Daily Archive: Wednesday, April 15, 2020

The number of positive COVID-19 cases in Guyana has risen to 55, an increase overnight of 14.5%.

(Trinidad Express) A MAN who threatened to kill Prime Minister Dr Keith Rowley has been sent to jail.

(Jamaica Observer) Government yesterday announced a one-week lockdown of St Catherine, saying the strict measure was triggered by a big spike in the number of positive COVID-19 cases from 73 to 105.

(Jamaica Gleaner) The Government’s strategies for controlling the spread of the coronavirus is wreaking havoc with the operations of small businesses such as bars and restaurants, and Mark Brooks is adamant that they need to be revisited to allow for some amount of business to continue, even as he supports the efforts to curb the spread of the deadly virus.

(Jamaica Star) Some residents of Denham Town in western Kingston have taken parties to the roofs of houses and atop high-rise buildings, despite restrictions on gatherings exceeding 10 people.

The Head of the OAS observer mission at the March 2nd elections, Bruce Golding  today expressed concern that an accurate election result has not been determined six weeks on and he said that the proposal by the Chief Election Officer for a five-month recount of votes was “unheard of in any democracy and would be unacceptable under any circumstances”.

Junior National Table Tennis Coach Dwain Dick is calling on the Guyana Olympic Association (GOA) and other related sports bodies to provide virtual psychosocial support for athletes who may be physiologically affected by the impact of the Coronavirus. 

The 2020 edition of the Pele Alumni Corporation’s Youth Development Seminar is the latest event to be forced into submission by the COVID-19 pandemic following the announcement of its cancellation. 

Until recently, the sport of boxing enjoyed tremendous popularity in Guyana.

The highly anticipated FIFA 20 eSports tournament, ‘League of Champions’, which is being hosted by iBet Supreme, has been boosted tremendously by additional sponsors joining the team. 

With uncertainty surrounding a timeframe for the end of the Covid-19 pandemic, Vibert Garrett, president of the Berbice Amateur Basketball Association (BABA), stated that he is extremely worried about the overall recovery of the local sports fraternity.

ST JOHN’S, Antigua, CMC – Legendary fast bowler Sir Curtly Ambrose has lauded the Ricky Skerritt administration for immediately confronting and attempting to fix the player issues facing West Indies cricket.

WASHINGTON/NEW YORK, (Reuters) – New York City, the hardest hit U.S.

(Reuters) – On a warm July 1983 day in the Colorado mountains, a slender American woman literally reached the peak of female sprinting when she smashed the women’s 100 metres world record that German athletes had owned for a decade.

WASHINGTON,  (Reuters) – President Donald Trump said yesterday he would halt funding to the World Health Organization over its handling of the coronavirus pandemic while his administration reviews its response to the global crisis.

MELBOURNE,  (Reuters) – Former Australia captain Allan Border said on Tuesday he cannot even imagine the prospect of hosting this year’s Twenty20 World Cup at empty stadiums due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

(Trinidad Guardian) Pan American Health Organisation (PAHO) director and the World Health Organisation (WHO) regional director for the Americas, Dr Carissa Etienne, says they neither anticipated nor were they prepared for the magnitude of the current COVID-19 pandemic.

(Trinidad Guardian) With their savings running low, scores of unemployed people queued outside TTPost offices across the country to submit forms for Government’s Salary Relief Grant amidst the economic woes brought on by the COVID-19 crisis.

(Jamaica Gleaner) United States President Donald Trump speaks about the coronavirus in the James Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House on Monday, April 13 in Washington.

As another statutory electoral deadline draws closer, the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) has still not decided on the logistics of the proposed recount of votes cast on March 2, 2020.

Deputy Chief Medical Officer Dr Karen Gordon-Boyle yesterday said that rapid tests could be useful for screening purposes for the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) but maintained that Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) testing remains the standard for confirmation of cases.

There continues to be a clear and concerted effort to overturn the democratic will of the people as expressed on March 2nd.

A Region One woman is in Police custody following the death of her common law husband allegedly at her hands.

One man is reported dead and another injured after the vehicle in which they were travelling collided with a cow in the vicinity of Lusignan last evening.

A Courtland, Albion, Corentyne man was yesterday at the New Amsterdam Magistrate’s Court remanded to prison after he was charged with two counts of attempted murder committed on his girlfriend and her daughter, on Wednesday last.

The police in Region 10 are on the hunt for a lone gunman after Monday night’s execution-style killing of clothes vendor Glenroy Chapman, who was gunned down at his Linden home.

Well-known Guyanese doctor Ramesh Sugrim is presently hospitalised in a critical condition at a hospital in the United States of America after he tested positive for the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19). 

A week after sugar-producing operations were halted at two Berbice estates, some workers have resumed their duties while others are expected to return to work today.

The two suspects who were arrested in connection with the fatal stabbing of Timehri, East Bank Demerara resident Lawrence Raymond Benjamin, are expected to be charged with murder today.

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – West Indies Test captain Jason Holder says he hopes to leave a legacy of being one of the greats in the longest format, but is cognizant of the need to sustain very high standards if he is to achieve that goal.

First-vice president of the Guyana Lawn Tennis Association (GLTA), Cristy Campbell, isn’t at all worried about the short-term impact of the ongoing global pandemic on the sport locally. 

The Ministry of Public Health has confirmed that four Venezuelan migrants have been detained after they breached home quarantine protocols in an attempt to travel to another region of Guyana.

MUMBAI, India, CMC – Lingering hopes that this year’s Indian Premier League could evade the outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic continued to slowly fade, with the Indian Cricket Board (BCCI) conceding Monday the future of the lucrative tournament remained “hazy”, in light of yesterday’s much anticipated national address by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

Dear Editor,  On April 8, 2020, the Board of Directors of the institute decided to provide a complete technical, logistic, and operations proposal for the national recount for consideration by all stakeholders, particularly GECOM, political parties, and the electors.

Dear Editor, When a comrade of the calibre of Komal Chand dies, it’s like losing a part of your body that is irreplaceable.

A Moleson Creek youth yesterday morning succumbed to the injuries he sustained in a hit and run on Monday.

CAPE TOWN, (Reuters) – South African batsman AB de Villiers has said that if the Twenty20 World Cup scheduled for October in Australia was postponed to next year then that could end his hopes of returning to the national side.

Dear Editor, The sad news I received of the passing of John Lewis was a shock to me and all who knew him, John was well liked by the Rugby World, he conducted his life off and on the field with respect and fairness to all who knew and played against him.

In an effort to aid in more accessible communication between prisoners and their families during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, the Ministry of Public Telecommunications (MoPT) has donated 30 tablets to the Guyana Prison Service.

Guyana’s electoral fiasco may have overshadowed the other major crisis which it faces, the COVID–19 pandemic.

Dear Editor, I write with respect to Mr. Tacuma Ogunseye’s admonishment (Stabroek News 2020.04.14) that critics and letter writers owe Mr.

As President Trump continues to spout daily self delusional rants, from the safety of the White House, of America’s successful handling of the spread of the COVID-19 virus, the sad reality is that the actual number of infected persons bears no correlation to his thinly disguised re-election campaign promotions.

PARIS, (Reuters) – Cycling teams are gearing up for the Tour de France to be held in August rather than the usual July, after French President Emmanuel Macron said big public events would be halted until mid-July as the country fights the COVID-19 pandemic.

Dear Editor, I would appreciate if the Road Traffic Department can issue an advisory regarding vehicle fitness (Road Service).

In his address to the nation after the 1964 elections, which brought his People’s National Congress (PNC) to government in coalition with the United Force, Forbes Burnham made an impassioned presentation about race/ethnicity in Guyana.

The number of persons tested in Guyana for the Novel Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) has increased significantly over the previous eight days, during which time confirmed cases have risen to 48.

Suraj Veersammy, the man accused of murdering his partner and then stuffing her body into a barrel which he dumped in a trench, was yesterday charged with her murder and remanded to prison. 

Well-known Guyanese writer and actor Dr. Michael Gilkes died yesterday morning in the United Kingdom (UK) following a brief illness.

While several industries have reported that they are negatively impacted by the novel coronavirus (COVID-19), the local food manufacturing industry has been experiencing a high demand for its products.

Scores of American citizens were given the opportunity to return home yesterday via a special flight by Eastern Airlines.

Four persons, including the driver of the gateway car used in last Friday’s home invasion at Republic Park, East Bank Demerara (EBD), where a businessman and his family were robbed of over $1 million in cash and gold jewellery, remain in police custody as the probe continues, Regional Commander Kurleigh Simon has said.

Several persons were arrested and subsequently released on station bail as the police investigate a standoff between two groups of men at a mining ground at Unamco Road, Upper Berbice during which death threats were allegedly made.

The Ministry of Social Protection is safeguarding residents of the Palms Geriatric Home and the Night Shelter from the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) through the enforcement of strict hygiene practices and the use of protective gear. 

Murder accused Marcus Bisram has approached the High Court to challenge orders from the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) instructing that he be committed to stand trial.

De facto Prime Minister Moses Nagamootoo has said that seven of the twelve policing divisions are in full compliance with the emergency measures ordered by de facto Minister of Public Health Volda Lawrence to prevent the spread of the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19).

The Board of Directors of Sterling Products Limited has postponed its annual general meeting scheduled for April 23 until further notice.

Stabroek News’ online edition today has been affected by internet problems at the Guyana Telephone and Telegraph (GTT).