Daily Archive: Monday, August 10, 2020

Rocky Profitt, also known as ‘Satan,’ is wanted by police for questioning over the death of Marlon Fordyce, who was fatally shot last Friday at Corriverton, Berbice.

In response to several queries, the media corps and, by extension, the general public, is being advised that the Office of the President will have oversight for the areas of Finance and Natural Resources.

Minister of Public Works, Bishop Juan Edghill  has instructed the Hinterland Electrification Company Inc (HECI) to take immediate steps to restore power to Matthews Ridge  in the north west after he was told by regional officials that the community had had no electricity since March of this year.

Director of Sports Christopher Jones was today relieved of his position and sent on his annual leave but the APNU+AFC candidate says that once he receives the benefits that come with the termination of contract, he will have no difficulties with the termination but if not he would have to fight it Jones told Stabroek News that he received the letter earlier today and it was headed ‘Termination of Contract’ and “essentially sending me off on leave as of today August 10th to September 13th”.

(Jamaica Star) Jane Brown*, 21, contracted HIV last year. She says that she has always wanted to have children, and now, her reality is posing a challenge.

MINSK,  (Reuters) – The opposition in Belarus rejected official election results handing President Alexander Lukashenko a landslide re-election victory today, saying the poll was rigged and that talks needed to begin on a peaceful transfer of power.

NAIROBI, (Reuters) – Mauritians are making floating booms of human hair and leaves in a round-the-clock scramble to mop up oil leaking from a grounded Japanese ship onto their pristine Indian Ocean beaches.

(Jamaica Observer) There is a new millionaire in town. H Wilson is the latest winner of Supreme Ventures’ Lotto and has scored a jackpot of $33 million.

(Trinidad Express) A pandemic poll. A total of 1,134,136 electors are eligible to vote in today’s general election at 2,210 polling stations in 41 constituencies.

(Trinidad Guardian) As voters head to the various polling stations today, Opposition Leader Kamla Persad-Bissessar has urged them to be brave, keep the exercise peaceful and go with God.

(Trinidad Guardian) A former United National Congress councillor for Moruga was stabbed during a political rally in Moruga on Saturday night.

(Jamaica Gleaner) A St Catherine barber has been rushed to hospital after receiving several shots then falling from the third floor of a plaza in Port Henderson, Portmore in the parish.

Lennox ‘2 Sharp’ Allen suffered his first professional defeat via unanimous decision at the hands of Cuban/American, David Morrell Saturday night at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles, California.

David Morrell Jr. didn’t need a developmental stage to prepare himself for the contender level.

Bilateral co-operation between Georgetown and Paramaribo was over the weekend agreed when two recently-elected presidents – Guyana’s Irfaan Ali and Suriname’s Chandrika-persad Santokhi  – held discussions on oil and gas and a bridge across the Corentyne among other areas.

The four boxers who were stranded in Cuba for 126 days have all been cleared to resume training following psychological evaluations by Dr.

The salaries of political appointees have come under the spotlight as it has been revealed that PNCR Executive Larry London was being paid a huge salary and other benefits in the position of Director of Public Parks under the Department of Environment when he hardly even lived in the country. 

Four excavators are to be deployed in Upper Corentyne villages stricken by flooding following heavy rain on Friday and Saturday even as questions are being raised as to why the local government authority was unable to clear clogged drains.

Two-time defending Elite League champions Fruta Conquerors will not be a participant in the 2020 Caribbean Club Shield, the second tier tournament of the Caribbean Club Championship as the regional confederation CONCACAF finalizes plans to resume their club competitions in the near future.

The Irfaan Ali-led PPP/C government will retain the services of former Minister of Foreign Affairs and People’s National Congress Reform executive Carl Greenidge until the Guyana-Venezuela border case at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) has ended.

West Indies lead selector, Roger Harper is not satisfied with the current standard of West Indies batsmen and believes there must be more consistency and development coming from the first-class level.

The Guyana Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) has granted permission to US-based Eastern Airlines to operate six repatriation flights from Miami and New York over the next three weeks.

By Eion Jardine Boxers generally have nicknames that suggest something about their style of fighting or, their prowess.

Luka Doncic had 36 points, a career-high 19 assists and 14 rebounds for his 17th triple-double of this season and 25th of his career while leading the Dallas Mavericks to a 136-132 overtime victory over the Milwaukee Bucks on Saturday night near Orlando.

The majority of Canje residents who were laid off due to the closure of the Rose Hall Estate in 2017, are hopeful that the estate will be reopened as soon as possible under the new PPP/C administration, in keeping with the party’s manifesto promise. 

The NBA fined Golden State Warriors forward Draymond Green $50,000 yesterday for violating the league’s anti-tampering rule.

While the opposition APNU+AFC has condemned recent comments made by new Minister of Natural Resources Vickram Bharrat of gross mismanagement of the sector—the Guyana Forestry Commission (GFC) in particular, Minister of Parliamentary Affairs Gail Teixeira has said that the GFC is in fact bankrupt.

(Reuters) – Chelsea manager Frank Lampard described the rebuild of his team as a work in progress after they crashed out of the Champions League last-16 following a 7-1 aggregate defeat by Germany’s Bayern Munich.

Guyana yesterday recorded fourteen new COVID-19 cases which now takes the country’s total active cases to 357 of which 138 were recorded in the first nine days in August.

Dear Editor, The price of gold recently passed the US$2,000 mark per oz and is expected to continue rising even reaching US$3,000 in the midst of the COVID-19 crisis and the global recession.

Dear Editor, I woke up this morning, August 9, 2020, to Rawle Toney`s missive, in which he relates the threat that has been dished-out to him by his child`s mother, a Guyanese of Indian descent.

MANCHESTER, England,  (Reuters) – Pakistan captain Azhar Ali “missed a trick” several times in the opening test against England and their three-wicket loss will hurt the team and their fans, according to bowling great Wasim Akram.

The Guyana Rice Development Board (GRDB) has increased spraying for paddy bugs in the Essequibo region following a new wave of infestation, according to General Manager Nizam Hassan.

BEIRUT,  (Reuters) – Lebanese police fired tear gas to try to disperse rock-throwing protesters blocking a road near parliament in Beirut yesterday in a second day of anti-government demonstrations triggered by last week’s devastating explosion.

ABOARD ECUADOREAN NAVY AIRCRAFT, (Reuters) – Ecuador’s navy is conducting surveillance of a massive Chinese fishing fleet that is operating near the protected waters of the Galapagos Islands, amid concerns about the environmental impact of fishing in the area of the ecologically sensitive islands.

(Reuters) – England all-rounder Ben Stokes will miss the remainder of the test series against Pakistan for family reasons, the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) said yesterday.

HONG KONG,  (Reuters) – Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai became the highest-profile arrest under a new national security law yesterday, detained over suspected collusion with foreign forces as scores of police searched the offices of his Apple Daily newspaper.

Dear Editor, During the APNU+AFC administration numerous pensioners were employed or retained in the Public Service on lucrative contracts.

People’s National Congress Reform (PNCR) General Secretary, Amna Ally yesterday dismissed renewed public allegations that state funds were used to purchase tickets distributed to party supporters for the 2019 Buju Banton “I am Legend” concert as she maintained it was from donations to the party.

(Trinidadian Guardian) Come rain or hail, the Elections and Boundaries Commission (EBC) will not be extending the hours for voting in today’s general election.

(Jamaica Gleaner) The Northern Caribbean University (NCU) has released a statement deploring last week’s murder of one of its lecturers.

The new Government is aiming to establish a Youth Advisory Committee in the coming weeks with the focus being placed on creating job opportunities.

KABUL, (Reuters) – The Afghan government agreed yesterday to release 400 “hard-core” Taliban prisoners, paving the way for peace talks aimed at ending almost two decades of war.

(Reuters) – Two members of Atletico Madrid’s group set to travel to Portugal for the Champions League quarter-finals have tested positive for COVID-19, the La Liga club said yesterday.

Dear Editor, Former Minister Simona Broomes seems to have an issue with signs.

A huge section of the Milne Ice Shelf, the last of Canada’s intact ice shelves located on Ellesmere Island in Nunavut, has collapsed into the Arctic Ocean, creating an “ice island” about 30 square miles in size, larger than that of the area of Manhattan.

Dear Editor, I did something that I have not done for over forty years, I took the time to read President Ali’s address, the whole thing. 

By G. J. Giddings Dr. Jahwara Giddings is Professor of History at Central State UniversityIt is always a good time to reiterate Guyana’s food traditions, practices, and prospects, and to emphasize the power and potential of good food in general.

LONDON, (Reuters) – British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said reopening schools in September was a social, economic and moral imperative and insisted schools would be able to operate safely despite the coronavirus pandemic.

From a young age, Irfaan Ali, Guyana’s 9th Executive President had dreamt of becoming the president one day, a dream which was always supported by his parents.

As inauguration addresses go, President Ali’s own on Saturday hit the key notes.

(Reuters) – England looked all but beaten when they stumbled to 117-5 in their pursuit of a 277-run target set by Pakistan at Old Trafford but Captain Joe Root felt confident about his team’s battling qualities.

LIMA, (Reuters) – At least three indigenous people from Peru’s Amazon region were killed and 17 other residents and police injured in a conflict with Canadian energy company PetroTal Corp, Interior Minister Jorge Montoya said yesterday.

President Irfaan Ali and Minister of Public Health, Dr. Frank Anthony, yesterday afternoon, met with the leaders of the small political parties including the Liberty and Justice Party (LJP), The National Movement (TNM), A New and United Guyana (ANUG), Change Guyana (CG)and the United Republican Party (URP) to brief and consult with them on the country’s response to the Novel Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19).