Daily Archive: Friday, September 17, 2021

A five-month-old baby girl is among three more COVID-19 fatalities announced today by the Health Ministry.

The fire service today issued a statement on the two deaths that occurred in a septic tank at Hyde Park, Timehri last night.

The People’s National Congress Reform (PNCR) this morning announced that its Central Executive Committee has approved recommendations for the holding of the party’s long delayed 22nd Biennial Congress, which is to be held sometime between the end of November and December 13, 2021.

Prime Minister Mark Phillips (taking oath) was this morning sworn in to perform the functions of the President of Guyana by Chancellor of the Judiciary (ag), Justice Yonette Cummings-Edwards.

JOHANNESBURG,  (Reuters) – South Africa’s top court today dismissed a bid by former president Jacob Zuma to overturn his 15-month jail sentence for contempt of court after he ignored instructions to participate in a corruption inquiry.

ISLAMABAD, (Reuters) – New Zealand abruptly abandoned their tour of Pakistan yesterday citing a security alert in a massive blow to the South Asian country’s hopes of staging regular international cricket.

(Trinidad Guardian) The ongoing furore of United States rapper Nicki Minaj’s claim that a COVID-19 vaccine caused impotence in a Trinidadian man took centre stage on the Daily Show with Trevor Noah last night, featuring CNC3’s Jason Williams and Health Minister Terrence Deyalsingh.

Farms and several houses at Matthews Ridge in Region One have been left inundated after a reservoir belonging to Chinese-owned Guyana Manganese Inc (GMI) collapsed, releasing a torrent of water that forced some families to climb trees in order to survive.

The Lethem business community is requesting government intervention as protestors in the Brazilian town of Bon Fim have blocked the main highway to the Takutu River bridge preventing the delivery of essential goods.

Dear Editor, Vaccine mandates are being implemented globally and regardless of what people think about this matter there’s a very important fact that remains – remember that the dangerous Delta variant emerged because of high levels of unvaccinated people.

Dear Editor, I am writing to add my voice to those who have loudly and rightly condemned the disgraceful language of sexual assault used in reference to Education Minister Priya Manickchand during protests by the Guyana Teachers Union (GTU).

President Irfaan Ali yesterday granted approval for the ‘Because We Care’ cash grant and School Uniform and Supplies grant programme to be extended to the parents of children attending private schools.

Having established a noteworthy reputation locally, regionally and internationally, for its accomplishments in the rum manufacturing sector, Demerara Distillers Ltd is moving to further consolidate its more recent pursuits in the beverages sector through the launch of a plant designed to help meet the needs of a growing local fruit-based beverage market as well the dairy market.

President Irfaan Ali has been struck as a respondent from the action filed by the Police Service Commission (PSC) regarding the annual promotion of police officers and Ali’s suspension of the Commission.

It will be the fourth coming of Trinidad and Tobago native and former Caledonia AIA manager Jamaal Shabazz, who will today be appointed once again, the Golden Jaguars senior men’s head-coach by the Guyana Football Federation (GFF).

Dear Editor, The Guyana Presbyterian Church condemns the reprehensible sexist attack on Priya Manickchand, Minister of Educa-tion by M.P.

With quite a few Caribbean Community (CARICOM) countries having already realised the status of being oil-producing nations, or are otherwise on the cusp of doing so, the news that the climate change researchers are now preoccupied with seeking to place precise measurements on the extent of the global Climate Change threat and are now estimating just how much of the world’s coal, oil and natural gas reserves should be left unburned in order to slow the increase in climate-changing gases in the atmosphere, may well create some measure of institutional discomfort.

Dear Editor, Over the past few days, the Government has noted the circulation of a song that contains abhorrent lyrics directed at the Minister of Education Priya Manickchand.

The 2021 Caribbean Premier League (CPL) is done and dusted and Stabroek Sport has picked six of the most impactful local players this season.

With Dartmouth tense and protesters still on the main road, the police yesterday again vowed that there will be an “impartial and professional” probe of the killing of businessman Orin Boston who was shot once by a cop early Wed-nesday morning.

The energy and enthusiasm which La Toya Douglas brings to the promotion of Nature Wrap, her emerging hair care enterprise, leaves one with the impression that ‘wild horses’ will not stand in the way of her quest for entrepreneurial success.

Dear Editor, It is noted that the Elections Commission is reported as being indisposed to providing ID cards to citizens who contribute to the salaries and benefits enjoyed by Commissioners and staff, who appear, like so many others, indifferent to the history of this strategic document.

A driver attached to the Guyoil branch in Region Two died on Wednesday night after he crashed into a utility pole in Johanna Cecilia, Essequibo Coast.

As if the socio-economic ravages of the coronavirus pandemic are not sufficient to retard the development of Caribbean countries years into the future, there are signs that a much more familiar malady, rampaging weather, is about to make yet another immediately impactful intervention in the region.

Dear Editor, I worked for over 19 years and paid my NIS. 

The Guyana Power and Light (GPL) on Wednesday said that an “operational error” on Tuesday led to a service interruption in New Amsterdam and on the Corentyne, Berbice.

A suspect has been arrested in connection with the murder of Nelson Thomas, the miner who was stabbed to death last Thursday at Kaneville, East Bank Demerara (EBD).

By Ding Ding and Rui Mano The economic linkages between China and Latin America have grown dramatically over the last 20 years.

Dear Editor, A Nation-State and Citizens must always be alert to signs that they are heading to human degradation in the form of barbaric treatment by one set of people against another group.

WASHINGTON,  (Reuters) – World Bank leaders, including then-Chief Executive Kristalina Georgieva, applied “undue pressure” on staff to boost China’s ranking in the bank’s “Doing Business 2018” report, according to an independent investigation released yesterday.

Several former workers of the Guyana Forestry Commission (GFC) yesterday picketed its Head Office in Kingston, Georgetown for their severance benefits.

The extent of countries’ dependence on commodity exports as a key factor in determining their economic well-being has increased over the last decade from 93 countries in 2008-2009 to 101 in 2018-2019, according to United Nations Conference on Trade and Development’s (UNCTAD) State of Commodity Dependence 2021 report released just over a week ago.

Dear Editor, In his article SN 2021/08/01, ‘Working for the poor in the face of relentless fake news’, Dr.

YENAGOA, Nigeria, (Reuters) – Projects aimed at preserving peace in Nigeria’s oil-producing Niger Delta by giving former insurgents jobs and training have stalled because corrupt officials are demanding kickbacks, the man in charge of the programme said.

Golden Jaguars U20 Men’s head-coach Wayne Dover has confirmed that eight players were shortlisted from the Rupununi leg of the Guyana Football Federation (GFF) talent identification programme, which ran from September 10 to 12 at the St.

Further evidence that the one-time much stigmatised marijuana is ‘going places’ in the global medicine and cosmetics industries emerged recently with the reported signing of an Agreement that allows for the  Australian-headquartered medicinal ganja company, CANNIM, to legally export the ganja flower into Germany.

(Reuters) – A group of leading Haiti-based diplomats met with Prime Minister Ariel Henry and said it backed his efforts to solve the country’s political crisis, an apparent vote of confidence as he faces off accusations of links to the slaying of President Jovenel Moise.

As of last week, at least 75 percent of the members of the Guyana Police Force (GPF) had received their first dose of a COVID-19 vaccine.

Dear Editor, When the phrases “Teaching is a noble profession” and “Teachers are role models” were attached to teachers and teaching, there were qualities that were inseparable from the teacher.

The case file in relation to the death of robbery accused Peter Headley, who was shot by a policeman four months ago, will “soon” be forwarded for legal advice, Commissioner of Police (ag) Nigel Hoppie said on Wednesday.

Kitco Market Data Gold Prices for the three day period ending Thursday September 16, 2021 Kitco is a Canadian company that buys and sells precious metals such as gold, copper and silver.

WASHINGTON/CANBERRA,  (Reuters) – China yesterday denounced a new Indo-Pacific security alliance between the United States, Britain and Australia, saying such partnerships should not target third countries and warning of an intensified arms race in the region.

Dear Editor. Kaieteur News of September14, 2021 screamed, “Fire Chief granted bail for removing firefighter’s name from promotion list.”

(Trinidad Guardian) A new scandal has emerged at the state-owned National Gas Company Ltd, this time the cost to taxpayers is almost TT$200 million and the company has said it has learned its lesson from the débâcle.

(CMC) – West Indies Women were left to confront their worst fears of a whitewash when they lost their fourth straight One-Day International to South Africa Women, with a 35-run defeat yesterday.

(Reuters) – The European Parliament called yesterday on the 27-nation bloc to impose sanctions on those responsible for human rights violations in Cuba after a wave of detentions following anti-government protests on the island in July.

NASSAU, (Reuters) – Bahamian Prime Minister Hubert Minnis yesterday conceded defeat in the general elections on the Atlantic island chain reeling from a surge in COVID-19 cases and slump in the tourism-dependent economy due to the pandemic.

Dear Editor, According to media reports nothing illegal found in the home but the death of a citizen, in the case of the Dartmouth businessman.

The Ministry of Health (MoH) yesterday said that two more persons who were infected with COVID-19 have died.

GASCI (www.gasci.com/telephone Nº 223-6175/6) reports that session 932’s trading results showed consideration of $151,748,402 from 5,498,231 shares traded in 20 transactions as compared to session 931’s trading results which showed consideration of $9,123,377 from 54,009 shares traded in 19 transactions.

(Reuters) – Euro 2020 finalists England pushed world champions France out of the top three in world soccer body FIFA’s latest men’s soccer rankings published yesterday.

(Reuters) – A Kenyan court yesterday sentenced a former sports minister to six years in prison after finding him guilty over the siphoning of funds meant for athletes in the Brazil Olympics five years ago.

(Reuters) – Inordinately long toilets breaks or medical timeouts at critical moments could soon be a thing of the past in men’s tennis with the ATP Tour planning to impose stricter rules, a source at the men’s governing body told Reuters.

(Reuters) – FIFA says it has fan backing for the much-criticised plan to shift to a biennial World Cup after releasing a summary of the results of an opinion survey of supporters.

(Reuters) – Virat Kohli will step down as captain of the Indian Twenty20 side after the upcoming World Cup in the United Arab Emirates and Oman, the player said yesterday.

(Reuters) – Chelsea’s status as genuine Premier League title contenders will be tested with Sunday’s trip to London rivals Tottenham Hotspur before they face the ultimate challenge against champions Manchester City next week.

The justice that terrorists love I suppose it’s somewhat natural that those of us past seventy, eighty will frequently recall the days of our youth.

(Reuters) – Emma Raducanu’s astonishing U.S. Open triumph could lead to a pot of gold worth around 20 million pounds ($27.7 million) over the next two years and that may be just the start, according to sports marketing experts.

We will have to wait and see just how the promise articulated in a CARICOM Secretariat  statement earlier this week that Caribbean Week of Agriculture (CWA) from September 4th- 8th, 2021 will be a “unique, game-changing event” will ‘pan out.’

(Reuters) – Australia’s players will benefit from taking part in the Indian Premier League (IPL) when it resumes in Dubai on Sunday and the experience will stand them in good stead for the Twenty20 World Cup in the United Arab Emirates, all-rounder Glenn Maxwell said.

The Guyana Police Force yesterday disclosed that two suspects have been arrested for the murder of Shawn Albert, a pastry vendor.

The Guyana Teachers’ Union has succeeded in undermining its own capacity to represent the interests of teachers and has made it possible for the Ministry of Education to bypass it.

Dear Editor, A short riposte to the anti-vaxxers and even covid deniers in Guyana.

CARACAS,  (Reuters) – Venezuela’s judicial system has perpetuated human rights violations as part of a state policy to quash opposition to the government of President Nicolas Maduro, a group of United Nations investigators said yesterday.

(Reuters) – American Alberto Salazar, who has coached some of the world’s top long-distance runners, had his four-year suspension for a series of anti-doping rule violations upheld by the highest court in sport.

HAVANA,  (Reuters) – Cuba published a long-awaited draft of a new family code on Wednesday that would open the door to gay marriage if approved, in a move that LGBT rights activists applauded cautiously as they remained wary of whether it would actually be implemented.

Former national youth player, Richie Looknauth, smashed an entertaining half-century to steer Canal Number 2 to a 39-run win over Belle Vue Sports Club recently.

School of Nations has rolled out an aggressive Physical Education (PE) agenda for students returning to class after a long layoff with the only fully COVID-19 compliant sport – golf.