Daily Archive: Thursday, November 5, 2020

President Irfaan Ali (centre) posed for this photo with Minister in the Office of the President with responsibility for finance, Dr Ashni Singh and Singh’s family.

Dr Ashni Singh was this afternoon appointed as senior minister in the Office of the President with responsibility for finance.

WILMINGTON, Del,  (Reuters) – President Donald Trump called in his lawyers to shore up his dimming re-election prospects, but legal experts said the flurry of lawsuits had little chance of changing the outcome but might cast doubt on the process.

TEGUCIGALPA, (Reuters) – Storm Eta unleashed torrential rains and catastrophic flooding in Central America, killing at least eight in the region, turning city streets into waist-high water channels and stranding scores of people.

The Ministry of Health says that as of today  one more person who tested positive for the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) has died.

 (Reuters) – The outcome of the U.S. presidential election hung in the balance today as five swing states continued to count their ballots.

(Trinidad Express) A Couva woman told police she saved herself from being raped by two men on Tuesday by saying her prayers.

(Trinidad Guardian) With no work this week, Barrackpore auto repairman Reachard Ali was bored at home, so on Tuesday, he decided to go fishing at a nearby agricultural pond.

(Jamaica Gleaner) Finding a Jamaican Donald Trump supporter in New York might be like searching for a needle in a haystack, but attorney-at-law Gary Wright does not hide the fact that he voted on Tuesday for the president to remain at the White House.

(Jamaica Gleaner) Jamaicans vying for various positions in the November 3 United States elections experienced mixed results.

(Jamaica Star) In 2017, registered nurse Stacy Ann Burnett-Brissett launched a ‘graduation project’ for premature babies at the Spanish Town Hospital.

(Jamaica Star) Residents of Salters Hill, St James, are still trying to come to terms with the gruesome discovery of the partially decomposed body of an elderly woman at her home in the community on Tuesday afternoon.

NEW DELHI,  (Reuters) – India raced ahead with work on its coronavirus vaccine while Britain’s AstraZeneca said its deliveries were running “a little bit late” as countries around the world sought to conquer the pandemic and rescue their economies.

(Trinidad Express) Instead of accepting the ­ticket he was issued, a Diego Martin man chose to defiantly tear up the paper and throw it away in front of police officers.

Speaker of the National Assembly, Manzoor Nadir yesterday said that Minister of Tourism, Industry and Commerce Oneidge Walrond’s  renunciation of  her American citizenship is “acceptable” while noting that the issue of the publicizing of the renunciation certificate is one between her and the Opposition.

The Guyana Police Force (GPF) yesterday said that its $3M reward offer for information that may lead to the murderers of teenaged cousins Isaiah and Joel Henry and Haresh Singh is not an admission of the force’s failure in solving the crimes but rather a “further effort”.

Investigators probing the discovery of the burnt remains of Cindy Moses and Leeroy King at their Eccles, East Bank Demerara (EBD) home on Tuesday night believe that it may be a case of murder/suicide.

President of the Guyana Boxing Board of Control (GBBC) Peter Abdool feels that having a strong amateur boxing programme will be beneficial to professional boxing and as such is calling for funding for amateur boxers.

As a result of severe flooding along the coast yesterday triggered by heavy rain, Prime Minister Mark Phillips has directed the Civil Defence Commission (CDC) to partially activate the National Emergency Operations Centre (NEOC).

With over 30 Expressions of Interest received on Monday by the Ministry of Tourism for the establishment of hotels here, at least two are for the Cheddi Jagan International Airport (CJIA), Minister of Public Works Juan Edghill yesterday said.

Malcolm Sonaram, Andrew Arjoon and Jeffrey Yearwood are now Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) accredited Commissaires.

Guyana yesterday recorded 79 new COVID cases after 408 persons were tested,  bringing the number of  confirmed cases in Guyana to 4,324.

Notwithstanding the government decision to allow the resumption of sports subject to the Ministry of Health’s approval, Georgetown Football Association (GFA) Otis James, declared that the entity will not recommence and/or activate any activities for the remainder of the year.

By Readawne Henery A large number of residents in the city and on the East Coast were affected by yesterday’s heavy rain which left deep flooding in its aftermath.

The Guyana Amateur Swimming Association (GASA) on Saturday last made a left move by electing former national hockey player Dwayne Scott as its president.

Minister of Health Dr Frank Anthony yesterday  said that the main reason for having special restrictive measures in Region Nine is based on the fact that there has been cross-border movement in the past.

The Tiger Creek bridge in Region Eight which collapsed on Tuesday should be repaired in three weeks.

Tenders were on Tuesday opened at the National Procurement and Tender Administration Board for the rehabilitation of the Albouystown, East Ruimveldt and Mon Repos markets.

Dear Editor, Guyanese are dissatisfied with the way democracy is working.

ANSA McAl Trading Limited yesterday donated 100 vials of remdesivir to the Ministry of Health as the minister had reported that the drug has been effective in the treatment of COVID-19 patients in Guyana.

Dear Editor, I have read the very erudite letter by Councillor Patricia Chase-Green `City Council motion disregarded authority of Local Gov’t Commission and was therefore illegal’ in SN of October 28th and I believe she is acting in good faith. 

Minister of Natural Re-sources, Vickram Bharrat on Monday disclosed that the trail leading from Kwakwani in Region 10 to Orealla in Region Six will be developed with works expected to commence as early as next year. 

Dear Editor, Reflecting the major concerns of Guyanese both at home and abroad, I make an urgent call on the Government to convene a ‘National Conference on Crime and the Penal System.’

A new road will soon be built to benefit over 100 residents in Line (Rustom) Dam, Canal Number Two, West Bank Demerara, a release from the Ministry of Public Works said yesterday.

Dear Editor, This is the second occasion I am penning a response to the ongoing polemics between Ravi Dev and Vincent Alexander.

The trial of Eustace Griffith who is accused of the 2016 killing of Stabroek Market handyman Steven Dexter Arthur, is set to commence next Tues-day before Justice Navindra Singh and a jury at the High Court in Georgetown.

Dear Editor, In the January 3 2020 edition of the Stabroek News, I wrote a letter complaining about GTT’s poor data service in the North Rupununi.

WILMINGTON, Del./WASHINGTON,  (Reuters) – Democrat Joe Biden yesterday predicted a U.S.

Almost exclusively of East Indian descent, the mostly older Guyanese men, on a popular site, openly bragged about voting, with their families, for incumbent United States (US) President Donald Trump.

Dear Editor, I am a senior citizen in my 80th year and for the past 54 years I have been visiting the Georgetown seawall on a regular basis to refresh, relax and recap enjoying the fresh air. 

ADDIS ABABA,  (Reuters) – Heavy fighting flared in Ethiopia’s northern Tigray region yesterday, diplomatic sources said, after the prime minister launched military operations in response to what he said was an attack on federal troops.

WELLINGTON, (Reuters) – Former international wicketkeeper Luke Ronchi has been named the New Zealand team’s new batting coach, replacing former test batsman Peter Fulton who stepped down to become head coach of first-class side Canterbury.

(Reuters) – The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) had apologised and agreed to pay damages to France international footballer Mamadou Sakho for a drugs ban in 2016, British media reported yesterday.

ANKARA, (Reuters) – Manchester United suffered a shock 2-1 defeat at Istanbul Basaksehir yesterday, the English side’s first loss in three Champions League group matches and the Turkish champions’ first victory in Europe’s premier club competition.

NEW DELHI, (Reuters) – Confusion lingered over Rohit Sharma’s hamstring injury after the opener, considered unfit for India’s upcoming tour of Australia, turned up for an Indian Premier League (IPL) match in Sharjah on Tuesday.

(Reuters) – Mumbai Indians are in familiar territory as the Indian Premier League moves into the playoffs but the defending champions know they will have to take their game to another level when they face Delhi Capitals today.

If all goes according to the plan outlined by Minister of Education Priya Manickchand last weekend, public schools will reopen their doors to students in grades 10, 11 and 12 on Monday for an adjusted Christmas term, which may also involve rotations in attendance.

Sushma Verma and Sune Luus starred with the bat as Velocity beat Supernovas by five wickets in the Jio Women’s T20 Challenge opener in Sharjah yesterday.

Two men armed with handguns on Tuesday morning hijacked a Canefield Settlement, East Canje, Berbice hire car driver after which they robbed him and his passengers of close to $1M.

WELLINGTON, (Reuters) – New Zealand cricket coach Gary Stead will be anxiously awaiting the outcome of medical checks over the next week with six of his players nursing injuries as they prepare to face West Indies later this month.