Daily Archive: Friday, August 7, 2020

The recently elected President of Suriname,  Chandrikapersad Santokhi and his Minister of Foreign Affairs, International Business, and International Politics, Albert Ramdin will attend tomorrow’s inauguration of  Dr Irfaan Ali, as President of Guyana.

Attorney General Anil Nandlall today said that all public land deals made by the APNU+AFC administration since December 21st, 2018 are to be reviewed.

President Irfaan Ali (third from left), this morning, met with Maria Clara Duclos Carisio (second from left), Brazilian Ambassador to Guyana, Patricio Becker (left), Chilean Ambassador to Guyana and Felipe Alejandro Gardella, Argentine Ambassador to Guyana at the Office of the President.

Attorney General and Minister of Legal Affairs,  Anil Nandlall, today met with the Professional, Managerial, Clerical and Secretarial staff of the Ministry of Legal Affairs.

The Competition and Consumer Affairs Commission (CCAC) today advised members of the public to be wary of Pyramid and Ponzi schemes which are disguised as legitimate investments.

WASHINGTON,  (Reuters) – Nearly 300,000 Americans could be dead from COVID-19 by Dec.

Former President David Granger in a Facebook address today maintained his position that the declared results of the March 2nd elections were not acceptable and he accused the PPP/C government of giving former APNU+AFC government officials an unreasonable amount of time  to leave their lodgings.

(Trinidad Guardian) Prime Minister Dr Keith Rowley has accused the United National Congress (UNC) of using racially-insensitive messaging in its televised political advertisements.

(Jamaica Gleaner) A 17-year-old girl decided to join the choir of the Mount Zion Victory House of Prayer in Sandy Bay, Clarendon, to “give them a hand” because of the flagging youth numbers in her mom’s church.

(Jamaica Gleaner) Prime Minister Andrew Holness has used a last-minute digital press conference on Independence Day to warn that tighter COVID containment measures will soon be reimposed.

A 52-year-old woman of Good Hope, East Bank Essequibo (EBE) was brutally murdered sometime yesterday morning following a feud involving two villagers and her sons on Wednesday afternoon. 

Sole shareholder, Jacob Rambarran, of the Ocean View Hotel which was converted by the previous APNU+AFC Administration into an infectious diseases hospital, says that Government owes some $65M in rent which it never paid for use of the property.

Promising to be a “field” minister who will be accessible to farmers countrywide, newly appointed Minister of Agriculture Zulfikar Mustapha says that his government will relentlessly pursue its manifesto promise of reopening shuttered sugar estates and a priority will be completing an assessment of the sugar sector to see how this can be achieved as soon as possible.

Senior Superintendent Wendell Blanhum, who had been serving as Commander of Region One, has been returned to the post of Crime Chief as more changes in the hierarchy of the Guyana Police Force (GPF) have been effected under the PPP/C government.

All members of Region Nine’s COVID-19 Rapid Response Team have been quarantined after they came into contact with persons infected with the respiratory disease.

Cecil Sampat, one of two civilians shot following a police chase through the city nearly two weeks ago, died on Wednesday at the Georgetown Public Hospital (GPH).

NEW DELHI/MUMBAI, (Reuters) – China’s Vivo will not be the title sponsor of this year’s Indian Premier League (IPL), the Indian cricket board (BCCI) said yesterday, amid a growing backlash against Chinese companies in India.

Dhaniram Ramchand’s pursuits in the world of agriculture take him beyond simply cultivating and marketing food.

Twenty-nine new coronavirus cases were yesterday recorded as the number continues to rise sharply.

A thirty-six-year-old porknocker of De Kinderen, West Coast Demerara, succumbed to his stab wounds while waiting to be medivacked to the capital yesterday morning.

How to create viable business enterprises out of hinterland-based ‘hustles’ designed, in the first instance, to foster a measure of self-reliance in communities with strictly limited employment options, is a challenge that Guyana is yet to overcome.

(Field Level Media) A run of 21 unanswered points spanning the third and fourth quarters powered the Phoenix Suns to a 114-99 win over the Indiana Pacers on Thursday in seeding-round competition.

The search is on for a person to be appointed Speaker of the National Assembly, while Minister of Parliamentary Affairs and Governance Gail Teixeira announced that the first sitting of the 12th Parliament could be as soon as the next two weeks.

Former Golden Jaguars Captain Christopher Nurse has commended regional confederation CONCACAF for providing the avenue for smaller nations such as Guyana to compete at a higher international level through events such as the Nations League and an expanded Gold Cup.

Dear Editor, It goes without saying that every single precaution must be taken to mitigate the effects of the COVID virus.

COLOMBO,  (Reuters) – Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa’s party and its allies won an overwhelming two-thirds majority in a parliament election, results showed today, giving him the power to enact sweeping changes to the constitution.

BRASILIA, (Reuters) – Brazil’s Defense Ministry yesterday suspended operations by environmental agents against illegal miners on an indigenous reservation in the Amazon, saying it was acting at the request of Munduruku tribe members who wanted mining on their land.

LONDON,  CMC – West Indies Test pacer Miguel Cummins played an instrumental role on Tuesday’s final day to help Middlesex crush Surrey by 190 runs at the Oval in their opening match of the Bob Willis Trophy.

Dear Editor, We congratulate Dr Irfaan Ali on becoming the 9th Executive President of Guyana.

GEB Security Services rewards its high achievers On July 24 last, one of the country’s longest serving security services, GEB Security Services Inc, held its Annual Award Presentation Ceremony for its guards and officers during which a number of persons received monetary awards in six categories for salutary performances. 

A combination of worsening global poverty and the particular challenges arising out of the advent of the COVID-19 pandemic could push more than over 130 million more people into chronic hunger by the end of 2020, the latest edition of the State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World, published in July warns.

New Minister of Natural Resources Vickram Bharrat yesterday met with the Heads of the various agencies under the purview of the Ministry of Natural Resources (MNR) and received a “grim” report.

At Moco Moco Village in Region Nine, Central Rupununi, opportunities for sustainable employment are few. 

BOGOTA,  (Reuters) – The house arrest of former Colombian President Alvaro Uribe in a witness tampering case is unlikely to dim his influence, but has focused his party on justice reform proposals they say will bring more consistency to the judicial process, according to politicians and analysts.

(Jamaica Observer) Jamaican Nikita Miller, appointed assistant coach for Trinbago Knight Riders, says he expects a highly competitive 2020 Caribbean Premier League (CPL), with his team among those well-placed to dethrone Barbados Tridents.

BEIRUT, (Reuters) – French President Emmanuel Macron yesterday promised aid to Lebanon but reassured angry citizens reeling from a blast that killed 145 people that no blank cheques will be given to its leaders unless they enact reforms and end rife corruption.

Imran Khan, who served as the Director of Public Information in the APNU+AFC government has been asked to give up his occupancy at Echilibar Villas, a government-owned property located at Stone Avenue, Campbellville, in Georgetown.

Dear Editor, Despite being amid a full-blown pandemic, it is sad to see people not taking this issue seriously.

GASCI (www.gasci.com/telephone Nº 223-6175/6) reports that session 874’s trading results showed consideration of $1,827,276 from 14,130 shares traded in 12 transactions as compared to session 873’s trading results which showed consideration of $6,079,395 from 61,435 shares traded in 15 transactions.

LOS ANGELES, (Reuters) – The leader of a Mexico-based church that claims over 1 million followers worldwide was ordered yesterday to remain held on $90 million bail, nearly double the original bail, on newly expanded charges of rape, human trafficking and child pornography.

Dear Editor Whenever there is a change in administration in any country, ‘political appointees’ demit office.

RadioShack Guyana will today be opening its main store in the Fogarty’s Building which will make it the third addition to the brand of stores under Unicomer Guyana’s network of retail stores, a release from the company said yesterday.

KUALA LUMPUR, (Reuters) – Malaysia today charged former finance minister and senior opposition leader Lim Guan Eng with corruption for seeking a bribe on a $1.5 billion infrastructure project, a move slammed by his supporters as political persecution.

MANCHESTER, England,  (Reuters) – Shan Masood scored a third century in as many innings and seamer Mohammad Abbas caused mayhem at the top of the England order as Pakistan moved ahead in the first test at the close of day two at Old Trafford yesterday.

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad,  CMC – Caribbean Premier League organisers yesterday confirmed that the entire contingent arriving here this week had all tested negative for COVID-19.

The new Guyana Marketing Corporation has agreed to provide us with the above information which we will publish on a weekly basis subject to receipt.

Our ongoing editorial focus on small businesses in agriculture, agro processing and on hinterland business ventures (gold being the notable exception here) is that we believe that setting aside its other pursuits the media have a responsibility to stand behind these enterprises at a time when the repercussions of COVID-19 threaten their survival and by extension, the welfare of the owners and their dependents.

The world according to Buxtonian David One could easily imagine – and/or appreciate – the “tons” of commentaries, since Sunday, in print and “on air”, surrounding the emergence of the Irfaan Ali Presidency.

The abrupt conclusion of Guyana’s prolonged election crisis evolved swiftly last Sunday, with the swearing in of the ninth Executive President Mohamed Irfaan Ali, 40, the country’s first Muslim Head of State.

On the day the elections results were declared, many Guyanese breathed a sigh of relief.

The African Cultural and Development Association (ACDA) is advocating for constitutional reform, shared governance and an end to racial division and cautions that foreign powers may not have Guyana’s best interest at heart.  

Dear Editor, I learnt that my political brethren in the coalition are up in arms and have come out swinging against the announcement of investigations at 19 state agencies. 

Former President of Suriname Desi Bouterse commented recently that unlike Guyana, Suriname did not have a ‘winner-take-all’ political system. 

Gold Prices for the three day period ending Thursday August 6, 2020

The National Insurance Scheme (NIS) yesterday announced the temporary closure of its Lethem office after an employee came into contact with a person who has been tested positive for COVID-19.

The Guyana Trades Union Congress (GTUC) yesterday congratulated the new government headed by Dr Irfaan Ali ”as the choice of Guyanese based on the declaration of GECOM”.

WASHINGTON,  (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump issued executive orders yesterday banning any U.S.

BRASILIA, (Reuters) – Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro issued a decree yesterday that will set aside 1.9 billion reais ($356 million) in funds to purchase and eventually produce the potential COVID-19 vaccine being developed by AstraZeneca PLC and Oxford University researchers.