Daily Archive: Saturday, July 31, 2021

(Cricket West Indies) West Indies vice captain Nicholas Pooran played a sizzling career-best knock while fast bowler Jason Holder took career-best bowling figures, but Pakistan’s bowling attack did just enough to take them to victory in the second match today.

The Ministry of Health today said that as of July 30, 2021, six more persons who tested positive for the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) have died.

Following criticisms in a Stabroek News report, the Guyana Fire Service today defended its performance in the Alberttown blaze on Friday that killed two Venezuelan women.

In an address to the nation, President Irfaan Ali today announced billions in relief to households, farmers and others following the countrywide floods in June and July.

Citing the restriction on food sales, Caribbean Cinemas today said it will not reopen at this point under new COVID-19 guidelines unveiled by the government yesterday and which take effect from tomorrow.

(Trinidad Guardian) Caribbean Airline’s move to cut 79 pilots could be causing some turbulence, legally.

(Reuters) – The Olympics host city Tokyo, as well as Thailand and Malaysia, announced record COVID-19 infections today, mostly driven by the highly transmissible Delta variant of the disease.

PORT-AU-PRINCE,  (Reuters) – Haitian police yesterday outlined fresh accusations against a former Supreme Court judge over her links to the assassination of President Jovenel Moise earlier this month, saying she had met with some Colombian mercenaries accused of killing him.

TOKYO,  (Reuters) – Defending champion Elaine Thompson-Herah led home a Jamaican clean sweep in the Olympic women’s 100 metres final today, posting an amazing 10.61 seconds to become the second-fastest woman in history.

Former Guyana and West Indies cricketer Ramnaresh Sarwan and his family on Friday commissioned their multi-million dollar Amazonian Mall at Providence, promising both recreational and economic opportunities to residents of the East Bank and West Demerara, even as he encouraged young athletes to think about investments to secure their future.

-law says three-member quorum needed for binding decision Chairman of the Local Government Commission (LGC) Julius Faerber is maintaining that he had the authority to unilaterally appoint junior staff member Candace Nelson to act as Town Clerk of Georgetown, although the law stipulates that any action taken by fewer than three members of the constitutional body is not binding.

Georgetown Mayor Ubraj Narine yesterday said the City Council would not recognise the appointment of Candace Nelson as interim Town Clerk and has sought legal advice on the way forward.

The government yesterday launched the extension of the country’s Emergency Medical Service (EMS) at Melanie, East Coast Demerara (ECD), where a $51 million fire station was also commissioned.

From tomorrow public transport operators will have to show proof of vaccination in order to be allowed to ply their trade, while persons not vaccinated against COVID-19 will be required to make appointments in order to access services at ministries and other government agencies.

Anticipating greater second-half spending on projects where Guyana is integral, ExxonMobil yesterday said that higher prices for crude oil coupled with continued  low production costs  will ensure sound returns on investments.

A taxi driver was on Thursday arrested after being found with over 11 pounds of imported marijuana.

Floodwaters that severely affected just over ten homes in Eteringbang, Region Seven, have started to recede.

The Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sport on Friday made contributions to 44 groups to assist them with their emancipation celebrations.

A Berbice pensioner, who was seriously injured when he collided with a pick-up truck along the Fort Ordnance Public Road, has died. 

Rochino Maison, the Lindener who chopped a man  who attempted to rescue a woman from him at Kara Kara, Mackenzie, was on Thursday remanded to prison on an attempted murder charge.

A woman was yesterday ordered to serve six months of community service after she admitted to stealing cellphones and money, which she said she did to provide food for her children.

The first controlled surgery on a hemophilia patient was recently conducted at the Georgetown Public Hospital (GPH), with the recipient of the procedure expected to make a full recovery.

The Ministry of Health (MoH) on Friday confirmed the discovery of 86 new COVID-19 cases after some 1,300 tests were done.

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Fully vaccinated cricket lovers will finally have the chance to witness live action between Pakistan and West Indies from 11.00 hours today.

Two men who were on Thursday released on bail after they denied cultivating a prohibited plant and possession of narcotics charges.

Dear Editor, In just three days the People’s Progressive Party (PPP) Government will be celebrating its 1st Anniversary since its return to office on August 2nd, 2020.

She was called a total package by the judges of the Guyana Talent Search Competition more than once and the talented Nia Angelique Allen, one of the ten winners of the competition, has garnered a following of her own owing to her many power performances.

Not very often does a relatively unknown game dominate a country’s sport landscape, capturing the imagination and support of both players and supporters, yet golf has done that in an incredibly short time. 

(Reuters) – The war against COVID-19 has changed because of the highly contagious Delta variant, the U.S.

Salt fish and rice is a combination that has been cooked in various iterations throughout the Caribbean for many, many years.

Guyana’s youngest Olympian, Aleka Persaud, swam her personal best en route to smashing the national record in the women’s 50m freestyle event yesterday at the ongoing Olympic Games.

A businessman was yesterday charged with obtaining money by false pretense from the owner of Sanjay’s Jewellery. 

Dear Editor, It is deeply concerning that certain Justices in the High Court of Guyana appear to be taking an inordinate amount of time to give judgments on matters.

WASHINGTON,  (Reuters) – The United States imposed sanctions on the Cuban police force and two of its leaders yesterday in response to the Havana government’s crackdown on protesters, and President Joe Biden promised Cuban-American leaders more actions were coming.

The Guyana Police Force (GPF) is now utilising the services of a number of funeral homes across the country to store the remains of individuals whose deaths are the subject of police investigations.

I have always found the word no, a hard one to roll off of my tongue.

Photos by Fidel Bassier Eight young women who participated in the Miss Guyana Teen Scholarship Digital University last year and are set to compete in the Miss Guyana Teen Scholarship Pageant this year shared with The Scene how overjoyed they are for the opportunity to win a scholarship to pursue their desired studies and a little about themselves so readers can better know them.

TOKYO, (Reuters) – Top-ranked Novak Djokovic had his dreams of tennis gold dashed yesterday while Ethiopia’s Selemon Barega felled the reigning world 10,000 metres Olympic champion, on a day of upsets that saw doping allegations surface at the swimming pool.

Dear Editor, The approach of August 2 is an inevitable reminder of the political debacle of 2020 and the urgency of effecting electoral reform.

WASHINGTON,  (Reuters) – The U.S. Senate voted by a wide margin yesterday to take up a $1 trillion infrastructure bill, as Republicans and Democrats alike advanced President Joe Biden’s top priority of renovating roads and bridges.

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The township of Mabaruma, and the community of Port Kaituma in Region One will be the beneficiaries of an upcoming medical outreach organized by the Central Islamic Organisation of Guyana in collaboration with several other organisations.

TOKYO, Japan, CMC – Superstar sprinters Elaine Thompson-Herah and Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce stormed into today’s women’s 100 metres semi-finals while Dominica’s emerging triple jump star Thea Lafond also shone, to be the Caribbean standouts on the first day of track and field competition at the Summer Olympic Games.

Guyanese singer Mark Holder, best known for his soulful salute to women in his song “Something of Value”, died at the age of seventy-four last Thursday morning in an hospital in Canada where he was ailing for some time.

WASHINGTON,  (Reuters) – Former President Donald Trump suffered twin setbacks yesterday when the Justice Department cleared the way to release his tax records and disclosed a memo showing he had urged top officials last year to falsely claim his election defeat was “corrupt.”

Dear Editor, Despite the prevalence of sexual abuse within our society, it is still a topic that many continue to shy away from.

The Guyana Police Force is currently making attempts to find the proprietor of a Plaisance, East Coast Demerara shop, where a revolver and matching ammunition were found.

(Trinidad Express) National Security Minister Fitzgerald Hinds yesterday stood behind the decision to deny entry to Canadian resident Allan Preddie after it was discovered his Covid-19 vaccination did not meet with what was acceptable for entry into Trinidad and Tobago (T&T).

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – Chief selector Roger Harper has also taken aim at the quality of the Kensington Oval pitch for the recent one-day series against Australia, but also conceded West Indies’ batsmen had also failed to make the adjustments required.

The home of the most popular comedy shows produced in Guyana, Signature Productions, is about to drop another off-the-charts sitcom.

BRUSSELS,  (Reuters) – With climate change fueling high temperatures across the Arctic, Greenland lost a massive amount of ice on Wednesday with enough melting to cover the U.S.

Dear Editor, The discussion on the Amaila Falls project is quite interesting.

There is controversy surrounding COVID-19 vaccinations in Guyana. While many people are getting vaccinated, others who are vaccine hesitant are being told by their employers that they must be vaccinated or submit to weekly testing.

TOKYO, (Reuters) – Nigerian sprinter and 2008 Olympics long jump silver medallist Blessing Okagbare was provisionally suspended yesterday after testing positive for human growth hormone before the Tokyo Olympics, the Athletics Integrity Unit said in a statement.

A 56-year-old Leguan man is currently in police custody after police discovered 13 grammes of cocaine on his premises.

Covid-19, the little virus from Wuhan, China has arguably had more of an impact on the modern world than World Wars I and II, the Great Depression and 9/11.

SANTO DOMINGO, (Reuters) – World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) called on countries to strengthen efforts to keep out African swine fever yesterday after the Dominican Republic reported the Americas’ first cases of the deadly pig disease in nearly 40 years.