Articles published on Saturday, February 6, 2021
Farmers from the Pomeroon who were affected by prolonged flooding over the past few weeks today received aid in the form of fertilizers, chemicals and other planting material from the National Agriculture Research and Extension Institute (NAREI).
(Reuters) – Tens of thousands of people took to the streets of Myanmar’s cities today to denounce this week’s coup and demand the release of elected leader Aung San Suu Kyi despite a blockade on the internet by the junta.
HAVANA, (Reuters) – In a major reform of the state-dominated economy, the Cuban government will allow small private businesses to operate in most fields, eliminating its limited list of activities, state-run media reported today.
(Barbados Nation) Former Barbados and West Indies fast bowler Ezra Moseley died tragically in a road accident here this morning.
(Trinidad Guardian) The discovery of human remains at Heights of Aripo just hours after the decomposed body of 23-year-old Andrea Bharatt was found has prompted homicide investigators to widen their investigation to include a series of sex crimes in which women were raped and murdered but their bodies never found.
The Guyana Police Force is investigating the murder of Emanuel Solomon, age 20 years, unemployed of Lot 317 Belle West, West Bank Demerara, which occurred yesterday about 6.30 pm infront of the above mentioned address alleged by three males who are brothers of Belle West, West Bank Demerara.
In the wake of equipment problems on its offshore platform, ExxonMobil yesterday said that it has cut oil production but it didn’t say by how much and there is no word on the volume of gas being flared which has become a major environmental issue.
Hours after he was allegedly attacked by a fellow inmate at the Lusignan Prison, a 40-year-old Kitty man succumbed at a city hospital yesterday morning.
After months of delay, members of the Regional Democratic Council (RDC) of Region Eight (Potaro-Siparuni) were sworn-in yesterday and the People’s Progressive Party/Civic (PPP/C) representative Headley Pio secured the chairmanship through the crucial support of the Liberty and Justice Party (LJP).
Vernan Ravi Rangadoo, the Corentyne, Berbice man who fatally stabbed his two step-nephews on Sunday evening at Number 43 Village, was yester-day remanded to prison after he was charged with their murders.
The ever widening cracks in the walls of 27 houses as well as the Sawariwau Primary School in Katoonarib are visible evidence of Sunday’s 5.7 magnitude earthquake in the Deep South Rupu-nuni, as the community continues to experience aftershocks.
The Ministry of Health (MoH) yesterday disclosed that another person has succumbed to COVID-19 while receiving treatment at a hospital, taking the country’s death toll to 180.
Following a lengthy debate, the National Assembly on Thursday passed an amendment to the Fiscal Management and Accountability Act (FMAA) which removes the requirement that budgets for constitutional agencies be submitted directly to the National Assembly and be reflected as lump sum subventions in the National Estimates.
The sod was turned yesterday at the site of the planned Prospect Secondary School and Education Minister Priya Manickchand said it is expected to deliver quality secondary education to 1,000 students on the East Bank of Demerara.
An East Bank Berbice man was arrested yesterday afternoon after he reportedly torched his home.
The police officer who struck and killed a pedestrian was yesterday charged with causing death by dangerous driving.
CHATTOGRAM, Bangladesh, CMC – West Indies conceded a dangerously large lead despite half-centuries from captain Kraigg Brathwaite and his deputy Jermaine Blackwood, but Rahkeem Cornwall stunned Bangladesh with two wickets in one over, as the visitors clawed their way back into the opening Test here yesterday.
Guyana Jaguars’ head coach, Esuan Crandon has underscored the importance of the recent inclusion of performance analyst, Dinesh Mahabir to the franchise ahead of the Regional Super50 competition.
A number of firearms that were discovered missing from both the Guyana Police Force (GPF) and the Guyana Defence Force (GDF) have been recovered, according to Crime Chief Wendell Blanhum.
The Guyana Motor Racing and Sports Club’s (GMR&SC) Endurance Meet set to roll off tomorrow is expected to reignite the racing spirit across the country.
WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – President Joe Biden and his Democratic allies in Congress forged ahead with their $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief package yesterday as lawmakers approved a budget outline that will allow them to muscle Biden’s plan through in the coming weeks without Republican support.
Waramadong, in Region Seven, is among several areas that are currently being monitored by the Health Ministry after outbreaks of the COVID-19.
An opposition motion to get the National Assembly to recommend that government seek expert help to solve the murders of West Coast Berbice (WCB) Joel Henry, Isaiah Henry and Haresh Singh was disallowed last week as a result of the charges that have been laid against three men.
SEOUL/GENEVA/WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – Nigeria’s Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala was poised to become the first African and first woman to lead the embattled World Trade Organization, after a South Korean rival withdrew yesterday and the United States reversed its previous opposition.
In an effort to increase the interest of cricket, Sophia Cricket Club benefited from a quantity of gear and cash from Regal Sports and Deputy Superintendent of Police, Amit Das.
Dear Editor, I read with alarm and bewilderment a few days ago that the government has provisioned for a reopening of bars and restaurants at 40% capacity while places of worship are only allowed 25% of their seating capacities.
Dear Editor, Balram Singh Rai will be 100 years old on February 8.
(Reuters) – Christopher Plummer, a patrician Canadian who starred as widower Captain von Trapp opposite Julie Andrews in the blockbuster 1965 musical “The Sound Of Music” and in 2012 became the oldest actor to win an Oscar, has died at 91, his longtime friend and manager said yesterday.
CHATTOGRAM, Bangladesh, CMC – Despite single digit scores in West Indies’ only tour game last week, strokemaker Jermaine Blackwood said he had still backed himself to get among the runs in the ongoing opening Test, but is annoyed at failing to convert his half-century into triple figures.
Two police officers were on Monday charged with assaulting two civilians at Cinderella City, Amelia’s Ward.
Dear Editor, For months now students have been anxiously awaiting the publication of the full results of the CSEC and CAPE examinations.
In May, Raveena Mangal will compete in her first pageant when she represents Guyana at the Miss Model of Tourism World 2021 in Jamaica.
Mitchell Starc will not be part of IPL 2021, as the left-arm fast bowler has not registered for the auctions that are scheduled for February 18 in Chennai.
THE HAGUE, (Reuters) – Judges at the International Criminal Court yesterday found the court has jurisdiction over war crimes committed in the Palestinian territories, paving the way for a possible criminal investigation, despite Israeli objections.
The police are still investigating the robbery of a Beepats worker, who was relieved of $8,030,000 and a car in an attack carried out by a masked man two weeks ago.
Baigan (eggplant) Choka and Potato Choka are not complicated things to make.
Dear Editor, Reference is made to the article titled, “Guyana agrees to Taiwan investment office here – likely to sour relations with China” (SN February 4).
Source: FIELD LEVEL MEDIA Link copied to clipboard. LeBron James didn’t mince words when discussing the NBA’s plans to hold an All-Star Game in Atlanta in March amid the coronavirus pandemic.
The police in Region Two are investigating the suspected drowning of a 27-year-old man, whose lifeless body was found submerged in a trench where he had gone to take a bath.
GENEVA/TRIPOLI, (Reuters) – U.N. sponsored talks produced a new interim government for Libya yesterday aimed at resolving a decade of chaos, division and violence by holding national elections later this year.
HAVANA, (Reuters) – Cuba’s imports from China tumbled to $483 million last year versus $791 million in 2019, according to data from the Chinese Customs Office, extending a steep five-year decline as the island’s economy reels from U.S.
Dear Editor, There is no plot to remove David Patterson from the Public Accounts Committee of the National Assembly because the People’s Progressive Civic Government “is afraid of scrutiny of its accounts”, as is being claimed by the APNU+AFC.
(Reuters) – America’s biggest sporting spectacle will play out in a mostly empty stadium in Tampa, Florida, tomorrow with more cardboard-cutout fans than real ones taking in the Super Bowl between the Kansas City Chiefs and the hometown Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
A taxi driver is now hospitalised after he was shot three times during an attempted carjacking at Beterver-wagting, East Coast Demerara, on Wednesday afternoon.
The society I live in now is the furthest thing from perfect, but I would be stifling my conscience if I did not say that the one from which I migrated is deeply toxic.
Faydeha King, a former Miss Guyana, on Wednesday launched Crowned, an agency designed to train both men and women competing in pageants, pursuing careers in modelling or looking to become brand ambassadors representing Guyana on international stages.
Dear Editor, A Surinamese company is coming to Guyana to set up a modern Bakery.
A couple are currently on trial before Justice Brassington Reynolds and a jury for the 2016 murder of Sherwin Johnson.
(Reuters) – Virginia, which over the centuries has executed more prisoners than any other U.S.
LOS ANGELES, (Reuters) – Fox Corp’s Fox Business Network has canceled “Lou Dobbs Tonight,” a weekday programme hosted by the business journalist and vocal supporter of former President Donald Trump, the company said yesterday.
A painting from a young artist triggered social media outrage this week.
Dear Editor, What is going badly wrong at Shiv Chanderpaul Drive?
Shawn Edinboro and Michael Bishop were on Wednesday indicted before Justice Brassington Reyonlds and a jury for the 2014 murder of taxi driver Raphael Campbell.
(Reuters) – Anrich Nortje took five wickets as Pakistan were dismissed for 272 but South Africa’s struggles with the bat in the sub-continent continued as they limped to 106 for four at the close on the second day of the second test in Rawalpindi yesterday.
Applications are now open for this year’s Miss World Guyana Competition, according to Majesty International, which holds the franchise.
Confronted with one of his own legal opinions – one that inconveniently contradicted his current stance – the nineteenth century jurist Baron Bramwell cleverly replied: “The matter does not appear to me now as it appears to have appeared to me then.”
