Daily Archive: Wednesday, January 12, 2022

One thousand new cases of COVID-19 were reported today by the Ministry of Health, continuing the trend of dramatic rises believed to be linked to the Omicron variant.

LONDON, (Reuters) – Oil prices that rallied 50% in 2021 will power further ahead this year, analysts predict, saying a lack of production capacity and limited investment in the sector could lift crude above $100 a barrel.

LONDON,  (Reuters) – British Prime Minister Boris Johnson apologised today for attending a “bring your own booze” gathering at his official residence during the first coronavirus lockdown as opponents said he had to resign.

(Trinidad Express) The 2022 murder toll shot up to 17 yesterday with four more murders.

(Trinidad Guardian) Two days after the husband of a kidnapped woman of Madras Settlement escaped their kidnappers, the 54-year-old woman was found wandering along Cumaca Road, Valencia yesterday.

(Trinidad Guardian) Investigations continue into the murder of a man who was shot dead on Monday night along Broadway in Port-of-Spain when he stopped to purchase a meal.

Discussions on Monday between newly-elected PNCR Leader Aubrey Norton and Opposition Leader Joseph Harmon about who should hold the posts of Opposition Leader and Representative of the APNU+AFC List ended in stalemate and further deliberations are to be held, sources close to both sides say. 

Dear Editor, Quite often, when experiencing long-long “waits” at the National Insurance Offices on Brickdam, older citizens actually get time to reflect.

Guyana Football Federation (GFF) President Wayne Forde yesterday expressed regret at several COVID-19 guidelines being broken as well as the overfilling of the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall during the final of the GFF/Kashif and Shanghai Futsal Championships.

With over 1,500 solar panels lining its front lawn at Liliendaal, Greater Georgetown, the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretariat is expected to channel excess energy to the national grid during the off-peak season according to Secretary-General Dr Carla Barnett.

Dear Editor, Reference is made to the front page news `Liliendaal fishers lament low catches’ in yesterday’s SN.

Dear Editor, I watched in horror the surveillance video of the Corporal being crushed to death because of the lawlessness that pervades our society.

With criticism mounting over his powers of appointment to the controversial Natural Resource Fund (NRF)  Board of Directors, President Irfaan Ali yesterday dodged questions on how he would be selecting one and possibly three of the directors.

Sanctions loom for organisers of the recently concluded Futsal Finals as an investigation is underway by the National COVID-19 Task Force (NCTF) to determine the factors that led to the breach of COVID-19 protocols, Prime Minister   Mark Phillips yesterday said.

Dear Editor, Reference is made to the news item `Liliendaal fishers lament low catches’ (SN Jan 11).

Dear Editor, Improving our road network is symbolic of development and progress in any country.

Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo and Attorney General Anil Nandlall SC are seeking leave from the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) to appeal the ruling of the Guyana Court of Appeal that it has jurisdiction to hear the appeal of the dismissal of the Opposition APNU+AFC’s election petition which challenged the results of the March 2nd 2020 general elections.

President Irfaan Ali yesterday launched the Agriculture and Innovation Entrepreneurship Programme at the Arthur Chung Conference Centre (ACCC).

Dear Editor, There was a compelling reason why the overwhelming majority of the Barbadian people totally rejected the Democratic Labour Party (DLP) in the 2018 General Elections and gave the Barbados Labour Party (BLP) all thirty seats in the House of Assembly.

ATLANTA,  (Reuters) – President Joe Biden yesterday made a full-throated appeal for U.S.

Dear Editor, As I listen to all the hubbub over the Hon.

Commonwealth Secretary-General Patricia Scotland yesterday met with the Chair and Commissioners of the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) during its weekly statutory meeting.

The Bonasika family of eight who recently lost their home to fire will soon start to rebuild following a helping hand from the Ministry of Public Works and the Private Sector Commission.

Dear Editor, On Jan. 7th, 2022, it was brought to my attention that a letter to the editor entitled `The pandemic has taught us that we need to work collaboratively if we are to beat it’ was published on Jan.

WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – Dr. Anthony Fauci, the top U.S. infectious disease official, yesterday accused Republican Senator Rand Paul of spreading misinformation that has sparked threats of violence against him and his family while distracting the public from the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic.

Says Charwayne Walker Clyde Butts is one of a number of off- spinners who has represented Guyana with distinction.

Dear Editor, The GAWU recognised that it was deemed as seemingly a privileged union by GB&GWU General Secretary, Mr Lincoln Lewis in his letter titled `I publicly call on Minister Hamilton to attend to the outstanding grievances languishing in the Ministry of Labour and on his desk’, which appeared in the January 09, 2022 edition of Stabroek News.

(Reuters) – A passenger broke into the cockpit of an American Airlines jet at an airport in Honduras and damaged the plane as it was boarding for a flight to Miami before being taken into custody, the airline said yesterday.

Five persons have  been arrested for beating a Black Bush Polder, Corentyne man on Sunday which resulted in him being hospitalized in the Intensive Care Unit at the New Amsterdam Public Hospital.

Dear Editor, The calendar says January 10, 2022. The early morning sun in Prashad Nagar pierced through my window.

HAVANA, (Reuters) – The Central American Bank for Economic Integration said it would give Cuba a loan of 46.7 million euros ($53.1 million) to help bolster the communist-run country’s COVID-19 vaccine program as it seeks to ramp up production for both domestic use and export.

The Ministry of Education yesterday handed over 20 desk combinations donated by Rocky’s Pharmaceuticals Supplies to the Richard Ishmael Secondary School.

GROUP B PREVIEW (ICC) No country has won more ICC Under 19 Men’s Cricket World Cups than India and their quest for a fifth title will begin in Group B.

MELBOURNE, (Reuters) – Novak Djokovic yesterday warmed up for his bid to win a record 21st Grand Slam title at next week’s Australian Open, hitting practice shots at Melbourne Park, but he still faces the threat of deportation.

Dear Editor, It is touted as a massive clean-up exercise of the city to be undertaken over a two-day period How massive one wonders?

Portland Trail Blazers forward Nassir Little took to Twitter to defend his hustle play against Brooklyn that Nets guard Kyrie Irving called “bad” and “unnecessary.”

LONDON,  (Reuters) – British Prime Minister Boris Johnson was under fire yesterday after it emerged his private secretary had invited over 100 people to a “bring your own booze” party in the garden of Downing Street during the first coronavirus lockdown.

KINGSTON, Jamaica, CMC – Cricket West Indies and Cricket Ireland have scrapped the one-off Twenty20 International scheduled for next Sunday here, in order to ensure the completion of the three-match one-day series.

Rookie Cade Cunningham set a career best with 29 points and the host Detroit Pistons rallied from a 22-point deficit to defeat the Utah Jazz 126-116 on Monday.

A tender was yesterday opened at the National Procurement and Tender Administration Board (NPTAB) for the supply and installation of an air conditioning system at the Ministry of Home Affairs.

Last week Wednesday, Novak Djokovic, nine-time winner of the Australian Open, and current defending champion arrived at Melbourne’s Tullamarine Airport  just after midnight, following 25 hours of flying.

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – Former West Indies Women’s head coach, Vasbert Drakes, has been appointed head coach of Barbados Pride for the upcoming Regional Four-Day Championship in February.

CAPE TOWN, (Reuters) – India captain Virat Kohli played a lone hand with 79 as the tourists were bowled out for 223 on the first day of the decisive third and final test against South Africa at Newlands yesterday.

(Reuters) – Nigeria put behind their tumultuous build-up to the Africa Cup of Nations by beating Egypt yesterday with a display that sent out out an early warning to their rivals in Cameroon.

GEORGETOWN, Guyana, CMC – Results of warm-up matches in the ICC Under-19 World Cup played Monday: Scores: At Guyana National Stadium, GUYANA: Sri Lanka beat Ireland by 128 runs.