Daily Archive: Saturday, August 29, 2020

Former Attorney General Basil Williams today said that the PPP/C government should ensure that the compulsory acquisition of the Ocean View Hotel – the site of the controversial infectious diseases hospital – is completed.

MUMBAI,  (Reuters) – Two players and 11 other people have tested positive for COVID-19 after arriving in the United Arab Emirates for the Indian Premier League (IPL), while all-rounder Suresh Raina has pulled out of the tournament for personal reasons.

 (Reuters) – Thousands of protesters demonstrated in the Mauritius capital Port Louis today to demand an investigation into an oil spill from a Japanese ship and the mysterious death of at least 40 dolphins that have been found near the site of the spill.

(Trinidad Express) The Covid-19 pandemic may have disrupted the education system but the Ministry of Education says once all stakeholders work together and do their parts, the remote teaching method being implemented for the upcoming term will be successful.

(Trinidad Guardian) The mandatory wearing of face masks in public to prevent the spread of COVID-19 is now one step closer to reality and could see citizens fined up to $5,000 for breaching it.

(Jamaica Star) In May 2019, after a series of tests following countless health complications, Keesa Peart, Jamaican gospel artiste, found out that she had ovarian cancer.

(Jamaica Observer) MINISTER of Health and Wellness Dr Christopher Tufton last evening said the decision taken by the United Kingdom to advise its citizens to avoid non-essential travel to Jamaica is one we have no choice but to accept.

(Jamaica Gleaner) Jamaica’s schools were shuttered in mid-March as a means of curtailing the spread of COVID-19, and as the date for reopening draws near, parents are doubtful that face-to-face classes will be a reality.

If all goes according to plan, Guyana will see the development of a US$1.4 billion real estate project along the Mahaica River in anticipation of expatriate and remigrant demand based on the country’s soon-to-be-realised oil wealth.

With an average payment of about US$46 per barrel of oil, Guyana this week received US$46M for its third 1M barrels of oil entitlement and this reflects an increase of more than US$10 dollars per barrel than it received on its last lift.

The prime accused, an alleged accomplice, as well as the suspected master-mind, who were held over the disappearance and murder of Canada citizen, Nicholas Ramkissoon Jaipaul, were yesterday remanded to prison after they were charged jointly with murder. 

Guyana yesterday recorded three new COVID-19 related fatalities along with some 40 new cases as the coronavirus surge continues in Region Four.

The High Court yesterday granted the police an extension to further detain District Four Returning Officer Clairmont Mingo for an additional 24 hours, as the investigation into the alleged fraud surrounding the March 2nd General and Regional elections continues.

The Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) has upheld a decision of the Guyana Court of Appeal which it said acted upon correct principles of law in upholding the 2015 ruling of the High Court which had ordered the winding up of S.

Former Chairman of the Guyana National Broadcasting Authority (GNBA) Leslie Sobers has defended the decision to simultaneously act as Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the agency alongside another Board member since 2017 and to be paid separate salaries and Board stipend allowances for both posts.

On advice from the court, lawyer Darren Wade yesterday withdrew the habeas corpus application he filed at the High Court on behalf of his client—embattled District Four Returning Officer (RO) Clairmont Mingo, who is currently the subject of a police probe into alleged electoral fraud.

In an effort to ensure that their two-year-old child didn’t contract the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) from them, a couple in Batavia revealed that they had to sleep with masks on because they had no one to take care of their child after they were informed that they were infected with the disease which claimed six lives in the Cuyuni/Mazaruni region.

The Government is working to have the long delayed Budget for 2020 presented, considered and passed on or before October 10th.

Tiffany Persaud is a teacher and businesswoman, but first and foremost, she is a dancer who has been honing her skill since she was five years old.

BRASILIA/POCONÉ, Brazil, (Reuters) – In a dramatic u-turn, Brazil’s Environment Ministry said yesterday it would continue to fight deforestation, reversing its position after saying hours earlier that it could not afford to continue enforcement efforts in the Amazon.

Dear Editor, Transparency Institute Guyana Inc (TIGI) is asking the Government why Dr Vincent Adams, the head of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), is being sent on leave before he decides he can.

The APNU+AFC coalition has sought leave from the High Court to file an elections petition challenging the results of the 2020 General and Regional Elections.

WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – Thousands of people took part in a march in Washington yesterday to denounce racism, on the anniversary of the march in 1963 where civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr made his historic “I Have a Dream” speech.

Dear Editor, I was hoping against hope that it would not happen, but it is now official. 

Through its acquisition of Guyana Goldfields Inc (GGI), Chinese mining company, Zijin Mining Group Co has promised the Guyana Government that it would retain at least 200 to 300 of its former employees as it prepares for another major expansion next year, according to Minister of Natural Resources Vickram Bharrat. 

Many of us are more familiar with the hot version of lemongrass tea but have you ever considered making the tea and having it cold?

The news coming out of America as it relates to violence against Black people for the past three months in particular has been extremely traumatic to acknowledge.

TOKYO,  (Reuters) – Japan’s Shinzo Abe yesterday said he was resigning because of poor health, ending a tenure as the country’s longest-serving prime minister in which he sought to revive an economy stricken by deflation and push for a stronger military.

Dear Editor, I refer to the news published everywhere that His Excellency Dr.

A longtime member of the Alliance for Change (AFC), Gobin Harbhajan has resigned from the party because he says it has strayed from its core values.

RIO DE JANEIRO, (Reuters) – A Brazilian court temporarily removed Rio de Janeiro state’s governor from office yesterday over alleged graft in the purchase of medical supplies and services to fight the COVID-19 outbreak.

Guyanese owned non-profit organisations Green Fashion, Art & Design Museum (Green FAD Museum) and International Museum of the Saree (IM of the Saree) have for the last year, through their pop-up and online events, been promoting Guyanese art and culture as well as other cultures around the world.

A suspect allegedly involved in the shooting that claimed the life of Navindra Samaroo on July 23, at Middle Road, La Penitence, was on Thursday, shot and apprehended by police ranks.

Dear Editor, The installation of the PPP/C in Government has seen a flurry of activities post haste, not least among them the reassignment of Police Officers.

Four years ago the NFL star Colin Kaepernick made headlines by sitting, then kneeling, during pre-game national anthems.

MANCHESTER, England, (Reuters) – Tom Banton blasted an impressive 71 before England’s opening T20 international against Pakistan was abandoned because of rain at a soggy Old Trafford yesterday.

NEW DELHI, (Reuters) – India captain Virat Kohli is likely to travel to Australia later this year despite his wife expecting their first child in January, a key Indian cricket board (BCCI) official told Reuters yesterday.

The NBA season is set to resume today with three games, a restart negotiated between players and owners following a social justice-driven boycott that began Wednesday.

(Reuters) – Naomi Osaka said yesterday she never thought her call for racial justice would garner the attention it did and she does not want to be called brave for taking a stand that led to a one-day stoppage at this week’s U.S.

Blairmont Community Centre Cricket Club (BCCCC) Thursday evening installed an interim management committee which Shabeer Baksh will head until the annual general meeting in January 2021.

(Reuters) – The Tour de France gives riders many tests from gruelling climbs to furious sprints but it is the one for COVID-19 that could hold the key to victory when the world’s greatest cycling race starts today, says three-time champion Greg LeMond.

Junior national table tennis coach Dwain Dick is urging the newly appointed Minister with responsibility for Sports Charles Ramson Jr.,

Eight prominent Guyanese sport officials have been penciled in to participate in an online athlete development programme intended to bolster the long term development of sports here.

LOS ANGELES,  (Reuters) – “Black Panther” film star Chadwick Boseman, an actor whose work celebrated African-American pioneers and culture, has died at age 43 after a four-year battle with colon cancer, according to an announcement posted on Friday to his social media accounts.

(Trinidad Express) Ministry of Education is pleading with Corporate Trinidad for assistance as the new school term signals a pivot to digital learning.

Akilah Atherley has recently expanded her designing to include creating home ornaments, the most recent of which is a wine bottle set.

The recent upsurge in COVID-19 cases in Guyana is quite troubling.

Minister of Education Priya Manickchand has confirmed that training for teachers to take advantage of online teaching portals will commence soon.

Dear Editor, The GAWU weighed whether it should offer a response to Mr Earl John’s letter titled `Unions must be required to be equal and productive partners if reconstruction of sugar industry is to be successful’ which appeared in the August 21, Stabroek News.

Former Guyana under-17 batsman, Marvan Prashad is currently trapped in the United States due to the Novel Coronavirus pandemic.

The International Karate Organisation [IKO] Academy of Guyana joined the list of local sports associations to engage Guyana’s recently appointed Minister of Culture, Youth and Sport Charles Ramson Jr. 

Actor Chadwick Boseman, best known for his star turn in the blockbuster Marvel superhero film “Black Panther,” has died at age 43 after a four-year battle with colon cancer, according to an announcement posted on Friday on his Twitter and Facebook accounts.