Daily Archive: Wednesday, November 18, 2020

(Trinidad Express) Police issued 40 public health penalty notices at beaches across three divisions for breaching Covid-19 regulations on Sunday.

Police are seeking the urgent assistance of the public in locating 15-year-old Rihanna Teemal.

(Jamaica Gleaner) As England’s healthcare sector buckles under the weight of mounting coronavirus cases amid lockdowns, Jamaica-born Nichole McIntosh is battle-ready to tackle her job as the regional head of nursing at Health Education England (HEE).

(Jamaica Star) The pain is intense for Wyndel Brown as he buried his mother, Primrose, and his elder brother Joel on Sunday, November 15.

The Opposition APNU+AFC today filed an action in the High Court against Minister of Tourism, Industry and Commerce Oneidge Walrond seeking a declaration that she was illegally sworn in as a MP.

The Ministry of Public Works is advising the general public that Conversation Tree Road, between Rupert Craig Highway and the Railway Embankment Road will be closed to vehicular traffic from today  until further notice to conduct emergency rehabilitation works.

BRASILIA,  (Reuters) – Vaccinating 20% of the population of Latin America and the Caribbean against COVID-19 will cost more than $2 billion but low income countries will be helped by the COVAX Facility led by the World Health Organization, its regional branch said today.

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

WINNIPEG, (Reuters) – In July, the Canadian province of Manitoba went two weeks without a single new case of COVID-19.

(Trinidad Express) More people are dying from pancreatic cancer in T&T than in the United States, although the rate of incidents for the disease are higher in the US where it is the 11th most common form of cancer.

(Trinidad Guardian) Police Commissioner Gary Griffith is again warning people of pyramid schemes saying they could be fronts for money laundering and financing of criminal activities such as drugs, human trafficking and illegal firearm trade.

Following positive COVID-19 tests among some teachers and students, the Guyana Teachers’ Union (GTU) has called on the Ministry of Education to close schools in Bartica for 14 days to allow for isolation and quarantine where needed.

ExxonMobil yesterday confirmed a hydrocarbon discovery from the Tanager, its first well in the Kaieteur Block, offshore Guyana, but said it does not appear to be economic on a standalone basis even as it pledged to press on with exploration activities in the area.

The Village Council of Warapoka is hoping to impose a two-week lockdown on the indigenous community, which now accounts for the highest number of active COVID-19 cases in Region One.

(Reuters) – England boss Gareth Southgate has said his players are being pressured by their clubs to regulate their playing time with the national team to avoid the risk of injuries amid a tight schedule.

The Guyana Bodybuilding and Fitness Federation Inc. (GBBFFI) will collaborate with the Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sport (MCY&S) to present the ‘Resilience’  Bodybuilding and Fitness Competition on December 12 at the National Cultural Centre.

The Police have taken two persons into custody in connection with the murder of a  16-year-old girl whose body was found behind her home in Baramita, Region One, on Sunday.

(Field Level Media) The 2020-21 NBA postseason will be expanded to include a play-in tournament in each conference, the league announced yesterday.

SEVILLE,  (Reuters) – Spain coach Luis Enrique paid tribute to every player in his squad after yesterday’s incredible 6-0 win over Germany to reach the final four of the UEFA Nations League, which he said was just what they deserved for their efforts over the campaign.

A Rosignol man was yesterday remanded to prison after he was charged with fatally stabbing his wife on Friday evening in the house they shared together with their three children. 

With structures currently being put in place for the first ever virtual ‘Skill Thrill Freestyle Football Festival’, tournament coordinating team, the Right Start Foundation of Linden, has commenced the process of securing membership to the World Freestyle Football Association (WFFA).

MANCHESTER, England,  (Reuters) – The FIFA Club World Cup, originally planned for December, will now be held from Feb.

Local businessman Eddie Doolal, the recipient of a lease from NICIL for controversial lands at Peters Hall yesterday said that the transactions for his plots can withstand scrutiny and he believes that he is caught in the middle of a political feud.

A porter was yesterday charged with the murder of security guard Bharrat Dass, who recently succumbed in hospital after he was found battered behind a city pharmacy.

Twenty-six-year-old Devon Chacon was yesterday released from prison after Justice Navindra Singh sentenced him to time served for the 2016 killing of father of two, Abdool Ameer Subrati whom he shot during a robbery.

(Reuters) – FIFA has asked technology companies to develop ways to improve visuals to help its officials with close video assistant referee (VAR) decisions on offsides, the global soccer governing body said yesterday.

The Ministry of Health yesterday revealed that the latest fatality was identified as a 42-year-old man from Region Four.

Teshawna Lall has  been appointed as the new General Manager of the New Guyana Marketing Corporation (GMC).

Senior Officers of the Ministry of Education yesterday donated blood at the National Blood Transfusion Service for a student of Santa Rosa Secondary who was diagnosed with Leukemia.

(Reuters) – Colombia conceded six goals in a World Cup qualifier for the first time since 1977 yesterday as they went down 6-1 to a superb display from Ecuador in Quito.

(Reuters) – Mexican Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez will fight Callum Smith at a yet to be confirmed venue in the United States next month with Britain’s WBA world super-middleweight title at stake.

The trial of the young man accused of the 2016 murder of Mahaicony businesswoman Bibi Shairoon Nesha Ali is set to commence at 9 this morning before Justice Navindra Singh and a 12-member jury at the High Court in Georgetown.

LONDON, (Reuters) – Austria’s Dominic Thiem produced a fearless display of attacking tennis to beat Rafa Nadal 7-6(7) 7-6(4) in a high-quality duel to book his place in the last four at the ATP Finals yesterday.

LONDON,  CMC – Barbados-born John Holder is one of two former English umpires that have accused the England & Wales Cricket Board of “institutionalised racism”.

With only a few cases recorded, the Regional Chairperson of Region Two, Vilma DaSilva, has stated that the COVID-19 situation in the region is under control.

Drainage was the key issue raised when Mocha farmers met yesterday with Minis-ter of Agriculture Zulfikar Mustapha.

SYDNEY, (Reuters) – Pace bowler Kane Richardson has withdrawn from Australia’s limited overs series against India to spend time with his newborn son and been replaced by Andrew Tye, Cricket Australia said yesterday.

KARACHI, Pakistan,  CMC – West Indian international Chadwick Walton played a supporting role to top Pakistan batsman Babar Azam to lead Karachi Kings to their first Pakistan Super League Twenty20 title with a five-wicket win over arch-rivals Lahore Qalandars in the final yesterday.

(Reuters) – A one of a kind trophy created for Brazilian World Cup soccer legend Pele and a jersey worn by Canadian ice hockey player Wayne Gretzky as a rookie in 1979 are among items celebrating 100 years of sporting history that are headed for auction.

A mere five days before its November 15 deadline the Integrity Commission had received only around 50% of the 1,300 financial declarations which persons in public life are required to submit.

Residents of Somerset Court have lauded the Ministry of Local Government’s construction of the main road in their community, the Department of Public Information (DPI) said yesterday.

Dear Editor, Is the costly Biometric marking of Fuel by the Guyana Energy Agency (GEA) still necessary given the changing oil supply dynamics?

Dear Editor, In keeping with guidelines from the World Health Organisation (WHO), the death of the 11-year-old child, whose admittance to the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC) was due to complications with cancer, and who eventually tested positive for the novel Coronavirus (COVID-19), will be re-classified as a COVID-19 related death.

Cricket West Indies (CWI) President, Ricky Skerritt on Monday night declared that the game in the region needs reforms on all fronts and investments have not yielded the expected returns.

Rajkumar Parbhu, the pedal cyclist who was hit by a car along the Montrose Public Road on November 4th 2020, is now at home recuperating.

PUERTO CABEZAS, Nicaragua,  (Reuters) – Storm Iota unleashed torrential flooding in Central America yesterday, causing swollen rivers to burst their banks as it flipped roofs onto the streets, and downed electricity poles and trees, killing at least two people in the region.

Dear Editor, For years now we have read the popular column in the media titled “believe it or not by Robert Ripley”.

Caribbean governments including Guyana are being encouraged to invest in infrastructure as a means to stimulate the local economy post COVID-19.

WILMINGTON, Del.,  (Reuters) – President-elect Joe Biden’s top coronavirus advisers warned yesterday that President Donald Trump’s stalling of the transition could hinder the country’s pandemic response, as Trump and his allies persisted in challenging the Nov.

All-rounder Rovman Powell believes consistency and persistency will be the two ingredients necessary for West Indies to pull off a series win against hosts, New Zealand later this month.

RIO DE JANEIRO,  (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Brazilians are more concerned about climate change as a catastrophic risk compared with residents in several other big economies, a survey showed yesterday, reflecting the impact vividly underway in the South American nation.

Dear Editor, I always accept correction with humility whenever I am wrong, as I am from time to time, though I try not to be.

(Reuters) – Living in claustrophobic bio-secure bubbles can take its toll on mental health and players should not feel under any pressure to speak up if they cannot cope during England’s tour of South Africa, vice-captain Jos Buttler has said.

The Ministries of Health and Amerindian Affairs along with the Civil Defence Commission are working with St.

MEXICO CITY/WASHINGTON,  (Reuters) – U.S. prosecutors will drop drug charges against ex-Mexican Defense Minister Salvador Cienfuegos and turn over the investigation to Mexico, saying “sensitive” foreign policy considerations outweighed the interest in pressing the case.

Dear Editor, I wish to respond to a letter in your columns by Member of Parliament Alister Charlie which purports that I sought to “besmirch” his “good name”, “impugning” his character and destroying public trust” in him.

BRIDGETOWN,  (Reuters) – Barbados removed the statue of British Admiral Lord Horatio Nelson from the capital Bridgetown’s main square on Monday, two months after announcing plans to replace Britain’s Queen Elizabeth as its head of state and move on from its colonial past.

A couple was arrested at an East La Penitence Georgetown home on Monday after an unlicensed .32 Taurus pistol with three matching rounds were found hidden in their oven.

MELBOURNE, (Reuters) – Many of Australia’s cricketers have not seen their families for months while playing under novel coronavirus protocols but they remain in good spirits as they prepare to meet India over the home summer, wicketkeeper Alex Carey said yesterday.

(Trinidad Guardian) bpTT on Monday retrenched more than 40 workers in what is expected to an exercise in which close to 100 employees will be let go from the company this week.

Dear Editor, The Ethnic Relations Commission, (ERC), in collaboration with the Office of the UN Resident Coordinator and the University of Guyana (UG), will begin a National Conversation on Ethnic Relations on December 14 and 15, 2020.

By Shlomo Ben-Ami TEL AVIV – In less than four years, outgoing US President Donald Trump has achieved what, historically, only devastating wars had done: recast the global order.

Since the elections debacle largely between the People’s Progressive Party/Civic (PPP/C) and A Partnership for National Unity/Alliance for Change (APNU+AFC) government came somewhat to an end with the transfer of authority to the former, the new regime has not stopped promising constitutional and electoral changes to prevent what it deems a blatant effort by APNU+AFC to steal the election.

Last Friday morning, the Miami Marlins, one of the thirty teams in Major League Baseball (MLB), made an announcement which rocketed across the airwaves of the sports media world with the magnitude of an earthquake recorded at 8.0 on the Richter scale.

(Reuters) – India are capable of repeating their heroics from their successful 2018-19 test tour in Australia even though the hosts are stronger this time with the return of batsmen David Warner and Steve Smith, India’s Cheteshwar Pujara has said.

BRASILIA, (Reuters) – Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro said yesterday his government in coming days will name countries that are importing wood illegally extracted from the Amazon.

ADDIS ABABA,  (Reuters) – Ethiopia said its troops were marching on the capital of the Tigray region yesterday after a deadline for rebel forces to surrender passed in a two-week conflict shaking the Horn of Africa and alarming the world.