Daily Archive: Thursday, August 19, 2021

Guyana and Suriname are to pursue proposals for a joint gas strategy.

United Nations (UN) Secretary-General António Guterres has appointed Yesim Oruc of Turkey as the United Nations Resident Coordinator in Guyana, with the host Government’s approval.

(Trinidad Express) Minister of Foreign and CARICOM Affairs Dr Amery Browne has informed the national community of the scheduled arrival of 108,000 WHO-approved Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccines, from the African Medical Supplies Platform (AMSP), at the Piarco International Airport at 7 p.m.

(Trinidad Guardian) Education Minister Dr Nyan Gadsby-Dolly said she was heartened by the fast start to the rollout of Pfizer vaccines for students yesterday.

KABUL,  (Reuters) – Flag-waving protesters took to the streets of more Afghan cities today as popular opposition to the Taliban spread, and a witness said several people were killed when the militants fired on a crowd in Asadabad in the east.

Arguing that they pose a real risk of flight, the police almost a month later have not released the two Brazilian men who were granted bail on charges of illegal entry and being busted with close to 1,000 pounds of cocaine, which investigators says were found when their plane crash-landed at Orealla back in May. 

Attorney General and Minister of Legal Affairs, Anil Nandlall SC yesterday met with representatives of the United States of America Law Enforcement Agencies on a number of matters in the legal sector, The representatives included persons from the U.S.

There will be no Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) conducted before the construction of the New Demerara Harbour Bridge as the EPA yesterday announced that it “will not significantly affect the environment,” even as it listed potential impacts.

The Guyana Power and Light’s (GPL) 46.5-megawatt (MW) plant at Garden of Eden should begin exporting electricity to the national grid by the end of September with the final testing phases having already commenced.

A 38-year-old shopkeeper is now dead following a robbery carried out on him and his girlfriend at Toroparu Backdam, Cuyuni River, by four men armed with a handgun and cutlasses.

A team of doctors from India recently performed successful heart surgeries at the Dr Balwant Singh Hospital on six patients including a 15-year-old who suffered from heart complications for the last two years.

A temporary access road has been constructed on the Linden to Lethem trail at 42 Miles, Mabura to allow the passage of vehicles that were affected after the culverts were washed away by torrential rains on Friday.

A Bartica resident sustained minor injuries to his body on Tuesday afternoon after the boat he was in became engulfed in flames.

The nurse who mistreated a Moruca mother during her delivery at the Suddie Public Hospital in Region Two will be disciplined.

A 17-year-old is among the country’s latest COVID-19 deaths as 120 new cases of the virus were recorded.

Tenders were last Thursday opened at the National Procurement and Tender Administration Board for the rehabilitation of the Lima Sands (Region Two) and the Good Hope (Region Four) main access roads.

A beverage vendor was yesterday denied bail after being charged with discharging a loaded firearm at a man with whom he had a past conflict.

Olympian, Aleka Persaud, who has her sights set on qualifying for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, will now have the support of the National Sports Commission (NSC) to help make her dreams of competing at another Olympics a reality.

A 23-year-old woman was yesterday afternoon arrested while on a visit to take food for an inmate at the New Amsterdam Prison after it was discovered that she had concealed 192 grams of cannabis in two papayas.

A jury was yesterday morning empaneled to hear the case against Bibi Nazeela Habiboodean and Linden Lewis who are both accused of murdering Bibi’s father—Ruby businessman Habiboodean (only name).

Police during an eradication exercise yesterday destroyed two cannabis sativa farms which were discovered along the Berbice River.

The second golf camp by the Guyana Golf Association and Nexgen Golf Academy, dedicated to former Coach Colin Ming finished on a high note Monday at the Scouts Association of Guyana ground with a final competition, graduation and presentation of trophies sponsored by Trophy Stall.

Following a three year dormancy on the international circuit, the Lady Jaguars, the senior women’s football programme, is scheduled to be featured in the official 2023 FIFA World Cup Qualification draw Saturday.

While the government is looking to swiftly develop Guyana’s oil and gas sector, Minister of Foreign Affairs Hugh Todd yesterday assured that environmental protection will be a key part of its policy framework.

President Irfaan Ali  has said that Guyana’s prosperity will shared with CARICOM as he assured newly appointed Secretary-General Dr.

Promising 12-year-old leg spinning all-rounder Lakeram Singh of Rose Hall Estate Community Centre Cricket Club recently received one junior cricket gear bag from “Cricket Gear for Young and Promising Cricketers in Guyana” project.

Dear Editor, On Feb. 4 and Apr.15 (2021) I wrote letters in this newspaper explaining how vaccine efficacy in clinical trials (not to be confused with real world effectiveness) is determined and advised that it’s a waste of time to sit around waiting on a vaccine that you deem ‘superior’ based on these numbers since these numbers can change (and have done so now) when the virus mutates (as it does naturally).

Dear Editor, What a wonderful gesture, (however short-lived the benefits) of a one-time cash grant to Old Age pensioners, presumably whether or not they are employed.

In an effort to realise the resumption of motor sport as ‘quickly as possible’ the Guyana Motor Racing and Sports Club (GMR&SC) has forged a partnership with the Ministry of Health (MoH) and the National COVID-19 Task Force (NCTF) to host a vaccination drive that ensures the various available vaccines are readily accessible to its members.

West Indies all-rounder Jason Holder has made his way into the top 10 among Test bowlers in the latest International Cricket Council rankings on Tuesday.

The appeal hearing of septuagenarian Michael Abrams who back in 2017 was sentenced to two life sentences after a jury convicted him of raping and sodomizing an eight-year-old girl, is set to be called on Monday August 23rd. 

Dear Editor, The Cinderella County (Essequibo) continues to be a place rarely visited by Gov’t ministers, this is construed as a sign of neglect by the residents and in this void local public officials continue to function in corrupt ways.

KINGSTON, Jamaica, CMC – Vice-captain Jermaine Blackwood says he is confident West Indies can capture the two-Test series against Pakistan, once the batting group remains disciplined in the second Test starting here tomorrow.

Dear Editor, The Guyana Council of Organisations for Persons with Disabilities (GCOPD) wishes to commend President Irfaan Ali for the timely initiative where cash grants of twenty five thousand dollars ($25,000) will be dispersed to recipients of “Public Assistance” and Persons with Disabilities (PWDs). 

A 36-year-old man has been arrested for possession of cannabis after being intercepted at a roadblock on La Grange Public Road, West Bank Demerara, while travelling on a bus.

MELBOURNE, (Reuters) – A few months before Australia bid to retain the Ashes in a summer clouded by pandemic uncertainty, Justin Langer stands on shaky ground with criticism of his coaching style piling up in the wake of the team’s recent setbacks.

E-Networks has been granted permission by the Guyana Government to connect its fibre optic submarine cable to Suriname to provide for redundancy here.

A 49-year-old woman is currently in police custody after she was found in possession of narcotics following a search carried out at her residence at Onderneeming, Parfaite Harmonie, West Bank Demerara.

Dear Editor, Many Guyanese, myself included, were deeply disappointed by the governance of the Coalition and wanted them out of office through the ballot box.

(Reuters) – Cristiano Ronaldo has been linked with a host of clubs this summer but he seems set to stay put at Juventus, tasked with an even more important role in revitalising the Italian giants.

Dear Editor, As a follow-up to my letter titled “After 4 months of waiting GTT yet to install my landline” that you so kindly published on Tuesday, Aug 17th, GTT contacted me this same day and said that a technician would be at my house on Wednesday morning, 18th, to install my line. The

Minister of Health, Dr Frank Anthony yesterday stated that from preliminary information received, parents are happy to have the COVID-19 vaccine for their children.

KABUL,  (Reuters) – Armed members of the Taliban kept people desperate to flee Afghanistan from reaching Kabul’s airport yesterday, witnesses said, while President Joe Biden vowed to keep U.S.

(Reuters) – Australia will be without spinner Jess Jonassen for next month’s all-format series against India due to injury, while swing bowler Megan Schutt has pulled out due to personal reasons, the country’s cricket board said yesterday.

Kevin Durant and Draymond Green cleared the air about the aftermath of their heated on-court confrontation during the 2018-19 season, and why the former eventually left the Golden State Warriors.

Dear Editor, There is a category of writing called tragi-comedy. In every tragedy the human spirit finds the survival instinct to discover humour, levity, even comedy.

HAVANA,  (Reuters) – Cuba introduced tighter controls on the use of social media this week, including a ban on publications that might damage “the country’s prestige,” angering many citizens and international rights activists.

(Reuters) – England have dropped out-of-form opener Dom Sibley and brought in Dawid Malan for the third test against India at Headingley, the England and Wales Cricket Board said yesterday.

The U.S. Embassy’s Consular Section provides many emergency services for U.S.

VALLETTA,  (Reuters) – One of Malta’s wealthiest businessmen, Yorgen Fenech, has been indicted for the murder of anti-corruption journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia, prosecutors said in court documents filed yesterday.

Dear Editor, Guyana has been a poor country for so long that some Guyanese would do anything to get rich quick. Some

The evidence is all around us, but just in case anyone missed it, the UN’s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) confirmed, in what has been dubbed its strongest report to date released on August 9, that the overheating of the earth is caused by human activity and we are running out of time to fix it.

When boredom stric (The Conversation) Ningbo-Zhousan may not exactly be a household name, but find something in your house made in China and it’s quite likely it was delivered from there.

LES CAYES, Haiti, (Reuters) – An earthquake that killed about 2,000 people in Haiti had left the Caribbean nation “on its knees”, Prime Minister Ariel Henry said yesterday, as survivors showed increasing frustration about the sluggish arrival of relief to hard-hit areas.

(Trinidad Guardian) A woman has obtained an injunction stopping the funeral of her estranged husband, pending her legal dispute with his alleged caregiver over control of his estate.