Daily Archive: Monday, December 21, 2020

A 47-year-old security guard was today remanded to prison after he was charged with the murder of Cummings Lodge resident, Merlyn Singh who was discovered dead in her bedroom two Fridays ago.

Caribbean Airlines Cargo is currently developing a Covid-19 vaccine transportation plan to ensure its readiness to distribute the vaccine throughout the Caribbean when it becomes available.

(Jamaica Observer) Jamaica has put a two-week ban on flights from the United Kingdom, joining several countries in restricting travel from Britain over a new strain of the novel coronavirus.

(Jamaica Gleaner) For Portmore mother of seven Natasha Jones, there is only one thing that would make her happy this Christmas: to have all her children under her roof.

(Jamaica Gleaner) Jamaica is to make a decision within the next 72 hours on whether it will introduce travel restrictions on United Kingdom flights coming into the island as an aggressive new COVID-19 strain that is 70 per cent more contagious has emerged, with at least six European countries imposing barriers to entry.

(Trinidad Guardian) A group of Venezuelans who protested outside Trinidad and Tobago’s Embassy in Washington last Friday have noted “accidents” happening between T&T and Venezuela – but they said their protest was really to get T&T’s Government to stop “supporting” the Nicolas Maduro administration.

NEW DELHI,  (Reuters) – Tens of thousands of Indian farmers, protesting over agricultural laws that they say threaten their livelihoods, have vowed to carry on their around-the-clock sit-ins despite cold weather that has already led to some deaths among them.

WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – A bipartisan legislative deal unveiled by U.S. lawmakers yesterday will grant U.S.

BANGKOK,  (Reuters) – Thailand’s Mana Srivate has performed dozens of resuscitation attempts in his 26 years as a rescue worker, but never before on an elephant.

(Trinidad Guardian) Over 35 offshore workers employed with the Perenco Trinidad and Tobago oil and gas company were transported to the Ministry of Health’s quarantine facility at the University of the West Indies’ Debe campus last evening, after they tested positive for COVID-19 while on duty on the Teak Alpha platform last week.

In anticipation of an infrastructural development boom from the oil sector coupled with government’s own expansion plans, Essequibo businessman Tamesh Jagmohan hopes by mid-2021 to begin operations at the 7,000-plus acres Mazaruni, Region 7 quarry he was recently issued a licence for.

Chancellor of the University of Guyana (UG), Professor Edward Greene has called on the government to honour its pledge to see higher education as not only an expenditure but an investment in human capital.

A Crabwood Creek, Upper Corentyne construction worker died yesterday after he slammed into a cow along the public road around 11 pm on Saturday.

Cricket pundits are divided over the West Indies teams’ performance over the last decade with some saying the performances have been stagnant while others are of the view that the performances have gotten  progressively worse.

Sending a large, podium worthy team to CAC 2021 in Barbados and bidding to host the event in 2023 are some of the goals of the Guyana Bodybuilding and Fitness Federation Inc.

Shonette Francis, a nurse at the Kumaka District Hospital, is one of several assigned to taking care of isolated COVID patients in the Moruca sub district of Region One.

(Reuters) – A potentially series-ending injury to seamer Mohammed Shami has jolted India’s bid to bounce back in the test series against Australia, a task the tourists will have to accomplish without their talismanic captain Virat Kohli.

Forging ahead with their plan to make Guyana a regional hub, local airline operator Trans Guyana Airways (TGA) has announced the launch of flights between the Boa Vista-Atlas Brasil Cantanhede International Airport and the Eugene F.

A family of four is now contemplating their next move after a fire ravaged their Eccles home yesterday morning.

SYDNEY, (Reuters) – Cricket Australia said yesterday they were still planning to play the third test against India in Sydney in early January, despite an outbreak of COVID-19 in the north of the city.

Appearing before the Guyana Court of Appeal on Friday, Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) Shalimar Ali-Hack SC maintained that her order directing that murder accused Marcus Bisram be committed to stand trial was lawfully made.

NEW DELHI, (Reuters) – A cricket-mad India reacted with shock and disbelief yesterday after Virat Kohli’s men registered the country’s lowest test innings score in the opening day-night contest against Australia in Adelaide.

EIBAR, Spain, (Reuters) – Real Madrid forward Karim Benzema kept up his impressive run of form by scoring and providing two assists in a 3-1 win away to Eibar yesterday, taking the champions level on points with La Liga leaders Atletico Madrid.

The Ministry of Agriculture and the Guyana Association of Trawler Owners and Seafood Processors (GATOSP) are still to meet on the controversial approval of two trawler licences in the Seabob trade which can undermine conservation efforts.

LONDON, CMC – Grenada centre back Aaron Pierre fired resurgent English League One club Shrewsbury Town to a 1-0 win at promotion-chasing Doncaster Rovers last night.

New Zealand won their T20 series against Pakistan after winning the second match yesterday by nine wickets.

Passengers on a New York-bound Eastern Airlines flight over the weekend suffered a 14-hour  delay due to one of the airline’s aircraft developing mechanical issues and the expiration of the maximum amount of hours for the flight crew.

(BBC) Formula One  world champion Lewis Hamilton has been voted BBC Sports Personality of the Year 2020.

WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – U.S. congressional leaders reached agreement yesterday on a $900 billion package to provide the first new aid in months to an economy and individuals battered by the surging coronavirus pandemic, with votes likely today.

Guyana has recorded 20 more COVID cases taking the total confirmed number to date to 6,125 while 7 persons are patients of the Intensive Care Unit.

MANCHESTER, England, (Reuters) – Manchester United crushed Leeds United 6-2 while Leicester City handed Tottenham Hotspur a second straight defeat in the Premier League yesterday.

WASHINGTON,  (Reuters) – U.S. lawmakers will back $1.9 billion to fund a program to remove telecom network equipment that the U.S.

An employee of the Aurora Gold Mines, a subsidiary of Zijin Mining Group has been hospitalized after a forklift toppled while he was offloading a truck yesterday.

Dear Editor, I write in support of Shaundell Shipley’s letter in SN, December 16, 2020 entitled, `We need to challenge cultural norms when it comes to gender inequalities’ especially her call, not heard often enough, for the inclusion of boys and men “who suffer too, sometimes equally” from gender-based violence.

(Trinidad Guardian) High Court Judge Justice Frank Seepersad is calling for safety and support hubs to be set up in communities across the country to assist victims of domestic abuse.

TOKYO,  (Reuters) – Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga’s government approved a ninth consecutive rise in military spending yesterday, funding the development of an advanced stealth fighter and longer-range anti-ship missile to counter China’s growing military power.

ExxonMobil Guyana is celebrating the first year of oil production from the Liza field offshore and says it has reached full capacity of 120,000 barrels per day.

HAMILTON , Bermuda, CMC – Former Bermuda Cricket Board (BCB) chief executive Neil Speight has been elected to take up another prestigious position at the International Cricket Council (ICC), the world governing body of the sport, the Royal Gazette newspaper said on Saturday.

Dear Editor, In the period of observing the 16 days of activism, many civil society organizations and government agencies engaged in public education activities to raise awareness of gender-based violence and child abuse.

Kieron Pollard will lead the Trinidad and Tobago Red Force senior men’s cricket team  in the Regional Super50 Cup which will be played from February 4 to 27 in Antigua and Barbuda.

The Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) has awarded US$ 100,000 in grant funding to seven cultural projects through an initiative to provide emergency relief to the creative industries (CI) sector in the aftermath of COVID-19.

First Lady Arya Ali was on Friday handed the key to the town of Lethem where she joined two Ministers for a toy distribution exercise in several communities across the Upper Takutu-Upper Essequibo. 

Dear Editor, On Thursday 17th Dec at about 7:30 pm I drove into the Rubis gas station on Vlissengen Road to purchase a bottle of cooking gas.

Two drivers are patients at the Georgetown Public Hospital (GPH) following an early morning collision on the Montrose Public Road, East Coast Demerara.

HOBART, Australia, CMC – Jason Holder marked his first Australian Big Bash appearance with a win as fellow West Indies all-rounder Carlos Brathwaite grabbed a couple of wickets to help Sydney Sixers overcome Adelaide Strikers by 38 runs here yesterday.

TEGUCIGALPA,  (Reuters) – Hurricanes Eta and Iota have caused about 45.7 billion lempiras ($1.9 billion) in damages and losses in Honduras, according to the United Nations economic commission for the region, a far lower estimate than the government’s figure of $10 billion.

Dear Editor, Guyana’s labour laws provide for summary dismissal from employment by the employer for good and sufficient cause relating to an employee’s conduct and performance on the job.

THE HAGUE,  (Reuters) – The United Nations’ highest court last week ruled in favour of France in a suit brought by Equatorial Guinea protesting a 2012 raid on a luxury mansion owned by the son of the African country’s ruler in downtown Paris.

On Thursday, on the margins of the conferral of silk on three attorneys at State House, President Ali launched an attack on the Ethnic Relations Commission (ERC).

A journalist of La Parfait Harmonie was on Saturday night assaulted and robbed by two men who he was involved in an accident with.

Trinidad and Tobago wicketkeeper/batsman Joshua Da Silva said making a half century on his Test debut against New Zealand was surreal.

BOGOTA,  (Reuters) – Colombia will suspend all flights to the United Kingdom over concerns about a new strain of coronavirus, President Ivan Duque said yesterday, joining a growing list of countries barring British travelers.

By Diana McCaulay Diana McCaulay is the founder, Director and former Chief Executive Officer of the Jamaica Environment Trust.

LONDON,  (Reuters) – A single-patient study conducted by British scientists has found that Gilead’s antiviral drug remdesivir could be highly effective against COVID-19, raising questions about previous studies that found it had no impact on death rates from the disease.

Our objective is not only not to have more exploitation of new oil and gas resources (but also] to make sure that a meaningful part of oil and gas already discov- ered stays below the surface.