Articles published on Tuesday, July 21, 2020
Members of the Organisation of the American States (OAS) this afternoon called for the David Granger administration to allow a peaceful transition of power in Guyana even as government representatives maintained that the process is still to be completed and the declaration by the GECOM Chair will be recognised once it is in accordance with the law.
The Permanent Council of the Organization of American States (OAS) holds a virtual special meeting, today “to consider the state of the electoral process in Guyana”, at the request of the Secretary General, Luis Almagro.
Welcoming yesterday’s decision by Chief Justice (ag) Roxane George-Wiltshire, the Private Sector Commission today called on the GECOM Chair Claudette Singh to move towards the declaration of the result based on the recount of the votes and to the swearing in of the new President.
LONDON, (Reuters) – U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said today the United States wants to build a global coalition to counter China as he accused Beijing of exploiting the coronavirus pandemic to further its own interests.
(Reuters) – Rapper Kanye West posted a series of tweets late on Monday claiming his wife was trying to have him locked up on medical grounds, comparing himself to Nelson Mandela and suggesting the movie “Get Out” was based on his own life.
(Jamaica Gleaner) Police detectives are now combing through sections of Sherwood Forest in eastern Portland following the discovery of the body of the wife of a prominent businessman.
(Trinidad Express) Radio announcer Andy Williams was ambushed and shot at his Chaguanas home at daybreak Monday.
Citing the recent decisions of the Appeal Court and the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ), acting Chief Justice Roxane George-Wiltshire yesterday upheld the validity of the order issued by the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) for the national recount from the March 2 polls and said that only those results can be used to make a final declaration.
Presidential candidate of the People’s Progressive Party/Civic (PPP/C), Irfaan Ali last evening appealed to the governing coalition to respect the ruling of the High Court yesterday and allow the March 2 elections to be declared using the results of the national recount.
A total of 42 new positive COVID-19 cases were recorded since July 12th, the Ministry of Public Health reported yesterday.
Urging a new and inclusive response to COVID-19, the Guyana Human Rights Association (GHRA) yesterday said that the continued promotion of the mining industry above national health interests by shielding it from restrictions pertaining to the virus grows more questionable.
As the country’s mid-year economic report is being prepared, preliminary data indicators show that the global COVID-19 pandemic has significantly impacted overall growth and further economic decline is projected, a source close to the process says.
The police have obtained a number of statements as they continue to investigate the cause of the July 12 fire at the Lusignan Prison during which a wooden building was destroyed, Commander of Region 4B Royston Andries-Junor confirmed.
Denzil Prince, the miner who was found slumped over an ATV at Kumung Kumung Backdam, Mazaruni River, Region Seven last week died as a result of a ruptured spleen due to malaria, an autopsy confirmed.
Police in Region Seven are investigating the circumstances surrounding the death of a twenty-nine-year-old gold miner of Aranuputa village, Region Nine whose body was found submerged in a well.
A Linden man has been charged with threatening to kill the chairwoman of the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM), Justice (ret’d) Claudette Singh.
An 18-year-old miner was stabbed to death during an argument at Marudi Backdam, South Rupununi minutes after midnight Sunday and the suspect, a Venezuelan national has since been arrested.
Some elderly homes are in need of food and cleaning supplies as they continue to cope with the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic.
The MovieTowne Guyana Mall is due to reopen its doors on August 1st, after being closed for approximately three months following COVID-19 restrictions.
While novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) patients who are housed at isolation facilities in the Moruca sub-district of Region One believe the conditions they are being kept in is delaying their recovery, the Regional Health Officer (RHO) has challenged their accounts and says the number of recoveries thus far tell a different story.
Yesterday’s ruling by acting Chief Justice Roxane George in the case challenging the March 2nd elections recount has been welcomed by Opposition-nominated Commissioner of GECOM Sase Gunraj.
Dear Editor, I am writing this letter after considering statements made by the new chair of Caricom, Dr.
Attorney-at-law Latchmie Rahamat is expected to serve as the prosecutor in the preliminary inquiry into the charge against Zaheer Hussein, the Riverview, Ruimveldt man charged with murdering visiting New York resident Alexie Gomes.
Dear Editor, The Guyana Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (GSPCA) would like to express its outrage that, according to recent reports in the media, the inhumane act of cockfighting regularly takes place on Sundays at the Port Mourant Race Course.
BRUSSELS, (Reuters) – European Union leaders agreed on a massive stimulus plan for their coronavirus-blighted economies at a pre-dawn meeting yesterday after a fractious summit that lasted almost five days.
MEXICO CITY, (Reuters) – Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said yesterday he would maintain a less confrontational approach to battling drug gangs even after one of Mexico’s most powerful cartels showcased its firepower in a video that stunned Mexicans.
Dear Editor, I am glad to see Dr Omar Shahabudin McDoom take seriously the vexing problem of ethnic voting in his two-part series under the Diaspora column.
The 14-year-old Corentyne lad who was reported missing by his father after he left home with an older friend was on Sunday found at a house in Bloomfield Village, Corentyne.
LONDON, (Reuters) – An experimental vaccine being developed by AstraZeneca and Oxford University against the new coronavirus produced an immune response in early-stage clinical trials, data showed yesterday, preserving hopes it could be in use by the end of the year.
BRASILIA, (Reuters) – A commission linked to the Organization of American States (OAS) yesterday asked Brazil’s government to take steps to protect the indigenous Yanomami and Yekuana peoples from the spreading coronavirus pandemic.
Dear Editor, Why are we surprised at the PNC’s post-election shenanigans?
The University of Guyana (UG), with the support of the Chancellor of the Judiciary and UNICEF, last Thursday launched guidelines to foster more responsible reporting on interpersonal violence.
LONDON, (Reuters) – Britain announced yesterday it would suspend its extradition treaty with Hong Kong in an escalation of a dispute with China over its introduction of a national security law for the former British colony.
Dear Editor, The Jones v GECOM et. al. Application having been disposed of, a number of observations must be made with respect to the decision, GECOM in general, and the APNU.
MEXICO CITY, (Reuters) – Mexico has spoken to a host of foreign companies, particularly steelmakers, in an effort to lure business from Asia to capitalize on a new North American trade deal, Economy Minister Graciela Marquez said yesterday.
The obsession with skincare products has led a young Guyanese woman to live her dreams of helping others with stretch marks, cellulite and pigmentations and of boosting their self-confidence, when she founded her own line called Berries Skincare.
(Trinidad Guardian) South African players Tabraiz Shamsi and Rassie Van der Dussen will not feature in this year’s Hero Caribbean Premier League (CPL) T20 tournament this year.
(Reuters) – The Ballon d’Or will not be awarded this year for the first time in its 64-year history after the COVID-19 pandemic wreaked havoc on the football calendar, organisers France Football magazine said yesterday.
West Indies head coach, Phil Simmons feels that the match yesterday against England was lost due to Stuart Broad’s performance with the new ball on day four.
TOKYO, (Reuters) – Tokyo 2020 organisers will host celebrations marking the one-year countdown to the Olympics on Thursday but with the postponed Games still shrouded in uncertainty they are sure to be more muted than the first attempt 12 months ago.
On July 4, the opposition Partido Revolucionario Moderno (PRM) swept to power in the Dominican Republic, handing Luis Abinader the Presidency and control of both the Senate and the Chamber of Deputies.
Dear Editor, The news outfit iNEWS, which continuously spun what I said and juxtaposed my comments to those of Commissioner Gunraj, during the Recount process, has suddenly found refuge in what I reportedly said during that period.
(Reuters) – The coronavirus pandemic raged in Florida yesterday as the state reported more than 10,000 new infections for a sixth day in a row, but California saw improvement, with cases and hospitalizations beginning to stabilize after a surge.
There is something insidious in the ‘nature’ of the Coronavirus. Its ‘mission’ extends beyond taking lives.
(Reuters) – Tottenham Hotspur manager Jose Mourinho says the club are lucky to have striker Harry Kane and that the England skipper “would not be so special” at another team.
WELLINGTON, (Reuters) – New Zealand batsman Ross Taylor is eager to get out into the middle of a cricket field again in next month’s Caribbean Premier League (CPL) and is hopeful he can return home to a full international programme.
MANCHESTER, England, CMC – Shamarh Brooks and Jermaine Blackwood carved out polished half-centuries but West Indies’ fragile top order was again cruelly exposed, as England levelled the three-Test series with a 113-run victory on the final day at Old Trafford here yesterday.
(Reuters) – Birmingham City midfielder Jude Bellingham has joined Germany’s Borussia Dortmund on a “long-term” contract, the Bundesliga club said yesterday.
MANCHESTER, England, (Reuters) – England all-rounder Ben Stokes’ Manchester masterclass has convinced captain Joe Root that the team are “in the presence of greatness” and that sky was the limit for “Mr Incredible”.
(Barbados Nation) Barbados will not be stepping down from using Cuban nurses in the fight against the coronavirus (COVID-19) in spite of threats from the United States.
The return of the four boxers stranded in Cuba since March is imminent.
TURIN, Italy, (Reuters) – Cristiano Ronaldo scored twice, the first a penalty awarded for handball, to give Juventus a 2-1 win over Lazio which put them on the brink of a ninth successive Serie A title yesterday.
England have leveled the three-Test series with a 113-run win over West Indies in the second Test and the captain Jason Holder is disappointed with the loss.
DUBAI, (Reuters) – This year’s Twenty20 World Cup in Australia became a high-profile casualty of the COVID-19 pandemic yesterday after the sport’s governing International Cricket Council (ICC) postponed the tournament scheduled for October-November.
BERN, (Reuters) – The global footballers’ union FIFPRO wants concrete safeguards to protect players from fixture overload and the consequent risk of injury as the sport catches up with a backlog of matches following the novel coronavirus stoppage.
