Daily Archive: Thursday, April 29, 2021

(Trinidad Guardian) Prime Minister Dr Keith Rowley has announced new regulations to help stop the spread of COVID-19.

Mark Royden Williams called “Smallie” was this  afternoon acquitted of the 2007 murders of Rajesh Singh and Fazil Hakim.

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

(Trinidad Express) For the first time in this country’s history, a person convicted of a criminal offence was affixed with an electronic device, allowing the State to monitor the person’s whereabouts continuously and with immediate effect. 

NEW YORK,  (Reuters) – New York City aims to “fully reopen” on July 1 after more than a year of closures and capacity restrictions, Mayor Bill de Blasio said today, citing satisfactory progress in its vaccination campaign.

BENGALURU,  (Reuters) – The steep rise of COVID-19 infections in India will slash global demand for oil, leading to a sizeable glut, Norway’s biggest independent energy consultancy Rystad said.

(Reuters) – Former U.S. President Donald Trump today criticized the federal investigation into Rudy Giuliani and said he had no idea what U.S.

By Readawne Henery The Sharon’s Mall located at 154 King and Charlotte streets was last evening destroyed by a fire which started on the third floor of the four-storey building.

President Irfaan Ali yesterday announced that the government has signed a letter of intent with a United States- based non-profit organisation to market Guyana’s carbon credits which will be sold to private companies around the world.

Government will continuously pursue strengthening areas of the 2016 Stabroek Block Production Sharing Agreement (PSA) that allow wiggle room to do so, but it has ruled out a formal renegotiation process.

A labourer yesterday died after he fell from a six-storey building under construction on Regent Street, Georgetown.

The Ministry of Agriculture yesterday signed close to $370m in contracts.

Brazilian national Mikeal Jackson DaSilva was yesterday morning sentenced to four and a  ½ years in prison for the fatal beating of miner Ked Lewis, during an altercation at Cuyuni, back in 2016.

With many Guyanese still hesitant about getting vaccinated against COVID-19, President Irfaan Ali yesterday said that the Government will soon consider the need for a vaccine passport.

As investigations continue into the scandal over fuel procurement at GUYOIL, President Irfaan Ali yesterday said that the Chief Finance Officer of the state-owned company, Shawn Persaud and Board member, Akanni Blair will be removed from their positions as the duo had “inappropriate” contact with the importer in question.

The Guyana Post Office Corporation, on behalf of the Ministry of Human Services and Social Security, will begin the payment of Old Age Pension for May 2021 on Monday, May 3, 2021, at all Post Offices countrywide.

The United States recently announced that it will soon begin to share 60m AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccines around the world and US Ambassador to Guyana, Sarah Ann- Lynch says that it is President Joe Biden who will decide which countries benefit from the distribution.

Two additional COVID-19 fatalities were recorded yesterday and 137 new cases were reported.

Troy Sandy, 35, took his own life on Tuesday after stabbing a woman he had been in a relationship with.

PARIS, (Reuters) – Manchester City took a big step towards their first Champions League final as goals by Kevin De Bruyne and Riyad Mahrez earned them a 2-1 comeback win at Paris St Germain in the semi-final first leg yesterday.

A Plaisance motorcyclist died on Tuesday after he struck a pedestrian on the railway embankment at Liliendaal.

An average of 5,000 persons are being vaccinated daily as Guyana’s COVID-19 inoculation process continues apace.

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – Former Trinidad and Tobago Cricket Board chief executive, Suruj Ragoonath, has questioned the real economic benefits of hosting the Caribbean Premier League, and believes the decision by St Kitts to stage this year’s tournament was a “risky investment” especially with the future of international travel still clouded by the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.

A carpenter was yesterday charged with the murder of Devon Xavier, who was murdered on Saturday last while visiting his girlfriend.

The South American Senior Championships and the CARIFTA Games both hang in the balance due to a surge in cases of COVID-19 in the respective host territories, Argentina and Bermuda.

A man who is accused of setting a house afire was yesterday granted $100,000 bail after denying the charge.

A man was yesterday charged and granted bail over the  illegal possession of a firearm and ammunition.

The Guyana Amateur Basketball Federation (GABF) executive committee will conduct a thorough tournament review and evaluation of the senior men’s team’s winless campaign in the recent FIBA Basketball World Cup 2023 Pre-Qualifiers in El Salvador.

“Since the election of the new administration of the Berbice Cricket Board in early 2018, we have stressed the importance of education.

Modern living quarters were yesterday commissioned at the cost of $92m in the compound of the High Court in Berbice for judges and magistrates who are stationed in the Ancient County.

Dear Editor, It has become rather perplexing that, in spite of the jelling of the West Indies cricket team, the nations of the Caribbean refuse to use this model for all sports.

WASHINGTON,  (Reuters) – President Joe Biden declared yesterday that the United States is “on the move again” 100 days after he took office, in a speech to a joint session of Congress that he used to promote a $1.8 trillion plan he said is needed to compete with China.

The Babulall and Son T10 softball continued Sunday with United Brothers securing two victories while Crown XI, Venom, Adventure Sports Club, Queenstown/Ariel XI and Golden Fleece all won once.

Dear Editor, Reference is made to the letter dated April 26, 2021 captioned, “Unable to collect deceased aunt’s NIS benefits”.

A CARICOM Vocational Qualifications Online Training Programme was launched last Wednesday.

NEW DELHI,  (Reuters) – Indians struggled to register online for a mass vaccination drive set to begin at the weekend as the country’s toll from the coronavirus surged past 200,000 yesterday, worsened by shortages of hospital beds and medical oxygen.

Dear Editor, This is reference to your news report (SN April 27, 2021) on the Vice President’s press conference on the gas to shore project.

NEW YORK,  (Reuters) – Federal agents yesterday searched Rudolph Giuliani’s Manhattan apartment and office, escalating their investigation into the Ukrainian business dealings of the onetime personal lawyer of former President Donald Trump.

Two men who were charged with breaching the national curfew yesterday told the court that they were arrested at their homes.

(Trinidad Express) Trinidad and Tobago yesterday recorded its most frightening Covid-19 infection tally to date—with 223 people testing positive, while simultaneously surpassing the 10,000 mark for total confirmed cases since the virus first appeared locally in March 2020.

Chennai Super Kings 173 for 3 (Gaikwad 75, du Plessis 56, Rashid 3-36) beat Sunrisers Hyderabad 171 for 3 (Pandey 61, Williamson 26*, Ngidi 2-35) by seven wickets (Cricinfo) Four contrasting half-centuries told the story of the Chennai Super Kings’ seven-wicket victory over the Sunrisers Hyderabad, with the victors climbing back to the top of the IPL 2021 points table.

Dear Editor, After listening to the PNCR Leader Mr. David Granger’s recent interview on Public Interest Program I am convinced that the road ahead for the opposition would be tedious to say the least.

ELIZABETH CITY, N.C.,  (Reuters) – A North Carolina judge yesterday rejected requests to release videos showing law enforcement’s fatal shooting of Andrew Brown, Jr.,

Deputy Mayor Alfred Mentore has said that the city council’s Supervising Build-ing Inspector (ag), Marlon Harris has been asked to investigate a report that works being done by a Prashad Nagar homeowner have resulted in the blocking of an alleyway.

Rio de Janeiro,  (Reuters) – Brazil yesterday reported 3,163 new coronavirus deaths, the Health Ministry said, bringing the total to 398,185.

Luka Doncic outscored Stephen Curry for the first time in five career head-to-heads and Dallas ran off a franchise-record 28 consecutive points bridging the first and second quarters as the Mavericks pounded the Golden State Warriors 133-103 on Tuesday in San Francisco.

It is possibly audacious to suggest that a multi-billion-dollar company, one which managed to secure a $3.89 billion after-tax profit last year despite the global negative impact of COVID-19, has disappointed.

Dear Editor, The Guyana Police Force recently said it would be tackling robberies committed by motorcycle gangs.

(Reuters) – American astronaut Michael Collins, who as pilot of the Apollo 11 command module stayed behind on July 20, 1969, while Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin traveled to the lunar surface to become the first humans to walk on the moon, died yesterday at age 90, his family said.

NEW DELHI, (Reuters) – The Indian Premier League (IPL) will continue as scheduled, a senior Indian cricket board official told Reuters yesterday, despite fierce criticism of the popular Twenty20 competition being played in the midst of a national health crisis.

Two repeat offenders are among three men who were fined last week after pleading guilty to separate charges of attempting to commit a felony and possession of narcotics.

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(Reuters) – Former Sri Lanka pace bowler Nuwan Zoysa has been banned from all cricket for six years after an International Cricket Council (ICC) anti-corruption tribunal found him guilty of breaching its code, the sport’s governing body said yesterday.

NEW DELHI, (Reuters) – Royal Challengers Bangalore have signed New Zealand bowling all-rounder Scott Kuggeleijn to replace Kane Richardson who left the ongoing Indian Premier League citing personal reasons, the IPL franchise said yesterday.