Daily Archive: Monday, October 26, 2020

On Friday October 9, the faces of eight seemingly relatively young men and women (the gender balance in the ‘picks’ was also noticeable) adorned the front page of the Stabroek News.

The Police say they are investigating the murder of  Sanjay Hanoman aka Drill, age 19, a construction worker of Lot 28 Fourth Street, Anna Catherina, West Coast Demerara which occurred yesterday at about 11.30 pm.  A 19-year-old suspect is now in custody.

(Trinidad Express) Trinidad and Tobago’s ability to repatriate nationals sheltering in place in foreign jurisdictions is highly dependent on the country’s parallel healthcare system capacity to house and quarantine them upon their return.

Only two new COVID-19 cases were reported today by the Ministry of Health, a sharp decline from recent days when new infections have been reported in the dozens.

Chinese contractor, CHEC says its is co-operating fully with the government for the delivery of the expansion project for the Cheddi Jagan International Airport, Timehri.

(Jamaica Star) Member of Parliament for East Rural St Andrew, Juliet Holness, is urging persons in the Nine Miles, St Andrew, area of her constituency to evacuate their homes after the Chalky River in the area broke its banks late yesterday.

The Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation today noted with concern the circulation of a post on social media purporting that today, two persons who came to the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC) to be tested for COVID-19 collapsed and died.

(Jamaica Gleaner) Fire fighters had to cut a man from a mangled Toyota Probox motor car that crashed along Marcus Garvey Drive in Kingston this afternoon. 

LONDON,  (Reuters) – One of the world’s leading COVID-19 experimental vaccines produces a immune response in both young and old adults, raising hopes of a path out of the gloom and economic destruction wrought by the novel coronavirus.

SOUTHAMPTON, England,  (Reuters) – The operator of an oil tanker stormed in the English Channel by British special forces thanked the authorities today for their timely response, saying help was requested after seven stowaways who boarded in Nigeria turned hostile.

Emerging national youth coach Travis Bess has declared that his aim for 2021 is to become a Concacaf C-License holder as well as to commence the process of becoming the premier Youth, Futsal and Beach goalkeeper coach for the respective national programmes.

President of the Guyana Amateur Swimming Association (GASA), Brian Goodridge is calling on the Minister of Culture, Youth and Sport, Charles Ramson Jr.,

Ben Stokes scored a magnificent ton while Sanju Samson scored an attractive half-century as Rajasthan Royals (RR) beat Mumbai Indians (MI) by eight wickets in Match 45 of the Dream11 Indian Premier League (IPL) 2020 in Abu Dhabi yesterday.

Ruturaj Gaikwad scored an unbeaten fifty while Sam Curran picked up three wickets as Chennai Super Kings (CSK) beat Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) by eight wickets in Match 44 of the Dream11 Indian Premier League (IPL) 2020 at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium yesterday.

(Reuters) – Six-times world champion Lewis Hamilton became the most successful Formula One driver of all time in terms of race wins yesterday with a dominant 92nd career victory at the Portuguese Grand Prix.

Police are probing the death of a La Grange, West Bank Demerara granny who was found lifeless yesterday afternoon in her ransacked home and with her mouth tied.

(Reuters) – Pat Cummins justified his $2.1 million price tag, boosting Kolkata Knight Riders’ playoff hopes in the process, but his Australia team mate David Warner was disappointed by Sunriser Hyderabad’s struggles in the Indian Premier League (IPL).

While the PPP/C promises to give the Guyana Elections Commission all the resources it needs to prepare for Local Government Elections (LGE) next year, Attorney General Anil Nandlall says that it seems unlikely to be held given the current elections petitions, a call by the opposition for a new voters list and police probes of officers of the electoral body.  “By law, Local Government Elections are due next year, but from all indications it does not appear that GECOM will be in a state of readiness for several reasons…,” Nandlall told  Stabroek News yesterday.

(Reuters) – Lewis Hamilton put no limits on what he could achieve after roaring past retired Ferrari great Michael Schumacher yesterday as the Formula One driver with most wins in the history of the sport.

Six persons are homeless following a fire on Norton Street, Lodge, Georgetown yesterday afternoon which gutted a building.

SOUTHAMPTON, England, (Reuters) – Southampton beat Premier League leaders Everton 2-0 at St Mary’s Stadium yesterday with goals from James Ward-Prowse and Che Adams as Carlo Ancelotti’s side became the final club to lose a game this season.

Surinam Airways is to resume flying from Guyana to Miami on October 31st.

SYDNEY, Australia, Oct 25, CMC – West Indies all-rounder Hayley Matthews made a wretched start to the Women’s Big Bash League season when she was dismissed for a first-ball “duck” as her Hobart Hurricanes went down by eight wickets to Adelaide Strikers here yesterday.

An occupation survey of Sarah Johanna on the East Bank of Demerara (EBD) will be undertaken as the government tries to quell a dispute that has arisen between squatters  and the person who is claiming ownership of the lands.

(Reuters) – Newcastle United’s Jacob Murphy struck a clever free kick in the 89th minute to snatch a 1-1 draw at Wolverhampton Wanderers in a hard-fought Premier League encounter yesterday.

LONDON, (Reuters) – Leicester City won at Arsenal for the first time in 47 years yesterday, with substitute Jamie Vardy’s late close-range header enough to secure victory in the Premier League at The Emirates.

The Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) has not replied to an October 12, 2020  letter from commentator Christopher Ram requesting copies of the declaration of expenses by political parties which contested the March 2nd general elections.

CAPE TOWN, (Reuters) – Beleaguered Cricket South Africa (CSA) acting president Beresford Williams resigned along with four other board members, the organisation said yesterday.

During a recent meeting with several senior managers from the Albion, Rose Hall and Skeldon Estates, Agriculture Minister, Zulfikar Mustapha said  that the ‘top heavy’ attitudes of managers when dealing with lower level staff must be corrected.

SANTIAGO,  (Reuters) – Chileans poured into the country’s main squares last night after voters gave a ringing endorsement to a plan to tear up the country’s Pinochet-era constitution in favour of a new charter drafted by citizens.

Chairman of the National Commission on the Elderly, Clyde deHaas says that the Board will conduct an inventory of the urgent needs and challenges that the aged and institutions dealing with them  are confronted with on a daily basis.

MILAN,  (Reuters) – Briton Tao Geoghegan Hart won the Giro d’Italia after beating Maglia Rosa holder Jai Hindley in the final-stage time trial yesterday as Ineos-Grenadiers turned around a dismal season in spectacular fashion.

SYDNEY, (Reuters) – Brisbane Heat began their title defence by beating a fancied Perth Scorchers while Meg Lanning offered glimpses of her form in an abandoned match on a rain-marred opening day of Australia’s Women’s Big Bash League Twenty20 competition yesterday.

(Reuters) – The United States has seen its highest ever number of new COVID-19 cases in the past two days, keeping the pandemic a top election issue as Vice President Mike Pence travels the country to campaign despite close aides testing positive.

Dear Editor, We need to pay more attention to governance in our society and ensure that we do not mix up our apples and oranges.

Water will be supplied to the community of Five Miles, Region Seven in time for the Christmas holidays.

COLOMBO, (Reuters) – Sri Lanka will travel to South Africa in December to play a two-test series, a local media report said yesterday, marking their return to international cricket after a 10-month gap due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

(Jamaica Observer) The United States has fired a shot across the bow of the Jamaican Government in relation to the installation of fifth generation (5G) mobile technology infrastructure, saying that any decision to engage China or a Chinese firm poses several risks to the island, particularly to the financial sector.

The 21st Biennial Delegates’ Congress of the People’s National Conference Reform (PNCR) has become another casualty of the COVID-19 pandemic according to General Secretary Amna Ally.

Dear Editor, I pen this response to Ravi Dev`s letter of Oct.

SEOUL, (Reuters) – Lee Kun-hee, who built Samsung Electronics into a global powerhouse in smartphones, semiconductors and televisions, died yesterday after spending more than six years in hospital following a heart attack, the company said.

VICTORIA, Seychelles, (Reuters) – The Seychelles elected an opposition candidate as president for the first time since 1977, authorities announced yesterday, and winner Wavel Ramkalawan reaffirmed a pledge to hike the minimum wage after COVID-19 stifled the tourism-dependent economy.

MADRID,  (Reuters) – Venezuelan opposition politician Leopoldo Lopez arrived in Madrid yesterday, Spain’s foreign ministry said, after spending the past year at the Spanish ambassador’s residence in Venezuela to escape house arrest.

A fisherman of Golden Fleece, Essequibo Coast died on Saturday  when the bicycle he was riding got into an accident with a car.

Dear Editor, For too long it has been normal for politicians to make empty promises and proclamations.

Sharjah Cricket Stadium will host Match 46 of Dream11 Indian Premier League (IPL) 2020 when Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) square off against Kings XI Punjab (KXIP) today.

(Reuters) – The 2020 Indian Premier League (IPL) final will be played on Nov.

LONDON, (Reuters) – U.S. infectious disease expert Anthony Fauci said yesterday it would be clear whether a COVID-19 vaccine was safe and effective by early December, but that more widespread vaccination would not be likely until later in 2021.

(Trinidad Express) Chairman of One Caribbean Media (OCM) Faarees Hosein has requested that the Trinidad and Tobago Securities and Exchange Commission (TTSEC) investigate a number of purchases and sales of the group’s shares since the start of the year.

Twenty-nine more persons were yesterday  confirmed positive for COVID-19 after the testing of 274 persons which now brings the total number of confirmed cases to more than 4,000.

Dear Editor, In January 2019 I initiated a life insurance policy with Demerara Mutual Fire and Life Insurance as part of a mortgage requirement.

In last week’s article, we referred to the appointment of the nine-member Public Accounts Committee (PAC) following the convening of the 12th Parliament under the new Administration.

By Lear Matthews Lear Matthews is a Professor at State University of New York.

RIO DE JANEIRO,  (Reuters) – Brazil has registered 231 additional coronavirus deaths over the last 24 hours and 13,493 new cases, the nation’s health ministry said yesterday.

It boggles the mind that after all the upheaval created by the dual citizenship of former MP Charrandass Persaud which forced the resignation from Parliament of the current Opposition Leader Joseph Harmon, the current Minister of Parliamentary Affairs and Governance, Gail Teixeira and the former Minister of Foreign Affairs, Carl Greenidge that we are facing yet again a similar situation.

(Trinidad Guardian) Venezuela’s state oil company PDVSA supplied this country with footage of the recent inspection done by a local team to the oil tanker Nabarima.

Prime Minister Brigadier (Ret’d) Mark Phillips recently  congratulated the staff of the Guyana Post Office Corporation (GPOC) for their dedication to service in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic and assured that the corporation would have the continued support of the government.

Dear Editor, My reason for writing you is to call your attention to a few things that are bothering me since I returned home.

(Trinidad Express) A Canadian tobacco farmer has claimed that seven Trinidadian workers are stuck on his farm and efforts to get them home are meeting with no response.

(Trinidad Guardian) Joshua Noor and his wife, Rena Noor of 337 Southern Main Rd, La Romain will be celebrating a milestone this coming Thursday (October 29) – 60 years of marital bliss.