Daily Archive: Saturday, August 14, 2021

Roraima Airways has confirmed that five persons received injuries after one of its aircraft was forced to make an emergency landing this morning near the Haags Bosch landfill, on the East Bank of Demerara.

PORT-AU-PRINCE/HAVANA, (Reuters) – At least 227 people died and hundreds were injured or missing after a major earthquake struck southwestern Haiti on Saturday, authorities said, reducing churches, hotels and homes to rubble in the latest tragedy to hit the impoverished Caribbean nation.

With the impending arrival of a consignment of Pfizer COVID-19 vaccines, which are approved for children age 12 and older, the government has started seeking the consent of parents to administer vaccines to eligible children in the public school system.

Guyana on Friday received a third shipment of the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccines through the global COVAX initiative and Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) representative Dr Luis Felipe Codina announced that a consignment of 100,000 doses of the Pfizer vaccine is due to arrive here next month.

Approximately 5,000 Sputnik V second dose components arrived in Guyana yesterday and those awaiting their shots may be able to access them from tomorrow.

A Berbice fisherman was on Thursday found dead at the Kumaka Waterfront, North West District, with what appeared to be marks of violence on his face and neck, several days after he was reported missing by his boat’s captain.

A Corentyne man was on Friday sentenced to 10 years in prison after pleading guilty to killing his stepfather during a row over music at Bloomfield, Berbice, five years ago.

The Government of Guyana through the Guyana Office for Investment (GO-Invest) has signed a Memorandum of Under-standing (MoU) with Caribbean International Distributors Inc.,

Retired physician Dr Abraham Augustus Clemwood Fung-A-Fat, one of the co-founders of the Woodlands Hospital, died on Wednesday after a brief period of illness.

On the heels of the government’s decision to suspend the recently instituted COVID-19 vaccination protocols for healthcare workers and public transport operators, Opposition Leader Joseph Harmon says more concessions are needed.

The Guyana National Bureau of Standards (GNBS) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the American Petroleum Institute (API) to adopt safety standards and guidelines for the expanding local oil and gas sector.

Two fishermen escaped with their lives and minor burns on Thursday evening when a gas fire destroyed their boat.

Following the discovery on Tuesday of millions of dollars in cocaine aboard a Caribbean Airlines (CAL) plane that transited through Guyana, the Customs Anti-Narcotic Unit (CANU) has disclosed that so far there is no indication that the drugs had been loaded onto the aircraft while it was here.

The man deemed a person of interest in the gunning down of Brazilian Euclid Da Silva remained in police custody yesterday as they continued their investigation.

The Ministry of Local Government and Regional Development will soon launch an audit of the Mabaruma Town Council, in Region One, due to its recent financial problems.

Harrynarine Harrilall, also known as ‘Screech,’ 38, of Johanna South, Black Bush Polder, was yesterday remanded over the murder of a workmate.

Region Two Vice Chairman Humace Oodit has disclosed that the start of a planned Anna Regina road project has been delayed by two weeks due to the continuation of roadside vending in the town.

As the water rises once again at the Kwakwani riverfront, Region Ten Councillor Elroy Adolph maintains that the community must be relocated to higher ground.

Tenders were on Tuesday opened at the National Procurement and Tender Administration Board (NPTAB) for the construction of a pump station to irrigate the front lands of Black Bush Polder, in Berbice, estimated to cost almost $900 million.

With more communities along the Cuyuni River being flooded, Regional Chairman Kenneth Williams has expressed concern about the devastation it could wreak on the region’s economy.

The United States Government has donated 5.5 million Pfizer vaccines to the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), of which 1.5 million doses have been allocated to Haiti, with the other 4 million earmarked for distribution among 14 CARICOM countries. 

The Pan American Health Organisation (PAHO) is expected to begin procuring COVID-19 vaccines in an attempt to improve access to vaccines in Latin America and the Caribbean.

Guyana’s representation at the Caribbean and Central (CAC) Bodybuilding Championships in El Salvador was affected by a visa fiasco and positive COVID 19 tests resulting in a reduction in the composition of the squad from eight to six members.

Guyana has recorded another COVID-19 fatality along with 100 new cases of the virus.

Police on Thursday detained a number of motorcyclists and pedal cyclists, who were found in breach of various traffic offences.

The Guyana Power and Light Company (GPL) on Friday said power outages that affected Kingston and contiguous areas in Georgetown on Thursday may have been caused by an excavator coming into contact with primary conductors near its Kingston Power Plant.

Dear Editor, Kindly permit me space in your letter column to publish my missive.

Staff of the Maritime Administration (MARAD) that were granted time off to be inoculated against the COVID-19 virus are back at work, Communications Officer Akousa McPherson said yesterday.

Dear Editor, I am again getting wary of reading and listening to the print and electronic media about the police and the Ministry of Home Affairs presenting crime statistic to create the impression that reported serious crimes are on the decrease and that crime is under control.

When pannist Darius Austin takes the stage, the atmosphere comes alive with jubilant music.

What’s Cooking is a series in which I answer questions and share advice about food and cooking that you have but may be too shy to ask.

(Reuters) – Taliban insurgents have seized Afghanistan’s second- and third-biggest cities, local officials said on Friday, as resistance from government forces crumbled and fears grew that an assault on the capital Kabul could be just days away.

The hull for the Prosperity Floating Production Storage and Offloading (FPSO) unit is now moored next to the Liza Unity at the Keppel yard in Singapore as SBM Offshore prepares to commence with the next phase of construction.

Dear Editor, Re my letter ‘I have not heard from the Environmental Assessment Board’ published in Stabroek News, August 13, 2021, in relation to an appeal made to the Environmental Assessment Board (EAB) in objecting to the ‘Non-Destructive Testers Limited (Guyana) Inc.

I hear about climate change 24/7 because of the nature of my husband’s work.

(Reuters) – Lawmakers in the New York Assembly will suspend their impeachment investigation of Governor Andrew Cuomo in light of his promise to step down from office over sexual harassment complaints, Speaker Carl Heastie said in a statement on Friday.

As has been their custom, support of and for national teams across the spectrum by the Trophy Stall continues.

(Jamaica Observer) – A four-year-old child fled her house in the early hours of Wednesday morning to get help after her mother’s throat was slashed in the deep-rural community of Clarendon.

Dear Editor, The plantation thrives in Guyana where Covid is concerned.

A man involved in the attack carried out on a labourer on Tuesday night at Co-op Crescent, Mackenzie, Linden, was yesterday remanded to prison on an attempted murder charge.

Azure Experiences, in a collaborative effort with local artistes and musicians, presents a day of music, food, wine and nature two Sundays from now at the Pandama Retreat and Winery, Linden/Soesdyke Highway.

President of the Guyana Cricket Board (GCB) Bissoondyal Singh is delighted with the addition of four Guyanese to Cricket West Indies (CWI) U19 training camp currently in progress in Antigua.

(Trinidad Express) – With the Government aiming to roll out Pfizer vaccines as early as Monday to pupils, some parents say their children are eager to receive their jabs and they will be letting them do so.

A man was yesterday fined $80,000 after he pleaded guilty to wounding another man in what he said was a knife fight.

Dear Editor, GECOM`s decision to terminate three officers, including the CEO will undoubtedly be the subject of much commentary and controversy over the next few days and beyond.

(Reuters) – Dozens of pro-immigrant groups criticized President Joe Biden’s asylum policies on Friday, saying continued expulsions of migrants at the U.S.-Mexico

The cricket fraternity was plunged into sadness with the news that former national coach, Michael Hyles-Franco had died and the Guyana and Berbice Cricket Boards as well as cricket clubs in Berbice praised for the late coach for his commitment to cricket in the country.

(Jamaica Observer) -Verona White was hoping that by now, eight months after her son was shot dead, someone would have been held responsible.

Dear Editor,                                                          Recently, President Irfaan Ali announc-ed that public servants will be eligible, before year-end, for retroactive salary increases.

(Reuters) – Canada on Friday said it will soon require all federal public servants and many other workers to be vaccinated against COVID-19, as it looks to boost its already world-leading inoculation rate amid a Delta variant-driven surge in new infections.

A man was recently granted bail after denying a charge of robbery with aggravation.

KYIV, (Reuters) – A Ukrainian wrestler who won his country’s only gold medal at the Tokyo Olympics last week said he was racially abused in the street yesterday on his return from the games.

A Guyana Police Force Corporal was on Friday remanded to prison on three charges of engaging in corrupt transactions, after allegedly collecting money with the promise of making arrangements to have a prisoner released.

ROME, (Reuters) – Italy’s double Olympic champion Lamont Marcell Jacobs said it made him smile to see the British media switch focus to a doping case in their own country, after previously raising suspicions that he could be a drug cheat.

(Trinidad Guardian) – Prison Officer Stariel Charles was arrested and charged after he was found to be in possession of prohibited items at his place of employment.

KINGSTON, Jamaica, CMC – Captain Kraigg Brathwaite was tragically run out agonisingly short of a tenth Test hundred but his resolve helped frustrate Pakistan and put West Indies in front, on the second day of the opening Test here yesterday.

LONDON, (Reuters) – The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) is “very confident” the end of year Ashes tour will go ahead as planned even though negotiations are continuing over travel and quarantine restrictions in Australia.

Headline after headline announces the astronomical rise of Guyana’s GDP; its oil production soaring to nearly 1 million barrels per day by 2025, higher per capita than many of those fantastically wealthy Gulf States; a country set to receive revenues exceeding its current annual budget.

SYDNEY, (Reuters) – Australia’s short format captain Aaron Finch is on track to lead the team at the Twenty20 World Cup in October and November after undergoing surgery on his right knee, Cricket Australia said yesterday.

LONDON, (Reuters) – England seamer James Anderson claimed his 31st five-wicket haul in tests as the resurgent hosts restricted India to 364 in their first innings before reaching 119-3 after the second day of the second test at Lord’s yesterday.

Dear Editor, Was it absolutely necessary for an explanation to be offered on the termination of the GECOM rigging trio?

(Reuters) -A U.S. judge on Friday rejected a bid to block a residential eviction moratorium put in place last week by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), despite raising questions about the new order’s legality.

Some people have been linking the biblical references about a mark of the beast to COVID-19 vaccines.

A woman was recently released on $30,000 bail after a city magistrate heard that she allegedly threatened and assaulted another woman.

MEXICO CITY, (Reuters) – Mexico’s President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador on Friday asked the country’s indigenous Mexica peoples for forgiveness for the abuses inflicted on them during the bloody 1521 Spanish conquest of the Aztec empire.