Daily Archive: Tuesday, May 11, 2021

Proprietors of an illegal industrial facility adjacent to South Ruimveldt Gardens, have been ordered to immediately cease all operations.

Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) meeting virtually in Special Session today unanimously agreed to appoint Dr.

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

MOSCOW, (Reuters) – At least seven school children and one teacher were killed today and many more wounded after a lone teenage gunman opened fire in a school in the Russian city of Kazan, the mayor’s office said, prompting a Kremlin call for tighter gun controls.

(Trinidad Guardian) “Commendable.”   This is how chairman Robert Bermudez has described the Massy Group’s performance for the second quarter of its financial year which ended Mach 31, 2020.

Saying that measures are being put in place to protect residents against flooding, Minister of Public Works Juan Edghill yesterday defended the removal of mangroves at Versailles-Malgre Tout, West Bank Demerara, for the development of an oil and gas shore base as necessary while emphasising that “with development comes changes”.

After managing to avoid a single case of COVID-19 for over a year, the remote community of Masakenari, in Region Nine is now grappling with an outbreak, which is believed to be linked to residents travelling outside of the community to source needed food and cleaning supplies.

President Irfaan Ali yesterday lobbied American businesses for investment here in mega farms and aquaculture.

Mangroves in Guyana are considered a protected species under the amended Forestry Act of 2010 making it illegal to destroy mangroves without prior permission from the Commissioner of the Guyana Forestry Commission.

The CARIFTA Games for 2021 in Bermuda has been cancelled due to the pandemic.

Almost a day after fisherman, Navindra Ramnarine was killed in a hit-and-run accident along the Better Hope, East Coast Demerara (ECD) Public Road, a police constable on Sunday surrendered and admitted that he was the driver of the motor vehicle at the time of the accident.

For as long as these parts have been inhabited, a frenetic battle has been waged with the seas to protect the coastland in which self-propagating mangroves have played no small role.

Dear Editor, I wrote this letter to President Ali and government in my capacity as a Guyanese Citizen/stakeholder and General Secretary of the Guyana United Artists (GUA).

A 31-year-old Essequibo resident was on Sunday night fatally struck during an argument with a relative who has since been arrested by the police.

Even as a spokesman touted plans for several projects that Global Oil Environmental Services (GOES) is hoping to implement at Coverden, on the East Bank of Demerara, its proposed construction of a waste treatment facility in the community is being met with resistance by residents, who are sceptical due to a lack of consultations on the potential effects of the project.

The Olympic fate of local boxing trio, Keevin Allicock, Colin Lewis and Desmond Amsterdam will be known next month when the complete ranking table is revealed by the Boxing Task Force  (BTF) of the International Olympic Committee (IOC).

Dear Editor, If, as Guyanese we could accept that whereas we may have our differences but this ought not to hinder our collective respect for laws, rules and acceptable norms, we would stand a better chance of peaceful coexistence and the holistic development of this nation.

NEW DELHI, (Reuters) – Indian coronavirus infections and deaths held close to record daily highs yesterday, increasing calls for the government of Prime Minister Narendra Modi to lock down the world’s second-most populous country.

Tenders were last Tuesday opened at the National Procurement and Tender Administration Board for the remaining works to the Ministry of Health’s Head Office.

LONDON,  (Reuters) – Data from the rollout of AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 vaccine shows one dose of the shot results in 80% less risk of death from the disease, Public Health England said yesterday.

Dear Editor, It was reported in the media on May 6, that the Chief Executive and other officers of the Guyana Water Incorporated (GWI) visited a construction site on Lamaha Street where an aged pipeline is being replaced.

Former Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of GO-Invest Waynewright Owen Verwey is seeking environmental authorisation to construct and operate a non-hazardous material storage facility to store imported equipment for offshore oil and gas operations.

The West Berbice Cricket Association’s Cricket Development Sub-Committee will host a series of education drives beginning tomorrow.

Dear Editor, May 9, 2021 marks the 76th Anniversary of the victory over Hitlerite fascism in Europe and the end of the Second World War.

JERUSALEM/GAZA,  (Reuters) – Violent clashes over Jerusalem escalated dramatically yesterday with Gaza health officials saying at least 20 people, including nine children, were killed by Israeli air strikes launched after Palestinian militant groups fired rockets close to Jerusalem Israel’s military said it carried out strikes against armed groups, rocket launchers and military posts in Gaza after militants there crossed what Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu called a “red line” by firing on the Jerusalem area for the first time since a 2014 war.

The Essequibo Cricket Board (ECB) has taken a decision to look into the recent elections of the Pomeroon Cricket Committee.

NEW YORK,  (Reuters) – The biggest U.S. gasoline pipeline will not resume full operations for several more days due to a ransomware cyberattack blamed on a shadowy criminal network called DarkSide.

Dear Editor, I refer to Mr. Mike Persaud’s letter published in Stabroek News, Sunday, May 9th 2021 edition under the caption, “Ogunseye’s letter contains several factual errors”.

The University of Guyana’s Institute of Distance and Continuing Education (IDCE) has announced the introduction of six new programmes for the academic year 2021/2022, for which applications are currenly open.

A jury was empaneled yesterday morning to hear the trial of former police sergeant Shawn Sandy, who is accused of the 2016 unlawful killing of his employer, dredge owner Feroze Khan.

KUALA LUMPUR,  (Reuters) – Malaysia yesterday imposed a new nationwide lockdown, as the country grapples with a surge in coronavirus cases and highly infectious variants that the government said are testing its health system.

Dear Editor, The Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC) issued its syllabus for examinations scheduled for June/July 2021.

Enmore Community Centre Cricket Club (ECCCC) on Sunday held its Annual General Meeting and election of office bearers where Bheemraj Ramkelawan was voted to continue as chairman.

Two new COVID-19 fatalities along with 80 more cases of the virus were recorded yesterday.

Dear Editor, Today I share a development from Guyana’s early oil wars. 

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – Cricket West Indies is anticipating another testing time when they host next month’s bio-secure series against South Africa, but said it was critical to remain operationally “agile” in order to respond to the challenges served up by COVID-19 pandemic.

BRASILIA, (Reuters) – Brazil’s government will direct an extra 5.5 billion reais ($1.05 billion) of federal spending towards the production, supply and distribution of COVID-19 vaccines, President Jair Bolsonaro’s office said in a statement yesterday.

Stabroek Sports carried a picture of a ground in Monday’s issue that was supposed to be the Suddie Community Centre ground but which was in fact the Reliance Ground.

May 17th has been set for hearing of the application filed by Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo who is seeking to set aside a $20M default judgment he has been ordered to pay former government minister Annette Ferguson who had brought a libel action against him.

BOGOTA,  (Reuters) – A meeting between Colombian protest leaders and President Ivan Duque broke up yesterday with little sign of progress on curbing nearly two weeks of sometimes deadly anti-government protests.

Dear Editor, GTT needs to ask customers permission before advertising promotions for businesses on our SMS.

(Trinidad Guardian) Finance Minister Colm Imbert yesterday listed TT$5 billion worth of help the Government has given to citizens to deal with the adverse effects of the COVID-19 pandemic.

It is not unheard of for circumstances of national crisis or even lesser emergency to bring out the worst in people, not least, manifestations of runaway indifference to important response measures, particularly when these get in the way of our routines.

A man who was awaiting sentencing for larceny has been further remanded after he denied stealing some of the articles mentioned in some of the charges laid against him.

The Guyana Bank for Trade and Industry Limited (GBTI) yesterday presented $3.4m to Prime Minister Mark Phillips at his Camp Street Office for disaster relief for volcano-hit St Vincent and the Grenadines.

By Junaid Nabi BOSTON – When I was growing up in northern India’s Kashmir Valley, my physician father would often accompany me when I received my annual vaccinations.

If the pandemic has demonstrated anything it is that much improved internet connectivity, reliability and security have become unavoidable priorities for the Caribbean.

(BBC) Naomi Osaka says rising Covid-19 levels in Tokyo are a “big cause for concern” and she is “not really sure” the Olympics should go ahead this summer.

(Reuters) – England’s centrally contracted players are likely to miss the remainder of the COVID-19-hit Indian Premier League season if the Twenty20 tournament clashes with the international schedule, managing director Ashley Giles said yesterday.

(Reuters) – Seamer Shaheen Afridi took a career best five for 52 as Pakistan beat Zimbabwe by an innings and 147 runs early on the fourth day of the second test at Harare Sports Club yesterday.

(Trinidad Express) The Ministry of Works and Transport wishes to advise the general public that all Licencing Offices nationwide will be closed until May 23.

BASRA, Iraq, (Reuters) – Iraq has formally asked to buy U.S.

NEW DELHI,  (Reuters) – The remainder of the suspended Indian Premier League (IPL) season will have to be played outside the country, the organising Indian cricket board said, though it is unclear whether a window can be found to play the outstanding 31 games.

(ICC) An independent Anti-Corruption Tribunal has unanimously cleared former Sri Lanka player Avishka Gunawardene of two charges against him under the Emirates Cricket Board’s Anti-Corruption Code, allowing him to resume participation in cricket with immediate effect.

Dear Editor, The company, allegedly, responsible for the mangroves destruction has given, what can be termed an off handed, if not lacklustre response, as alluded to in the headline “Tristar owner says mangroves destruction will be addressed” (SN May 10).