Daily Archive: Saturday, June 13, 2020

The Private Sector Commission (PSC) says it is appalled by the report submitted to GECOM today by Chief Election Officer Keith Lowenfield saying that the recount of votes from the March 2nd general elections does not provide a credible or verifiable basis for a result.

The PPP today slammed a report submitted to GECOM by Chief Election Officer Keith Lowenfield on the March 2nd recount of votes as ultra vires and in excess of his authority.

A female resident of the Palms Geriatric Home who is 105 is among three residents of the home who have recovered from COVID-19.

 Chief Election Officer (CEO) Keith Lowenfield today delivered his report to GECOM Chair Claudette Singh on the 33-day recount of votes and sources tell Stabroek News it says that in each district it cannot be ascertained that the results meet the criteria of free and fair elections.

(Jamaica Gleaner) Jamaicans in the diaspora are in for a taste of home this week with the latest shipment of local mangoes destined for the New York market.

(Jamaica Gleaner) TORONTO’S POLICE chief, Mark Saunders, surprised many with the announcement that he will retire from the service on July 31 – eight months before his contract is set to expire.

(Jamaica Gleaner) THE MAN said to be responsible for the brutal gun attack that left two policemen dead and two others in critical condition in hospital is now dead.

(Trinidad Express) A 63-year-old Trinidad and Tobago national tested positive for Covid-19 virus prior to boarding the aircraft in Venezuela to return home.

(Trinidad Guardian) Government will extend its facility to Venezuelans migrants in T&T up until December, Prime Minister Dr Keith Rowley announced Friday.

(Cricinfo) Cricket West Indies (CWI) President Ricky Skerritt has quashed speculation linking the West Indies tour of England to a US$3 million loan to CWI by the ECB in May, a loan that eventually became the subject of an ICC ethics inquiry.

The Guyana Chess Federation, in an effort to raise the standing of the sport locally, recently began discussions with three prominent International Chess Federation (FIDE) personnel for guidance to design a programme to produce elite local players. 

Jamie McDonald, organizer and sponsor of the major CrossFit-style events does not foresee the local tournaments being affected as CrossFit Inc.

President of the Central Essequibo Cricket Committee, Aotto Christiani, is putting the Guyana Cricket Board (GCB) on notice with regards to the selection of Anthony Adams and Kemol Savory for the upcoming regional first-class cricket season. 

West Indies captain Jason Holder as well as former head coach, Floyd Reifer, believe the side is safe with the measures taken by England Cricket Board (ECB) for their Three-Test series amid the Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.

While suggesting that comments by regional leaders on Guyana’s elections process have been “premature” and “reckless,” caretaker president David Granger last night urged that the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) be allowed to do its work and once again pledged to abide by whatever declaration it makes.

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – Outspoken fast bowling legend Sir Andy Roberts has lamented the exclusion of fast bowler Oshane Thomas from the West Indies 14-man squad to England but has queried the inclusion of out-of-form opener Kraigg Brathwaite.

Owen Arthur, the head of the Commonwealth Observer Mission to the March 2nd elections, yesterday repudiated the attacks which have been levelled against Vincentian Prime Minister Ralph Gonsalves by APNU+AFC election agent Joseph Harmon over a statement about the recount of votes.

NEW DELHI, (Reuters) – Former West Indies captain Daren Sammy says he has accepted a former team mate’s explanation of a potentially racist nickname he was given at the Sunrisers Hyderabad and hopes the issue can be used to educate players about racism.

Executive member of the Working People’s Alliance (WPA) Dr Rupert Roopnaraine yesterday maintained that any declaration coming from the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) on the March 2 elections should be respected.

GENEVA/BRASILIA,  (Reuters) – Brazil’s COVID-19 death toll overtook Britain’s yesterday to become the second highest in the world with 41,828 dead, but the World Health Organization said the nation’s health system was standing up to the pressure.

BELGRADE, (Reuters) – World number one Novak Djokovic is looking forward to returning to action in front of fans at the Serb’s charity tennis tournament in Belgrade this weekend.

Ahead of today’s 40th anniversary of the death of co-founder Walter Rodney, who it maintains was assassinated by the then governing PNC, the Working People’s Alliance (WPA) yesterday recommitted itself to the quest for a Guyana that is based on ethno-racial, social and gender equity.

CARACAS,  (Reuters) – Venezuela’s supreme court yesterday named new leaders to the national electoral council that will oversee parliamentary elections later this year, a widely expected move that opposition leaders call an effort to rig the upcoming vote.

TURIN, Italy, (Reuters) – Cristiano Ronaldo missed a penalty as Juventus were held to a 0-0 draw by 10-man AC Milan yesterday but the Turin side still squeezed into the Coppa Italia final as the season restarted following a three-month stoppage for the novel coronavirus.

Dear Editor Today, the Working People’s Alliance will mark the 40th anniversary since its leader Walter Rodney was killed.

Almost four months after being found guilty of trafficking over five pounds of cocaine, Joy Jacqueline Caines was yesterday sentenced and fined for the crime by city magistrate Dylon Bess.

BOGOTA,  (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Britain pledged yesterday to give Colombia 64 million pounds ($80 million) to help the South American nation protect its threatened tropical forests as part of a new four-year conservation program targeting areas with high deforestation rates.

(Reuters) – India will not travel to Zimbabwe for a one-day international series in August due to the threat posed by the COVID-19 pandemic, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) secretary Jay Shah said yesterday.

Dear Editor, This is written for both you and for the staff at the Ministry of Education, who I assume prepare these test papers. 

Police have launched an investigation into the alleged brutalisation of several members of a Grass Field, Enmore, East Coast Demerara family on Tuesday by members of the force who were responding to a noise nuisance report.

Through the lens of Rio Nelson’s camera, the world comes alive.

Guyana has recorded a new positive COVID-19 case, taking its total number of cases to 159, according to the test results released yesterday by the Public Health Ministry.

The Hero Caribbean Premier League (CPL) is asking the top players to accept less money for the 2020 edition.

Dear Editor, As Guyana prepares to transition to a new Government, people are demanding to know where has all the money gone that was transferred to the outgoing Granger Government in May 2015. 

When last you had Aloo (potato) roti? Earlier in the week I did not feel like eating any of the things I had cooked – not the roast chicken, eddo-leaf callaloo with coconut milk, fried ochroes, roast sweet potatoes, roast breadfruit or beef soup (hmmm, this means I have food for next week).

(Reuters) – Sexual activity among young American men has declined sharply since 2000, with nearly a third reporting no sex with a partner in the prior year, according to a survey study published yesterday that suggests social media and electronic gaming might be filling the void.

Influenza vaccines are now available in Guyana as international health authorities continue to urge that vaccinations for the seasonal malady continue during the current COVID-19 outbreak.

NEW DELHI,  (Reuters) – The Indian Premier League (IPL) could be played behind closed doors as last resort, if that is the only way to save this year’s Twenty20 tournament from falling victim to the coronavirus epidemic, a senior cricket board official said.

Dear Editor, I have noted the clumsy but malicious “spin” by the APNU/AFC cabal on comments I made on a recent Zoom programme with Ed Layne.

LONDON,  (Reuters) – Statues of historical figures including Winston Churchill have been boarded up ahead of more expected protests today as Prime Minister Boris Johnson said it was “shameful” that the monument to Britain’s wartime leader was at risk of attack.

As we continue to observe and/or participate in the Black Lives Matter protests across the globe, I have been reflecting on how we racialize some certain aspects of black fashion and culture.

LAHORE, Pakistan, (Reuters) – Pakistan recalled pacer Sohail Khan and included uncapped batsman Haider Ali in their 29-member squad for the upcoming tour of England, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) said yesterday.

CARACAS/MEXICO CITY, (Reuters) – Last year, China replaced the United States as the No.

Following reports of wildlife being traded from Mabaruma, Region One, during the closed season, the Guyana Wildlife Conservation and Management Commission (GWCMC) has launched an investigation, according to Commissioner Alona Sankar.

“A dead man who never caused others to die seldom rates a statue,” wrote the poet W.H.

 Reuters) – About one in five of Britain’s patients with COVID-19 caught the disease while in hospital, the Daily Telegraph newspaper reported, citing papers by government scientists.

Courtney Crum-Ewing would have celebrated his 45th birth anniversary on June 10th this week.

Dear Editor,  The critical question is whether GECOM can rely on data extrapolated from the ballot boxes where the statutory documents are missing altogether or in part?

Non-profit organization Incredible U spearheaded by Mrs India Guyana 2019 Kristal Inshan is on a mission to improve the lives of impoverished families.