Daily Archive: Saturday, May 30, 2020

Eighty-four ballot boxes from the March 2nd general elections were recounted today, according to GECOM Commissioner, Sase Gunraj.

 (Reuters) – Cricket West Indies (CWI) said yesterday it will halve salaries for staff and players for up to six months as it struggles to deal with the “debilitating economic challenges” caused by the coronavirus pandemic.

APNU+AFC elections agent Joseph Harmon today said that the incumbent coalition has written 11 letters in the last four days to GECOM over alleged “irregularities” associated with the March 2nd general elections and it is demanding answers be given.

Chief Executive Officer of the National COVID-19 Task Force Joseph Harmon has announced that while an extension of the current emergency measures in place to stem the transmission of the virus is being considered, a complete lockdown of the country is not.

(Trinidad Guardian) One in every five vehicles on the nation’s roads is uninsured, according to estimates from the Association of T&T Insurance Companies (ATTIC).

(Jamaica Observer) About 310 more British travellers will be able to return home from Jamaica on a second charter flight organised by the Government of the United Kingdom.

(Jamaica Gleaner) When gunmen invaded her August Town home and started firing indiscriminately at 2 o’clock yesterday morning, senior citizen *Montross Howell jumped out of her bed and turned off the lights, putting the shooters at a disadvantage.

With one day left in the original timeline for the recount of votes from the March 2nd general elections, GECOM yesterday extended the deadline to June 13 and by majority decision agreed for  a maximum of three days after the receipt of a final report from the Chief Election Officer (CEO)  for the declaration of a result.

Following the confirmation of multiple cases of the novel coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in the Moruca Sub-District of Region One, the Santa Rosa village council has announced that a complete lockdown will be imposed on the community for two weeks.

ST JOHN’S, Antigua, CMC – Cricket West Indies has approved the Test tour of England, paving the way for cricket’s first-ever “bio-secure” Test series to proceed behind closed doors in July.

West Indies all-rounder, Keemo Paul made a return to training yesterday ahead of the upcoming West Indies tour to England.

Police are cracking down on persons who are breaching the emergency directives put in place to prevent the spread of COVID-19, including those not abiding by the national curfew and some businesses that are still operating although they have not been deemed essential services.

A 54-year-old farmer and her nine-year-old granddaughter are now dead after a tree fell on them on Thursday afternoon at Imbaimadai, Upper Mazaruni.

Sports fanatics in Guyana should tip their hats to the hockey executives at the Georgetown Cricket Club (GCC) for the admirable work they have been doing to develop junior female hockey at the club level. 

Dear Editor, The impasse following the March 2 elections has seen renewed calls for shared governance and constitutional reform by coalition sympathizers.

With his tour of duty having come to an end, Guyana’s Ambassador to the United Nations in Geneva since 2016 has resigned as chair of a key World Trade Organisation Committee (WTO) and in a comment to Stabroek News has voiced concern over the unconcluded elections process here.

Dancehall artiste, Delon ‘Stiffy Stiff’ Garraway has dropped a creole Dancehall remix of British rappers Young T & Bugsey’s “Don’t Rush”.

NEW YORK, (Reuters) – Teenage tennis phenomenon Coco Gauff released a video protesting killings of African-Americans in the United States yesterday, joining a chorus of outrage across the country that followed the death of an unarmed black man in Minneapolis.

Dear Editor, It is very scary to hear the Private Sector Commission suggesting that returning Guyanese should be home quarantined.

Although there was no increase in COVID-19 cases reported yesterday, the Public Health Ministry said it remains concerned about the continuous rise in regions outside the epicenter, Region Four.

Social media provides multiple platforms for people to cook and share their food.

MELBOURNE, (Reuters) – Australian cricket faces another round of cost-cutting to shore up finances hit by the coronavirus shutdown and no part of the game will be immune, board chief Kevin Roberts said yesterday.

Dear Editor, I am probably Tim Jonas’s biggest fan. (Not kidding, I love the guy, we should be selling Jonas T-shirts!

MINNEAPOLIS,  (Reuters) – The white former Minneapolis police officer shown in video footage using his knee to pin an unarmed black man’s neck to the street was charged with murder yesterday in the man’s death, an incident that has unleashed four nights of violent protests.

The woman who was taken into quarantine from the New Amsterdam market on Monday after it was reported to health authorities in Berbice that she exhibited symptoms of COVID-19 has since tested negative, a senior health official has confirmed.

(Trinidad Express) Minister of Education Anthony Garcia announced yesterday that the new school year will open on September 1.

Fashion and shopping seem like frivolous things to indulge openly in these days.

Dear Editor, The Federation of Independent Trade Unions of Guyana (FITUG) recognizing that the initial 25-day deadline is reaching an end, calls on the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) to identify the shortest possible extension in which to complete the exercise.

West Indies Head Coach, Phil Simmons is of the firm belief that there will be more than 15 players selected in the West Indies side for their three-Test tour of England set for July.

A 41-year-old man, who is accused of fatally stabbing his brother at Craig, East Bank Demerara (EBD) last week, was charged with murder yesterday and remanded to prison.

Dear Editor, The evidence being gathered in this recount exercise at the Arthur Chung Conference Centre (ACCC) is confirming the fact that the citizens of Guyana in these 2020 General Elections chose to vote Mr.

HONG KONG,  (Reuters) – The American Chamber of Commerce in Hong Kong said yesterday it was “a sad day” for the global financial centre, hours after U.S.

The Miss World Guyana franchise holder Majesty International has cancelled the national competition for a second year in a row.

Reigning Miss Guyana Culture Arian Dahlia Richmond will represent Guyana in the first ever Miss Emerald, a virtual pageant that will highlight the preservation and protection of indigenous cultures around the world.

(Jamaica Gleanner) As the Caribbean prepares to reopen borders and rescue battered economies, technocrats from CARICOM member states have been working behind the scenes to craft new protocols for tourists in the COVID-19 era.

Dear Editor, I served in the GDF for twenty years and today I am a proud Veteran.

The police have arrested the prime suspect in the murder of Port Kaituma resident David James, who was fatally beaten during an argument on Tuesday night.

HAVANA/NEW YORK,  (Reuters) – Ken Hutton is worried Great Abaco Island in the Bahamas where he lives is far from rebuilt after being devastated by Hurricane Dorian last year yet he is bracing for another hurricane season in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic.

WASHINGTON/UNITED NATIONS, (Reuters) – The United States will end its relationship with the World Health Organization over the body’s handling of the coronavirus pandemic, U.S.

(BBC) Coronavirus replacements could be allowed in England’s summer Test series against West Indies and Pakistan.

The Private Sector Commission (PSC) has called on caretaker president David Granger to state unequivocally that he will accept the recount of the ballots currently underway as the only basis for a final result from the March 2nd general elections.

Earlier this week Twitter users identified a woman in New York who falsely reported a threat on a 9-1-1 call.

As part of what it sees as its corporate responsibility, BOSAI has made a number of contributions to Region Ten to help offset the hardships faced by the community as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Dear Editor,  I am only now learning that fifty-four years ago, almost to the day, the ushering in of our independence status saw two twenty-year-old members of the Guyana Defence Force playing meaningful roles with our Golden Arrowhead. 

WASHINGTON,  (Reuters) – Seeking to deter further shipments of Iranian fuel to Venezuela, the Trump administration has quietly warned foreign governments, seaports, shipping companies and insurers that they could face stiff U.S.

RIO DE JANEIRO,  (Reuters) – Coronavirus deaths in Brazil reached 27,878, the Health Ministry said yesterday, surpassing Spain to become the fifth ranking nation in the number of dead.

(Reuters) – A group of 55 England cricketers have been asked to return to training to prepare for the start of the English summer season that was delayed by the COVID-19 pandemic, the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) said yesterday.

Up to midday yesterday, 12 persons had been tested by the mobile COVID-19 unit deployed to Cornelia Ida, West Coast Demerara.

Since measures were implemented to flatten the coronavirus curve in Guyana, schools have been engaged in distance education.

US-based Guyanese author Fiona Harewood is one of two facilitators presenting a CARE session tomorrow called ‘Living With Your Abuser During COVID-19’, a programme hosted by 4 Real Women International Inc (4RWI).