Daily Archive: Thursday, August 12, 2021

The Ministry of Health today said that unvaccinated persons must be allowed to seek treatment at health ministry facilities throughout the country.

The Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) this afternoon approved motions to terminate the employment contracts of the Chief Election Officer Keith Lowenfield, Deputy Chief Election Officer Roxanne Myers and Region Four Returning Officer Clairmont Mingo. 

Fed up of medical staff and several severely ill patients being locked out of the Linden Complex Hospital (LHC) due to new COVID-19 vaccination requirements, over a hundred residents of Region Ten yesterday blocked the Mackenzie/Wismar Bridge in protest.

Health Minister Dr Frank Anthony last night announced that healthcare workers and public transport operators will be given a two-week extension to comply with the recently instituted COVID-19 vaccination protocols.

As investigators continue to probe Tuesday’s night killing of Brazilian Euclid Da Silva, one of the suspected motives is that he may have been targeted as a result of an altercation involving his son and a known individual.

Police yesterday recovered the getaway car used by the men who carried out the $58 million robbery at Wallison Enterprise in Kitty last week.

Almost 70% of the 6,000 scholarships handed out recently by government through the Guyana Online Academy for Learning (GOAL) have gone to women, while nearly half of the overall 14,699 applications received could not be processed as the applicants failed to submit compulsory information, the agency disclosed said.

The members of this country’s first Law Reform Commission were yesterday sworn in by President Irfaan Ali, who charged them to ensure to not only work on changes to Guyana’s archaic laws but to keep abreast with the rest of the world, particularly with an oil and gas economy set to economically transform the country.

A Corentyne teenager has succumbed to injuries he suffered days ago when the motorcycle on which he was the passenger crashed into a cow along the Crabwood Creek Public Road.

Dear Editor, Since the election fiasco of March 2020, none of the political parties has presented its full list of reforms on election laws nor on GECOM.

In one of its final decisions before going into its annual recess, the National Assembly in the early hours of Tuesday passed a motion to adopt the findings of the Commission of Inquiry (CoI) into the death of historian Dr Walter Rodney.

Dear Editor, Thank you for your gracious editorial about George de Peana.

In announcing conditions for the implementation of the presidential directive for the reduction of freight charges to pre-pandemic levels, the Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) yesterday warned that any attempt to use the concession to evade taxes would attract penalties.

Dear Editor, I am certain that when the Covid Vaccination booklet was issued to those vaccinated, it was never intended to be a book of daily use as is now the case.

Dear Editor, I find the recent actions by governments in the Caribbean to force their citizens to be vaccinated for COVID-19 disturbing.

Minister of Tourism, Industry and Commerce Oneidge Walrond on Wednesday handed over cheques worth $7.4 million for the development of 15 small businesses in Region Two.

Dear Editor, I now pen this letter after waiting to see if any section of the Islamic community would come out against the Central Islamic Organization of Guyana’s (CIOG) blanket endorsement of President Irfan Ali and the PPPC as that party celebrates the first year since its return to office.

The Health Ministry on Wednesday reported three more COVID-19 fatalities. In a press release, the ministry said that the country’s total deaths as a result of COVID-19 increased to 567 with the latest fatalities.

KINGSTON, Jamaica, CMC – With the carnage from the South Africa series still fresh, West Indies’ unpredictable batting will come under the microscope once again when the Caribbean side face Pakistan in the opening Test at Sabina Park here today.

(Reuters) – Canada condemned China on Wednesday for its treatment of two detained Canadian citizens, days ahead of the anticipated start of an election campaign in which opposition parties are expected to accuse the government of being soft on Beijing.

Dear Editor, The glaring errors, as pointed out in a satirical piece, in the condolence message on the passing of a former prime minister of one of our CARICOM states is reminiscent of another mistake some time ago when Hindu religious holidays were mixed up.

The Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC) has received a donation of US$18,000 in Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) to support its response to COVID-19.

(Reuters) – The Taliban on Wednesday denied targeting and killing civilians during an offensive against Afghan government troops, calling for an independent investigation and seeking to assure Afghans that “no home or family shall face any threat from our side.”

(Jamaican Observer) – The Jamaican father of one of the men shot dead at a party in Brooklyn, New York, early Sunday morning believes that the killers targeted his son after seeing him in a photo with Donald “Likkle Danny” Nash, the alleged leader of the Darksyde gang who was also slain in the attack.

(Trinidad Express) – The Ministry of Health advises the population that today, 11th August, 2021, Trinidad and Tobago confirms its first two cases of the COVID-19 Delta Variant of Concern.

A Corentyne man was on Tuesday evening rescued from a sluice, where he was thrown after he was struck by a car.

Dear Editor, It was wonderful to hear of the plans to relocate the Fire Service Headquarters to ‘near’ Durban Park.

(Trinidad Guardian) T&T’s junior women’s volleyball team will still be allowed to take to the court in their opening match of the seven-team Junior Pan American Games Women’s Volleyball Qualification Tournament against defending champions Dominican Republic in Aguascalientes, Mexico today from 5 pm.

(Reuters) – Chile on Wednesday began administering booster shots to those already inoculated with Sinovac’s COVID-19 vaccine in a bid to lock in early success following one of the world’s fastest mass vaccination drives.

(Barbados Nation) – An acquitted former murder accused is asking for almost $900 000 in assorted damages after the Court of Appeal held his right to freedom was infringed at the conclusion of his trial.

Dear Editor, The Guyana Water Incorporated has taken note of a recent Letter to the Editor in the media that raises concerns about the quality of water provided to Albion Front, Corentyne, Berbice residents.

PARIS, (Reuters) – Lionel Messi said yesterday he wanted to power Paris St Germain to their first Champions League trophy, putting the tearful farewell he bade to Barcelona behind him after signing a two-year contract with the deep-pocketed French soccer powerhouse.

A man was on Tuesday sentenced to 36 months in prison after pleading guilty to three counts of break and enter and larceny.

(Reuters) – California on Wednesday became the first U.S. state to require that its teachers and other school staff be vaccinated or regularly tested for COVID-19, a move Governor Gavin Newsom called “a responsible step” to ensure the safety of children.

KINGSTON, Jamaica, CMC – Grenadian Kirani James’s successful battle against illness to claim bronze at the Tokyo Olympics last week has earned the admiration of Bahamian great Pauline Davis-Thompson.

Dear Editor, Your Editorial “Going the distance” (SN 8-11-21) on the passing of veteran trade unionist George De Pena mentioned his accomplishments in the athletic field, which he capped with his representation of Guyana (then “BG”) in the 5000 meters race at the Rome 1960 Olympics Games – the “ultimate goal of any athlete”.

On Friday last, the Ministry of Housing and Water signed $163 million in contracts for the construction of 25 houses, and the improvement of another 118 at Parfait Harmonie, West Bank Demerara, using funding from the Inter-American Development Bank US$10 million Adequate Housing and Urban Accessibility Programme.

BELFAST, (Reuters) – Goalkeeper Kepa Arrizabalaga came off the bench to make two shootout saves as Champions League winners Chelsea beat Spain’s Villarreal 6-5 on penalties to add the UEFA Super Cup to their trophy collection yesterday.

(ICC) All-rounder and captain of the West Indies women squad Stafanie Taylor was deservingly voted the ICC Women’s Player of the Month for July.

(Trinidad Guardian) – Preparation is underway for the reopening of the retail sector next week but the Confederation of Regional Business Chamber says 6,000 businesses around the country will remain permanently closed.

(Reuters) – Canada is working to create a digital vaccine passport that would allow citizens to travel abroad and it should be available in the next few months, government officials said on Wednesday.

MIAMI, Florida, CMC – Jamaica’s Reggae Boyz face a difficult trip to the Estadio Azteca in Mexico City next month, for their opening match of the final round of the CONCACAF qualifiers for the FIFA 2022 World Cup.