Daily Archive: Tuesday, November 10, 2020

WELLINGTON,  (Reuters) – The West Indies cricket team have had their training privileges revoked after several team members breached COVID-19 biosecurity protocols in their Christchurch isolation facility, New Zealand’s Ministry of Health said today.

President Irfaan Ali today chronicled the achievements of his government over the last 100 days.

The government is seeking to acquire 50 patrol vehicles for the police force.

(Jamaica Gleaner) The Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) is insisting that there are no restrictions on the hours citizens may turn up at police stations to file complaints.

FRANKFURT, (Reuters) – BioNTech, first in the race to produce evidence of a working COVID-19 vaccine, is planning to price the two-shot regimen below “typical market rates” and would differentiate pricing between countries or regions.

(Reuters) – There were just over 59,000 COVID-19 patients in hospitals across the United States yesterday, the country’s highest number ever of in-patients being treated for the disease, with new infections at record levels for the sixth consecutive day.

JERUSALEM/RAMALLAH, West Bank, (Reuters) – Saeb Erekat, one of the most experienced and high-profile advocates for the Palestinian cause over decades of dispute with Israel, died on Tuesday after contracting COVID-19.

(Trinidad Express) A barber who reported to police that he was kidnapped and robbed has been fined for wasteful employment of the police by making a false report.

(Trinidad Guardian) A suspected paedophile faced the wrath of a Carenage community after he was allegedly caught assaulting a child.

Chelsea Edghill’s Portuguese club LFC Lourosa suffered a first-round defeat at the hands of CTM Mirandela in the opening round of the Portugal first Division league championships. 

Expressing alarm that 11.5 tonnes of cocaine was able to slip by the security system here, Home Affairs Minister Robeson Benn yesterday said that the operation which was eventually foiled by Belgian police had to have been in planning for months and he also disclosed that law enforcers encountered explosives during a search of one house.

Following two rounds of testing administered to some of the students who are due to take up residence at public school dormitories, eight students have tested positive for COVID-19, Minister of Education Priya Manickchand confirmed yesterday. 

Sentenced to two years in jail and fined just under $700,000 for trafficking a pound of marijuana, a 36-year-old unemployed mother of four was yesterday released on $50,000 bail by the High Court pending an appeal of the sentence and fine imposed upon her by a Magistrate about two months ago.

The National Grade Six Assessment (NGSA) will once again be postponed from being held in March/April.

Minister of Home Affairs Robeson Benn yesterday said that the Government does not intend to go beyond its “normal lines” of engagement in trying to solve the murders of teenaged cousins Isaiah and Joel Henry as well as Haresh Singh by facilitating a forensic team from Argentina.

Community officials in Buxton and Belladrum have reported improvements in drainage following commitments made by Minister of Agriculture, Zulfikar Mustapha.

Walter Narine, the Georgetown municipality’s Solid Waste Director, plans to seek legal advice after being informed by City Hall that he must repay over $900,000 for costs incurred when he contracted a private firm last year to dispose of garbage for the city.

The Ministry of Housing and Water yesterday signed 40 contracts valued $1.1 billion to ensure adequate infrastructure at housing estates.

(Trinidad Guardian) Officials at the Port of Port-of-Spain stopped millions of dollars in equipment from being loaded unto the Carabia, a vessel bound for Guyana, after discovering several discrepancies in the documents presented.

The origin of a fire that gutted the Singh’s building on Regent Street on Sun-day was still to be determined up to yesterday.

A mouth-watering clash is on the cards as the defending champions Mumbai Indians (MI) take on first-time finalists Delhi Capitals (DC) in the summit clash of the Dream11 Indian Premier League (IPL) 2020 at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium today.

CARICOM yesterday congratulated the President-elect of the United States, Joseph Biden, on his victory in the elections of 2 November.

While convicted killer Dhupaul Singh argues that the sentence of life imposed against him with a possibility of parole after 25 years is severe, the Director of Public Prosecutions has defended the sentence, arguing that when one considers the aggravating factors, the sentence is justified.

ExxonMobil’s subsidiary here is seeking transport services as it expands its operations.

When Delhi Capitals takes on Mumbai Indians in the final of the 2020 Indian Premier League today at 10.00 hours, Shimron Hetmyer will be making his dream a reality.

In an effort to resharpen the tools of its boxers and more importantly, the four potential Olympians, the Guyana Boxing Association (GBA) yesterday dispatched a letter to the Ministry of Health seeking permission to restart its activities.

One new COVID-19 fatality was yesterday recorded which increased Guyana’s death toll to 135.

(Reuters) – Pfizer Inc’s experimental COVID-19 vaccine is more than 90% effective based on initial trial results, the drugmaker said yesterday, a major victory in the war against a virus that has killed over a million people and battered the world’s economy.

(Reuters) – Former champion Sergio Garcia pulled out of this week’s Masters tournament yesterday after testing positive for COVID-19.

Dear Editor, It has been noted that the curfew time has been relaxed further to 10:30 pm to 4 am. 

Dear Editor, I refer to Stabroek News’ article dated 8/11/2020, `Nothing less than Walrond’s resignation acceptable – Harmon’.

(Reuters) – Finishing a maiden Ironman is a huge moment for any triathlete but when 21-year-old Florida resident Chris Nikic crossed the line at the weekend he became the first athlete with Down’s Syndrome to achieve the feat.

Phoenix XI on Sunday last came up trumps against Majestic CC in the final of the New York Cricket League T20 tournament at the Baisley Pond, New York.  Phoenix took the title by four wickets in a contest that featured a number of past national under – 19 players.   Majestic CC at the start of the day won the toss and elected to bat and were limited to 131-9 from their allotted overs despite an unbeaten half-century from Chris Patandin who cracked six fours and a maximum in his run-a-ball 61.   Skipper Derick Narine (20) was the only other batsman to muster a score as former national left-arm spinner Trinson Carmichael (2-31) and Dino Cheeweenam (2-72) produced excellent returns.  

Dear Editor, The PPP/C Government must be commended for establishing a Ministry of Labour, as distinct from a department within another ministry, on its assumption of office as the newly elected Government in August 2020.

An internal investigation has implicated three employees of the City Treasurer’s Department in fraud and one of them has since walked off the job.

LIMA, (Reuters) – Peru’s Congress ousted President Martín Vizcarra yesterday in an impeachment vote over corruption allegations, prompting immediate tensions in the Andean nation.

WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – U.S. Attorney General William Barr told federal prosecutors yesterday to look into any possible “substantial” allegations of voting irregularities in last week’s election but urged them not to pursue “fanciful or far-fetched claims.”

(Reuters) – Indian opener Smriti Mandhana struck a half-century and Bangladesh’s Salma Khatun bagged three wickets as Trailblazers claimed the Women’s T20 Challenge title with a 16-run win over twice defending champions Supernovas in the final yesterday.

Dear Editor, It is worth saying again: the U.S. presidential election is not over. 

NEW DELHI, (Reuters) – India captain Virat Kohli will return home from Australia after the opening test in Adelaide next month to attend the birth of his child, the Indian cricket board (BCCI) said yesterday.

LONDON, (Reuters) – Prime Minister Boris Johnson suffered a heavy defeat in parliament’s upper chamber yesterday over proposed laws which would allow him to breach Britain’s EU exit treaty – a plan that has been criticised by U.S.

SAO PAULO, (Reuters) – Brazil’s health regulator said yesterday it had suspended clinical trials for China’s Sinovac coronavirus vaccine, due to a “severe adverse effect” that took place on Oct.

Dear Editor, My neighbour is 86-years-old.   A week ago her bottom flat had four inches of water.  

VILLAZON, Bolivia,  (Reuters) – Bolivia’s former leader Evo Morales made a dramatic homecoming yesterday, greeted by crowds of cheering supporters as he crossed the border from Argentina where he had been living in exile since late last year.

Dear Editor, I would like to take this opportunity to ask Mr Lenox Shuman of the Liberty and Justice Party (LJP) to not become subsumed (as in absorbed) by the PPP/C Government.

From Bridgetown’s Carlisle Bay to England’s south west coastal town of Weymouth, cruise ships berthed offshore and out of service have become a familiar sight.

It would be pointless to pretend, first, that there may not be an element of risk in the partial re-opening of state schools as of yesterday and secondly that this does not transform into a certain level of anxiety amongst parents to the extent that some of them would have kept their children at home, at least for the time being.

MAPUTO,  (Reuters) – Mozambique filed provisional embezzlement, money laundering and abuse of office charges on Monday against former finance minister Manuel Chang over $2 billion in state-guaranteed debt borrowed during his term in office.

By Dani Rodrik CAMBRIDGE – As Joe Biden eked out a victory in the US presidential election after a few suspenseful days, observers of American democracy were left scratching their heads.

West Indies leg-spinner, Hayden Walsh Jr., is working hard to fulfill his dream of becoming the number one bowler in the world.

(Jamaica Star) Last Saturday, a small group of persons and two dogs gathered in Shawn ‘Serpent’ Robinson’s backyard to pay their final respect to a mongrel called Estate.