Daily Archive: Saturday, March 13, 2021

Residents of Central Georgetown are expected to experience a nine-hour interruption in water supply on Wednesday, March 17 from 1 pm.

President Irfaan Ali today said that Guyana should receive 5,000 doses of Russia’s Sputnik 5 COVID-19 vaccine next Thursday.

Last night and early this morning, between 22:00 hrs and 03:30 hrs, Ranks from the National Covid Task Force, Guyana Defence Force and the Guyana Police Force conducted an Operation in Regional Division 4A.

The U.S. Embassy and the Ministry of Health of Guyana yesterday announced an additional US$1.5 million ($300m) of support to combat HIV in Guyana, courtesy of the U.S.

A fire has gutted the upper flat of a two-storey house at Bagotstown, East Bank Demerara.

After 20 years as head of the National Agricultural Research & Extension Institute (NAREI), Dr Oudho Homenauth received what he described as an “immediate dismissal” from Director General of the Ministry of Agriculture Madanlall Ramraj on March 8.

With two COVID-19 vaccination sites functioning in Georgetown, hundreds of persons came forward yesterday to be inoculated, with one simply saying “I just want to be safe,” and after receiving their doses at State House, President Irfaan Ali and First Lady Arya Ali have urged all those eligible to come forward and take their shots.

A suspect was yesterday arrested over the murder of 10-year-old Anthony Cort, who was shot dead by a bandit during a robbery in Sophia on Thursday.

There is currently a countrywide cement and stone shortage which government attributes to an infrastructural and construction boom that has seen high demand for the items since it took office last year, coupled the gradual reopening of the economy which saw a slowdown due to COVID-19.

The opposition APNU+AFC has submitted a motion to the Clerk of the National Assembly calling for Minister of Public Affairs Kwame McCoy to be suspended from the Assembly for six months over the recent allegations that he physically assaulted opposition parliamentarian Tabitha Sarabo-Halley and his conduct towards other opposition members.

After being held for two days in police custody, former Commissioner and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Guyana Lands and Surveys Commission (GL&SC) Trevor Benn was charged on Friday with misconduct in public office over the lease of land at Ogle.

The continued delay in appointing a substantive Chancellor and Chief Justice is evidence of the need for a new selection process that would remove politics and politicians from the process, according to Guyana Bar Association (GBA) President Teni Housty.

Former President Donald Ramotar has been awarded $20 million in damages after winning a defamation suit against the Kaieteur News, Kaieteur Radio, its Publisher Glenn Lall and former Editor Adam Harris.

As Guyana works to revive its tourism sector, Director of the Guyana Tourism Authority (GTA) Carla James yesterday said the country is well positioned to accommodate travel and tourism activities under the new norms of COVID-19.

Government Project Engineer, Brigadier Gary Beaton MSM, on Friday retired from the Guyana Defence Force (GDF) after over 34 years of service.

NORTH SOUND, Antigua, CMC – Evin Lewis struck his second One-Day International hundred in three innings while opening partner Shai Hope just missed out on a second straight century but West Indies squandered an impregnable position, and were forced to scramble before securing a nervy five-wicket victory over Sri Lanka in yesterday’s second ODI.

The final chapter in Michael DaSilva’s story was written yesterday. The veteran award winning sports journalist who passed away last Wednesday following  a battle with lung cancer, was cremated at Memorial Gardens.

The Ministry of Health yesterday confirmed 76 more COVID-19 cases from the latest available test results.

Health authorities are currently making arrangements have Members of Parliament (MPs) vaccinated in the new week, according to health Minister, Dr Frank Anthony.

The Ministry of Education (MoE) yesterday said that teachers can opt out of receiving COVID-19 vaccines, as it anticipates the availability of immunization for teachers.

Over 400,000 persons have so far been medicated as the Ministry of Health’s Filaria elimination campaign continues across the country.

Police in Region Six are investigating the death of an overseas-based Guyanese, who was found dead in the wee hours of Thursday morning at Port Mourant, Corentyne, Berbice.

The date for this year’s CARIFTA Games scheduled for Bermuda has been postponed once again to August 13-15 due to the CXC examinations.

With the construction of its terminal building and hangar facility nearing completion, Jags Aviation, a domestic charter service, has applied to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for environmental authorisation for the project.

The inaugural Big Man Cricket over-45 tournament will bowl off today across three venues with eight teams battling for supremacy.

Anyone found culpable of any “illegality” at the conclusion of the ongoing audit into the disappearance of $300 million from the Guyana Police Force’s Finance Department will face the full force of the law.

A man was yesterday sentenced to 18 months behind bars after he admitted to stealing another man’s car and driving it into a drain.

BRASILIA, (Reuters) – Brazil reported 2,216 COVID-19 deaths in the last 24 hours, the third day in a row that fatalities exceeded 2,000 in the worst run of deaths since the pandemic began a year ago.

Dear Editor, Thank you for publishing my letter with queries about the local vaccination programme (When will COVID vaccine centres be opened in Georgetown?

Chief Executive Officer of Cricket West Indies, Johnny Grave, said yesterday that any cricket played in Guyana should have the approval or no objection from the Guyana Cricket Board (GCB).

A Mabaruma man is now in hospital after he was stabbed five times by a man whom he alleges disrespected his girlfriend.

(Trinidad Guardian) CL Financial Limited is selling its 94.24 per cent shareholding in COLFIRE.

Dear Sir, I was gobsmacked to learn that Parliament Square, the beautiful little garden located at the corners of High Street and Brickdam, in Georgetown was placed under the care and management of the Mayor and Councillors of the City of Georgetown by someone at the central government level back in 2015.

The Guyana Police Force has informed that three persons have been arrested following a search conducted at two Parika homes, one of which housed a gun.

Melissa Earle is the talented cake decorator and pastry maker behind For Heaven’s Cakes, whose creations keep customers returning, praising her presentations and promising to stick with her business.

WASHINGTON,  (Reuters) – The United States and three of its closest Indo-Pacific partners committed to supplying up to a billion coronavirus vaccine doses across Asia by the end of 2022 at a summit yesterday carefully choreographed to counter China’s growing influence.

(Trinidad Express) Auto-air-conditioning business owner Nicolas Mohith died at hospital on Thursday, hours after being shot in the abdomen by a gunman who walked into the garage of his home and business.

Dear Editor, Most ridiculously, Hamilton Green has attempted to skirt the issue pointed out by letter writer Harry Hergash, who accused Green of being the beneficiary of the divide and rule stratagem which he now condemns; Green responded by simply declaring, “We are all victims of the divide and rule policy” (SN, Mar.

Here (in Barbados) we came out of our second lockdown about 2 weeks ago on Monday March 1.

A high-level team from the Joint Services on Thursday visited Region One (Barima-Waini) during which a number of issues were discussed with residents of Baramita, North West District.

Dear Editor, In his letter “We are all victims of the divide and rule policy” letter-writer Hamilton Green seeks to lay the blame on our predicament on British imperialism thereby absolving himself and the PNC of any wrong doing.

(Trinidad Guardian) T&T’s natural gas woes are expected to continue for at least another four years as the Energy Minister Franklin Khan confirmed that production is unlikely to return to the required four billion cubic feet per day (bcf/d) until 2025.

LONDON,  (Reuters) – British police have charged an officer with the kidnap and murder of 33-year-old Sarah Everard, whose disappearance last week has sparked anger and fears among women about their safety.

A security officer was robbed at gunpoint of his gun and cellphone while on duty at a Lusignan, East Coast Demerara supermarket on Tuesday night.

(Reuters) – New York’s two U.S. senators joined other leading Democrats in urging New York Governor Andrew Cuomo to resign yesterday after a seventh woman came forward to accuse him of sexual misconduct.

(Trinidad Express) A Valencia man was killed bed early Friday.  Javon “Shorto” Clement, 26, was shot in the head and body.

Dear Editor, I refer to the article titled, `APNU+AFC calls for release of Trevor Benn’ (SN March 11). 

It is exhausting to constantly speak about things that hurt you.

Dear Editor, This nation is once again reverting to times when the Guyana Police Force is no longer being held to the standard of its motto “Service and Protection” consistent with laws and time-honoured principles, but to a standard dictated by political operatives.

Deonarine Sookram, owner of the tug and barge that crashed into the Demerara Harbour Bridge Corporation in December last year, resulting in damage, has settled his debt to the bridge company for repairs.

(Reuters) – The city of Minneapolis yesterday agreed to pay $27 million to settle a lawsuit by the family of George Floyd over his death in police custody, a case that stirred national protests over racial injustice and police brutality.

HAVANA,  (Reuters) – Cuba accused Washington of stoking illegal migration by not processing visas in Havana and making it relatively easy for Cubans to claim asylum, in the wake of a spate of ill-fated clandestine attempts to reach U.S.

Lindener Diana Chapman is eyeing not one but two competition wins having secured spots in the finals of both the Soca Monarch and Calypso Monarch on Thursday.

(Reuters) – Playing matches in empty stadiums and following strict COVID-19 protocols has made the ATP Tour “sad, boring and ridiculous”, France’s Benoit Paire said after he was knocked out of the Chile Open by Danish teenager Holger Vitus Nodskov Rune.

(Reuters) – The International Olympic Committee yesterday unanimously approved a set of 15 reforms it hopes will again turn the Olympics into an attractive prospect for fans, cities and sponsors through reduced cost, an increased digital presence and new revenue streams.

STOCKHOLM, (Reuters) – Cecilia Braekhus will be looking to reclaim the five world titles she lost in a shock defeat by Jessica McCaskill in August of last year when the two meet in a rematch in Dallas, Texas today night as her battle for equality in boxing goes on.

LONDON, (Reuters) – British professional cycling team Ineos Grenadiers said none of its riders had sought to use the testosterone Testogel which a medical tribunal concluded yesterday had been ordered by a disgraced former chief team doctor.

In 1867 the  journalist Walter Bagehot described the English Constitution as a delicate interplay between a part of the state that would “excite and preserve the reverence of the population” and one that would “employ that homage in the work of government.”

I do not know much about the drug trade. The price of cocaine or any other type of illicit drugs is not known to me.

AHMEDABAD,  (Reuters) – England’s bowlers did the spadework before opener Jason Roy’s explosive 49 helped secure a comprehensive eight-wicket victory against India in the first Twenty20 International in Ahmedabad yesterday.

ST JOHN’S, Antigua, CMC – All-rounder Jason Holder and batsman Darren Bravo have been recalled to a 13-man squad to face Sri Lanka in the opening Test of the two-match series later this month, with selectors opting to retain the core of the side that pulled off a stunning whitewash of Bangladesh last month.

WASHINGTON,  (Reuters) – The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) yesterday designated five Chinese companies as posing a threat to national security under a 2019 law aimed at protecting U.S.

BRASILIA,  (Reuters) – The office of Brazil’s prosecutor general yesterday appealed a Supreme Court judge’s ruling earlier this week that annulled the criminal convictions of former leftist President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva.

Selena Gomez started 2020 feeling like she got her “step back.”

The Ministry of Finance on Friday afternoon handed over five all-terrain-vehicles (ATVs) to the Ministry of Amerindian Affairs to improve accessibility in the hinterland regions, according to the Department of Public Information (DPI).

Dear Editor, Dr. Ashni Singh senior minister with responsibility for finance on February 12, 2021, delivered the 2021 Budget to the parliament and the nation now look forward to the projects, plans, and policies that the state will fund this year.