Daily Archive: Tuesday, June 9, 2020

The main sugar Union GAWU says it has learnt that the Guyana Sugar Corporation Inc (GuySuCo) is facing the prospect of closure having exhausted its finances and is  desperately seeking the support of the Government.

The University of Guyana’s Council today announced that the year-long search for the Institution’s 11th Vice Chancellor has ended and that the successful Candidate is Professor Paloma Mohamed-Martin, PhD, the first woman to be named Vice Chancellor in the 57-year history of the University of Guyana.

WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – International Business Machines Corp disclosed Monday it will no longer offer facial recognition or analysis software in a letter to Congress calling for new efforts to pursue justice and racial equity, new Chief Executive Officer Arvind Krishna said.

MOSCOW, (Reuters) – Diesel fuel from a major spill in the Russian Arctic has reached the waters of a pristine lake that serves as the basin for a river flowing into the Arctic Ocean, a senior official said today.

NEW DELHI, (Reuters) – Delhi’s infections of coronavirus will climb to more than half a million by the end of July and it does not have the hospital capacity to handle such an outbreak, the city state’s deputy chief minister said today.

(Jamaica Gleaner) Jamaican community leaders in the Northeast Diaspora area are demanding answers from the New Jersey District Attorney General’s Office and the New Jersey State Police about the circumstances surrounding the killing of Maurice Gordon by a New Jersey state trooper.

(Jamaica Gleaner) BRIDGEPORT HIGH School 11th-grader Tianna Fisher was not perturbed by new stipulations demanding physical distancing amid the partial reopening of secondary schools across the island yesterday.

(Jamaica Gleaner) A Jamaican who was formerly employed to the Embassy of Japan in Kingston is seeking redress for the “unfair treatment” meted out to them by the embassy.

(Trinidad Express) Two people appeared in court today for separate offences against minors.

Guyana will begin the gradual reopening of its airspace from July 1st with a controlled number of flights coming into country, Director General of the Guyana Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) Lt.

The Guyana Amateur Powerlifting Federation (GAPF) has suspended its season indefinitely due to the ongoing COVID-19 concerns. 

Hard-hitting opener, Brandon King, is “ecstatic” about returning to the Guyana Amazon Warriors for the 2020 edition of the Caribbean Premier League (CPL).

Attorney at Law Anil Nandlall has written to the Registrar of the Supreme Court seeking to be informed of any legal challenge to the just concluded National Recount of votes.

Some Presiding Officers (POs) from the East Coast of Demerara polling stations, which have now become the focal point of the APNU+AFC’s allegations of electoral fraud due to missing documents, say they acted on instructions from their Deputy Returning Officers (DROs) to not place them in the ballot boxes.

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – Former Cricket West Indies president, Ken Gordon, has endorsed the current regional governing body’s head, Ricky Skerritt, as “absolutely the right man” to lead the organisation and says he has brought a renewed optimism to West Indies cricket.

PARIS, (Reuters) – Lamine Diack, the former head of the governing body for world athletics, was at the heart of a corruption scam that saw Russian athletes pay six-figure sums to have their names erased from doping lists, prosecutors told a French court yesterday.

With the tedious recount of votes from the March 2nd general elections now complete, all eyes are now on the CARICOM observer mission and GECOM.

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – Uncapped wicketkeeper/batsman Joshua DaSilva believes his call-up to the reserves for the tour of England is a boost for his career, and says he will use the experience as a learning curve.

Canadian gold miner Guyana Goldfields Inc (GGI) yesterday announced phase two of layoffs from its Region Seven subsidiary as it prepares for the transition from open pit mining to underground mining.

Dear Editor, In all the contentious wrangling that went on over the past weeks during the recount of the votes cast at the March 2nd election, there emerged a very bright ray of hope for Guyana’s future.

(Reuters) – Six-times Formula One world champion Lewis Hamilton has backed the anti-racism protesters who toppled the statue of a 17th-century slave trader in the English port city of Bristol, and urged governments across the world to take similar action.

The burnt remains of a man were recovered yesterday at a camp at the rear of Shieldstown Village, West Bank Berbice and his one-time son-in-law has since been arrested. 

Michael Jordan issued a challenge to those allowing racial injustice days after pledging $100 million to the fight.

A man was yesterday sentenced to three years in jail and fined $19.7 million after being found guilty of having a large quantity of cannabis as well as a quantity of cocaine in his possession for trafficking.

Dear Editor, It is heartening to see parents beginning to speak out against the Ministry of Education’s unfortunate and brash decision to hold examinations from early in July 2020 as Guyana struggles to contain the COVID-19 pandemic.

The driver of the minibus involved in the accident on the Rupert Craig Highway which claimed the life of a 20-year-old woman last month has been charged with causing her death and driving without a licence at the time.

Dear Editor, What is a select pro-coalition media? Reference is made to a Demerara Waves online article titled, `OAS position on recount results smacks of interference but CARICOM’s assessment will be ‘persuasive’ – Harmon,’ on June 5, 2020.  It states: “Speaking from a prepared statement to a select group of pro-coalition media, Harmon said on Thursday that ‘we want to ensure that the validity of every vote that was cast on the 2nd of March, 2020 can stand up to a test and that test is that it was validly cast by persons who were entitled to vote on that day.’”  Is this “select group of pro-coalition media” an official category within the media fraternity?  This may help to explain the combative nature of question-and-answer (Q & A) sessions between certain members of the press and others, particularly political figures.

(Reuters) – England fast bowler Jofra Archer has urged victims of racial abuse to speak out following the death of an unarmed black man in police custody in the United States.

SYDNEY,  (Reuters) – Michael Clarke has been honoured in the Queen’s Birthday list for Australia with the former cricket captain recognised for both his sporting career and community work.

Dear Editor, I have some advice for the next Government regardless of which political party legitimately forms it.

The Ministry of Public Infrastructure (MPI) yesterday condemned the destruction of features installed for the protection and safety of pedestrians and cyclists on the Main Road on the East Coast of Demerara, particularly between the recently completed sections from Better Hope to Belfield.

Despite exhibiting symptoms of the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) and indirect contact with one of the earliest fatalities, Quincy Braithwaite says that he has never tested positive.

Dear Editor, If your knee is on my neck, you will not find me. 

(BBC) Reports suggest that the third Tyson Fury versus Deontay Wilder heavyweight fight could take place at Sydney’s Bankwest Stadium in Australia on 26 December.

WELLINGTON, (Reuters) – Getting fans through the gates to watch the Super Rugby Aotearoa competition is a step in the right direction, New Zealand Rugby (NZR) said yesterday, but it is “no silver bullet” for the governing body’s financial struggles.

Dear Editor, The recount exercise is done. It has clearly established that the opposition PPP has won the elections.

RK’s Guyana Security Services yesterday  announced that Dr. Roshan Khan Snr has stepped down as Chairman and will now transition to a ‘Strategic Advisor’ role on the new board.

Dear Editor, There is sickening news (Kaieteur News 7 June, 2020) that ANSA McAl will be going on an alcohol promotion for Father’s Day.

Armed bandits posing as customers robbed M&M Snackette & Fast Food’s outlet at Houston, East Bank Demerara (EBD) of an undisclosed amount of cash on Sunday.

MOSCOW, (Reuters) – Russian high jumper Alexander Shustov, the 2010 European champion, has received a four-year ban for anti-doping violations, the country’s athletics federation said yesterday.

(Reuters) – It is not the responsibility of elite athletes to fix the issue of racism in sport and the heads of governing bodies must study the true extent of the problem to find solutions, Sport England board member Chris Grant said.

Dear Editor, Reacting to my longstanding cynicism regarding the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) and its relationship with Guyana, the younger professional intoned: “This is a new era Allan, with a new CARICOM; especially with that Bajan lady of impeccable character, Mia Mottley, as its current Chairperson”.

HOUSTON, (Reuters) – Thousands of mourners braved sweltering Texas heat yesterday to view the casket of George Floyd, whose death after a police officer knelt on his neck ignited worldwide protests against the mistreatment of African Americans and other minorities by U.S.

HAVANA, (Reuters) – Reina Paula, a saleswoman at Havana’s La Epoca supermarket, said the same day that a worker tested positive for the coronavirus, local authorities sent the rest of the staff in a fleet of state vehicles to isolation facilities for testing.

Guyana’s COVID-19 recoveries have now increased to 84 even as a new round of testing shows no new positive case.

Dear Editor, If there is only one element of substance that the recently concluded recount exercise has established, it is that the Mingo Region Four Declaration was irretrievably flawed and should now be thrown in the dustbin of our electoral history.

(Reuters) – Brazil has withdrawn its candidacy to host the 2023 Women’s World Cup, with the Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF) saying the government did not consider it wise to offer financial guarantees in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic.

WASHINGTON/LONDON,  (Reuters) – U.S. prosecutors accused Britain’s Prince Andrew yesterday of evading their efforts to question him over his contacts with the late financier Jeffrey Epstein, but lawyers for the prince accused them of seeking publicity rather than his help.

CARACAS,  (Reuters) – Venezuela’s government said yesterday that a flight carrying humanitarian aid for the COVID-19 epidemic had arrived from Iran, which has become a crucial ally to the South American nation amid U.S.

Saying that there remains a health threat posed by the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19), the General Council of the Guyana Teachers’ Union (GTU) yesterday maintained its call to teachers to continue to instruct their students from home despite an instruction from the Education Ministry that they return to schools.

(Trinidad Guardian) Commissioner of Police Gary Griffith is appealing to local demonstrators supporting the United States-based Black Lives Matter movement to be more responsible going forward, reminding that the country is still trying to prevent a second wave of COVID-19 infections and laws remain in place to ensure this is adhered to.

On June 1, it was announced that the City Mall at  Camp and Regent streets had been re-opened for business ahead of the June 3 expiration of the national COVID-19 measures.

Dear Editor, Permit me some space in your letter pages to share my brief thoughts on the upcoming national examinations.

By William A. Haseltine CAMBRIDGE – I was recently stunned to learn of the serious consideration being given to deliberately infecting human volunteers with the SARS-CoV-2 virus in order to assess the effectiveness of potential COVID-19 vaccines.

A few days ago, Venezuela’s government and opposition signed a joint request to the Pan American Health Organisation requesting funding to address the coronavirus pandemic.

(Reuters) – Promotion hopefuls Fulham and Brentford will kick off the action at Craven Cottage when the second-tier Championship season resumes on June 20 following the COVID-19 disruption, the English Football League (EFL) said yesterday.

RIO DE JANEIRO/SAO PAULO,  (Reuters) – Brazil reported 679 new COVID-19 deaths and 15,654 additional confirmed cases yesterday, as controversy grew over the country’s official coronavirus data amid allegations of manipulation from a senior lawmaker.

(Trinidad Guardian) Only three or four individuals will be allowed in a classroom for this year’s sittings of the Caribbean Advanced Proficiency Examinations (CAPE) and the Caribbean Secondary Examination Certificate (CSEC) due to COVID-19 restrictions.