Articles published on Sunday, October 10, 2021
(Reuters) – Chennai Super Kings breezed into the final of this year’s Indian Premier League (IPL) after skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni’s brisk cameo secured their thrilling four-wicket victory against Delhi Capitals in yesterday’s qualifier in Dubai.
The Ministry of Health today said that as of October 09, 2021, five more persons who tested positive for the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) have died.
The European Union (EU) today urged Guyana to formalise its de facto moratorium on the death penalty into a de jure moratorium as a step towards the abolition of the death penalty.
TAIPEI, (Reuters) – Taiwan will keep bolstering its defences to ensure nobody can force the island to accept the path China has laid down that offers neither freedom nor democracy, President Tsai Ing-wen said today, in a strong riposte to Beijing.
LA PALMA, Spain, (Reuters) – Blocks of molten lava as large as three-storey buildings rolled down a hillside on the Spanish island of La Palma while a series of tremors shook the ground today three weeks after the volcanic eruption.
(Reuters) – Tyson Fury retained his WBC heavyweight title yesterday when he sent Deontay Wilder to the canvas for a third time with a vicious right hand to the head in the 11th round at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.
(Barbados Nation) A master of picong, pioneer of traditional Barbadian music, professional.
(Trinidad Express) Almost 2,000 “dead” people were issued social support cheques by the Ministry of Social Development, some as recently as August 2021.
By Oluatoyin Alleyne The news of a breast cancer diagnosis can break the strongest woman but what makes the difference, apart from the treatment rendered, according to two survivors, is a positive outlook and family support.
From school days to adulthood, Mahendra Sookraj’s love for planting and animal husbandry have helped him to initially stave off hunger, then to feed his family, to earn an income apart from whatever else he did, in order to build his own home and to live a comfortable and fulfilling life to date, while still helping others.
Trinidad and Tobago-headquartered UNIPET is partnering with a local company and plans to invest US$4.9 million here in a first-of-its-kind 24-hour gas station which will be equipped with charging docks for electric cars.
As the 2021 United Nations Climate Change Conference, known as COP26, draws closer, the Guyana Government’s preparation for the summit is intensifying as it races against time to finalise a new Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC).
In 1973, the Eighth Meeting of Heads of Government of the Caribbean Free Trade Association (CARIFTA) was held in Guyana.
Long-serving president of the Guyana Badminton Association (GBA), Gokarn Ramdhani, passed away on Friday night.
The newly released comedy-drama “The Starling” is the second underwhelming Netflix release starring Melissa McCarthy this year, which is a disappointing fact for such an engaging actor.
Ahead of planned “public hearings” on the waiving of the impact study requirements for the new Demerara Harbour Bridge project and the Exxon-led drilling campaign in the Canje Block, environmentalist Simone Mangal-Joly has reminded that the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is still to fulfil its legal obligation to provide the technical reasons for the decisions.
By Janette Bulkan The Environmental Assessment Board (EAB) is appointed by the Natural Resources Minister and comprises three persons.
The Warau People Discover the Earth The Caribs were the first people on earth.
By Tony (McWatt) and `Reds’ (Perreira) Missing In Action (MIA) is a military term used to describe a soldier’s disappearance, either from within the ranks or worse from the actual field of battle.
In 2013, Offshore Leaks revealed the contents of 2.5 million files.
Ten new COVID-19 deaths were reported by the Ministry of Health yesterday, taking the death toll for October to 38, with a majority of the fatalities being unvaccinated persons.
VIENNA, (Reuters) – Austria’s conservative Chancellor Sebastian Kurz resigned yesterday to pull his coalition government back from the brink of collapse after the junior party demanded his head because he has been placed under investigation on suspicion of corruption.
A Vigilance, East Coast Demerara vendor collapsed and eventually died after suffering a heart attack while making her way into the Vigilance Magistrate’s Court on Friday.
I do not think the intelligent and opened-minded Minister of Education will mind me delivering little, well-meant lectures to her from time to time.
Dear Editor, For hinterland farming communities to become effective; supportive of a National Food security program, there has to be a paradigm shift in the way agriculture is done.
Former Head of Presidential Guard Brian Joseph is currently under police investigation after the vehicle he was driving was involved in a fatal accident on Friday afternoon.
Dear Editor, With reference to “Amerindian Affairs Permanent Secretary sent on leave pending police probe” (SN Oct 9), the police is congratulated for its investigative work and sting operation, purportedly catching a PS accepting a bribe relating to a contract award.
(Trinidad Express) – A Chaguanas couple was gunned down in Curepe on Friday night.
Introduction Today’s column focuses on the third and fourth broad areas of coverage related to the Buxton Proposal, as indicated in my first column on this topic two weeks ago.
Dear Editor, I am a parent of two children attending New Market Primary School in No.
WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – A U.S. appeals court late on Friday temporarily reinstated Texas’s restrictive abortion law, which bars the procedure as early as six weeks into pregnancy and outsources enforcement of the ban to ordinary citizens.
The Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC) will be fully managing Guyana’s entire National Grade Six Assessment (NGSA) from beginning to end, the Ministry of Education has announced.
MOSCOW, (Reuters) – Russia reported 968 coronavirus-related deaths yesterday, its highest single-day death toll since the start of the pandemic.
Dear Editor, Trade unions or trade unionists, in principle, do not begrudge any employee or group of employees receiving an increase (raise) in pay at any time.
One of the most powerful influences in our culture operate on folks like me who are involved, whether we like it or not, with the various shifts that come about from time to time, some as reaction, some as possibilities, or suggestions for possibilities.
Earlier this week, three teams from the Rose Hall Town Youth and Sports Club (RHTYSC) handed over a new house to the club’s Assistant Secretary/Chief Executive Officer, Simon Naidu.
The Food For The Poor (Guyana) Incorporated on Friday handed over 10 semi-furnished houses to residents of Region Six, fulfilling their dreams of finally becoming homeowners.
Dear Editor, The United Republican Party (URP) is calling for a Passport Office to be placed in Region 2, Pomeroon – Supenaam and at a feasible time, one for Region Seven, Cuyuni-Mazaruni.
CHENNAI, (Reuters) – India has made the use of biomass pellets mandatory in some coal-fired thermal power plants in a bid to cut air pollution by using agricultural waste that is otherwise burnt by farmers to generate electricity.
The Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sport hosted its inaugural Sports Conference recently and one of the many topics discussed was sports nutrition.
A sand truck caught on fire along the Houston Public Road yesterday, resulting in a massive traffic jam that snared motorists bound for the East Bank of Demerara for hours.
The recently formed East Bank Berbice Sports Club is issuing a public call for assistance with sporting gear.
The Guyana Amateur Basketball Federation (GABF) has shortlisted eight players who will form the core of their men’s 3×3 team, which will participate in the upcoming FIBA AmeriCup Championship in Miami, Florida, from November 12-14.
The Guyana Fire Service (GFS) has responded to more than 800 fire calls up to the beginning of October this year and calls for ambulances through the Emergency Medical Service (EMS) for the same period has increased by 50%.
WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – The International Monetary Fund’s executive board will meet again today with Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva and the law firm that says she pressured World Bank staff to change data to benefit China while serving as the bank’s CEO, according to sources familiar with the plan.
Dear Editor, While many of the unvaccinated in the USA are being fired from their jobs, Minister Anthony has reported some good news that the vaccination rate in Guyana is inching up slowly as more and more resisters have seen the writing on the wall and are getting vaccinated.
“It is not easy being a security guard in this country right now, especially since people have to show the COVID vaccine card.
HAMILTON, Bermuda, CMC – Bermuda are gearing up to face seven other teams in Antigua from the Americas region for a twice-delayed tournament that is a pathway to next year’s ICC Twenty20 World Cup in Australia.
SRBAC, (Reuters) – Seeking to please his wife who had wished for a more diversified view from their family house, a Bosnian self-taught innovator has built a rotating house allowing her to watch a rising sun in one moment and passers by in the next.
Last Update: 949.50 Movement: 0.005% Current Update: 949.45 YTD Movement: 37.230%LUCAS STOCK INDEX (LSI) The Lucas Stock Index dipped 0.005% during the first period of trading in October 2021.
Dear Editor, It was with a deep sense of shock and disbelief that I woke up to the tragic news that my dear friend and colleague in sports Gokarn Ramdhani has died the previous night in Alberta, Canada.
Any visitor to these shores would come to the conclusion that fires in the city were a relatively rare occurrence, given the casual approach of the citizenry and the seeming incompetence of the Fire Service.
