Daily Archive: Sunday, October 18, 2020

Following a review by an independent panel of experts the Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC) has decided to extend the time period during which students can query the grade awarded following the 2020 Examinations.

The Ministry of Health (MOH) today said that two more persons have died of COVID-19.

(Jamaica Observer) SIBLINGS Dwayne and Feleca Jonas are now both waiting to be called to the Jamaican Bar Association, having recently successfully completed their two-year tenure together at Norman Manley Law School (NMLS).

(Jamaica Gleaner) With two weeks to go for what is being described as one of the most important presidential elections in the history of the United States, Jamaicans in the US have high expectations of whoever takes the White House.

JANESVILLE, Wis./WILMINGTON, Del., (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump, who played down the coronavirus pandemic from its onset, criticized Michigan’s Democratic Governor Gretchen Whitmer yesterday for her policies to curb the outbreak, drawing shouts of “lock her up” from a rally crowd.

MUMBAI, (Reuters) – The Indian Premier League (IPL) today said West Indies spinner Sunil Narine can continue to bowl after it found nothing illegal in his deliveries during an assessment that was prompted by an on-field caution earlier this month.

The Police say they are investigating the murder of Seon Landon aka Gaza, age 27, unemployed and of D’Andrade Street, Newtown, Kitty, Georgetown which occurred yesterday at 6.35 pm  at ‘C’ Field Sophia, allegedly by a 30-year-old male of ‘D’ Field Sophia and another male.

(Trinidad Guardian) T&T Airline Pilots Association (TTALPA) and Caribbean Airlines have agreed that all pilots’ salaries will be cut by 57 per cent—just over half—for the next three months, to support CAL’s cost cutting measures amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

“Red, White and Blue”, the third film of Steve McQueen’s “Small Axe” miniseries, will wrap up the five-part anthology when it premieres at the end of November on Prime Video.

Prime Minister Mark Phillips yesterday offered to provide shelter to squatters at Success, on the East Coast of Demerara, who have refused to vacate the lands there.

Former parliamentarian Charrandass Persaud, who was responsible for the crucial vote that led to the passage of the December 21st, 2018 no-confidence motion against the former APNU+AFC administration, has returned to Guyana.

The family of a woman who was reported last month as one of the country’s COVID-19 fatalities has said neither her immediate care givers nor other relatives were asked to take a test for the virus after she died in the Georgetown Public Hospital’s COVID-19 Intensive Care Unit (ICU).

Following the World Health Organization (WHO) publication of research from a clinical trial showing that remdesivir barely reduces the mortality rate of COVID-19 patients, member of the Georgetown Public Hospital’s Task Force for COVID-19 Dr Mahendra Carpen has said that there are no immediately plans to discontinue using it to treat patients here as it seems to be reducing the amount of time those with symptoms remain hospitalised.

An addendum to the Liza-1 Production Licence, which was never made public, was signed last year by former President David Granger and paved the way for environmental upgrades for the Liza-2 project and subsequent major improvements to the recently approved Payara licence.

Aszim Shivgobin, one of the three suspects accused in the murder of Canadian citizen Nicholas Ramkissoon Jaipaul, is currently hospitalised after he was attacked at the Lusignan Prison on Friday night.

Prior to the discovery of the massive tunnel mining operation in the New River Basin, Toshao of Masakenari Paul Chekema said that residents frequently heard an airplane flying over the community and this was what prompted him to contact the Guyana Defence Force (GDF).

Shikhar Dhawan scored his maiden ton and Axar Patel hammered three sixes in the final over as Delhi Capitals (DC) beat Chennai Super Kings (CSK) by five wickets in Match 34 of the Dream11 Indian Premier League (IPL) 2020 in Sharjah yesterday.

If you find enchantment alluring then you will certainly be captivated by the work of filmmaker and photographer Anthony Indar who sets out to create masterpieces.

The widow of Ryan Khayum has accepted a $4 million+ compensation package from the Guyana Defence Force (GDF) following the boat accident involving a coast guard vessel that resulted in his death in April.

The Cheddi Jagan International Airport (CJIA) has said it lost $1.4 billion in revenues over the last six months, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, which has caused a 95% drop in passenger traffic.

Shape Custom Creationz will today host a virtual fashion show to launch the brand’s 2021 collection, ‘Behind the Mask’.

As chief selector, Roger Harper, on Friday revealed the Test and T20 teams to tour New Zealand, it seems as if the selection panel has placed their faith in a number of inconsistent players.

Recently appointed Minister of Culture, Youth and Sport, Charles Ramson Jr.,

The Oncology Clinic of the Georgetown Public Hospital (GPH) on Friday received a quantity of face masks and turbans for distribution to women and girls undergoing chemotherapy.

Captain David Emanuel pulled his boat up at St Lucian’s Mission even as the rain poured.

Dear Editor,  I am writing this letter in particular to the Government of Guyana, the Honourable Minister of Home Affairs and his Ministry, Law Enforcement Agencies, Security Firms, and weapon lovers on the dangers and risks of weapons if they are not properly used.

A number of corporate entities have collaborated with the Guyana Golf Academy to promote the “Play Golf Fight Cancer” event beginning tomorrow at the Scouts Association of Guyana Ground, Woolford Avenue.

When making a decision, we choose actions via mental processes which are influenced by biases, reason, emotions, and memories.

MEXICO CITY, (Reuters) – The spectacular fall from grace of Mexico’s previous armed forces supremo has raised awkward questions about the president’s reliance on the military to fight drug gangs and manage an increasing portfolio of vital civilian infrastructure.

As Guyana’s Hindu community observes the period of Sharad Navratri, which began yesterday, the Guyana Hindu Dharmic Sabha is advising all mandirs and devotees to adhere strictly to the country’s guidelines on preventing the spread of COVID-19.

Dear Editor, The Guyana Women Miners Organisation (GWMO) and the National Mining Syndicate (NMS) welcome the Government’s efforts to support the mining sector through the provision of tax concessions on equipment and ATVs.

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – Out-of-form West Indies batsman Shai Hope will be placed in a remedial programme in an attempt to ensure he rediscovers his powers in the longest format.

Read this before heading back to gym. For the better part of the last six months, our lives have been turned upside down, and this has highlighted more than ever the therapeutic nature of regular exercise.

(Trinidad Express) Trinidad and Tobago will receive COVID-19 vaccines for 20 per cent of its population in the first instance after its development.

The police are investigating the suspected drowning of a pastor, whose lifeless body was discovered in a creek close to his farm at Canal Number One, West Bank Demerara (WBD) on Thursday night.

BANGKOK, (Reuters) – Tens of thousands of people took to the streets in a wave of protests across Bangkok and other Thai cities yesterday in defiance of a government crackdown following three months of demonstrations aimed at the prime minister and monarchy.

Dear Editor, I’ve come to the realization that our nation is at the crossroads. 

MANCHESTER, England, (Reuters) – Liverpool were left frustrated after a 2-2 draw at Everton in the Merseyside derby yesterday with VAR ruling out a potential winner from Jordan Henderson in stoppage time and key defender Virgil van Dijk suffering a knee injury.

There’s a lightness to the scenarios in “On the Rocks” that feels almost too precarious.

(Trinidad Guardian) The Ministry of Foreign and Caricom Affairs has dispelled any thoughts that it has not been taking action on the tilting Nabarima.

WELLINGTON, (Reuters) – Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern delivered the biggest election victory for her centre-left Labour Party in half a century yesterday as voters rewarded her for a decisive response to COVID-19.

Dear Editor, Before I return to Mr Vincent Alexander’s letter (SN 10-13-20) to address his substantive concerns on our ethnic problems, I wish to compliment him for eschewing polemics to engage in a dialogue in search of solutions to those problems. 

(Reuters) – The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has warned players and officials of expulsion if they breach COVID-19 protocols after 12 people violated the “bio-secure bubble” at the ongoing National Twenty20 Cup in Rawalpindi.

Minister of Human Services and Social Security Dr Vindhya Persaud has announced an initiative that is expected to produce over 200,000 face masks for countrywide distribution, while creating job opportunities for vulnerable groups that have been affected by the COVID-19 pandemic.

Six suspects, including four Venezuelans who are suspected to be members of a Syndicato gang, were arrested on Friday after the police raided a hotel at Port Kaituma, Region One.

There were two very important items of interest to literature in the news over the last fortnight. 

BRASILIA, (Reuters) – Brazil reported 24,062 new cases of the novel coronavirus and 461 deaths from the disease caused by the virus in the past 24 hours, the health ministry said yesterday.

Introduction Today’s column continues my extended assessment of the cost of delay encountered at the Payara project, as modelled and reported on by Rystad Energy back in July this year.

While the squatters at Success were slowly being submerged under water and the police were firing pellet rounds, President Irfaan Ali was at the Providence Stadium in dream mode.

NEW YORK (Reuters) – Drugmakers and research centers around the world are working on COVID-19 vaccines, with large global trials of several of the candidates involving tens of thousands of participants well underway.

There are some constants in our lives in the arts where we have learned over the years of the value of certain creators who never disappoint us and among them, for me, is the work of poetry master Ian McDonald.

Last Update: 641.39                  Movement: 0.97% Current Update: 647.64            YTD Movement: 6.87%The Lucas Stock Index (LSI) rose 0.97% during the second period of trading in October 2020.

MUMBAI, (Reuters) – Mumbai Indians captain Rohit Sharma has urged his team mates to stay “ruthless” on the field and maintain their momentum in the Indian Premier League after the defending champions climbed to the top of the table with their fifth win in as many matches.

Dear Editor, The assets of NICIL should be sold off and NICIL should be liquidated.

ABUJA/LAGOS,  (Reuters) – The Nigerian army will begin a two-month national exercise, it said yesterday, while denying the move was part of any security response to recent widespread demonstrations against alleged police brutality.

Flooding the land on which squatters have unlawfully occupied, conjures up some of history’s most oppressive episodes.

Toronto is a calm, clean, well-ordered, cosmopolitan, peaceful city.  If during a long weekend in this city of two and a half million people there are a couple of murders it would be an alarming law and order crisis. 

The Ministry of Health (MoH) yesterday reported that 38 additional COVID-19 cases were confirmed, bringing the total number of cases recorded in Guyana so far to 3,710.

Chess is like a language; the top players are very fluent at it.