Daily Archive: Monday, February 1, 2021

After two months of secrecy, the Ministry of Agriculture today disclosed that the holder of two controversial trawling licences is a Guyanese man who relocated from Trinidad because of COVID-19.

 (Reuters) – Dozens of Republicans in former President George W. Bush’s administration are leaving the party, dismayed by a failure of many elected Republicans to disown Donald Trump after his false claims of election fraud sparked a deadly storming of the U.S.

SINGAPORE,  (Reuters) – Silver broke above $30 an ounce for the first time since 2013 today as an army of retail traders stormed into the metal after betting billions of dollars on stocks last week, triggering risks of a multi-asset melt-up in global markets.

(Trinidad Guardian) After decades of operations, activities at the Asa Wright Nature Centre (AWNC) & Lodge have been brought to a halt.

(Trinidad Guardian) The Coast Guard has cracked down on a party involving 36 people Down The Islands.

A stabbing incident at Number 43 Village, Corentyne last evening has resulted in the deaths of two persons and two others have been hospitalized at the New Amsterdam Public Hospital in serious conditions. 

(Jamaica Gleaner) A manhunt for the presumed shooter was still under way across St James Sunday night in the wake of a spine-chilling murder of a bank executive as she prayed in church.

A 5.7 magnitude earthquake shook the Deep South Rupununi yesterday  at approximately 3.05 pm damaging some structures and unnerving residents of Katoonarib and surrounding villages.

With an influx of foreign investors expected as the oil and gas sector expands, Minister with responsibility for Finance Dr.

Golden Jaguars head-coach Marcio Maximo has declared that his charges have the ability to spring a surprise result against Caribbean heavyweight and traditional rival Trinidad and Tobago in their opening match in the FIFA World Cup Qualifiers in March.

Attorney General and Minister of Legal Affairs Anil Nandlall says there is “very little” else the Government can do in order to ensure that persons who invested millions of dollars with suspected Ponzi scheme, Accelerated Capital Firm Inc (ACFI), are reimbursed their money.

The Guyana Chess Federation (GCF) made its first move of the year with the opening round of the National Chess Championships Saturday at the National Stadium, Providence.

Dear Editor, Please allow us to respond to the news item  that appeared in Stabroek News 18th January, 2021, under the headline `Water Users Associations should be dissolved – Harbhajan’.

The Berbice Cricket Board (BCB) has partnered with France Electrical Company to stage a 40 overs-a-side tournament in the Berbice River sub-association.

A boat captain is missing after his craft collided with the Bartica Public Hospital marine ambulance on  Saturday night.

The Guyana national basketball team which is preparing for the FIBA Basketball World Cup 2023 Pre-Qualifiers has commenced contact training.

Dear Editor, There has been some alarm raised about the stated intent to increase the country’s debt ceiling, much of it sounding as criticisms one would expect with the incurrence of debt. 

Two weeks after being docked for rehabilitation work, the MV Kimbia yesterday returned to serve the North West District.

Puran Brothers Inc, a major player in the garbage disposal industry, was sidelined from the Mayor and City Council’s tendering process after it submitted bids that were higher than the council’s engineer’s estimate.

Dear Editor, The article titled, `Bilateral talks with Venezuela on ice until it ceases aggression –President’ (SN January 31) refers. 

South Essequibo-based Rising Stars Sports Club has extended congratulations to Kemol Savory on his selection to the Guyana Jaguars squad for the upcoming Regional Super50 competition.

Dear Editor, Stabroek News’ editorials are always stellar and on point.

CHATTOGRAM, Bangladesh, CMC – All-rounder Raymon Reifer and Joshua Da Silva produced solid performances to highlight the final day of the drawn three-tour match against the Bangladesh Cricket Board XI here yesterday.

As he assured that all persons who qualify for the $25,000 COVID grant will receive their money, Minister of Local Government Nigel Dharamlall says that anyone who has a problem or needs guidance should call the hotline numbers or contact responsible government ministries.

Renita Joseph, the Belle West Primary School teacher whose house went up in flames on Thursday morning, on Friday received assistance from the Ministry of Education.

Dear Editor, ­I recently came across a letter published under the heading ‘Only two survivors now from final Independence Conference’ (SN January 20, 2021).

MELBOURNE, (Reuters) – Naomi Osaka said she would be willing to undergo two more weeks of quarantine to play at the Tokyo Olympics later this year, if it helped ensure the safety of the people of her home country.

LONDON, CMC – Reggae Boyz forward, Bobby Reid, scored his seventh goal of the season but Fulham were forced to settle for a point in a 2-2 draw against fellow strugglers West Bromwich Albion in the English Premier League on Saturday.

Dear Editor, In one bold stroke of his pen, President Biden, a devout Catholic, repealed the Global Gag Rule (GGR), and extended a range of other actions in health, including funding for the UNFPA.

Citing the need for additional storage for pharmaceutical and medical supplies, the Ministry of Health is inviting bids for the rental of a warehouse that will be used for storage, a move Minister of Health Dr Frank Anthony has stated is necessary as the existing facilities have exceeded capacity.

Dear Editor, It is a horrible idea to use the Wales Sugar Estate for a gas pipeline landing location.

To help stem the tide of COVID-19 in Guyana, the Giftland Group last week donated $2,000,000 worth of face masks to the Ministry of Home Affairs and the Guyana Police Force.

MELBOURNE, (Reuters) – World number nine Petra Kvitova considers Olympics as the “fifth Grand Slam” and hopes the Tokyo edition goes ahead as scheduled this year, defying the COVID-19 pandemic.

(Trinidad Guardian) T&T is set to receive between 100,000 to 120,000 doses of the AstraZeneca two-dose vaccine by the end of February into March.

Dear Editor, A few days ago I saw a news clip about the resurgence of a plague of locusts in Somalia, in East Africa.

A twenty-one-year-old man is currently a patient at the Skeldon Public Hospital after the motorcycle he was riding crashed into a car on Friday night at Springlands, Corentyne, Berbice.

(Reuters) – Myanmar’s military seized power today in a coup against the democratically elected government of Nobel laureate Aung San Suu Kyi, who was detained along with other leaders of her National League for Democracy (NLD) party in early morning raids.

Damian Lillard made a 3-pointer as time expired to give the Portland Trail Blazers a 123-122 win over the host Chicago Bulls on Saturday night.

Dear Editor, I had partial involvement with the Kashif and Shanghai football tournament in the late 1990s through my then employer as a corporate sponsor.

MEXICO CITY,  (Reuters) – Canada’s decision to suspend flights by its major airlines to Mexico for three months to curb the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic could cost the Mexican tourism industry around $782 million in lost revenue, Mexico’s government said yesterday.

Guyana yesterday recorded sixty new COVID-19 cases with thirty-eight coming from Region Four, according to the Ministry of Health’s dashboard.

(Reuters) – The chief executives of ExxonMobil Corp and Chevron Corp held preliminary talks in early 2020 to explore combining the two largest U.S.

On Friday, ExxonMobil issued a terse statement on its offshore  oil extraction operations notifying that it had had to resume gas flaring above pilot levels because of a defective seal.

BARCELONA, (Reuters) – Lionel Messi and Antoine Griezmann fired Barcelona to a 2-1 win at home to Athletic Bilbao in La Liga yesterday, avenging their recent defeat to the Basque side in the Spanish Super Cup final.

COVID-19 is not just a health and economic crisis, but also a corruption crisis… Countries with high levels of corruption also relied less on democratic responses to the COVID-19 crisis, leading to democratic backsliding in many regions of the world. More

Dear Editor, From 2014, I have been spending a few months in Guyana, every year.

Part II By Rhoda Reddock Rhoda Reddock is emerita Professor of Gender, Social Change, and Development at the University of the West Indies, St.

RIO DE JANEIRO,  (Reuters) – Brazil’s Sao Paulo state is expecting to receive on Wednesday ingredients from Sinovac Biotech Ltd that will allow local production of 8.6 million doses of COVID-19 vaccine, the state government said in a statement yesterday.

Two persons are hospitalized at the New Amsterdam Hospital after the motorcycle they were on collided with a car at Liverpool, Corentyne, Berbice on Saturday afternoon.

NEW DELHI, (Reuters) – Ben Foakes believes he deserved a long run after his spectacular debut in Sri Lanka but has accepted his role as Jos Buttler’s understudy as England’s test wicket-keeper.