Daily Archive: Tuesday, January 4, 2022

The Ministry of Health today said that two fully vaccinated men have died from COVID.

KINGSTON, Jamaica,  CMC – Head coach Phil Simmons has lamented Shimron Hetmyer’s absence for the upcoming series against Ireland and England, saying the gifted left-hander had “let down himself and his teammates” due to his ongoing fitness lapses.

The Ministry of Health today said that Guyana has recorded its highest number of COVID-19 cases within a 24-hour period.

Police are investigating a suspected murder/suicide following the discovery of the bodies of a Sarah Johanna, East Bank Demerara couple in their home earlier this morning.

 (Reuters) – BlackBerry Ltd is pulling the plug on service for its once ubiquitous business smartphones, which were toted by executives, politicians and legions of fans in the early 2000s.

(Trinidad Express) Sixty-seven people, including members of the Defence Force and the Coast Guard, were detained yesterday morning on a boat in the waters off Carenage.

The Chairman of the Public Accounts Committee (PAC), Jermaine Figueira yesterday berated government Chief Whip and Minister of Parliamentary Affairs Gail Teixeira over the delay in agreeing on the five candidates for the new Public Procurement Commission (PPC) Figueira and Teixeira comprise the PAC subcommittee which has been deliberating for the last six months on the names which will require two-thirds  support in Parliament.

The case file on the more than three-month-old fatal shooting of Dartmouth businessman, Orin Boston by a rank of the Guyana Police Force’s (GPF) Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT) unit is currently at the Chambers of the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP).

The Guyana Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) has launched a probe into the landing of a chopper in a residential area.

Two men were yesterday charged with the murder of Deon Charles, who was shot on Christmas Eve night in Albouystown. 

Granted approval by the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) to appeal her conviction and sentence for the murder of her 16-year-old daughter, Bibi Sharima-Gopaul recently lodged with the Court, the grounds on which she intends to mount her challenge.

The Ministry of Health yesterday said that an unvaccinated Region 10 woman, 69,  died from COVID-19  on January 1st.

Hundreds of students yesterday returned to school for face-to-face classes including those from Grades 8 and 9 who had been home for months because of COVID-19 restrictions.

With wage talks between the National Association of Agricultural, Commercial and Industrial Employees (NAACIE) and the management of the Guyana Power and Light (GPL) stalled, the union has written to the Chief Labour Officer, Dhaneshwar Deonarine requesting they move to the stage of conciliation.

Contrary to a Maritime Administration Department (MARAD) notice informing of dismantling activities in the Corentyne block offshore Guyana, Canadian oil company CGX Energy on Thursday said drilling activities are continuing at the Kawa-1 Well.

The owner of the V-Tech cellphone repairs store at Anna Regina, Region Two and his wife narrowly escaped serious injuries two Sundays ago when their vehicle slammed into a utility post while swerving from a donkey.

The body of an unidentified man was last night discovered on the Kitty Seawall, Georgetown in the vicinity of the Kitty pump station.

Two men were yesterday charged with the murder of security guard, Garfield Newton who was shot on Christmas Eve night.

Minister of Education, Priya Manickchand has said that as of this year, her ministry is looking to have all teachers across the country trained.

A man, who was arrested on Sunday in the Springlands, Upper Corentyne Area in connection with a fatal accident in August, 2016 was yesterday remanded to prison after he was charged.

Dear Editor, Mr Nigel Dharamlall accused the Chancellor of the Judiciary Madam Yonette Cummings-Edwards and Justice of Appeal Madam Dawn Gregory of being politically biased and demanded that they be ‘defrock-ed’.

A Badminton Sports Academy was launched yesterday at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall and Minister of Culture, Youth and Sports, Charles Ramson Jr.

Brigadier Godfrey Bess was elected President of the Guyana National Rifle Association (GNRA) when the entity staged its Elections and Annual General Meeting on December 30th at the Crown Mining Roof Garden on Dennis Street, Campbellville.

Dear Editor, In my last Friday’s weekly column I promised to raise questions with respect to two unrelated issues that tend to bother me, consistently.

The Central Corentyne Chamber of Com-merce on Friday condemned what it termed, “the shocking and ugly behaviour” of Opposition Members in Parliament last Wednesday.

Dear Editor, My 19 year-old daughter came to Guyana from America for Christmas.

The Guyana Cricket Board (GCB) yesterday announced a list of 30 players who will feature in tomorrow’s first of three Four-Day matches.

On Friday,  Senior Officers of the Ministry of Education led by the Chief Education Officer, Dr.

MOSCOW/WASHINGTON,  (Reuters) – China, Russia, Britain, the United States and France have agreed that a further spread of nuclear arms and a nuclear war should be avoided, according to a joint statement by the five nuclear powers published by the Kremlin yesterday.

(Reuters) – Rookie bowler Marco Jansen took four wickets as South Africa bowled India out for 202 in their first innings on the opening day of the second test at the Wanderers yesterday.

Police have arrested a man after he was allegedly found in possession of an unlicensed firearm at Campbellville, Georgetown yesterday afternoon.

NEW YORK,  (Reuters) – New York state’s attorney general is demanding that two of Donald Trump’s adult children, Donald Trump Jr.

Dear Editor, On Sunday, January 2, 2022 Walter Rodney Groundings, (TV channel 9) I began explaining to the nation my future approach to engagement with the Indian community.

Dear Editor, There has been calls by the Opposition, and other sources, for the PPP/C government to delay the enactment of the NRF Bill to allow for more engagement with stakeholders.

(Reuters) – Thousands of U.S. schools delayed this week’s scheduled return to classrooms following the holiday break or switched to remote learning as the Omicron variant of the coronavirus pushed COVID-19 cases to record levels.

(CMC) – West Indies Under-19s produced a sterling effort to beat South Africa Under-19s by 19 runs yesterday, successfully defending a paltry 126 to tie their four-match Youth One-Day International series 2-2 at Arnos Vale Stadium.

PORT-AU-PRINCE,  (Reuters) – Gunmen unsuccessfully attempted to assassinate Haitian Prime Minister Ariel Henry during an event on Saturday commemorating the Caribbean country’s independence, his office said in a statement.

DAKAR, (Reuters) – Senegal President Macky Sall yesterday laid the foundation stone for the construction of a $1.13 billion deep-water port being developed by Dubai’s state-owned port operator DP World at Ndayane, around 50 km (31 miles) south of the capital Dakar.

(Trinidad Guardian) Two years after they were arrested for having in their possession an AK-47 high-powered rifle, 75-year-old Roy Mahabir and his daughter-in-law Sharlene Lawrence, 28, were gunned down on Sunday night.

(CMC) – Head coach Phil Simmons says West Indies will use the Ireland and England Twenty20 assignments later this month to revamp their batting approach, as the Caribbean side look to rebuild in the wake of a disastrous T20 World Cup last October.

Dear Editor, Reference is made to Politickles (Dec 31) on the Opposition parliamentarian attempting to run away with the Speaker’s Mace and the Speaker as well as a ruling party MP running after the culprit.

SAO PAULO,  (Reuters) – Deforestation last year rose to the highest level since 2015 in Brazil’s Cerrado, prompting scientists on Monday to raise alarm over the state of the world’s most species-rich savanna and a major carbon sink that helps to stave off climate change.

Dear Editor, Whenever I drive through the littered streets of my neighbourhood, having at some corners, make shift dumps composed of shopping bags bursting with used diapers, “salt bags” tied up with the tins and bottles from someone’s kitchen and all manner of disgusting material, I reflect on all the news and hoopla of Guyana’s newfound wealth and how all this money seems only to lead to massive projects and the pockets of large contractors, but never something like garbage collection or nationwide awareness of garbage, what is bio-degradeable and what is not etc.,

SAO PAULO/BRASILIA, (Reuters) – Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro was hospitalized yesterday with an intestinal blockage and may need to undergo surgery in the latest complication from a 2018 stabbing.

(Reuters) – World number one Ash Barty said 2021 had been a big year for breakout performances and that there was a real depth of talent in women’s tennis, which bode well for the sport.

TORONTO,  (Reuters) – Canada’s Ontario province yesterday announced restrictions to curb the spread of the coronavirus as officials warned of a “tsunami” of new COVID-19 cases in the days and weeks ahead due to the Omicron variant.

The Guyana Police Force (GPF) was crowned the inaugural champion of the Guyana National Women Football Association (GNWFA) Super-16 Festival, defeating GT Panthers by a 4-2 score-line on Sunday evening at the National Track and Field Centre, Leonora.

Since his assumption of the office of the presidency of the Caribbean Development Bank back in May last year, Dr.

(Reuters) – Former Pakistan captain Mohammad Hafeez announced his retirement from international cricket yesterday, bringing the curtain down on a career spanning nearly two decades in the national team with whom he won the Champions Trophy in 2017.

BOGOTA,  (Reuters) – Twenty-three people have been reported killed so far in Colombia’s Arauca province amid fighting between illegal armed groups, Defense Minister Diego Molano told a news conference late on Monday.

Dear Editor, In the first place, the generations who joined the then Colonial Civil Service in the 1950s, had to be certified medically fit before appointment.

Imagining a better future for the Caribbean is not hard, but delivering it is becoming infinitely more complex.

(Reuters) – Bangladesh skipper Mominul Haque and Liton Das were denied hundreds but their resolute batting helped the tourists eclipse New Zealand’s first innings total and move into a handy lead of 73 after finishing day three of the opening test on 401-6.

By Shashi Tharoor NEW DELHI – The restrictive, illiberal trend that has come to characterize India over the last five years has a new data point.