Daily Archive: Sunday, August 16, 2020

A seventy-three-old man has been confirmed as the latest COVID-19 fatality.

The Police say they are investigating the murder of  Ryan Mohamed, 27,   of Wash Clothes, Mahaicony, East Coast Demerara  which occurred on 2020-08-15 about 7.20 pm at Perth Village, Branch Road, Mahaicony, ECD.

The police in Region Five are investigating the murder of an Ithaca man allegedly committed by a male relative  this morning.

The Region Five Regional Democratic Council today reported that the region has recorded its first COVID-19 case.

BEIRUT, (Reuters) – Lebanon’s top Christian cleric called on Sunday for early parliamentary elections and a government formed to rescue the country rather than the ruling “political class” after the vast explosion in Beirut’s port threw the nation into turmoil.

LONDON, (Reuters) – The British government was criticised by lawmakers in its own party today after a mounting row over English exam grades awarded during the pandemic intensified, in the latest hit to its reputation.

(Trinidad Express) The Government will be stepping back from its repatriation efforts as the number of positive COVID-19 cases in the country continues to rise.

(Trinidad Guardian) Dave Tancoo, General Secretary, United National Congress (UNC) claimed yesterday that the Elections and Boundaries Commission (EBC) had not provided documents to the party which would help in ensuring the recount of votes in marginal constituencies is done accurately.

(Trinidad Guardian) While the revenues of Massy Holdings Ltd fell in most of the countries identified in its 3rd Quarter (Q3) segment information, the conglomerate’s sales were up in Guyana by approximately $100 million or 13.3 per cent for the nine months ended 30th June, 2020.

(Trinidad Guardian) Trinidad and Tobago recorded two COVID-19-related deaths in the space of several hours on Friday, even as the Ministry of Health reported there had been 22 more cases, taking the overall tally to 426  The ministry first reported that an elderly woman had become the ninth person to succumb to virus on Friday morning.

(Trinidad Guardian) The Police Service says racist or antagonistic posts against specific groups can run you into trouble with the law, as it can be deemed as a seditious act.

As he plans a career outside of politics, former Minister of Business Dominic Gaskin says Alliance for Change (AFC) leaders made a serious misjudgment in not calling out the District Four fraud perpetrated by Returning Officer Clairmont Mingo and he also faulted Guyana Elections Commission Chair Claudette Singh for not acting more decisively in the five-month-long elections crisis.

As a result of the continued rise in COVID-19 infections in the hinterland areas, the government has restricted travel into and out of regions Seven, Eight and Nine under the updated COVID-19 emergency measures, which will also see the national curfew hours reduced.

A team led by Canadian Queen’s Counsel Alison Redford will be reviewing the evaluation of plans for the development of ExxonMobil’s Payara oil field that is being undertaken by Bayphase Oil and Gas Consultants.

(Jamaica Observer) Tuesday August 11, 2020 will be a date forever etched in the mind of Sherman Harris, a businessman from Orange Hill, St Ann.

The PPP/C government is still trying to mobilise the $4.5 billion it says will be earmarked to help households hit by the COVID-19 pandemic and Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo has announced plans to recognise the efforts of frontline health workers in the upcoming 2020 budget.

In wake of the COVID-19 outbreak in Guyana, the careful sanitization of dental practices has become integral to ensuring the safety, according to dentists.

The Ministry of Health yesterday reported that an additional 25 COVID-19 infectious were recorded as Guyana continues to see a rise in infections.

Up until last week, Carl Melville, 28, had been homeless for a year.

CGX Energy Inc. yesterday donated more than $14 million in Morning Glory Cereal to the Civil Defence Commission (CDC) to assist Guyanese who have been affected by the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic.

Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo on Friday clarified his job portfolio, explaining that he will serve more in an advisory capacity in the oil and gas and financial sectors and his responsibilities will not be “line duties.”

When schools closed in March owing to the COVID-19 pandemic, nursery-school teacher Razanna Mohamed ensured that she remained connected to her students as she still wanted to cater to their educational needs as much as she could.

The four surviving victims of Thursday’s Bat Creek, Upper Pomeroon River attack, which left two persons including a young child dead, remain hospitalised.

A new local business is aiming to remove the stigma that still surrounds menstruation.

Referring to the deal under the APNU+AFC administration for the conversion of the former Ocean View International Hotel into an infectious disease hospital as potentially “incestuous,” Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo on Friday said hotelier Jacob Rambarran “will have a long wait” for any payment for the property.

After recently renewing her forays into art, Canal Number Two resident Maryanna Persaud has been quickly gaining an audience for her work.

Minister of Agriculture Zulfikar Mustapha has stated that management at the various GuySuCo estates will be restructured and that he intends to work towards the sugar industry reclaiming its place as one of the country’s major foreign exchange earners.

The Song of the Banana Man                                   Touris, white man, wipin his face, Met me in Golden Grove market place.

There is no denying that improving your health can take a lot of effort, organization, planning and dedication.

Dear Editor, As we enter the third week of President Irfaan Ali’s administration, commentary on the five-month fiasco has ebbed and flowed; notably absent in all of the dialogue to date is praise for the Guyana Defence Force (GDF) and the professional behaviour exhibited by the officers and ranks of that disciplined service.

Believing that the new PPP/C-led government will not fully represent their interests in their longstanding dispute with the Bauxite Company of Guyana Inc (BCGI) over wages and salaries and working conditions, former employees of the Russian-owned firm have ended their protest and removed a barrier placed across the Berbice River.

(Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump yesterday said Postmaster General Louis DeJoy was trying to streamline the U.S.

NEW DELHI, (Reuters) – Former India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni quit international cricket yesterday, drawing curtains on an illustrious, trophy-laden career with a cryptic Instagram message.

(Jamaica Observer) Jamaican-born author and comedian Sarah Cooper has landed herself a varitey special on Netflix, the American technology and media services provider and production company.

“I don’t mind. It just become like a norm for me.

Dear Editor, The Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) was extremely busy during the past months dealing with appeals mainly from Guyana.

MINSK/MOSCOW, (Reuters) – Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko said he had secured a pledge from Russia to provide comprehensive assistance if needed to ensure the security of his country in a phone call with President Vladimir Putin yesterday.

Although two members of the Guyana Police Force (GPF) were recently placed before the court, police will be conducting a further probe of the city chase which left civilian Cecil Sampat dead and his friend Winston Fraser paralysed.

It has been common practice for human beings to highlight the weaknesses of others.

(Reuters) – A Japanese bulk carrier that ran aground on a reef in Mauritius last month threatening a marine ecological disaster around the Indian Ocean island has broken apart, authorities said yesterday.

Dear Editor, It was reported in the media that Mr. Mustapha, Minister of Agriculture is heading a task force to conduct a rapid assessment of the physical works necessary to enhance the quality of life of those living in the country’s capital city, Georgetown.

The National School of Music is being relocated from the Brickdam, Georgetown building where it is currently housed in order to accommodate the new Ministry of Labour.

Meusa, a Guyanese national chess player, toppled emerging giants from Nicaragua, the Bahamas, Jamaica, Aruba, and Trinidad and Tobago to win his five games in the virtual World Chess Federation (FIDE) 2020 Chess Olympiad. 

Dear Editor, The phrase, “Every cloud has a silver lining” means you can derive good from every bad situation.

(Reuters) – Britain’s Health Secretary Matt Hancock will announce that Public Health England (PHE) will be scrapped and replaced by a new body specifically designed to protect the country against a pandemic by early next month, The Telegraph newspaper reported.

A Cevons Waste Management truck caught afire just after mid-day yesterday at Stevedore Housing Scheme, in South Ruimveldt, Georgetown.

MEXICO CITY,  (Reuters) – Mexico will need up to 200 million coronavirus vaccine doses, according to a senior government official, and inoculation of its 120 million inhabitants could start as early as April if clinical trials and regulatory approvals for pharmaceutical firm AstraZeneca Plc go as planned.

In “Summerland”, Alice Lamb is entrusted with the care of a young boy seeking safety from his London home in her Kent cottage during the height of World War II.

Dear Editor, What I share today is sure to be considered untimely by many, even worthy of instant dismissal, but I still will ring the bell. 

The National Insurance Scheme (NIS) has announced the reintroduction of an amnesty on interest for the payment of contributions due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Last Update: 616.80                           Movement: 2.63% Current Update:633.03                       YTD Movement: 4.46%                                        LUCAS STOCK INDEX The Lucas Stock Index (LSI) rose 2.63% during the second period of trading in August 2020.

SANTIAGO,  (Reuters) – The Office of the United Nations’ High Commissioner for Human Rights confirmed yesterday that it had sent a fact-finding team to Chile’s restive Araucania region where a jailed indigenous Mapuche leader has spent more than 100 days on hunger strike over his detention during the coronavirus pandemic.

Introduction Last week’s column introduced my proposed approach to the appraisal of the likely impacts of the 2020 global general crisis on Guyana’s infant oil and gas sector.

There is no doubt that the core aspects of Guyana’s foreign policy will remain unchanged, save for a few new challenges.

My tutor at Cambridge, Professor Nick Hammond, authority on the history of ancient Macedonia and on the life of Alexander the Great, used to coach me on what he called “exercises of the mind.”

Newly appointed captain of the Guyana Amazon Warriors, Chris Green, is excited to unleash on the Caribbean Premier League (CPL) Cricket West Indies Emerging Players signees, Ashmead Nedd and Kevin Sinclair.

CJ McCollum scored 12 of his 29 points in the fourth quarter yesterday afternoon, helping the Portland Trail Blazers rally from a late deficit to beat the Memphis Grizzlies 126-122 in the Western Conference play-in game near Orlando.

(Reuters) – American Jennifer Brady defeated compatriot Coco Gauff 6-2 6-4 at the Top Seed Open yesterday, earning a spot in her first WTA final.

(Reuters) – Romanian top seed Simona Halep beat compatriot Irina-Camelia Begu in straight sets in the semi-finals of the Prague Open yesterday to set up a final with third seed Elise Mertens of Belgium.

(Reuters) – Formula One championship leader Lewis Hamilton clinched a record-extending 92nd career pole position in a Mercedes front-row lockout with team mate Valtteri Bottas at the Spanish Grand Prix yesterday.

There will be no grace period for this administration, partly because the country has waited so long for a government, partly because it was in office so recently, and partly because it has recycled so many of its personnel they hardly need a huge amount of time to familiarise themselves with their portfolios.

SOUTHAMPTON, England,  (Reuters) – Bad weather continued to dog the second test between England and Pakistan yesterday as a combination of bad light and drizzle wiped out the whole of the third day at the Rose Bowl.

The Indiana Pacers earned the right to be the “home” team to begin their first-round Eastern Conference playoff series against the Heat by beating Miami 109-92 on Friday in the both teams’ regular-season finale near Orlando.

With the world still coming to grips with the effects of the Novel Coronavirus, countries have begun reintegrating sports under various guidelines.

(Reuters) – Nine football student-athletes from the University of Oklahoma tested positive for COVID-19, head coach Lincoln Riley said yesterday, amid fierce national debate over the viability of a fall college football season.

Dear Editor,  I read with dismay that SOCU will not be proceeding with 19 fraud charges levelled against President Irfaan Ali.

LISBON, (Reuters) – Olympique Lyonnais stunned pre-tournament favourites Manchester City with a 3-1 victory yesterday to move into the semi-finals of the Champions League where they will face Bayern Munich.

Minister of Culture, Youth and Sport, Charles Ramson Jr.,  says he will be reviewing the current draft of the Sports Policy left by the previous administration while emphasizing the priority government has placed on having it completed.

(Trinidad Express) A worrying increase in Covid-19 coronavirus infections has resulted in a rollback in public health measures to reduce public exposure of risk.

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – Deposed Trinidad and Tobago Football Association president, William Wallace, has described Thursday’s ruling of the High Court as a victory for world football and has made it clear that neither he, nor his team of ousted TTFA members currently challenging FIFA, feared any reprisals by the powerful football world governing body.

Former Golden Jaguars captain Christopher Nurse, has thrown his weight behind Kashif and Shanghai Co-Director Kashif Muhammad, saying he is the ideal candidate for the post of Director of Sports of the National Sports Commission (NSC).

The police in Region Six conducted a drug eradication exercise on Friday at Ekura, Canje Creek, Berbice during, which they found and destroyed two acres of marijuana cultivation.

Like many Guyanese, I grew up with dogs as part of my home space, beginning at the village of Hague, West Demerara, where I was born and spent my early years and later at Vreed-en-Hoop, where we also had a dog.

SANTIAGO (Reuters) – A pun on the Spanish word for “honey” and the name of one of the world’s most famous actors has landed a small scale Chilean vendor in a sticky situation.

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Wrestler-turned-movie star Dwayne Johnson clung to the top slot on the list of the world’s highest-paid male actors for a second straight year, according to an annual tally released by Forbes magazine on Tuesday.

LONDON (Reuters) – This year’s Notting Hill Carnival will swap the streets of West London for computer screens around the world, as the event turns online-only due to the coronavirus pandemic, streaming hours of music and performance.

LONDON (Reuters) – Four bones found on a beach on the Isle of Wight, off England’s south coast, belong to a new species of theropod dinosaur, the group that includes Tyrannosaurus rex, researchers at the University of Southampton said on Wednesday.

CARACAS (Reuters) – Security forces are punishing some Venezuelans who violate anti-coronavirus measures with physical exercise, sitting under the sun and even beating, witnesses and rights groups say.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Ceres, the largest object in the asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter, is an “ocean world” with a big reservoir of salty water under its frigid surface, scientists said in findings that raise interest in this dwarf planet as a possible outpost for life.

KUANTAN, Malaysia (Reuters) – Some skin, eggs and tissue samples are all that remain of Malaysia’s last rhino, Iman, who died last November after years of failed breeding attempts.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Sharks have more complex social lives than previously known, as shown by a study finding that gray reef sharks in the Pacific Ocean cultivate surprising social networks with one another and develop bonds that can endure for years.