Daily Archive: Friday, March 6, 2020

A teenage Bush Lot Village, West Coast Berbice, girl is presently critical at the Fort Wellington Public Hospital after being shot with pellets by police, who mistook her for a protestor.

Two protests were launched this morning along the Bath Settlement Public Road, West Berbice and Lusignan on the East Coast Demerara against what protesters said was the rigging of Monday’s general elections.

The United Nations Resident Coordinator today called for the elections process to be finalised in a manner that leaves no doubt about the credibility of the result.

The gates of the usually bustling MovieTowne entertainment centre were closed yesterday.

The observer missions of the Commonwealth, the Organization of American States, the European Union, and The Carter Center today said that the tabulation of the result for Region Four must be resumed to enable a final result.

The envoys of the US, UK, Canada and the European Union today called on President David Granger to avoid a transition of government at this point as it would be unconstitutional since it would be based on a vote tabulation process that lacked credibility and transparency.

CAIRO,  (Reuters) – Twelve asymptomatic cases of the coronavirus have been registered on board a Nile cruise ship, the World Health Organization (WHO) and Egypt’s health ministry said today.

(Trinidad Express) Newlyweds, David and Jessica Francis, who drowned together at Cumana Beach, Toco, will be laid to rest in separate countries.

(Trinidad Express) Autopsies  on the charred bodies of a mother and son, and a family friend, found in a burnt house last Friday in Guapo, near Point Fortin, have found the three were stabbed to death.

(Trinidad Guardian) Gov­ern­ment doesn’t yet have a sys­tem which would have al­lowed im­mi­gra­tion of­fi­cials to ac­quire visa in­for­ma­tion from the Unit­ed States which would have in­di­cat­ed that Trinidad and To­ba­go-born US-based rap­per Nic­ki Mi­naj’s hus­band was an al­leged sex of­fend­er in his na­tive coun­try.

Six parties, including the opposition PPP/C, have rejected the unverified regional results released by the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) for Region Four and yesterday called for both the international community and the local citizenry to stand against any attempt by the incumbent APNU+AFC to re-claim government based on the announcement.

Shabika Gajnabi blistered an unbeaten double ton before rain had the final say in Berbice’s opening encounter of the Guyana Cricket Board/Superbet 50-over senior female Inter-County tournament, while Demerara decimated an unmatched Essequibo yesterday.

Throughout his tenure in office, President Granger has presented himself as beyond reproach while flagrantly breaching the constitution of the Republic of Guyana in a selfish bid to remain in power to empower him and his constituency.

GEORGETOWN, Guyana, CMC – Test off-spinner Rahkeem Cornwall reached 300 first class wickets with an incisive four-wicket haul which threatened to hand Leeward Islands Hurricanes the advantage but left-hander Vishaul Singh came to Guyana Jaguars’ rescue with an unbeaten half-century on yesterday’s opening day.

RAWALPINDI, Pakistan, CMC – Two-time Twenty20 World Cup-winning skipper, Darren Sammy, has been named head coach of Peshawar Zalmi in a surprise move, effectively ending his role as a player for the high profile Pakistan Super League franchise.

The Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) has controversially declared the results for the Regional Elections in electoral district four.

(CWI) The road to the ICC T20 World Cup continues today for the West Indies.

With tabulation of the votes for Region Four from Monday’s polls mired in controversy, the opposition PPP/C yesterday secured an injunction prohibiting the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) or any of its functionaries from making a declaration of the total count unless there is full compliance with the law.

Ogle can lift neighbouring East Coast communities as it climbs. Routinely, the Eugene F.

Saying that the full count of Region Four’s votes was not completed, the heads of the United States, United Kingdom, Canada and the European Union diplomatic missions to Guyana have questioned the credibility of the results released yesterday by the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM).

TOKYO (Reuters) – Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe ordered a two-week quarantine for visitors from China and South Korea yesterday and delayed a visit by Chinese President Xi Jinping originally planned for April in response to a widening coronavirus crisis.

If it is a well-known fact that race-based politics attended by election-time tensions have historically been par for the course on Guyana’s political landscape, regional and national elections here have never, hitherto, attracted much more than passing attention from the international community.

TAROUBA, Trinidad, CMC – Joshua DaSilva’s second half-century in as many games held up leaders Barbados Pride after the season’s leading scorer Kyle Mayers traded his bat for the ball to hurt Trinidad and Tobago Red Force.

Gold declaration for the period 2015-2019 yielded 3,068,648 ozs, earning US$3,792,066.

The Carter Center observer mission yesterday said the results announced by the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) for voting in Region Four were “not credible” as it and other international monitors urged a resumption of a lawful count, including the processing of Statements of Poll (SOPs).

ST GEORGE’S, Grenada, CMC – Nkrumah Bonner’s third first class hundred underscored a dominant opening day for Jamaica Scorpions in their seventh round clash with Windward Islands Volcanoes.

Outgoing Agriculture Minister Noel Holder on Saturday told attendees at the commissioning ceremony for the new Parika Agro Processing entity that the opening of the state-run facility will better position the country’s agro-processing sector to raise its game by consolidating its impact on the international market.

Public Security Minister Khemraj Ramjattan yesterday said the police expelled two Russians and a Libyan national from Guyana on Monday on the belief that they were here to interfere in the electoral process at the behest of the opposition PPP/C.

(Field Level Media) If the Portland Trail Blazers are to overcome the 3 1/2-game gap between them and the Memphis Grizzlies, the team currently holding the Western Conference’s final playoff spot, games against struggling teams such as the Phoenix Suns will be a top priority.

Security for Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) chairperson retired Justice Claudette Singh was put on high alert yesterday during unrest at the elections command centre.

If the University of the West Indies’ Cave Hill Campus gets its way, employers across the Caribbean may find   themselves under greater pressure than they are at this time to pay attention to workplace wellness as part of their obligation to their employees.

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – Cricket West Indies chief executive, Johnny Grave, has cautioned that the governing body needs to continue “living within its means” as it seeks to further consolidate its finances in the face of challenging global conditions.

Amidst a raging controversy over the supposed release of results for voting from Monday’s elections in Region Four, President David Granger on Thursday night reiterated his party’s promise of a “good life” for the next five years as he met with supporters.

This year’s Women in Business event, which will be staged on Friday March 20th and Saturday March 21st at the Pegasus Hotel seems set to mobilize women from all walks of life, determined to take their entrepreneurial pursuits to the ‘next level.’

Dear Editor, After viewing the events on Thursday, March 5th, 2020 as reported by the media houses covering the verification process of Electoral District No 4 (Region 4) at the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) Centre, High and Hadfield Sts, Georgetown, I am respectfully appealing to the Chair and Commissioners of GECOM and to the leadership of the contesting political parties to ensure that verification of the Statements of Poll and the Declaration of the Results by the Returning Officer District 4, and the Official Declaration of Results of the 2020 National and Regional Elections by the Chief Election Officer, be in compliance with the relevant Act and the Constitution of Guyana.

LOS ANGELES, (Reuters) – The coronavirus outbreak radiated across the United States yesterday, surfacing in at least four new states and San Francisco as Congress quickly approved more than $8 billion to fight the outbreak.

Shaquiel Mentore, one of the bandits who was shot last month after they robbed a woman of her handbag at Duncan Street, was fined yesterday after he admitted to the crime.

ExxonMobil which is currently conducting one of its biggest oil exploration and recovery operations offshore Guyana, has reportedly released a model framework for industry-wide methane regulations.

SYDNEY (Reuters) – Australia dodged the Sydney rain to beat South Africa by five runs yesterday and set up a Women’s Twenty20 World Cup final against an Indian team, who earlier progressed to the final for the first time without a ball being bowled.

Dear Editor, The Private Sector Commission is appalled at the blatant and deliberate attempts by GECOM to destroy our democracy by derailing the tabulation process of the 2020 elections results and attempts to subvert the will of the people.

Magistrate Renita Singh yesterday ruled that there will be no visit to the crime scene during the preliminary inquiry (PI) into the murder charge against Marcus Brian Bisram and the prosecution has been given until next week to locate an overseas-based witness or close its case. 

RIO DE JANEIRO,  (Reuters) – Brazil has confirmed eight cases of the new coronavirus as of yesterday, including the first instances of likely local transmission, as the infectious disease spreads up the coast to tourist hotspot Rio de Janeiro and neighboring Espirito Santo state, the Health Ministry said.

From the standpoint of its ‘graduation’ from the status of a condition in which possession of even tiny quantities of the substance could result in brushes with the law, to its current status of having now been widely embraced as a highly regarded medical tool, cannabis has travelled leagues in a relatively short time.

ASUNCION (Reuters) – A lawyer for former Brazil striker Ronaldinho Gaucho said his client will remain in Paraguay to help police with their enquiries into why he entered the country in possession of an adulterated Paraguayan passport.

APNU+AFC party agent Volda Lawrence yesterday clashed with rival agents and representatives of other parties that contested Monday’s general elections.

Dear Editor, We cannot have free and fair elections when bogus data is being processed.

(Reuters) – Michel Platini, the former head of European football’s governing body UEFA, has lost his appeal at the European Court of Human Rights against his four-year ban from soccer.

NEW YORK, (Reuters) – Two years into an ambitious growth plan to revive earnings at the largest U.S.

If you google mentorship you can read hundreds of articles about why you ‘need’ a mentor to survive in your career— particularly in entrepreneurship.

Public Security Minister and APNU+AFC Prime Ministerial candidate Khemraj Ramjattan yesterday said that the government would not allow the opposition PPP/C to “steal” the March 2 general elections and declared that according to the incumbent coalition’s figures it has won by a slim majority.

Dear Editor, If the APNU+AFC government loses the election, it’ll be due to arrogance.

(Reuters) – Elizabeth Warren ended her presidential campaign yesterday after concluding she had no realistic path to the Democratic nomination, leaving behind a two-man battle between former Vice President Joe Biden and Senator Bernie Sanders.

LONDON (Reuters) – Players in England’s Premier League will forgo the traditional pre-game handshake between opponents as a measure to prevent the further spread of the coronavirus, the league said yesterday.

Kitco Market Data Gold Prices for the three day period ending Thursday March 6, 2020

ZURICH (Reuters) – FIFA is considering postponing the Asian World Cup qualifiers due to be played this month because of the coronavirus outbreak, the global soccer body said yesterday.

The preliminary inquiry (PI) into the murder charge against Kwayana Fernandes, who is accused of the fatal stabbing of taxi driver Owayne Lynch, continued on Wednesday in a Georgetown court with the testimony of a police witness.

*Prices only represent the average Wholesale Farmgate and Retail Prices at the above mentioned markets and are NOT prices set by the Guyana MArketing Corporation or Ministry of Agriculture.

Dear Editor, Our party The Cooperative Republicans of Guyana (CRG) would like to congratulate the new government on its success at the polls and we look forward to working with them over the years ahead as the opportunities to do so arise.

WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – The United States yesterday imposed sanctions on the Nicaraguan National Police over accusations of human rights abuse, in the Trump administration’s latest move to pressure the leftist government of President Daniel Ortega.

MUMBAI (Reuters) – The Indian cricket board is monitoring the development of the coronavirus outbreak in the country but says there is no current threat to its flagship Indian Premier League, with the franchise-based tournament scheduled to start later this month.

GASCI (www.gasci.com/telephone Nº 223-6175/6) reports that session 867’s trading results showed consideration of $3,325,437 from 24,345 shares traded in 11 transactions as compared to session 866’s trading results which showed consideration of $13,755,557 from 89,820 shares traded in 30 transactions.

Dear Editor, It is all so familiar. One party wins and is overjoyed.

With thousands of Guyanese casting their votes earlier this week, our nation has spent several days waiting with bated breath for the results to be announced.

When all of the bewildering events of yesterday at the office of the Region Four Returning Officer are taken into account, the only conclusion that can be drawn is that Gecom and its staffers are working in the interest of APNU+AFC and  rigging the 2020 general elections right before our eyes.

Oil revenues and His Excellency’s new pension First, three major points upfront: (1) A few weeks ago as the Democratic Party in the USA began its search for a candidate to oppose Republican President Trump, the results of an election process known as a Caucus could not be quickly ascertained.

WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – Chuck Schumer, the top U.S. Senate Democrat, expressed regret yesterday for remarks he made a day earlier that two Supreme Court justices appointed by President Donald Trump would “pay the price” if they rule in favor of abortion restrictions.

Preparations for the second staging of the Guyana Trade and Investment Exhibition (GuyTIE), having been pushed forward from the month of March to allow for a clear gap between the March 2 general elections and the event itself, will, presumably, begin in earnest shortly.