Daily Archive: Thursday, June 10, 2021

The Ministry of Health today said that as June 09, 2021, two more persons who tested positive for the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) have died.

Dennis Veerasammy and Basheer Harrinauth, two of the three men recently found guilty of the 2015 murder of a labourer, have each been handed a life sentence for the crime.

The Private Sector Commission (PSC)  today urged citizens to  take the COVID-19 vaccine to ensure the health and safety of all.

TOKYO, (Reuters) – Japan’s trade ministry colluded with Toshiba Corp’s management to unduly influence a key shareholder vote last year, an independent probe found, undermining Tokyo’s efforts to improve corporate governance and win over foreign investors.

(Barbados Today) Noted cultural practitioner Clairmonte Taitt had died.  In a statement,  The National Cultural Foundation praised his work and contribution to the arts. 

(Trinidad Express) Two Venezuelans who were allegedly caught transporting nine Latin American nationals have been charged with human trafficking offences. 

(Trinidad Guardian) Homicide officers are continuing their probe into the murder of Wallerfield resident Amanda West, who was killed on Tuesday night after gunmen chased her from her house into another.

Amid continuing rain in all regions, President Irfaan Ali yesterday announced in Region Six that the Civil Defence Commission (CDC) has advised that the countrywide flooding is now a Level 2 Disaster and supplementary funding is to be sought at Parliament today.

Underscoring the premeditated and gruesome manner in which taxi driver Orin David was killed execution-style  in broad daylight in the presence of his family and neighbours, Justice Sandil Kissoon yesterday handed ex-soldier Jermaine Jefford a life sentence for the crime.

Lamenting the devastation wrought by flooding across the country, Minister with responsibility for Finance, Dr.

A taxi driver was yesterday remanded after being charged with the murder of Ronald Omar Smith on Camp Street in George-town, in the course of a robbery.

Over one hundred persons from a broad swathe of society have sent a detailed  submission to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) with a number of questions they want answered in the impact assessment to be done for ExxonMobil’s fourth proposed oil well here – Yellowtail.

Investigators are probing a fire of unknown origin, which gutted two Bagot-ville, West Bank Demerara (WBD) buildings, including a supermarket early yesterday morning.

Another COVID-19 death was recorded yesterday pushing up the fatality toll to 417.

GROS ISLET, St Lucia, CMC – West Indies’ near three decade-long wait for a series win over South Africa will not be bearing heavily on captain Kraigg Brathwaite’s mind when the two teams clash in the opening Test of the two-match series at the Daren Sammy National Stadium here today.

Andrew Chaung, one of the two prisoners who escaped from the Lusignan Prison on Tuesday is back in police custody and is expected to face an additional charge.

The Georgetown Magistrate’s Court yesterday issued summonses for the Chief Election Officer Keith Lowenfield, Deputy Chief Election Officer Roxanne Myers and Region Four Returning Officer Clairmont Mingo to appear before the court on June 29.

With at least ten persons to be evacuated in Region Two, the Civil Defence Commission (CDC) yesterday said that two temporary shelters have been established in two of the most affected areas within the Region.

Dear Editor, Over the decades the peasants of Triumph raised the issue of moon-like craters in Dasrat Street, Triumph Front Lands.

A Linden woman was on Tuesday afternoon found dead at her Kara Kara, Linden residence and her son has been taken into custody.

Dear Editor, Why are they creating so much ballyhoo about Constitutional Reform, and why am I not particularly enthused?

The Customs Anti-Narcotic Unit (CANU) between Tuesday and yesterday, following a counter narcotics operation carried out along the Unity foreshore, East Coast Demerara, discovered eighteen bags of marijuana amounting to 300 lbs and estimated to be valued at $18 million dollars.

The West Indies are set to face South Africa in the first of two Tests from today at the Darren Sammy ground in St Lucia and the  big question is can the Caribbean side continue their impressive form?

Dear Editor, Please allow me a space in your letters’ column, anonymously, to express my disappointment with what appears to be some level of dictatorship with the government.

Head coach, Phil Simmons believes the side that fields and bowls well in the upcoming West Indies and South Africa Test series will walk away with the spoils.

Prime Minister Mark Phillips yesterday told flood-affected residents of Malali and Muritaro in Upper Demerara-Upper Berbice that once the water recedes from the land, the Government will help all communities across the country to restart economic activities in an effort to bounce back from the crisis.  

Persons who have purchased duplexes or condominiums from the state would soon be able to access the titles to their properties as the draft amendments for the Condominium Act have been completed and are currently with stakeholders for analysis, Attorney General Anil Nandlall has announced. 

SAN SALVADOR, (Reuters) – El Salvador became the first country in the world to adopt bitcoin as legal tender after Congress yesterday approved President Nayib Bukele’s proposal to embrace the cryptocurrency, a move that delighted the currency’s supporters.

Dear Editor, I refer to the letter titled, `Two cases outlined do not pass muster’ (SN June 9). 

WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – The United States yesterday imposed sanctions on four Nicaraguans, including a daughter of President Daniel Ortega, and Washington warned it would continue to use diplomatic and economic tools against members of the leftist government that it accused of undermining democracy.

Dear Editor, There has been quite a buzz recently about a public utility company that has decided to rationalize and down size its human resources in order to save cost and improve its efficiency.

A forty-year-old woman of East Coast Demerara is currently in police custody after walking into the Sparendaam Police Station with a knife in her hand that she reportedly stabbed her reputed husband with.

The unfortunate flooding of various regions can be considered a national disaster, as it affects many.

BUENOS AIRES, (Reuters) – Argentine President Alberto Fernandez triggered a Twitter storm and a regional race debate yesterday with misjudged comments to visiting Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez that sought to play up the South American country’s ties with Europe.

The Annual General Meeting (AGM) of the Guyana Amateur Powerlifting Federation (GALPF) will be held on July 21 at a venue to be announced.

Dear Editor, Please tell me that the Environmental Protection Agency was misquoted in the article `EPA exempts two companies from impact studies for quarry licences’ appearing in the Stabroek News of June 8, 2021.

ExxonMobil’s subsidiary, Esso Exploration & Production Guyana Limited (EEPGL) has re-commenced exploration drilling operations at the Jabillo Well site within the offshore Canje Block.

Deputy Chief Election Officer Roxanne Myers has filed a $150,000,000 suit against attorney and Member of Parliament (MP) Sanjeev Datadin and the News Room for what she said were libelous statements made against her more than a year ago.

The South Turkeyen Sports Committee and ‘Bannas Foundation’ will run off a pre-Father’s Day three-a-side small-goal football championship on Sunday from 8:00am at the Beterverwagting (BV) tarmac, the committee announced in a release yesterday.

WASHINGTON,  (Reuters) – The Biden administration plans to donate 500 million Pfizer coronavirus vaccine doses to nearly 100 countries over the next two years, three sources familiar with the matter told Reuters yesterday.

Dear Editor, Before Ian McDonald played the role of best man at Frank Thomasson’s wedding, little would he have known that I was asked to be chaperon while Frank was courting Carlotta Croal, who at the time was a Senior Information Officer who tutored me in radio broadcast production as a new Information Officer at the Government Information Services, then headed by Arthur Seymour.

Donovan Mitchell scored 32 of his 45 points in the second half as the Utah Jazz rallied to defeat the Los Angeles Clippers 112-109 Tuesday night in Salt Lake City to take a 1-0 lead in the Western Conference semifinals.

(Reuters) – England are committed to making cricket more inclusive after confronting “ugly truths” in the past week about offensive historical tweets from their players, captain Joe Root said yesterday.

PARIS, (Reuters) – Rafa Nadal dropped a set at Roland Garros for the first time in two years but roared back to beat 10th seed Diego Schwartzman 6-3 4-6 6-4 6-0 yesterday and storm into the French Open semi-finals.

PARIS, (Reuters) – Novak Djokovic repelled a stirring fightback by Italian Matteo Berrettini to claim a 6-3 6-2 6-7(5) 7-5 victory yesterday to set up a mouth-watering semi-final showdown with defending champion Rafa Nadal.

PARIS, (Reuters) – The curse of French Open defending champions continued as Iga Swiatek was knocked out 6-4 6-4 by Greek Maria Sakkari in the French Open quarter-finals, leaving the women’s draw wide open yesterday.

A landlady was on Monday fined by a city magistrate after she confessed to removing the electricity meter at the home of her tenant.

(Reuters) – South Africa will leave it up to individual players to decide whether to show support for the Black Lives Matter movement ahead of the first test against West Indies in Saint Lucia starting today.

(Reuters) – The Ontario Superior Court of Justice has dismissed Stanford International Bank’s (SIB) $4.5 billion damages claim against Toronto-Dominion Bank over its role in a massive Ponzi scheme, SIB said yesterday.

As thousands of Guyanese struggle to cope with weeks of widespread flooding and the extensive losses of crops, livestock and livelihoods in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, the American energy titan, ExxonMobil (XOM) ironically announced its 20th oil and gas discovery offshore.

Joel Embiid scored a playoff-career-high 40 points and grabbed 13 rebounds Tuesday as the host Philadelphia 76ers evened their Eastern Conference semifinal series with a 118-102 victory over the Atlanta Hawks in Game 2.

Dear Editor, There is a tall coconut tree rooted in my neighbour’s yard at Onderneeming Sandpit in Region #2 hanging dangerously over other nearby residential plots and could cause extensive damages unless it is not cut down.

It is entirely possible that there is a point to the Guyana Fire Service (GFS) once again deeming City Hall hazardous, but it is certainly very murky.

GROS ISLET, St Lucia, CMC – Shai Hope says he is under no illusions about the challenge that awaits him in the longest format, after being recalled to the West Indies Test squad for the series against South Africa starting today.