Daily Archive: Thursday, July 22, 2021

The Ministry of Health today said that as of July 21, 2021, three more persons who tested positive for the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) have died.

Argentina, one of the first countries to widely use Russia’s Sputnik V vaccine, has ratcheted up pressure on Moscow over delays in the arrival of second doses that are holding back its COVID-19 inoculation campaign, according to Reuters.

CARACAS,  (Reuters) – Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro yesterday called a letter sent by the Vatican’s foreign minister to local businesses, which urged Caracas politicians to take seriously negotiations to resolve the country’s crisis, a “compendium of hatred.”

CAP-HAITIEN, Haiti, (Reuters) – Unrest roiled the northern Haitian city of Cap-Haitien yesterday as demonstrators set up road blocks in protest against the assassination earlier this month of President Jovenel Moise, whose body will be laid to rest there on Friday.

BEIJING, (Reuters) – China today rejected a World Health Organization (WHO) plan for a second phase of an investigation into the origin of the coronavirus, which includes the hypothesis it could have escaped from a Chinese laboratory, a top health official said.

(Jamaica Gleaner) President of the Jamaican Bar Association, Emile Leiba has responded to comments from the Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr Christopher Tufton, who said that the Government may have go the route of France as it seeks to inoculate the population against COVID-19.

Even as Cabinet has agreed in principle to allow production of hemp on a large scale subsequent to advice from Attorney General Anil Nandlall, a number of matters must be ironed out before cultivation can begin, he has said.

Civil society and other stakeholders should be consulted to help this country to collectively develop a comprehensive national human rights action plan, United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) Commissioner Michelle Bachelet has told the Guyana Government in December last year.

Teachers will be receiving clothing allowances for the years 2020 and 2021, according to Minister of Education Priya Manickchand.

A 19-year-old woman has died after being involved in an accident at Mahaicony on Tuesday night.

The Regional Executive Officer (REO) of Region Nine, Karl Singh was yesterday taken into custody by the police after allegedly shooting a 25-year-old woman in his motor vehicle while under the influence of alcohol.

Minister of Local Government and Regional Development, Nigel Dharamlall, on Tuesday announced that the government is looking at a design for the construction of a brand new hospital in Skeldon, Upper Corentyne, Berbice.

The graduates of the GDF Standard Officers Course 52 have been told by their Commander-in-Chief, President Irfaan Ali that their role as officers also encompasses disaster preparedness and  response operations in addition to defending Guyana’s national sovereignty.

Police are investigating the death of a 31-year-old teacher who was found dead in his home in Region Nine.

The landing of the E-Networks submarine fibre optic cable in Essequibo, a first for the region, is considered to be a “significant” development for the county that will create numerous opportunities for socio-economic development, job creation and wealth generation, according to President Irfaan Ali.

Nathanael Ledra who died on Sunday after he hit a Ministry of Finance vehicle which was allegedly making a U Turn at the time along the Number Three Village, West Coast Berbice Public Road, died from multiple injuries consistent with an accident, an autopsy found on Monday.

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – Kieron Pollard believes West Indies’ batsmen need to make the necessary adjustments to the Kensington Oval pitch, if they are to avoid the same pitfalls in today’s second One-Day International against Australia.

Dear Editor, The residents of La Parfaite Harmonie, West Bank Demerara continue to feel aggrieved by the horrendous condition of the main access road into the housing scheme.

The Civil Defence Commission (CDC) on Tuesday received a donation of over two million water purification tablets courtesy of the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) to help ensure the provision of safe drinking water to thousands of Guyanese.

Dear Editor, Further debate on the government’s education cash grant must be encouraged.

Dear Editor, The Guyana Post Office Corporation (GPOC), is refuting statements made in an article published in the Tuesday, July 20, 2021 edition of the Kaieteur News newspaper, captioned ‘Hundreds of millions in old age pension payments unaccounted for at GPOC’.

(This is the second instalment in a series on local government in anticipation of the municipal and local government elections which are supposed to be held before the end of the year.)

Four men travelling in Kwakwani/Ituni on an unlicensed tractor were yesterday arrested by police after they were found to be in possession of two shotguns and matching ammunition.

Dear Editor, There are unanswered questions that relate to future taxpayers’ burdens arising from possible new  government debt interest costs and Guyana’s payment of profit taxes on behalf of the contractors from its Production Sharing Agreement.

Two persons were yesterday arrested after CANU officers during an operation intercepted their vehicle and discovered them with 73 lbs  (33.2 kg) of cannabis.

Dear Editor, Permit me the space to vent my concern with the latest trending topic in Guyana. 

Following through on his promise to revisit after granting Indian logging company, Vaitarna Holdings, three months to remedy severe breaches of the Occupational Safety & Health laws, Minister of Labour Joseph Hamilton says he is pleased with the improvements put in place by the company.

Dear Editor, The business community that deals solely in school items is not happy with the decision from the government in distributing cash for students.

(Reuters) – A group of state attorneys general unveiled yesterday a landmark $26 billion settlement with large drug companies for allegedly fueling the deadly nationwide opioid epidemic, but the deal still requires support from thousands of local governments.

Dear Editor, I try to see the lighter side of life, but run into walls all over, regardless of who is encountered. 

Sixty-five new COVID-19 cases along with another death were yesterday recorded.

West Indies captain, Kieron Pollard sayd that his side lacked fight and courage during the first One Day International (ODI) against Australia Tuesday.

Dear Editor, It is with sadness and gratitude that I express a tribute to Ms Patricia Pierre who has passed on to her heavenly abode.

LONDON,  (Reuters) – Britain demanded yesterday that the European Union agree to rewrite a deal overseeing problematic post-Brexit trade involving Northern Ireland just a year after it was agreed with the bloc, a call immediately rejected by Brussels.

Raids carried out yesterday by the Joint Services at the Georgetown Holding Bay and the Lusignan Prison turned up a quantity of improvised weapons and illegal substances.

NEW YORK,  (Reuters) – As part of a nationwide response to the threat posed by the more contagious Delta coronavirus variant, New York City will require COVID-19 vaccinations or weekly tests for workers at city-run hospitals and clinics.

Dear Editor, It has to be wondered if a meeting is fully and legally convened and agenda items are being dealt with, but as soon as an unfavourable item on the agenda comes up and one section walks out or log out, the meeting cannot continue for lack of quorum and has to be aborted.

An Orealla juvenile was apprehended by police yesterday morning after he was found to be in possession of 20 grams of cannabis.

Early on the second day of the New Year in 2015, the Chief Cook of The Bahamas-flagged carrier “Bulk Jupiter,” was ready to start preparing breakfast for the 18 other crew members, when the rough weather and waters worsened.

(Reuters) – Seamer Ollie Robinson has been recalled to the England squad for the opening two tests of a five-match series against India, the England and Wales Cricket Board announced yesterday.

Dear Editor, I have one question for our Registrar General. Why is it Sir, marriage certificates applied for since January 2021 have not yet been delivered? 

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – Captain Kieron Pollard has refused to entertain excuses for West Indies’ chastening 133-run defeat in Tuesday’s night opening One-Day International against Australia.

TOKYO, (Reuters) – World champions the United States were dealt a 3-0 drubbing by Sweden to end a 30-month unbeaten run, and the Netherlands put 10 goals past a hapless Zambia on a day of drama as the Olympics women’s soccer tournament kicked off yesterday.

(Reuters) – Giannis Antetokounmpo made the most of his maiden NBA Finals appearance as the Greek forward was the unanimous winner of the championship series’ most valuable player award after leading the Milwaukee Bucks to their first title in 50 years.

An 18-year-old man is currently hospitalised after he was chopped by another man who alleges that the victim was trying to steal five of his ducklings valued at $5,000.

LIMA,  (Reuters) – Peruvian police said yesterday they had dismantled an alleged criminal ring that had charged as much $21,000 per bed for seriously ill COVID-19 patients in a state-run hospital, aggravating care in a country hit by one of the world’s deadliest outbreaks of the virus.

(Reuters) – Ecuador’s 200 metres sprinter Alex Quinonez was handed a 12-month ban for whereabouts failures which constitute an anti-doping violation, the Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU) said yesterday.

FUKUSHIMA/TOKYO, (Reuters) – The Japanese women’s softball team got the Tokyo 2020 Olympics off to a winning start for the hosts yesterday, kicking off a pandemic-postponed Games that the World Health Organization says can be “a celebration of hope” even as COVID-19 cases surge.

On Monday last, the Guyana National Bureau of Standards (GNBS) seized and destroyed yet another quantity of inferior electrical merchandise.

ESPN and personality Maria Taylor jointly announced yesterday that the two parties couldn’t reach an agreement on a contract extension and she has left the network.

ORLANDO, Florida, CMC – Jamaica’s Reggae Boyz missed a plethora of chances, and also failed to capitalise on a numerical advantage for the last 25 minutes of the game, as they suffered their first defeat of the CONCACAF Gold Cup when Costa Rica edged them 1-0 here Tuesday night.