Daily Archive: Wednesday, July 7, 2021

The Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) met in a Special Emergency Session today in the wake of the assassination of the President of Haiti.

The Ministry of Health says that as July 06, 2021, two more persons who tested positive for the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) have died.

President Irfaan Ali today said that he is “shocked and stunned” by the tragic news of the assassination of the President of the Republic of Haiti, Jovenel Moïse. 

AMSTERDAM,  (Reuters) – The Netherlands’ King Willem-Alexander today condemned the shooting of journalist Peter R.

MUMBAI,  (Reuters) – Dilip Kumar, who won worldwide fame playing tragic heroes in Bollywood films, died today aged 98 and was cremated with state honours in India.

Leader of the People’s National Congress, David Granger, said he has learnt with alarm the sad news of the assassination of the President of Haiti Jovenel Moïse.

(Trinidad Guardian) After spending a little over two decades on remand and facing five failed trials, a man from Laventille accused of murdering his uncle has been freed following a civil lawsuit over breaches of his constitutional rights caused by the delay in prosecuting him.

PORT-AU-PRINCE,  (Reuters) – Haitian President Jovenel Moise was shot dead by gunmen with heavy-calibre weapons in his private residence overnight today, sparking an international outcry amid fears of a descent into chaos in the impoverished Caribbean nation.

In an effort to bolster the regional aviation and tourism sectors CARI-COM has agreed to consider a reduction in taxes for intraregional travel over a six- month period.

Two of the three men accused of murdering West Berbice teen Isaiah Henry last September were discharged yesterday after a magistrate found that the evidence against them was insufficient.

The Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) is scheduled to debate at its next meeting the three motions for dismissal of Chief Election Officer Keith Lowenfield, Deputy Chief Election Officer Roxanne Myers and Region Four Returning Officer Clairmont Mingo.

A goldsmith died on Monday night after he was run over by a truck at Hope West, Enmore Access Road, East Coast Demerara.

The Ministry of Health (MoH) yesterday reported four more COVID-19 deaths along with 179 new cases of the virus – 134 of them in Region Nine.

Inmates in prisons across Guyana will now have the opportunity to connect with relatives and partners through recently installed phone systems.

Within the space of one month, COVID-19 infections have doubled in Region Nine and with the situation now spiralling out of control, President of the Rupununi Chamber of Commerce and Industry (RCCI) Daniel Gajie believes a month-long lockdown should be implemented to curb the spread of the virus.

While Police Commission-er (ag) Nigel Hoppie has acknowledged receipt of an ultimatum letter from the Police Service Com-mission (PSC) he has not responded to its contents which demanded that he honour the promotion list published by the constitutional body.

A rice farmer was found yesterday hanging from a tree at Reliance Backdam, hours after his family reported him missing.

The Ministry of Health is working to increase the number of COVID-19 vaccination sites in the country and has disclosed that it is also establishing locations for persons with HIV to receive their shots.

LONDON, (Reuters) – Italy reached the Euro 2020 final after edging Spain 4-2 on penalties following a compelling 1-1 draw after extra time yesterday, completing a remarkable revival after failing to qualify for the last World Cup.

By Tony McWatt The West Indies’ recently completed five-match T20 series against South Africa was the first stanza of a 15-match preparation build-up towards its forthcoming October 2021 title defence of the T20 World Cup Championship won three years ago.

West Indies will continue their build up to the International Cricket Council’s (ICC) T20 World Title defence with a five-match series against Australia in the Caribbean.

Young persons with disabilities are to benefit from a guidance and counselling programme courtesy of the Guyana Council of Organisations for Persons with Disabilities (GCOPD).

Canada-based Guyanese youth all-rounder, Matthew Nandu scored a half century and took a four-wicket haul upon his return to Canada last weekend.

A blood donor attendant was injured yesterday morning after the ambulance she was travelling in crashed into a utility pole along Lamaha Street.

VENICE BEACH, Fla.,  (Reuters) – Tropical Storm Elsa strengthened into a Category 1 hurricane yesterday, hours before an expected landfall on Florida’s northern Gulf Coast, the U.S.

OTTAWA, (Reuters) – The first indigenous Canadian to assume the post of governor general addressed the public in her first language, Inuktitut,  yesterday and promised to work toward healing the nation at what she described as an “especially reflective time.”

The Guyana Human Rights Association (GHRA) has welcomed a letter in yesterday’s Stabroek News by former Police Commissioner Seelall Persaud on the West Coast Berbice disturbances last year including the murders of cousins Joel and Isaiah Henry.

Guyana senior men’s basketball coach Junior Andrew Hercules has successfully completed the prestigious 15th International Basketball Coaches Clinic, which was staged under the auspices of the Turkish Basketball Federation (TBF).

Dear Editor, May was not one of the better months for the year in terms of the percentage of positive C-19 cases to the number of tests in Guyana, which stood at 12%.

(Hindustan Times) Veteran actor Dilip Kumar has died at the age of 98.

Minister of Health, Dr Frank Anthony yesterday said that one child is currently a patient at the COVID-19 Intensive Care Unit.

Rachel Nichols won’t work as the NBA Finals sideline reporter amid tensions with fellow network personality Maria Taylor, ESPN announced yesterday.

Dear Editor, After SN published my letter ‘Queries for NIS, Live chat not working’  in yesterday’s edition I noticed that both the query and Live chat are now up and running.

(Reuters) – Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams won the Democratic nomination for New York mayor yesterday, positioning the former police captain who stressed enhancing public safety to become the next leader of America’s largest city.

(BBC) England are working on a “knife edge” after their one-day squad was hit by a coronavirus outbreak, says director of cricket Ashley Giles.

An Ituni chainsaw operator was yesterday released on $300,000 bail after he was charged with killing a man, whom he had allegedly beaten with a picket after a dispute.

Dear Editor, As I pen this letter, I write with complete dismay about the divisive space in which we find ourselves as a nation.

AMSTERDAM, (Reuters) – Celebrity Dutch crime reporter Peter R. de Vries, known for his work in exposing the criminal underworld, was fighting for his life after being shot on an Amsterdam street, officials said yesterday.

Attributing the natural disasters that member states of CARICOM have faced recently to climate change, Chairman Gaston Browne on Monday said that it is time that major polluters are made legally liable for the damage they cause as he called for climate reparations for the region.

Dear Editor,  My internet service went down for a second time within a  week on Saturday,  July 3.

The Guyana Police Force is seeking the assistance of the general public in identifying a recent cave-in victim, who has only been identified by the alias ‘Vibes,’ of 4 Miles, Port Kaituma, North West District.

LIMA,  (Reuters) – Thousands of Peruvians took to the streets yesterday to protest uncertainty over the result of the presidential election a month ago, as the confirmation of leftist Pedro Castillo is held up by ballot challenges from his conservative rival.

LONDON, (Reuters) – England selected an entirely new squad for their limited-overs series against Pakistan after three players and four staff members tested positive for COVID-19, the country’s cricket board (ECB) said yesterday.

By Shashi Tharoor NEW DELHI – Recent conciliatory moves by India’s nationalist government on its western flank have rightly aroused global interest.

Two armed bandits escaped after they failed to gain entry into an East Canje, Berbice beer garden during the wee hours of yesterday morning.

(Trinidad Express) The Colonial Life Insurance Company (Trinidad) Ltd’s (CLICO) debt to the Government is now about $1.6 billion.

Dear Editor, I just ask for a small space in your columns to ask: Does it make any sense for the authorities to give breathalyzer “tests” to persons involved in vehicular accidents, after the case of Gary Best was dismissed?

BOGOTA,  (Reuters) – A Colombian court yesterday accused 10 members of the military and a civilian of forcibly disappearing 24 people and murdering at least 120 civilians and falsely presenting them as guerrilla fighters who had been killed in combat.

ST. JOHN’S, Antigua – The Cricket West Indies Women’s Selection Panel yesterday named a 13-member West Indies Women’s squad for the first and second matches of the five-match CG Insurance One Day International (ODI) Series against Pakistan, hosted in Antigua.

Last Thursday, with the start of this summer’s Tokyo Olympics a mere three weeks away, the news broke that American sprint sensation Sha’Carri Richardson had tested positive for a chemical found in marijuana at the USA Olympic Trials, where she had blown away the field on 19th June, in a time of 10.86 seconds.

By Joseph E. Stiglitz NEW YORK – It appears that the international community is moving toward what many are calling a historic agreement to set a global minimum tax rate on multinational corporations (MNCs).

LONDON,  (Reuters) – A British teenager was found guilty yesterday of murdering two sisters, as part of a pact he believed he had made with demonic forces to kill at least six women every six months in exchange for a future lottery win.

(Trinidad Guardian) Two Government Ministers are coming under fire for their purchases of luxury vehicles in the last four months as citizens continue to reel from the impacts of extended lockdowns due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Dear Editor, It has come as no surprise, the manner in which the Essequibo Cricket Board (ECB) is being managed.

GROS ISLET, St Lucia, CMC – All-rounder Mitchell Marsh warmed up for Friday’s start of Australia’s five-match Twenty20 International series against West Indies, when he lashed a pulsating half-century in an inter-squad warm-up game here Monday.

A Corentyne farmer who was attacked by two men on Saturday midday at the Number 43 entrance to Black Bush Polder is seeking justice as police have failed to make any arrest to date in the matter.