Daily Archive: Thursday, June 17, 2021

The Ministry of Health today said that as of June 16, 2021, three more persons who tested positive for the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) have died.

The Government of Guyana today said that it will alert  international authorities about human trafficking here following the discovery today of 10 juveniles claiming to be Haitians at a Skeldon Hotel.

Following a report in Stabroek News on Tuesday about a shortage of water in flood-hit Upper Pomeroon, the Guyana Water Incorporated yesterday supplied treated water to three communities.

LUSAKA,  (Reuters) – Kenneth Kaunda, Zambia’s founding president who led his country for 27 years and championed Africa’s struggles against apartheid and HIV/AIDS, has died at the age of 97.

MEXICO CITY,  (Reuters) – Police in Nicaragua are arresting opponents of President Daniel Ortega and even dissidents from his Sandinista movement in a crackdown ahead of November’s presidential election that poses a challenge to U.S

LONDON,  (Reuters) – American singer Diana Ross expresses her gratitude in new single “Thank You” released today, the title track from her first studio album in 15 years.

JIUQUAN, China,  (Reuters) – Three Chinese astronauts today flew to an unfinished space station in China’s first crewed mission since 2016, expanding the country’s already growing near-Earth presence and challenging U.S.

(Trinidad Express) A Chaguanas man who allegedly robbed a businesswoman using a taser, and his sister who allegedly offered a bribe a police officer to forgo an identification parade, both appeared in court on Wednesday.

(Trinidad Express) Independent Senator Hazel Thompson-Ahye has urged government to redouble efforts to eliminate the huge amount of pornographic material circulating in the country.

President Irfaan Ali has suspended all five members of the Police Service Commission (PSC) including its Chairman, former Assistant Commissioner of Police, Paul Slowe with immediate effect pending an investigation.

Three death sentences were yesterday handed down against Abishai Caesar who was convicted on May 28 for the 2012 murders of Anna Catherina businesswoman Jennifer Persaud and her two sons: Afridi Bacchus and 18-month-old Jadon Persaud.

Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo has been unsuccessful in his application to set aside the $20M default judgment he had been ordered to pay former government minister Annette Ferguson who had sued him for libel.

The Ministry of Health yesterday said it had not procured COVID-19 vaccines from illegal entities or anyone in trouble with the law.

The Civil Defence Commission (CDC) yesterday said that just over 36,000 households from 300 communities countrywide have been affected by flooding.

Having seen the “profound impact” of recent floods on communities across Guyana, the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) recently donated US$30,000 ($6.2m) to the Guyana Red Cross Society and the Civil Defence Commission (CDC).

Another COVID-19 death was yesterday reported along with 128 new cases of the virus.

Arrangements for the second dose of Sputnik V shots are still being made even as the COVID-19 vaccination programme in the country continues.

Heavy rain yesterday morning caused deep flooding in parts of the city giving a taste  – as on Tuesday – of the plight facing large parts of the country.

Four persons are now homeless after their two-storey wooden house at Beterverwagting, East Coast Demerara was completely destroyed by a fire of an unknown origin yesterday morning.

The Ministry of Home Affairs yesterday signed contracts worth an estimated $1.2b for the reconstruction of the Lusignan Prison Lots 1-3.

Minister of Agriculture,  Zulfikar Mustapha yesterday condemned what he called acts of sabotage of the flood control embankment in the backlands at Letter Kenny, exacerbating flooding in agricultural areas along the Corentyne Coast.

“We are all set and ready to go” were the words of president of the Athletic Association of Guyana (AAG), Aubrey Hutson yesterday regarding the three-day National Senior Championships which gets off to a fast start tomorrow at the National Track and Field Centre.

MELBOURNE, (Reuters) – Australia will send an understrength squad to the Caribbean for the white-ball tour against the West Indies, with Pat Cummins, David Warner and Glenn Maxwell opting out, and Steve Smith injured.

 Otis McCurdy who admitted being part of a group back in 2016 that fatally beat a pork knocker; was yesterday morning sentenced to 10 years in prison by Justice Navindra Singh, before whom he appeared at the High Court in Suddie.

Veteran West Indies pacer, Kemar Roach reckons his side can out bowl the South Africans out twice as they prepare to head into the second Test which begins tomorrow.

Tenders were on May 25th opened at the National Procurement & Tender Administration Board for the extension of the Aishalton Public Hospital in Region Nine among other projects.

Top ranked West Indies seamer, Jason Holder, is hoping that Jayden Seales is managed well enough to have a long a fruitful career while senior bowler, Kemar Roach, has some advice for him.

A man has been hospitalized in a critical condition at the Fort Wellington Hospital after he was chopped and beaten by two men at the Rosignol Fishery, West Bank Berbice yesterday morning.

Says Joseph (Reds) Perreira As I look towards tomorrow’s second Test commencement, I do not expect the West Indies to bounce back with a victory after playing so poorly in the opening Test.

Dear Editor, I humbly seek a little more space in your letter columns to highlight the disgusting state of our city as a result of more severe flooding over the last two days.

Guyana will participate in the FIDE (International Chess Federation) Online Cadets and Youth Rapid World Cup from August 1-31.

Dear Editor, I share a COVID-19 incident that occurred on Monday at the GPHC. 

A Black Bush Polder businessman was on Tuesday fined $15,000 after he and a Corentyne pandit were charged with breaching the Covid-19 guidelines in early May.

Dear Editor, Ian McDonald’s reflection’s on Sir Jock Campbell’s younger brother, that Colin being quintessentially English in his Sunday column.

Homes are to be constructed for young professionals at Plantation Little/Great Diamond, Plantation Prospect and Plantation Providence, all on the East Bank of Demerara, according to Minister of Housing and Water Collin Croal.

(Reuters) – An upbeat New Zealand will take on an undercooked India aiming to become test cricket’s first official world champions when they clash in the inaugural World Test Championship (WTC) final in Southampton from tomorrow.

A total of 10,000 COVID-19 cash grants were distributed in Region Four areas from December 28th to December 30th, last year.

Dear Editor, In the many years that I have lived in Plantation Diamond, not one rainy season has passed without an episode of flooding.

GROS ISLET, South Africa, CMC – Marquee South Africa seamer Kagiso Rabada has described the Caribbean as his “favourite” place to tour, after taking his first test five wicket haul in three years in the opening test match here last weekend.

The Guyana Court of Appeal has commenced hearing arguments on its disputed jurisdiction over the appeal filed by former Guyana Defence Force (GDF) coastguards Sherwyn Hart, Deon Greenidge and Devon Gordon who are challenging the death penalty imposed against them for the 2009 murder of Bartica gold dealer Dweive Kant Ramdass.

Dear Editor, I write to express grave concern about happenings in and around the Bourda Market which occur every day and every night, circumstances that leaves much to be desired from the Mayor and Councillors of the City of Georgetown.

GENEVA, (Reuters) – U.S. President Joe Biden and Russian President Vladimir Putin agreed yesterday to begin cybersecurity and arms control talks at a summit that highlighted their discord on those issues, human rights and Ukraine.

BAKU, (Reuters) – Captain Gareth Bale inspired a scintillating 2-0 victory for Wales over Turkey yesterday, giving the Dragons a big leap towards the European Championship knockout stages and reviving memories of their 2016 run to the semi-finals.

Dear Editor, Since the United Nations Declaration of Human Rights was ratified in 1948, collaborative efforts have been made worldwide to elucidate and support human rights.

(Reuters) – German biotech CureVac NV said yesterday its COVID-19 vaccine was only 47% effective in a late-stage trial, missing the study’s main goal and throwing in doubt the potential delivery of hundreds of millions of doses to the European Union.

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Dear Editor When a marriage is not working some people advocate separation then divorce.

Many people have written to us recently to ask about the worldwide immigrant visa backlog. 

SAN JOSE,  (Reuters) – Costa Rican health authorities yesterday said that after studying the available clinical studies they had decided to reject the delivery of Sinovac Biotech’s COVID-19 vaccine for the time being, saying it was not effective enough.

It could be safely said that human beings unwittingly leave their DNA in almost every place they go.

(Reuters) – France midfielder Paul Pogba removed a Heineken bottle in front of him at a Euro 2020 news conference, a day after Portugal captain Cristiano Ronaldo removed two Coca-Cola bottles, sparking a furore among football fans.