Daily Archive: Monday, July 26, 2021

The Ministry of Health (MOH) today said that as of July 25, 2021, three more persons who tested positive for the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) have died.

Anthony Pakanram called Max died yesterday after he was apparently fatally stabbed in a scuffle with his wife who he had been threatening with a knife.

Norma Semple, 83, of Block 22 Wismar, Linden died in a fire early this morning, the police said.

WASHINGTON,  (Reuters) – The World Bank and the COVAX global vaccine distribution program unveiled today a financing mechanism to speed the supply of doses to developing countries, where COVID-19 inoculation rates lag far behind those of richer nations.

WASHINGTON,  (Reuters) – The foreign ministers of the United States and 20 other countries today condemned mass arrests in Cuba and called for full restoration of Internet access in the island nation that has recently been rocked by political unrest.

Economist Tarron Khemraj has flayed the government for suggesting it may follow the Kazakh model for the still-to-be-created Natural Resource Fund (NRF) and he lamented the continued absence of oil production data in official statistical reports.

The Guyana Power and Light (GPL) says that the severing of its marine cable across the Demerara River in November last year cost $201m and it has now introduced a virtual aid to protect its infrastructure.

Bus driver, Kenneth Smith who was killed by a speeding car at De Willem, West Coast Demerara on Saturday was heading to a shop to buy a Lotto ticket.

The Guyana Government yesterday pushed back against criticisms that it had deliberately singled out Trinidad and Tobago citizens for stricter entry requirements in retaliation for Port of Spain’s notice that only persons with WHO-approved COVID-19 vaccines could enter that country.

The eroded section of the Hauraruni Access Road, which was completed just months ago, will be repaired by the contractor, Khemraj Nauth and Sons Contracting under the Defects Liability clause of the contract, Minister of Public Works Juan Edghill yesterday said.

A pedestrian died last night at Providence, East Bank Demerara while crossing the road in the vicinity of the Ramada Princess Hotel.

The Ministry of Health yesterday said that as of July 24, 2021, four more persons who tested positive for the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) have died.

Recognising the dangers pedestrians face as they make their way to the Kitty seawall, the government has decided to construct a footpath from David Street towards the seawall along the area separating JB Singh and Vlissengen roads.

The EPA has hailed the international day for mangroves being observed today but did so without uttering a word on the large acreage of the salt water-tolerant shrub which was recently demolished with the government’s approval to make way for an oil and gas shore base.

“Records are meant to be broken!” That was the deafening roar of Carlos ‘The Showstopper’ Petterson-Grifith prior to several record breaking feats yesterday when the Guyana Amateur Powerlifting Federation (GAPF) staged its Masters and Intermediate Championships at St Stanislaus College. 

During a recent visit to Lethem and St. Ignatius, Region Nine, US Embassy Deputy Chief of Mission, Mark Cullinane met with the Regional Chairman, Bryan Allicock and others.

During a meeting with residents of Plegt Anker, on the East Bank of Berbice on Saturday last, Agriculture Minister Zulfikar Mustapha ordered the National Drainage and Irrigation Authority (NDIA) to withhold payments to contractors who have failed to complete works in the village.

Nine Guyanese, ages 15 to 18, will be representing Guyana in the virtual five-week US Youth Ambassadors Program from today to Friday, August 27th, 2021.

Former national basketball player and Bounty Colts stalwart Dane ‘College’ Kendall unfortunately passed away on Saturday at the age of 51.

Minister of Public Works, Juan Edghill says some $30 million will be released to begin the first phase of the waterfront enhancement project at Wismar and Mackenzie in Linden, Region Ten.

(ITV) One of the oldest people to have sailed on ships bringing migrants to Bristol after the Second World War has been reflecting on her life and experiences as she reaches her 90th birthday.

The Berbice Cricket Board (BCB) will hold a special executive meeting tomorrow where they will discuss, among other things, the relationship with the Guyana Cricket Board (GCB) and other cricket boards.

Dear Editor, The nation is currently healing from the irregularities and woes of the General and Regional Elections (GRE) 2020.

Former Auditor General, Dr. Anand Goolsarran, has published a book on Guyana’s 2020 General and Regional Elections and argues that democracy is crucial to accountability.

Dear Editor,                                                    The concern of the President and indeed many others about the increasing  number of Covid-19 cases and deaths in Guyana is understandable.

Cricket in Georgetown is set to resume August 16 with several new tournaments on the front burner of the Georgetown Cricket Association (GCA).

BEIJING,  (Reuters) – China accused the United States of creating an “imaginary enemy”, adding that it was unqualified to level criticism on human rights at a meeting today with the second-ranking U.S.

A motorcyclist suffered injuries to his head and other parts of his body after he collided with a car on Carmichael Street yesterday after he failed to stop at the intersection.

Dear Editor, On October 27, 2020, a signed letter appeared in another section of the press. 

PARIS,  (Reuters) – The French parliament today approved a bill which will make COVID-19 vaccinations mandatory for health workers as well as require a bolstered health pass in a wide array of social venues as France battles with a fourth wave of coronavirus infections.

Dear Editor, GHK Lall conveys the truth that `Guyanese are crippled by a chronic fear which the PPP has taken to unprecedented heights.’

Local businessman and gold miner Andron Alphonso is investing in the oil and gas sector and has applied to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to set up a shore base port facility at Best Village, West Bank of Demerara.

(Trinidad Guardian) Marathoner and sprinter Errol Hosein loved and lived for running.

TUNIS, (Reuters) – Tunisia faced its biggest crisis in a decade of democracy yesterday after President Kais Saied ousted the government and froze the activities of parliament, a move his foes labelled a coup that should be opposed on the street.

SAITAMA, Japan, (Reuters) – The U.S. men’s basketball team suffered a shock 83-76 defeat at the hands of France yesterday, losing at the Olympics for the first time since 2004 and for just the sixth time in the history of the tournament.

Dear Editor, Two cases of public officials in private misdemeanours, caught my attention.

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – West Indies will play a shortened Twenty20 series against Pakistan, starting with the first game here Wednesday.

In the last month or so, there were four major heat waves in the western part of the United States with record triple-digit temperatures in Oregon and Washington that caused hundreds of heat-related deaths.

By Marsha Hinds Marsha Hinds is the immediate past President of the National Organization of Women of Barbados and the co-founder of Operation Safe Space. 

An eighteen-year-old man of Lethem was yesterday stabbed several times after he tried ending a relationship with a twenty-year-old woman who is currently on the run.

(Reuters) – Shamim Hossain blasted Bangladesh to victory in a nail-biting finish as they chased down an imposing target to beat Zimbabwe by five wickets and secure the three-match Twenty20 series at the Harare Sports Club yesterday.

JAKARTA,  (Reuters) – Indonesia extended its COVID-19 restrictions by a week to Aug.

COLOMBO, (Reuters) – Seamer Bhuvneshwar Kumar took four wickets as a second-string India team defeated Sri Lanka by 38 runs in the first Twenty20 international of their three-match series in Colombo yesterday.

As it vowed it would do after acceding to office on August 2nd last year, the PPP/C government has formally served notice that the Amaila Falls Hydropower Project (AFHP) is back on the agenda with the expectation that construction will begin in the second half of next year.

(Trinidad Guardian) Hours after Trinidad & Tobago said goodbye to cultural icon Lutalo “Brother Resistance” Masimba, there is mourning at the loss of another musician.

TOKYO, (Reuters) – The Tokyo Olympics delivered a day of high drama yesterday with a stunning surprise in the pool, one of the great David v Goliath cycling victories and double sibling judo gold as Japan continued their golden start.

(Cricinfo) West Indies captain Kieron Pollard was left frustrated that his team made things harder than he believes they should have done in the second ODI in Barbados even though they came away with a four-wicket win which sets up a series decider today.