Daily Archive: Thursday, August 26, 2021

The Alliance for Change today detailed its disaffection with the conduct of Region Four Chairman, Daniel Seeram, who is from the APNU segment of former governing APNU+AFC coalition.

The Ministry of Health says that as of August 25, 2021, four more women who tested positive for the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) have died.

Trinidad has confirmed the presence of the Delta variant of the COVID-19 virus in a traveller from Guyana.

 (Reuters) – Suspected suicide bombers struck the crowded gates of Kabul airport with at least two explosions today, causing a bloodbath among desperate civilians hoping to flee and casting the final days of the Western airlift of its allies into chaos.

 (BBC) Pop group Abba have teased a major announcement for next week, as fans await their first new music in 39 years.

(Jamaica Observer) FALMOUTH, Trelawny – Family members and friends of Derrick Rose, affectionately called Sarge, 53, and his pal Darrien Cassells, better known as Cheddy, 38, two popular businessmen and socialites, are still grieving their passing on Monday — hours apart — at the Falmouth Public General Hospital where they were admitted with COVID-19.

Prison overcrowding has been an age-old issue for the justice sector.

Shouting through their masks “Our body! Our choice!” and “No to mandatory vaccination,” scores of persons yesterday protested government’s COVID-19 vaccination policy which requires those seeking walk-in services at state agencies to show proof of inoculation.

Five persons were yesterday remanded to prison for the murders of Suresh Bachan and Steven Niles, who were found dead three weeks ago, at a mining camp at Black Water Backdam, Cuyuni River.

An East Canje, Berbice businessman now has to take added security precautions after someone torched three of his vehicles which were parked at his premises on Tuesday evening.

Guyana is to receive aid to combat the illicit trafficking of firearms under a joint CARICOM, UNODC initiative.

The Ministries of Health and Education are set to roll out the COVID-19 vaccination campaign for children today.

Guyana Amazon Warriors open their 2021 Caribbean Premier League campaign against defending champions, Trinbago Knight Riders from 10.00 hours today at Warner Park, St.

One more COVID-19 fatality along with two hundred and seven new cases were recorded yesterday.

Dear Editor, I hope that you will be kind to me as a pensioner, and I thank you for giving the opportunity to ventilate the following issues: A)  The crime situation in Guyana.

Dear Editor, It has become quite alarming to this reader that the number of inaccuracies and inconsistencies surrounding the local coverage of Covid-19 statistics in the print media continues to grow.

(Reuters) – The English Premier League and Spain’s LaLiga should release players for World Cup qualifiers next month to “preserve and protect sporting integrity”, FIFA president Gianni Infantino said yesterday.

The Competition and Consumer Affairs Commission (CCAC) says that it received 269 complaints to the value of $119,941,369 for the period January to June 2021 and successfully secured redress for 77% of them to the value of $57,570,437. 

Dear Editor, The health risks of the manganese mining venture in Matthews Ridge continues to outweigh the value to be obtained.

NEW YORK,  (Reuters) – New York Governor Kathy Hochul revealed 12,000 more people died of COVID-19 than was reported under her disgraced predecessor, making good on her promise for greater transparency on just her second day leading the state.

Tenders were on August 24 opened at the National Procurement and Tender Administration Board for the construction of a key road at the Number 58 village in Corentyne, Berbice.

A Parika resident is currently a patient at the West Demerara Regional Hospital (WDRH) nursing a gunshot wound to his leg after being shot by a security guard It is alleged that the victim, who was armed with a cutlass, was involved in an argument with a supermarket guard over wearing a facemask when he was shot.

BEIJING/WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – China yesterday criticized the U.S. “politicization” of efforts to trace the origin of the coronavirus, demanding without any evidence that American labs be investigated, ahead of the release of a U.S.

Dear Editor, I read the letters in your paper every day (in fact they’re the only things I read, being too cheap to purchase a subscription) and generally know what to expect.

Former Executive Director of the National Industrial and Commercial Investments Limited, (NICIL), Winston Brassington, has won another lawsuit against the Kaieteur News (KN) for defamatory statements it published about him back in 2014.

Dear Editor, Conversations overheard: “I have two children – one at Public, another at Private School.

WASHINGTON,  (Reuters) – A U.S. judge yesterday sanctioned Sidney Powell and other lawyers who sued in Michigan to overturn Democratic President Joe Biden’s election victory over Donald Trump, and suggested they might deserve to lose their law licenses.

Over 30 persons were yesterday awarded certificates for successfully completing four training courses offered by the Guyana Civil Aviation Training School.

Dear Editor, I wish to draw a close to Emancipation Month 2021 by proposing additional ideas on creating economically viable communities in rural areas and putting African Guyanese, and affected Indian Guyanese also, on the path to financial independence and economic prosperity.

LOS ANGELES,  (Reuters) – Porn actor Ron Jeremy yesterday pleaded not guilty to more than 30 counts of sexual assault, including 12 of rape, in the Los Angeles area over a 23 year period.

Dear Editor, On an APNU+AFC Facebook live programme on the night of Tuesday 24th August 2021, APNU+AFC MP and General Secretary of the Guyana Teachers Union (GTU), Coretta Mc Donald complained that the Ministry of Education was giving Grade Six teachers extra time for their holiday because they had taught through the holiday period.

The Department of Public Prosecutions (DPP) has advised that further investigations be conducted into the shooting of  25-year-old Gladys Benedict by Region Nine Regional Executive Officer Karl Singh.

CHICAGO, (Reuters) – Delta Air Lines yesterday said employees will have to pay $200 more every month for their company-sponsored healthcare plan if they choose to not be vaccinated against COVID-19.

MEXICO CITY, (Reuters) – A deadly weekend fire at on offshore platform in the southern Gulf of Mexico operated by Mexican state oil firm Petroleos Mexicanos (Pemex) could have been caused by a gas leak, Pemex’s chief executive said yesterday.

Dear Editor, As many Guyanese living in Guyana and overseas know, the Guyana state media in the form of Guyana Chronicle and NCN kowtow to the Government of the day whose point of view they tend to propagate while lambasting the Opposition. This

A recent assessment of the water systems in Mabaruma and surrounding villages in Region One has resulted in pledges of expanded service by the Guyana Water Inc (GWI).

BRASILIA, (Reuters) – The leader of Brazil’s Senate said yesterday he would reject President Jair Bolsonaro’s request to impeach Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes.

Gavin McPherson won the inaugural South Turkeyen Sports Committee ‘King’ domino competition held August 22nd at the Bovell Family residence,Sophia.

The Government of Guyana and the Giving Health to Kids Organization (GHTK)  will be working towards a sustainable Neonatal Network at all regional hospitals, including in the hinterland.

Dear Editor, The Minister of Public Service, Ms. Sonia Parag must be called out publicly for her silence and tacit consent with the manner in which public servants throughout the length and breadth of this country have been treated over the last year.

(Reuters) – A man who appeared as a naked baby on the cover of Nirvana’s 1991 “Nevermind” album has filed a lawsuit against the surviving members of the influential band, alleging the image was child sexual exploitation.

LAUSANNE, Switzerland, (Reuters) – Sprint queen Elaine Thompson-Herah says she has set her sights on lowering the long-standing record for the women’s 100 metres, believing it is now within reach.

(Trinidad Guardian) Over 18,000 people between the ages of 12 to 18 have been administered the Pfizer vaccine since its rollout on August 18, Chief Medical Officer Dr Roshan Parasram said yesterday.

LONDON, CMC – Teenaged fast bowler Jayden Seales and former captain Jason Holder were the only players making significant strides in the most recent International Cricket Council Test player rankings announced yesterday.

LEEDS, England, (Reuters) – England shot out India for a paltry 78 and cruised to 120 for no loss in their robust reply to take early control of the third test at Headingley yesterday.

Dear Editor, The incessant calls of racial discrimination in the work place by one side of the divide at every turn seem shallow and without merit.

(Reuters) – Australian Ash Barty appears primed to be the most consistent women’s number one since Serena Williams as she heads into the U.S.

LONDON, CMC – Rookie West Indies fast bowler, Chemar Holder, is expected to arrive in England tomorrow to begin a four-match first class stint with Warwickshire, after signing a deal with the West Midlands outfit for the rest of the season.

The man accused of fatally stabbing Roy Boston after an argument at a shop in Swan Village, Linden- Soesdyke Highway, last Saturday, remains in police custody as they await further instructions on the matter.

KINGSTON, Jamaica, CMC – Head coach Phil Simmons has again bemoaned the lack of situational awareness among the West Indies batting group but has urged the Caribbean to throw their support behind the squad, following the 1-1 series draw against Pakistan here Tuesday.

In 1998, an oil industry insider leaked details of a secret scheme to spend millions to undermine a key global environmental accord and to convince Americans that the science behind climate change was shaky.

One imagines that a great many parents heaved a collective sigh of relief at the announcement by the Ministry of Education that public schools will reopen on September 6 for face-to-face teaching.

The Hero Caribbean Premier League (CPL) has announced that 12 major brands have signed up to be part of the Biggest Party in Sport. 

(Reuters) – The Nicaraguan attorney general’s office on Tuesday accused prominent journalist Carlos Chamorro, a fierce critic of the government of President Daniel Ortega, of money laundering.

(Trinidad Guardian) Health Minister Terrence Deyalsingh yesterday linked partying parents to the COVID-19 spread across Trinidad and Tobago which has now also severely impacted eight children.