Daily Archive: Monday, July 12, 2021

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

The Guyana Defence Force today issued the above statement over a post made on a social media.

Minister of Health, Dr Frank Anthony today announced that Sputnik V second doses have arrived in the country.

Dwayne Daniel Taitt,  24, an Enforcement Officer at the Guyana Revenue Authority and of Lot 2 Middleton Street, Campbelville was this morning fatally stabbed and the suspect is in custody.

NEW DELHI, (Reuters) – India’s full rollout of the Sputnik V COVID-19 vaccine will have to be put on hold until the Russian producer provides equal quantities of its two differing doses, Dr.

HAVANA,  (Reuters) – Chanting “freedom” and calling for President Miguel Diaz-Canel to step down, thousands of Cubans joined street protests from Havana to Santiago yesteday in the biggest anti-government demonstrations on the Communist-run island in decades.

(Barbados Nation) Facing a significant spike in COVID-19 cases all last week, Government yesterday reintroduced a daily 11 p.m.

The Government of Guyana (GOG) is seeking investors for all aspects of its controversial US$900m gas-to-shore project which is to be located at Wales, West Bank Demerara.

Still without a regular marketer for oil since production began in December 2019, Guyana has for the third time tendered in its search but this time has not made the requirements public or stated for how long the service will be needed.

LONDON, (Reuters) – Italy claimed the European Championship for the first time since 1968 as penalties came back to haunt England at Wembley yesterday, Gianluigi Donnarumma saving twice as the Azzurri won a shootout 3-2 after the game finished 1-1 following extra time.

A search was made yesterday for a 35-year-old motorcyclist who was seen jumping from the western side of the Demerara Harbour Bridge but there was no sighting up to press time.

West Indies women are keen on building momentum with next year’s World Cup at the forefront of their plans.

As vendors celebrate their 24th anniversary on the Merriman Mall in Bourda, Georgetown they are hopeful of improvements like security, access to water and restroom facilities.

The body of a man discovered last Wednesday night lying naked along the Vreed-en-Hoop Public Road with lacerations to his head and body has been identified.

Dear Editor, In the SN of July 10 under the caption `Need for gas project comes under scrutiny at scoping meeting’ you stated that, “ExxonMobil and the EPA were yesterday buffeted with questions at a public meeting as to why a gas-to-shore energy project was being undertaken when renewable fuels could provide the same output without damaging the environment and worsening climate change”.

Cognisant that severe flooding will be a recurring disaster as a result of climate change, the Village Council of Moraikobai in Region Five is putting plans in place to permanently relocate residents who were severely affected to higher ground.

Dear Editor, In a fascinating lecture sponsored by the Caribbean Development Bank, Professor Mariana Mazzucato made the case for purpose-driven co-operation between an efficient public sector and an efficient private sector.

Preparatory geotechnical and geophysical works have begun for the Wales gas-to-shore project and mariners have been given notice that such activities will be conducted by ExxonMobil’s local affiliate Esso Exploration and Production Guyana Limited (EEPGL).

Gordon Spencer who has served in numerous capacities within the Guyana Amateur Powerlifting Federation (GAPF), ascended to the presidency when the body hosted its Annual General Meeting and Election of Office Bearers on Saturday at the National Resource Centre. 

Dear Editor,  The current state of the prominent street known as Agriculture Road is dulling its shine.

CARICOM Heads of government who met virtually on July 5th and 6th expressed “broad support” for a second term for Patricia Scotland as Secretary-General of the Commonwealth.

The Guyana Amateur Basketball Federation (GABF) has been invited to send male and female teams to participate at the International Federation of Association (FIBA) Americup 3×3 Championship in Florida.

Dear Editor, It is a norm in several countries, particularly so in Guyana, to threaten or actually file (court) lawsuits to prevent the free press from exposing guilt of crime or wrongdoings by public figures. 

Assistant Superintendent Mahendranauth of the Guyana Police Force (GPF) died yesterday morning following a brief illness according to a press release from the force.

Dear Editor, With all due respect to Ms. Sarabo-Halley, I humbly disagree with her thesis.

Twenty-four-year-old Shimron Hetmyer is considered the leader of the West Indies batting attack, all-rounder Dwayne Bravo revealed in the early hours of Sunday after their second win over Australia in the five-match T20I series.

TRUTH OR CONSEQUENCES, N.M.,  (Reuters) – British billionaire Richard Branson yesterday soared more than 50 miles above the New Mexico desert aboard his Virgin Galactic rocket plane and safely returned in the vehicle’s first fully crewed test flight to space, a symbolic milestone for a venture he started 17 years ago.

The Minister of Housing and Water, Collin Croal on Friday inspected the site where the bridge to link the Great Diamond-Herstelling Road and Mocha Arcadia Main Access Road is being built.

ExxonMobil’s subsidiary Esso Exploration and Production Guyana Limited (EEPGL) has embarked on a series of public hearings for the crafting of the terms of reference for the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) that will have to be done for the Gas to Energy Project Onshore and Offshore Guyana.

ARLINGTON, Texas, CMC – Veteran goalkeeper Martin Phillip proved immense, pulling off a string of magnificent saves as Trinidad and Tobago defended stoutly to nullify powerhouses Mexico, and earn a nil-all draw and a point in the CONCACAF Gold Cup curtain-raiser here Saturday.

Minister of Agriculture Zulfikar Mustapha on Saturday launched an Agriculture Community Development Committee in Ithaca Village, West Bank Berbice and encouraged residents to not allow anyone to cause division.

(Reuters) – The first one-day international between Ireland and South Africa was abandoned due to persistent rain in Malahide yesterday.

Nigeria pulled off one of the greatest upsets in international basketball history Saturday night by stunning Team USA in an Olympic exhibition game in Las Vegas, 90-87.

ANDORRA, (Reuters) – Tadej Pogacar fears the heat more than his main Tour de France rivals and now that the race is heading towards the cooler French Pyrenees, the defending champion’s challengers may have missed their best chance to unsettle him.

While social media was buzzing and rooting for her to become the first female head coach in NBA history, Becky Hammon always knew where she stood in the Portland Trail Blazers’ search.

Dear Editor, On Saturday, July 10, 2021, members of the United Republican Party (URP) held their General Elections at the party’s head office, Liberty House, at Vreed-en-Hoop, West Coast Demerara.

Corruption and discrimination have long been recognised as significant barriers to achieving an equal and inclusive future…We found compelling evidence that discrimination – whether on the basis of race, ethnicity, age, gender, sexual orientation or belief – enables and fuels corruption, creating a vicious cycle that deepens inequality.

(Reuters) – Off-spinner Mehidy Hasan Miraz took the best match figures for a Bangladesh bowler overseas to help dismiss Zimbabwe for 256 and see his side to victory by 220 runs just before tea on the fifth day of the only test at the Harare Sports Club yesterday.

LONDON, (Reuters) – Novak Djokovic had the weight of tennis history on his shoulders and an Italian with dynamite on his racket strings to contend with but emerged victorious to earn a sixth Wimbledon and a record-levelling 20th Grand Slam title yesterday.

PORT-AU-PRINCE,  (Reuters) – Haitian police said yesterday they had arrested one of the suspected masterminds in the assassination of President Jovenel Moise, a Haitian man whom authorities accused of hiring mercenaries to oust and replace Moise.

LONDON, (Reuters) – England’s Football Association released a statement in the early hours of  this morning condemning the online racist abuse of players following the team’s penalty shootout loss to Italy in the Euro 2020 final yesterday.

Matthew J. Smith Matthew J. Smith has written extensively on Haitian political and social history.