Daily Archive: Monday, October 25, 2021

The Ministry of Health (MOH) today said that as October 24, 2021, two more persons who tested positive for the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) have died.

Lyng Street, Charlestown, vendor Carl Cameron, 48, was yesterday stabbed to death by a 30-year-old man.

In collaboration with the private sector, the Department of Education, Region Three on Friday recognised the top performers at the National Grade Six Assessment (NGSA).

The National Commission on Disability (NCD) is issuing special identification cards which will enable its users to expedite services available from commercial banks, hospitals, post offices and other providers countrywide.

 (Jamaica Gleaner) The Health Ministry says it has now started house-to-house COVID vaccination in nine parishes.

KHARTOUM,  (Reuters) – Soldiers arrested most of the members of Sudan’s cabinet today and the military chief dissolved the transitional government, while opponents of the takeover took to the streets where gunfire and injuries were reported.

Bodybuilders, Darious Ramsammy and Nicholas Albert invaded the shores of the Dominican Republic and posed and flexed their way to a gold and a silver medal yesterday at the Santo Domingo Open.

The Raw Powerlifting Championships was hosted yesterday at Life’s Gym in Lusignan and a pair of 15 year-olds, Angel Chappelle and Romeo Hunter, were among the record breaking performers.

Says Donald Duff When the International Table Tennis Federation’s (ITTF) Pan American championships serves off in Lima, Peru, next month, a South American team will be favoured to win it all.

Dear Editor, Former President Granger erred severely in opining that certain matters such as those of an electoral- nature ought not to be litigated at the level of the CCJ.

The local contingent of the Lady Jaguars U17 football programme is scheduled to depart local shores tomorrow to participate in the qualifiers of the 2022 Concacaf Women’s U17 Championship (CWU17C), at the IMG Academy in Bradenton, FL, USA.

DUBAI, (Reuters) – Captain Babar Azam led by example as Pakistan beat India in a World Cup showdown for the first time ever with a 10-wicket romp in a Super 12 blockbuster at the Twenty20 World Cup yesterday.

Dear Editor, With great respect, we keep seeing daily a simplistic tabular presentation of deaths by COVID 19, irrespective of whether the victims have been vaccinated or not.

Dear Editor, It is curious all of a sudden the PAC clerk has allegedly developed ‘high stress levels’ and is unable to function, and other clerks are also refusing to work, thereby stymieing the work of this oversight committee.

ST JOHN’S, Antigua, CMC – Test captain Kraigg Brathwaite and his vice-captain Jermaine Blackwood will lead two 12-man squads in two three-day warm-up matches in preparation for next month’s two-Test tour of Sri Lanka.

As the race for the leadership of the PNCR heats up ahead of the party’s December  congress,  current leader and former President, David Granger and current Chairman, Volda Lawrence are mum on contesting, although party insiders say neither will be contesting.

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates, CMC – West Indies head coach Phil Simmons said Saturday’s embarrassing defeat to England had not shattered his side’s confidence, and said they were already fired up for tomorrow’s encounter against South Africa.

The lifeless body of a Tuschen Housing Scheme, East Bank Essequibo shop owner was yesterday morning discovered bound and gagged and his home ransacked.

Dear Editor, In his letter, `The struggle for multiethnic recognition and an equal place at the table continues’ (SN Oct.

SHARJAH, United Arab Emirates, CMC – Sri Lanka sent a stern warning to their Group 1 rivals – including West Indies – with a dominant five-wicket victory over fellow qualifiers Bangladesh on the second day of the Twenty20 World Cup here yesterday.

Dear Editor, It seems like yesterday I was riding my bicycle along the coast, feeling the cool sea breeze that gently swayed the coconut trees and enjoying the smell of toasted Jeera being prepared for the lunchtime curry and roti dish.

Attorney General Anil Nandlall SC yesterday said that the Guyana Government and Digicel have amicably resolved their issues and lawsuits that had been filed by both have been discontinued.

WASHINGTON,  (Reuters) – Democrats have almost reached an agreement on a social spending bill that is a pared-down version of U.S.

Three more civil society activists have objected to the EPA’s decision not to require an Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) for ExxonMobil’s offshore Kaieteur Block drilling programme and they also lambasted the government agency’s waiving of EIAs “for all manner of projects at an unprecedented level”.

West Demerara giant Pouderoyen FC suffered their second loss of their pre-season tour, going down by a 1-3 scoreline yesterday at the National Track and Field Centre, Leonora.

West Indies head coach, Phil Simmons is calling on his batsmen to improve on their shot selection and situation assessment heading into their second match of the T20 World Cup.

The local affiliate of the Dutch offshore contractor and maritime services provider – Boskalis Guyana Inc – has pulled out of the race to build the new Demerara Harbour Bridge but has not given government a reason, Minister of Public Works Juan Edghill says.

RIYADH,  (Reuters) – Saudi Arabia’s crown prince said on Saturday that the world’s top oil exporter aims to reach “net zero” emissions of greenhouse gases, mostly produced by burning fossil fuels, by 2060 – 10 years later than the United States.

Dear Editor, So many lawsuits are filed against the media. Is the intention of the lawsuits to shut down the media and or to stop them from exposing wrongdoings or to grovel and cower in fear?

The Ministry of Health yesterday said that as of October 23, 2021, one more person who tested positive for the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) has died.

(Reuters) – A powerful storm drenched wildfire-scarred Northern California yesterday, triggering mudslides and flooding, while heavy winds toppled utility poles and downed trees in what meteorologists called a “bomb cyclone.”

Guyanese bowlers, Nial Smith and Veerasammy Permaul are the only two locals listed among the 24 players Cricket West Indies have selected for two Best v Best matches.

PORT-AU-PRINCE,  (Reuters) – Fuel shortages in Haiti are putting the lives of hundreds of women and children at risk as hospitals run low on supplies for electricity, United Nations children’s agency UNICEF said yesterday.

Dear Editor, When I taught English Language I used to encourage my students to develop their reading and writing skills by reading the newspapers.

Miles Bridges scored 32 points and the Charlotte Hornets remained unbeaten by pulling off another strong second half performance in a 111-95 victory yesterday to spoil the home opener of the Brooklyn Nets.

The Guyana Defence Force (GDF) on Thursday honoured four of its retired Officers at the traditional ‘Dining Out’.

NECOCLI, Colombia,  (Reuters) – The man Colombia describes as the world’s most dangerous drug trafficker told security forces: “You beat me” when he was captured during an operation this weekend, the government said yesterday, pledging to extradite him swiftly to the United States.

On October 21st,  the Clerk of the National Assembly, Sherlock Isaacs penned an extraordinary letter to the Chairman of the Public Accounts Committee (PAC), Jermaine Figueira declaring that he would be unable to provide a clerk for the PAC meetings scheduled for today and October 25th as the clerk of that committee had developed health issues because of high stress and could not continue to provide service to that committee and all other clerks were unwilling to provide service because of the “unprofessional conduct of some members of this Committee, which is not conducive to a healthy working environment”.

A mechanical issue with rollers on the retractor span of the Demerara Harbour Bridge was behind the extended time the bridge was closed to vehicular traffic yesterday.

(The Conversation) A week from today, a crucial round of United Nations climate change negotiations will begin in Glasgow and the stakes could not be higher.

(Trinidad Express) The people of Princes Town have been living in a horror movie for the past two weeks.

By Caroline Shenaz Hossein Caroline Shenaz Hossein, Associate Professor of Global Development, University of Toronto Scarborough, Canada.

Dear Editor, Guyana is no longer a ‘heavily indebted poor country’ but for many, the mindset that was programmed during the PNC/ Burnham era is difficult to shake.

DUBAI, (Reuters) – India captain Virat Kohli denied his team underestimated Pakistan in yesterday’s high-profile Twenty20 World Cup contest and said they know what went wrong in their 10-wicket thumping by the arch-rivals.