Daily Archive: Sunday, May 16, 2021

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

Former President David Granger on Friday expressed support for electoral reform and said that the Guyana Court of Appeal should rule on electoral matters, not the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ).

GAZA/JERUSALEM, (Reuters) – Israeli air strikes today killed 33 Palestinians, including eight children, Gaza health officials said, as militants fired an early morning barrage of rockets into Israel.

A robbery suspect was fatally shot last night by a policeman after reaching for what appeared to be a firearm while being transported to a police station in the front seat of a civilian vehicle which was being driven by a cop.

(Trinidad Express) The funeral of Tunapuna masman, gym owner and market vendor Balnarine “Balo” Bennie, who died of Covid-19 on May 3, was postponed yesterday due to a body mix-up.

(Trinidad Express) A third police officer has died from the Covid-19 Coronavirus.

BOGOTA, (Reuters) – Members of Colombia’s national police force who are responsible for abuses or acts of violence amid ongoing protests will be punished to the full extent of the law, the head of the force said.

HARARE, (Reuters) – Zimbabwe’s High Court dealt a blow to President Emmerson Mnangagwa yesterday, ruling his decision to extend Chief Justice Luke Malaba’s tenure by five years was invalid because it breached the constitution.

Signs of pollution near Bartica’s Golden Beach have spurred some residents to call on authorities to immediately halt the construction of a wharf by Sir’s Gas Station, which they believe will make matters worse.

The World Wildlife Fund-Guianas and the Amerindian Peoples Association (APA) have expressed concern over the environmental impact that gold mining has had on the Marudi mountain range in Region Nine and are calling for more responsible mining practices to be implemented.

The Ministry of Health on Saturday announced that three women who were infected with COVID-19 have died, increasing the country’s death toll from the virus to 338.

Several persons were recently re-interviewed as the police continue to investigate the murder of Haresh Singh, the West Coast Berbice (WCB) teenager who was murdered more than eight months ago in a suspected reprisal killing.

The thought of becoming a Toshao never once crossed the mind of 19-year-old Jason Caitan so when he was nominated to be a candidate, he was both surprised and intimidated by the prospects of taking on such a huge role.

A 24-year-old Essequibo resident succumbed at a city hospital on Thursday, more than a week after he was fatally struck to his head during an argument at a snackette at Henrietta Village.

The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) says while it funded studies on the use of associated gas from offshore oil for power it had no role in the selection of Wales, West Bank Demerara as the site for a planned energy plant.

Civil society groups representing the Afro-Guyanese community have condemned the announced electoral reform project to be spearheaded by the Inter-national Republican Institute (IRI).

The Working People’s Alliance (WPA) has added its voice to the opposition against the recently announced International Republican Institute (IRI)-led electoral reform project in Guyana, calling it “an affront” to the sovereignty of the country and the dignity of the people.

President of the Guyana Nurses Association Cleopatra Barkoye believes there has been not much movement forward in the profession at the local level since she joined it over 30 years ago and as the world observed International Nurses and Midwives Day last Wednesday, instead of celebrating she grieved for the practicing nurses in Guyana.

Minister of Health Dr Frank Anthony has stated that with new evidence on the airborne transmission of COVID-19, it is recommended that persons in indoor work environments wear facemasks.

Briton John and Raynauth Jeffrey each earned wins in the first two legs of the Independence Three-Stage road race yesterday but the former rolls into the hills of Linden today for the grand finale with a 12-second lead.

Commissioner of Police (ag) Nigel Hoppie has disclosed that the appointment of two civilians to head the Guyana Police Force’s new Corporate Communications Unit (CCU) was in keeping with recommendations made by United Kingdom (UK) consultants following a visit here in 2019.

Veteran cricket commentator Guyanese Joseph `Reds’ Perreira said yesterday that if not handled properly, West Indies cricket could lose the talented Shimron Hetmyer.

A man who was struck while standing in the middle of Duncan Street in the wee hours of Saturday morning is in a critical state at the Georgetown Public Hospital.

Guyanese cricketers Nial Smith and Veerasammy Permaul were both listed among a Cricket West Indies (CWI) 30-man squad for three-week high performance red-ball training camp which begins today in St.

A 31-year-old La Parfaite Harmonie, West Bank Demerara (WBD) man is currently hospitalised after he was stabbed on Friday afternoon during an argument.

Police on Friday morning destroyed millions of dollars’ worth of cannabis, including 1,000 plants, during a drug eradication exercise at Cow Savannah, Canje River.

With the Golden Jaguars men’s team scheduled to resume their 2022 FIFA World Cup Qualifiers in June, the local contingent and management team will depart Guyana for St.

GAZA/JERUSALEM, (Reuters) – Israel bombed the home of Hamas’s chief in Gaza last night and the Islamist group fired rocket barrages at Tel Aviv as hostilities stretched into a seventh day with no sign of abating.

LONDON, (Reuters) – A magnificent long-range strike from Youri Tielemans gave Leicester City their first FA Cup triumph with a 1-0 victory over Chelsea at Wembley yesterday, in front of the biggest crowd in England since March 2020.

Dear Editor, The current controversy over the US Government announcement of the electoral reform project to be executed by the International Republican Institute (IRI) shows that the issue of electoral reform in Guyana continues to resonate with the public.

MUMBAI, (Reuters) – India reported its smallest daily increase in coronavirus infections in nearly three weeks yesterday with deaths still near the 4,000-mark, but federal health officials said cases and fatalities are rapidly stabilising in this wave of the pandemic.

Seth Curry scored 20 points, Shake Milton added 15 and the host Philadelphia 76ers clinched the top seed in the Eastern Conference playoff race with a 122-97 victory over the undermanned Orlando Magic on Friday.

Dear Editor, In the recent news the GRA has stated that it has seen an unprecedented level of filing of tax returns (a whopping 100% increase) and massive increases of taxes collected, even as we face a pandemic that has resulted in loss of jobs and economic hardship for the ordinary Guyanese citizen.

At one point in her childhood Crystal Lam and her family lived in a tent and later she became a teenage mother but she never allowed those challenges to prevent her from one day fulfilling her dream of having her own business.

The mother of the baby who suffered a fractured shoulder and respiratory failure during delivery at the Georgetown Public Hospital has said her complaint has been acknowledged by the hospital but she is yet to be contacted for a follow up. 

The Canadian Government-funded Improved Access to Justice in the Caribbean (IMPACT Justice) Project hosted day a two-day virtual workshop last week for senior public officials to improve the process of translating policy directions into law.

(Reuters) – Rombauer pulled off a late surge to win the 146th running of the Preakness Stakes yesterday at Baltimore’s Pimlico Race Course, ending Kentucky Derby winner Medina Spirit’s Triple Crown bid.

Dear Editor,   I have been involved in Guyanese politics since the age of 16.

Now 63, Deoram Timram was one of the pioneers who gave up the comfort of his home in the mid-1970s to create and nurture a new village that would support the Hauraruni International Missionary Training Centre at Hauraruni, found about a mile and a half off the Linden/Soesdyke Highway.

CARACAS, (Reuters) – Eight Venezuelan soldiers have been captured during combat with “irregular Colombian armed groups” in the border state of Apure, Defense Minister Vladimir Padrino said yesterday.

Dear Editor, A few days ago I sent a letter to all media houses in connection with the way the Government handled the Americans who were illegally setting up a block factory here in Guyana, and referencing how they treated Guyanese who were squatting on lands in the Success area.

BRASILIA, (Reuters) – Brazil recorded 67,009 additional confirmed cases of coronavirus in the past 24 hours, along with 2,087 deaths from COVID-19, the Health Ministry said yesterday.

(Trinidad Express) – With bed space running out for critically ill Covid-19 patients, Prime Minister Dr Keith Rowley yesterday afternoon announced the following Covid restrictions to reduce the spread of the virus.

(Reuters) – Los Angeles Lakers legend Kobe Bryant was inducted posthumously to the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame yesterday, as the class of 2020 was enshrined after months of delay due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Faa’izah Hafeeza Mustafa’s desire to make a positive impact and her dream of practicing law to make that a reality, helped her to remain resolute amidst many challenges, and though it took much perseverance, she was recently admitted to the bar by Chief Justice (ag) Roxane George. 

The National Agricultural Research and Extension Institute (NAREI) is currently conducting a surveillance exercise in Region Two in an effort to combat the Carambola Fruit Fly (CFF).

In my time living abroad, mostly in Toronto, Tradewinds gigs took me all over North America and to Mother England, and, of course, all over the Caribbean. 

Today’s column explores the proposed gas-to-shore project. Off the bat, I must declare that converting the present heavy fuel power plants to natural gas makes sense.

On International Mother Earth Day, April 22, 2021, President Irfaan Ali spoke on the Escazú Agreement, which had been adopted in 2018 but which has now become effective.

Let me write now as the spirit moves me, and as memories crowd the mind, about a good man through and through, and a citizen of incomparable quality.

The Supreme Court of Judicature in collaboration with the Ministry of Health last week continued its COVID-19 vaccination drive at the Georgetown and Berbice High Courts.

Introduction – Core Objectives As modern national budgets tend to do, Guyana’s 2021 Budget identifies upfront six core objectives, which it sets about to achieve.

Dear Editor, The upcoming Holiday of Shavuot reminds us of the giving of the teaching within the Torah.

MADRID, (Reuters) – Real Madrid coach Zinedine Zidane exuded Zenlike calm about his future with the club yesterday, saying that he is not focusing on the future although at some point he may feel the need to depart for the benefit of everyone.

According to Encyclopaedia Britannica, “a prodigy is a child who, by about age 10, performs at the level of a highly trained adult in a particular sphere of activity or knowledge.

“I miss my students and sometimes and I worry about them a lot.

[Neaz Subhan, Coming Back: An Escape From Suicide, Georgetown: Neaz Subhan, 2020. 

(Trinidad Express) – The Ministry of Education has suspended face to face classes until further notice.

“French Exit”, Azazel Jacobs’ new film takes place in a world removed from our own.

Face masks are available in many colours and styles and it seems getting vaccinated could make them passe  It looks like masks are coming off and I am all for it. 

As more black women embraced their natural hair, Kean Dey began posting pictures of her afro hairstyles on her social media page.

In Sheikh Jarrah, a Palestinian neighbourhood in Jerusalem, captured and since occupied by Israel in the Six Day War in 1967, Israel sought to evict six Palestinian families, who have been in occupation since 1948 or before.