Articles published on Friday, May 1, 2020
(Jamaica Gleaner) The National Security Ministry has signed a partnership with the Jamaica Gasoline Retailers Association (JGRA) and JamaicaEye to connect approximately 121 gas stations to the national surveillance system.
(Jamaica Gleaner) A justice of the peace (JP), who is also a cop, is to face the Parish Court and possible disciplinary actions within the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) for alleged breaches of the Disaster Risk Management Act recently.
(Jamaica Star) Acts of goodwill almost cost a good Samaritan his manhood on Wednesday.
(Trinidad Guardian) A 23-year-old man was wounded in a police-involved shooting incident today, after he ran into the La Brea Police Station after another man who had gone there seeking help, and tried to attack him with a hayfork.
Lyndon “Dracula” Mohammed, also known as Jason Aguillera, was shot and killed during a police-involved shooting in Cocorite, on Thursday.
De facto Minister of Public Health Volda Lawrence today lamented the cavalier approach to COVID-19 citing the 110% increase in cases in less than a month despite various measures to contain the spread of the virus.
CARICOM Chair, Barbadian Prime Minister Mia Mottley today called on all concerned to ensure a transparent recount process without further delay in order to provide legitimacy to any government which would be sworn in as a result of the March 2nd general elections.
WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – Presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden denied today that he sexually assaulted a former U.S.
HOUSTON, (Reuters) – Exxon Mobil Corp today posted its first quarterly loss in three decades on plunging oil demand and collapsing prices, reporting a $610 million quarterly deficit after a nearly $3 billion inventory writedown.
(Trinidad Express) Digicel has asked all employees, including managers, to take a temporary salary reduction due to the financial losses caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.
National Basketball coaches Junior Hercules and Lugard Mohan will be participants in a Virtual Coaches Clinic Series hosted by FIBA Americas on behalf of the Guyana Amateur Basketball Federation (GABF).
Pernell Cummings, Akeem Allicock and Marvin Thompson sealed their respective quarter final berths in contrasting manner when the inaugural I-Bet Supreme FIFA 20 ‘League of Champions’ eSports Championship, continued on Wednesday night.
(Reuters) – National Basketball Association executives and player agents are calling on the league to cancel the remainder of the 2019-20 season due to health concerns over the novel coronavirus outbreak, CNBC reported yesterday.
A pyrotechnics explosion at the Guyana Defence Force (GDF) Base Camp Stephenson, at Timehri, East Bank Demerara, killed three soldiers yesterday and left two others nursing injuries.
(Jamaica Gleaner) FIFA REFEREE instructor Peter Prendergast says although the launch of the Concacaf Refereeing Centre of Excellence was implemented ahead of schedule, he anticipates that the online programme will continue to aid the region’s officials in their education and growth.
The measures which have been implemented to curb community spread of the Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) have been extended for one month, according to an order in the Official Gazette.
The Guyana Football Federation (GFF) has appointed Executive Committee member Dion Innis, as the Interim Head of the Head of Referees Department with immediate effect, following unsuccessful public advertisements to fill the position.
COVID-19 has claimed the life of another elderly man in Guyana, bringing the death toll as a result of the virus to nine.
LONDON, (Reuters) – England all-rounder Moeen Ali’s self-imposed test exile was prompted by excessive criticism of his performance every time the team under-performed, the 32-year-old has said.
The High Level Team of scrutineers promised by CARICOM for the recount of the ballots from the March 2 general elections is scheduled to arrive in Guyana this afternoon.
LONDON, (Reuters) – Britain’s world heavyweight boxing champion Anthony Joshua would fight behind closed doors only as a last resort, according to promoter Eddie Hearn.
The Government of Guyana has signalled its intention to compulsorily acquire the property on which the Ocean View International Hotel is located for the construction of a National Sanatorium.
PARIS, (Reuters) – Paris St Germain have been awarded their seventh Ligue 1 title in eight years after the season was ended amid the COVID-19 crisis, the French League (LFP) said yesterday.
A 32-year-old security guard died on Wednesday evening after colliding with a utility pole on the Unity Public Road on the East Coast of Demerara.
The planned National Recount has not yet started but the People’s Progressive Party/Civic (PPP/C) has accused the incumbent coalition of planning to derail the process by creating “confusion” and signaled a willingness to declare Irfaan Ali President if such confusion ensues.
(Reuters) – Churchill Downs, the home of the Kentucky Derby, said yesterday it will open for spectator-free racing on May 16 under strict guidelines to mitigate risks from the COVID-19 pandemic and hopes to have fans in attendance for its famous race in September.
The Carter Center and the Organization of American States (OAS) have indicated that they intend to be present as observers for the National Recount of votes cast on March 2.
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – Ramaresh Sarwan has slammed as “scandalous allegations” claims by Chris Gayle that he played a key role in the Twenty20 superstar’s abrupt recent departure from Caribbean Premier League franchise Jamaica Tallawahs.
MELBOURNE, (Reuters) – Top order batsman Usman Khawaja has been omitted from Australia’s annual list of 20 elite, contracted players in 2020 after falling out of favour with selectors midway through last year’s Ashes.
The five men who were on board the boat that slammed into another vessel along the Upper Berbice River on Tuesday evening, resulting in the deaths of four men, were yesterday remanded to prison after they were jointly charged with possession of narcotics for the purpose of trafficking.
Dear Editor, The GAWU noted that on April 28 Stabroek News reported in an article titled “Canadian silver miner buying Guyana Goldfields” that the Government of Guyana welcomed the sale of Guyana Goldfield Limited to Silvercorp Metals Inc.
As an Intensive Care Unit technician, a Guyanese working at the New York Presbyterian Hospital, had witnessed firsthand the dreadful impact of the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic.
Dear Editor, Amidst all the chaos in Guyana (pandemic and governance) a remarkable maybe unnoticed feat has been accomplished.
LONDON, (Reuters) – The launch of The Hundred was yesterday postponed until 2021 as the coronavirus pandemic forced the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) to put its new limited overs experiment on hold.
In an ongoing effort to assist those affected by the coronavirus outbreak, the Civil Defence Commission (CDC) has partnered with the Guyana Council of Organisations for Persons with Disabilities (GCOPD) to give relief hampers to some 700 persons.
Dear Editor, Dr. Carole Bishop, widow of the late and revered former Chancellor of the Judiciary, Aubrey Bishop, called me on Wednesday 29th April to say that she had learnt that Dr.
NEW DELHI, (Reuters) – Playing cricket without crowds, should the need arise, would not be a totally new experience for any international player who has risen through the ranks, according to India test vice-captain Ajinkya Rahane.
Dear Editor, On the occasion of the International Day of solidarity with working people commonly called May Day, we at Public Interest Research send our greetings to the working people of Guyana and further afield in the Caribbean.
WASHINGTON/NEW YORK, (Reuters) – The White House let its 2-week-old economic reopening guidelines expire yesterday as half of all U.S.
TOKYO, (Reuters) – Following a whirlwind few years, Japanese tennis star Naomi Osaka can be forgiven for taking time to reset and relax as the sporting world goes on an indefinite pause due to the coronavirus crisis.
Although many persons living in the indigenous community of Jawalla, in Region Seven, are slowly adapting to the restrictions that have been put in place by the Ministry of Public Health to slow the spread of COVID-19, some who need internet access for their education have been unable to properly attend their online classes due to lack of cellular service and poor Wi-Fi connectivity.
Dear Editor, Over the past two months Guyanese have been caught in the web of two important issues, the recently held General Elections debacle and the COVID-19 pandemic.
OTTAWA, (Reuters) – Canada’s coronavirus curve is flat but worrying trends are emerging, particularly outbreaks in vulnerable indigenous communities, the country’s top medical officer said yesterday.
The Georgetown Chamber of Commerce and Industry (GCCI) re-elected Nicholas Deygoo-Boyer as its President at its recent Annual General Meeting (AGM).
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – West Indies captain Jason Holder believes safety should be the main mitigating factor in whether the three-Test tour of England goes ahead later this year.
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – Marquee stroke-maker Hayley Matthews has urged authorities to increase the number of regional tournaments in order to accelerate the development of the women’s game.
Dear Editor, Jeff Dujon, a man who played many cricket test matches at the highest level, said that we have “lost the art of conversation.”
WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump said yesterday he was confident the coronavirus may have originated in a Chinese virology lab, but declined to describe the evidence, ratcheting up tensions with Beijing over the origins of the deadly outbreak.
The Childcare and Protection Agency (CPA) on Thursday presented advice on measures that children and families can take to cope during the COVID-19 outbreak and urged that `doomsday’ information be avoided.
(Reuters) – The COVID-19 crisis could hit soccer’s international calendar for “two to three years” and potentially affect the 2022 World Cup in Qatar, Lars-Christer Olsson, an executive committee member of European soccer’s governing body UEFA has said.
Dear Editor, I write in response to Lin-Jay Harry-Voglezon’s fulminations `Malicious, mischievous and reckless editorial’ (SN April 29) as it pertains to Stabroek News’s editorial dated, April 27, 2020.
Guyana’s political-bullyism master-class What’s your preference to describe today’s national holiday?
(Trinidad Guardian) Any nation that assists Venezuela in avoiding embargoes will face sweeping sanctions imposed by the United States.
The World Bank yesterday announced that Saint Lucia will benefit from US$10.5 million activated from World Bank projects to bolster the country’s COVID-19 response.
There has never been a May 1 like this one. It is true that the celebration of the workers’ day in recent times has not been what it once was, but it still retained a certain symbolic significance.
(Barbados Nation) With the Government of Barbados set to lose more than $450 million in revenue over the next year, Prime Minister Mia Mottley announced a $2 billion plan designed to stimulate business and provide relief for the most vulnerable over the next two years.
NEW YORK, (Reuters) – U.S. prosecutors yesterday announced drug trafficking charges against a former chief of the Honduran National Police, the latest in a string of U.S.
In every dark cloud there is a silver lining, or so we’ve been taught to believe.
