Daily Archive: Monday, November 2, 2020

Minister of Natural Resources, Vickram Bharrat today announced that he has already met with investors who are looking to develop the Tarakuli (pronounced Tarakuri) bauxite deposit located just over 10 miles away from Orealla (East Berbice/Corentyne). 

The Police say they are investigating the murder of Keron Williams, a 20 year-old labourer of Meten- Meer- Zorg, Ocean Garden, WCD which occurred about 5.15 pm at the aforementioned address.

The Ministry of Health today said that two more persons who tested positive for the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) have died.

(Jamaica Star) Hoodlums posing as taxi drivers and passengers have been preying on unsuspecting commuters in the Corporate Area, abducting and relieving them of their money, phone and other valuables.

(Jamaica Gleaner) Franklyn Bodden could hardly express his feelings when The Gleaner spoke with him.

NAIROBI, (Reuters) – Tanzanian police today prevented planned opposition protests against last week’s election by arresting officials of the main opposition party, Chadema, its presidential candidate said.

LONDON,  (Reuters) – Hollywood star Johnny Depp today lost his libel battle with a British tabloid that labelled him a “wife beater”, after a London High Court judge ruled he had repeatedly assaulted his former partner and put her in fear for her life.

(Trinidad Express) A Trinidad and Tobago national onboard a Caribbean Airlines repatriation flight died while en route to the Piarco International Airport on Saturday.

(Trinidad Guardian) Trinidad picong and artistic sensitivities collided when a photograph of the new wax bust of the Calypso King of the World, Slinger “The Mighty Sparrow” Francisco, unveiled in Barbados last week was shared on social media yesterday.

The DNA samples which were sent to St. Lucia for analysis in relation to the murders of teenaged cousins Isaiah and Joel Henry do not link any of the suspects to the scene of the murder,  Gladston Henry, the father of Isiah last night told this newspaper.

Announcing that civil action will be brought against former Minister of Finance Winston Jordan and former NICIL Head Colvin Heath-London, Attorney General Anil Nandlall yesterday appealed to persons who acquired lands in questionable deals to return them to the state, assuring that no action would be taken against them.

The Guyana Human Rights Association (GHRA) has charged that there is discriminatory hiring in the oil and gas industry and that local professionals are being underpaid by as much as 10 to 20 times compared to expatriates.

A $200m four-year restoration of the St George’s Cathedral has been completed leaving just the main roof to be done on the 128-year-old national monument.

Forty-six more persons have tested positive for COVID-19 according to the Ministry of Health’s (MoH) dashboard for yesterday.

A pedal cyclist of Cove and John, East Coast Demerara was fatally struck yesterday by a reversing minibus on the Enmore, East Coast Demerara Public Road.

  CARICOM member states face a “perfect storm” as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic and the deepening debt crisis.

(Reuters) – Mercedes became the first team to win seven successive Formula One constructors’ titles yesterday as Lewis Hamilton celebrated a record-extending 93rd career win at Imola to stand on the brink of a seventh drivers’ crown.

A police sergeant is now hospitalized after the ATV CG 2122 which he was on crashed into a speed bump on the Puruni Trail causing him and a police constable to fall.

Guyana’s leading muscleman, Kerwin Clarke is ecstatic about the reopening of gyms and fitness centres after seven months of closure.

Guyana Restaurant Week will return in November but under strict COVID-19 regulations and with its focus on delivery options, says head of the Tourism and Hospitality Association of Guyana (THAG) Mitra Ramkumar.

Residents of Moraikobai, Region 5 can look forward to improved water supply system in the near future, a release from the Guyana Water Inc (GWI) said yesterday.

First Lady Arya Ali on Friday toured Guyana Shore Base Inc.’s

Dear Editor, I am neither an APNU nor PPP voter. I just want the best for our Nation regardless of the Government in power. 

West Indies legend Clive Lloyd believes fitness is an area West Indies should improve on as they prepare to head into their series against New Zealand.

The General Manager of Mike’s Pharmacy, Lakeram Singh says the business continues to suffer lost sales due to the garbage left by vendors.

A Corentyne man was yesterday arrested after his son, a minor, found a gun which the father had allegedly hidden in his garden.

By Eion Jardine Pamela `Grenade’ London might not be as well-known as Gwendolyn O’Neil who beat her on both occasions they fought.

Dear Editor, The first thing I wish to say about the November 3rd US elections is that I am not voting. 

ROME, Ga./PHILADELPHIA, (Reuters) – President Donald Trump cast doubt on the integrity of the U.S.

Dear Editor, It is unfortunate that even after being the Chairman for the G77 + China and hearing the UN Secretary General’s six-point climate action plan for a sustainable recovery, that Guyana did not take advantage of the opportunity to start a successful discussion on how to leverage its oil and gas assets without negatively impacting the climate.

Eoin Morgan led from the front while Pat Cummins starred with the ball as Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) beat Rajasthan Royal (RR) by 60 runs in Match 54 of the Dream11 Indian Premier League (IPL) 2020 in Dubai yesterday to keep their playoff hopes alive.

(Reuters) – A group of Texas Republicans have lost one of two legal challenges they brought in the hope of halting drive-through voting in Houston and having more than 120,000 votes thrown out.

One person has been hospitalized and several others were injured following an accident at Moblissa along the Linden/Soesdyke Highway on Saturday morning when two cars collided before careening off the highway.

Dear Editor, Racism is caused by race labelling; it is a global problem that is used as the main tool by politicians to secure power and power bases in populations that are weighted down by demographic labels, regardless of the economic and social systems practiced.

Ruturaj Gaikwad notched up his third successive half-century in the chase while Lungi Ngidi scalped three wickets as Chennai Super Kings (CSK) ended their Dream11 Indian Premier League (IPL) 2020 campaign on a high, beating Kings XI Punjab (KXIP) by nine wickets in Match 53 in Abu Dhabi yesterday.

WASHINGTON,  (Reuters) – The U.S. Postal Service (USPS) must remind senior managers they must follow its “extraordinary measures” policy and use its Express Mail Network to expedite ballots ahead of tomorrow’s presidential election, under an order signed by a U.S.

As part of its Cancer Awareness Month activities, Digicel Guyana has donated $1m to the Cancer Institute of Guyana to help in the fight against the disease.

SAO PAULO,  (Reuters) – More than 300 Brazilians gathered on São Paulo’s main commercial thoroughfare yesterday to protest state Governor João Doria’s support for mandatory COVID-19 immunization and testing the potential vaccine developed by China’s Sinovac.

A day after lauding the government for its bold decision to allow the restart of sport events during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the Hilbert Foster-led Berbice Cricket Board (BCB) is the first county board to signal its intentions to restart the season. 

Dear Editor, Giftland notes with alarm recent press reports alluding to being paid $35 million a month from GPL for the supply of power.

President Irfaan Ali (gesturing at right) says that Region Three (Essequibo Islands- West Demerara) is set to witness unprecedented transformation with the construction of a four-lane highway from the new Demerara Harbour Bridge’s proposed location to Parika, East Bank Essequibo.

QUEBEC CITY, Canada, (Reuters) – Two people were killed and five wounded after being stabbed by a man dressed in medieval clothes and wielding a sword, Quebec police said yesterday, noting the attack appeared to be driven by personal motives and not linked to any terror group.

A Mabaruma miner is in hospital after he was chopped and stabbed about his body while on his way to work at 14 Miles, Arakaka, North West District.

It is just what the country doesn’t need now. A full-blown row between the two age-old adversaries over the local government elections (LGE) scheduled to be held next year.

The Philadelphia 76ers signed general manager Elton Brand to a multi-year contract extension, The Athletic reported yesterday.

WELLINGTON, (Reuters) – Almost half of the West Indies squad available for their first Twenty20 international against New Zealand later this month will only have been released from isolation on the morning of the game, coach Phil Simmons has said.

The Lady Jaguars, Guyana’s principal women’s football programme has officially been removed from the International Federation of Association Football (FIFA) rankings due to their inactivity on the international football circuit.

(Reuters) – Cristiano Ronaldo made an immediate impact on his return from a COVID-19 infection yesterday, scoring three minutes after coming on as a substitute before converting a penalty to lead Juventus to a 4-1 Serie A win at Spezia.

Dear Editor,  That apology to the Çhair of GECOM should have been made face to face in order to gauge the sincerity, genuineness and remorsefulness of the one who made the threat in making the apology.

A match-winning all-round performance by Guyanese all-rounder, Derick Narine, spurred Majestic CC past Brown Munde, which helped his side to land a place in next weekend’s final of the New York T20 league.

(Reuters) – Champions England sealed the Grand Slam in the women’s Six Nations for a second year running after they trounced Italy 54-0 in Parma yesterday in their final match of the tournament which was postponed from March due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

In last week’s article, we referred to the sad state of public accountability at the beginning of 1991.

By Troy Thomas Troy Thomas is former president and a current member of Transparency Institute Guyana Inc.

(Reuters) – AstraZeneca Plc said yesterday Britain’s health regulator had started an accelerated review of its potential coronavirus vaccine.

Technical Officers attached to the Ministry of Labour’s Board of Industrial Training paid a courtesy call on Region Five’s newly elected Regional Chairman,  Vickchand Ramphal and Regional Executive Officer (REO),  Geneveive Blackman to discuss training opportunities.