Daily Archive: Thursday, February 18, 2021

Ralph Jones, the father of escapee, Rayon Jones has admitted helping his son and three others who fled the Mazaruni jail on Tuesday including providing them with a change of clothing.

The female suspect in the murder of La Grange grandmother, Bibi Nasmonisha Ramjit, who had escaped police custody minutes after being handed over by Surinamese law enforcement officers in November, 2020, has since been recaptured in Suriname.

LONDON,  (Reuters) – Reported daily coronavirus infections have been falling across the world for a month and yesterday hit their lowest since mid-October, Reuters figures show, but health experts warned against apathy even as vaccines are being rolled out worldwide.

(Jamaica Observer) The St Ann police say they were able to nab a robber after he left his condition of bail book at the scene of the crime in Exchange, Ocho Rios in the parish on Friday, February 5.

 (Reuters) – Protesters demonstrated across Myanmar again today to denounce the Feb.

MELBOURNE,  (Reuters) – Naomi Osaka ended Serena Williams’ bid for a record-equalling 24th Grand Slam title with an imperious 6-3 6-4 win today, a victory that booked her spot in her second Australian Open final and left the American great in tears.

TOKYO,  (Reuters) – When a 22-year-old Japanese college student launched an online campaign against the powerful Tokyo Olympics chief and the sexist remarks he made, she was not sure it would go very far.

(Barbados Nation) In full view of the surveillance cameras attached to Central Police Station, Guyanese proprietor Hamenauth Sarnedranauth was conducting business at his Tudor Street store.

(Trinidad Guardian) In a landmark move in the country’s fight against the COVID-19 pandemic, 100 frontline healthcare workers were the first to be inoculated as the Ministry of Health began its first phase of vaccinations at the Couva Multi-Training Facility yesterday.

(Trinidad Guardian) Journalist Abby Phillip, who was born to Trinidadian parents, has been recognised by TIME Magazine as an emerging leader who is shaping the future of the world.

Senior Minister in the Office of the President with responsibility for finance, Dr Ashni Singh, last night announced a reduction in the excise tax on gasoline and diesel to relieve the impact of the recent sharp increase in the world market price for fuel.

As the search continues for the four prisoners who escaped from the Mazaruni jail on Tuesday, several persons including a number of prison officers and the father of one of the escapees are currently in police custody.

A teenager was charged yesterday with causing the death by dangerous driving of two friends in the wee hours of Valentine’s Day.

Local authorities have since notified officials in Trinidad and Tobago (T&T) to be on the lookout for the boat containing human bodies which disappeared after it was found floating offshore Guyana on Monday.

A 32-year-old pork knocker was yesterday remanded to prison after he was charged with the murder of Jonah Williams, a Bara-mita farmer who was chopped to death in November last year.

The Ethnic Relations Com-mission (ERC) has taken more persons to court in relation to racial incitement.

Guyana yesterday recorded another COVID-19 fatality even as 51 new cases of the virus were reported.

Cook Alexis Turpin and her lover Stephon Barlow are now likely to face a fresh trial over the 2016 murder of Turpin’s partner, Sherwin Johnson after a jury was unable to arrive at a verdict.

Health authorities are still to decide whether they will withhold vaccines from the initial set to be used as a second dose for frontline workers or to inoculate another 1500 with the first shot.

Four persons who confessed to breaching the COVID-19 Emergency Measures by attending a party were yesterday fined while the alleged host was granted bail.

-says key insurance document still to be signed The former Executive Director of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Dr.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation in collaboration with the Inter-national Organization of Migration (IOM), on Tuesday launched the Migration Profile in Guyana: Promoting Evidence-Based Policy-Making project.

Leader of the Opposition Joseph Harmon on Tuesday declared that the 2021 budget was mostly vacuous and meaningless.

Major rehabilitation works have been projected for three stellings in Region One, Minister of Finance Dr Ashni Singh told the National Assembly during his presentation of the 2021 budget on Friday.

Introduction Budget Speech 2021 was presented by Dr. Ashni Singh, who recently returned to Guyana after a number of years in international employment following the 2015 elections.

Set out below are the principal announcements by the Minister on the economic performance in 2020 and the projections for 2021.

An 18-year-old gold miner was last Friday seriously injured by three known suspects at Five Star Landing, North West District, Region One.

LONDON, CMC – Off-spinner Rahkeem Cornwall has broken into the top 50 in the International Cricket Council Test bowling rankings for the first time, following his nine-wicket haul in the second Test against Bangladesh in Dhaka last weekend.

With several ladies unable to turn up for the second Demerara trial match, coach Ryan Hercules took the opportunity to push in an intense training session yesterday at La Bonne Intention, East Coast Demerara.

A man yesterday denied two armed robbery charges allegedly committed on Valentine’s Day and was placed on $100,000 bail.

Economic Performance The Minister reported that Global output in 2020 is estimated to have contracted by 3.5 percent and in the Latin America and the Caribbean region, economic output is estimated to have contracted by 7.4 percent in 2020.

The appeal in the matter of Anand Kalladeen et anor v.

This first full-year budget of the PPP/C since resuming office, is themed “A Path to Recovery, Economic Dynamism and Resilience”.

Honorary Secretary of the Guyana Cricket Board, Anand Sanasie will be making a bid for the presidency of Cricket West Indies (CWI).

The Albion sugar estate is expected to start harvesting today and grinding operations are expected to commence in a few days, following the  burning of the first beds of canes yesterday, with Estate Manager, Threbhowan Shiwprasad saying that he is  optimistic about the future of the estate and GuySuCo in general. 

Growth Real GDP is expected to grow by 20.9% while the non-oil GDP is projected to grow by 6.1%.

The Georgetown Office Assistants will stage an Inter Ministries/Government Agencies seven-aside tapeball competition on Sunday  at the Durban Park Tarmac, Homestretch Avenue.

The current balance projects a surplus of $2,609 million, a reversal of $23,046 million over revised 2020.

Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation,  Hugh Todd, yesterday met virtually with the Heads of Guyana’s Missions abroad and Directors of the Ministry.

Yesterday Paul Subryan, General Manager of KFC Guyana handed over 250 Amazon tablets to the Ministry of Education.

Dear Editor, In every country, there are varying degrees of corruption, not just in government and the public sector, but also in the private sector, in civil society organizations, and also in international development agencies.

BARCELONA, (Reuters) – Paris St Germain’s Kylian Mbappe scored a stunning hat-trick as his side overcame the absence of Neymar to thrash Barcelona 4-1 away in their Champions League last-16 first leg on Tuesday to move within full view of the quarter-finals.

Analysis of expenditure Introduction Based on the priorities of the Government as set out in its Policies and Targets, the Cabinet, which recommends the Estimates, seeks the approval of the National Assembly for the allocation of the funds.

The police in Berbice have  received advice to release on bail the New Amsterdam woman who fatally stabbed her husband during the wee hours of Friday, until investigators complete their probe, a source said yesterday.

James Harden amassed 38 points and 11 assists and Joe Harris added 22 points as the short-handed Brooklyn Nets rallied from a 24-point deficit to earn a 128-124 road victory over the Phoenix Suns on Tuesday.

Dear Editor, The State regardless of the political party in power, has as one of its attributes “perpetual succession.”

In this section we summarise and comment on the 2021 Budget measures in the Budget speech.

Three Corentyne men who were allegedly busted with firearms and ammunition in Port Mourant last Thursday have since been charged and placed on $250,000 bail each.

With the COVID-19 pandemic continuing to plague the administration of sport both on and off the field of play, several regional member associations of the Guyana Football Federation (GFF), are unsure if their respective electoral congress will be staged in this current climate. 

In the introduction to this focus we referred to the right of a fair return defence of the petroleum agreement by President Ali, which marks a significant change by the Administration whose 2020 elections manifesto promoted renegotiation.

Dear Editor, I must say that daily I am more and more appalled by what we have in this country for a political opposition. 

Dear Editor, A new economic and political philosophy, totally different from that of the previous administration in America, has emerged with the election of the Biden administration.

Dear Editor, The government has failed to consult with relevant stakeholders before the passage of a suite of major legislation in parliament, in breach of the constitution.

SYDNEY,  (Reuters) – Australians woke to empty news feeds on their Facebook Inc pages yesterday after the social media giant blocked all media content in a surprise and dramatic escalation of a dispute with the government over paying for content.

WASHINGTON,  (Reuters) – Provocative and polarizing U.S. talk radio luminary Rush Limbaugh, a leading voice on the American political right since the 1980s who boosted, and was honored by, former President Donald Trump, has died at age 70 after suffering from lung cancer, his wife said yesterday.

Aspiring oil-producing developing countries like Guyana would do well to pay close interest to last Friday’s decision by Britain’s Supreme Court that clears the way for a group of Nigerian farmers to sue the Anglo-Dutch oil company, Royal Dutch Shell PLC, over pollution in a region of Nigeria where the energy giant operates an oil recovery subsidiary.

Two Corentyne men who were charged jointly with simple larceny were ordered to compensate the victim with $175,000 or spend six months in prison.

NEW DELHI,  (Reuters) – India captain Virat Kohli has every reason to feel vindicated for sticking with Rishabh Pant after his impressive glovework on a challenging track in the second test against England removed any doubts about his wicketkeeping ability.

Earlier this year the General Manager reported that the country’s National Insurance Scheme ended 2019 with a deficit of $1.503 billion.

KINGSTON,  (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Jamaica should repeal its colonial-era gay sex ban, the top rights body of the Americas said yesterday, in a symbolic landmark ruling on LGBT+ rights in the Caribbean.

WASHINGTON,  (Reuters) – President Joe Biden supports a study on whether descendants of enslaved people in the United States should receive reparations, White House spokeswoman Jen Psaki said yesterday, as the issue was being debated on Capitol Hill.

Two miners are now awaiting sentencing for the stabbing deaths of two men in separate incidents in Essequibo back in 2019.

Dear Editor, I read with deep concern the voluminous letter written by my friend Haji Dr.

NEW DELHI, (Reuters) – As if their comprehensive defeat in the second test against India was not bad enough, England’s rigid rotation policy has now prompted complaints that test cricket is no more their priority.

One day before Budget 2021 was presented, the National Assembly passed legislation to amend the Law Reform Commission Act, the principal purpose of which is to keep under review the laws of Guyana for the purpose of their simplification, modernisation, systematic development and reform.

RIO DE JANEIRO,  (Reuters) – Pressured by state governors over a shortage of coronavirus vaccine, Brazil’s health minister yesterday promised to mobilize 11.3 million shots by the end of the month, but included doses the delivery of which has yet to be confirmed.

Dear Editor, What a mess! Lands sold by the one who had no authority to so do.

A fire on Tuesday at Number 76 Village, Corentyne, has left a family of four homeless.

CAPE TOWN,  (Reuters) – Former South Africa captain Faf du Plessis has announced his retirement from tests to make Twenty20 International cricket his priority with successive World Cups in the next two years.

HOUSTON,  (Reuters) – Texas oil producers and refiners remained shut for a fifth day yesterday after several days of blistering cold, and the governor ordered a ban on natural gas exports from the state to try to speed the restoration of power.

Like in the 2020 Budget, the impact of the COVID – 19 Pandemic featured highly in the 2021 Budget.

RIO DE JANEIRO,  (Reuters) – Police in Rio de Janeiro launched an investigation yesterday into reports that doses of the coronavirus vaccine may have been diverted after images emerged of healthcare workers sticking needles into elderly people without injecting them.

The crying crowds have gone, even as the candle-lit vigils continue across the country and  overseas.

Installment 2021-2 As of January 26, 2021, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) requires all air passengers entering the United States (including U.S.

Despite its long and illustrious history of trade unionism and its socialist pretensions, as a country we have signally failed to provide to our workers what could be considered a living wage.

It has been accepted, at least by right-thinking people, that a high level of vaccine-induced immunity is what will steer the world away from the current COVID-19 catastrophe that has changed life as we used to know it.

WASHINGTON,  (Reuters) – The United States has charged three North Korean computer programmers with a massive hacking spree aimed at stealing more than $1.3 billion in money and cryptocurrency, affecting companies from banks to Hollywood movie studios, the Department of Justice said yesterday.

Three persons were arrested when ranks of the police headquarters unearthed 20lbs of cannabis during an intelligence-led operation in South Sophia.

(Reuters) – Referee Darren Drysdale has been charged with improper conduct by the Football Association (FA) after confronting an Ipswich Town player during Tuesday’s 0-0 League One draw with Northampton Town.

A man was yesterday charged with possession of ammunition while not being the holder of a firearm licence.

The Ministry of Health has launched an investigation into the death of a police constable after he had received injections for chicken pox and subsequently taken filarial pills.

Dear Editor, It is unacceptable that the Speaker of the National Assembly Manzoor Nadir is yet to distance himself from the Speaker’s T20 Championship, a proposed nationwide T20 event involving first division teams.