Daily Archive: Monday, February 8, 2021

The Ministry of Health today said that one more person who tested positive for the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) has died.

The police say that Stephen Persaud,41,  is wanted for questioning in relation to the alleged Forgery of an Agreement of Lease on October 05, 2020.

Minister of Home Affairs, Robeson Benn has told residents of the South Rupununi unnerved by a strong quake two Sundays ago that there is no need to relocate as such seismic activity is rare in that region.

The police are investigating a fatal accident which occurred yesterday at about 3.30 pm on Arapaima Street, East La Penitence involving a motorcycle #CK 7533 owned and ridden by Kemston Richards, a 26-year-old resident of Plum Park Sophia and two pedestrians a 15-year-old and 24-year-old Kevin Fletcher, of East La Penitence.

(Jamaica Gleaner) A Jamaican man accused of killing three people in a vehicular incident in the United States more than 20 years ago, before fleeing to Cuba and then back to Jamaica, has been extradited.

JERUSALEM, (Reuters) – Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu pleaded not guilty today to corruption charges at the resumption of his trial, six weeks before voters again head to the polls to pass judgment on his leadership.

LONDON,  (Reuters) – Angola has asked a Dutch court to hand over a half-billion-dollar stake in the Portuguese oil company Galp linked to ex-first daughter Isabel Dos Santos, its lawyers told Reuters.

(Barbados Nation) Barbados will be ready to roll out the first batch of the AstraZeneca vaccine late this month.

(Trinidad Guardian) A 32-year-old man was shot and killed in Freeport on Saturday.

Promising this country’s youth that government will support their business endeavours, Minister with responsibility for Finance, Dr.

The relatives of Haresh Singh who was murdered last year took to the West Coast Berbice Public Road yesterday where they held a protest calling for justice for their loved one, as they stressed that they are tired of waiting on the police to make a breakthrough in the case.

Urging that they put aside differences to arrive at “consensual” goals, Chairman of Parliament’s Standing Committee for Constitutional Reform, Attorney General Anil Nandall SC last week told the body that they must work together if they truly need reform to key articles.

The National Assembly on Thursday affirmed the External Loans (Increasing of Limit) Order 2021 which increases Guyana’s external debt threshold from $400 billion to $650 billion.

A cement block construction business at New Annlegt, Canal Number Two, West Bank Demerara, is attracting complaints from drivers and residents alike due to its inconvenient location.

The importation of goods from Florida that are not purchased directly from the manufacturers has been put on hold following a disagreement over the required certificate and Attorney General (AG) Anil Nandlall is currently engaging the relevant bodies in a bid to resolve the issue.

Minister of Public Works, Juan Edghill on Wednesday declared that he wishes to see  closer collaboration between the Ministry and the University of Guyana’s Faculty of Technology simply because “development is taking place at a rapid pace” and “the opportunities must be seized now”.

CHATTOGRAM, Bangladesh, CMC – Left-hander Kyle Mayers became only the second West Indies batsman to hit a double hundred on debut as an under-strength West Indies pull-ed off the highest ever successful run chase on the Asian continent and the fifth highest in Test history, to stun Bangladesh by three wickets in the opening Test here yesterday.

The inaugural Georgetown Softball Cricket League Incorporated (GSCL)/ President’s T20 softball tournament was officially launched yesterday at the Everest Cricket Club.

Balgobin’s XI secured a 61-run win over Mathura’s XI as Ushardeva Balgobin and Vishal Persaud made the most of a practice game organized and played in Canal #2 Saturday.

The Ministry of Health yesterday reported 43 new COVID-19 cases. Five persons are in the COVID ICU.

An Upper Corentyne man and a Lindener were on Saturday evening injured in an accident along the Number 72 Corentyne Public Road involving three cars.

Despite Trinidad and Tobago, one of Guyana’s opponents in the upcoming World Cup Qualifiers, suffering a 7-0 loss to the USA, former Golden Jaguar captain Christopher Nurse, says that the result is  deceptive and should not be used as part of the management team’s match analysis.

Three Corentyne residents are now patients at the Fort Wellington Public Hospital after the car they were returning home in yesterday crashed into an electricity pole and fence at Kingelly Village, West Coast Berbice Public Road.

ST JOHN’S, Antigua,  CMC – Nitish Kumar’s superb hundred went in vain as Windward Islands Volcanoes raised the curtain on the Regional Super50 Cup with a 31-run win over Leeward Islands Hurricanes here yesterday.

(Reuters) – India faced the prospect of having to follow-on after England off-spinner Dom Bess ripped the heart out of their middle order to reduce them to 257-6 at the close on day three of the opening test in Chennai yesterday.

Minister of Health Dr Frank Anthony has assured there will be enough medical supplies such as syringes for an effective rollout of the COVID-19 vaccine which is expected to commence in the coming weeks.

The Ministry of Health has amended its guidelines to allow religious organisations to accommodate 40% of their usual congregation, Minister of Health, Dr Frank Anthony last night told Stabroek News.

Two separate Jamaica Table Tennis Association (JTTA) annual general meetings (AGM) were set on Saturday, following separate special general meetings (SGM) by rival fractions, led by incumbent Godfrey Lothian and challenger Andrew Lue.

The Guyana Power and Light (GPL) is inviting bids for the supply of two midsize Sports Utility Vehicles (SUVs) to add to its “executive fleet”.

CHATTOGRAM, Bangladesh, CMC – Head coach Phil Simmons has pointed to a culture change taking place in the West Indies Test setup, which is being driven by the arrival of new players with improved attitudes and the character necessary to excel in the international arena.

PORT-AU-PRINCE,  (Reuters) – Haitian authorities yesterday arrested nearly two dozen people, including a Supreme Court judge, for their role in an alleged plot to oust President Jovenel Moise that has exacerbated political tensions in the troubled Caribbean country.

Dear Editor, My interest was piqued by a letter from Mike Persaud in Stabroek News, February 06, 2021.

(Trinidad Express) Following the discovery of Andrea Bharatt’s body on Thursday and skeletal remains on Friday a wide search party involving almost 250 police, military and fire personnel combed the Aripo forest yesterday where they found more bones.

On Friday, the Department of Education – Georgetown in collaboration with the Central Ministry distributed care packages to students in the Albouystown, Sophia, Back Circle, Rasville and Wortmanville communities.

(Reuters) – Mohammad Rizwan scored a first test century as Pakistan set South Africa a daunting target of 370 to win the second and final test in Rawalpindi, but the tourists closed the fourth day on 127 for one to set up an intriguing finale.

A motorcyclist is currently hospitalised for a fractured skull and internal bleeding after he collided with a stray horse on Saturday night.

Dear Editor, Guyana’s relations with the US and China are under the spotlight once again.

(Reuters) – Thousands of anti-coup protesters marched in towns and cities across Myanmar on today, witnesses said, demonstrating for a third straight day against the military’s removal and detention of elected leader Aung San Suu Kyi a week ago.

WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – U.S. President Joe Biden’s administration will reengage with the United Nations Human Rights Council, three years after former President Donald Trump withdrew over what his administration called bias against Israel and a lack of reform.

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – Tributes have poured in for former West Indies fast bowler and women’s coach, Ezra Moseley, who died in a vehicular accident here Saturday The 63-year-old, who played two Tests and nine One-Day Internationals between 1990 and 1991, was pronounced dead at the scene after the bicycle he was riding collided with an SUV, at the junction of the ABC Highway and Providence Road in the southern parish of Christ Church.

Dear Editor, Please excuse my tardiness [I am recovering from the Corona virus and was too ill to respond earlier] and allow me to make a few observations on a 7th January 2021 letter that was published in the newspaper under the caption -`Kars’ work on the 1763 rebellion reads more like historical fiction.’

JOHANNESBURG,  (Reuters) – South Africa will put on hold use of AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 shot in its vaccination programme, after data showed it gave minimal protection against mild-to-moderate infection caused by the country’s dominant coronavirus variant.

MEXICO CITY,  (Reuters) – Panama has sought to acquire more than 8 million coronavirus vaccine doses to inoculate about 80% of the Central American nation’s residents, Health Minister Luis Sucre said yesterday.

Basmattie Singh, the newly appointed Chairman of the Neighbourhood Democratic Council of Mahaica, has assured that works will be undertaken to remedy the current problems at the Mahaica Market.

(CricinfoESPN) In successful fourth-inning chases this big, it is only natural that the batsmen who take their team to that height, are themselves quite special.

QUITO,  (Reuters) – Ecuadorean economist Andres Arauz received 31.5% of the votes in yesterday’s presidential election, according to an official quick count presented by the elections council, compared with 20.04% for indigenous activist Yaku Perez.

We welcome the assurance by Minister in the Office of the President with responsibility for finance, Dr Ashni Singh that an online portal for the publishing of all awards of government contracts is currently being set up by the National Procurement and Tender Administration Board (NPTAB).

By Arnab Acharya and Sanjay G. Reddy Arnab Acharya, an independent scholar, is an economist and public health researcher.

WASHINGTON,  (Reuters) – George Shultz, the U.S. secretary of state who survived bitter infighting in President Ronald Reagan’s administration to help forge a new era in American-Soviet relations and bring on the end of the Cold War, died on Saturday at age 100, the California-based Hoover Institute said.

Dear Editor,  ExxonMobil has again started to flare gas because of a compressor failure.

(Jamaica Observer) The Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport Olivia Grange has written to the President of the Jamaica Football Federation (JFF) Michael Ricketts demanding the immediate shutdown of the training camp at the Captain Horace Burrell Centre of Excellence.

In last week’s article, we discussed Transparency International’s (TI) 2020 Corruption Perceptions Index.

The Guyana Telephone and Tele-graph Company (GTT) recently  donated 1,000 reusable masks to the Mayor and Town Council of  Lethem and an additional 500 to Nappi Village, to assist the township’s ongoing COVID-19 relief  efforts. 

Plans are being made for a wharf at Salem, Parika by a company called Global Commercial Import and Export according to a notice to the public placed by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).