Daily Archive: Tuesday, September 14, 2021

HAVANA, (Reuters) – Haiti’s chief public prosecutor has asked the judge overseeing the investigation into the assassination of President Jovenel Moise to charge Prime Minister Ariel Henry as a suspect and ordered migration services not to let him leave the country.

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

Guyana’s latest COVID-19 fatality is businessman Maxwell Thom. Thom, 53, who owned Wireless Connections and 93.1 real FM was confirmed dead just after 12 pm today by Minister of Health Dr Frank Anthony.

 (Reuters) – U.S. oil producer Chevron Corp today pledged to triple to $10 billion its investments in low-carbon fuel and projects through 2028.

LONDON, (Reuters) – COVID-19 vaccines have saved more than 112,000 lives and averted 24 million cases of the disease, British officials said today as they recommended all vulnerable people, frontline health staff and those aged over 50 be offered a booster shot.

A man travelling to Buckhall, Region Three area died after a pickup he was in lost control and toppled at 49 KM road.

(Trinidad Guardian) Trinidad and Tobago, with a menu of vaccines now available, may be facing the expiration of tens of thousands of the Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine and Oxford/AstraZeneca doses come November.

A total of 36 persons with COVID-19 died last week and all of them were unvaccinated, according to Health Minister Dr Frank Anthony, who yesterday questioned why more persons were not getting vaccinated in light of such statistics.

Carpenter Koabe Grant was yesterday remanded to prison after being charged with the murders of Guyana Defence Force (GDF) Lance Corporal Daniel Fraser and his girlfriend Shanicka Forde, who were gunned down in Sophia.

An emergency meeting of the board of the Guyana Office for Investment (G-Invest) was convened yesterday in the wake of reports that confidential information had been misused by a person close to the  agency to boost their business.

Following a protest at the Square of the Revolution, executive member of the People’s National Congress Reform (PNCR) Aubrey Norton and several others were yesterday detained after Police claimed that they attempted to lead an illegal procession down Regent Street.

A construction worker died on Friday after he was struck in the head by a wire at an H.

The Transport and Harbours Department (T&HD) yesterday announced that an additional and later daily departure from both Supenaam and Parika will be available commencing Friday, September 17, 2021.

Arrivals at the Cheddi Jagan International Airport (CJIA) are up by 68% since the reopening of airports back in October last year, Chairman of the Board of Directors Sanjeev Datadin said on Sunday.

The Guyana Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) probe into what caused the fuel starvation that resulted in a Roraima Airways’ Britten-Norman Trislander aircraft crash-landing at Eccles, East Bank Demerara last month, is still ongoing, Director General Lieutenant Colonel (Ret’d) Egbert Field has said.

A carpenter attached the City Engineer’s Department sustained a broken wrist yesterday after he accidentally stepped on a rotted board and fell while he was engaged in repair works.

A 43-year-old woman was yesterday robbed by four men at her Lamaha Park, North Ruimveldt residence.

A father of five was yesterday charged with harbouring one of the men who is wanted by police for questioning over the gold heist carried out last month at the Wallison Enterprise, Gordon Street, Kitty.

Fire Chief Kalamadeen Edoo was yesterday released on $10,000 bail after a private charge was filed against him by a firefighter, Neville Cumberbatch, accusing him of acting in a discriminatory manner by removing Cumberbatch’s name from a promotions list.

An Anna Regina businessman was on Sunday evening robbed and beaten by two unidentified armed men at his shop.

A worker attached to the Queenstown Neighbourhood Democratic Council (NDC), Region 2, was found dead in a trench at Queenstown on Sunday.

Lide Maureira, a Venezuelan national, was last week released on $60,000 bail after pleading not guilty to two charges.

With challenges in the shipping industry due to the global pandemic, the completion of the Cheddi Jagan International Airport Expansion Project will likely not meet its yearend deadline, Minister of Public Works Juan Edghill said on Sunday.

Four unvaccinated women are the country’s latest COVID-19 fatalities and a further 123 new cases of the virus were reported yesterday.

A businessman was on Wednes-day released on $300,000 bail on a robbery under arms charge.

Underscoring the need for a Town Clerk to the functioning of the Municipality, High Court Judge Jo-Ann Barlow has refused the grant of an injunction barring acting Town Clerk Candace Nelson from performing duties.

The police are working to locate a man who allegedly stabbed a peacemaker in the chest before fleeing the scene at Kildonan Village, Corentyne, Berbice.

The Guyana Amazon Warriors will tackle the St. Kitts and Nevis Patriots today from 14.30 hours for a chance to make it to their sixth final of the Caribbean Premier League tomorrow.

The driver involved in the hit-and-run accident that claimed the life of Ishwar Mohan on Saturday night along the Diamond to Mocha bypass was yesterday charged with failure to stop and failure to render assistance.

Rafeek Ally who pleaded guilty to unlawfully entering the La Bonne Intention Masjid, East Coast Demerara, is to be sentenced tomorrow.

Dear Editor, There has been much agonizing in and by the media over the failure of our main political parties to dialogue on national matters — foremostly, the fight against COVID.

Senior teachers were locked out of the Berbice Educational Institute yesterday when they visited to sort incoming Grade 10 students into their respective streams.

Dear Editor, Road safety should be a priority! Road safety is about bringing awareness to users of the road on the various aspects of how to go about using the road, the precautions that should be taken by road users when using the road and the simple rules about using the road.

Dear Editor, I wish to state at the outset that I write this letter not as a lawyer but as a citizen of Guyana.

Police have arrested a man who is accused of discharging a loaded firearm at Aremu Backdam on Saturday.

GENEVA, (Reuters) – The U.N. rights chief said the “triple planetary crises” of climate change, pollution and nature loss represented the biggest threat to human rights globally at the opening on Monday of a month-long session set to prioritise environmental issues.

BRUSSELS/WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – The United States and the European Union have agreed to aim to cut emissions of the planet-warming gas methane by around a third by the end of this decade and are pushing other major economies to join them, according to documents seen by Reuters.

To the Editor, With reference to the recent article entitled “MARAD warns about deplorable condition of fertilizer company wharf”, I wish to draw your attention to the fact that MARAD (and the public at large) is of the understanding that the wharf located at 15-16 Water and Holmes St.

The motorcyclist who died in the Linden accident on Sunday has been identified as Adrean Andries.

Veteran West Indies T20 specialist, Dwayne Bravo, has categorized his St.

NEW YORK,  (Reuters) – A U.S.-based lawyer for Britain’s Prince Andrew yesterday forcefully rejected claims in a civil lawsuit by a woman who accused the prince of sexually assaulting her when she was 17, and challenged whether the case could even be brought.

The police are currently pursuing two suspects in connection with the murder of Nelson Thomas, the miner who was stabbed to death during a robbery last week in Kaneville, East Bank Demerara (EBD).

Dear Editor, The decision was made to close all Roman Catholic Churches (‘the church’) in Guyana for September. 

Dear Editor, My attention was drawn to a letter to the editor, published in the Stabroek News on the 11th of September, 2021, by Ms.

Dwayne Samuel called Dwayne Scott, of Lot 87 East La Penitence, was denied bail last Friday after a City Court heard that he escaped from lawful custody.

LONDON,  (Reuters) – All 12- to 15-year-olds in England will be offered a COVID-19 vaccine after top medical advisers said yesterday that children would benefit from reduced disruption to their education.

The Guyana Cricket Board yesterday expressed its frustration with the Cricket West Indies selection process and questioned the competence of the selection panel.

Dear Editor, I do not support the inclusion of Gayle in the WT20 squad and am in full agreement with Philo Wallace’s take and stance on this matter.

Tenders were on September 7th opened at the National Procurement and Tender Administration Board for the supply and delivery of Medical Equipment.

(Reuters) – A cyber surveillance company based in Israel developed a tool to break into Apple iPhones with a never-before-seen technique that has been in use since at least February, internet security watchdog group Citizen Lab said yesterday.

(Reuters) – The Confederation of North, Central America and Caribbean Association Football (CONCACAF) said yesterday it was open to the idea of a biennial World Cup, provided that it creates a more balanced structure for the game globally.

Seon Isaacs, 28, a security officer of Lot 21 ‘C’ Field Sophia was released on $120,000 bail after being charged with aggravated robbery.

LONDON, (Reuters) – Andy Murray has described Emma Raducanu’s U.S. Open title as “very special” after she became the first British woman to win a Grand Slam singles title for 44 years on Saturday.

(Reuters) – Afghanistan captain Asghar Afghan has criticised his Australia counterpart Tim Paine for questioning the Asian team’s right to participate in major events such as the Twenty20 World Cup.

(Reuters) – India’s cricket board chief Sourav Ganguly said their players refused to play the fifth and final test against England due to COVID-19 concerns and denied that the upcoming Indian Premier League had played any part in the decision.

Dear Editor, People worldwide are feeling conflicted, stuck somewhere between their fear of COVID 19 and the vaccines, especially the gene based vaccines.

(Reuters) – Zimbabwe batsman Brendan Taylor has announced his retirement from international cricket, posting on social media that yesterday’s 50-overs match against Ireland in Belfast will be his last.

(Reuters) – Manchester United manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer said he will carefully manage Cristiano Ronaldo’s playing time but has to balance that with getting the 36-year-old Portugal forward settled into the side.

LEEDS, England, (Reuters) – Mohamed Salah’s 100th Premier League goal helped Liverpool cruise to a 3-0 victory at 10-man Leeds United on Sunday in a match that was marred by teenager Harvey Elliott suffering a dislocated ankle.

(Reuters) – Former Pakistan captain Ramiz Raja has been elected the new chairman of the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) for a tenure of three years after winning an unopposed election, the country’s cricket board announced yesterday.

In what must surely be one of the more peculiar of contemporary ironies, the Kingdom of Norway, whose status as one of the world’s wealthiest countries has everything to do with the manner in which it continues to manage its oil and gas resources, on Monday, went to the polls to elect a government in circumstances where, reportedly, all of the contending political parties were possessed of campaign manifestoes reflecting varying degrees of concern over climate change in circumstances where, according to one media report, “fears about climate change have put the future of the (fossil fuel) industry at the top of the campaign agenda.”

From the get go let’s just say that being a selector is not an easy job.

BASSETERRE, St Kitts, CMC – A 20-ball fifty from captain Kieron Pollard was enough to ensure Trinbago Knight Riders finished top of the standings and deny St Kitts and Nevis Patriots that honour, as the reigning champions ended the preliminary phase of the Caribbean Premier League with a four-wicket victory here Sunday night.

OSLO, (Reuters) – Norway’s centre-left opposition parties are on course to win a majority in parliament after yesterday’s election and will now negotiate how to form a coalition, with climate change and a widening wealth gap expected to be central to discussions.

ST JOHN’S, Antigua, CMC – Deandra Dottin’s 20th One-Day International half-century proved insufficient as West Indies Women slumped to a heavy eight-wicket loss, to hand South Africa Women their first-ever series triumph on Caribbean soil.