Daily Archive: Saturday, June 12, 2021

The Ministry of Health today said that as of June 11, 2021, two more persons who tested positive for the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) have died.

(Trinidad Express) A security officer was killed after being struck by a maxi-taxi in Cunupia on Thursday.

(Reuters) – South Africa’s fast bowler Kagiso Rabada took five wickets as they cruised to victory over West Indies by an innings and 63 runs before lunch on day three of the first test in Saint Lucia today.

COVID-19 vaccinations began this morning at the drive thru campaign at the MovieTowne complex.

Offshore gunnery exercises are to be part of the multinational Tradewinds exercise which includes the Guyana Defence Force.

LONDON, Ontario, (Reuters) – Thousands of people marched yesterday in support of a Canadian Muslim family run over and killed by a man driving a pick-up truck last Sunday in an attack the police described as a hate crime.

(Trinidad Guardian) Laying his head on his mother’s chest as he sought the comfort and solace that only a mother can provide in times of distress, Abdullah Hassim breathed his last as he laid on his parents’ bed, nestled in their arms.He

Government has approached the National Assembly for more than $23 billion in order to cover several expenses, including those related to the purchase of COVID-19 vaccines and flooding.

Marcus Bisram has been granted another reprieve from incarceration following an order from the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) yesterday staying a recent ruling of the Guyana Court of Appeal that he be committed to stand trial for murder.

Former government minister Dr George Norton is expected to appear before a court next week to face a driving under the influence charge after he crashed into a parked Ministry of Foreign Affairs vehicle.

Three more COVID-19 fatalities were confirmed on Friday, including a 97-year-old Region Four woman.

The Working People’s Alliance (WPA) has welcomed the Irfaan Ali-led government’s announcement that it would be moving to honour the life and legacy of slain WPA Leader Dr Walter Rodney and to set the record straight about his death.

The government is moving to strike out the “archaic” law against cross-dressing in order to give effect to an over two-year-old Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) ruling.  

Unrelenting rainfall over the past three days have resulted in flood waters in Kwakwani rising even higher just days after inundated residents began reporting that it was starting to go down.

With severe flooding in regions 1, 7, and 8 ravaging mining camps, the  Guyana Women Miners Organisation (GWMO) is appealing to government to provide assistance to affected prospectors.

Cattle farmers in Kokerite and neighbouring savannahs are at their wits’ end as they continue daily to battle rising flood waters in hopes of rescuing as many of their animals as possible as their losses continue to mount daily. 

Following devastating flooding, Guyana has been invited to seek emergency support from the European Union (EU) under its Civil Protection Mechanism.

In hopes of encouraging more persons to get vaccinated against COVID-19, the Ministry of Health (MoH) is partnering with the Private Sector Com-mission (PSC) to offer incentives to persons who are fully vaccinated, including a chance to win a free flight to a destination of their choice in Guyana.

`Child Labour Month’ was yesterday launched with pledges by government ministers to crack down on abusive practices.

Under the former APNU+AFC administration, the Ministry of Housing distributed a total of 6,780 house lots in areas in regions Four, Five and Six.

GROS ISLET, St Lucia, CMC – West Indies were staring at their first defeat of the year after Quinton de Kock’s career-best hundred and a brace of wickets from seamers Kagiso Rabada and Anrich Nortje, left them against the ropes on day two of the second Test here yesterday.

Dear Editor, I wish to extend my support and thanks to the President and Cabinet on the measures that they are taking to bring justice to the Rodney family, and to Dr.

For some 20 years, Godfrey Denny has been producing works of art from pieces of wood.

No feasibility study was conducted for the new road link from Diamond to Eccles, East Bank Demerara, Minister of Housing and Water Collin Croal has told the National Assembly.

Dear Editor, It is my view that the pace in strengthening institutions and updating laws, rules, and procedures relative to the Oil and Gas industry is a bit too slow.

Lennox Wayne, called ‘Two Colours,’ will have to face a second retrial after a jury was on Friday unable to arrive at a verdict in the case against him for the fatal 2014 shooting of Lusignan beautician Ashmini Harriram.

If any of you reading this column has access to red food colouring, send me some.

Dear Editor, Finally, on the eve of his forty-first death anniversary, the many wrongs against our icon historian will be righted and his memory properly honoured.

Things are slowly reopening here and the excitement feels almost like Christmas.

An 83-year-old woman was found dead in her home at Smythfield, New Amsterdam on Thursday.

Dear Editor,  Several media outlets have reported that Mr. Keith Lowenfield, Ms Roxanne Myers and Mr.

A man was on Thursday morning found dead at his Foulis, East Coast Demerara residence.

The Berbice Cricket Board (BCB) rolled out its ground enhancement project  Thursday at the Scottsburg Cricket Ground, Upper Correntyne.

After years of planning, Delleana Anderson was finally able to fulfil a dream last Friday, when she launched a film and media centre as well as released her first film, Zoey, in her hometown, Mackenzie, Linden.

Dear Editor, Sunday, June 13th, 2021 marks the 41st Anniversary since the assassination of Dr.

Fourteen-year-old Chandradai Devina Persaud has an interesting, extracurricular activity which she enjoys and also earns from.

Hosia Ageday, the man accused of killing his mother on Tuesday at her Kara Kara, Linden residence, died yesterday after complaining of feeling unwell.

BOGOTA, (Reuters) – In public testimony to Colombia’s truth commission yesterday, former President Juan Manuel Santos asked for forgiveness for extrajudicial killings of thousands of people committed by the country’s armed forces partly during his time as defense minister.

Romario Shepherd on Thursday inked a six-month sponsorship with Ansa McAl’s Ginseng Up.

CARBIS BAY, England,  (Reuters) – A Group of Seven plan to donate 1 billion COVID-19 vaccine doses to poorer countries lacks ambition, is far too slow and shows Western leaders are not yet on top of tackling the worst public health crisis in a century, campaigners said yesterday.

Over 10,000 students around the country participated in the Grade Six mock exams on Wednes-day.

Dear Editor, It is better late than never. After nearly 41 years the death certificate of historian Walter Rodney is to be corrected to read death by “assassination” instead by “misadventure” and his correct profession be stated instead of ‘unemployed’ will now read “Professor” These changes among others were announced by Attorney General Anil Nandlall, SC on Wednesday.

BRASILIA,  (Reuters) – Deforestation in Brazil’s Amazon rainforest rose for a third consecutive month in May, preliminary government data showed yesterday, with President Jair Bolsonaro yet to follow through on his April pledge to boost funding for environmental enforcement.

Singer/songwriter Melissa Vandeyar will again offer vocal lessons slated to begin next week for a limited period.

WASHINGTON/BEIJING,  (Reuters) – U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken stressed the need for cooperation and transparency over the origins of COVID-19 in a call with Chinese counterpart Yang Jiechi yesterday and raised other contentious topics, including China’s treatment of Uyghur Muslims, Hong Kong and Taiwan.

President Irfaan Ali yesterday took the Regional Health Officer for Region Six Vishalya Sharma to task after residents in Johanna complained of a shortage of drugs at various health institutions in the region.

The second round of the Guyana Talent Search semifinals has been postponed until further notice owing to one of the semifinalists testing positive for Covid-19.

Dear Editor, It is clear that the drainage plan that the Dutch had intended for Guyana was not fully implemented, due to events of that period.

GUATEMALA CITY,  (Reuters) – A former tax chief in Guatemala known for chasing the wealth of powerful families was put under house arrest yesterday and charged with falsifying documents to register a political party.

(Reuters) – The U.S. Food & Drug Administration yesterday said Johnson & Johnson must throw away millions of doses of its COVID-19 vaccine that were manufactured at a problem-plagued Baltimore factory but also cleared millions for use.

Dear Editor, The Rotary Club of George-town Central (RCGC) is preparing to bring the curtains down on another very successful year which ends on June 30, 2021.

PARIS,  (Reuters) – Greek fifth seed Stefanos Tsitsipas staved off a spectacular fightback from U.S.

(Trinidad Guardian) Fourteen more people have died from COVID-19, according to the latest update from the Ministry of Health, which is reporting the national death toll from the disease moving up to 644 persons.

Naomi Osaka pulled out of the French Open earlier this month after being penalised for avoiding press conferences.

The owner of an auto body shop was yesterday charged with breaching the Environmental Protection Act by continuing to operate even though he was prohibited from doing so.

CARBIS BAY, England, (Reuters) – The United States and other Group of Seven nations are considering reallocating $100 billion from the International Monetary Fund’s war chest to help countries struggling to cope with the COVID-19 crisis, the White House said.

Jrue Holiday hit a go-ahead driving layup with 11.4 seconds remaining and the Milwaukee Bucks tightened the defensive screws on the visiting Brooklyn Nets for an 86-83 victory in Game 3 of their Eastern Conference semifinal playoff series on Thursday night.

(Reuters) – Devon Conway and Will Young scored half-centuries as New Zealand finished the second day on 229-3, 74 runs behind England’s first innings score in the second and final test against at Edgbaston yesterday.

Donovan Mitchell followed up his Game 1 masterpiece with a 37-point performance Thursday night in Salt Lake City to lead the Utah Jazz to a 117-111 victory and a 2-0 lead over the Los Angeles Clippers in the Western Conference semifinals.

Jane Miller OBE has been appointed British High Commissioner to Guyana and Non-Resident Ambas-sador to the Republic of Suriname.

(BBC) Novak Djokovic yesterday ended Rafael Nadal’s reign at the French Open with a four-set win in a classic semi-final which will be ranked among the all-time great matches on the Roland Garros clay.

ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates, CMC – Fabien Allen grabbed two wickets but was then one of three West Indies players to fail with the bat as the Darren Sammy-coached Peshawar Zalmi slumped to a 10-run defeat to Lahore Qalanders, as the re-launch of the Pakistan Super League continued here Thursday following the suspension due to the COVID-19 pandemic.