Daily Archive: Wednesday, February 10, 2021

President Irfaan Ali today announced that Barbados is sharing some of its COVID vaccines with Guyana.

The body of a second person who was dropped off at the No.63 beach on Monday was discovered today.

PORT-AU-PRINCE, (Reuters) – The United States said yesterday it was “deeply concerned” about Haiti’s fragile institutions, although it stopped short of chastising President Jovenel Moise after his government retired three Supreme Court judges who posed a threat to his leadership.

WELLINGTON,  (Reuters) – A New Zealand Maori leader who was ejected from parliament this week for refusing to wear a necktie in the chamber said forcing him to a Western dress code was a breach of his rights and an attempt to suppress indigenous culture.

(Trinidad Guardian) A private forensic autopsy done on the body of Andrea Bharatt has revealed that she died from massive internal haemorrhaging after she was struck on the head with a blunt object that caused her to fall back and crack her skull.

While finally moving to explain the government’s rationale for the selection of Wales, West Bank Demerara as the site of an ambitious gas-to-shore project, Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo yesterday announced plans for the associated Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) and other critical studies to be undertaken this year and promised that all details will be made public.

Two women and a man are now missing after they were dropped off on a “sand bank” located at Number 63 Beach late Monday evening.

Three persons were yesterday charged with the murder of Belle West youth, Emanuel Solomon.

The Guyana Cricket Board’s Under19 Inter County tournament will commence today among three teams.

As part of government’s efforts to ensure access to education at all levels across Guyana, a new $89 million nursery school is to be constructed at Martyrs’ Ville on the East Coast of Demerara.

A man was yesterday charged with the murder of taxi driver Osafo Pollard, who was shot in the head while attending a party at East La Penitence just over a week ago.

Dear Editor, We the undersigned Commissioners wish to disassociate ourselves from a letter dated January 28, 2021,  emanating from the Ethnic Relations Commission (ERC) as signed by the Chairman and addressed to the Honourable Catherine Hughes, Member of Parliament.

Dear Editor, My attention was drawn to a letter by JC Bhagwandin, in Stabroek News, February 09, 2021.

West Indies head coach, Phil Simmons, has praised his troops after their win in the first Test in Bangladesh but believes there is still room for improvement.

With flaring offshore estimated to reach 14 billion cubic feet (cu ft) of gas by the time ExxonMobil expects the problem with its compressor is likely to be resolved – hopefully in April of this year –  government yesterday said that it is “hamstrung” in instituting penalties since the company has argued that it is within the limit allowed by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

Dear Editor, It has been more than six months since the Irfaan Ali regime has been in office, yet nothing has been done to address the operational and industrial climate at the Bauxite Company Guyana Incorporated (BCGI).

Les Charles Critchlow now faces sentencing after being convicted yesterday afternoon for the 2016 murder of his brother-in-law Terrence Adams.

Guyana Jaguars’ all-rounder Romario Shepherd made his mark on the CG Insurance Regional Super50 with a maiden half century and is hopeful this is the first of many.

Dear Editor, While enjoying Ed Sheeran’s ‘After-glow’, which has the  opening line “Stop the clocks, It’s amazing”, my mind wandered to the Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) because it has stopped its clocks on making timely payment of tax refunds. 

Citing low bookings for travel and a high number of cancellations by passengers on the Guyana to United States route, rebranded Eastern Airlines yesterday announced that it was temporarily suspending flights on the route, leaving the jobs of close to 150 in limbo.

Dear Editor, We are directing this appeal to President Irfaan Ali.

The efforts of the Rose Hall Town Youth and Sports Club to expand its Cricket Development Programme received a major boost Friday last when Panthera Solutions handed over a donation of $300,000.00 to Club Secretary/CEO Hilbert Foster.

A man was on Monday night stabbed to death during an attack at his Sophia residence.

The Guyana Football Federation (GFF) and Europe’s governing entity, UEFA, has commenced the process to facilitate the creation of the first professional league on local shores, which forms part of the latter’s Assist Development Programme.

WASHINGTON,  (Reuters) – A divided U.S. Senate voted largely along party lines yesterday to move ahead with Donald Trump’s impeachment trial on a charge of inciting the deadly assault on the Capitol, but conviction appears unlikely barring a major shift among Republicans.

Dear Editor,  Some City mothers and fathers around the horse-shoe table have chosen to turn a blind eye to malfeasance committed against the entity by retaining the services of those employees that were complicit in a fraudulent activity, (`City workers implicated in fraud reassigned after suspension’ SN February 9). 

Declaring that the PPP/C government will not contribute to “monopoly behaviour,” Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo yesterday said he was assured by the Minister of Agriculture that the holder of the controversial trawler licences does exist. 

Construction work has resumed on two bus sheds that were recently erected at Belle West, West Bank Demerara and became the subject of public criticism. 

(Reuters) – Protesters returned to the streets of Myanmar’s capital Naypyitaw today after the most violent day yet in demonstrations against a coup that halted a tentative transition to democracy under elected leader Aung San Suu Kyi.

Dear Editor, In the lead up to the budget discussion the Surinamese have expressed an interest in a Joint Venture to develop the shore base aspects of the Oil & Gas Sector to the benefit of both nations.

Ansa McAl [GUY] Limited has renewed its over two decades sponsorship of the  Rose Hall Town Youth and Sports Club (RHTYSC).

Several persons were taken into custody yesterday after the police conducted a cordon and search operation in the Plum Park, Sophia and Liliendaal areas.

WUHAN, China, (Reuters) – The head of a World Health Organization-led team probing the origins of COVID-19 said bats remain a likely source and that transmission of the virus via frozen food is a possibility that warrants further investigation, but he ruled out a lab leak.

Dear Editor, The recent shooting and robbery of a citizen in broad daylight at the Bourda market while she was shopping highlights the pinnacle of lawlessness in the city.

(Barbadis Nation) Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley said the COVID-19 vaccination campaign will be rolled out over the next few days.

DHAKA, Bangladesh, CMC – Nkrumah Bonner has recalled the “rough but enjoyable journey” that led to his Test debut at age 32, and saw him emerge as one of the heroes of the historic first Test win over Bangladesh last Sunday.

(Reuters) – Serena Williams will hope to move a step closer to a record-equalling 24th major when she meets Serbia’s Nina Stojanovic, while Novak Djokovic’s Australian Open title defence faces its first real test against Frances Tiafoe in the second round today.

(Reuters) – Ethiopia’s Gudaf Tsegay smashed the world indoor 1500m record by over two seconds in Lievin, France yesterday, beating Laura Muir, who became the first British woman to break the four-minute barrier when finishing second.

(Reuters) – Joe Root could hardly have scripted his 100th test any better after the England captain led his team to a 227-run victory over India yesterday before being named Man of the Match at Chennai’s MA Chidambaram Stadium.

Dear Editor, I have seen recent correspondence in the media pointing out that former Minister, Balram Singh Rai, was denied his Parliamentary Pension as a serving Minister.

(Reuters) – Mary Wilson, a founding member of legendary Motown group The Supremes, died on Monday at the age of 76, her publicist said.

A police officer was robbed of a motorcycle when he was held at knife-point by two men at Tuschen on Monday night.

LeBron James had 28 points, 14 rebounds and 12 assists as the Los Angeles Lakers earned their fifth straight victory by defeating the visiting Oklahoma City Thunder 119-112 in overtime on Monday.

(Trinidad Express) Homicide detectives are investigating the fatal shooting of a 16 year-old girl in Claxton Bay yesterday.

By Richard Haass NEW YORK – Joe Biden has been president of the United States for just a few weeks, but the central elements of his approach to the world are already clear: rebuilding at home, working with allies, embracing diplomacy, participating in international institutions, and advocating for democracy.

There must be many of us in the Caribbean who in consideration of some matter or other have had some lyrics of Robert Nesta Marley (6th February 1945 to 11th  May 1981) spring to mind.

Truth be told, last Saturday night, only a handful of the endling West Indies Test cricket fans bothered to change the channel on their television sets at 9.30 pm to view the fifth day of the First Test match versus Bangladesh.

MELBOURNE, (Reuters) – World number one Ash Barty barely broke sweat as she swept into the second round of the Australian Open with a 6-0 6-0 thrashing of error-prone Danka Kovinic on Rod Laver Arena yesterday.