Daily Archive: Monday, August 16, 2021

The Ministry of Health today said that as of August 15, 2021, four more persons who tested positive for the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) have died.

Former Vice President in the PNC government, Cammie Ramsaroop has passed away.

A  Parfaite Harmonie, West Bank Demerara motorcyclist died this morning after trying to evade  law enforcers, according to a press release from the Guyana Police Force.

The police today said that pedestrian Ryan Boodhoo, 19, was killed in a hit and run accident last night on the Kairuni Public Road, Soesdyke/Linden Highway.

KABUL,  (Reuters) – Thousands of Afghans desperate to leave the country thronged Kabul airport where five people were killed today after Taliban insurgents seized the capital, prompting the U.S.

WASHINGTON,  (Reuters) – U.S. auto safety regulators said today they had opened a formal safety probe into Tesla Inc’s driver assistance system Autopilot after a series of crashes involving emergency vehicles.

ABUJA/LAGOS,  (Reuters) – Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari signed into law an oil overhaul bill that has been in the works for nearly two decades, a presidential spokesman said today.

(Trinidad Express) A police constable was killed in a crash along the Southern Main Road in Cedros on Sunday night.

(Trinidad Guardian) Commissioner of Prisons Dennis Pulchan accidentally shot himself on Saturday night.

(Trinidad Guardian) Moments after she saw her husband being washed away in a landslide that also toppled their home yesterday, Alma Archargee clawed her way out of the debris in a desperate attempt to save him.

Demerara Distillers Limited has succeeded in having its Demerara Rum geographical indication (GI)  recognised and protected in the European Union (EU), a move the company’s Chairman, Komal Samaroo has described as a “major development”.

The Guyana Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) has taken a decision to ground Roraima Airways’ fleet of Trislanders as the agency continues to probe the crash-landing on Saturday morning of one of the planes with five persons aboard.

A 24-year-old ‘D’ Field, Sophia man was found dead yesterday morning with gunshot wounds and he is believed to be the victim of a triangular relationship.

KINGSTON, Jamaica, CMC – Fast bowler Jayden Seales smashed a 71-year-old record to become the first teenager with a five-wicket Test haul for West Indies, before flaunting nerves of steel in a critical last-wicket stand with lion-hearted Kemar Roach, as the hosts snatched a dramatic one-wicket victory over Pakistan and a 1-0 series lead in the two-match series here yesterday.

Nineteen-year-old pacer, Jayden Seales, has propelled his way to stardom despite being in the early stages of his Test career, a journey he is enjoying.

The body of a three-year-old North Ruimveldt boy was found at the bottom of a canal yesterday afternoon after his mother discovered him missing earlier in the day.

According to unaudited figures, the Demerara Distillers Limited (DDL) Group has registered an after-tax profit for the first half of this year of $1.67b compared to $1.37b for the same period last year.

The Guyana Football Federation (GFF) successfully conducted its first online coaching seminar, ‘Introduction to Coaching’, in an effort to improve its coaching development ahead of a possible resumption of football and the course has received a positive feedback from some of the participants.

Hairdresser and makeup artist, Miguel Ram and former Miss India Guyana contestant Sharona Katriah have denied being involved in a reported theft from a  West Coast Demerara (WCD) wedding house on August 1.

The fruitful relationship between Rose Hall Town Youth and Sports Club (RHTYSC) and Poonai’s pharmacy was renewed last Thursday when the medical entity handed over a cheque of $200,000 to renew its sponsorship of the club’s Under-13 team.

Dear Editor, I totally agree with the Ministry of Education when it said, “The reopening of schools to face-to-face engagement hinges heavily on the national vaccination programme.

The Central America and Caribbean (CAC) Bodybuilding and Fitness Federation championships will head to Guyana in 2024.

The Guyana Government yesterday rejected claims made at an event in New York, USA that it was practicing racial discrimination and it said it was disappointed at remarks made by US Congressman Hakeem Jeffries.

The South Turkeyen Sports Committee in collaboration with Machine Domino Club, will stage a dominoes competition on Thursday at Wills Shop, Vryheid’s Lust, East Coast Demerara.

Dear Editor, A few days ago, I passed by the private residence of the Mayor of Georgetown, Mr.

Minister of Public Works Juan Edghill yesterday commissioned eight roads in the Pomeroon-Supenaam region.

Dear Editor, I would like to enquire from President Irfaan Ali about his plans to provide alternative employment for those public servants whose services were terminated from August, 2020.

LONDON, (Reuters) – Ajinkya Rahane and Cheteshwar Pujara produced a defensive masterclass to keep India alive but England looked in charge of the second test after an enthralling fourth day’s play at Lord’s yesterday.

The Ministry of Health yesterday said that as August 14, 2021, one more person who tested positive for the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) has died.

(Reuters) – Roger Federer will undergo another knee surgery and will miss the U.S.

Dear Editor, In “The Minority Report: Mental Health Illness and suicide” (SN, 13th August 2021) Akola Thompson gives us a picture of the way mental illness is being dealt with in Guyana.

Citing the $13b to be expended on infrastructural works in 21 settlements, the Ministry of Housing and Water on Saturday rebuffed criticisms by former Minister Annette Ferguson and vowed that its “Dream Realised” scheme will deliver 50,000 serviced house lots at the end of its present term in office.

Prime Minister Mark Phillips on Saturday afternoon handed over eight concrete lantern poles and 16 one-thousand-watt lamps to the Buxton Com-munity Centre Ground.

NEWCASTLE, England, (Reuters) – West Ham United forward Michail Antonio missed a penalty before scoring with a thundering shot as the Londoners came from behind to outclass Newcastle United 4-2 in a breathless Premier League season opener at St James’ Park yesterday.

Dear Editor, I thoroughly enjoyed reading Clement Rohee’s autobiography, My Story My Song.

Dear Editor, I see social media reports of a US Congressman allegedly calling for the resignation/removal of the US Ambassador to Guyana.

SYDNEY, (Reuters) – Australia’s scheduled one-day international series against Afghanistan in India has been postponed, the cricket boards of the competing countries said yesterday, leaving players free to fulfil their Indian Premier League (IPL) commitments.

Investigators probing the murder of Brazilian, Euclid Da Silva has released the person of interest who was being questioned.

KABUL,  (Reuters) – The Taliban declared the war in Afghanistan was over after insurgents took control of the presidential palace in Kabul as U.S.-led

PORT-AU-PRINCE,  (Reuters) – The death toll from a devastating earthquake in Haiti rose to 1,297 yesterday as neighbouring countries rushed to send aid and rescuers scrambled to find survivors buried beneath the rubble before a tropical storm hits.

Southern Imports Incorporated has thrown its financial support behind Wazim Mohamed in his bid to compete at the North American Regional Powerlifting Championship and FESUPO/NAPF Pan-American Regional Powerlifting Championship respectively in Orlando, Florida, USA.

Dear Editor,  I am still rubbing my eyes and ears. I did see and hear right?

Over one hundred low-income residents of Parfaite Harmonie, West Bank Demerara, yesterday signed contracts that will see them benefitting from the construction of core homes and home improvement subsidies.

Complex and opaque corporate structures are at the front and centre of major financial crimes.

Two persons have applied to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for permits to set up wharves, among other projects on the East Bank of Demerara.

(Reuters) – Nico Ali Walsh, the grandson of former heavyweight champion and boxing legend Muhammad Ali, defeated Jordan Weeks by technical knockout in his professional boxing debut on Saturday.

Although three senior GECOM employees at the centre of many of the scandals that rocked the 2020 general elections have been removed, it is clear that the elections body remains deeply divided as evidenced by the decision of the three opposition-appointed commissioners to abstain from the vote to terminate their contracts.

By Felician Medino Abraham Felician Medino Abraham is from Moruca. A Jesuit, he holds a Master’s degree in Society and Frontiers from the Federal University of Roraima, Brazil.

Dear Editor, In the vast majority of the cases of illness and death, only the unvaccinated are affected.

OTTAWA,  (Reuters) – Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau yesterday called an early election for Sept.

HAVANA,  (Reuters) – Cuba’s public health minister said yesterday efforts were underway to restart the country’s main oxygen factory which had broken down even as the death toll from COVID-19 on Saturday reached 98, equal to the pandemic record.