Articles published on Thursday, October 22, 2020
On November 24th acting Chief Justice Roxane George-Wiltshire will commence hearing arguments on preliminary issues raised in the two election petitions filed by the main Opposition A Partnership for National Unity+Alliance For Change (APNU+AFC) which is challenging the results of the March 2nd polls.
The Ministry of Public Works today advised the public that only northbound traffic will be allowed on Sheriff Street from Rupert Craig Highway to David Street today between 09:30 to 17:00 hrs.
BEIRUT, (Reuters) – Lebanese veteran politician Saad al-Hariri was named prime minister for a fourth time today and pledged to form a new government that can tackle the country’s worst crisis since its 1975-1990 civil war.
OTTAWA, (Reuters) – Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau survived a confidence vote yesterday after a key opposition party backed his ruling Liberals, averting the chance of a snap election as a coronavirus outbreak worsens.
(Jamaica Star) For 25 years, Beverly ‘Tashy’ Burry, who is blind, has been fending for herself by working as a hairdresser and craftswoman in her community of Tivoli Gardens.
Two of the three murder accused who fled the Lusignan Prison were recaptured last night at Zeelugt, East Bank Essequibo while the hunt continues for a third.
(Trinidad Express) SCRAP the exams and pay pupils’ query fees. These were among the calls of parents and pupils who protested outside the Red House which houses the Parliament in Port of Spain yesterday to show their dissatisfaction with the grades of the 2020 CSEC and CAPE exams given by the Caribbean Examination Council (CXC) .
The police say they are investigating an intrusion at the residence of Chief Justice Roxane George-Wiltshire where a man pointed a toy gun at two law enforcers before fleeing.
PNCR Chair, Volda Lawrence; APNU+AFC party agent, Carol Joseph; Region Four Returning Officer, Clairmont Mingo; and two Election Day clerks, were yesterday taken before the courts and charged with a number of offences including conspiracy to defraud and forgery.
Drug accused businessman Ghalee Khan yesterday pleaded guilty to three counts of drug trafficking before Magistrate Judge Roanne L.
Three new COVID-19 deaths were recorded on Wednesday, as 54 new COVID-19 cases were also recorded.
(Trinidad Guardian) National Security Minister Stuart Young was put out of the Parliament Chamber yesterday for refusing to withdraw his accusation that UNC MPs were making “racist” remarks during deliberations.
On trial for the murder of his brother-in-law Terrence Adams, Les Charles Critchlow yesterday told the court that he would no longer be going through with the trial—instead accepting responsibility for the killing.
Member of Parliament Dr Karen Cummings yesterday criticized the People’s Progressive Party/Civic (PPP/C) government’s decision to place asymptomatic COVID-19 patients in home isolation while contending that many persons cannot be safely isolated owing to the large size of households.
The Judiciary of Guyana yesterday said it views with deep concern and dismay the intrusion and attack on the security and home of the Chief Justice of Guyana, Roxane George-Wiltshire.
Minister of Sport, Charles Ramson Jr., along with members of the Athletic Association of Guyana (AAG) conducted a site visit of the National Track and Field Centre at Leonora yesterday.
With the reopening of Guyana’s international airports, Caribbean Airlines Limited (CAL) yesterday announced that it will be conducting three weekly flights from Guyana to New York and three on the return leg.
Australian-owned Troy Resources says it has ‘struck gold’ with a bonanza discovery of a vein at its Smarts underground mining project at its Karouni mining site in Region Seven showing 131.93 grams per tonne of gold The company made this announcement in a release last week to its shareholders.
The Ministry of Labour yesterday said it is in receipt of numerous complaints filed against security firms across Guyana in relation to pay and entitlements for guards and it urged compliance with the law.
While expressing appreciation for its role in defending democracy here, Guyana on Tuesday called on the Organisation of American States (OAS) to do its “utmost” to address the myriad problems facing small developing countries and it also stressed the importance of consensus building.
Dear Editor, My family and I had an interesting experience last week Sunday.
The Berbice Cricket Board (BCB) is planning to hit the ground running once normalcy returns to the cricket fraternity locally.
The children of Mashabo are among the thousands in the hinterland who have been drastically affected by the coronavirus pandemic.
Dear Editor, The Guyana Relief Council (GRC) is a charitable non-governmental organisation, which renders assistance to any person/family whose life becomes disrupted by any form of disaster – natural or man-made, wherever it occurs throughout the 10 regions of Guyana.
Dear Editor, Converting the Graham’s Hall Primary School into a shelter for the squatters of Success, East Coast Demerara not only sends a wrong message that the government is treating citizens as refugees, it is unacceptable.
With the Covid-19 pandemic showing no signs of abating and affecting the preparation of the local national footballers, former Golden Jaguars captain Christopher Nurse is calling for a professional or semi-professional league assist the development of the players.
More print material for students to study and continue learning from home will be available nationwide in the new month.
LAGOS, (Reuters) – Nigeria’s biggest city Lagos and several states were under curfews yesterday as unrest rooted in anti-police protests broke out again following a day of violence, including the shooting of civilians by security forces.
The Guyana Football Federation (GFF) has enacted a scholarship committee, labeled the ‘Guyana Football Scholarship Committee, which will have the mandate of formulating the federation’s scholarly programme.
Residents of Sarah Johanna on the East Bank of Demerara yesterday protested over attempts to have them removed from lands some of them have squatted on for more than thirty years ago.
Dear Editor, The pandemic has brought an abundance of challenges along with it and that fact is not debatable.
Dear Editor, Clamouring it is not about law and order but harassment she who once wielded power needs to be reminded the nation was harassed for five long and arduous months.
The Civil Defence Commission (CDC) says that five squatters from the Success area are now being housed at the Graham’s Hall Primary School located in Cummings Lodge, East Coast Demerara.
WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – A senior Trump administration envoy met secretly with a representative of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro last month to try to work out Maduro’s peaceful exit from power, but no agreement was reached, three people familiar with the matter said yesterday.
BRASILIA, (Reuters) – Brazil’s President Jair Bolsonaro said yesterday the federal government will not buy a COVID-19 vaccine from China’s Sinovac, one day after the health minister said it would be included in the nation’s immunization program.
Dear Editor, On October 9, 2020 I had the honour of attending a meeting with the Minister of Sports Mr.
ROME, (Reuters) – Pope Francis has said that same-sex couples should be protected by civil union laws in the clearest language he has used on the rights of gay people, prompting praise from liberals and calls for urgent clarification from conservatives.
Region Seven currently has 58 active cases of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19).
BRASILIA, (Reuters) – The Brazilian Senate late yesterday approved the nomination of Kassio Nunes to the Supreme Court, swiftly signing off on right-wing President Jair Bolsonaro’s first nominee to the nation’s top judicial body.
Dear Editor, Demerara Waves Online News (www.demwaves.com) disagrees outright with Mr.
MILAN, (Reuters) – Romelu Lukaku scored twice, including a 90th-minute equaliser, to give Inter Milan a 2-2 draw at home to Borussia Moenchengladbach in the Champions League yesterday where five shots on target produced four goals.
AMSTERDAM, (Reuters) – Liverpool beat Ajax Amsterdam 1-0 away with a fortunate own goal in their Champions League group-stage opener yesterday, riding their luck at times but still showing their title credentials.
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates, CMC – Test captain Jason Holder has urged authorities to keep the issues surrounding racial justice at the forefront of sport, after he and West Indies were this week honoured with the Peter Smith Award by the Cricket Writers Club for their “trailblazing” tour of England last July.
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – Former West Indies opener, Philo Wallace, has branded as “weak” the Test team chosen for the New Zealand tour, and has especially blasted the inclusion of failing opener John Campbell in the 15-man squad.
ST JOHN’S, Antigua – West Indies all-rounder Dwayne Bravo has been ruled out of the upcoming tour of New Zealand due to a groin injury.
Mohammed Siraj starred with the ball as Royal Challengers Bangalore beat Kolkata Knight Riders by eight wickets in Match 39 of the Dream11 Indian Premier League (IPL) 2020 in Abu Dhabi yesterday.
SAO PAULO/FRANKFURT, (Reuters) – Brazilian health authority Anvisa said yesterday that a volunteer in a clinical trial of the COVID-19 vaccine developed by AstraZeneca and Oxford University had died but added that the trial would continue.
KINGSTON, Jamaica, CMC – Cricket West Indies president, Ricky Skerritt, says international cricket could return to the Caribbean as soon as the first quarter of next year but the challenge remains the creation of safe bio-secure “bubbles” at Caribbean venues.
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – Convenor of selectors, Roger Harper, believes Shimron Hetmyer has the potential to be world class and has urged him to make up for the missed tour of England by scoring heavily in the upcoming New Zealand series.
(Reuters) – Manchester United said its priority was to allow fans to return to its Old Trafford stadium safely after the impact of the coronavirus crisis pushed it to an annual net loss of 23.2 million pounds ($30.3 million).
CAPE TOWN, (Reuters) – England will travel to South Africa for a four-match limited overs tour starting in late November, with all matches to be played without spectators in Cape Town and nearby Paarl, Cricket South Africa (CSA) confirmed yesterday.
TOKYO, (Reuters) – Tokyo Olympics organisers wrapped up three days of tests yesterday, trialling a number of security and COVID-19 countermeasures and asking supporters and officials to pack less to wait less when entering venues during the Games.
Last week, two significant days passed with not much notice on the local scene: World Food Day on October 16 and International Day for the Eradication of Poverty on October 17, marking their 75th and 27th respective annual observances.
Former People’s National Congress Leader Robert Corbin is COVID-19 free and has been discharged from the Infectious Disease Hospital.
Six days ago, the plain-spoken environmental activist Gary Aboud, 60, slapped on his cap and denim jacket, secretly boarded a small Trinidadian boat and did the unthinkable.
(Barbados Nation) Barbados’ ten-year goal of becoming 100 per cent green energy-dependent is looking increasingly doable, as Barbados Light & Power (BL&P) is reporting a 10-megawatt increase in just one year from renewable energy suppliers feeding into the grid.
A Corentyne gang of four has been remanded to prison after being slapped with four counts of robbery-under- arms charges for attacks on two Corentyne families.
