Daily Archive: Wednesday, March 10, 2021

With the recent surge in petroleum prices, Guyana has earned US$61m for its fifth lift of a million barrels of oil – its highest price to date – taking its total earnings inclusive of royalties to US$267.6m.

Former Commissioner and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Guyana Lands and Surveys Commission (GLSC), Trevor Benn was this morning arrested by the police.

Prime Minister Mark Phillips was today vaccinated for COVID-19 at his residence.

SAO PAULO, (Reuters) – Brazil registered 1,972 new COVID-19 deaths in a single day yesterday, a record, according to the Health Ministry.

(Reuters) – A film accusing Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko of spending hundreds of millions of dollars on gilded residences, planes and Rolls-Royce and Maybach cars has gained more than 3 million YouTube views since its release on Monday.

NEW DELHI,  (Reuters) – International Cricket Council Chief Executive Manu Sawhney has been sent on leave after an investigation by an independent audit firm revealed adverse findings over his style of working.

With around 100,000 COVID-19 vaccines on hand, the Ministry of Health is today ramping up inoculation of persons who are 60 and over.

Leader of the Opposition, Joseph Harmon has called on President Irfaan Ali to confirm the acting Chancellor of the Judiciary and the Chief Justice. 

The ongoing COVID-19 inoculation process is proceeding well according to Minister of Health, Dr Frank Anthony while emphasising that healthcare workers should have no fear of losing their jobs should they refuse the vaccine.

The relatives of Vanessa Lewis-Sahadeo yesterday handed over a recording they made of the Regional Health Officer (RHO) Dr Vishalya Sharma to police in hopes that it will help them to find what happened to the now deceased woman’s phone.

The Guyana Power and Light Inc (GPL) has again pledged to bring an end to the frequent power outages which have been sorely affecting residents on the East Coast and East Bank of Demerara.

NORTH SOUND, Antigua, CMC – Unpredictable West Indies will be searching for the right balance in batting approach and tempo against Sri Lanka’s dominant spinners when they face the Asian side in the opening One-Day International of the three-match series here today.

ST JOHN’S, Antigua, CMC – Captain Kraigg Brathwaite narrowly missed out on three figures while left-arm spinner Jomel Warrican grabbed three wickets, on the second day of the four-day West Indies warm-up match here yesterday.

Having already been charged with raping three women, questions have been raised as to why Thurston Semple had been consistently granted bail.

The state-owned Guyana Oil Company Limited (GuyOil) has declined a request to comment on allegations by the Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) that it abused excise tax exemptions on fuel to skirt tax obligations.

One new COVID-19 fatality was recorded yesterday along with  33 more cases of the virus.

CGX Energy Inc has announced that approximately US$90 million would be spent on its Guyana exploration programme in 2021.

In his submission in the ongoing elections petition case being heard by Chief Justice Roxane George, Attorney General Anil Nandlall has defended the constitutionality of Section 22 of the Elections Laws Amendment Act (ELAA), which was used by the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) to create the order for the recount of votes from last year’s general and regional elections.

Six People’s Progressive Party/Civic (PPP/C) councillors resigned from the Rosignol/Zeelust Neighbourhood Democratic Council (NDC) and then did an about-face after meeting with party leaders.

Residents of South Ruimveldt in Georgetown may soon see an end to their flooding woes with the current rehabilitation works to the tune of some $27.8 million on the main drainage sluice in the area.

The Golden Jaguars will now play The Bahamas in the Dominican Republic Guyana Football Federation (GFF) boss Wayne Forde has confirmed.

The prosecution is moving to appeal the decision by Senior Magistrate Leron Daly against summarily handling the misconduct charges laid against Deputy Chief Election Officer (DCEO) Roxanne Myers.

Betsy Ground won their maiden title while Young Warriors Cricket Club (YWCC) showed their pedigree as the two sides lifted separate Berbice Cricket Board-organised Shimron Hetmyer-sponsored Grassroots tournaments Sunday.

The body of a fisherman was yesterday found lying on rocks at the Leonora seawall, West Coast Demerara.

NEW YORK,  (Reuters) – U.S. prosecutors alleged yesterday that Honduras had become a “narco-state” with security forces and politicians, including President Juan Orlando Hernandez, working with traffickers to move large quantities of cocaine into the United States.

Dear Editor, There seems to be a perception out there that our Caribbean Community (CARICOM) member states have not undertaken a collective CARICOM initiative to secure COVID-19 vaccines for our region.

A responsible half century from national under-15 batsman, Anthony Khan ensured Bel Air Rubis a two-wicket win over Demerara Cricket Club on Saturday in an under-17 friendly match.

LONDON,  (Reuters) – Queen Elizabeth said yesterday the British royals were saddened by the challenging experiences of her grandson Prince Harry and his wife Meghan and promised to privately address revelations about a racist remark about their son.

Dear Editor,  These are my thoughts on the Guyana performance  in the recent 50 over CWI tournament for the Sir Clive Lloyd trophy.

Schoolchildren of Enterprise Village, East Coast Demerara, will now have easier access to school with the planned construction of a pedestrian bridge linking the community with Non Pariel.

An all-round performance from Junior Sinclair saw Rose Hall Town Namilco Thunderbolt defeating Albion by seven wickets to lift the 2019 Berbice Cricket Board/Elizabeth Styles Under-21 title on Saturday.

Ganesh Ramcharran, 19, a vendor, was on Monday charged with assault and use of threatening behaviour when he appeared at the Georgetown Magistrate’s Courts before Principal Magistrate Sherdel Isaacs-Marcus.

ABUJA,  (Reuters) – Britain has agreed to send to Nigeria 4.2 million pounds ($5.84 million) recovered from a former state governor who was jailed for laundering money in Britain, the two countries said yesterday.

Dear Editor, Covid-19 vaccines and the spirit of fraternity and international solidarity.

Guymine Cricket Club marked its return to competitive cricket with a six-wicket win over Tucber Park A to win the Berbice Cricket Board/Jeremy Gordon Challenge Cup Sunday.

(Trinidad Express) A man chopped his wife to death and hanged himself at San Fernando on Tuesday night.

(Trinidad Express) Barrackpore residents fought back when armed criminals attempted a robbery at a roti shop yesterday.

MEXICO CITY,  (Reuters) – Mexico is turning to China to fill a vaccine shortfall with an order for 22 million doses, Foreign Minister Marcelo Ebrard said yesterday, a week after U.S.

Dear Editor, A recent study published on March 8th in the journal Nature Geoscience found that if the planet’s temperature rose beyond the targets set by the Paris Agreement that life in the Tropics for humans may become beyond human tolerability.

More than two years after his conviction for murder, Dellon Henry, called `Nasty Man,’ is hoping that the Court of Appeal will allow him to file an out-of-time appeal.

Guyana’s national beach football team will not compete in the 2021 Concacaf beach soccer championships following the official draw for participating nations Monday.

(Trinidad Express) The search for missing 17-year-old Christopher Cummings ended yesterday.

BRASILIA,  (Reuters) – A day after overturning graft convictions of Brazil’s leftist former President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, the Supreme Court was split yesterday on whether to throw out evidence against him, which could clear his name ahead of a possible 2022 presidential run.

Dear Editor, On Saturday evening, March 6th, 2021 – the Region Four Divisional Commander, Senior Superintendent K.

One hundred and fifty youths from Georgetown, Linden and Berbice will be trained in digital and data skills over three months, according to a release on Sunday from the University of Guyana.

President of the Guyana Football Federation (GFF) Wayne Forde, has confirmed that the national players who were provisionally suspended for their participation in an unsanctioned event in Buxton, have faced the Disciplinary Committee.

National security is the raison d’être of the state, i.e. the reason for its existence.

(Trinidad Guardian) Kelvin Andrews of St. James is expected to appear before a Port of Spain Magistrate  charged with the 2020 murder of Brianna Parks.

The Trinidad Guardian newspaper’s editorial of 17th January this year, titled `Carnival opportunities lost’ highlighted the fact that the National Carnival Committee (NCC) had failed to grasp the opportunity to create alternative events in virtual space following the announcement by Prime Minister Keith Rowley in late September last year of the cancellation of the Caribbean’s standard bearer for the festival.

The authorities in Region One are awaiting the Guyana Forestry Commission Report on the rubber trees located in Mabaruma, Region One.

Representatives of the Diplomatic Community on Monday participated in the Canadian High Commission International Women’s Day #ChoosetoChallenge activity.

ST JOHN’S, Antigua, CMC – Cricket West Indies president, Ricky Skerritt, has lashed out at the “antiquated, self-centered, and confrontational mindsets” of his opponents in the upcoming elections and says the March 28 showdown will be chance for the cricket fraternity to “think seriously” about the quality of leadership it wanted going forward.

Dear Editor, SN of March 08, carried amongst others, a letter to the Editor complaining once more about carnage on the road – such a familiarly depressing topic.

(Trinidad Express) A Las Lomas businessman was killed, and two employees injured in a drive-by shooting in Las Lomas yesterday.