Articles published on Wednesday, May 6, 2020
(Jamaica Gleaner) Limited parental supervision and an emerging role reversal have hobbled the transition to online classes since the shuttering of schools nationwide, with Jamaican teachers reportedly the targets of nude images and other inappropriate content shared by their students.
(Trinidad Express) The parents of murdered siblings, Vishal and Vishanie Chitbahal, say the pain of losing their only children is something impossible to recover from.
(Trinidad Express) Cricket legend Brian Lara has celebrated another milestone in his life, having cross half-century.
Six of the country’s latest confirmed COVID-19 cases, which include a one-year-old and a 12-year-old, are residents of Linden, in Region Ten, which has been grappling with a refusal by many residents to abide by the national curfew and distancing measures in place to stem the spread of the virus.
Dear Editor; As has been feared, based on observations of the layouts and footprints of counting stations at the International Counting Centre, the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) appears to be making maximum perverse use of the COVID-19 situation to keep stakeholders and observers remote from satisfactory direct observation and verification of the recount process for ballot boxes of the General and Regional Elections, 2020.
The recount of the votes from the March 2nd general elections is finally underway at the Arthur Chung Conference Centre.
The Ambassador of the United States of America, Sarah-Ann Lynch, the British High Commissioner, Greg Quinn, the Canadian High Commissioner, Lilian Chatterjee, and the Ambassador of the European Union, Fernando Ponz-Canto, in a joint statement today noted the plans put forward for a recount of ballots from the 02 March elections.
WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – U.S. private employers laid off a record 20.236 million workers in April as mandatory business closures in response to the novel coronavirus outbreak savaged the economy, setting up the overall labor market for historic job losses last month.
(Trinidad Guardian) After 70 days waiting to ensure they were safe of COVID-19, 33 Trinidadian nationals were finally released from the step-down facility in Tacarigua and allowed to return to their homes yesterday.
KINGSTON, Jamaica, CMC – Two former national cricketers have warned that the exit of T20 stars Chris Gayle and Andre Russell from the Jamaica Tallawahs will have repercussions for the Caribbean Premier League (CPL) franchise team.
With all the ballot boxes transported yesterday to the Arthur Chung Conference Centre (ACCC), the recount of votes from the March 2nd elections is finally set to begin this morning even though there was a late concern raised by the PPP that the Chief Election Officer should not have sole possession of the crucial Statements of Recount at any time.
Pernell Cummings, Emuwnah Pross and Jonathan Hutson scored commanding wins in the first leg of their quarterfinal, two-round series when the inaugural iBet Supreme FIFA 20 ‘League of Champions’ e-Sports Championship continued Monday night.
Guyana has recorded its 10th COVID-19-related death while one new case was confirmed as the Chief Medical Officer said that local cluster transmission is taking place.
– encourages sportsmen and women to educate themselves more on anti-doping Caribbean Director of the Regional Anti-Doping Organisation (RADO), Dr.
Rixon Peneux, brother of one of the three fallen soldiers from last Thursday’s explosion at Base Camp Stephenson, Timehri, is calling on the Guyana Defence Force (GDF) to take responsibility for the death of the three men and to provide answers to the families as they seek closure.
Attorney-at-law Arudranauth Gossai, who has been at the forefront of trying to resolve Guyana’s administrative cricket deadlock has commended the subtle approaches taken by President of Cricket West Indies (CWI) Ricky Skerritt to resolve the matter here.
One of the four prisoners who escaped from the holding bay at the Lusignan prison two weeks ago was recaptured yesterday, the police said.
A mere two weeks after two friends lost their lives when they crashed into the median at Bagotstown before running into a resident’s fence, another car crashed into the same resident’s fence and that of his neighbour in the wee hours of yesterday.
By Eion Jardine In my last article I looked at the legendary Patrick Forde, rated among the crème-de la crème of Guyanese boxers, where I described him as possibly one of, if not the greatest professional boxer born here.
LONDON, (Reuters) – Tennis governing bodies should use the time during the lengthy coronavirus shutdown to align their interests and fix the imbalance in the calendar, six-times Grand Slam winner Boris Becker told Reuters yesterday.
As police await legal advice from the office of the Director of Public Prosecutions on the boat crash in the Pomeroon River in which a Guyana Defence Force (GDF) Coast Guard vessel collided with a civilian boat, resulting in the death of farmer Ryan Khayum, his widow has broken her silence and is calling for justice.
(Reuters) – Australian spin great Shane Warne has suggested using weighted balls to help pace bowlers generate swing without risking health when cricket resumes after the coronavirus shutdown.
Canadian gold mining company, Gold X Corp, says it plans to begin production at its Toroparu project as soon as the necessary steps are completed.
(Reuters) – England’s players would have to “make do” with limited chances to prepare for the Twenty20 World Cup scheduled for later this year in Australia due to the COVID-19 pandemic, limited-overs skipper Eoin Morgan said.
Dear Editor, Please permit me space to highlight some possible troubling issues which may arise during the days of the highly anticipated recount /election 2020 audit.
The Guyana Forestry Commission (GFC) yesterday refuted the claims of those involved in protest action staged on Monday in front of the Kwakwani Forest Station that they were not treated fairly in the awarding of concessions.
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – Trinbago Knight Riders (TKR) have opted to head into the 2020 Caribbean Premier League (CPL) without wicketkeeper/batsman Denesh Ramdin, but have retained nine other players for the tournament.
Persons travelling to the Giftland Mall can now access its services through two routes in light of the arrangements which have been put in place by the Guyana Police Force to accommodate the national recount at the Arthur Chung Conference Centre which commences today.
Dear Editor, At the time of penning this letter (Tues. morning, 5th May) there has been a media rampage across the communication spectrum claiming Government’s denial of a return of the Carter Center and a GECOM/ Government collaboration to rig elections.
Online classes for secondary and tertiary level students are proving to be a double-edged sword – beneficial but also inaccessible, according to the level teachers and students.
PARIS, (Reuters) – The COVID-19 crisis has wreaked havoc on the cycling calendar but female riders were able to celebrate the addition of a new race in 2020 when the International Cycling Union (UCI) unveiled its revised schedule yesterday.
Dear Editor, Death has struck another painful blow to one of the stalwarts of the People’s Progressive Party and an unsung hero of our country, Cde Feroze Mohamed.
The World Bank yesterday said it has provided US$412,000 to Suriname to purchase essential medical supplies for the country’s emergency response to the COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic.
WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – The White House coronavirus task force will wind down as the country moves into a second phase that focuses on the aftermath of the outbreak, President Donald Trump said yesterday.
ROSEAU, Dominica, CMC – A top West Indies Cricket Umpires Association official says regional umpires have also been heavily impacted by the cessation of cricket, stemming from the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic.
A Guyanese student has been awarded second place in a regional secondary school essay competition which concluded on March 31 and saw 50 entries from across the Region in two categories.
Dear Editor, In my last letter I urged parents to think of the lockdown as a Master’s Programme in simply chilling. After
The European Union (EU) on Monday sanctioned six Nicaraguan officials over human rights and the stalling of democracy.
RIO DE JANEIRO, (Reuters) – Brazil hit a record for daily coronavirus deaths yesterday, indicating that the nation is still in the thick of its battle against the virus, even as some areas of the country are beginning to open up.
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – West Indies emerging player Jayden Seales is looking forward to learning from cricket veterans and fellow Trinidadians in the 2020 Caribbean Premier League (CPL), once the COVID-19 pandemic does not prevent his debut in the franchise tournament.
One year after being open-ed to the general public, the Indian Immigration Monument, located at Palmyra Village, East Berbice, directly opposite the entrance to the Berbice River Bridge, has become a popular location for locals and visitors.
Cricket, or to be more specific, the Caribbean Premier League (CPL), was once again stealing the headlines last week, without a ball being bowled.
The last time the West placed sanctions upon Guyana, contrary to what some of its contemporary supporters say, the PNC regime caved and set the stage for Desmond Hoyte’s more free market approach.
Dear Editor, Kindly permit me a little space to enquire about the relevance of a large colourful figure of a woman who appears to be drinking coconut water and prominently displayed outside the entrance of the Arthur Chung Conference Centre.
The Director of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), Dr Carissa F Etienne has cautioned countries not to prematurely relax their social distancing measures as it could increase the spread of the virus and she has voiced particular concern over Haiti.
PARIS, (Reuters) – French Open organisers have been in talks with the sport’s governing bodies to fine-tune the tennis calendar amid media reports that the Grand Slam tournament is being delayed by a week.
