Daily Archive: Friday, November 6, 2020

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

DHAKA, (Reuters) – A religious charity has opened the first school in Bangladesh for hijras, a transgender community whose members face widespread discrimination in the mostly conservative Muslim society and often live in abject poverty.

WASHINGTON,  (Reuters) – Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden took the lead over President Donald Trump in the battleground states of Pennsylvania and Georgia for the first time today, putting him on the verge of winning the White House.

The police today said that an unidentified man was fatally stabbed on Tuesday and another wounded during a brawl at Balamani Backdam, Cuyuni River.

PHOENIX/PHILADELPHIA,  (Reuters) – Backers of President Donald Trump, some carrying guns, ramped up demonstrations last  night against what he has baselessly called a rigged election, in battleground states where votes were still being counted.

The Police say they are investigating the shooting of Jacque Foster, age 44, a Company Secretary employed with GGMC  Montrose, ECD which occurred yesterday at about 7 pm  by an identifiable male who was armed with a handgun.

(Trinidad Guardian) Donald Trump’s impact on America will be felt for years to come, regardless of the result of the United States elections.

Law enforcement officials in Belgium are probing the discovery of 11.5 tons of cocaine, which was unearthed in a container of scrap metal from Guyana and local authorities have since arrested two persons including the alleged shipper for questioning.

Dr Ashni Singh is once again a minister of government. The former Minister of Finance was yesterday sworn in as a senior minister in the Office of the President (OP) with responsibility for Finance.

Even as they prepare to reopen their doors today after having been closed for seven months, it is uncertain whether the Lake Mainstay Resort on the Essequibo Coast will be able to make a grand comeback after the financial toll inflicted by the COVID-19 pandemic.

Less than a day after members of her family were told that they were all infected with COVID-19, a 74-year-old woman succumbed yesterday at the Wismar Hospital in Linden.

Curt Thomas was yesterday afternoon found guilty of the murder of Parika fuel dealer Seeram Singh but his sentencing has been deferred to facilitate the presentation of a probation report which his attorney requested.

Another COVID-19 death was recorded yesterday along with 69 new cases of the virus.

What is almost certainly the first publicly advertised actual (as against virtual) event of its kind to take place in the capital for many months now, the Almond Tree Farmers Market will be staged over four consecutive Saturdays, commencing Saturday, November 14, and concluding on Saturday, December 5, at 229 Lance Gibbs Street, Queenstown, inside a gym that is now out of use on account of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Relatives of 66-year-old Janis Pritchard, who died after spending approximately 10 days in the COVID-19 Intensive Care Unit (ICU), believe that families should be provided with daily updates on patients’ condition.

For all the hype and hoopla that has traditionally attended Guyana’s reputation as a producer and exporter of food, a recent study across the country’s ten  administrative regions undertaken by the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) and the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), suggests that challenges associated with the advent of the COVID-19 pandemic have posed food availability challenges for some categories of Guyanese.

A bid to avoid riding into a puddle has landed a 67-year-old fisherman in a hospital bed, and resulted in the destruction of a car and two trucks.

Industrial relations tensions arising out of adjustments to customary public service work schedules on account of the imponderables of the COVID-19 pandemic, are beginning to arise in some Caribbean territories.

Minister of Health Dr Frank Anthony has said the government is hoping to operationalise the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) at the Infectious Diseases Hospital at Ocean View by next week.

The aid-related response to the travails of Caribbean countries by multilateral financial institutions (MFI) in the wake of the outbreak of COVID-19 and its attendant consequences up until now amounts to a failure in the region, a University of the West Indies lecturer told a public forum in Barbados last week.

Alex Mathias and Arnold Bruce Kennedy, two of the three prisoners who fled from the Lusignan Prison more than two weeks ago were earlier this week sentenced to three years imprisonment each after they admitted to escaping from lawful custody.

Dear Editor, Thank you very much for providing the public with the daily dose of COVID-19 data.

A senior police officer has told the Stabroek Business that the Guyana Police Force is not “particularly happy” over the recent further reduction of the curfew hours since the adjusted policing duties put a greater strain on an “already stretched” Police Force.

A licensed customs brokerage service and A.M.S Investment, a procurement company have partnered and donated 50,000 disposable face masks to the Ministry of Education (MoE).

Dear Editor, In a recent report on the Indian Sugar Industry they have reported a challenging cost structure where their cost of production is too high compared to market prices.

Long accustomed to the pressures from the United States that date back to the Cold War, Cuba is girding its loins for the latest round of economic sanctions from Washington following the Trump administration’s announcement of fresh embargo stringencies that have effectively closed more than four hundred Western Union offices in Cuba.

Submissions were on Wednesday made by the prosecution in the case against former army Chief of Staff Gary Best, who is on trial for causing the death of cyclist, Jude Bentley, through dangerous driving.

A 14-year-old boy, who was struck in a hit and run accident along the Annandale Public Road, East Coast Demerara last Saturday, is said to be in a stable condition at the Georgetown Public Hospital (GPH).

Dear Editor, The student application process at the University of Guyana is marred by subjectivity.

(IPL) A place in the Qualifier 2 will be up for grabs when Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) take on Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) in Eliminator of Dream11 Indian Premier League (IPL) 2020 at the Sheikh Zayed Stadium in Abu Dhabi today.

Gold Prices for the three day period ending Thursday November 05, 2020 Kitco is a Canadian company that buys and sells precious metals such as gold, copper and silver.

Dear Editor, There has been much said and written about Minister Walrond and the legality of her swearing-in as a Member of the National Assembly.

A Brazilian national was killed by a toppling tractor on Thursday afternoon at Central Baramita Village, North West District (NWD), in Region One.

The 2020 edition of the Guyana Football Federation’s (GFF) Ordinary Congress, which was initially scheduled for May but was postponed due to the Covid-19 pandemic, will now be staged on Saturday, December 12th at the Pegasus Hotel, Kingston.

ADDIS ABABA,  (Reuters) – Ethiopia mobilised for war in the northern Tigray region yesterday, dashing international hopes of averting a conflict between Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed’s government and the powerful ethnic faction that led the ruling coalition for decades.

Dear Editor, Seems the US elections is following the Guyana script with calls being made of fraudulent votes, dead people voting, valid votes only, recount and legal recourse to the courts among other claims.

A Baramita man is currently nursing several chop wounds about his body after he assaulted his female drinking partner.

With the government allowing for the resumption of sports subject to approval from the Ministry of Health, Guyana Amateur Basketball Federation (GABF) Boss Michael Singh, disclosed that the entity would be open to exploring resuming activities.

Dear Editor, Several months ago a relation of my wife, who lives in Cumberland, was robbed in broad daylight by a knife wielding thug.

A father of one who was shot twice in the wee hours of Sunday morning is in stable condition while awaiting surgery to have the bullets removed.

TEGUCIGALPA/GUATEMALA CITY, (Reuters) – The remnants of Hurricane Eta unleashed torrential rains and catastrophic flooding on Central America, with fatalities sharply up yesterday as streets turned into rivers and dozens more were feared to be buried in their homes by mudslides.

NEW YORK,  (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Two New Yorkers this week became the first gay men of colour elected to the U.S.

MANCHESTER, England, (Reuters) – The pressure is growing on Manchester United manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer ahead of tomorrow’s tricky trip to Everton while the last two Premier League champions face off on Sunday when Manchester City host Liverpool at the Etihad.

Who would have thought a decade ago that American democracy would have taken on some of the characteristics of its Guyanese counterpart. 

MANCHESTER, England, (Reuters) – FIFA will push ahead with plans to cap commissions on transfer fees for agents and enforce a licence scheme, even if its new regulations are opposed by some agents.

As this newspaper has said several times before, we have every reason to be exceedingly proud of the various small economic ventures in the agriculture, agro-processing and the creative sectors.

WELLINGTON,  (Reuters) – A new strength and conditioning programme and better shot selection has led to West Indies batsman Andre Fletcher hoping a strong tour of New Zealand will help him force his way back into contention for next year’s Twenty20 World Cup.

The Ruimveldt Lions Club of Festival City has rewarded five pupils from the community who excelled at the National Grade Six Assessment.

(Reuters) – Former Mexican Defense Minister Salvador Cienfuegos pleaded not guilty to drug charges yesterday in a case that has put U.S.-Mexican

KINGSTON, Jamaica, CMC – Jermaine Blackwood said West Indies were braced for the onslaught from New Zealand’s speedsters during the upcoming two-Tests series but was confident the Caribbean side’s batting lineup had the ability to deal with the challenge.

SHARJAH, United Arab Emirates, CMC – West Indies all-rounder Deandra Dottin belted a cameo to propel Trailblazers to an opening nine-wicket victory over Velocity in the Women’s T20 Challenge here yesterday.

CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand,  CMC – Rovman Powell says he has put his disappointing Caribbean Premier League campaign behind him and is firmly focussed on scoring heavily against New Zealand and cementing his place in the West Indies side.

Twenty-five Grade Six students are the recipients of this year’s GBTI Bursary Awards given as a reward for their successful completion of the National Grade Six Assessment (NGSA).

(Reuters) – Harry Kane became the third Tottenham Hotspur player to score 200 goals for the club as he poached the opener in his side’s comfortable 3-1 victory away to Bulgarian side Ludogorets in Europa League Group J yesterday.

Dear Editor, I wish to refer to my letter in Stabroek News dated October 13, 2019 captioned, `Demerara Harbour Bridge current closure times inconveniencing commuters’. 

(IPL) Mumbai Indians marched into the Dream11 Indian Premier League (IPL) 2020 Final after they beat Delhi Capitals (DC) by 57 runs in Qualifier 1 at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium on Thursday.

Many of us who utilize email and social media are familiar with the annoyances of chain letters.

– That darn COVID conquers my comics! Just couldn’t be completely lighthearted as planned again when I realized that today’s offering is on the cusp of the culmination of one hundred (100) days of the still -“new” PPP 2020 administration.

PRISTINA,  (Reuters) – Former Kosovo President Hashim Thaci, a wartime hero turned politician, was arrested and transferred to the detention centre of the Kosovo Tribunal in The Hague, the Netherlands, yesterday to face charges of war crimes.

WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden took a narrow lead over President Donald Trump in the battleground state of Georgia early today, edging closer to winning the White House in a nail-biting contest as a handful of undecided states continue to count votes.