Daily Archive: Tuesday, August 3, 2021

The Ministry of Health today said that as August 02, 2021, two more persons who tested positive for the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) have died.

NEW YORK,  (Reuters) – An investigation into accusations of sexual harassment by New York Governor Andrew Cuomo found that he groped, kissed or made suggestive comments to 11 women and created a “toxic” workplace in violation of the law, the state attorney general said today, with the White House calling the allegations abhorrent.

Jaleel Leow, a 21-year-old mechanic of Dennis Street,  Campbellville was yesterday gunned down in `B’ Field, Sophia.

PARIS, (Reuters) – France’s overseas territory of Guadeloupe will to go into a new lockdown for at least three weeks to tackle the COVID-19 pandemic, said the local Guadeloupe authority on its Twitter account, as France battles a fourth wave of the virus.

 (Reuters) – The District of Columbia’s police department today said two more police officers who responded to the Jan.

TOKYO, (Reuters) – Jamaican Elaine Thompson-Herah completed a second successive Olympic sprint double when she won the 200 metres gold medal in a blistering 21.53 seconds today.

(Jamaica Gleaner) Police Commissioner Major General Antony Anderson has ordered an immediate probe into claims that a 19-year-old Rastafarian woman, Nzinga King was trimmed by a policewoman at a lock-up in Clarendon.

(Trinidad Guardian) Four soldiers were among 25 people who were held at a pool party in El Socorro on Sunday night.

Although silent on if or when government will meet and negotiate with the GPSU, President Irfaan Ali yesterday said public servants would be receiving retroactive increases in wages and salaries before the end of the year.

A Stanleytown, New Amsterdam man died after he lost control of his car and ended up into a trench along the Warren Public Road, East Coast Berbice on Sunday evening.

With several parts of the country still reeling from the effects of recent flooding from above normal rainfall, the government yesterday announced flood management and mitigation measures that include construction of a new drainage system for flood-prone South Georgetown.

A twenty-three-year-old Lindener drowned yesterday afternoon during an outing with friends at Buck Town Creek, Christianburg, Wismar, Linden.

President Irfaan Ali yesterday maintained that Opposition Leader Joseph Harmon must first recognise the PPP/C government as legitimate before they consult on the appointments of a substantive Chief Justice and Chancellor of the Judiciary.

A policeman is among two men who died on Sunday following an accident at Airy Hall Public Road, Essequibo Coast.

TOKYO, (Reuters) – Defending champion Elaine Thompson-Herah and fellow Jamaican Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce laid down the gauntlet to the young pretenders in the Olympic women’s 200 metres yesterday, delivering emphatic performances in their semi-finals.

An unvaccinated nurse was among the COVID-19 fatalities last month, while two unvaccinated doctors are currently in the COVID-19 Intensive Care Unit (ICU).

TOKYO, (Reuters) – Sifan Hassan bagged the first of what she hopes will be an unprecedented hat-trick of track golds while Kenya’s astonishing run of victories in the men’s steeplechase ended as boiling sun gave way to torrential rain at the Olympic athletics yesterday.

The Alberttown, Georgetown apartment building which was recently gutted by a fire that claimed the lives of two Venezuelan women was in breach of several aspects of the building code.

The Guyana Cricket Board yesterday issued a notice that fans will be able to use their tickets from Sunday’s third T20I for today’s final clash between West Indies and Pakistan at the National Stadium, Providence.

While assuring that government would continue to channel the resources needed to ensure Guyana achieves herd immunity against COVID-19, President Irfaan Ali yesterday made an impassioned appeal to the unvaccinated to get their shots, including teachers, whom he urged to lead by example as he did not rule out making vaccination mandatory for those going back into the classrooms.

Keno Griffith, who was chopped in his head and arm on Monday after he tried to rescue a woman from her aggressor, yesterday succumbed to his injuries.

LONDON, CMC – Guyana international footballer Callum Harriott, who is accused of raping a woman in England while she slept, is set to deny the charge when he stands trial next year, a court was told.

Two beauticians and a taxi driver were on Sunday arrested after they were accused of stealing from a family who hired them to provide hair and makeup services.

Sookranie Singh, the mother of the recently slain domestic violence victim Omela Singh, believes that had the police been more dedicated to their jobs, her daughter might still be alive.

TOKYO, Japan, CMC – Day four of Olympic track and field competition brought five medal winning performances for Caribbean athletes, and the promise of more to come, as Jasmin Camacho-Quinn added gold to her growing portfolio of fast times in the 100 metres hurdles, with Megan Tapper getting a historic bronze for Jamaica and Cuba’s Yaime Perez claiming bronze in the women’s discus.

Just over a dozen civic groups are calling for a “systematic, inclusive and transparent” consultation process on energy options available to Guyana.

Dear Editor, The Director of SBF International Inc. and SBF Petroleum Inc.

Fresh off of their April 30, 2021, grading from white to brown belt, the Moses sisters from Wowetta have done it again.

BRASILIA, (Reuters) – Brazil’s Supreme Electoral Court (TSE) decided yesterday to open an investigation into far-right President Jair Bolsonaro for his statements claiming there will be fraud in next year’s elections.

The Central Islamic Organisation of Guyana (CIOG) on Thursday spearheaded the donation of 3,800 chicks and 171 bags of feed to flood-affected farmers in the Mahaica-Mahaicony area.

Dear Editor, ‘Ole dawg neva dies’, was a favourite expression of a rancher I knew in Ebini.

TOKYO, (Reuters) – A Belarusian athlete who took refuge in the Polish embassy in Tokyo after refusing her team’s orders to fly home from the Olympic Games will travel to Poland tomorrow, a group of her supporters said.

The Ministry of Health yesterday said that as of August 1, 2021, another person who tested positive for the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) has died.

After four rounds of the FIDE Cadet and Youth Online Rapid World Cup tournament, Nicholas Zhang leads the Guyana players with two points from a possible four.

Dear Editor, They left their country because they were trapped in poverty to come to this nation to be trapped by grills on the doors and windows.

SANTO DOMINGO,  (Reuters) – The Dominican Republic will slaughter tens of thousands of pigs after detecting outbreaks of African swine fever in 11 of the country’s 32 provinces, authorities said yesterday.

An “Amazon-like” e-commerce website will soon be launched to market local products made by small businesses to international buyers, President Irfaan Ali announced on Friday.

ST GEORGE’S, Bermuda, CMC – Chris Douglas, who played two One-Day Internationals for Bermuda before abruptly quitting international cricket, scored his maiden Cup Match century as holders Somerset thrashed St George’s by 10 wickets on Friday in Bermuda’s premier domestic fixture accompanied by a two-day national holiday.

(Reuters) – The U.S. states of Florida and Louisiana were at or near their highest hospitalization numbers of the coronavirus pandemic yesterday, driven by the still-spreading Delta variant, as one doctor warned of the “darkest days” yet.

By Dr Bertrand Ramcharan, Barrister-at-Law; Author of The Guyana Court of Appeal (2002) Seventh Chancellor of the University of Guyana Ideas travel, or not, depending on their intrinsic merit.

The Chambers of the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) yesterday said that as of Friday, July 30th it had not received the police file in relation to the shooting of 25-year-old Gladys Benedict by Region Nine Regional Executive Officer (REO), Karl Singh.

Dear Editor, On this the first anniversary of the government in office with all the glowing kudos, there is one blot: it is very disappointing there is no announcement of the much anticipated Order of Democracy awards.

Unique Arts Entertainment, which has been investing in young people for over 12 years through various programmes, has received a grant from UNESCO for a new venture, ‘Paint the Picture’, which targets mental health, human trafficking and gender-based violence through dance.

The Ministry of Health yesterday received a donation of 84,800 doses of the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine from the United Kingdom.

A few days ago, the President of Mexico, Andrés Manuel López Obrador, delivered a speech marking the anniversary of the birth of Simon Bolivar.

Last week’s public announcements regarding procedures for public access to government offices and the requirement that unvaccinated minibus drivers not provide a public transport service unless they acquire the Covid-19 vaccine must, it seems, be taken as an indication that the authorities are seeking to employ every measure short of overall compulsoriness to ensure that the country is fully vaccinated against the Covid-19 pandemic.

MEXICO CITY, (Reuters) – A referendum backed by President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador on whether to investigate Mexico’s former political leaders has fallen short of the required turnout though it had overwhelming backing from those who voted, initial results showed on Monday.

ST JOHN’S, Antigua – Cricket West Indies (CWI) yesterday announced that 56 U19 players will participate in the Rising Stars U19 High Performance Camp in Antigua. 

Dear Editor,  In Vincent Alexander’s letter `Lowenfield, Myers and Mingo are entitled to a hearing free of bias’ (SN, 2nd August 2021) Vincent Alexander (GECOM Commissioner) suggests that the infamous trio will not get a hearing free of bias because of statements by the Government-appointed Commissioners.

HAVANA, (Reuters) – The United States doubled down on its tough stance and sanctions on Cuba after historic protests in the Communist-run island last month and said it would seek to support protesters.