Daily Archive: Sunday, January 3, 2021

Senior Minister in the Office of the President with responsibility for finance, Dr.

(Jamaica Gleaner) In what has been tagged an unduly harsh sentencing, a Jamaican man has been imprisoned for six months in Barbados for breaking quarantine; while influential tourists flouting the COVID-19 protocols, when caught are reportedly given time to pay fines instead of imprisonment.

CUTHBERT, Ga.,  (Reuters) – Control of the U.S. Senate – and with it, the likely fate of President-elect Joe Biden’s legislative agenda – will be on the ballot on Tuesday when voters in Georgia decide twin runoff elections.

(Trinidad Guardian) The new year, 2021, got off to a bloody start as two men were chopped to death in separate incidents in Morvant and Macoya on January 1.

Two men lost their lives in a head on collision along the Line Path Public Road, Corentyne last evening.

Police have intensified their efforts to find a 30-year-old man, who they believe is responsible for the murder of Answar Stoll, a Kuru Kururu resident who has not been seen since mid-November, last year.

Over 70 households in Little Diamond, on the East Bank Demerara, were affected by flooding on New Year’s Eve due to a breach of a river defense close to the area.

During the year 2019, the National Insurance Scheme (NIS) spent significantly more than it earned, ending the year with a deficit of $1.503 billion.

Despite a reduction in sales due to a loss of public trust, the Guyana Oil Company (Guyoil) was able to record profits that were more than double that of 2018.

A 32-year-old clothes vendor was fatally shot on New Year’s night during a confrontation at Commerce Street, Georgetown and the police have since arrested the suspect.

A Cumberland, East Canje, Berbice man succumbed during his third visit to the New Amsterdam Public Hospital last Thursday, after he suffered a suspected chop wound to the head.

A hire car driver died on Friday after he lost control of the vehicle he was driving and crashed into a fence along Number 42 Village Public Road, West Coast Berbice.

Former President David Granger has declared that the processes that took place in the five-month period between elections day and the final declaration of results last year were “necessary to ensure the functioning of the Constitution.”

Kelsea Peters, who was recently named the best graduating teacher of the Cyril Potter College of Education (CPCE), hopes to become a role model as her teachers have been to her.

The Ministry of Health yesterday confirmed three new COVID-19 cases, bringing the total number of known positive cases in Guyana to 6, 351.

The GT All Stars team edged the Linden All Stars 1-0 in a thrilling end-to-end encounter in the final of the ‘Bounce Back’ tournament on New Year’s Day at the National Stadium.

Junior Public Works Minister Deodat Indar yesterday urged businesses to trust the People’s Progressive Party/Civic (PPP/C) government, which he said would return the economy back to a position of strength.

Corporate entities Exxon Mobil and Tiger Rentals lent their support to the Kashif and Shanghai ‘Bounce Back’ football tournament which ended on New Year’s Day.

John Fernandes Limited (JFL) has applied to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for a permit to construct a hazardous materials storage facility at Plantation Fairfield, Mahaicony.

If you’re reading this, then you made it past 2020, which will likely be a year that many of us will never forget.

Contrary to our hopes for this year, the spectre of 2020 has followed us into 2021.

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – Players union, WIPA, says it has no qualms over the safety of the West Indies squad on the upcoming tour of Bangladesh and has thrown its support behind the COVID-19 health protocols implemented for the series.

Fifteen babies were born on New Year’s Day at the Georgetown Public Hospital (GPH).

The New Year is looking brighter for Sunita Persaud, the woman who was pinned by a fallen tree at Success squatting area, as her condition begins to slowly improve.

Dear Editor, In his contributions to the Sunday Stabroek and Stabroek  News on 20th  and 28th  December respectively, Dr Bertrand Ramcharan has questioned, by way of a full page contribution not shared with the Ministry by the Editor before publication, in surprisingly strong terms, the decision of the International Court of Justice regarding Guyana’s complaint.

The only thing constant is change – Heraclitus (Greek philosopher) How many of your 2020 New Year’s resolutions did you achieve?

By Dr Rudi Webster Much has been written about the Frank Worrell and Clive Lloyd teams, particularly their domination of world cricket.

Bradley Beal scored 31 points to lift the Washington Wizards to their first win of the season, 130-109 over the Minnesota Timberwolves on Friday in Minneapolis.

Dear Editor, As a former Minister of Home Affairs, I am moved to express publicly, my concern over the current state of affairs in respect to the controversy that is now in the public domain concerning the promotion of senior ranks of the Guyana Police Force (GPF).

Officials at the Georgetown Public Hospital (GPH) have not yet set a date for the resumption of elective surgeries, which were put on hold due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Noting the production of 87,875 tonnes of sugar for the year up to December 13, 2020, the Guyana Agricultural and General Workers Union (GAWU) says it underlines the enormity of the task facing state-run sugar corporation GuySuCo in its bid to turn around the industry.

Despite the ongoing pandemic, Cleveland Chapel is one of the most popular hotdog vendors around Georgetown.

NEW DELHI, (Reuters) – Experts at India’s drugs regulator have recommended for emergency use two coronavirus vaccines, one developed by AstraZeneca and Oxford University and the other backed by a state-run institute, the government said yesterday.

Minister of Education Priya Manikchand has announced that dorm students at public schools must be re-tested before returning for the second term.

CARACAS,  (Reuters) – With her arms full of $11.87 worth of bananas, red peppers and onions, an elderly woman at a produce stand in western Caracas approaches vendor Walquiria Garcia and offers to pay with a $10 or $20 bill.

Under the stewardship of founder Gavin Gayadin, Modern Building Solutions (MBS) Inc, which has been operating for more than a year, has swiftly been making a name for itself in the local construction industry.

MADRID, (Reuters) – Atletico Madrid defender Kieran Trippier’s 10-week suspension for a betting violation has been put on hold by world soccer governing body FIFA, an Atletico source said yesterday.

Dear Editor, The PPP/C has returned to power without a coherent land management policy for Guyana.

The most recent Pixar film, “Soul”, dropped on Disney Plus at the end of 2020 to bring some existential philosophising to the holiday season.

WASHINGTON,  (Reuters) – President Donald Trump suffered a stinging rebuke in the U.S.

KINGSTON, Jamaica, CMC – Cricket West Indies (CWI) is anticipating a financial windfall this year, with four major home tours expected to provide a much-needed injection of money for the cash-strapped Antigua-based body.

The Guyana Police Force (GPF) has recorded a 6.8% decrease in serious crimes for the year 2020.

Dear Editor, It is now an established fact of life here, an inseparable aspect of Guyana’s political culture, that when a party succeeds at the polls, their own people have to be taken care of first. 

 While promotion of senior members of the Guyana Police Force (GPF) have been put on a hold, 296 junior ranks have been promoted.

WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – U.S. Senator Ted Cruz yesterday said he will spearhead a drive by nearly a dozen Republican senators to challenge President-elect Joe Biden’s victory when Electoral College results are tallied in Congress on Jan.

Mrs Quasimodo’s Divorce (an excerpt)                   . . . We lived in the Cathedral grounds.

WELLINGTON, (Reuters) – New Zealand will rise to the top of the world rankings for the first time, replacing Australia, if they avoid defeat against Pakistan in the second test in Christchurch and wrap up their two-match series.

(Jamaica Observer) BEENIE Man is scheduled to appear in the St Elizabeth Parish Court on February 10 for breaches of the Disaster Risk Management Act (DRMA) and the Noise Abatement Act.

Dear Editor, I refer to the SN letter `Headline on 11-year-old girl was abhorrent’ on January 1, 2021.

National player, Davion Mars, capped 2020 by winning the Guyana Chess Federation (GCF) National Blitz Chess Championships on Old Year’s Day at the Guyana National Stadium Providence on the East Bank of Demerara.

The dead body of a man was found in his Goed Fortuin home by police yesterday.

DUBAI, (Reuters) – Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif urged U.S.

Congratulations! 2021 is here and you survived one of the toughest years for the globe in modern history.

Dear Editor, The Kaieteur News’ front-page headline of January 01 blared that the “Gas-to-shore project, a recipe for bankruptcy” and went on to quote a “US Financial Expert” who shared a very pessimistic view about the viability of any proposed gas to shore project being executed by the government of Guyana.

Many of us at some time or another, generally in a new year, have resolved to “keep a diary,” probably as part of some grand and comprehensive plan to organize one’s life better and achieve great things – plans, I am afraid, which very soon run aground on the dangerous shoals of everyday living. 

Dear Editor, I can appreciate the recent comments in the news concerning the lack of confidence in making a gas pipeline profitable when compared to renewables.

Introduction As promised last week, today’s column begins with my presentation of a simple schedule depicting the sequencing of the five projects of ExxonMobil and its partners around which the IDB has modeled Guyana’s oil and gas sector to 2025 in its recent report, ‘Traversing a Slippery Slope: Guyana’s Oil Opportunity, 2020.’

NIAMEY, (Reuters) – At least 70 civilians were killed in simultaneous attacks on two villages by suspected Islamist militants in Niger, near the border zone with Mali, security sources said yesterday.

Zorie De Mattos, who made headlines last June when she became the oldest person in Guyana to survive COVID-19, celebrated another milestone on New Year’s Day when she turned 106.

New centenarian credits long life to good diet, laughter: James Anderson celebrated his 100th birthday on Friday, January 1, 2021, amongst close family members at Ann’s Grove, East Coast Demerara.

All National Insurance Scheme (NIS) offices will be fully reopened with effect from tomorrow, January 4, 2021.

The Devon Ramnauth Region Two Development Youth Cricket League, which was set to bowl off in December is expected to bowl off this year.

By this time, the year of the half person would have passed.

The Lucas Stock Index (LSI) rose 0.15% during the fourth and final period of trading in December, 2020.

 “You can’t ignore it and you can’t explain it” – Agatha Christie describing intuition.

Like most people in their growing up years, I discovered early the influence music can have in our lives, ranging from birthday parties to wedding receptions to special days in the year, and in celebrations big and small in venues ranging from simple to elaborate. Also

President Irfaan Ali didn’t have a great deal to say in his New Year message to Guyanese, but then that was probably the most prudent approach he could have adopted.

(Jamaica Gleaner) Health Minister  Dr Christopher Tufton is reporting that Jamaica has confirmed four cases of the new strain of COVID-19.

(Trinidad Express) A MAN who claimed he was charged by the police for failing to properly wear his mask at a police station although he was following instructions from an officer, has taken his issue to social media, seeking advice.