Daily Archive: Saturday, December 5, 2020

The Guyana Power and light Inc. (GPL) this evening announced the arrival of six  1.6 Megawatt (MW) Caterpillar Units which were purchased to boost generating capacity for the holiday season. 

The road from the Mahaica Market to Cane Grove will soon be rehabilitated. 

ADDIS ABABA,  (Reuters) – Bombing, looting and skirmishes persisted in parts of Ethiopia’s Tigray today, a rebellious force in the northern region said after government troops declared they were within days of capturing the group’s leaders.

PARIS,  (Reuters) – Scores of hooded anarchists launched projectiles at riot police, smashed up shop fronts, torched cars and burned barricades during a demonstration in the French capital today against police violence and a draft security law.

ABIDJAN,  (Reuters) – Ivory Coast will lift a suspension imposed this week on cocoa sustainability schemes run by Hershey after the U.S.-based

The APNU+AFC government spent $1.2 trillion between 2015 and 2019 while gathering revenues totaling $992 billion, according to Minister in the Office of the President with responsibility for finance, Dr Ashni Singh.

(Trinidad Express) A Ste Madeliene mother of three who claimed she was living in an abandoned house after being evicted, has admitted to lying about her living conditions.

Manhattan’s usually busy Flatiron district will come alive with a different energy this holiday, as visitors and residents alike interact with its latest exhibition designed by Jamaica-born architect, Nina Cooke John.

(Jamaica Gleaner) Tears streamed down the face of Delcita Anderson as she stomped and yelled inside her Kingston home, cursing the misfortune that had left her daughter, Kerry Ann Collins, clinging to life with third-degree burns after a freak explosion in her kitchen.

Outgoing Canadian High Commissioner Lilian Chatterjee yesterday said that Guyana lacks a skilled and sizeable labour force to benefit from the “explosive” oil-linked growth that is coming and she urged the country not to resist foreign investment but use its judgement on who to trust.

Minister of Agriculture Zulfikar Mustapha yesterday announced that two National Drainage and Irrigation Authority (NDIA) contracts have been put on hold after it was discovered that the sums were significantly increased without approval being granted.

The breathalyser device used to test former Guyana Defence Force Chief of Staff Gary Best after he fatally struck cyclist Jude Bentley had not been calibrated in over one year and this was among reasons for city magistrate Rhondel Weever’s decision to find that there was not enough evidence to support the causing death by dangerous driving charge against the former army head.

In keeping with a commitment by his party to inclusive governance, President Irfaan Ali yesterday announced that he has invited all former presidents to a meeting on December 15th to discuss national development.

High Court judge Navindra Singh on Tuesday threw out a $50 million lawsuit filed by Magistrate Alex Moore against Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) Shalimar Ali-Hack SC, whom he had accused of defaming him.

Yogeshwar Kumar, the 34-year-old man who police say stabbed 16-year-old Sanesha Lall to death at her Richmond Housing Scheme home last month and then tried to end his own life, was yesterday charged with murder.

A total of 20 companies, a majority of which are from China, have tendered expressions of interest (EoIs) for the design and build of the new Demerara Harbour Bridge.

Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Health Malcolm Watkins yesterday said the two week bonus announced by President Irfaan Ali is the “risk allowance” that has been promised to health care workers, while the Guyana Public Service Union (GPSU) has maintained that the position was contrary to an informal agreement that had been reached.

Joshua Meredith, who shot and killed Charlestown youth Gregory Garraway during a robbery in 2016, is now awaiting sentencing after admitting to the killing.

The Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) has advised the Guyana Police Force to institute a charge against a suspect in the murder of a Linden vendor Dwane Williams, the Guyana Police Force announced yesterday.

Staff members of the West Demerara Regional Hospital (WDRH) who had been in contact with the six-day-old baby that died while being infected with COVID-19 were tested for the virus yesterday after it was revealed that the parents of the infant tested negative.

The Doobay Medical and Research Centre yesterday donated one million disposable face masks and a quantity of face shields to the Ministry of Health.

The Ministry of Health (MoH) yesterday reported that 73 more cases of COVID-19 were confirmed on Thursday from the results of 230 tests that have been done.

HAMILTON, New Zealand, CMC – West Indies lost five wickets in the first session to find themselves in turmoil at lunch on the pivotal third day of the opening Test at Seddon Park.

After weeks without recording a positive case of COVID-19, Region Nine currently has at least nine active infections, which Regional Chairman Bryan Allicock says is a result of persons continuing to traverse between Guyana and Brazil.

Although travel between Suriname and Guyana is expected to resume on December 12th, the two governments are still in discussions on health protocols.

Competitive cycling returns to Linden tomorrow with the staging of the second Time-Trial event.

By Dr Rudi Webster About 25 years ago, a friend who had just returned to South Africa from Barbados as manager of a junior South Africa team told me that the standard of youth cricket and school cricket in Barbados was disappointingly low and that a decline in West Indies cricket would inevitably follow.

Shaneeza Persaud, a Venezuelan of Guyanese descent was crowned Miss Caricom 2020 in October at the 16th annual Miss Caricom International Beauty Pageant.

The Berbice Cricket Board (BCB) is set to resume cricket action this weekend with the staging of an under-19 two-day trial match.

Dear Editor, Has the Government inquired with Exxon about improving the financial terms of the Stabroek Block oil contract?

A pump attendant of Richmond Village, Essequibo Coast, was found dead in a trench at the front of his home yesterday.

I don’t know about you, but I’ve stumbled into December trying to keep my balance.

Dear Editor, With less than 26 days left in the year 2020, the Guyana United Artists (GUA) wishes to thank the Editors of Kaieteur News and Stabroek News for the coverage given to our exclusive Exhibition “From Cuffy, Bechu to Walter Rodney” a prelude on the occasion of our 50th Republic Anniversary, on Main Street Georgetown, between January 23rd – 27th and our Letters to the Editors, including the most recent seeking support for some of our senior artists who need urgent medical treatment.

In an attempt to examine the barriers to ethnic harmony in multi-ethnic Guyana, the Ethnic Relations Commission (ERC) is hosting a virtual National Conversation on improving ethnic relations on December 14 and 15.

Blairmont Community Centre Cricket Club of West Berbice successfully hosted its awards ceremony Thursday.

Dear Editor, It is time for the question to be seriously asked, and answered, about the future of Georgetown, Capital of Guyana.

HAVANA, (Reuters) – Cuba’s Communist government yesterday reneged on its promise to dialogue with artists calling for greater freedom of expression, saying it disagreed with their conditions for the meeting and would not negotiate with “enemies of the Revolution”.

It feels like something or the other happened this year to everyone.

GUADALAJARA,  (Reuters) – Early next year, a Chinese businessman named Gan Xianbing will be sentenced in a Chicago courtroom for laundering just over $530,000 in Mexican cartel drug money.

A proposed amendment to the Law Reform Commission Act, piloted by Attorney General Anil Nandlall, will fundamentally alter the manner in which the members of the Commission are selected if passed.

Folk/rock musician Gavin Mendonca has emerged from a hiatus of more than six months revitalized and is currently working on his Christmas special, ‘Folk Up Yuh Christmas with Gavin and Chucky’.

Dear Editor, It is elementary legal learning the dictum espoused in the case Re Pinochet that ‘justice should be seen to be done as well as actually being done’.

RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) – Brazil’s Petrobras could expand its operations into neighbouring Guyana, if the regulatory environment does not improve in Brazil, CEO Roberto Castello Branco said on Thursday, the first official admission of interest in the hot frontier oil play.

WILMINGTON, Del., (Reuters) – President-elect Joe Biden said yesterday’s “grim” jobs report shows the economic recovery is stalling, and urged the U.S.

The Texila American University (TAU) is hoping to provide a service for both patients on the East Bank Demerara and students at the university with the development of a hospital on its Providence campus.

Local business, Cosmetics Beauty World, on Tuesday evening launched its showroom with an enhanced portfolio that will offer more products and new brands in the year ahead.

PARAMARIBO,  (Reuters) – Suriname’s government will provide humanitarian assistance to a group of some 490 Cuban migrants stranded at the South American country’s western border with Guyana, officials said this week.

(Trinidad Guardian) Contrary to earlier reports, there is no one in custody in relation to the death of Krystal Primus-Espinoza, according to the Trinidad and Tobago Police Service (TTPS).

Dear Editor, Yesterday I had a fishing experience off the Kingston Jetty.

CAPE TOWN, (Reuters) – The first One-Day International between South Africa and England that was scheduled for Newlands yesterday will now take place tomorrow after a player from the home team tested positive for COVID-19.

MELBOURNE, (Reuters) – Concussion substitute Yuzvendra Chahal took three wickets as India beat Australia by 11 runs in the first Twenty20 match in Canberra yesterday but the win was soured by an apparent hamstring injury to all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja.

Dear Editor, In his letter `Persons with disabilities should be considered in all rebuilding and development plans’ (SN, 3rd November 2020) Ganesh Singh broached a subject that is not discussed often enough.

The Miss India Guyana Organization has reopened the application process for the Miss, Mrs and Teen India Guyana 2021 pageants where the best in each category will have the prestigious pleasure of being crowned queen.

West Indies A Team bowlers were yesterday made to toil as New Zealand A batsmen made use of the good batting conditions on the second day of the four-day first class match.

HAMBANTOTA, Sri Lanka, CMC – West Indies all-rounder Andre Russell produced another powerful cameo as he helped power Colombo Kings to a six-wicket victory over Jaffna Stallions in the Sri Lanka Premier League here yesterday.

The South American 10K Classic Road Race initially scheduled for tomorrow at West Demerara has been postponed to next Sunday.

As the Trump era nears its end, a potential flashpoint in the Middle East has underscored the brinkmanship of its diplomacy.

(Trinidad Guardian) Homicide detectives have detained a second man for questioning following the discovery of the body of a young woman they believe is 18-year-old Ashanti Riley, who has been missing since last Sunday.

The hate I see for Haitians transcends xenophobia. The kin of Toussaint Louverture appear to be seen as a threat.

(Reuters) – Tottenham Hotspur will only benefit from the return of fans for tomorrow’s Premier League home game against Arsenal if they are there to get behind the team and not just soak up the atmosphere in the stadium, manager Jose Mourinho said yesterday.

In an effort to reduce the morning rush hour traffic congestion on the Demerara Harbour Bridge, as well as ease the build-up of traffic on the East and West banks of Demerara, a decision has been taken to restrict the west-bound traffic on the bridge from 6.15 am to 7 am In a notice published on its Facebook page yesterday morning, the DHBC announced that double lane traffic proceeding east on the Demerara Harbour Bridge will begin from 6.15am until  7am.

Introduction As indicated last week, today’s column will continue my summing up of a few remaining concerns, which I have identified and have been evaluating in recent columns.

Republic Bank (Guyana) Limited (RBL) has gotten approval for a US$20 million line of credit from the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) under its Trade Finance Facilitation Programme (TFFP).

LOS ANGELES, (Reuters) – Historic jerseys from the careers of Michael Jordan, Colin Kaepernick and former U.S.

(Reuters) – The Diamond League said yesterday that it plans to return to a full competition format next year with a complete programme of 32 disciplines if the global health situation allows it.

LONDON, CMC – Cricket West Indies said the move to proceed with the men and women’s teams tours of England last summer at the height of the global COVID-19 pandemic had been a “bold but necessary decision”, and were thrilled their international sides had been honoured with the 2020 Christopher Martin-Jenkins Spirit of Cricket Award.

The NBA will not randomly test players for marijuana during the 2020-21 season.

CAPE TOWN, (Reuters) – England have questioned the strength of their bio-secure environment in Cape Town after a South African player tested positive for COVID-19, forcing the postponement of the first One-Day International that was scheduled for Newlands yesterday.

WELLINGTON, (Reuters) – The Pakistan cricket team have had their exemption to train during managed isolation in Christchurch withdrawn due to several members of the squad testing positive for the novel coronavirus, New Zealand’s Ministry of Health said yesterday.