Articles published on Wednesday, March 11, 2020
President David Granger tonight announced Guyana’s first case and death from the new coronavirus pandemic – a 52-year-old woman who had travelled here from New York and died at the Georgetown Public Hospital today.
(Jamaica Observer) A second case of COVID-19 has been confirmed in Jamaica.
(Trinidad Express) Legal action has been filed against the Eastern Regional Health Authority (ERHA) by attorneys representing a woman who caught on fire while giving birth at the Sangre Grande Hospital in 2016.
Acting Chief Justice Roxane George-Wiltshire today ruled that there had been substantial non-compliance by the Returning Officer for Region Four Clairmont Mingo in his purported declaration of of results for Region Four and the results are therefore null and void and vacated.
A fifty-two-year-old woman, who recent travelled from Queens, New York, died this morning at the Georgetown Public Hospital (GPHC) and the authorities say that samples are being tested to determine whether this could have been a case of the coronavirus.
Barbadian Prime Minister Mia Mottley, who is also Chairperson of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) is leading the delegation of regional Prime Ministers on a special two-day mission to Guyana.
NEW YORK, (Reuters) – Former movie producer Harvey Weinstein was sentenced to 23 years in prison today for his sexual assault and rape convictions last month after delivering a rambling statement to the court expressing sympathy for men accused in the #MeToo movement while saying he is trying to be “a better person.”
(Jamaica Star) Just hours after Health Minister Dr Christopher Tufton disclosed that Jamaica has confirmed its first case of the COVID-19, several persons were observed in the Corporate Area wearing masks.
(Trinidad Express) The mother of seven-year-old Shazard Mohamed is living a nightmare no parent ever wants to encounter.
Transparency Institute Guyana Inc (TIGI) which was one of the local observers at the March 2 general elections today said that GECOM has a duty and owes it to the people of Guyana to verify the results of the elections before announcing a winner.
LONDON/ROME, (Reuters) – Italy earmarked $28.3 billion to soften the economic impact of the world’s second-biggest coronavirus outbreak today as the Bank of England slashed interest rates just hours before announcing a budget designed to stave off recession.
(Jamaica Observer) The 27-year-old man who fled a quarantine facility in St Andrew Monday night, causing alarm, could be slapped with charges, Health and Wellness Minister Dr Christopher Tufton said yesterday, as he announced that the country’s first imported case of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) — a woman — had been confirmed.
(Jamaica Gleaner) A major explosion at TAO Restaurant Chinese Cuisine in New Kingston yesterday left two persons with serious injuries and several others with minor burns.
A delegation of Caribbean Community (CARICOM) heads led by Barbados Prime Minister Mia Mottley is due to arrive here today for a two-day visit intended to ease tensions in the country following last week’s disputed polls and to help broker a resolution to the political impasse.
At 2 this afternoon, acting Chief Justice Roxane George-Wiltshire will deliver her ruling on the suit seeking full verification of the vote count for Region Four at last Monday’s general and regional elections.
Fugitive Guyanese businessman Ghalee Khan yesterday morning appeared before a judge in the United States and was remanded to prison on drug charges dating back over ten years.
Mohan Sookdeo who had stabbed his son Satesh to death at Foulis with a louvre pane after he intervened in an altercation between his parents, was yesterday morning sentenced to 20 years behind bars by Justice Sandil Kissoon.
Dennis Marks, who was on trial for the 2016 murder of Police Sergeant Leonard La Rose, will spend the remainder of his life behind bars after a jury returned a unanimous verdict of guilty after hours of deliberation yesterday.
Several international observer groups plan to stay in Guyana until elections results are declared.
President David Granger will not be able to escape accountability for the events post the March 2 general and regional elections, the PPP says.
West Indies players Shimron Hetmyer, Keemo Paul and Romario Shepherd are expected to join the Guyana Jaguars squad for their West Indies Championship eighth round match against the Barbados Pride at the Providence National Stadium starting tomorrow.
Shareef Bacchus who had killed fellow fisherman, Chinese national Chan Wen Wong back in 2017 was yesterday sentenced to 18 years behind bars after pleading guilty to the lesser offence of manslaughter.
Former Under-21 Caribbean Table Tennis champion, Chelsea Edghill says her spirit has not been jolted by the postponement of the 2020 World teams table tennis championships in Busan, South Korea as a result of the Coronavirus outbreak.
PPP/C candidate Gail Teixeira on Sunday labelled government’s claim that it expelled Russians from Guyana on the belief that they were here to interfere in the electoral process at the behest of the opposition as “ludicrous and comical,” while saying that Guyana is descending into a police state.
Days after being caught, the man accused of fatally beating gold miner Roland Kanhai during a robbery was yesterday arraigned on a murder charge.
(BBC) It begins with the biggest scandal ever to engulf Australian cricket and ends inside the victorious visiting dressing room in one of the most incredible English summers in recent memory.
Marine traffic has been halted after a 45-year-old man lost control of his vehicle and ran off the Demerara Harbour Bridge resulting in damage to the bridge’s hydraulic cabin.
With the pivotal 2021 CONCACAF Gold Cup Qualifiers against Barbados only 15 days away, the Guyana Football Federation (GFF) has confirmed that foreign-based players will be available for selection for the two match home and away series.
National badminton players Narayan and Priyanna Ramdhani continue to acquit themselves admirably on the Canadian circuit but were recently edged out of the podium line up at the recent 2020 Canadian Collegiate Athletic Championships in Mississauga, Canada at the weekend.
The police are seeking the assistance of the public to locate a 25-year-old man who is wanted in connection with the murder of Buxton labourer, Daniel Akeem Amore.
Dear Editor, Flamethrower calls have come from Guyanese for a truce and/or a unity government amidst the virtual global call by the international community demanding that the verification and tabulation process for Region 4 be completed in accordance with the laws of Guyana for the March 2, 2020 General and Regional Elections, as a prerequisite for the declaration of which political party won the Elections.
Dressed in traditional Indigenous attire, Presidential Candidate of the Liberty and Justice Party Lenox Shuman yesterday entered the High Court to listen to proceedings on the suit filed by the PPP, which seeks to have the verification process for the Region Four vote completed.
GEORGETOWN, Guyana, CMC – Barbados Pride will have West Indies Test captain Jason Holder in their squad when they face Guyana Jaguars in a crucial showdown tomorrow.
Almost a dozen speedboats working the Vreed-en-Hoop/ Georgetown route were yesterday stuck for long periods on the Demerara River due to the morning’s low tide causing many persons to be late for work and other appointments.
Dear Editor, Our country is in a state of upheaval and the cause of it all is the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM).
KINGSTON, Jamaica, CMC – A recommendation has come from the Jamaica Athletics Administrative Association (JAAA) that the schools’ athletics championships scheduled for later this month be closed to spectators, as fears about the spread of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) throw major sporting events across the globe in doubt.
Dear Editor, Conspiracy theorists are clamouring as a horde that somehow the topmost personnel in GECOM and APNU+AFC have stolen the 2020 election.
The police yesterday said that Daniel Mc Lennon is wanted by the police for questioning in relation to the murder of Lomenzo Johnny between 2020/02/26 & 2020/02/27 at Port Mourant, Corentyne, Berbice.
KINGSTON, Jamaica, CMC – Jamaica will not participate in next month’s prestigious Penn Relays in the United States, Minister of Health Dr Christopher Tufton announced yesterday as he disclosed that the island has recorded its first case of the new Coronavirus (COVID-19).
Dear Editor, It was expected that both the PPP and APNU would do their best to get elected into Government.
The Guyana Teachers’ Union (GTU) has spoken out against electoral violence especially where it affects schoolchildren and teachers.
MIAMI, United States, CMC – The Dominican Republic’s Felix Sanchez Olympic Stadium will host the CONCACAF Caribbean Club Championship this year.
WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – As U.S. coronavirus cases rose steadily, the White House and Congress negotiated measures yesterday to bolster the U.S.
Dear Editor, Messrs. Eusi Kwayana and Moses Bhagwan are two of the most patriotic Guyanese around today – two giants who have served this country with little recognition and even less reward.
The erection of security barriers around the Guyana Elections Commission’s (GECOM) Office of the Returning Officer for Region Four at High and Hadfield streets, Georgetown, has resulted in businesses in the vicinity being unable to operate as normal.
TOKYO, (Reuters) – If the Olympics can’t be held in Tokyo this summer due to the global outbreak of the coronavirus, a delay of one or two years would be the most realistic option, a Tokyo Olympic Committee executive board member told the Wall Street Journal.
One of the men who allegedly shot and robbed a North Road resident at the Blue Martini bar last month was charged yesterday with armed robbery and remanded to prison.
(Jamaica Gleaner) Jamaica has confirmed its first case of the Coronavirus.
DETROIT, (Reuters) – Joe Biden won Michigan’s crucial Democratic nominating contest yesterday, taking a big step toward the party’s presidential nomination and dealing a stinging blow to rival Bernie Sanders’ fading White House bid.
Dear Editor, The campaign for elections is over now, the results are known and the evidence is written on Statements of Poll (SOP) and contained in well-secured ballot boxes.
Jamal Murray scored 21 points, including Denver’s first nine to start the fourth quarter, Paul Millsap had 20 points and 10 rebounds, and the host Nuggets beat the short-handed Milwaukee Bucks 109-95 on Monday night.
Dear Editor, All international observers must know that a large section of the Guyanese people are uncomfortable with their pronouncements on matters of Guyana’s internal political situation, specifically the just concluded National and Regional Elections.
(Trinidad Guardian) United National Congress leader Kamla Persad-Bissessar has called for international observers to be brought into Trinidad and Tobago for this country’s 2020 general elections.
CARACAS, (Reuters) – Venezuelan security forces used teargas yesterday to stop protesters led by U.S.-backed
Rehabilitation work to a maternal waiting home in Region Nine is estimated to cost just over $26.5 million.
LOS ANGELES, (Reuters) – Illegal medications did not play a part in the deaths of 23 racehorses at Santa Anita Park but 39% of the fatalities were on track surfaces affected by wet weather, the California Horse Racing Board (CHRB) said in a report yesterday.
It has recently taken another life and I will not lift the smallest finger to help to prolong the present winner-takes-all political system of governance, matters not who will rule!
Dear Editor, I would like to thank Mr Lenox Shuman, Leader of the Liberty and Justice Party in the recent National Elections, for his assertion of his traditional rights [https://www.stabroeknews.com/2020/03/10/news/guyana/live-high-court-hears-case-against-gecom-over-verification-of-region-4-votes/ ].
(Trinidad Guardian) The Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) has been given the green light to reinstate gang charges against 13 persons connected to the murder of former Independent Senator Dana Seetahal, SC.
NEW YORK, (Reuters) – Oil prices jumped over 8% yesterday, bouncing from the biggest rout in nearly 30 years a day earlier, as the possibility of economic stimulus encouraged buying and U.S.
NEW YORK, (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – The Tokyo 2020 Olympics is on track for a new record – having an almost equal number of female and male athletes for the first time, the International Committee (IOC) announced yesterday.
Melissa ‘Vanilla’ Roberts has copped the Republic Jubilee Mashramani Road March.
The recent blockades of railway lines across Canada by the Wet’suwet’en, a First Nations group, have attracted the world’s attention whilst shining the spotlight on Indigenous peoples’ self-determination and land rights, climate change and the oil and gas industries.
