Articles published on Tuesday, February 23, 2021
LOS ANGELES, (Reuters) – Golfing champion Tiger Woods was hospitalized in Los Angeles today with multiple injuries suffered when his car veered off a road and rolled down a steep hillside, requiring rescue crews to extricate him from the wreckage, authorities said.
The police say they are investigating the murder of Dale Christopher aka Sun Skull MMR, 27, of Lot 1A Rosemary Lane, Cummingsburg, which occurred around 6 am today at Hill Street Lodge, Georgetown allegedly by a 40-year-old unemployed male of Freeman Street, East La Penitence.
An early morning fire today gutted three properties at La Grange, West Bank Demerara.
DUBAI, (Reuters) – Saudi Arabia’s Sheikh Zaki Yamani, the embodiment of the ascent of Arab petroleum power and the face of the 1973 oil embargo that brought the West to its knees, has died.
(Reuters) – During a December visit to New York City, writer E.
MEXICO CITY, (Reuters) – The arrest on drug trafficking charges of Emma Coronel Aispuro, a former beauty queen and wife of imprisoned drug lord Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman, follows a telenovela-style life that straddled hyper-violent Mexican cartels, fame and motherhood.
(Trinidad Guardian) Four days after he renewed calls for the World Health Organisation (WHO) to help ensure equity of access to COVID-19 vaccines, Prime Minister Dr Keith Rowley revealed yesterday that “charlatans” are attempting to peddle vaccines to the government at inflated prices as high as US$25 per dose.
(Trinidad Guardian) There is no agreement yet between T&T and India for either the purchase or donation of Oxford-AstraZeneca Covishield vaccines.
-Hamilton slams APNU+AFC over health and safety Debate on the 2021 budget started yesterday with APNU+AFC MP Amanza Walton-Desir questioning whether government’s Public Sector Investment Programme can be delivered and Minister of Labour Joseph Hamilton flaying the previous administration’s record on worker safety in a session that also saw numerous insults and the brandishing of a sex toy.
With close to 1,900 frontline workers already receiving their first dose of the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine, Health Minister Dr Frank Anthony yesterday revealed that authorities will exhaust the first batch of vaccines that were recently received to cover as many persons as they can instead of administering the second doses from the same supply.
A D’ Edward Village, West Bank Berbice fisherman yesterday morning turned himself over to police, almost half a day after he slashed his cousin’s throat during an altercation with a group of relatives.
Hours after he was arrested by the police in connection with the murder of labourer, Colin Anthony King, whose body was found in a septic tank behind his Belle West, West Bank Demerara (WBD) home on Saturday, the suspect has admitted to the crime.
Colin Whyte, the policeman who has been accused of shooting the mother of his two children in her neck after she broke up with him, was yesterday remanded to prison after he was charged with attempted murder.
In accordance with Part III Section 16 of the Defence Act 15:01 of 1977, Chief of Staff (ag) of the Guyana Defence Force (GDF) Brigadier Godfrey Bess yesterday announced that President and Commander-in-Chief Irfaan Ali has approved the promotion of forty-eight officers with effect from January 01, 2021.
Ralph Jones, the father of one of the prisoners who escaped from the Mazaruni Prison a week ago was yesterday remanded to prison after he was charged with providing assistance to them, including a change of clothing after the incident.
The Committee of Appointments of Parliament has nominated Justice (r’td) Beasraj Singh Roy to sit as a member of the Judicial Service Commission (JSC).
The Ministry of Education is notifying schools/students/parents that it is in receipt of a memorandum from the Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC) which states that as it relates to the spread of COVID-19 in Barbados, the Council has suspended the printing of the July/August 2020 candidate certificates until restrictions are lifted in the country.
The burnt body of an unidentified man was found yesterday near the Huaxin Supermarket at Enmore, East Coast Demerara.
Initial findings from the probe into the death of Police Constable Rockliff Cozier indicate that the drugs administered to him prior were not a contributing factor, Health Minister Dr Frank Anthony said yesterday.
APNU+AFC MP Christopher Jones yesterday took the government to task over its proposed 2021 national budget, saying that it has failed to address the challenges and economic hardships that have been imposed by the COVID-19 pandemic on many Guyanese.
Guyana yesterday recorded its 190th COVID-19 fatality even as seven new cases of the virus were recorded.
With the newly appointed Cricket Ombudsman, Kamal Ramkarran announcing the first elections of the Guyana Cricket Board (GCB) for Friday, it is likely that Bissoondyal Singh will be nominated for the position.
Sherwin Rhodius, the man who was injured in the accident along the Dora Public Road, Soesdyke-Linden Highway on Saturday, remains hospitalised in a serious but stable condition.
The South, Central and North Essequibo T20 tournament continued over the weekend with Aurora Knight Riders booking a spot in the playoffs while Jaguars Sports Club defeated Affiance by 14 runs.
A woman accused of defrauding persons by pretending that she could assist in the construction of low-income homes was on Friday released on $180,000 bail after denying the charges laid against her.
Canada has pledged C$81.41M for the replenishment of the Caribbean Development Bank’s Special Development Fund and committed a further C$9M to the World Food Programme to support logistics and tackle food insecurity within the Caribbean.
The 23-year-old woman who was arrested on Saturday at the Eugene F Correia International Airport for possession of narcotics, which she allegedly swallowed and stuffed in her vagina has since discharged twenty-five more pellets.
Dear Editor, “Wildly uneven and unfair” those were the statements used recently by the United Nations boss.
The Juvenile Holding Centre recently received ten new bunk beds, procured by the Ministry of Home Affairs in collaboration with UNICEF Guyana.
Dear Editor, This is a call to action for students who continue their mental fight against the impact of COVID-19.
NEW YORK, (Reuters) – The United States yesterday crossed the staggering milestone of 500,000 COVID-19 deaths just over a year since the coronavirus pandemic claimed its first known victim in Santa Clara County, California.
The University of Guyana, when it commences graduation convocations in March, 2021 will be embarking on a number of firsts for that tertiary institution.
In keeping with its mandate to help improve the health and wellness of the nation, the Guyana Gym Owners and Trainers Association (GGOTA) has outlined some major plans for 2021.
RUBIS, distributor of petroleum, aviation gas, and lubricants in Guyana, recently donated ten Hewlett-Packard 10 HP 15.6” laptops along with ten Mobile MiFi devices to the NGO National Coordinating Council (NCC) to assist with their Numeracy and Literacy for In School Youth programme.
Dear Editor, St. Lucia and St. Kitts & Nevis are two of the Caribbean countries that enjoy a visa exemption from the European Union (EU) to travel within their Schengen countries.
LOS ANGELES, (Reuters) – NASA scientists yesterday unveiled first-of-a-kind home movies of last week’s’ daredevil Mars rover landing, vividly showing its supersonic parachute inflation over the red planet and a rocket-powered hovercraft lowering the science lab on wheels to the surface.
(Jamaica Gleaner) Health Minister Dr Christopher Tufton is once again urging the public to follow the protocols outlined by the government to stem the spread of the coronavirus.
BRUSSELS, (Reuters) – The European Union yesterday imposed sanctions on 19 senior Venezuelan officials, lawmakers and members of the security forces in response to December’s legislative election that the bloc said was rigged in favour of President Nicolas Maduro.
Dear Editor, “Mashramani” abbreviated as “Mash” is one of the most anticipated annual festivals in the Co-operative Republic of Guyana, celebrated on the 23rd February each year.
Two weeks ago Luke McKenna departed Georgetown for what was to be one of those rare expeditions into Guyana’s hinterlands.
(Reuters) – The European Union warned it is considering sanctions on Myanmar while Washington penalised two more generals for links to the military coup, as Western countries sought to pressure the junta to avoid a violent crackdown after weeks of protests.
(Reuters) – Pfizer Inc expects to deliver more than 13 million doses of its COVID-19 vaccine per week to the United States by the middle of March, more than doubling its shipments from early February, a top Pfizer executive said in prepared testimony ahead of a Tuesday congressional hearing.
Dear Editor, Oneness, One Guyana Commission? USA and China? “Oneness”? What happened to notions like unity, harmony, nationalism, and co-existence?
(Barbados Nation) Barbados has been officially removed from the European Union’s (EU) controversial tax blacklist.
India’s President Ram Nath Kovind says New Delhi will continue to be a “reliable partner” of Guyana in the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic.
KARACHI, Pakistan, CMC – Chris Gayle’s 86th half-century in Twenty20s proved insufficient as his Quetta Gladiators went down by nine wickets to Lahore Qalanders in the Pakistan Super League here yesterday.
At the end of an electoral cycle where the occupants of the seat of power change and before the newcomers get down to the business of showing us what they can do, we usually embark on an excursion into political theatre.
ST JOHN’S, Antigua, CMC – A sensational hat-trick by part-time off-spinner Andre McCarthy floored Barbados Pride, as Jamaica Scorpions surged into the semi-finals of the Super50 Cup here Sunday night with an emphatic 51-run victory.
By Shlomo Ben-Ami TEL AVIV – In the first foreign-policy speech of his presidency, Joe Biden had a simple message for the world: “America is back.”
A man accused of stealing a quantity of clothes was yesterday released on $10,000 bail.
Brandon Ingram scored 33 points, including a go-ahead 3-pointer with 34.4 seconds left in overtime, as the host New Orleans Pelicans overcame a 24-point deficit to defeat the Boston Celtics 120-115 on Sunday.
ST JOHN’S, Antigua, CMC – Captain Jason Holder has pushed back on suggestions complacency was behind Barbados Pride’s shock 51-run defeat to Jamaica Scorpions here Sunday night.
(Reuters) – Showers of jet engine parts over residential areas on both sides of the Atlantic have caught regulators’ attention and prompted the suspension of some older Boeing Co planes from service.
NORTH SOUND, Antigua, CMC – Keon Joseph’s new-ball burst and Shimron Hetmyer’s flamboyant unbeaten half-century, ensured that the Guyana Jaguars swept aside the Windward Islands Volcanoes with ease in the final preliminary round match of the Regional Super50 Cup here yesterday.
MUMBAI, (Reuters) – England must register their first win in a pink-ball test abroad if they are to keep their hopes alive of qualifying for this year’s World Test Championship final when they face-off against India at the world’s largest cricket stadium from tomorrow.
With the Masters just six-plus weeks away, Tiger Woods said Sunday that he isn’t certain he will be ready to play in the event, the year’s first major championship.
Dear Editor, It was disappointing to note the lateness with which businesses were decorating for our Republic observances.
(Reuters) – Sri Lanka’s former pace spearhead Chaminda Vaas has resigned as the team’s fast bowling coach for the tour of West Indies hours before their departure to the Caribbean over his remuneration, the country’s cricket board said yesterday.
MELBOURNE, (Reuters) – Novak Djokovic will need to spend some time on the sidelines recovering from a muscle tear that hindered him in the later rounds of the Australian Open, the Serbian said as he celebrated his ninth Melbourne Park title yesterday.
A few days ago, the Nigerian-American economist, Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, was appointed to lead the 164 nation Geneva-based World Trade Organisation (WTO).
(Trinidad Guardian) There has been a massive public outcry over the past several weeks about the failure of police officers to attend court hearings leaving magistrates with no choice but to dismiss matters that have been dragging on for years.
ST JOHN’S, Antigua, CMC – Back-to-back victories for Jamaica Scorpions have not blinded captain Rovman Powell to the glaring issues facing his side ahead of tomorrow’s first semi-final against favourites Trinidad and Tobago Red Force.
