Daily Archive: Thursday, November 19, 2020

(Trinidad Guardian) A popular Cunupia flower shop owner and her daughter were last night killed in Carapichaima, as they boarded a car to go to their home in Cunupia.

(Trinidad Guardian) In a statement, Kes The Band is no longer intending to take legal action against Apple, Remi Wolf of Island Records.

A 38-year-old miner was today charged with the murder of the 16-year-old teen who was found dead outside her home in Baramita.

The University of the West Indies (UWI)  is currently negotiating an agreement with the Government of Guyana to help to train up to 20,000 Guyanese over the next five years, through The UWI Open Campus.

Member of the ruling family of the United Arab Emirates and founder of the diversified conglomerate, Africa, Middle East Resource Investment (AMERI Group), Sheikh Ahmed Bin Dalmook Juma Al Maktoum and a delegation will be in Guyana from today, Foreign Secretary Robert Persaud confirmed.

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

KAMPALA,  (Reuters) – Youths burned tyres and blockaded streets in Uganda’s capital Kampala today and soldiers fanned out across the city with armoured vehicles, in a show of force a day after the arrest of an opposition presidential candidate triggered deadly unrest.

BEIJING,  (Reuters) – Nearly one million people have taken an experimental coronavirus vaccine developed by China National Pharmaceutical Group (Sinopharm) through the country’s emergency use programme, the firm said late on Wednesday.

SYDNEY,  (Reuters) – Australian special forces allegedly killed 39 unarmed prisoners and civilians in Afghanistan, with senior commandos reportedly forcing junior soldiers to kill defenceless captives in order to “blood” them for combat, a four year investigation found.

(Trinidad Express) An out-of-body experience. This is how the performance by Payge Turner (Paige Roopchan) was described by one judge after winning the knockout round of Tuesday night’s The Voice.

(Jamaica Gleaner) The Court of Appeal has quashed a 2015 ruling of the Supreme Court that had awarded approximately $40 million to the family of 16-year-old Tahjay Rowe, who sustained brain damage when he was born at the Victoria Jubilee Hospital.

(Jamaica Gleaner) Jamaican Errol Webber, who ran on the Republican ticket for the 37th congressional district in Los Angeles, California, is refusing to concede defeat despite getting less than 14 per cent of the total votes cast.

A 15-year-old boy succumbed at a city hospital yesterday afternoon, hours after he was allegedly accidentally shot in his head by one of his friends during a sleepover at Sandy Babb Street, Kitty.

Proprietor and Founder of the Little Rock Television and Radio Stations and Engineer, Rockcliffe Christie passed away yesterday at his home in New Amsterdam, Berbice.

Businessman Avalon Jagnandan was yesterday taken into police custody for questioning into his controversial lease for Peters Hall lands after responding to a request to visit the Criminal Investigation Department.

Attorney General and Minister of Legal Affairs, Anil Nandlall has filed a more than $100M lawsuit against senior PNCR member James Bond and former APNU+AFC minister Jaipaul Sharma over what he said are libelous statements they made against him in relation to allegations over state land matters.

Declaring the move as unconstitutional, the GPSU yesterday upbraided Minister of Parliamentary Affairs, Gail Teixeira over the dismissal of Samantha Fedee as Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Amerindian Affairs and says it expects that she will retain her status.

Following an allegation that the Village Council of Campbelltown has been preventing residents from mining, Minister of Amerindian Affairs (MoAA) Pauline Sukhai has taken the decision to suspend Toshao Marbel Thomas until an investigation into the matter is completed.

Two of the suspects  in the murder of a La Grange grandmother were yesterday handed over to local police by Surinamese authorities.

The trial of the young man accused of the 2016 killing of Mahaicony businesswoman Bibi Shairoon Nesha Ali heard yesterday that his fingerprints had been found on a wardrobe in a bedroom of the woman’s home where her partially decomposed body was found.

Repairs on the collapsed Tiger Creek Bridge in Region Eight have been delayed.

By Dr Compton Bourne Professor Emeritus in Economics, The University of the West Indies and former President, Caribbean Development Bank Guyana is on the cusp of an economic boom based on the commercial production and marketing of its petroleum energy resources.

The U.S. Embassy in Georgetown, Guyana continues to prioritize American Citizen Services (ACS) as we follow the Department of State’s “Diplomacy Strong” phased approach to resuming operations. 

Mahaica, East Coast Demerara businessman Harrylall Motilall and another suspect have been  released on bail as the police continue to investigate a shoot-out which occurred last weekend as law enforcement officers were attempting to seize a quantity of smuggled items.

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

QUEENSTOWN, New Zealand,  CMC – West Indies will be looking to get the Tour of New Zealand off to a successful start, when they face the Blackcaps’ “A” Team in a three-day tour match, starting on Friday (6 p.m.

Riders get ready, competitive cycling returns to the 592 with three Time Trial events, the first of which rolls off on Sunday.

Bids were yesterday opened at the National Procurement and Tender Administration Board for the supply and delivery of medical items specifically for COVID-19.

Prime Minister Mark Phillips has issued a call for local sports to engage technology in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic.

Fuel smuggling remains a threat to legitimate dealers, Guyana Energy Agency Head, Mahender Sharma said yesterday as he  emphasized the need for marking fuel imported into the country.

The principals of  accused Ponzi business, Accelerated Capital Firm Inc (ACFI) are expected to meet with representatives of the various agencies involved in the investigation early next week with the hope of clearing the way for the repayment of clients.

With the aim of commencing preparations for the impending World Cup Qualifiers and Gold Cup Playoffs, the Guyana Football Federation (GFF) has begun testing several national team players and staff for the Covid-19 virus.

A post-mortem examination conducted on Errol Ramitt, a pork-knocker who died in a mining pit accident on Sunday at Arena Backdam, revealed his cause of death as suffocation and blunt trauma to the head.

ZURICH, Switzerland,  CMC – Regional football governing body, CONCACAF said it has decided to cancel the regional qualifiers for its Women’s Under-17 competitions.

Local timber processing company Royal Timbers Inc has applied to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for authorization to conduct logging and sawmilling operations in the Puruni-Mazaruni Triangle, Mazaruni Potaro District 7.

Dear Editor, The story about the sixteen-year-old teen who was brutally stabbed to death by a thirty-four-year-old was one of the most shocking stories in the past week.

HOBART, Australia,  CMC – Hobart Hurricanes head coach, Adam Griffith said he expected West Indies all-rounder Keemo Paul to bring a unique set of skills to the club for the forthcoming Big Bash League.

SYDNEY,  CMC – West Indies Women’s captain Stafanie Taylor and fellow all-rounder Hayley Matthews have played minor roles in the Women’s Big Bash League in the latest rounds of matches.

Some 40 households in an unregularised area in Lancaster, East Berbice/Corentyne now have access to potable water via two standpipes in the community.

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(Reuters) – Pfizer Inc and BioNTech could secure emergency U.S. and European authorization for their COVID-19 vaccine next month after final trial results showed it had a 95% success rate and no serious side effects, the drugmakers said yesterday.

(Reuters) – President Donald Trump’s attempts to cling to power appeared more tenuous than ever yesterday as election officials in Georgia said a soon-to-be-completed recount was not likely to change President-elect Joe Biden’s victory there.

TEGUCIGALPA,  (Reuters) – Storm Iota unleashed devastating flooding in areas already waterlogged with rain yesterday, forcing hundreds of thousands of people across Central America to flee their homes as scenes of destruction dotted the already impoverished region.

LONDON, (Reuters) – England will visit Pakistan for the first time in 16 years when they play two T20 Internationals in October 2021, the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) announced yesterday.

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The Department of Education Georgetown led by the Principal Education Officer,  Immanuel Bridgewater distributed worksheets and other learning materials to parents and children of Sophia in Georgetown yesterday.

LONDON,  (Reuters) – Britain’s Prince William has welcomed a new investigation into how the BBC secured a famous 1995 interview with his mother Princess Diana after accusations that she had been tricked into taking part.

Dear Editor, The Guyana Public Service Union in observation of International Men’s Day 2020 will be hosting a one day forum today to honour and recognize this day.

(Reuters) – The family of England’s World Cup winning midfielder Nobby Stiles, who died aged 78 last month, has urged authorities to address the “scandal” of dementia in the professional game which have left many yesteryear heroes struggling after retirement.

A report this week that 483 pounds of imported, frozen duck which had been illegally imported from the United States since last year, and whose expiry date had passed, had been seized and dumped raises several important questions.

(Trinidad Guardian) The body that was found burnt in a car in St Joseph on Monday night has been identified as Andre Kennette Smith, 37.