Daily Archive: Wednesday, August 12, 2020

Three persons died this evening in an accident on the Le Ressouvenir Public Road, East Coast Demerara involving a motor lorry and a motor car, the police said.

Cinemas at Giftland are reopening on Friday after  being closed for months over COVID-19.

Samples have been collected from President Irfaan Ali and other Cabinet members for COVID-19 testing, following the confirmation that Foreign Affairs Minister Hugh Todd has contracted the virus.

President Irfaan Ali this afternoon announced that Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Trade Hugh Todd is COVID-19 positive after coming into contact with someone who was infected.

Richardo Mitchell Aka “Cardo”, 31,  is wanted by the police for questioning in relation to the murder of Winston Robertson on August 10, 2020 at Cotton Tree Public Road, West Coast Berbice.

Consumers who have complaints against the bankrupt LIAT airline are being urged to submit their claims by August 15.

LONDON,  (Reuters) – The British government has become embroiled in an unlikely row with ice cream maker Ben and Jerry’s over its approach to migrants arriving by boat from France, after the brand criticised ministers’ increasingly bellicose rhetoric.

MUMBAI,  (Reuters) – There were no human pyramids in Mumbai’s Janmashtami festival celebrating Lord Krishna today, which normally attracts thousands onto the streets, due to a surge in coronavirus in India, with more than 60,000 cases reported in 24 hours.

(Trinidad Guardian) As the country hit 300 cases of COVID-19 yesterday, activities in the days leading up to the recent general elections are being described as a “disaster waiting to happen” by internal medicine specialist Dr Joel Teelucksingh who said those who failed to follow proper public health protocols could have created a “petri dish of infections.”

(Jamaica Observer) A St Mary woman has been charged with arson after she set a three-bedroom dwelling ablaze on Tuesday, August 4.

(Jamaica Gleaner) “Ecstatic!” “The best choice!” “Very proud!” That was the effusive praise from expatriates to news that Joe Biden, former United States vice president and presumptive Democratic nominee for president, had selected Jamaica-descended California Senator Kamala Harris to be his running mate in the November 3 election.

(Jamaica Gleaner) Maya Robinson was forced on Sunday to send away her traumatised seven-year-old son from their Margaret Street home in east Kingston after he walked in to find his grandfather, 64-year-old Keith Robinson, dead in bed.

In a key oil sector decision, President Irfaan Ali last evening said that his government is lobbying for technical and financial support to have an international expert review Exxon’s Payara project and advise on the way forward.

Citing alleged lack of professionalism and heavy political involvement, newly sworn-in Minister of Local Government and Regional Development Nigel Dharamlall, last night confirmed that the services of seven of the ten Regional Executive Officers (REO) have been terminated.

The Guyana Sugar Corporation (GuySuCo) requires an additional $1.6 billion up to the end of this year for capital and operational investments to stay afloat as revenue generated from its sale of sugar and molasses will be insufficient to meet the corporation’s financial needs.

A West Bank Berbice man succumbed at the New Amsterdam Public Hospital yesterday morning, nearly half a day after he was shot by a man who believed he was having an affair with his wife.

The Customs Anti-Narcotic Unit (CANU) and other authorities here have begun an investigation in relation to a huge cocaine find in Germany in a container of rice from Guyana.

With monies for infrastructural and other projects stalled since the December 2018 No Confidence Motion against the APNU+AFC government was upheld, the United Kingdom (UK) is swiftly pursuing measures to have those disbursed to the Irfaan Ali government to recommence the process, even as it looks at other areas to lend its continued support.

Deputy Mayor of New Amsterdam Wainwright McIntosh, former magistrate Charlyn Artiga and attorneys Chandra Sohan and Ramesh Rajkumar were among six persons who were charged yesterday with breaching the COVID-19 restrictions on social activity in Berbice.

With the Golden Jaguars set to return to the international circuit in October for the 2022 FIFA World Cup Qualifiers, the Guyana Football Federation (GFF), is in the process of creating structures for the resumption of national team training.

The investigation into the disappearance of Police Constable Quincy Lewis, who was reported missing close to two months ago, has led to the discovery of his phone.

Jamaica Tallawahs will be without the services of assistant coach, Ramnaresh Sarwan for the Caribbean Premier League T20 competition which starts August 18 in Trinidad and Tobago.

(Reuters) – Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden yesterday picked Senator Kamala Harris as his choice for vice president, making her the first Black woman on a major-party U.S.

Guyana yesterday passed 600 COVID-19 cases. This was revealed through the Ministry of Health’s COVID-19 dashboard  which showed that Guyana recorded 34 new COVID-19 cases which increased the number of positive confirmed cases recorded since March to 602.

On the heels of the 2020 Caribbean Premier League (CPL), tournament director, Michael Hall is optimistic that the squads will be sufficient in light of the circumstances.

MOSCOW,  (Reuters) – President Vladimir Putin said yesterday that Russia had become the first country to grant regulatory approval to a COVID-19 vaccine after less than two months of human testing, a move Moscow likened to its success in the Cold War-era space race.

British High Commissioner to Guyana, Greg Quinn yesterday said that the five-month wait for a final declaration from Guyana’s March 2 elections and the blatant attempt to fix the results were both firsts for him in his 25-year career as a diplomat.

MEXICO CITY,  (Reuters) – A former head of Mexican state oil firm Petroleos Mexicanos (Pemex) accused of corruption has sought to blame the wrongdoing on his former boss, ex-President Enrique Pena Nieto, and a top aide, said Attorney General Alejandro Gertz yesterday.

Dear Editor, It is very inspiring to see such a large number of new female and young Ministers who want to make a difference on the way forward for Guyana.

Newly-appointed Ministers of Housing & Water (MoH&W), Collin Croal and Susan Rodrigues, have assured Sophia squatters that their homes will not be demolished.

On June 3, 2020, former Trinbago Knight Riders (TKR) captain Dwayne Bravo, in an interview with THE STAR, stated that none of the six Caribbean Premier League (CPL) teams will have an advantage with the Twenty20 tournament being staged exclusively in Trinidad and Tobago.

BUENOS AIRES, (Reuters) – Argentina’s death toll from the coronavirus has topped 5,000, the government said yesterday, as cases have skyrocketed in recent weeks, pushing the South American nation up in the global charts despite months of lockdown and a promising start.

Dear Editor, I return to the real world to warn my fellow Guyanese of a menace that has been out there for a while now, but which has surfaced with worrying frequency. 

The Ministry of Education (MoE) yesterday announced a deadline for the release of the National Grade Six Assessment (NGSA) results and hinted at actions that might be taken to continue educating as the coronavirus continues to spread around the country.

WELLINGTON,  (Reuters) – West Indies, Pakistan, Australia and Bangladesh have all confirmed they will tour New Zealand during the southern hemisphere summer, New Zealand Cricket (NZC) chief executive David White said yesterday.

WASHINGTON,  (Reuters) – U.S. Representative Ilhan Omar won the Democratic primary nomination yesterday to run for re-election in Minnesota’s 5th district, defeating a well-funded rival, Antone Melton-Meaux, and several challengers, the New York Times said.

The Ministry of Public Works yesterday said that 21 Traffic Lights Solar Panels have been stolen over a period of two days.

Dear Editor, Our Minister Manickchand is off and running at full speed in addressing the big issue of when and how to reopen our public schools.

(Reuters) – England all-rounder Ben Stokes will be missed in the remaining two test matches against Pakistan and players must step up in the absence of the 29-year-old to add balance to the team, opening batsman Dom Sibley said yesterday.

NAIROBI,  (Reuters) – Mauritian volunteers fished dead eels from oily waters yesterday as they tried to clean up damage to the Indian Ocean island’s most pristine beaches after a Japanese bulk carrier leaked an estimated 1,000 tonnes of oil.

(Trinidad Express) The United National Congress (UNC) is claiming there were discrepancies in the August 10 general election in the absence of election observers.

Investigators yesterday re-arrested three police officers as they continue to probe the chase which occurred in the city more than two weeks ago and which led to one civilian succumbing to his injuries and another paralysed for life.

Dear Editor, Senator Kamala Harris. A woman. And black lives do matter.

Kyle Kuzma’s 3-pointer with 0.4 seconds left lifted the Los Angeles Lakers to a 124-121 victory over the Denver Nuggets on Monday night near Orlando.

WELLINGTON, (Reuters) – New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern yesterday delayed a key step toward next month’s general election, as the country was plunged back into lockdown after the discovery of the first COVID-19 cases in more than three months.

(Trinidad Express) Five more Covid-19 positive cases were recorded in Trinidad and Tobago yesterday afternoon, bringing the total number of positive cases yesterday to 19.

Dear Editor, I note the sugar union GAWU is calling for reopening of the closed sugar estates. 

The Guyana Trades Union Congress (GTUC) expects the re-instituted Ministry of Labour to adopt the declarations and conventions of the United Nations (UN) and International Labour Organisations (ILO), and uphold the Constitution and Laws of Guyana in the best interests of the Guyanese workers.

(Reuters) – Two of the five wealthiest U.S. college sports conferences postponed the fall football season testerday because of the COVID-19 pandemic, a critical blow to both an iconic American cultural tradition and a multi-billion dollar entertainment industry.

BUENOS AIRES, (Reuters) – A Trump administration official nominated to lead Latin America’s main development bank on Tuesday dismissed the growing regional opposition to his candidacy, the first for anyone outside Latam, as “subversive” and led by a small minority.

(Jamaica Gleaner) Jamaicans are to go to the polls on Thursday, September 3, 2020.

Sometime between now and the next five years, Guyana will have to embark upon constitutional and more specifically electoral reforms.

Dear Editor, Of recent, we’ve been seeing a lot of deadly accidents with most of them caused by carelessness.

The collective yawn and its accompanying synchronized sigh occurring across the Caribbean last Sunday morning whilst West Indies cricket fans perused their Sunday newspapers was not in response to a review of the recent tour of England, but rather to the announcement that Cricket West Indies (CWI) was now in receipt of the Wehby Report.

Players and staff who are resident in Trinidad & Tobago and who are coming into the CPL cohort have all tested negative for COVID-19 and will join the tournament bubble at the official hotel over the coming days.