Daily Archive: Saturday, May 29, 2021

Attorney General Anil Nandlall has strongly criticized the decision by a magistrate yesterday to grant bail to four men charged with the possession of guns and ammunition without licence.

The Ministry of Health today said that as of May 28, 2021, two more persons who tested positive for the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) have died.

Favouring the model used by Norway, Policy Forum Guyana (PFG) has recommended that all of Guyana’s revenue generated from its oil sector should be deposited in a Sovereign Wealth Fund for future generations, which it says is the only way to guarantee “intergenerational justice.”

GWI was in a deplorable state when the new Government took office in August 2020, the utility said in a press release this week addressing questions that have arisen over layoffs.

The police are currently investigating a suspected double murder at Coomacka Mines, Region 10.

(Reuters) – The remaining matches of the Indian Premier League (IPL), which was suspended earlier this month, will be completed in the United Arab Emirates in September and October, the Indian Cricket Board (BCCI) said today.

(Trinidad Express) A nurse was stabbed to death and her body set on fire at an apartment in Malabar, Arima yesterday afternoon.

President Irfaan Ali on Friday said government would be working around the clock to ensure that Guyanese across the country affected by the flooding caused by continuing and heavy rainfall are kept safe and provided with essential supplies.

With water levels reaching as high as 8 feet at Kwakwani on the Berbice River and many other flooded communities in Region 10, regional authorities are seeking to secure assistance for affected residents, including food and cleaning supplies.

Table Tennis star, Chelsea Edghill continues to grab the headlines for all the right reasons.

The Guyana Cricket Board (GCB)’s U19 limited overs competition gets underway today and the GCB has earmarked some  four matches to take place at the Providence National Stadium.

Even as some Black Bush Polder residents once again burning tyres in anger and frustration over continued flooding, Minister of Agriculture Zulfikar Mustapha announced on Friday that two brand new pumps will be added to boost efforts to drain the area.

Health Minister Dr Frank Anthony on Friday said that the government is hoping to receive supplies needed to resume the administering of Sputnik V second doses by next week following a shipment delay.

Dr Akshai Mansingh, a member of  Cricket West Indies and the International Cricket Council’s Medical Advisory Committee, feels that there is not much to be worried about with Marquino Mindley being asymptomatic.

The highly anticipated National Novices and Mr Linden Championship will be staged tonight at the Lichas Hall in the Mining Town.

Senior Superintendent of Police Calvin Brutus, who is acting as Assistant Com-missioner (Administration), is maintaining that the recent election he held for the Guyana Police Association  (GPA) was legitimate and that another staged by the then incumbent was not in compliance with the rules.

Abishai Caesar has been convicted for the 2012 murders of Anna Catherina businesswoman Jennifer Persaud and her two sons, Afridi Bacchus and 18-month-old Jadon Persaud.

Citing the sensitivity of the issue as well as a confidentiality clause that governs executive meetings, Bank of Guyana Governor and current Chair-man of the Guyana Gold Board Dr Gobin Ganga has declined to comment on allegations made by former Chair-man GHK Lall that he [Ganga] had in 2019 said that there was evidence of gold smuggling from Venezuela that could have led to blacklisting of this country.

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – Barbados Tridents have further strengthened their squad ahead of their Caribbean Premier League campaign with the acquisition of South African all-rounder Chris Morris.

LONDON, CMC – West Indies Test captain Kraigg Brathwaite was laying the groundwork for his second half-century of the County Championship as Gloucestershire made a steady reply to Surrey’s imposing 473 on the second day of their contest at the Oval.

Dear Editor, Why do parts of Guyana flood during the two known annual rainy seasons?

The Ministry of Health on Friday announced four new COVID-19 deaths and 70 new cases from the latest test results.

Dear Editor, Thank you for your editorial yesterday analyzing the NGSA (National Grade Six Assessment), and clarifying that the Minister is not saying Government will abolish the NGSA which now functions as a placement test and a kind of IQ test to identify the academically gifted students who are placed in the 5-6 “top” schools, and who consider themselves as being lucky to be in “elite” schools.

Khris Middleton recorded 22 points, eight rebounds and five assists as the surging Milwaukee Bucks beat the host Miami Heat 113-84 to take a 3-0 lead in their first-round Eastern Conference playoff series.

As it prepares for the crafting of the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) for its fourth oil well here, ExxonMobil’s local affiliate has begun public consultations and scoping sessions with the public and is urging persons to share their concerns before the June 5th closure for receipt of feedback.

Dear Editor, Over the past few weeks, the Mayor of Georgetown has been expressing dissatisfaction about the manner in which central government has been doling out subventions to his city council, a situation that has left quite a few citizens perplexed.

DHAKA, (Reuters) – Sri Lanka head coach Mickey Arthur said the door is not closed on any of the country’s senior players after the young team selected under new captain Kusal Perera lost their one-day series away in Bangladesh.

Kevin Bizzeth, the fireman who was driving a car that plowed into a group of persons at Kairuni, Soesdyke-Linden Highway, leaving three dead and two in critical condition, was on Friday charged with three counts of causing death by dangerous driving.

Dear Editor, I am in ‘shock and awe’ at statements and responses coming out Georgetown municipal officials about the appalling state of their finances which was so factually and eloquently alluded to by the President.

With more rainfall expected over the coming days, the Region Four Regional Democratic Council (RDC) yesterday reported that a large majority of the region’s drainage infrastructure is in operation.

The way her customers rave, it is easy to believe that Mandy Field may well have cornered the local cheesecake market and is heading for total domination in that area.

(BBC) Jamaica’s two-time Olympic champion Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce underlined her credentials for the 100m crown in Tokyo with an impressive win in Doha yesterday.

Rejecting claims made by an opposition parliamentarian, the Ministry of Health on Friday stated that no nursing students have been forced to take COVID-19 vaccines.

A few years ago, I did a What’s Cooking on Baked Chicken.

Dear Editor, There are those of us in whose DNAs lie the sugar industry, would have been interested in Dr.

LONDON, (Reuters) – England’s cricket board said it is going ahead with its summer schedule and has not been asked to bring forward a five-test series against India to make room for the remainder of the Indian Premier League (IPL) season.

A man has been arrested by police after he is alleged to have bit both a Reliance, Essequibo Coast woman and her son on Thursday.

(Trinidad Express) The Tobago Emergency Management Agency has reported that 15 bodies have been retrieved from the foreign vessel that was adrift off Tobago waters yesterday morning.

Dear Editor, I write in reference to an article in the Stabroek News May 19th 2021, five charged over $19.4 million GRA Cheques Scam.

The rules are finally being relaxed after a long seven months in isolation.

NEW DELHI, (Reuters) – India and New Zealand would be crowned joint winners of the World Test Championship (WTC) should next month’s final end in a draw or a tie, the game’s governing body said yesterday.

A fire of an unknown origin yesterday destroyed a house at Patentia, West Bank Demerara.

(DWT online) PARAMARIBO – Due to the “very, very serious” Covid-19 situation in Suriname, there will be a total lockdown from May 31 to June 18.

Dear Editor, The COVID-19 vaccine isn’t mandatory in Guyana but is required by the Guyana Defence Force’s prospective employees.

BOGOTA,  (Reuters) – Four people died in Colombia yesterday as tens of thousands of protesters marked a month of demonstrations across the country, while talks between the government and the national strike committee have stalled.

After years of performing Guyanese folk songs side by side, Gavin Mendonca and Marlon Adams popularly known as ‘Chucky’, the leader of the Buxton Fusion Drumming School, last week released their first original song.

(Reuters) – Brazilian soccer player Neymar hit back at sportswear maker Nike Inc.,

DURBAN, South Africa, (Reuters) – Double Olympic 800 metres champion Caster Semenya failed in her latest bid to qualify for this year’s Tokyo Games, finishing well outside the qualifying mark for the 5,000m at the Olympics.

A motorcyclist is now hospitalised after crashing into a parked car at Rupert Craig Highway, East Coast Demerara on Thursday.

I was unmoved by the sound of the fireworks on Tuesday night.

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, (Reuters) – Exxon Mobil’s U.S. oil refineries pump out far more lung-damaging soot than similarly-sized facilities operated by rivals, according to regulatory documents and a Reuters analysis of pollution test results.

Dear Editor, I hope that the trail on the GUYOIL audit has not gone cold, and a full report will be forthcoming soon.

A report into the misconduct of a prominent BBC interviewer has shown the difficulty of holding prominent news agencies to account when they make foolish or unethical decisions.

Guyanese makeup artist (MUA) Susan Ibrahim of SAKS Makeup Artistry was earlier this week announced as winner of the Caribbean Style and Culture (CSC) 2020 Award of Excellence for Makeup and Aesthetics.

(Trinidad Guardian) A further 18 people have died of the COVID-19 virus, taking the total deaths in T&T up to 458.