Daily Archive: Thursday, December 9, 2021

The Ministry of Health today said that as of December 09, 2021, five more persons who tested positive for the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) have died.

The People’s National Congress Reform (PNCR) has decided to postpone its 21st Biennial Congress,  initially slated for December 11, by one-week.

With demand expected to increase during the upcoming holiday season, the Guyana Power and Light Company (GPL) yesterday sought to assure its customers that blackouts will only occur if there are emergency shutdowns as the company has the required generating capacity.

Former Police Sergeant Colin Bailey, who was acquitted on a charge of murdering his wife, is suing the state for more than $100 million in damages over his wrongful arrest and subsequent detention for five and half years.

The Ministry of Human Services and Social Security (MoHSSS) yesterday launched a new initiative in an effort to ensure that support is provided at the community level for victims of gender-based violence.

A missing 25-year-old West Coast Berbice man was found dead last evening in a decomposed state at the Number 11 Village backdam, leaving his family in a state of shock with lingering questions about how he met his end.

Saying the exclusion of indigenous communities from having input on the resumption of mining operations on the Marudi Mountains, in the South Rupununi, Region Nine, violates their right to free, prior and informed consent (FPIC), indigenous activists have added their voices to the call for government to scrap the deal and hold consultations.

Despite being rebuffed by government, Deputy Speaker Lenox Shuman has maintained that the PPP/C administration has failed to consult with Guyana’s Indigenous Peoples on crucial matters.

The United States anticipates anti-corruption initiatives from Guyana, according to Ambassador Sarah-Ann Lynch, who says a “strong” stance will demonstrate the government’s commitment to transparent institutions that utilize the country’s resources to the long-term benefit for all Guyanese.

Minister of Health Dr Frank Anthony on Wednesday disclosed that there has been minimal spoilage of COVID-19 vaccines in Guyana even as he mentioned that there are enough shots to give second doses to those still to be fully vaccinated.

Minister of Health Dr Frank Anthony on Wednesday stated that the recent arrival of results from samples that were sent for genetic sequencing has confirmed the assumptions of health officials that the Delta variant was here.

Once the Health Ministry approves, secondary-level students from forms Two to Six will be returning to face-to-face classes when the next school term begins in January, Minister of Education Priya Manickchand said yesterday.

SQ Apparel became the official uniform supplier for the second Rawle Toney 3×3 Classic, donating complete kits to the 16 participating teams yesterday during an announcement ceremony at the MVP Sports Giftland Mall location.

In the face of a request by the workers’ union that Guyana Power and Light (GPL) match the 7% increase being paid to public servants, the utility company’s Chief Executive Officer Bharrat Dindyal yesterday said it simply could not afford it.

The Caribbean Advanced Proficiency Examination (CAPE) programme has been extended to the West Demerara Secondary, where 12 students are already registered.

Dear Editor, It is with much surprise, not disappointment, that I note the statement by the Prime Minister, Hon.

Guyana has recorded 72 more COVID-19 cases. The Ministry of Health’s updated COVID-19 dashboard indicated that the new cases were confirmed from 1,418 new tests that were done.

Dear Editor, When politically aligned groups utilize incendiary rhetoric and make subliminal and even open calls for violence and revolution, such moves reflect desperation over their inability to secure state power through the ballot box.

The second accused charged with the 2008 murder of Melissa Payne was yesterday freed after a jury returned a not guilty verdict.

Dear Editor, The PPP/C needs to reassess its paternalistic approach to development.

A labourer and a fisherman were on Wednesday denied bail after being charged with stealing jewellery amounting to $351,000.

Dear Editor, I wish to bring to your attention, a construction that started as a bar-b-que hut outside the fence of St.

Police are on the hunt for two bandits who allegedly beat and robbed two sisters at their La Parfaite Harmonie, West Bank Demerara home on Tuesday night.

Dear Editor, I, Gifford Marshall, Mayor of Bartica, have joined Attorney MP Roysdale Ford; Region Four’s Chairman, Daniel Seram; MP Ganesh Mahipaul, Region Ten’s Chairman, Deron Adams; MP Natasha Singh, and hundreds of PNCR members across Guyana in support of Comrade Joseph Harmon for PNCR Leader.

St. Vincent and the Grenadines’ Prime Minister, Dr. Ralph Gonsalves said recently that West Indies Cricket is currently in a crisis.

A Liverpool, Corentyne man is now a patient at the New Amsterdam Public Hospital after he was allegedly chopped by a neighbour, who accused his wife of filing a noise nuisance report against him.

Grand Coastal Hotel joined the list of corporate entities to support the Guyana Football Federation (GFF) year-end Football Festival, donating several beds for the National Training Centre dormitories which will be used to accommodate female teams during the Super-16 Women’s Festival.

(MOSCOW Reuters) – Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Wednesday that Russia would send ideas to Washington within a week to follow up his talks with U.S.

Dear Editor, ‘Too late and too few’ is my reaction, as I am reading that “Two nurses and a screening officer of the Ministry of Health were on Tuesday charged for selling fake COVID-19 vaccination cards, days after they were busted in separate police sting operations on the East Coast and East Bank Demerara.”

(BERLIN Reuters) – Social Democrat Olaf Scholz became Germany’s chancellor on Wednesday, ending 16 years of conservative rule under Angela Merkel and launching his three-way coalition that has pledged to boost green investment and strengthen European integration.

(St Lucia Times) The Medical and Dental Council of Saint Lucia has decided to suspend Dr.

Dear Editor, As the days go by, we are witnessing the loss of values and ethical standards for the ones who are voiceless in our society, the animals.

A Corentyne man was arrested during the wee hours of yesterday morning after police found him with two goats, suspected to have been stolen, in his trunk.

As more persons were recently charged with forging COVID-19 vaccine cards, the Minister of Health on Wednesday stated that if the authorities get the names of persons who purchased them, they would be charged.

(Reuters) – BioNTech and Pfizer (PFE.N) said on Wednesday a three-shot course of their COVID-19 vaccine was able to neutralise the new Omicron variant in a laboratory test, an early signal that booster shots could be key to protection against infection from the newly identified variant.

(Jamaica Observer) Two weeks ago, Jamaica Defence Force (JDF) private Jermaine Rose came face to face with death.

Dear Editor, Moved to share these thoughts as I was, I also know that the principal sentiments are bound to be branded as pro-PPP.

(Reuters) – Brazilian soccer legend Pele was hospitalized to undergo treatment for a colon tumor, Sao Paulo’s Hospital Albert Einstein said yesterday, adding that he is in stable condition and should be discharged in the next few days.

It was the other significant find that pushed Guyana to the top of breaking news in the first year of the pandemic.

PERTH,  (Reuters) – Perth Scorchers escaped with a six-run win at home against Brisbane Heat yesterday, as a mere handful of Big Bash League (BBL) matches shape up to be Western Australia’s (WA) only exposure to elite cricket for a second year running.

(Reuters) – Myanmar soldiers have been accused of rounding up 11 people in a village in a central area of the strife-torn country before shooting them and setting fire to their bodies, according to residents in the area and media reports.

(Reuters) – Tiger Woods, who is unsure when he will return to the PGA Tour after sustaining serious leg injuries in a car crash, said yesterday he would compete with his 12-year-old son Charlie at next week’s PNC Championship in Orlando.

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka, CMC – West Indies batsman Rovman Powell lashed a 15-ball half-century – the fastest this season and second fastest in Lanka Premier League history – but his Kandy Warriors crashed to their third straight defeat after going down by 14 runs to Jayden Seales’s Jaffna Kings here yesterday.

SYDNEY/BEIJING, (Reuters) – Australia will join the United States in a diplomatic boycott of the Winter Olympic Games in Beijing, Prime Minister Scott Morrison said yesterday, as other allies weighed similar moves to protest China’s human rights record.

DUBAI, CMC – West Indies middle-order batsman Nkrumah Bonner has jumped 17 places in the MRF Tyres ICC Men’s Test Player Rankings, after ending the recent Sri Lanka tour as the most successful batsman for the Caribbean side.

For the month of November this year, 180 sex abuse lawsuits were filed against the Roman Catholic Church of New Jersey, USA as the December 1 deadline for the state’s suspension of the civil statute of limitations for such suits loomed.

MELBOURNE, CMC – West Indies T20 superstar Andre Russell will join the Melbourne Stars for the ongoing Big Bash League (BBL), returning to the tournament for the first time in four years, the franchise announced on Tuesday.

LONDON, CMC – Jamaican Olympic triple gold medallist Elaine Thompson-Herah is going up against an American football legend, an international tennis, a contender for a Formula 1 championship and a female Irish jockey who created history for the BBC’s World Sport Star of the Year 2021 award.

Kevin Durant scored 11 of his 24 points in the fourth quarter as the visiting Brooklyn Nets erased a 17-point deficit and earned a 102-99 victory over the slumping Dallas Mavericks on Tuesday night.

MELBOURNE, (Reuters) – Pat Cummins took a five-wicket haul in a dream start to his Australia captaincy as England were skittled for 147 by tea at the Gabba before rain brought the opening day of the Ashes to an early close.

DHAKA, (Reuters) – Pakistan bowlers claimed 13 wickets on a frenetic final day to win the second test against Bangladesh by an innings and eight runs to complete a 2-0 series sweep yesterday.

(Jamaica Gleaner) A man was shot and killed in 11 Miles, Bull Bay, St Thomas this morning (yesterday).

Dear Editor, Please permit me space to respond to two rebuttals to my most recent column, “Privilege in building economic wealth.”

NEW DELHI, (Reuters) – Opener Rohit Sharma replaced Virat Kohli as India’s one-day captain yesterday, thus taking charge of both the white-ball squads ahead of their tour of South Africa later this month.