Daily Archive: Wednesday, August 26, 2020

The police file on a citizenship case which had been reviewed by the DPP’s Chambers contained no evidence of unlawful activities by a Cuban man now at the centre of a major Ponzi probe.

KENOSHA, Wis., (Reuters) – A third night of street protests over the police shooting of a Black man erupted into gun violence late Tuesday and early today in Kenosha, Wisconsin, killing two people and wounding one, police said.

Accelerated Capital Firm Inc (ACFI), the company which is now at the centre of a huge suspected Ponzi scheme investigation, is calling on authorities to release its Director Ateeka Ishmael and Financial Advisor and Trading Operator Yuri Garcia Dominguez and drop all charges against them.

The police yesterday arrested beleaguered Returning Officer Clairmont Mingo as part of their investigations into alleged fraud surrounding the March 2 General and Regional Elections (GRE).

The services of Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Central Housing and Planning Authority, Lelon Saul were yesterday terminated with immediate effect and he says he finds it incomprehensible that government can sanction the firing of the head of an independent corporation.

The longest serving Speaker of the National Assembly, Sase Narain SC died yesterday.

The Board of the Guyana National Broadcasting Authority (GNBA) was yesterday dissolved with immediate effect as government says it was constituted illegally, but Chairman Leslie Sobers said he should have at least been notified beforehand. 

Leslie Domingo is one of more than a hundred persons to have recovered in the Moruca sub-district, Region One and while he could give a number of reasons for his recovery, he emphasizes using herbal medicine in his overcoming the coronavirus.

The University of Guyana (UG) has announced its academic schedule for Semester 1 of the 2020/ 2021 year and classes will be held online.

Lightning did not strike twice in Hero Caribbean Premier League (CPL) 2020, as the Jamaica Tallawahs got over the line with time to spare having again restricted the Guyana Amazon Warriors to a paltry total.

Guyana is expected to receive three additional mobile pumps by late October to aid with its drainage capabilities ahead of the next rainy season.

Golden Jaguars captain Sam Cox says that Guyana must ensure the selection of the best available players for the Group-F campaign in the CONCACAF World Cup Qualifiers, which is scheduled to start on October 7th against Trinidad and Tobago.

Guyana yesterday recorded an additional 31 coronavirus (COVID-19) cases. The total number of COVID-19 cases in the country now stands at 1,060.

The Guyana Police Force (GPF) announced last evening that they are investigating the  death of 3-year- old, Keyon Joseph Antonio.

Dear Editor, The Office of the Prime Minister has noted your newspaper’s editorial of August 23, 2020 and wishes to offer the following response.

Dear Editor, Over the last two weeks I have listened to a number of the seasoned PPP “Ministers” take to the media to spew misinformation and I hoped that the new Ministers would choose to develop an ethos of remaining objective and committed to the truth even as they seek to advance their policies.

The University of Guyana will be conducting its Entrance Examination (UGEE) virtually due to COVID-19 considerations.

(Jamaica Gleaner) Hillary Thompson’s face had sadness all over it yesterday, as she ponders the fate of her father Gilbert Thompson, who has not been seen since Sunday.

Dear Editor, Prior to implementing COVID-19 related measures, the Guyana Bank for Trade and Industry (GBTI) charged $35 per transaction connected with the withdrawal of funds from the ATM.

The Guyana Securities Council (GSC) delivered a letter to the offices of Citizenship Minister Winston Felix on October 25th last year detailing concerns about pyramid-type schemes which are currently the subject of a major police investigation as thousands of persons here might have been defrauded.

Dear Editor, There is now a current investigation of Accelerated Capital Firm Inc.

On September 8th, acting Chief Justice Roxane George-Wiltshire is set to commence hearing the application filed by attorney Timothy Jonas who is challenging last year’s appointment by former President David Granger of four senior counsel.

Dear Editor, I write in response to Mr. Ralph Ramkarran’s letter, `My political views and commitments are not for sale’ (Stabroek News, 24 August 2020).

The first group of Guya-nese operations and maintenance trainees recently returned home after an extensive 18-month training programme in Canada organised by ExxonMobil Guyana.

WASHINGTON,  (Reuters) – First lady Melania Trump urged voters to re-elect her husband during a impassioned speech to the Republican National Convention yesterday that offered sympathy for victims of the coronavirus pandemic and a plea for racial understanding.

A task force formed by the Mayor and City Council is scheduled to meet and discuss the way forward after three Stabroek Market stall owners tested positive for COVID-19.

Dear Editor, I learnt with great sadness of the passing of Hon.

KENOSHA, Wis.,  (Reuters) – A Black man shot in the back by police in Kenosha, Wisconsin, was left paralyzed and “fighting for his life,” his family and lawyers said yesterday, hours before protesters and authorities clashed for a third night of civil unrest in the lakefront town.

Dear Editor, Ever since the earliest days in organisational management, informed initially by attendance at Universities, and other training interactions, one kept searching for literature that focused on the management of agricultural entities, albeit within the limited accessibility to books authored in Europe, the United Kingdom, and more often the USA.

Four persons were arrested at Number 78 Village, Corentyne after police made a discovery of three unlicensed guns and ammunition yesterday.

AMSTERDAM/BRUSSELS, (Reuters) – Two European patients are confirmed to have been re-infected with COVID-19, raising concerns about people’s immunity to the coronavirus as the world struggles to tame the pandemic.

Dear Editor, This letter is in response to the false and incendiary statements made on Saturday, 22nd August, 2020 by Attorney General and Minister of Legal Affairs Anil Nandlall pertaining to lands in Kingelly, West Coast Berbice.

The Bankers Association of Guyana has indicated to the government its willingness to finance infrastructural projects in the coming years According to a Ministry of Public Works release yesterday, members of the banking association paid a courtesy call on the Minister within the Ministry, Deodat Indar, to discuss “financing options” available to borrowers who intend to pursue infrastructural projects in the coming years.

Dear Editor, I read with interest that Minister of the Public Service, Sonia Parag, reported that over the last five years the award of scholarships has been “heavily flawed” and “skewed to one demographic” (Stabroek News, August 25, 2020).

The number of active coronavirus disease cases (COVID-19) in the Upper Takutu-Upper Essequibo region (Region 9) has significantly decreased during the past few days with the Regional Chairman Bryan Allicock informing that the region now only has 20 active cases.

WASHINGTON/BEIJING,  (Reuters) – Top U.S. and Chinese trade officials reaffirmed their commitment to a Phase 1 trade deal, which has seen China lagging on its obligations to buy American goods, giving a boost to financial markets yesterday.

PORT-AU-PRINCE/HAVANA  (Reuters) – Caribbean islands already reeling from the economic impact of coronavirus started recovering yesterday from the damage wrought by Tropical Storm Laura, which left at least 24 dead and damaged thousands of homes and electricity infrastructure.

Dear Editor,  Today, August 26, 2020, marks the 100th anniversary since the U.S.

WASHINGTON,  (Reuters) – Jerry Falwell Jr, a towering force in the U.S.

A resident of Nismes, West Bank Demerara was relieved of $4.4 million on Monday night after two men armed with guns invaded his home.

Dear Editor, There is a frightening spike in the COVID-19 cases in Guyana with the current number of reported cases at Monday standing at 1029 with 31 deaths.

(Trinidad Express) An elderly woman was knifed to death in the bedroom of her home during an attack in Sangre Grande shortly after midnight.

(Reuters) – Former U.S. Vice President Al Gore on Tuesday accused President Donald Trump of trying to “put his knee on the neck of democracy” by undermining mail-in voting and sowing doubts, without evidence, about the integrity of the Nov.

A West Ruimveldt man is feared dead following a boat mishap at Gatie Falls, Semang Creek, Middle Mazaruni River, police in a statement said yesterday.

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – Evin Lewis dazzled with a 14th Caribbean Premier League half-century but it was Australian Ben Dunk who emerged the hero, slamming successive sixes off teenaged seamer Nyeem Young in the final over to earn St Kitts and Nevis Patriots their first points with a dramatic six-wicket victory over Barbados Tridents here yesterday.

NEW DELHI, (Reuters) – Former Australia quick Ryan Harris will replace compatriot James Hopes as Delhi Capitals bowling coach for this year’s edition of the Indian Premier League, the franchise said yesterday.

MELBOURNE,  (Reuters) – Channel Seven boss James Warburton fired a broadside at Cricket Australia (CA) yesterday, saying uncertainty over the summer schedule was proving “frustrating” for the broadcaster.

(Trinidad Guardian) 153 new cases of COVID were recorded by the Ministry of Health yesterday making it the highest number ever recorded in a single day.

By Muhammed Magassy BANJUL – Africa is becoming a new COVID-19 epicentre.

Forty years after Forbes Burnham radically reformed the independence constitution and twenty years after that, the ‘Burnham’ constitution was reformed by the PPP/C government, why is the present constitution still being disparagingly referred to as the ‘Burnham’ constitution that needs to be scrapped? 

Dear Editor, I must offer highest commendation to Dr. Vindhya Persaud,  Minister of Human Services and Social Security and Ms.

HOUSTON,  (Reuters) – Hurricane Laura could make a direct hit on Houston this week and hundreds of thousands of people living on the Gulf Coast should evacuate immediately, officials in Texas warned yesterday.

SOUTHAMPTON, England, (Reuters) – James Anderson became the first seam bowler to take 600 test wickets but England had to settle for a draw against Pakistan after a rain-hit final day of the third test at the Rose Bowl yesterday.

DUBAI, (Reuters) – Any wilful breach of the bio-secure bubble at this year’s Indian Premier League by any Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) player could jeopardise the tournament and will have “strong consequences” for him, the IPL team have said.

BARCELONA, (Reuters) – Captain Lionel Messi has told Barcelona he wishes to leave the club immediately, a source confirmed yesterday, deepening the turmoil within the Catalan side less than two weeks after their humiliating 8-2 defeat by Bayern Munich.

SOUTHAMPTON, England, (Reuters) – England’s James Anderson has targeted another Ashes series against Australia and has his eye on 700 test wickets after making history against Pakistan in the drawn third test at the Rose Bowl yesterday.

Bam Adebayo collected a game-high 19 rebounds to go with 14 points Monday night, leading the fifth-seeded Miami Heat to a 99-87 victory over the fourth-seeded Indiana Pacers and a four-game sweep of their first-round Eastern Conference playoff series near Orlando.

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – Fast bowling icon Michael Holding is not holding out much hope for the implementation of some of the major recommendations arising from the recent Wehby Governance Report.

ST JOHN’S, Antigua, CMC – Cricket West Indies has hailed the “restart” of the women’s international programme after announcing yesterday that the regional side would tour England next month for a “bio-secure” series comprising five Twenty20 Internationals.

In the 1990s and the early 2000s, Reality television programmes, such as Survivor soared on the Nielsen television ratings.

(Trinidad Guardian) Home to some of the country’s most beautiful animals, the Caroni Swamp is often visited by people hoping to spot a Scarlet Ibis.

(Trinidad Guardian) After months of being stuck in the British Virgin Islands (BVI), T&T national Takiesha Clairmont has got an exemption to return home but needs help to do so.