Daily Archive: Monday, September 7, 2020

(Jamaica Gleaner) Minister of Health Dr Christopher Tufton says based on modelling, up to 1.5 million Jamaicans may contract COVID-19. 

The Ministry of Health has announced the death of another person from COVID-19, while reporting the confirmation of 92 more cases following the processing of results from a majority of tests sent to the Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA) at the end of last month to help clear some of the local backlog.

President Irfaan Ali this afternoon announced a series of COVID-19 relief measures including $25,000 for each household.

The Ethnic Relations Commission, (ERC) today strongly condemned the killings of the two teens, Joel Henry and Isaiah Henry at Cotton Tree, West Coast Berbice over the weekend and called for swift action by the police to apprehend those responsible.

Three persons inclusive of the owner of a coconut estate have been arrested and are assisting police with investigations into the brutal murders of two cousins Joel Henry, 19, and Isaiah Henry, 16, of No.

LONDON,  (Reuters) – Britain’s tortuous divorce from the European Union veered into fresh crisis today after London signalled it could undermine the exit agreement with Brussels unless free trade terms are agreed by next month.

MUMBAI,  (Reuters) – India overtook Brazil in coronavirus infection numbers today, making it second only to the United States after a record jump, but the government resumed underground train services and announced plans to re-open the Taj Mahal this month.

(Trinidad Express) FOUR police officers and two civilians were seriously injured after their vehicle crashed while chasing suspected criminals in Barrackpore on Sunday morning.

(Trinidad Express) Joanna Diaz Sanchez was one of thousands of Venezuelans who fled the economic crisis in the South American country and sought refuge in Trinidad and Tobago.

(Jamaica Observer) Jamaicans across the United States have reacted with shock over the results of last Thursday’s general election in which the ruling Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) battered the Opposition People’s National Party (PNP).

(Jamaica Gleaner) The sons of 83-year-old Avis Ledgister are still in shock after their mother died suddenly on election day, missing out on her decades-long tradition of voting for whoever was the People’s National Party (PNP) candidate in St Elizabeth South West.

(Jamaica Gleaner) Jamaican designer Lorna Scott-Williams has been listed by Vogue magazine as a stalwart among 67 industry veterans named in the September issue as “people who make fashion happen”.

(Jamaica Gleaner) American model Desiree Gibbon’s unsolved murder has forced her family to call for the intervention of Prime Minister-designate Andrew Holness three years since the heinous killing.

A remarkable collapse of 9/45 from 44 balls, including three sets of two wickets in two balls, saw the Jamaica Tallawahs collapse from 84/0 and fall short of a modest target against a canny St Lucia Zouks side who are making a habit of defending low totals in the Hero Caribbean Premier League (CPL) 2020.

Interim West Indies Women’s head coach, Andre Coley, believes the batting department holds the key to their side being competitive against England Women in their upcoming five T20Is.

Adrian Giddings, Secretary of West Demerara Football Association (WDFA), is of the opinion that the clubs failed to take advantage of the Guyana Football Federation transfer window.

The Guyana Amazon Warriors might have secured a spot in tomorrow’s semifinals of the Hero Caribbean Premier League (CPL) T20 competition but questions remain as to whether the team can go all the way this time.

Protests erupted in Region Five last night after the bodies of two missing cousins were found with wounds in the backdam of Cotton Tree and a coconut farmer has since been taken into custody by the police.

By Eion Jardine If ever there was a boxer who deserved to be honoured for what he experienced in the fight game that boxer would be Clive Atwell.

Minister of Parliamentary Affairs and Governance, Gail Teixeira says supporters of the APNU+AFC Coalition deserve to be represented and included at all levels of society and they will be as the PPP/C government “restores political and economic stability” and rolls out its transformative projects.

TAROUBA, Trinidad, CMC – Trinbago Knight Riders marched imperiously to  their 10th consecutive win while inflicting an eighth defeat on St Kitts and Nevis Patriots, as both teams wrapped up contrasting preliminary campaigns in the Caribbean Premier League here yesterday.

A Corentyne man is now dead while another is nursing injuries to his face after they were attacked by two armed men along the Albion Public Road on Saturday evening while returning home from work. 

LARUNS, France, (Reuters) – Primoz Roglic took command of the Tour de France despite narrowly losing out to fellow Slovenian Tadej Pogacar on the ninth stage as Briton Adam Yates’s limits were exposed in the second mountain test yesterday.

Minister of Agriculture, Zulfikar Mustapha was yesterday told about serious flooding in Black Bush Polder, Corentyne and he told farmers that the new government is working to ensure that there is more money in their pockets.

BASEL, Switzerland,  (Reuters) – Germany were still waiting for their first-ever Nations League win after they gave a tired performance and were held to a 1-1 draw by Switzerland yesterday.

SOUTHAMPTON, England, (Reuters) – England beat Australia by six wickets in the second Twenty20 match as opening batsman Jos Buttler anchored the run chase to help the home side clinch the three-match series in Southampton yesterday.

Dr. Dhanpaul Narine, who is deeply involved with the Guyanese diaspora in New York said the main focus of the newly sworn in People’s Progressive Party/Civic (PPP/C) government should be on the “reduction of poverty” through training for jobs and business opportunities.

NEW YORK, (Reuters) – World number one Novak Djokovic was sensationally disqualified in the U.S.

Dear Editor, I refer to the very comprehensive coverage of a meeting I had with the Guyana Bar Association in an article published on page 14 and continued on page 21 of yesterday’s Sunday Stabroek, which bore the bold caption, “Convicted Registrar of Deeds expected to resume duties”.

Nine new COVID-19 cases have been registered according to the Ministry of Health’s (MoH) COVID-19 dashboard for yesterday taking the new confirmed total to 1,468.

Engineers at the Demerara Harbour Bridge yesterday facilitated and supervised a retraction to allow the movement of marine traffic and the authorities are aiming to complete emergency mechanical works by Thursday, General Manager Rawlston Adams told Stabroek News yesterday.

Dear Editor, It is quite clear that if the Guyana sugar industry is managed efficiently using a new production model it can become prosperous again with significant contribution to the economy and the workers and their families who work in the industry, uplifting their socio-economic status in the communities that they live.

Pascal Siakam scored a series-best 23 points, Kyle Lowry added 22 and the Toronto Raptors evened their best-of-seven Eastern Conference semifinal series with a 100-93 win over the Boston Celtics on Saturday night near Orlando.

Dear Editor, I was  elated to learn that Minister of Agriculture, Zulfikar Mustapha  graced Black Bush Polder with his presence.

The technical and legal teams from the Department of Energy remain in talks with ExxonMobil on the proposed agreement for the Payara Field Development Plan, Minister of Natural Resources Vickram Bharrat told Stabroek News last night.

Jamal Murray scored 27 points and Nikola Jokic had 26 points and 18 rebounds, leading the Denver Nuggets to a 110-101 victory over the Los Angeles Clippers in Game 2 of their Western Conference semifinal on Saturday in the bubble near Orlando.

Dear Editor, As I continue to build my house in Guyana, I continue to learn new things.

(Reuters) – England have called up Sussex batsman Phil Salt as a reserve for the three-match one-day international (ODI) series against Australia starting Sept.

The APNU+AFC government demitted office without accounting for how much of the controversial US$18m signing bonus from ExxonMobil was actually spent on legal fees pertaining to the Guyana-Venezuela border controversy.

(Reuters) – Gloucestershire’s match against Northamptonshire in the Bob Willis Trophy was abandoned on Sunday after a Northamptonshire player had tested positive for COVID-19, the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) announced yesterday.

In keeping with one of its major manifesto promises, the PPP/C government is moving ahead with plans to reopen the East Demerara, Rose Hall and Skeldon estates. 

Dear Editor, I refer to the mega-project proposed for the Mahaica/Mahaicony area.

WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – President Donald Trump was on the defensive yesterday over what critics said was a “pattern” of disrespect towards the U.S.

After 15 months, the National Assembly met last Tuesday for the first time under the new Administration.

By Immaculata Casimero, Varshnie Herman, Timothy Williams and Medino Abraham Immaculata Casimero is Wapichan from South Rupununi.

Minister of Home Affairs Robeson Benn last night said that the police are vigorously pursuing investigations into the murder of two West Coast Berbice teens Isiah Henry and Joel Henry.