Daily Archive: Monday, March 1, 2021

President Irfaan Ali tonight announced that he has decided to institute a national award entitled the Order of Democracy for those who defended the principle of free and fair elections last year.

The Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC) today announced that this year’s examinations for the Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) and Caribbean Advanced Proficiency Examination (CAPE) would be held between June and July, with results being available in the last week of September 2021.

The Ministry of Health will be receiving a donation of 20,000 COVID-19 Sinopharm vaccines from the Government of the People’s Republic China tomorrow, at the Cheddi Jagan International Airport Corporation.

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

LOS ANGELES,  (Reuters) – Drama “Nomadland” and satire “Borat Subsequent Moviefilm” won movie honours at the Golden Globes yesterday in a mostly virtual bicoastal ceremony that was marked by impassioned calls for more diversity and the dominance of Netflix.

(Trinidad Express) Disc jockey Kernell Alexander died in a vehicular accident along the Solomon Hochoy Highway on Saturday.

(Trinidad Guardian) The search for 21-year-old Isiah Thomas, who had been reported missing, ended in tragedy on Saturday night after police found his body at Lambeau Old Road.

Only days after recommendations by the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) that this country should urgently look at reforming the Deeds Registry Act to protect homeowners and buyers from fraud, Attorney General Anil Nandlall says plans are in motion to formulate the necessary amendments.

A West Coast Berbice (WCB) pastor died after he was struck down yesterday afternoon by a speeding minibus along the Number 29 Village Public Road, WCB.

A protocol for the 80,000 AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccines scheduled to arrive here from India this week will see remaining frontline workers being inoculated and the pension collection data bank of the National Insurance Scheme and the Ministry of Social Protection, among other measures being used to identify persons in high risk groups Minister of Health Dr Frank Anthony yesterday told Stabroek News that with nearly all of the 3,000 vaccines donated by Barbados already administered to healthcare front line workers, 3,000 doses from the imminent shipment will be reserved to complete their double-dose treatment.

Team Mohamed’s stable of built-for-speed machines continue to break and set records. 

Guyana’s wait for updated petroleum legislation is likely to be extended even further as Attorney General Anil Nandlall SC yesterday announced that the crafting of a legislative agenda will be done through a consultancy now being advertised, even as offshore production continues and government boasts of the 14 multinational companies working here.

A Bath Settlement, West Coast Berbice mother yesterday said she had to deliver her premature baby on a bed in a ward at the New Amsterdam Hospital in January and she decried the treatment she experienced.

In a virtually one-sided affair, No.73 Young Warriors defeated Scottsburg United by 90 runs in the final of the Upper Corentyne Cricket Association/ Ahmad Construction Under-19 tournament yesterday.

The executive members of the Guyana Gym Owners and Trainers Association (GGOTA)  held their first in-person meeting for the new year yesterday and agreed on proposed dates for some of their activities planned for 2021.

An eighteen-month-old child has been hospitalised with a fractured skull after she was knocked down by her father yesterday morning while he was reversing his car.

Police are investigating the circumstances surrounding the death of an Alberttown man after being hit in his head by an individual who was consuming alcohol.

ST JOHN’S, Antigua, CMC – Shimron Hetmyer and Roston Chase, both of whom were ruled out of the one-day squad after failing fitness tests, have been named among 26 players to compete in a “Best vs Best” four-day practice match in preparation for next month’s two-Test series against Sri Lanka.

Cricket West Indies (CWI) Director of Cricket, Jimmy Adams, has reiterated the fact that special consideration is given to players who could have physiological limitations or chronic conditions when fitness assessment tests or conducted, as is often the case in standard international practice.

The calendar has flipped to March and the Unit of Allied Arts (UAA) in collaboration with the Guyana Golf Association (GGA) and NexGen Golf Academy has plans to get the month off with a bang with a Golf Skills Challenge for schools in four days.

A fifty-three-year-old suspect has been arrested after he was found in possession of a motorcycle mirror belonging to a man who was robbed of his motorcycle on Saturday night after being waylaid at a Vlissengen Road stoplight.

Minister of Natural Resources Vickram Bharrat on Friday boasted of the projected 6.1% growth of the non-oil sectors in this year’s budget and said it will protect the country from the bane of new producers – the Dutch disease.

SYDNEY, (Reuters) – Australia off-spinner Nathan Lyon has joined India counterpart Ravichandran Ashwin in defending Ahmedabad’s spin-friendly pitch where India thumped England inside two days of the day-night third test on Thursday.

(Reuters) – Sri Lanka have appointed their former national coach Tom Moody as director of cricket effective today as part of a revamp of cricket operations, the governing body of the sport in the country said yesterday.

The Working People’s Alliance (WPA) says it is extremely concerned about recent developments in the banking sector where sworn affidavits submitted by clients to banks have been refused.

(Reuters) – Protesters marched in Myanmar today in defiance of a crackdown by security forces that killed at least 18 people a day earlier, as calls grew for a more united international response after the worst violence since a coup one month ago.

(Reuters) – Sri Lanka’s former skipper Angelo Mathews will be the cricket team’s stand-in captain for the three-match Twenty20 series in West Indies after Dasun Shanaka was left stranded by a visa issue, the country’s cricket board said.

Dubbing the 2021 budget as a template for development under the PPP/C led administration, Minister within the Ministry of Public Works, Deodat Indar in his budget presentation said the people will see transformational development from this budget.

Dear Editor, There is a Letter to the Editor published in yesterday’s Sunday Stabroek  under the headline, `Guyana is losing US$35B by failing to negotiate a fair royalty’.

The Guyana Water Inc says that the community of Kaikan, Region 7, will soon move from having 20 percent to 100 percent access to potable water.

WASHINGTON,  (Reuters) – Former President Donald Trump hinted yesterday at a possible presidential run in 2024, attacked President Joe Biden and repeated his fraudulent claims he won the 2020 election in his first major appearance since leaving the White House nearly six weeks ago.

Sporting organisations in Guyana have not yet adapted to the new norm and this does not augur well for the future given that, from all indications, COVID-19 will be with us for some time.

Dear Editor, In his inaugural address to the 12th Parliament, His Excellency, President Irfaan Ali, said “Animal welfare will be a priority for his government”.

Pavement coming: Works ongoing on the Albert Street pavement last week.

Luka Doncic scored 27 points and the visiting Dallas Mavericks pulled away in the second half for a 115-98 victory on Saturday night over the Brooklyn Nets, who saw their season-high winning streak snapped at eight games.

Dear Editor, Given what is unfolding in the public domain, I feel compelled to offer other perspectives.

A twenty-four-year-old man is listed as critical at the Georgetown Public Hospital (GPH) after he was stabbed about his body by an eighteen-year-old following a misunderstanding.

(Reuters) – New York Governor Andrew Cuomo’s office cleared the way yesterday for an independent attorney with subpoena powers to investigate allegations against him of sexual misconduct.

Friday’s budget presentation by APNU+AFC MP David Patterson was noteworthy for several reasons.

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi yesterday took his first dose of the coronavirus vaccine at Delhi’s AIIMS.

(Reuters) – A U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention advisory panel voted unanimously yesterday to recommend Johnson & Johnson’s COVID-19 shot for widespread use, and U.S.

Corruption devastates the lives of billions of people around the world, while its deadliness has become all the more evident during the COVID-19 pandemic and the climate crisis.

LONDON, (Reuters) – Chelsea missed a chance to regain their place in the Premier League’s top four as they dominated Manchester United but had to be content with a 0-0 draw at Stamford Bridge yesterday.

Dear Editor, I am reminded frequently by my betters how the business of the people is conducted here. 

The Ministry of Health yesterday reported that there were 35 new cases of COVID-19.

A Moblissa farmer is currently hospitalized after he was wounded on Friday night by unknown persons while he was under the influence of alcohol.

By M. NOURBESE PHILIP Born in Tobago, M. NOURBESE PHILIP is an unembedded poet, essayist, novelist, playwright and independent scholar who lives in the space-time of the City of Toronto where she practised law for seven years before becoming a poet and writer.