Daily Archive: Monday, July 13, 2020

(Jamaica Star) Roshana Brown sat for minutes in silence and tears before she was able to produce any sound.

Paramaribo,  (Reuters) – Suriname’s National Assembly voted in former justice minister Chan Santokhi as its new president today, ending the rule of former strongman Desi Bouterse, who had dominated the country’s politics in recent decades.

(Trinidad Guardian) “Oh my God. I was not aware” was how Public Utilities Minister Fitzgerald Hinds reacted to realising a live Facebook broadcast of his interview on U97.5 FM was not switched off during a heated exchange.

(Jamaica Gleaner) The Jamaican community in West Palm Beach, Florida, is in mourning following news of the passing of community activist and businessman Norman Perkins, affectionately known as ‘DC’ even as reports swirl of several Jamaicans contracting the virus at a recent party.

(Jamaica Gleaner) Hungry and homeless, a desperate mother of five is longing for reprieve from a life of hardship unfamiliar to many.

GECOM Chair Claudette Singh today instructed CEO Keith Lowenfield to submit the results of the recount of the March 2nd elections by 2 pm tomorrow and she stated that the existing declarations for the 10 districts will be set aside, according to commissioners who attended the Commission’s meeting.

MUMBAI,  (Reuters) – Fans across India prayed today for Bollywood legend Amitabh Bachchan and others members of his movie star family who have fallen sick with the coronavirus as the one-day rise in infections hit a new record without any sign of a peak.

LONDON,  (Reuters) – Britain’s new immigration system will provide faster and cheaper visas for skilled health and social care workers, the government announced today, setting out further details of the points-based system that will come into effect in January.

 (Reuters) – Pfizer Inc and partner BioNTech SE said today two of their experimental coronavirus vaccines received ‘fast track’ designation from the U.S.

(Barbados Nation) They came to work, relax, visit family and one person even came to grieve.

Eleven inmates were injured and hundreds more dislocated when prisoners set fire to a dorm yesterday at the Lusignan Prison following a drug seizure.

With the certifying of the outcome of the March 2nd polls still hanging in the balance, the stage is set when GECOM  meets this morning  for the firing of Chief Election Officer (CEO)  Keith Lowenfield who has thrice defied instructions by the Chairperson, Justice Retired Claudette Singh to present the results of the recount A meeting is scheduled for 10 am at the Commission’s High and Cowan streets, Kingston Headquarters.

Commonwealth Secretary General Patricia Scotland yesterday strongly encouraged GECOM to “follow the directions given by the CCJ and decisively conclude the 2 March 2020 elections based on the results of the national recount.”

The family of the latest COVID-19 fatality, a sixty-nine-year-old woman who died on Saturday while in isolation at the West Demerara Regional Hospital (WDRH) have since alleged that she contracted the virus while she was a patient at the Georgetown Public Hospital.

A New and United Guyana  presidential candidate Ralph Ramkarran yesterday rapped de facto Prime Minister Moses Nagamootoo for helping to “restore PNC dictatorship” on the basis of rigged elections which he said both of them in their youth as members of the PPP had fought against.

The Federation of Independent Trade Unions of Guyana (FITUG) yesterday said that the antics of the Chief Election Officer, Keith Lowenfield have demonstrated beyond a shadow of a doubt that he cannot be expected to discharge his functions in an impartial and fair manner.

Face masks are mandatory when travelling on speedboats because of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Dear Editor, Guyanese cannot fail to acknowledge, much less underestimate, the seriousness of the political quandary created by caretaker President Granger and the coalition he leads.

Guyana Goldfields Inc (GGI) on Wednesday announced that it had processed the last batch of ore from its stockpile at the Aurora gold mine in Cuyuni/Mazaruni and will continue to recover gold in circuit inventory over the next several days.

Dear Editor, As provided for under Article 19 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, the protection and promotion of a free, independent, and diverse media in all forms is crucial to the functioning of inclusive, peaceful, and democratic societies across the world.

Six more persons have tested positive for COVID-19 bringing the total number of infected persons to 297.

Hand in Hand Mutual Life Assurance Company Ltd is offering one year’s free life insurance coverage to all public health care workers countrywide. 

Dear Editor, The CEO of GECOM is possibly the best at fabrications and outright falsifications.

SOUTHAMPTON, England, CMC – Mercurial Jermaine Blackwood perished agonisingly short of a deserved hundred but West Indies took a giant leap towards their first series win on English soil in 32 years when they held their nerve to stun the hosts by four wickets in the opening Test here yesterday.

LONDON, (Reuters) – Companies around the world will take on as much as $1 trillion of new debt in 2020, as they try to shore up their finances against the coronavirus, a new study of 900 top firms has estimated.

Dear Editor, While claiming to be “all for CARICOM”, Raphael Trotman, Chairman of the AFC has told member states of CARICOM to mind their own business and allow Guyana to solve what he refers to as a “constitutional crisis”.

The Government of Guyana is seeking bidders for the construction of a fish processing plant at Victoria on the East Coast of Demerara.

(Reuters) – Florida reported a record increase of more than 15,000 new cases of COVID-19 in 24 hours yesterday, as the Trump administration renewed its push for schools to reopen and anti-mask protests were planned in Michigan and Missouri.

Dear Editor, All over America, millions of people been have marching, chanting the slogan “Black Lives Matter” in recent weeks.

Following a four-wicket win yesterday over England in the first of the three-Test series, West Indies captain, Jason Holder is relishing what he deemed “a massive win.”

An attempt to set fire to the cultural landmark, the Umana Yana was foiled early yesterday after an alert security guard raised an alarm scaring off a man.

Bramha Kaiso, a 60-year-old resident of Corentyne, Berbice, who became disabled from a spinal injury and who suffered discomfort during the inclement weather, got relief after a contractor repaired his leaking roof. 

Dear Editor, “Judgement! thou art fled to brutish beasts and men have lost their reason,” from Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar, aptly describes the words, conduct and thoughts of those who believe they can steal the next Government.

In what can be described as a positive move, the Guyana Football Federation (GFF), the nation’s governing body for association football, has paid players a significant fraction of the outstanding bonus monies for the 2019 CONCACAF Gold Cup.

MUMBAI,  (Reuters) – Revered Bollywood actor Amitabh Bachchan’s daughter-in-law and granddaughter have joined him and his son in testing positive for COVID-19, the family said yesterday, in one of the highest-profile cases of the pandemic sweeping India.

MEXICO CITY,  (Reuters) – Deaths in Mexico from the coronavirus pandemic rose above 35,000 yesterday, with the Latin American country overtaking Italy for the world’s fourth-highest death total, according to Reuters data.

(Trinidad Guardian) Prime Minister Dr Keith Rowley has accused the United National Congress (UNC) of buying votes for $300 as part of their attempt to ensure success in the August 10 general election.

WARSAW,  (Reuters) – Incumbent Andrzej Duda’s lead in Poland’s presidential election widened further, an updated late poll showed yesterday, a result, which while still uncertain, could have profound implications for Warsaw’s relations with the European Union.

Dear Editor, Reading the column ‘Lowenfield’s weird mumbo jumbo’ (SN July 12) with explanations, I got clearer clarity what was sought from the Chair.

(Reuters) – Six-times world champion Lewis Hamilton dominated the Styrian Grand Prix in a Mercedes one-two on Sunday to celebrate his 85th Formula One win and move a step closer to Michael Schumacher’s record of 91 victories.

A date has not been set for the release of the National Grade Six Assessment (NGSA) results according to the Ministry of Education (MoE).

Dear Editor, I read the statement by Vice Chancellor of the University of Guyana, Sir Hilary Beckles and am replying on behalf of the Guyana Reparations Committee.

MOSCOW,  (Reuters) – Russian mining giant Norilsk Nickel said today that around 45 tonnes of aviation fuel had leaked from its pipeline in the Arctic.

With the COVID-19 pandemic threatening the health and safety of many, Troy Resources recently donated a quantity of cleaning and hygiene supplies to the Kaburi Village Council in Region Seven.

By Omar Shahabudin McDoom Dr. Omar Shahabudin McDoom teaches political science at the London School of Economics where he specializes in the study of violent conflict, ethnic politics, and sub-Saharan Africa.

SOUTHAMPTON, England, (Reuters) – England should look beyond Joe Denly but retain Zak Crawley when regular skipper Joe Root returns for the second test against the West Indies, former captain Michael Vaughan has said.

An overarching and vaguely worded national security law imposed on Hong Kong this week marks the end of an era.

(Trinidad Express) Gunmen opened fire near midnight on a vehicle carrying three men and two teenagers at Valencia on Saturday.

Now Guyana must return to its state of respect for the established will of the people; and the new Government must be declared and installed.