Daily Archive: Monday, September 20, 2021

Biopics tend to get a bad rep, mostly due to a swathe of listless interrogations of real-life figures, but it’s instructive to remember that a biopic is not really a genre of film.

WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – The United States in November will re-open for air travelers from 33 countries including China, India, Brazil and most of Europe who are fully vaccinated against COVID-19, the White House said today, easing tough pandemic-related travel restrictions imposed beginning early last year.

Eight more persons with COVID-19 have been confirmed dead by the Ministry of Health.

Prime Minister Mark Phillips, who is performing the functions of President, this morning administered the oath of office to Minister of Parliamentary Affairs and Governance, Gail Teixeira, to perform the functions of Prime Minister.

LOS ANGELES, (Reuters) – Royal drama “The Crown” and feel good comedy “Ted Lasso” nabbed the top prizes at television’s Emmy awards on Sunday on a night dominated by streaming shows, British talent and rare wins by women.

LA PALMA, Spain,  (Reuters) – The Canary Islands’ first volcanic eruption in 50 years has forced the evacuation of about 5,000 people, including around 500 tourists, and destroyed about 100 houses, officials said today.

NEW DELHI,  (Reuters) – India will resume exports of COVID-19 vaccines in the October quarter, prioritising the global vaccine-sharing platform COVAX and neighbouring countries first as supplies rise, the health minister said today.

(Trinidad Express) It is official. Gary Griffith has been told by the Police Service Commission (PolSC) not to report for duty “until further notice”.

A Vreed-en-Hoop boat builder was fatally stabbed on Saturday night and his brother is hospitalised after they were stabbed by a man who was denied permission to use a passageway at the Vreed-en-Hoop dockyard, West Coast Demerara (WCD).

The Guyana Sugar Corporation (GuySuCo) and the union GAWU yesterday reached a deal on compensation for striking Albion Estate harvesters whose daily output has been affected by flood damage to canes.

Minister of Public Works Juan Edghill yesterday announced that his Ministry will be spending $100m to rehabilitate the Onderneeming Road in Region Two.

The Ministry of Health yesterday said that as of September 18, 2021, twelve more persons who tested positive for the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) have died.

A twenty-six-year-old Mabaruma resident died on Saturday and two others are critical after the vehicle they were traveling in toppled in the vicinity of Tiger Hill, North West District.

A speeding Georgetown/Timehri route minibus is alleged to have been the cause of a five-vehicle accident last night at Bagotstown, East Bank Demerara.

Italian yacht manufacturing company Azimut is now open for business here.

The Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) yesterday requested proposals for the design and supervision of the construction of a new headquarters building at Plantation Pattensen, Greater Georgetown.

The Guyana Geology and Mines Commission (GGMC) is to conduct a lottery of medium scale mining blocks.

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates, CMC – Veteran West Indies all-rounder Dwayne Bravo lashed an eight-ball cameo and returned to take a three-wicket haul, as Chennai Super Kings rebounded to beat Mumbai Indians by 20 runs as the Indian Premier League resumed here yesterday following a four-month break.

The U.S. Naval Ship (USNS) Burlington conducted a joint training exercise with the Guyana Defence Force Coast Guard on September 18.

A 27-year-old man is currently hospitalized at the Georgetown Public Hospital (GPH) after he was riddled with bullets fired by a man in the wee hours of yesterday while he was standing outside of a shop in ‘D’ Field Sophia.

NORTH SOUND, Antigua, CMC – Opener Rashada Williams and off-spinner Sheneta Grimmond recorded career-bests but it took a dramatic super-over for West Indies Women to avoid a humiliating whitewash in their five-match One-Day International series against South Africa Women here yesterday.

Dear Editor, I shall like the Guyana Minister of Home Affairs and Commissioner of Police to answer the following questions related to the brutal, frightful murder of Orin Boston of Dartmouth Village, Essequibo Coast, in his bed on September 15: Why was Dartmouth targeted by the police?

A 49-year-old Parfaite Harmonie goldsmith was on Saturday night assaulted and robbed by three men armed with a handgun and knives.

WASHINGTON,  (Reuters) – Senate Democrats hit a major roadblock yesterday in their effort to allow millions of immigrants to legally stay in the United States, after the Senate Parliamentarian ruled against attaching the measure to a $3.5 trillion spending bill, lawmakers said.

Dear Editor, It is expected that a Government would lead by example, especially when it comes to adherence to laws and best practices.

The Government of Guyana is offering a limited number of scholarships at the Master’s Degree level in oil and gas and other areas at the Robert Gordon University in Aberdeen in the United Kingdom.

LA PALMA, Spain,  (Reuters) – A volcano erupted on the Spanish Canary Island of La Palma yesterday, sending lava shooting into the air and streaming in rivers towards houses in two villages from the Cumbre Vieja national park in the south of the island.

Walter Grant-Stuart finally had his proud moment atop his saddle yesterday.

Dear Editor, The news of the death of Orin Boston disrupted the tranquility of the quiet Cinderella County on the morning of Wednesday, September 15, 2021.

LONDON,  (Reuters) – Royal Dutch Shell plans to start producing low-carbon jet fuel at scale by 2025, in an attempt to encourage the world’s airlines to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

Corporate entities FreshCo Supermarket of Diamond and Pure Aqua of Herstelling, have partnered with the East Bank Football Association (EBFA) to provide essential hydration services for their Academy Training Centre (ATC) programme.

President Irfaan Ali on Saturday told the Sixth Summit of the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC) that never again must the region be held hostage to vaccine nationalism and it must therefore combine resources.

Dear Editor, Each day in Guyana, the number of recorded positive cases and deaths arising from the coronavirus gets higher and higher. 

Residents in several communities in East Berbice, Region Six are to benefit from improved access to potable water.

STUNG TRENG, Cambodia,  (Reuters) – Researchers are collecting samples from bats in northern Cambodia in a bid to understand the coronavirus pandemic, returning to a region where a very similar virus was found in the animals a decade ago.

The fallout from Guyana’s  embarrassing campaigns in the 2022 FIFA World Cup Qualifiers and the 2021 CONCACAF Gold Cup Preliminary Round, continues as the Golden Jaguars football team has dropped to a dismal ranking of 174th out of 210 affiliated nations.

(Trinidad Guardian) In the face of revelations of hundreds of millions of dollars in losses on failed projects, the Chairman of the National Gas Company (NGC) Conrad Enill has denied that the company was reckless in its investment in Atlantic LNG Train 1 and its TT$200 million investment in the Beachfield project which it later realised was not necessary.

Dear Editor, It is with deep sadness and concern that we read the letter in the Sunday Stabroek (Sept 19), which is published with the intention of discrediting Rev.

The Berbice Cricket Board (BCB) is set to  launch its own coaching manual this week.

Noting that the APNU+AFC administration spent less than US$2 million for two air bridges for the Cheddi Jagan International Airport (CJIA),  Timehri,  former Minister of Public Infrastructure David Patterson is questioning what led to an almost 20% increase for the new air bridges being procured.

MANILA,  (Reuters) – Boxing star Manny Pacquiao said today he will run for president of the Philippines next year, after railing against corruption in government and what he calls President Rodrigo Duterte’s cozy relationship with China.

(Trinidad Guardian) The Media Association of T&T (MATT) has spoken out again Trinidad-born US-based rapper Nicki Minaj for her attacks on local reporter Sharlene Rampersad on social media.

UK oil company Tullow Oil last week disclosed that while it will be focussing its exploration expertise on unlocking additional value from the company’s asset base, it is also limiting its capital exposure in Guyana and Argentina.

Dear Editor, Last April and May in the Stabroek News, Prime Minister Modi was severely criticized, to the point of the criticisms or critiques coming across as a personal attack on the leader, for his handling of Covid in India.

Lead Coach of the Guyana Amazon Warriors, Rayon Griffith has pinpointed a trio of bowlers as the main standouts in this year’s Caribbean Premier League.

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WELLINGTON, (Reuters) – New Zealand was warned of a “specific, credible threat” against its team, the country’s cricket board said yesterday, elaborating on the rationale for abruptly abandoning the tour of Pakistan as the squad reached Dubai.

(Trinidad Guardian) Twenty-year-old Abdullah Hassim studied relentlessly to make his parents proud.

A 44-year-old vendor was on Saturday night robbed at her stall at National Avenue, South Ruimveldt by a man with a gun.

(Reuters) – Virat Kohli will step down as captain of the Indian Premier League (IPL) franchise Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) after the 2021 season, the player said yesterday.

Dear Editor, I am concerned. I hesitated before, gave some time and space; but can’t anymore.

On September 16 at around 10.30 am, a security guard with Chinese-owned Guyana Manganese Inc (GMI) at Matthews Ridge in Region One hurriedly alerted those living in the area that a reservoir had collapsed.

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – Former West Indies opener Philo Wallace says that he has lost faith in the Roger Harper-led selection panel, and says serious consideration should be given to finding a fresh cadre of selectors to chart a new course for the future.

By Melinda Janki Melinda Janki is a Guyanese attorney-at-law and an international environmental lawyer.

BRASILIA,  (Reuters) – The only two known male members of the Piripkura tribe in Brazil live in isolation on ancestral lands the size of Luxembourg in the Amazon rainforest, resisting decades of invasion by loggers and cattle ranchers.

PARIS,  (Reuters) – A late Mauro Icardi strike earned Paris St Germain a last-gasp 2-1 home victory against Olympique Lyonnais with Lionel Messi making limited impact on his Parc des Princes debut yesterday.