Daily Archive: Friday, December 18, 2020

Roy Lennox Marshall of Better Hope, East Coast Demerara is Guyoil’s first Super 95 Millionaire in its 2020/2021 Be A Super 95 Millionaire Promotion.

After a gap of nearly three months there will be a sitting of the National Assembly on December 23rd where a motion on the coronavirus pandemic will be debated and several new bills introduced but noticeably absent is any legislation pertaining to the oil and gas sector.

President Irfaan Ali today made good on his pledge to improve the educational opportunities for ranks of the Guyana Defence Force, a release from the Office of the President said.

Fifty-one percent of child abuse cases investigated by the Childcare and Protection Agency (CPA) between January and October 2020 were perpetrated by mothers  according to a release today from the agency.

The International Court of Justice (ICJ) today ruled that it has jurisdiction to hear Guyana’s case seeking the validating of the 1899 arbitral award establishing the boundary with Venezuela.

WASHINGTON,  (Reuters) – The United States confirmed on Friday it will add dozens of Chinese companies, including the country’s top chipmaker, SMIC, to a trade blacklist.

 (Reuters) – U.S. deaths from COVID-19 topped 3,000 for a third straight day, with a record number of new infections on Thursday, just as the United States prepared to ship out nearly six million doses of a new vaccine upon its expected authorization on Friday.

NAIROBI, (Reuters) – Pierre Buyoya, the former president of Burundi who twice seized power in military coups and oversaw a prolonged ethnic civil war that killed 300,000 of his countrymen, has died at 71, the government announced on Friday.

(Trinidad Express) Registered Venezuelans will get another extension of their stay in Trinidad and Tobago, this time to June 3, 2021, Prime Minister Dr Keith Rowley announced yesterday.

(Trinidad Guardian) National Security Minister Stuart Young is reminding the country that national borders have not yet been reopened by the Government.

President Irfaan Ali yesterday stated that he boycotted the National Conversation on improving ethnic relations because the Ethnic Relations Commission (ERC) “went into hiding” during the five-month electoral crisis and failed to consult his government during the planning of the event.

Guyana’s High Court has ruled that the President has the power to appoint Senior Counsel.

The Jagmohan family has embarked on an initiative to develop a gated luxury community at Windsor Castle on the Essequibo Coast in Region Two.

Effective January 1st, 2021 Farfan and Mendes Ltd and Mines Services Limited (MSL) will enter a joint venture partnership with Canadian company, Crosbie Group Limited.

Years of abuse ended tragically on Friday  after a 54-year-old woman was murdered in her Cummings Lodge, East Coast Demerara (ECD) home allegedly by a male relative, who has since admitted to committing the crime.

Three attorneys were yesterday conferred with silk by President Irfaan Ali who declared their appointment to the dignity of senior counsel to be meritorious and deserving.

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

Police Constable Simion Alder was yesterday charged with causing the deaths of three of his friends by dangerous driving after crashing his car in an accident in August along the Whim, Corentyne, Berbice public road.

As part of its defence in the case of the Haitian nationals currently before the High Court the state has presented evidence that some of the migrants might be involved in the smuggling of children.

Woman Detective Sergeant 20846 Melanie Hale, who helped solve several high-profile murders over the past year was yesterday named 2020’s overall ‘Best Cop’ of the Guyana Police Force at the annual awards ceremony.

The Working People’s Alliance (WPA) is concerned about what it sees as a pattern of unprovoked police violence against ordinary citizens since the PPP/C took office in August.

With an eye to consolidating the role of the Guyana Manufacturing & Services Association (GMSA) ahead of the anticipated inflow of overseas investments expected to accompany the extraction of Guyana’s  oil and the economic opportunities expected to derive therefrom, its President Shyam Nokta, on December 2nd used the platform afforded him by its Annual Awards Presentation Ceremony, to outline its focus in pursuit of an enhanced strategic role in influencing the direction of the manufacturing sector as well as key areas of the small business sector.

Yet another company is making a foray into the Guyana market in the wake of the nation’s significant oil discoveries.

With the officially imposed strictures and attendant protocols associated with efforts to limit the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic continuing to take its toll on the fortunes of the business community, La Shawn Lonetta Lucas, the Proprietrix of the popular William street Campbelville King Fish Bar is counting her blessings.

ZURICH,  (Reuters) – Bayern Munich forward Robert Lewandowski was named The Best FIFA Men’s Player 2020 yesterday, beating off competition from last year’s winner Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo.

The Regional Literacy Coordinator for Region One, James France, who had served in this capacity for a number of years died earlier this week.

Fitz Randolph Josiah was on Wednesday sentenced to 11 ½ years in jail after pleading guilty to the killing of his 14-year-old stepdaughter in 2013.

By Brooke Glasford The goal of this #MadeinGuyana Christmas list is to enhance both awareness and sales of products created by Guyanese – products that can stand tall on display shelves and which are eminently worthy of your patronage.

With Christmas Day now exactly a week away, Debbie Houston is still hoping that a surge of late orders over the extended Christmas season can turn her fortunes around, even if in a modest way.

Former Mayor of Linden and entrepreneur Stan Smith died at his residence shortly after midday on Wednesday.

A fisherman who police say stabbed his wife three times was yesterday charged with attempted murder at a Berbice Court.

Grace Aaron resides at 232 Section ‘A’, Block X, Diamond, from where she operates Grace’s Business Enterprise.

(Reuters) – The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) will “rapidly” work towards granting emergency approval of Moderna Inc’s COVID-19 vaccine candidate, FDA Commissioner Stephen Hahn said yesterday.

In keeping with the government’s focus to provide housing solutions for all Guyanese, the Minister of Housing and Water, Collin Croal along with Minister within the Ministry, Susan Rodrigues on Wednesday distributed 91 land titles to residents of Region Two (Pomeroon-Supenaam).

It would appear that Guyana is not the only CARICOM country where the costs associated with repairing police vehicles damaged and disabled on account of accidents – many of which result from reckless driving or mechanical defects due to drivers’ road-handling skills – continue to impose a considerable strain on the public purse.

In a year full of negatives, the safe and successful return of competitive cycling was a bright spot for the Guyana Cycling Federation (GCF).

HAVANA,  (Reuters) – Cuba’s already cash-strapped economy shrank 11% in 2020 due to the pandemic and tougher U.S.

Dear Editor, The Guyana Public Service Union, after more than two years and two ultimatums that were respectively issued to former Minister of Public Health, Ms.

Dear Editor, I refer to the article titled, `Police non-committal on Argentine’s expert request for documents on Berbice murders’ (SN December 16). 

Regions Seven and Ten remain areas of interest with the continuing rise of COVID-19 cases in those areas.

LONDON,  (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Britain’s International Slavery Museum is facing a backlash over a “dehumanising” exhibition on human trafficking in the porn industry, which features an image of a naked woman with tape over her mouth and abusive comments plastered on her body.

(Trinidad Express) British Petroleum (bp) said on Wednesday its restructuring exercise will result in 149 employees being separated from the group’s Trinidad business on a voluntary or involuntary basis.

Gold Prices for the three day period ending Thursday December 17, 2020

Dear Editor, It was so good to have relived the glories of the Tied Test in Australia – an experience very likely unknown to our current players in New Zealand, and back home in the West Indies.

Leonard Singh, a pedestrian who was struck down along the Annandale Public Road last month, succumbed to his injuries at the Georgetown Public Hospital (GPH) on Monday.

SAN FRANCISCO,  (Reuters) – Microsoft Corp said yesterday it found malicious software in its systems related to a massive hacking campaign disclosed by U.S.

PORT OF SPAIN, (Reuters) – Trinidad and Tobago said yesterday it would impose stiffer penalties on those trafficking migrants from neighboring Venezuela, days after a Venezuelan boat headed to the Caribbean twin-island nation sank, killing at least 28 people.

RIO DE JANEIRO,  (Reuters) – Brazil recorded over a 1,000 new COVID-19 deaths for the first time in over three months yesterday, as its Supreme Court ruled that vaccinations could be required in the South American country.

NEW DELHI,  (Reuters) – Cricket lost a chunk of the year’s fixtures, including a World Cup which had to be postponed, and players were banished to a life in “luxury prisons” when the game staggered back onto its feet still bearing the scars of the COVID-19 pandemic.

At this stage of my Guyanese existence – inclusive of my childhood exposure to a very wide variety of Christian teachings – I welcome any criticism which describes me as a “Christmas Skeptic” now.

MOSCOW,  (Reuters) – Russian athletes will be barred from competing at major international events, including the Olympics, under the country’s flag until 2022 after a Swiss court yesterday upheld doping sanctions but halved the original four-year ban.

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – Under-fire Test captain Jason Holder has received strong support from former West Indies all-rounder, Ian Bradshaw, who says his fellow Barbadian should remain in charge for next month’s tour of Bangladesh.

While the brutal murders of Joel and Isaiah Henry only happened three months ago, it has already begun to fade from the minds of many.

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – Cricket West Indies chief executive, Johnny Grave, has warned there is “no easy fix” for the Caribbean side’s decline but has backed the board’s “clear strategic plan” to revive their fortunes over the long term.

Every year, we get these routinised seasonal pronouncements from the Fire Chief that target both private homes and the commercial sector, cautioning  against the customary Christmas time indulgences like the additional consumption of power against the backdrop of what has been, for years a decidedly unreliable electricity supply regime,(and a failure over the terms of office of several  political administrations) to fix the faults that obtain at a perpetually-in-crisis Guyana Power and Light Company (GPL).

(Reuters) – Mitchell Starc took 4-53 as Australia ripped through the Indian tail in the first half an hour of play to dismiss the tourists for 244 on the second day of the day-night first test at Adelaide Oval last night.

Dear Editor, Early in October, 2020, I submitted my claim to the NIS for a refund.

The Ministry of Human Services and Social Security (MoHSSS) recently concluded its Garment and Accessories Cottage Industry five-week training programme with 12 women successfully completing the course.

GASCI (www.gasci.com/telephone Nº 223-6175/6) reports that session 893’s trading results showed consideration of $58,269,672 from 662,937 shares traded in 26 transactions as compared to session 892’s trading results which showed consideration of $10,422,708 from 119,435 shares traded in 29 transactions.

KATSINA, Nigeria, (Reuters) – Security forces yesterday rescued nearly 350 schoolboys who had been kidnapped in northwestern Nigeria and taken into a vast forest, the governor of Katsina state said, bringing relief to many families.

The Guyana Police Force has an unparalleled ability to keep shooting itself in the foot.