Daily Archive: Wednesday, January 13, 2021

WASHINGTON,  (Reuters) – The House of Representatives voted today to make Donald Trump the first U.S.

With no sign yet of COVID-19 vaccines for its members, CARICOM today expressed “deep concern”  at  the “current prospect of inequitable access” to the jabs and said it will explore all available options to access them to protect its population.

Next month, the Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) will be replacing the current tax administration software – TRIPS II with a new tax software Optimal Revenue Management System (RMS) to improve taxpayer convenience.

(Jamaica Gleaner) Detroit Pistons’ power forward Isaiah Stewart says that he has never forgotten his Jamaican roots on his journey to the NBA.

BRASILIA, (Reuters) – Brazil’s right-wing President Jair Bolsonaro has tried to sabotage efforts to slow the spread of COVID-19 in his country and pursued policies that undermine the rights of Brazilians, Human Rights Watch (HRW) said on Wednesday.

 (Reuters) – The U.S. government executed convicted murderer Lisa Montgomery, the only woman on federal death row, today, after the Supreme Court cleared the last hurdle by overturning a stay.

BRUSSELS/WASHINGTON,  (Reuters) – U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo cancelled his Europe trip at the last minute yesterday after Luxembourg’s foreign minister and top European Union officials declined to meet with him, European and U.S.

(Trinidad Guardian) On his first day back to work after he suffering injuries in two chopping incidents over the Christmas holidays, Mayaro mason Joel Ellis was fatally shot.

A defence partnership agreement was signed yesterday between Guyana and the United States and it is expected to ensure increased safeguards against illegal fishing in this country’s waters.

Former Minister of Public Health, Volda Lawrence yesterday turned up at the Special Organized Crime Unit (SOCU) to answer questions regarding monies transferred from prominent PNCR member, James Bond’s account to hers, as the agency continues to probe the NICIL  lands deals at Peters Hall, East Bank Demerara, initiated by Bond.

The United States yesterday emphasised its respect for the sovereignty of nations and said that it is not looking to establish a military base in Guyana, or Latin America and the Caribbean region, but will continue to form alliances and work with regional partners to combat transnational crime, promote human rights and preserve democracy.

A businessman and his wife were on Monday robbed of guns and $10 million by three Venezuelan nationals, who later engaged in  a shootout with police while making their escape.

Minister of Health Dr Frank Anthony yesterday disclosed that Moraikobai, in Region Five, is now a COVID-19 hotspot and wants to increase testing in the area.

China’s Embassy here yesterday rejected a claim by a visiting US Admiral that hundreds of Chinese fishing vessels had trespassed last year in Ecuador’s Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ).

The Guyana Court of Appeal yesterday affirmed a 23-year sentence imposed upon Calvin Ramcharran who in 2012 raped and viciously beat a woman during the act.

Sixty-five new COVID cases were recorded on Tuesday and Minister of Health, Dr Frank Anthony says that the recent increase can be linked to the flouting of COVID-19 guidelines over the holiday season.

Two fuel trucks exploded simultaneously yesterday at Parika, East Bank Essequibo while discharging fuel. 

A claim by Eureka Medical Laboratories (EML) that it can test for new strains of COVID-19 has been called into question by Health Minister Dr Frank Anthony, who said that the ministry has requested supporting evidence but to date none has been provided.

A police officer was yesterday released on a total of $50,000 bail after he was charged with three counts of uttering forged documents.

Against the odds, West Indies head coach Phil Simmons, says that he is not counting his troops out of a series win as they prepare to face hosts, Bangladesh in three 50-overs and two Test matches.

Following a request for a meeting, GECOM Chair, Justice (ret’d) Claudette Singh yesterday said she had advised the opposition APNU+AFC that they should engage with the entire commission rather than have a caucus with her alone.

Attorney General Anil Nandlall SC says that his Chambers is currently in talks with Chairman of the Police Service Commission (PSC), Paul Slowe in a bid to arrive at an amicable solution regarding the promotion of police officers who have pending disciplinary matters.

As West Indies Women begin their first training camp, head coach, Courtney Walsh has set his target on the Women’s 50-over World Cup Qualifiers later this year.

Dear Editor, The Guyana Police Force notes with concern the letter published in the Stabroek News on the 12th day of January, 2021 titled `I never received an offer to view videos of autopsies on murdered West Berbice boys’ authored by Dr.

A US-based NGO has its sights set on the economic recovery and development of Linden which would see the community take its fair share of the much-hoped for bonanza arising out of Guyana’s burgeoning oil and gas industry.

The trial of Stafrei Alexander for the 2015 murder of Terrence Maxwell Thomas is set to commence next Thursday before Justice Brassington Reynolds at the High Court in Georgetown.

Dear Editor, Please permit me to respond to a letter published in the Stabroek News yesterday under the headline ‘BK had been asked by ministry to divert resources from Andrews to Mahaicony’. 

Dear Editor, The election of Joe Biden as the president of the United States of America (U.S.A)

President of the Guyana Amateur Basketball Federation (GABF), Michael Singh says the body is targeting Saturday to commence training for the FIBA Basketball World Cup 2023 Pre-Qualifiers  in February.

The court proceedings against Chief Election Officer Keith Lowenfield, Region Four Returning Officer Clairmont Mingo, PNCR chairwoman Volda Lawrence and APNU+AFC agent Carol Joseph, who have been  charged with various offences stemming from their conduct during the finalisation of last year’s elections results, are expected to continue on January 14 and January 28.

Dear Editor, I was dismayed and left in utter disbelief to find pictures disseminated online of a popular businessman and local Lamborghini owner taking it upon himself in the midst of a pandemic to tour his vehicles drawing swathes of persons with no degree of social distancing and minimal mask use.

A post-mortem examination has determined that Deodat (only name), the alcoholic pensioner whose lifeless body was found floating in a trench at Hampton Court, Essequibo Coast last Saturday, died from drowning and cirrhosis of the liver.

WASHINGTON,  (Reuters) – At least four Republicans said yesterday they would join Democrats in voting to impeach President Donald Trump over the attack on the U.S.

Dear Editor, Wednesday,  January 6 will go down as a day of shame and infamy in that country that prides itself as the stamp of democracy.

Archery Guyana continues to make strides in the International Arena, this time through its Secretary-General, Vidushi Persaud-McKinnon, who was appointed Chair of the World Archery Americas inaugural five-member committee to deal with gender-equity matters in the continent.

The Moruca Community Policing Group (CPG) of Region One received a boost to its patrolling capabilities with the handing over on Friday, of an All-Terrain Vehicle and a 40-horsepower engine by Minister of Home Affairs, Robeson Benn.

WASHINGTON,  (Reuters) – Nearly all air travelers will need to present a negative coronavirus test to enter the United States under expanded test testing requirements announced yesterday.

Dear Editor, How goes the preparation for Local Government Elections (LGE)?

(Jamaica Observer) KINGSTON, Jamaica —  A total of approximately 292,000 doses, enough to vaccinate approximately 146,000 Jamaicans, are due on island in April.

National cricketer, Christopher Barnwell, who represents Tarmac Cricket Club in local tapeball, slammed 36 runs off one  over, which was the highlight performance in the “Pure Entertainment Stars on Show” seven-a-side tapeball tournament at D’urban Park Sunday last. 

The Guyana Teachers’ Union (GTU) will be making recommendations on ensuring the safety of Grade Six students should they return to school for this year’s National Grade Six Assessment (NGSA).

WASHINGTON,  (Reuters) – The U.S. military’s Joint Chiefs of Staff, the uniformed leaders of the different military branches, yesterday put out a rare message to service members saying the violent riots last week were an assault on America’s constitutional process and against the law.

Dear Editor, There are lessons for Guyana in the mob storming the Capitol in Washington last week.

(Trinidad Guardian) A young man, who was struck in his head by a stray bullet and given a slim chance of survival, has defied the odds.

A 15-year-old boy was on Monday arrested at Charity after police found him with 4 grammes of suspected cannabis.

TORONTO/OTTAWA, (Reuters) – Ontario declared an emergency yesterday after latest modelling put Canada’s most populous province on track to have more than 20,000 new COVID-19 cases per day by the middle of February, a nearly ten-fold increase from the current count.

Dear Editor, Channel 28 which shows in Berbice as Channel 12 has a math session every Sunday at 6pm.

By Mary Robinson DUBLIN – COVID-19 turned the world upside down in 2020.

DHAKA, Bangladesh, CMC – Head coach Phil Simmons said yesterday he could not question the decision of any player who chose not to tour amid the ongoing global COVID-19 pandemic.

ST JOHN’S, Antigua — Cricket West Indies (CWI) yesterday paid tribute to Vivalyn Latty-Scott, the outstanding West Indies allrounder and pioneer for women’s cricket in the Caribbean, who  passed away Saturday.She

Whether an election has been fraudulent or not cannot be determined by means of persistent bluster, propaganda and definitely not insurrection.

GALLE, Sri Lanka, (Reuters) – England begin a busy year of test cricket with an expected trial by spin in Sri Lanka when the first test in Galle gets underway tomorrow.

SYDNEY, (Reuters) – Steve Smith was not erasing Rishabh Pant’s guard in the batting crease during the third test between Australia and India on Monday but merely indulging one of his many idiosyncrasies, his captain Tim Paine said yesterday.

BURNLEY, England, (Reuters) – Manchester United moved three points clear at the top of the Premier League after a Paul Pogba goal gave them a hard-fought 1-0 win over Burnley at a freezing Turf Moor yesterday.

ZURICH, (Reuters) – Global soccer body FIFA has failed to win access to case files compiled by the special prosecutor named last year to handle an investigation into its president Gianni Infantino and his dealings with Switzerland’s former attorney general.

(Reuters) – NBA players should stay at their residences when they are at home and in their hotels when on the road for at least the next two weeks, the league said yesterday in a list of new health protocols designed to limit COVID-19’s impact on the season.

The floodwaters in Black Bush Polder as of yesterday were continuing to recede, Deonarine Persaud, Chairman of the Black Bush Polder Water Users Association said last evening.

SAO PAULO, (Reuters) – A coronavirus vaccine developed by China’s Sinovac Biotech was just 50.4% effective at preventing symptomatic infections in a Brazilian trial, researchers said yesterday, barely enough for regulatory approval and well below the rate announced last week.

Video surfaced of Kyrie Irving at a family birthday party without a mask, and the NBA reportedly is investigating the time and location of the event with the likelihood of discipline to follow.

(Reuters) – The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said it had administered 9,327,138 first doses of COVID-19 vaccines in the country as of yesterday morning and distributed 27,696,150 doses.

As the West Indies continue their slide down the depths of the cricketing world, the subject of the status of the current Test Captain, Jason Holder, has started to be bandied about in discussion forums and amongst that fast-dwindling, endangered species, the West Indies cricket fan.