Daily Archive: Sunday, October 4, 2020

A 68-year-old man from Cuyuni-Mazaruni (Region 7) is the 87th fatality associated with COVID-19.

WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – President Donald Trump’s condition is improving as he is being treated for COVID-19 at a military hospital, his medical team said today, as they provided more details of the toll the lung illness has taken on him.

The Heads of the Joint Services yesterday condemned what they said were constant attempts by social commentators to tarnish the character of some of their members particularly Commissioner of Police (acting) Nigel Hoppie.

Residents of Number 5 Village, West Coast Berbice this morning blocked the public road with burning tyres.

(Trinidad Guardian) Trinidadian pilot Jensen Kangalee, who is currently stuck in Turks and Caicos Islands, is desperately calling on the Minister of National Security Stuart Young to grant him an exemption as soon as since his funds have all now been depleted and he has to depend on friends and family to support his daily needs.

(Trinidad Express) A CUNUPIA taxi driver was gunned down in his taxi early Saturday.

(Jamaica Gleaner) The contract killer who admitted his role in the gruesome murder of Tonia McDonald, wife of popular Portland businessman Everton ‘Beachy Stout’ McDonald, is cooperating with prosecutors under a plea deal.

 (Reuters) – Cineworld, the world’s second-biggest cinema operator, will close all its screens in the United States, Britain and Ireland this week after studios pulled major releases such as the latest James Bond film, a person familiar with the situation said.

WASHINGTON,  (Reuters) – White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows revealed that President Donald Trump’s condition on Friday was far worse than officials had made public, saying doctors recommended the president go to the hospital after seeing he had a fever and his blood oxygen level dropped rapidly.

NEW DELHI, (Reuters) – The Indian Premier League (IPL) has launched an investigation after one of the players in this year’s tournament in the United Arab Emirates reported being approached for possible corruption, the league’s integrity chief told Reuters today.

WASHINGTON,  (Reuters) – President Donald Trump said from his hospital room that the next few days will be the “real test” of his treatment for COVID-19, after a series of contradictory messages from the White House caused widespread confusion about his condition.

“I Carry You With Me” opens with an older man, Iván, walking towards the subway in New York.

Despite government’s threats of sanctions against health workers who have been protesting for better benefits for those on the frontline in the response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Guyana Public Service Union (GPSU) yesterday signalled that it intends to proceed with planned industrial action this week unless its demands are met.

Yuri Garcia Dominguez, one of the principals of Accelerated Capital Firm Inc (ACFI), the company which has been at the centre of what is being described as a huge Ponzi scheme, yesterday announced plans to commence repayment of invested capital to 17,000 clients from October 12th since the firm is not licensed to operate here and has been forced to cease all of its operations.

While saying that political parties have to address needed reforms to avoid a repeat of the impasse that occurred after the March 2nd elections, United States Ambassador Sarah-Ann Lynch has emphasised the importance of civil society’s input in inclusive governance, which she said would be supported by Washington.

President Irfaan Ali is insisting that he will not meet with the main opposition until it accepts his government as legitimate, which Opposition Leader Joseph Harmon on Friday dismissed as a hypocritical attempt to avoid scrutiny.

Adrian Giddings, secretary of the West Demerara Football Association (WDFA), has thrown his support behind Kashif and Shanghai Co-Director Kashif Muhammad saying that he is the ideal candidate for the vacant and important post of Director of Sport.

Dismissing calls for any renegotiation of the Stabroek Block Production Sharing Agreement (PSA) with ExxonMobil and its partners, Vice President Bharrat on Friday defended the government’s decision not to use the Payara project as leverage to improve the deal as he said it would not be an acceptable business practice.

Given until the end of today to vacate, some squatters at Success, on the East Coast of Demerara, yesterday said they had no plans to leave as they have nowhere else to go. 

Cricket West Indies’ (CWI) Chief Executive Officer, Johnny Grave is anticipating a return to some amount of normalcy when the Caribbean unit tours New Zealand soon.

As a teenager, Tinishe Bourne failed almost every class in secondary school and after a while she had enough and decided to quit in form four—she was 19 years old.

It speaks to the ever-increasingly blurred lines between television and cinema that one of the most vibrant pieces of filmmaking out of the fall festival season has been the entries from Steve McQueen’s “Small Axe” anthology premiering over the course of the New York Film Festival this year.

As Guyana’s total number of COVID-19 cases rose to over 3,000, the Ministry of Health (MoH) yesterday reported that a 74-year-old woman from Region Four is the latest casualty.

Delhi Capitals (DC) returned to winning ways following their 18-run win over Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) in Match 16 of the Dream11 Indian Premier League (IPL) 2020 yesterday.

Being cooped up at home due to the initial restrictions put in place to prevent the spread of COVID-19 provided unexpected inspiration for gym instructor and expedition coordinator Tyson English.

Jaden’s Foundation, a new special needs organisation, was recently launched at Kamuni Creek, Santa Mission.

Twelve-year-old Akazea Austin, who was struck down by a speeding car while crossing the Supply Public Road on the East Bank of Demerara in February, has died.

Just days after being fired by the Los Angeles Clippers, Doc Rivers was introduced as the new head coach of the Philadelphia 76ers yesterday.

The unstoppable National and Caribbean Junior Squash Champion Shomari Wiltshire has been granted a partial athlete scholarship to attend a boarding school in the United States of America. 

A youth is now dead after he and other motorcyclists collided along the Friendship, East Coast Demerara (ECD) Railway Embankment on Thursday evening.

“I was on my back step teaching my son when he turn to me and say, ‘Mommy look some children hiding in the bush.’

An autopsy conducted on the remains of Ronaldo Favourite, the two-year-old who succumbed more than a week ago, almost one month after he allegedly consumed milk laced with a methamphetamine, was inconclusive, according to Police Commander of Region 4(a) Assistant Commissioner Simon McBean.

The Guyana Chess Federation (GCF) has begun their much talked about schools chess programme. 

Adapting to COVID-19 hasn’t been easy and for many of us that is particularly true when it comes to managing our finances.

Region Nine Chairman Bryan Allicock is attributing the control of the spread of COVID-19 in the region to strict enforcement of the COVID-19 emergency measures.

The COVID-19 pandemic played havoc with the NBA in 2020, and commissioner Adam Silver said late Friday the league is expecting NBA players to not participate in next year’s Olympic Games at Tokyo.

WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – The White House sent contradictory messages about President Donald Trump’s health yesterday with a senior official saying Trump’s vital signs were “very concerning” even as doctors talked of a patient recovering well from COVID-19.

Dear Editor, My attention was drawn to the article `Jordan flatly rejected better allowances for healthcare workers – Minister Parag,’ which was published in Guyana Chronicle, October 3, 2020.

As you get older, you need to work out and stay active and healthy as best as possible.

LONDON,  (Reuters) – A major non-profit health emergencies group has set up a global laboratory network to assess data from potential COVID-19 vaccines, allowing scientists and drugmakers to compare them and speed up selection of the most effective shots.

With the country’s major airports due to be reopened to commercial traffic from next week, Minister of Health Dr Frank Anthony has said travellers will not face any restrictions once they have returned a negative PCR test for COVID-19 within 72 hours before their arrival in the country.

Even though the Lakers took a 2-0 lead in the best-of-seven NBA Finals against the Miami Heat on Friday, Los Angeles stars LeBron James and Anthony Davis believe their team can perform at a higher level.

(Michael Jordan, Kamarang, Georgetown, published by Michael Jordan, 2017; with illustrations by Harold Bascom; 500pp.)

Dear Editor, The abhorrent and callous treatment of Guyanese living on government-owned land in Success and surrounding areas on the East Coast of Demerara is unnecessary and unwarranted.

Dear Editor, In general, most people do not frequently witness cruelty to animals or take action when they do see it.

WASHINGTON, (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – From Bolivia to New Zealand, rivers and ecosystems in at least 14 countries have won the legal right to exist and flourish, as a new way of safeguarding nature gains steam, U.S.

(Jamaica Observer) President of the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) Dr Warren Smith has called for the completion of regional integration projects in order to grow economies and advance the standard of living across the Caribbean in the novel coronavirus pandemic aftermath.

PARIS,  (Reuters) – Novak Djokovic’s relationship with line officials has been difficult of late and the Serbian risked their wrath again yesterday when he suggested they were unnecessary.

By Nikita Blair Two weekends ago, I scratched something off my bucket list: I attended the Bocas Literature Festival.

The Supreme Court of Judicature is moving ahead with the planned restart of criminal trials, which have been on hold since the local COVID-19 outbreak in March of this year and it is assuring that all necessary arrangements have been made to ensure the safety of court users.

Lieutenant Colonel Kester Craig, the Director-General of the Civil Defence Commission (CDC), yesterday submitted a National Oil Spill Contingency Plan to Prime Minister Mark Phillips.

Dear Editor, The Essential Services Act provides for an Arbitration Tribunal for the settlement of disputes in Essential Services.

The New England Patriots game at the Kansas City Chiefs will not be played today amid positive COVID-19 tests for both teams, the NFL said yesterday.

(Trinidad Guardian) Popular comedian, actor, radio talk show host and entertainer Dennis “Sprangalang” Hall is dead.

LONDON,  (Reuters) – Britain reported 12,872 new COVID-19 cases yesterday, a record daily figure for the country, with the government blaming the jump on a reporting delay and saying the numbers in coming days would include additional cases.

The first shot we see of Henry Golding as Kit in “Monsoon” is instructive.

Dear Editor, I refer to the article titled, `Licence gives Exxon wiggle room for Payara flaring’ (SN October 2). 

Dr Narine Singh has been appointed acting Chief Medical Officer (CMO) of Guyana as Dr Shamdeo Persaud has proceeded on pre-retirement leave.

Start position: The St Louis Chess Club in the US held its annual Chess 9LX 2020 Tournament as an online competition owing to the COVID-19 pandemic.

                                                      for what else is there                 but books, books and the sea,                 verandahs and the pages of the sea                 to write of the wind and the memory                                          of wind whipped hair                 in the sun, the colour of fire.

(Trinidad Guardian) State-owned Caribbean Airlines has received approval from the United States Department of Transportation to fly the Port of Spain/Houston route.

Introduction Today’s column continues consideration of Rystad Energy’s modelling of the cost of delay in the Payara Project, incurred from the delayed approval of ExxonMobil and partners’ final investment decision (FID), which had been submitted to the Government of Guyana (GoG) last year.

We live next door to a criminalised state.  The formal structures which normally sustain governmental operations in any nation have been subverted in Venezuela by entrenched corruption. 

SAO PAULO,  (Reuters) – Brazil yesterday registered 599 new coronavirus deaths and 26,310 new confirmed cases, the health ministry said.

At the 151st birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi on Friday last, President Irfaan Ali said: “The Republic of Guyana has just emerged from a bruising test of its democracy.

While I don’t profess to know the origins of it, I have been aware, going back to my short pants days growing up in West Dem, of my fascination with words, whether in the subjects being taught in high school at St.

PARIS, (Reuters) – American Danielle Collins threw the kitchen sink at former champion Garbine Muguruza to force her way into the fourth round of the French Open with a 7-5 2-6 6-4 victory yesterday.

Last Update:640.36                           Movement: 0.74% Current Update:645.11                     YTD Movement: 6.45%The Lucas Stock Index (LSI) rose 0.74% during the fourth period of trading in September, 2020.