Daily Archive: Saturday, September 11, 2021

The Maritime Administration Department (MARAD) says that the deplorable condition of the Guyana Fertilizer Company Wharf at 15-16 Holmes Street, Georgetown poses a “serious risk” to the safety of persons and vessels using the facility.

The Ministry of Health today said that as of September 10, 2021, five more persons who tested positive for the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) have died.

(Trinidad Express) The Speaker of the House and the President of the Senate have laid down new rules for unvaccinated parliamentarians.

(Trinidad Guardian) Jamaat Al Muslimeen leader Imam Yasin Abu Bakr has issued a “warning” to the Government and the Trinidad and Tobago Police Service (TTPS), calling for justice in T&T.

The family of one the latest confirmed COVID-19 fatalities yesterday issued a call for the Ministry of Health to review the operations of the Infectious Disease Hospital at Liliendaal, while alleging that neglect was a contributing factor in her death.

A 78-year-old woman suffered minor burns about her body and her South Vryheid’s Lust, East Coast Demerara (ECD) home was destroyed in a fire started by her great-grandson yesterday afternoon.

Police are on the hunt for the perpetrator/s who allegedly stabbed and killed a 36-year-old miner during a robbery on Thurs-day night in Kaneville, East Bank Demerara (EBD).

While maintaining that Guyana is committed to peaceful relations with its neighbours, President Irfaan Ali on Friday assured residents that Essequibo would not be used as a “sacrificial lamb” for negotiations to resolve Venezuela’s internal political issues. 

Former World Boxing Association (WBA) Gold belt title holder, Lennox ‘Too Sharp’ Allen, will be back in the ring tonight in Kazakhstan.

The Ministry of Health (MoH) yesterday announced that 10 more persons who were infected with COVID-19 have died, taking the country’s pandemic death toll to 669.

Head coach of the West Indies Women team, Courtney Walsh has expressed his concern over the batting unit of his side following their loss in the second One Day International against South Africa Women yesterday.

Almost half of the country’s prison population is fully vaccinated against COVID-19.

ST JOHN’S, Antigua, CMC – Opener Laura Wolvaardt shone with an unbeaten half-century as West Indies Women proved light work for South Africa Women, slumping to a heavy nine-wicket loss in yesterday’s second One-Day International at Coolidge Cricket Ground.

Roughly 90% of the members of the Guyana Defence Force (GDF) have received a first dose of a COVID-19 vaccine.

NEW YORK, (Reuters) – Daniil Medvedev dominated Canadian Felix Auger-Aliassime 6-4 7-5 6-2 yesterday, reaching the U.S.

President Irfaan Ali on Friday presented five boom sprayers costing $6 million to the Guyana Rice Development Board (GRDB) and the Rice Producers’ Association (RPA) to help Region Two’s farmers combat paddy bugs.

 Acting Town Clerk Candace Nelson yesterday said that the business of the council is being hindered by the failure of some council officials to recognise her in her acting position.

MANCHESTER, England,  (Reuters) – The fifth test between England and India at Old Trafford was cancelled barely two hours before its scheduled start yesterday after the tourists failed to field a side following a COVID-19 case in their camp.

(Reuters) – Australia captain Tim Paine said the chances of their first ever test against Afghanistan going ahead are “not looking good” with the Taliban unwilling to let women play cricket and questioned why the game’s governing body had remained quiet on the issue.

A Linden miner has been remanded to prison after being charged with the murder of Delroy McKenzie, who was killed after a suspected ambush in the mining town. 

Dear Editor, On June 22, 2021, I read an online article carried by Newsroom, “$20M Lawsuit: AG sues Ferguson for slander over claims he distributed ID cards on E’Day.”

(Reuters) – Yorkshire have apologised to former player Azeem Rafiq and accepted that he was a victim of racial harassment and bullying during his first spell at the county, the club said yesterday.

The Guyana Telephone and Telegraph (GT&T) company has signed a three-year contract with STEMGuyana to the tune of $3 million to support its efforts in creating technology solutions for problems across Guyana.

Dear Editor, Thank you for the opportunity to express my opinions regarding some aspects of the COVID-19 situation.

CANTERBURY, England, CMC – Barbados-born Jacob Bethell returned to haunt West Indies Under-19s, hitting a whirlwind half-century and snatching two wickets to propel England Under-19s to emphatic nine-wicket victory in the fourth Youth One-Day International here yesterday.

Members of the recently established Law Reform Commission met for the first time on Wednesday and discussed the way forward in tackling their “mammoth” mandate.

Dear Editor, One of the legacies of the colonialism seems to be the arrogance of those in the know against those who are supposedly ignorant.

Dear Editor, The construction industry is exploding and so are the relevant backup stores.

It was Quanisha Patterson’s words that saw her gaining a spot as one of the ten winners of the Guyana Talent Search Competition.

NEW YORK, (Reuters) – Leylah Fernandez and Emma Raducanu will clash in one of the most improbable U.S.

To enforce the $10 million judgment he has won against the Kaieteur News (KN), former Executive Director of the National Industrial and Commercial Investments Limited, (NICIL) Winston Brassington has moved to garnish sums from a bank account belonging to the newspaper company.

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.

Dear Editor, A few weeks ago, after it became evident that Government was going to use the Covid Vaccination card as a daily tool for entry in to offices and buildings, I penned a letter to press enquiring about what systems the Ministry of Health had in place for quick replacement of cards that may become or damaged or lost.

(Reuters) – Factbox on the U.S. Open women’s final between British 18-year-old Emma Raducanu and Canadian 19-year-old Leylah Fernandez: U.S.

The University of Guyana (UG) has announced the launch of a new Bachelor of Sciences in Sustainable Tourism Management programme.

2020 was such a gruelling and exhausting year. Loss felt constant.

Dear Editor, It is utterly disgraceful that the Guyana Teachers’ Union, under the directions of Ms.

President Irfaan Ali has assured that he will deliver on his promise and soon engage broadcasters on their request for “relief” in broadcast licence fees due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.

NEW DELHI, (Reuters) – Afghanistan’s cricket authorities yesterday pleaded with other national teams not to shun it over the country’s new Taliban rulers’ suggestion that they might ban women from the sport.

WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – President Joe Biden and his aides have concluded something in recent weeks: The Mr.

Essequibo Coast girl Shequana Holder was on Saturday night crowned Miss Guyana Teen Scholarship 2021 live on television at the virtual pageant, winning a $400,000 scholarship towards her education.

(Reuters) – FIFA will allow Premier League players from Brazil, Chile, Mexico and Paraguay to compete this weekend after those countries agreed to waive a five-day travel restriction period, a source with knowledge of the matter told Reuters yesterday.

Workers and pensioners at the National Insurance Scheme (NIS) branch office in Region Two were on Wednesday locked out of the facility because they were unvaccinated.

Dear Editor, Clayon F. Halley wrote that “Considering world-wide trends it may not be prudent to re-open schools just yet.”

BOGOTA, (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Tribes from the Amazon and thousands of environmentalists, scientists and diplomats voted yesterday, at a major global conservation congress in France, in favour of a motion to protect 80% of the world’s largest rainforest by 2025.

PARIS, (Reuters) – Steadying himself on a crutch, veteran French film star Alain Delon made a rare public appearance on Friday at the funeral of a fellow giant of French cinema, Jean-Paul Belmondo, who died on Monday at the age of 88.

One of the most hilarious entertaining pieces this week was a remix of the “Fresh Prince of Bel-Air” theme song by Lindener Quincy ‘Ego’ Lacon, called “Fresh Prince of GT”.

MILAN, (Reuters) – AC Milan striker Olivier Giroud has recovered from COVID-19, the Serie A club said yesterday, and the Frenchman could now be in line to feature against Liverpool in the Champions League.

TAIPEI, (Reuters) – Taiwan accused China yesterday of seeking to use the Honduran election to “create controversy” and undermine Taiwan’s long-standing ties with the country, saying it would strive to win support for Honduras’ relations with Taipei.

Dear Editor, There could be no argument that the West Indies Cricket team has historically been selected from the smallest population of any test cricketing country in the world.

(Trinidad Express) – On Wednesday the Ministry of Health began the administration of COVID-19 vaccines to persons aged 12 to 18 years.

A suspected gang member who was arrested following a police chase on Wednesday along the Ogle Airport road, on the East Coast of Demerara, was yesterday remanded to prison on a charge of attempting to commit a felony.

BEIRUT, (Reuters) – Lebanese leaders agreed a new government led by Sunni Muslim tycoon Najib Mikati yesterday after a year of feuding over cabinet seats that has exacerbated a devastating economic collapse, opening the way to a resumption of talks with the IMF.

Conflict brews when there are opposing sides in any society. The thread of conflict has weaved its way through time.

(Reuters) – A state appeals court ruled yesterday in favour of Florida Governor Ron DeSantis, issuing a stay in a case that effectively reinstates his ban on mask mandates in the state’s public schools to the dismay of many parents and teachers.

GENEVA, (Reuters) – Kuwait’s Sheikh Ahmad Al-Fahad Al-Sabah will temporarily step down as president of the Olympic Council of Asia (OCA), his office said yesterday, following a guilty verdict against him in a Swiss forgery trial.

A man was yesterday charged with six counts of armed robbery committed on six persons.

MADRID, (Reuters) – Former Venezuelan military intelligence chief Hugo Carvajal, who was arrested on Thursday in Madrid after hiding for almost two years, will be held in prison pending extradition to the United States, Spain’s High Court said yesterday.

Dear Editor, The flood cash relief to farmers and others in the agriculture sector was rolled out with much fanfare. 

(Trinidad Guardian) – The Ministry of Health has recorded 9 additional COVID related deaths, bringing the total number of deaths to 1359.

“Compromise is not a mediocre way to do politics; it is an adventure, the only way to do democratic politics.”