground, Affiance.

Martha Miguel, the mother of the child who was found dead in a drain at Parika Backdam, was on Tuesday remanded to prison after being charged with manslaughter.

Bids were recently submitted to the National Procurement and Tender Administration Board for the supply of a Cutter head dredge and for the construction of a new drainage sluice at New Friendship, Wakenaam.

Sans Souci defeated Noitgedacht Sports Club by 141 runs while Maria’s Pleasure and Sans Souci Jaguars also recorded victories in the Wakenaam Cricket Badri Prasad Memorial T20 competition.

Despite the services being decentralised to two regions, long lines of applicants for passports have returned to the Central Passport and Immigration Office in Georgetown.

The Guyana Cricket Board (GCB) yesterday received a generous supply of masks and sanitizers from manager of GuyBiz, Ishwar Singh.

Hopetown Strikers battled the inclement weather and emerged as the latest club to join the Berbice Volleyball Association recently.

Avinash Fernandes, the miner whose body was found floating in the Arakaka River, North West District (NWD), Region One during last week died as a result of asphyxiation due to compression to the neck, consistent with manual strangulation, an autopsy stated.

Dear Editor, It seems commentary and some people’s attitude (in every part of the world) cannot move away from ‘I want the best COVID-19 vaccine’ which mainly translates to vaccines with high efficacy in clinical trials. 

Touring the incomplete Good Hope Secondary School on Tuesday,  Minister of Education Priya Manickchand said she wants contractors engaged in projects for the ministry to know that lengthy delays will not be tolerated.

A busier second quarter for cycling events starts Sunday with a 60-mile road race.

A man who police say discharged rounds at them was yesterday charged and remanded for alleged illegal possession of a gun and ammunition.

Dear Editor, The sentiments Mr. Lall expresses in his letter of April 13 entitled: ‘It is the voting population that should transform itself and demand the same of its leaders’, should resonate with persons of reason in the Guyana population as they do with me.

 A virtual meeting is planned for today relative to the Americas Olympic Boxing qualifying event.

WASHINGTON,  (Reuters) – President Joe Biden said yesterday he will begin withdrawing U.S.

Dear Editor, Many more cases daily than before, consistently so. There is a relentless, similarly alarming, trickle of deaths. 

A number of communities in Region Four are seeing spikes in COVID-19 infections as the region continues to record the majority of the new cases daily.

WORCESTER, England, CMC – Alzarri Joseph has been named in Worcestershire’s 12-man squad for the contest at Derbyshire starting today, and head coach Alex Gidman believes the West Indies paceman could be an asset for the club throughout the County Championship campaign.

MINNEAPOLIS,  (Reuters) – The white suburban police officer who fatally shot a young Black motorist during a traffic stop in Minnesota, igniting several nights of civil unrest, was charged with manslaughter yesterday, a day after the officer turned in her badge.

Dear Editor, Permit me to share a personal event with your readers.

(Reuters) – Congressional Democrats plan to introduce legislation today to expand the U.S.

A vendor was yesterday placed on bail after being charged with stealing a woman’s $58,000 chain in the vicinity of Quality Plus Fast Foods and Bakery.

Jayson Tatum recorded 32 points, nine rebounds and five assists to lead the Boston Celtics to a 116-115 victory over the host Portland Trail Blazers on Tuesday night.

The two men who the Customs Anti-Narcotic Unit (CANU), allegedly found on Saturday with a quantity of cannabis at their Alberttown homes, were placed on a total of $170,000 bail.

(Trinidad Guardian) The Government has re-implemented COVID-19 restrictions in a bid to curtail the current upward trajectory of cases. 

PRETORIA, (Reuters) – Captain Babar Azam hit a record-breaking 122 to lead Pakistan to an impressive nine-wicket victory over hosts South Africa at Centurion yesterday and a 2-1 lead in the four-match Twenty20 series.

Dear Editor, Our Politicians, all public service workers, business people, professionals, priests etc.,

(Reuters) – Johnson & Johnson’s COVID-19 vaccine remained in limbo yesterday as a U.S.

What do the Mazoa Mountain in the Rupununi, Upper Takutu-Upper Essequibo (Region Nine) and Ianna Landing in Barima-Waini (Region One) have in common?

A vessel ‘Miss Meena’ departed Guyana yesterday with relief items for volcano-stricken St.Vincent

The Indian High Commission will tomorrow be launching a specialized app for learning the ancient-modern language, Sanskrit.

(Reuters) – Former Zimbabwe captain Heath Streak was slapped with an eight-year ban for corruption dating back to his coaching stints with the national team and in several Twenty20 leagues, the game’s governing body said yesterday.

(Trinidad Guardian) A father and son have been identified as the victims in a double murder which took place along the Penal Rock Road, Moruga, just before midnight on Tuesday.

Out in the cold, pitch blackness witnessed by only the stars, the small, 20-foot boat with six men tossed and bucked in the rough seas.

Dear Editor, Robert (Bob) Collymore was born in Guyana in 1958, and moved to England as a teenager to join his mother.

BUENOS AIRES, (Reuters) – Argentine President Alberto Fernández was given his medical all clear yesterday after testing positive for COVID-19 earlier in April, though he never displayed more than mild symptoms and continued to work through a period of isolation.