Daily Archive: Thursday, January 6, 2022

ST JOHN’S, Antigua, CMC – Batting legend Desmond Haynes has been appointed the new chairman of selectors by Cricket West Indies.

The Ministry of Health today said that as of January 5th, 2022, four more persons who tested positive for the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) have died.

Leader of the People’s National Congress Reform,  Aubrey Norton has appointed  Geeta Chandan-Edmond to serve as General Secretary of the PNCR with effect from the 3rd January 2022.

A mother and her daughter died tragically yesterday at Bonasika Creek when their house collapsed as they were feeding their puppies.

As the exponential rise in COVID-19 cases continues, Health Minister, Dr.

With 1264 COVID cases in the last 48 hours and 200 medical staff infected, Guyana is believed to be in the grip of the Omicron surge but President Irfaan Ali yesterday urged the public not to panic but to take the necessary precautions.

A New Amsterdam pensioner  died in a fire yesterday after apparently leaving his gas stove on.

Mayor Ubraj Narine yesterday announced that city council workers will receive increases in their wages and salaries both for last year and the new year.

President Irfaan Ali says that schools will not be shut even though the Guyana Teachers’ Union (GTU) has called for a closure due to the surge in COVID-19 cases in the schools.

The People’s National Congress Reform (PNCR) has said that it welcomes the suggestion by civil society body, the Electoral Reform Group (ERG), that there is great need for reforms and restructuring at the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM).

The Regional Tender Board of Region Six (East Berbice–Corentyne) breached several sections of the Procurement Act of 2003 when it awarded $615.34 million in contracts in the absence of public tendering, according to Auditor General Deodat Sharma.

As the Georgetown City Council awaits ministerial approval of new fines to tackle littering, Mayor Ubraj Narine yesterday renewed a call for support from central government to develop the capital.

While the National Assembly and the Private Sector Commission (PSC) will be identifying one candidate each for the board of the Natural Resource Fund, President Irfaan Ali will select one and possibly three in his own deliberate judgement, possibly giving him total control over this all-important oversight body.

Sparta Boss and Bent Street will contest the final of the Guyana Football Federation (GFF)/Kashif and Shanghai (K&S) Futsal Championship on Saturday, following respective semi-final wins on Tuesday at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall, Homestretch Avenue in Georgetown.

The opposition APNU+AFC coalition says it is actively considering mounting a legal challenge to government’s “purported” passage of the controversial Natural Resource Fund (NRF) Bill.

The Guyana Amateur Swimming Association (GASA) will be diving into a busy 2022 with developments aplenty.

A jury was yesterday empanelled for the commencement of the trial of four men who were charged for the 2016 Black Bush triple murder which sent shockwaves throughout the country.

A fighting half-century from Akshaya Persaud stood out on day one of the first Best versus Best four-day match at Albion Community Centre Ground, Berbice yesterday.

A 31-year-old security guard was critically injured on Tuesday afternoon after she was  attacked by her partner during an argument at their Linden home.

(Reuters) – World number one tennis player Novak Djokovic was denied entry into Australia today after initially being granted a medical exemption from the country’s COVID-19 vaccination requirements so he could play in the Australian Open.

(Reuters) – England director Ashley Giles said he felt the responsibility for their Ashes series loss in Australia but warned that getting rid of the current leadership without bringing in systemic change was not the answer to their problems in red-ball cricket.

Tenders were on Tuesday opened at the National Procurement and Tender Administration Board for  consultancy services for the construction of a number of buildings at various high schools.

A national footballer was denied bail yesterday after being charged with illegally having an Astra pistol in his possession.

(Reuters) – Mominul Haque hailed Bangladesh’s “unbelievable” win over New Zealand on yesterday after they beat the world test champions by eight wickets to end the ‘Black Caps’ run of 17 matches without defeat on home soil.

Two more COVID-19 deaths were yesterday reported along with 799 new infections.

(Reuters) – Australia batsman Travis Head is set to rejoin the squad tomorrow after completing a seven-day spell in isolation following a positive COVID-19 test, Cricket Australia (CA) said.

Dear Editor, The year 2022 has opened with forebodings, of which the health of large proportions of populations around the world are threatened, while the prospect of a long life may well be curtailed.

LeBron James and Malik Monk combined for 55 points, including five 3-pointers in a fourth-quarter rally that allowed the host Los Angeles Lakers to overtake the Sacramento Kings 122-114 on Tuesday night.

A prominent attorney and a man are now at the centre of a police investigation after they allegedly offered a witness in a 2016 murder  a “large” sum of money to alter her statement.

Dear Editor, I would like to bring the following to the attention of the Minister of Education, Priya Manikchand, I have a relative who is presently attending the Hope Secondary School on the East Coast of Demerara. 

LIMA,  (Reuters) – Peru’s attorney general opened a preliminary investigation against leftist president Pedro Castillo on Monday on allegations of collusion and influence peddling in cases related to government public works contracts.

Demerara Distillers Limited (DDL) for the second consecutive year, is sponsoring the Guyana Chess Federation’s (GCF) Online Programme.

Dear Editor, As a citizen of Georgetown, a property owner in the ‘Garden City’ and as a businessperson in our capital, it is necessary for me to visit a number of municipal locations regularly to pay my property rates, to apply for various licences and permits and to obtain other municipal services.

The Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) has restarted the production of national identification cards for persons who applied for replacements during the period August to October 2021.

(Trinidad Guardian) Police Constable Shelford Kinsale and Police Constable Anthony Mohammed both tested positive for COVID-19 and subsequently passed away.

Dear Editor, Amid rising cases of COVID-19, the Ministry of Education has reopened schools for face to face interaction at all levels with Grade Seven students returning to the classroom next week.

(Reuters) – England’s bowlers struck twice in the final session to reduce Australia to 126 for three at the close of play on a rain-disrupted opening day of the fourth Ashes test at the Sydney Cricket Ground yesterday.

Construction on the new Good Hope Secondary School is now due to be completed in April 2022 instead of August 2021 as was previously determined, according to a Ministry of Education (MoE) release on Saturday.

ALMATY,  (Reuters) – A Russia-led security alliance of ex-Soviet states will send peacekeeping forces to Kazakhstan, Armenia’s prime minister said yesterday, after the Kazakh president appealed for their help in quelling violent and deadly protests.

(Trinidad Express) Two homes in Maraval which are occupied by businessman Adrian Scoon were searched yesterday by officers of the Western Division.

Dear Editor, With the passing of the Natural Resource Fund Bill, the Government of Guyana can now implement a plan to boost post-secondary education which in turn, will provide a platform for sustainable employment for all Guyanese.

(CMC) – West Indies Women’s tour of South Africa has been revised and will now consist of five matches, including a warm-up contest and four One-Day Internationals (ODIs), as they finalize preparations for the ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup, Cricket West Indies (CWI) announced yesterday.

SEOUL, (Reuters) – North Korea fired a “hypersonic missile” this week that successfully hit a target, state news agency KCNA reported yesterday, its second such test as the country pursues new military capabilities amid stalled denuclearisation talks.

(Trinidad Guardian) Twenty-seven year old Ceyon Nicholas of Simon Road, Carapo, has been charged with the murders of Richie Richard Ragoo and Emmanuel Nyron Phillip and the attempted murder of another man.

Autopsies will be performed tomorrow on the bodies of Nicholas Low-a-Chee and Elizabeth Sasha Low-a-Chee, the couple who were discovered dead in their Sarah Johanna, East Bank Demerara (EBD) home following a suspected murder/suicide.

Dear Editor, In his letter, “It is imperative for all Guyanese to rethink their political approach to Guyana’s new reality” (SN 1-4-22) Mr.

(Reuters) – South Africa captain Dean Elgar scored an unbeaten 46 to give his team a chance of victory over India as they chased a target of 240 to win the second test at the Wanderers.

LOS ANGELES, (Reuters) – This year’s Grammy Awards ceremony honouring top performances in music has been postponed indefinitely because of the rapid spread of the Omicron variant of the coronavirus, organizers said on Wednesday.

 Dear Editor, Too many, sadly, Alexander and the antediluvians of the PNC/WPA are living on Planet Mars.

As of yesterday, the High Court in Georgetown and its offices will remain closed until next Monday—January 10th—to effect sanitization “as a precautionary measure given exposure to the Covid-19 virus.”

The South Turkeyen Sports Committee yesterday announced the staging of a 3-a-side small-goal football competition on Sunday at the Vryheid’s Lust tarmac, East Coast Demerara.

Towards the end of December last year, China issued its ‘Physical Activity Guidelines for Chinese People (2021)’ after its State Council found that more than 50 percent of Chinese adults are overweight and that obesity rates among urban and rural residents of all ages were rising.

SAO PAULO, (Reuters) – Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro said he was discharged from hospital yesterday morning, two days after being admitted with an intestinal obstruction.

A Linden man was on Monday remanded after being charged with the attempted murder of a Community Policing Group member who went to arrest him for the alleged rape of a child under 16 years of age.