Daily Archive: Sunday, August 8, 2021

The Ministry of Health today said that as of August 07, 2021, three more persons who tested positive for the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) have died.

Government has issued an order for the acquisition of land needed for the proposed construction of the onshore gas pipeline that is part of the US$900 million gas to energy project, which has been declared a public work.

The probe into how land was allocated at ‘Pradoville 2’ to PPP/C government officials, including current Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo, and the cases that were subsequently filed have all been terminated and the office which was pursuing the matter under the former APNU+AFC administration has been disbanded, according to Attorney General Anil Nandlall.

As the probe into last week’s multi-million dollar robbery at gold trader Wallison Enterprise widens, investigators have recovered evidence at the Sophia home of one of the suspects.

Under the newly gazetted civil aviation health and safety regulations, travellers seeking entry to Guyana will only be required to have been inoculated with a single dose of a COVID-19 vaccine.

The Health Ministry has spent the last 10 months rebuilding its monitoring system to ensure it is effective in its forecasting in order to avert drug shortages, according to Permanent Secretary Malcolm Watkins.

Guyana was one of 13 CARICOM countries that objected to and threatened boycott of a hastily called special virtual meeting by the Permanent Council of the Organization of American States (OAS) to address the situation in Cuba as it believed it would serve no purpose, Minister of Foreign Affairs Hugh Todd has confirmed.

The Ministry of Health (MoH) yesterday announced that two more persons who were infected with COVID-19 have died.

Insurance coverage for the planned US$900 million gas to energy project will be dependent on the findings of the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) should the project be approved, Executive Director of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Kemraj Parsram has said.

With the topside integration phase completed and the onshore commissioning campaign making significant progress, SBM Offshore is currently mobilizing the Liza Unity Floating, Production, Storage and Offloading (FPSO) oil platform for departure to Guyana planned for the end of this month.

Fitness Express, Guyana’s leading gym equipment and supplements supplier, continues its benevolence to the fitness community.

Although the Animal Welfare Act states that persons committing offences against animals will be liable to fines and prison time if convicted, suspected perpetrators are rarely if ever brought to justice.

Minister of Education Priya Manickchand has announced that the eligibility deadline qualifying new entrants into the public education system for the Government of Guyana’s “Because We Care” cash grant has been extended in order to benefit more students.

Competitive cycling action returns to West Demerara this morning for the staging of the 16th edition of the Ricks and Sari/ Regan Rodrigues Memorial road race.

Blossom Inc in collaboration with the United Nations High Commissioner on Refugees (UNHCR) last month conducted outreaches on Child Sexual Abuse (CSA) and Sexual and Gender- Based violence (SGBV) in the Moruca sub-district of Region One.

Dear Editor, The Local Government Commission (LGC) got our attention last week on the defective manner it appointed a town clerk.

By Joseph `Reds’ Perreira and Tony McWatt With the West Indies schedule of white-ball matches, in both the T20 and 50 Over ODI formats having been concluded, Caribbean cricket attention will now swing towards Jamaica’s Sabina Park for the forthcoming West Indies-Pakistan two Tests Series.

The Guyana Badminton Association (GBA) is continuing with its drive to promote AIRBadminton.

Dear Editor, They call it Customer Services. But the latter named seem normally incapable of providing answers to a complaint.

A youth was on Friday sentenced to 30 months behind bars after he pleaded guilty to using a cigarette lighter to burn a two-year-old girl.

Pakistan captain, Babar Azam notched up a half century as his side ended their first warm up match at the National Stadium, Providence yesterday.

Dear Editor, It is my opinion that the implementation of restrictions re unvaccinated was too rash.

Still committed to retrieving the over $1 billion owed by the Panamanian government to the Guyana Rice Development Board (GRDB) for rice sold to the country, Minister of Agricultural Zulfikar has requested the assistance of Foreign Affairs Minister Hugh Todd to spearhead talks.

NOTTINGHAM, England, (Reuters) – England captain Joe Root hit his 21st test century but India maintained slight upper hand going into what promises to be an enthralling final day of the opening test today.

Dear Editor, One of the most poignant cries heard in Guyana especially around elections, is “Why do we have to call ourselves “Indian” or “African” or “Amerindian” Guyanese?

A dark horse in the run up to the 1980 Moscow Summer, boxer Michael Anthony Parris, now 63, emerged as Guyana’s only Olympic medalist—an honour that he holds to date, although he would like to see that change.

Topping up his phone with $1000 or more Digicel credit everyday saw Coldingen resident, Mahendra Samar, being the first person to win a new Toyota Rush SUV as part of the Digicel’s Guyana ‘Summa Rush’ promotion yesterday.

Seven years after she travelled to the remote village of Yupukari in Region Nine (Upper Takutu-Upper Essequibo) after being awarded a scholarship for a Study Abroad Programme, Jennifer Bucolo, a licensed social worker, returned for a visit but ended up falling in love and months later married Guyanese Jenkins Lawrence and made the village her home.

(Barbados Nation) – Almost 2,000 people, mostly dressed in white, took to the streets of Bridgetown this morning to show their disapproval of mandatory and coerced vaccination in Barbados.

A century from Shamarh Brooks and five wicket hauls from spinners, Veerasammy Permaul and Rahkeem Cornwall, highlighted West Indies’ first Intra-Squad four-day match yesterday.

Dear Editor, The situation concerning the management of the City of Georgetown, continues to get from bad to worse and now worst (similar to when it was totally green and up to when Green was chas(ed) from the seat of Mayor).

A Mon Repos man has been reported missing by his family, which has not heard from him for nearly three months.

ATHENS, (Reuters) – Fires blazed uncontrolled for a fifth day in Greece on Saturday, ravaging swathes of land on its second-biggest island of Evia where hundreds of people had to be evacuated by ferry and locals joined firefighters in battling the flames.

The Guyana Police Force is yet to make an arrest over the murder of Venezuelan national Ilan Antonio Singh, who was found dead in an alleyway behind SleepIn Hotel on Church Street one week ago.

(Jamaica Gleaner) – Six persons, including three teenagers, died in separate motor vehicle crashes on Independence Day, yesterday.

Dear Editor,  Globally, this pandemic has exposed many existing political challenges.

Former World Boxing Association (WBA) Gold belt title holder, Lennox ‘Too Sharp’ Allen will be back in the ring on September 12 in the Ukraine.

US-based Guyanese and classical guitarist Hubert George is on a mission to preserve Guyanese folk songs through classical solo-guitar arrangements.

TRAPANI, Italy, (Reuters) – A ship carrying 257 migrants docked in the Italian port of Trapani on Saturday almost a week after rescuing the people from international waters off Tunisia.

Five Indigenous women from Guyana recently joined an Amazon-wide fellowship of Indigenous women who are protecting, managing, and restoring the Amazon Forest. 

TOKYO, Japan, CMC – The Carib-bean’s chase for medals at the Summer Olympic Games ended here yesterday, with Jamaica’s women capturing bronze in the distance relays but Trinidad and Tobago’s men coming up empty-handed in the same event.

KABUL, (Reuters) – An Afghan Air Force pilot was killed by a bomb in Kabul on Saturday, officials said, in an attack claimed by the Taliban.

The Region Two Administration is working assiduously to upgrade dumpsites in order to improve solid waste management within the region, according to the Regional Vice-Chairman Humace Oodit.

Dear Editor, The mad rush and aggression by national, regional and global leaders to vaccinate citizens against COVID-19 is cause for great concern, considering how Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome pandemic was managed globally and nationally.

(Newsday) – From Monday, the Ministry of Health will begin administering to the public the estimated 82,000 AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine donated by Canada.

I do not get the impression that governance in the world is good or that it is getting better.

Guyana’s Under-10 chess players who participated in the FIDE Online Rapid World Cup Cadets & Youth Champ-ionship 2021 expressed themselves handsomely against the creme de la creme of the U-10 community of chess players worldwide.

Dear Editor, A few years ago, my letters-to-the-editor cited concerns about installation of security cameras and purposes.

Race was a significant factor in the formation of the Peoples’ Progressive Party (PPP) in 1950, as it was in Guyanese life and society.

As the country lurches from one imbroglio to the next, one is forced to reflect on the fact that for the most part those who lead us are lacking a certain generosity of spirit. 

There’s a lot happening in the computer-animated musical comedy “Vivo”. At its centre, it’s about the power of music, and seeking to prove that a single song can change a life.

TOKYO, (Reuters) – Sifan Hassan won the 10,000m for a brilliant distance double, Jakob Ingebrigtsen took the 1,500m in style and javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra secured instant national icon status by winning India’s first-ever athletics gold on a pulsating final night of Olympic action yesterday.

Introduction To recap, this long-running series of Sunday Stabroek columns focusing on Guyana’s emergent oil and gas sector commenced just four months short of five years ago; on September 4, 2016!

NEW YORK, (Reuters) – The United States on Saturday condemned a thwarted plot to attack Myanmar’s U.N.

Residents of Monkey Mountain and nearby communities in Region Eight will soon be able to access the bridge and foot trail to Mountain Foot, which are set for $7.1 million in repairs, the Department of Public Information (DPI) reported on Saturday.

A vigorous debate is ongoing regarding the operationalisation of the Natural Resource Fund (NRF).

The previously mentioned 2020 Facebook communication and in-depth, in-person conversations with family members about “sweet drink” led to the selection of the individuals who are profiled in this installment. 

The 2020 Tokyo Olympics have seen some record breaking and scintillating performances by numerous athletes, among them were Elaine Thompson-Herah on the track, Katie Ledecky in the pool and Simone Biles on the balance beam.

For several days recently, I have been in somewhat of a daze and even mourning for the passing of a long-time friend, Jerry Gouveia, former athlete, hunter, fisherman, etc.

(Jamaica Gleaner) – Dominica’s Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit has announced a weekend lockdown as COVID cases on the island surge.

God’s Grandeur  The world is charged with the grandeur of God.

“I am just happy that I get to see my children and now I have them again.

(UCLA) – When new mothers complain that all those sleepless nights caring for their newborns are taking years off their life, they just might be right, UCLA research published this summer in the journal Sleep Health suggests.

By Amanda Hughes, Neil Davies and Sean Harrison (The Conversation) – There’s a widespread belief that your testosterone can affect where you end up in life.

(University of Oxford) – A study involving nearly half a million people in China reveals a clear link between cooking with wood or coal, and an increased risk of major eye diseases that can lead to blindness, according to a report published in PLOS Medicine.