Daily Archive: Saturday, January 9, 2021

The Guyana and US coast guards today began joint manoeuvres following the arrival in local waters of the US cutter Stone.

The People’s National Congress Reform (PNCR) today expressed condolences on the death of Abel Krammer, former Toshao of Kako Village and Vice-Chairman of the Cuyuni-Mazaruni Region, who died today.

President Irfaan Ali today condemned a decree issued by Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro on January 7th this year seeking to unilaterally fix land and maritime boundaries adjacent to Guyana’s Essequibo coast.

The People’s Progressive Party (PPP) is mourning the passing of one of its leaders, Majeed Hussain, who died this morning.

Dennis Francis Corlette, a prominent figure in Customs and Excise Department in the 1960s and 1970s, passed away at the age of 95 on December 30, 2020. 

(Reuters) – Federal agents arrested two more Capitol Hill rioters whose images had gone viral, of one carrying off the House Speaker’s lectern and another who wore horns and a fur pelt, while a top Democratic lawmaker called on mobile carriers to preserve social media content related to the carnage.

 (Reuters) – A U.S. federal judge in California yesterday blocked the Trump administration from implementing a new rule that would have dramatically reshaped the U.S.

Due to heavy rainfall, the Matthews Ridge Airstrip and associated taxiway was damaged and consequently will be closed for remedial emergency repairs from today, the Guyana Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) says.

JAKARTA, (Reuters) – A Sriwijaya Air plane crashed into the sea today minutes after taking off from Indonesia’s capital Jakarta on a domestic flight with 62 people on board, and their fate was not known.

(Jamaica Gleaner) With a single Caribbean country yet to receive any vial of the COVID-19 vaccine released a month ago, Prime Minister Andrew Holness says big countries are hoarding the precious medicine.

(Jamaica Star) Elder Wayne Palmer of the Berry Hill Seventh-day Adventist church in Manchester is expressing his disappointment after the church building was stoned on Wednesday.

(Trinidad Guardian) Police Commissioner Gary Griffith said yesterday that a renewed area of concern and focus in dealing with mass gatherings in the quest to contain the spread of COVId-19 is weddings.

In the wake of frequent breakdowns at the Uitvlugt Sugar Estate factory, GuySuCo has embarked on a major rehabilitation programme which aims to increase its efficiency and improve production in the first crop of this year.

An East Canje Berbice woman was yesterday charged with attempted murder after allegedly beating a six-year-old child with a piece of wood then abandoning her in a swampy area after she lost consciousness in early December last year.

Family members of Dulmattie Boodlall, the woman who was struck down at Nandy Park, on the East Bank of Demerara on Tuesday by a Guyana Police Force minibus, are calling for justice and transparency from the police.

The Ministry of Health has named the members of a broad-based National COVID-19 Vaccines Task Force in preparation for the arrival and roll out of the inoculation campaign against COVID-19 in Guyana.

Active COVID-19 cases in Region Ten have significantly decreased, dropping from over 150 to 11, and this is a result of a collaborative effort by residents and officials to curtail the spread of the virus, Regional Chairman Deron Adams has said.

The Ministry of Health (MoH) yesterday disclosed that 41 new cases of COVID-19 were confirmed, bringing the total number of known cases in Guyana to 6,510.

A fire tore through a kitchen in the Fogarty’s building in Georgetown yesterday morning before it was quickly extinguished by firefighters.

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – Sir Clive Lloyd believes selectors may have erred in overlooking young fast bowler Chemar Holder for the Test tour of Bangladesh, and has also questioned the wisdom of including three left-arm spinners in the 15-man squad.

Although a number of persons have been questioned, no arrest has yet been made as the police continue to investigate Wednesday’s shooting at the Coldingen, East Coast Demerara residence of alleged Ponzi scammer Yuri Garcia Dominguez and his family.

After staging three successful Time-Trial events last month, the Guyana Cycling Federation (GCF) is planning a series of rides that could start as early as next weekend.

According to the United Nations Development Programme’s latest Human Development Index (HDI), Guyana made minimal progress in development in the year 2019.

The 2021 West Indies Regional Four-Day Championships could possibly begin in April and be joint hosted by Trinidad and Tobago and Barbados.

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – Left-arm spinner, Khary Pierre, believes the availability of West Indies stars, coupled with the form shown by several players during the ongoing trials, has left selectors with a difficult job of picking the squad or next month’s Regional Super50 Cup.

Despite an order from the Guyana Geology and Mines Commission (GGMC) to refill a riverbank at Micobie, in Region Eight, which was excavated for gold mining activities, dredge operators have left the area without doing any of the work.

SYDNEY, (Reuters) – Steve Smith scored Australia’s first century of the series to drive the hosts to 338 all out but India stood firm with 96 for two to leave the third test in the balance at the end of the second day yesterday.

Although final compaction of the approaches to the Tiger Creek Bridge, in Region Eight, is being delayed by rainy weather, they have started to deteriorate due to vehicular traffic already using the bridge.

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has issued an official notice on the plans Oilfield Waste Management Services (OWMS) to construct a thermal desorption waste treatment plant at Little Diamond, East Bank Demerara to support oil exploration activities and has invited public feedback.  

(Reuters) – Los Angeles Lakers forward LeBron James said the violent mob of President Donald Trump’s supporters forcing their way into the U.S.

Dear Editor, Schoolchildren from the outlying villages of the Rupununi continue to be greatly disadvantaged because they do not have proper access to the Ministry of Education’s approved online teaching due to poor internet connection as a consequence of the lack of internet infrastructure.

Five months after negotiations on a possible restart of operations at its Kurubuka mines in Region 10, Bauxite Company of Guyana Inc (BCGI), a subsidiary of Russian Aluminum (RUSAL) is still in discussions with the government.

Guyanese Emerson Ally has been making waves in the US as a producer/musician especially recently with the album ‘Symphony of Surrender’, a project he completed with his wife, singer Glacia Robinson.

SYDNEY, (Reuters) – Ravindra Jadeja emerged as India’s man with the golden arm yesterday, claiming four Australia wickets and then producing a moment of sheer brilliance to prove why he is considered one of the best fielders in contemporary cricket.

Dear Editor, One year ago, on Friday 10th January 2020, GECOM had its Nomination Day for the 2020 General and Regional Elections.

WASHINGTON,  (Reuters) – The United States’ stark racial inequality was on display after a mob of predominantly white supporters of President Donald Trump stormed the U.S.

My eating is erratic. I only eat when I am hungry.

More students, teachers and auxiliary staff have tested positive for the coronavirus upon their return to public schools around the country, the Minister of Health Dr Frank Anthony disclosed yesterday.

(Reuters) – England off-spinner Dom Bess is looking forward to wickets that play to his strengths in Sri Lanka and India over the coming months, though the pitch his side were handed for a practice match yesterday presented a surprise.

Dear Editor, Now that the dust appears to be settling in Washington following the storming of America’s Bastille, and, as Americans prepare for the inauguration of their 46th president questions still linger over the security breaches at the Capitol.

(Trinidad Guardian) Sources have told Guardian Media that doctors have so far discounted any major cardiac problem with Prime Minister Dr Keith Rowley.

I took the decision two days before the new year broke to temporarily deactivate my Facebook and Instagram accounts; a digital detox is what health and wellness gurus call it.

LaMarcus Aldridge had 28 points to lead the San Antonio Spurs past the host Los Angeles Lakers 118-109 on Thursday.

More than 2,000 parents and guardians of students scheduled to write the National Grade Six Assessment (NGSA) were yesterday engaged by the Minister of Education Priya Manickchand to express their views and concerns regarding the sitting of this examination.

(Trinidad Guardian) This year has started the same way 2020 began with the severing of workers in the downstream petrochemical sector as the State-owned National Gas Company fails to reach a gas supply agreement with a petro-chemical company.

Dear Editor, I read with some concern, a letter by Mr.

The Guyana Office for Investment (GO-Invest) and the Private Sector Commission (PSC) yesterday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to promote the country’s investment opportunities for both local and foreign investors.

Twenty-seven competitors are set to vie for the Miss/Mrs/Teen/Mr India Worldwide Guyana titles this year.

CAPE TOWN, (Reuters) – South Africa have included uncapped seamers Daryn Dupavillon and Ottniel Baartman in an extended 21-man test squad for their first return to Pakistan for 14 years later this month.

WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – An increasingly isolated President Donald Trump sought yesterday to stave off a new drive to impeach him and Twitter permanently suspended his account, two days after his supporters stormed the U.S.

Dear Editor, The Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis (IEEFA) has been closely following Guyana’s offshore oil and gas development We found that oil revenues will not cover Guyana’s annual budget deficits, new spending proposals or contributions to a sovereign wealth trust fund. 

Region Six Chairman David Armogan who on Thursday confirmed the resignation of the Skeldon Estate General Manager, Vishnu Panday, yesterday said that after seeking clarification it has been determined that Panday has not resigned. 

Courtney Noel is turning things up a notch this year with the release of a new single, “Set Fiyah 2 My Blood”, set to debut next week.

2020 was a year of trials and tribulations. Chaos and fear spread throughout the world like a wildfire, torching the hopes of the Earth’s citizens.

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(Reuters) – Newcastle United manager Steve Bruce believes it is “morally wrong” for English football to continue as COVID-19 cases continue to surge in the country and disrupt the fixtures list.

In the Trump era, a single day can feel like an eternity.

RIO DE JANEIRO, (Reuters) – Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro asked Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi to expedite a shipment of AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 vaccine amid broader delays to the vaccine’s arrival in Brazil, according to a letter yesterday.

Two houses on Duncan Street were flooded yesterday after ongoing construction works on Sheriff Street led to the rupture of a Guyana Water Incorporated (GWI) water main.

Dear Editor, The article under the headline `Aubrey Norton owns house occupied by alleged Ponzi scheme operator’ published yesterday by the mouthpiece of the PPP regime, the Guyana Chronicle is false, malicious, an assassination of my character, an attempt to create a negative perception of me and to incite PPP supporters to go after me for the money they lost in the Ponzi scheme.

The Civil Defence Commission (CDC) has distributed relief supplies to around 400 persons in several areas of the Pomeroon that were affected by flooding due to seasonal rains and high tides, the Department of Public Information (DPI) has reported.

Following is a statement by chairman of the Caribbean Community, Prime Minister of Trinidad Dr Keith Rowley.