Daily Archive: Tuesday, October 5, 2021

The Ministry of Health today said that as of October 04, 2021, four more persons who tested positive for the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) have died.

Political confrontation would lead us nowhere, PNCR Chair and acting party leader Volda Lawrence told an event to celebrate the 64th anniversary of the party today.

The government is currently in the advanced stages of awarding another telecommunications licence for a 5G carrier.

NEW DELHI,  (Reuters) – India’s top court ordered state authorities to pay $672 (50,000 rupees) as compensation for each death caused by COVID-19, as a way to help families cope with the loss, according to its order reviewed by Reuters today.

TAIPEI, (Reuters) – Taiwan falling to China would trigger “catastrophic” consequences for peace in Asia, President Tsai Ing-wen wrote in a piece for Foreign Affairs published today, and if threatened Taiwan will do whatever it takes to defend itself.

The Ministry of Health is investigating the case of a 13-year-old Region One boy who died yesterday, hours after he was administered the second dose of the COVID-19 Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine.

-Berbicians to be trained for oil and gas under Clem Sankat photos by Bebi Oosman Vice President  Bharrat Jagdeo yesterday announced in Region Six that thousands of sugar workers severed under the former APNU+AFC administration will each receive a $250,000 grant at least by the end of January, 2022, regardless of their employment status.

Staymon George yesterday pleaded guilty at the High Court in Berbice to the murder of British teenager Dominic Bernard in 2015.

Police investigators have gathered additional statements from ranks who were on duty at the Brickdam Police Station on Saturday and they confirmed that the fire started in the said area as claimed by robbery accused, Clarence Greene.

What could have possibly been another major fire in the city was averted at the National Insurance Scheme (NIS) headquarters on Brickdam yesterday.

“Failure is not an option,” proclaimed Minister of Culture, Youth and Sports, Charles Ramson Jr.,

The Ministry of Health is working on a new vaccination card system as instances of forged COVID-19 booklets continue.

Investigators combing through the debris in the aftermath of the blaze at the Brickdam Police Station on Saturday have found evidence of fire extinguishers being used to initially fight the fire.

The Guyana Boxing Association will be sending its largest team to the World championships later this month to Serbia. 

Dear Editor, Our presence in what is now the interior of the country or, as our coastland ‘brethrens’ called it ‘the bush’, has been for thousands of years, where we co-existed with nature and kept the forest intact for centuries.

The Ministry of Human Services and Social Security (MoHSSS) yesterday began the distribution of 2022 pension booklets and a one-off $25,000 COVID cash grant to pensioners who showed up in the hundreds at various sites, some of which appeared to be overwhelmed.

Dear Editor, It was interesting to learn of what was described as the Inaugural Sports Conference organized by the Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sports.

Dear Editor, Allow me a few words in your newspaper to represent myself and fellow community members.

A Kilcoy, Corentyne man died on Sunday after he lost control of his motorcycle and was then run over by another biker along the Upper Corentyne Public Road.

Dear Editor, It’s not too early for me to pronounce on the findings of the Crime Chief of Guyana Police Force, but I find it strange.

David Smith and Quacy Jupiter, the two murder suspects who were shot and killed by the police on Saturday, October 2nd had reportedly beaten and robbed a delivery man on Monday, September 27th, Crime Chief Wendell Blanhum said.

National all-rounder, Akshaya Persaud guided Phoenix Cricket Club to back-to-back wins in the New York Cricket League/Cricket Zone T20 Cup  Saturday with a pair of four-wicket hauls.

The Guyana Gold and Diamond Miners Association (GGDMA) and the Ministry of Natural Resources have signed an agreement for the acquisition of mineral processing technology that can increase recovery of gold and ultimately reduce the use of mercury.

An unbeaten ton from Jonathan Foo complemented by a brisk half century from Gudakesh Motie ensured Galaxy Cricket Club a 120-run win over Phoenix Cricket Club on Sunday in New York.

Dear Editor, As a member of the public, I am expressing thanks to the Guyana Police Force for their public-spirited support.

(Reuters) – Facebook Inc blamed a “faulty configuration change” for a nearly six-hour outage yesterday that prevented the company’s 3.5 billion users from accessing its social media and messaging services such as WhatsApp, Instagram and Messenger.

 While agreeing that Guyana needs an energy mix that is environmentally responsible and cost efficient to fix its nearly 50-year-old power generation problems, a Moray House Trust panel on Saturday said that the interests of citizens must be put above all other factors by policymakers.

In another massive boost to cricket in Berbice, the Berbice Cricket Board (BCB) says it will plump two million dollars from the Patron Fund to the benefit of first-division clubs and youth cricketers in the county.

Dear Editor, The recently released Pandora Papers is but the latest example of political leaders and their surrounding inner circle of public servants taking advantage of the trust placed in them. 

Dear Editor, The recent judgment to convicted felon Jamaican National Sandra Russell by Chief Justice Roxanne George is most welcomed.

Guyana’s COVID-19 death toll yesterday surpassed 800 as four more deaths were reported.

HUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif.,  (Reuters) – More oil from a massive offshore spill landed on the southern California shore yesterday, with beaches closed and dead fish and birds washing up on shore as officials investigated whether a ship anchor striking a pipeline could have triggered the leak.

Dear Editor, The centuries old landmark police station on Brickdam is no more, demolished by the ravages of fire.

(Trinidad Express) Finance Minister Colm Imbert’s $52 billion budget is laden with relief measures for the poor, small and medium businesses, manufacturers and tech companies—both start-ups and existing operators.

LONDON,  (Reuters) – OPEC+ said yesterday it would stick to an existing pact for a gradual increase in oil output, sending crude prices to three-year highs and adding to inflationary pressures that consuming nations fear will derail an economic recovery from the pandemic.

Guyana Bank for Trade and Industry (GBTI) CEO (ag) James Foster yesterday presented a cheque valued at $1.538m generated from the GBTI Haiti Disaster Relief Fund to Prime Minister Mark Phillips.

Brooklyn Nets superstar Kyrie Irving stands to lose $381,000 for every game missed due to being unvaccinated, ESPN reported yesterday.

(Reuters) – The ATP has launched an internal investigation into allegations of domestic abuse against German tennis player Alexander Zverev by his ex-girlfriend Olga Sharypova, the men’s tennis governing body said in a statement yesterday.

LONDON, (Reuters) – World heavyweight champion Tyson Fury’s next fight after his title rematch with American Deontay Wilder in Las Vegas this weekend is likely to be in Britain, promoter Frank Warren said yesterday.

Dear Editor, Please permit me to vent my disgust with a video commercial advertising the Malta drink. 

WASHINGTON, Oct 4 (Reuters) – The Czech prime minister, the king of Jordan and the chairman of a well-known Indian conglomerate were among global figures denying wrongdoing yesterday after the leak of what major news outlets called a secret trove of documents about offshore finance.

LONDON, (Reuters) – The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) will decide this week whether the proposed arrangements in Australia are sufficient for the Ashes tour to go ahead, it said yesterday.

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – Long-serving Trinidad and Tobago Cricket Board (TTCB) President Azim Bassarath will seek a fifth term in office when elections are held at month-end.

(Reuters) – Former captain Nasser Hussain has criticised Australia’s lack of empathy for England’s players as doubts continue over whether Joe Root and his team will travel for this year’s Ashes series.

On Friday October 1, the Georgetown Chamber of Commerce and Industry (GCCI) issued a media release in which it alluded to what it says is the “overwhelming number of infrastructure work which is being handled by foreign-owned companies” against the backdrop of “several complaints from its membership of cases in which they are being bypassed for work in favour of the aforementioned foreign-owned companies.”

SANTIAGO, (Reuters) – Chilean police have dismantled a crime ring that helped smuggle hundreds of children of Haitian migrants, sometimes without their parents, from Chile north to Mexico and the United States, Interpol said yesterday.

BOGOTÁ – Biodiversity and nature’s contributions to people around the world are declining at an unprecedented rate.

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates, CMC – Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) head coach Brendon McCullum has admitted that having star player Andre Russell sidelined because of injury has offset the team’s balance.

It is no exaggeration to say that education has made the Caribbean what it is today.

A graduation ceremony was held on October 1 for 18 frontline healthcare workers who were trained under the United States Agency for International Development (USAID)-funded clinical management training programme for HIV/AIDS.

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates, CMC – Shimron Hetmyer held his nerve and played a valuable knock of 28 as Delhi Capitals (DC) beat Chennai Super Kings (CSK) to secure their 10th win of the IPL 2021 season yesterday.

Tenders were on Thursday opened at the National Procurement and Tender Administration Board (NPTAB) for the development of an environmental management system for the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).