Daily Archive: Friday, November 20, 2020

(Trinidad Express) MOTORISTS were faced with what appeared to be bodies in the middle of the Eastern Main Road in Arima this morning.

(Trinidad Express) A man who went to the gym twice while he was supposed to be in quarantine for Covid-19 will be charged, Health Minister Terrence Deyalsingh said yesterday.

The Guyana Livestock Development Authority (GLDA) in collaboration with the Ministry of Health today seized more than 700 pounds of meat products imported from Brazil at the Casa Mato Grosso Supermarket on Robb Street.

As questions grow over a proposed deal between the government here and the University of the West Indies for the training of 20,000 Guyanese, the University of Guyana (UG) today said that it has “not ceded its mandate”.

President Irfaan Ali (left) and Sheikh Ahmed Bin Dalmook Juma Al Maktoum (centre) of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) attended Friday prayers today at the Queenstown Masjid in Georgetown.

The police today issued a wanted bulletin for Jankie Tapsie, the suspect who escaped from custody after being held in connection with the murder of the elderly La Grange woman, Bibi Nasmonisha Ramjit The bulletin said that Jankie is wanted by the Police for questioning in relation to a murder and Escape from Lawful Custody.

Former APNU+AFC Minister Jaipaul Sharma today issued an apology to Attorney General Anil Nandlall over statements he had  made on his Facebook page.

Minister of Tourism, Industry and Commerce Oneidge Walrond today said that she has done “all that is within her power” to renounce her American citizenship prior to being sworn in as a Member of Parliament (MP) and as a result she will continue to sit in the National Assembly.

NAIROBI,  (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – A Tanzanian law that bans pregnant girls and teenage mothers from attending school is being challenged in Africa’s top rights court by an international women’s charity, which said the “discriminatory” rule trapped girls in poverty.

PARIS, (Reuters) – French President Emmanuel Macron has accused Guinea’s President Alpha Conde of changing the constitution solely to stay in power, a move that he said was serious for the future of Africa’s top bauxite producer.

LONDON,  (Reuters) – British Prime Minister Boris Johnson today backed one of his most senior ministers after a damning inquiry into allegations that she bullied her staff concluded she had broken rules, including shouting and swearing at them.

(Jamaica Observer) Two Jamaicans, including former Jamaica College stand out Nick Richards, were selected on Wednesday’s National Basketball Association’s (NBA) Draft that was conducted virtually for the first time due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.

(Jamaica Gleaner) The family of a popular Westmoreland promoter, who allegedly killed himself after shooting his girlfriend and his best friend in a bizarre incident early yesterday morning, says they believe he was murdered and the story fabricated as a cover-up.

(Jamaica Gleaner) Landlords who utilise technological devices such as cameras to spy on their tenants or invade their privacy could soon face sanctions when the Cybercrimes Act is amended.

The World Bank Board of Executive Directors yesterday approved US$26 million in additional financing for Guyana to support the ongoing Guyana Flood Risk Management Project.

The termination of the services of Permanent Secretary, Sherie Samantha Fedee was done upon the instruction of President Irfaan Ali and in line with the constitution, according to Minister of Parliamentary Affairs and Governance, Gail Teixeira.

In his submissions calling on the court to strike out the election petition filed by the main APNU+AFC Opposition contending that the March 2nd elections were unlawfully conducted, Attorney General Anil Nandlall SC is arguing that service of this petition had not been properly effected.

President  Irfaan Ali yesterday met with Sheikh Ahmed Dalmook Juma Al Maktoum of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and an eight-member delegation who arrived in Guyana on a three-day official state visit.

The pedestrian who was struck and killed by a Puran Brothers garbage truck on Sunday, at Stewartville, West Coast Demerara, has been identified as a pastry maker who was on an errand to get supplies.

The mother of Rockey Sawh, the teenager who was fatally shot in  his head allegedly by his friend during a sleepover in Kitty on Tuesday night is calling for justice and questions are being asked as to why it took hours for the boy to be taken to the hospital “I as a mother just asking for justice for my son.

The young man accused of killing Mahaicony businesswoman Bibi Shairoon Nesha Ali back in 2016 is likely to know his fate later today when a jury deliberates on a verdict.

Officials of the Guyana Geology and Mines Commission (GGMC) and the Micobie Village Council yesterday went to the area where four dredges were continuing to defy a cease order to stop mining part of the bank of the Potaro River.

In an effort to hone his talents and compete at the highest regional level, Golden Jaguar International goalkeeper Akel Clarke, has inked a lucrative contract with Jamaican Red Stripe Premier League outfit Mount Pleasant Football Academy.

DUBAI,  (Reuters) – Teams will be ranked based on the percentage of points earned from completed matches to determine the finalists of the inaugural World Test Championship (WTC) next year, the International Cricket Council (ICC) said yesterday.

The two men who were stabbed during a home invasion at their Bel Air home last week have both been released from the hospital and are recovering at home.

The international data analytics and consulting company GlobalData has cited oil recovery pursuits in Guyana’s maritime space, going forward as a factor likely to push South America past North America’s by 2024.

A female suspect in the murder of La Grange grandmother, Bibi Nasmonisha Ramjit, escaped police custody minutes after being handed over by Surinamese law enforcement officers on Wednesday, Regional Commander of Region Three Errol Watts told Stabroek News.

MELBOURNE, (Reuters) – Australia should stick with Joe Burns as David Warner’s opening partner for next month’s first test against India despite Will Pucovski’s strong claims for that role, former captain Ricky Ponting has said.

WELLINGTON,  (Reuters) – Pace spearhead Trent Boult needed a small break to catch up with his family and get ready for the test series against West Indies rather than play the three Twenty20 matches that start next Friday, according to former New Zealand quick Shane Bond.

Critical care COVID-19 patients have yet to be moved to the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) at the Liliendaal Infectious Disease Hospital as works are continuing on the facility.

Trinidad and Tobago is not the only country in the Caribbean facing resource-related problems arising out of attempts to throw virtual tuition into the mix in order to find feasible alternatives to the coronavirus-stricken conventional education system, but is has probably been the first country in the region to place its problems ‘at the door.’ 

The police are investigating a deliberate attempt made to burn sections of the Palms Geriatric Home, located at Brickdam, Georgetown, on Monday morning.

For all the official chatter about the importance of ensuring that our business culture take account of environmental considerations, the preparedness of local business enterprises to abandon – or at least reduce – is by no means readily apparent.

The Ministry of Health yesterday disclosed that a 60-year-old woman from Region Four who was infected with the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) has died.

LONDON, (Reuters) – Rafa Nadal’s hopes of winning the year-ending ATP Finals for the first time live on after the Spaniard beat defending champion Stefanos Tsitsipas 6-4 4-6 6-2 yesterday.

In circumstances where the agricultural sector in Latin America and the Caribbean plays a vital role in producing food and ecosystem services not only for the region but for the entire planet, the World Bank wants policy-makers to take action to unleash what it says is the sector’s vast potential to drive sustainable and inclusive growth in the decades ahead.

Dear Editor, The recent brutal murder of sixteen-year-old Sanesha Lall by an adult male paedophile brings the issue of child rights and protection to the fore yet again in Guyana.

CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand, CMC – Tests on a group of 10 West Indies players and support staff – including Test captain Jason Holder and Twenty20 International captain Kieron Pollard – currently enduring managed isolation for the COVID-19 virus on the Tour of New Zealand, have all been returned as negative.

MANCHESTER, England, (Reuters) – FIFA is to introduce new regulations to protect the rights of women players, including mandatory maternity leave, world soccer’s governing body said yesterday.

The suspect in the killing of Kwebanna resident Kamal Wilson, who was fatally chopped on October 26th, 2020 in the North West District village, is still to be apprehended.

Dear Editor, On November 18, 2020, the Regional HQ of The University of the West Indies issued the Media Release titled `UWI going to Guyana’ stating that Guyana’s President Irfaan Ali had invited UWI “to help drive forward Guyana’s human resource development strategy.”

DETROIT/WILMINGTON, Del.,  (Reuters) – After a painstaking recount, Georgia officials confirmed yesterday that President-elect Joe Biden defeated President Donald Trump in the battleground state on Nov.

In what must rank as one of the most high-profile recent lobbies on the international stage for more focused global attention to the challenges confronting the Caribbean region, Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) Alicia Barcena on October 27th made a stirring case for the region’s development challenges to secure an enhanced level of global attention.

CAPE TOWN,  (Reuters) – South Africa’s preparation for a limited-overs home series against England suffered a jolt with three players placed in isolation after one of them tested positive for the novel coronavirus.

TEGUCIGALPA/MEXICO CITY,  (Reuters) – Authorities in Central America recovered more bodies yesterday from landslides triggered by hurricane Iota, which battered the impoverished region this week, the second deadly storm to roar through this month.

Dear Editor, The University of the West Indies informed the region via a press release on November 19th, 2020, that it is on the verge of signing an agreement with Guyana to facilitate the training of over 20,000 nationals over the next 5 years.

The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted some important issues for Suriname’s private sector, such as the lack of digitalization, financial inclusion, and infrastructure.

If the projections of the joint Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) and the International Labour Organization (ILO) are anything to go by, the post COVID-19 economy experience of Latin America and the Caribbean is likely to pose some of the sternest challenges and will require “active macro policies …along with sectorial policies that would promote sustainable development with employment” in order to lessen the strain that could attend recovery.

ZURICH, Switzerland, CMC – Trinidad & Tobago are free to return to international football.

LONDON,  (Reuters) – Gilead’s drug remdesivir is not recommended for patients hospitalised with COVID-19, regardless of how ill they are, as there is no evidence it improves survival or reduces the need for ventilation, a World Health Organization panel said yesteday.

Dear Editor, The Guyana Energy Agency (GEA) must be commended for its quick-fire review within twenty- four hours on whether fuel smuggling still poses a threat to legitimate dealers.

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.

CAPE TOWN, (Reuters) – South Africa are ready to unleash a new, aggressive brand of cricket on England when the teams start a three-match Twenty20 International series at Newlands on Nov.

Gold Prices for the three day period ending Thursday November 19, 2020          Kitco is a Canadian company that buys and sells precious metals such as gold, copper and silver.

BRASILIA,  (Reuters) – The coronavirus has spread rapidly through the Yanomami indigenous reservation in northern Brazil and more than a third of its 27,000 people could have been exposed, according to a report produced by their leaders.

Dear Editor, Earlier in referring to a local and (US) situation I referred to Ripley’s series “believe it or not”.

(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.

In The tumult attending the March general elections and its eventual outcomes there had been something of a lull in reporting on the work of some key state agencies, an understandable circumstance since public attention had shifted in altogether different directions.

GASCI (www.gasci.com/telephone Nº 223-6175/6) reports that session 889’s trading results showed consideration of $59,377,220 from 624,734 shares traded in 17 transactions as compared to session 888’s trading results which showed consideration of $33,981,524 from 242,748 shares traded in 22 transactions.

Gem Fraser’s elegant seasonal transformation As a child growing up it was fun watching our home undergo its seasonal transformation.

(Reuters) – The Minnesota Timberwolves selected former Georgia guard Anthony Edwards with the first pick in the NBA draft on Wednesday in a move the struggling team hopes will help revive its fortunes.

The government is reopening certain sugar estates, although they have not, as yet, spelt out what their larger plan for the industry is. 

SYDNEY,  (Reuters) – Australian military personnel who spoke out against alleged war crimes in Afghanistan said yesterday they felt vindicated by an inquiry which called for possible prosecution of troops, as the country reacted with shame and anger at the findings’ severity.

Dear Editor, It’s been almost one week now since the East Bank short-drop hire cars line was cut by 3/4 leaving the drivers in a difficult situation to survive .

(Trinidad Guardian) Twenty-one-year-old toy store manager Steven Redhead is today a local hero, after his sharp hearing caught the cries of what he initially thought were kittens coming from the bushes as he and his brother Reynaldo were walking to get transport for work yesterday morning.

A record $100M was publicly spent by the People’s Progressive Party/Civic (PPP/C) and a rising New York-based group of diaspora allies, on lobbying critical American support in the lead up to the March 2, 2020 high-stakes elections and during the five-month democracy crisis that ensued.

There are many political ideologies which governments around the world tend to hold themselves to.

Once crooks, now paragons of virtue I’m hoping that many readers, besides my weekly “regulars”, will tarry long enough today to accompany me through these few paragraphs of national historical nostalgia.