Daily Archive: Thursday, February 11, 2021

Now that he has received his first dose of the Oxford AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine, Director of Medical and Professional Services, Dr Fawcett Jeffrey, says that he feels at ease knowing that when he goes to work from now on that he would have some measure of protection and the consequences would not be deadly if he gets exposed to the virus.

The Ministry of Health today said that two more persons who tested positive for the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) have died.

A health care worker getting his COVID-19 vaccine this morning at the Liliendaal Infectious Diseases Hospital.

LONDON,  (Reuters) – The coronavirus variant first found in the British region of Kent is a concern because it could undermine the protection given by vaccines against developing COVID-19, the head of the UK’s genetic surveillance programme said.

 (Reuters) – Dozens of former Republican officials, who view the party as unwilling to stand up to former President Donald Trump and his attempts to undermine U.S.

REIMS, France,  (Reuters) – When Marie-Ines Romelle, a Black woman born on the Caribbean island of Guadeloupe, decided to join the exclusive world of France’s champagne producers, she saw no one who looked like her.

(Jamaica Gleaner) Dancehall artiste Moses Davis, more popularly known as Beenie Man, has pleaded not guilty to charges for breaches of the Disaster Risk Management and Noise Abatement acts.

(Trinidad Express) Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) Roger Gaspard has instructed police to charge one man with the murder of court clerk Andrea Bharatt.

A donation of 3,000 doses of the Oxford AstraZeneca vaccines from Barbados has kick-started the first phase of COVID-19 vaccinations in Guyana with frontline workers set to receive their first shots today.

The Liza-1 Environmental Permit does not include the 14 billion cubic feet flaring allowance that government says ExxonMobil has used to  justify its emissions but makes it clear to the company that there should not be routine flaring and that there should be provision for spares and plant-turn down protocols if there are breakdowns on its production platform (FPSO).

The worst fears of two Berbice families were con-firmed yesterday morning after the bodies of their relatives, who had gone missing on Monday evening after being stranded on a sand bank at Number 63 Beach, were discovered.

The PPP/C government believes that a “nonsensical” inclusion for evaluation of tender documents set by the former APNU+AFC administration as part of the criteria for bidders wanting to market Guyana’s oil, led to 28 of 29 companies being recently deemed non-responsive.

After months of delay, persons who invested with an alleged Ponzi scheme, Accelerated Capital Firm Inc (ACFI), have begun to receive their monies, Attorney Dexter Todd yesterday said.

The Chambers of the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP)  has advised that the accused in the fatal shooting of teenager Rockey Sawh be charged with manslaughter.

As he lamented the diplomatic blunder in this country agreeing to have a Taiwan Investment Office set up here, Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo on Tuesday said that the decision taken by the Foreign Affairs Ministry was unknown to the PPP/C Cabinet.

Former Guyana Defence Force Chief of Staff,  Gary Best was yesterday freed of the Driving under the Influence (DUI) charge brought against him in relation to the death of cyclist Jude Bentley.

A pedestrian who succumbed to his injuries at the Georgetown Public Hospital (GPH) last Saturday night, minutes after he was struck down by a motorcycle along the Rupert Craig Highway in the vicinity of the Russian Embassy, was yesterday identified as a long time Adult Basic Education (ABE) tutor at School of the Nations.

Government has disclosed that a seeming mix-up has stalled the completion of the audit of the pre-contract costs for ExxonMobil,and its partners in the Stabroek Block as the United Kingdom firm hired to undertake the audit submitted its final report without ever providing a draft and they have been written to in order to correct this.

Golden Jaguars U20 captain Nicholas McArthur has secured a three year soccer scholarship at Chicago State University following the involvement of the Alex Bunbury Sports and Academics Academy (ABSAA).

The Golden Jaguars preparation for the FIFA World Cup Qualifiers in March suffered another unfortunate setback as two more players of the local training roster tested positive for COVID-19.

The Ministry of Health yesterday revealed that an 82-year-old woman from Region Ten who was infected with COVID-19 has died.

A twenty-one-year-old housewife was yesterday found dead in her yard with a black telephone cable in her hand.

The NGO Food for the Poor (Guyana) Inc., on Saturday handed over a Community Resource Centre building to the people of Baramita Village, North West District, Region One.

A real estate businessman was yesterday charged with forging a now-deceased man’s signature.

Dear Editor, Last year, while in the midst of a pandemic, when the PPP/C government was terminating the services of many persons, charging several persons, there was almost a bombardment in the media of the ills of the previous government.

Youth cricket made its return with Demerara beating Essequibo by 76 runs in the Guyana Cricket Board/Hand-In-Hand Under-19 Inter-County one-day tournament yesterday.

The Ministry of Tourism, Industry and Commerce says it is monitoring a reported sharp increase in prices for some vegetables.

Dear Editor, Many of your readers will say quite correctly that although I am a rather old man, citizen of Guyana only, living abroad, it is my duty to be informed and keep up with developments at home.

Guyana’s legislative agenda was the topic of discussion when the United Nations (UN) Resident Coordinator, Mikiko Tanaka met with Attorney General and Minister of Legal Affairs,  Anil Nandlall, SC on Tuesday.

Dear Editor, On behalf of the thousands of Guyanese who can now breathe a breath of fresh air, I would like to thank the PPP Government for correcting this wrong that the APNU+AFC Coalition Government had done to the very poor and middle-class people of this country by cutting the School Voucher Assistance Programme. 

(Reuters) – A close aide to ousted Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi was detained in a new wave of arrests following last week’s military coup, a party official said today, as Washington moved a step closer to imposing sanctions on the junta.

BEIJING,  (Reuters) – Confrontation between China and the United States would be a disaster and the two sides should re-establish the means to avoid misjudgments, Chinese President Xi Jinping told his U.S.

Dear Editor, The idea of “Waste-to-Energy” is truly an endearing one to my heart, and one that could potentially contribute to the growth and development of our wonderful and glorious country, Guyana.

Curtis Vasconsellos, an attempted murder suspect, was yesterday charged with armed robbery.

PORT-AU-PRINCE,  (Reuters) – Haitian police yesterday clashed with rock-hurling protesters in the capital Port-Au-Prince amid street demonstrations against President Jovenel Moise after his government retired three Supreme Court judges earmarked as his potential replacements.

WASHINGTON,  (Reuters) – House Democrats prosecuting Donald Trump’s impeachment trial for inciting the deadly siege of the Capitol played chilling security video yesterday showing members of the pro-Trump mob searching the building for his vice president, chanting: “Hang Mike Pence!”

March 2nd, has been tentatively set by the Guyana Court of Appeal to commence hearing the appeal filed by convicted Regis-trar of Deeds Azeena Baksh who was found guilty last year of paying herself just over $4.5M.

Dear Editor, Both SN and KN had lengthy coverage of the Vice President’s public statements re the gas to shore project. 

(Reuters) – The executors of Jeffrey Epstein’s estate were accused yesterday of being the “indispensable captains” of the financier’s sex trafficking scheme, escalating a legal battle that could delay compensation for Epstein’s victims.

A Linden businessman was yesterday remanded to prison after he was charged with possession of narcotics for the purpose of trafficking.

JERUSALEM,  (Reuters) – The Iranian nuclear scientist assassinated near Tehran in November was killed by a one-ton gun smuggled into Iran in pieces by the Israeli intelligence agency Mossad, according to a report by The Jewish Chronicle yesterday.

Proprietor of popular sporting goods store USA Cricket Zone, Ravi Etwaroo, is supporting the upcoming inaugural Speaker’s Cup International Softball Cricket Tournament.

LONDON,  CMC – Kyle Mayers has vaulted into the top 100 of the International Cricket Council’s players rankings following his historic unbeaten double century in the opening Test against Bangladesh.

DHAKA, Bangladesh, CMC – Captain Kraigg Brathwaite yesterday sent a sober warning to his West Indies side, warning against complacency and urging them to press the reset button ahead of the second Test against Bangladesh starting here today.

With COVID-19 still running rampant in many parts of the world, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) has prepared “playbooks” for the Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games, set to begin in July.

SEVILLE, Spain, (Reuters) – Sevilla defender Jules Kounde scored an extraordinary solo goal and Ivan Rakitic struck against his old side in a 2-0 win over Barcelona in a Copa del Rey semi-final first leg yesterday.

ST JOHN’S, Antigua, CMC – Left-hander Shimron Hetmyer believes his half-century on Monday in the Super50 Cup match against Barbados Pride has signalled he is returning to his best.

MELBOURNE, (Reuters) – Novak Djokovic’s aura of invincibility at Rod Laver Arena wavered under the pressure of Frances Tiafoe yesterday but the Serbian rose to the challenge to claim a tough 6-3 6-7(3) 7-6(2) 6-3 win and reach the third round of the Australian Open.

DHAKA, Bangladesh, CMC – Despite overseeing an inexperienced squad for the ongoing tour, interim captain Kraigg Brathwaite said he has had no qualms about the job.

LIVERPOOL, England, (Reuters) – Everton substitute Bernard’s extra-time strike sealed a 5-4 victory over Tottenham Hotspur in an absorbing FA Cup fifth-round thriller at Goodison Park yesterday.

MELBOURNE, (Reuters) – Venus Williams refused to give up after suffering an injury against Italian Sara Errani and fought through pain before bowing out of the Australian Open second round with a 6-1 6-0 defeat yesterday.

The number of children being trafficked for forced labour and sexual exploitation is increasing, according to the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime’s (UNODC) latest Global Report on Trafficking in Persons, which was released a little over a week ago on February 2.

MELBOURNE, (Reuters) – Serena Williams overcame a spirited Nina Stojanovic 6-3 6-0 on a sun-drenched Rod Laver Arena to reach the third round of the Australian Open for the 19th time yesterday.

A frenzy of sudden activity in the green and white building that Junior Emmanuel was watching, made him freeze, realising he had been spotted.

Dear Editor, With the 2021 Budget slated to be presented on Friday, Guyanese are waiting eagerly to see the reforms as promised by the People Progressive Party/Civic to bolster the economic environment, revive ailing industries, and enhance the socioeconomic welfare of the citizenry.