Daily Archive: Sunday, March 21, 2021

President Irfaan Ali on Wednesday projected that there will be at least seven oil producing platforms in Guyana’s waters by the end of 2027 and said foreign capital was crucial to converting the country’s natural resources into wealth.

The Ministry of Health today said that another person who tested positive for the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) has died.

VALLETTA,  (Reuters) – Keith Schembri, the former chief of staff of ex-Maltese Prime Minister Joseph Muscat, was arraigned in court late yesterday charged with money laundering, fraud and corruption, police said.

MANILA,  (Reuters) – The Philippines urged China tpday to recall more than 200 Chinese boats it said had been spotted at a reef in the South China Sea, saying the presence of the vessels violated its maritime rights as it claims ownership of the area.

(Trinidad Express) The Cold Case Unit of the Trinidad and Tobago Police Service (TTPS) has closed the case relating to the death of Japanese pannist, Asami Nagakiya.

(Trinidad Guardian) The diplomatic friction between the Government and Indian High Commissioner Arun Kumar Sahu over the availability of COVID-19 vaccines from that country seems to be worsening.

The government  remains  silent on the contention that Esso Exploration and Production Guyana Limited (EEPGL) has not signed a guarantee agreement which mandates its parent companies to provide unlimited liability coverage should there be an oil spill, although this is a  specific requirement of the Liza Phase 2 development project’s Environmental Permit.

While natural gas will significantly reduce emissions compared to current heavy fuels used here, Guyana needs to carefully study its future energy mix plan, taking into focus both the economics and environmental impacts, says Chatham House fellow Dr Valérie Marcel.

The Ministry of Health (MoH) on Saturday reported the deaths of two more men due to COVID-19, taking the country’s death toll from the virus to 214, even as the number of infections continue to rise.

Guyana has moved to purchase 200,000 does of Russia’s Sputnik V COVID-19 vaccine and an initial tranche of 50,000 is expected within a two-week period as logistics are currently being worked out.

Rebounding from what she described as a “painful” experience, Carolyn Paul made a quantum leap in her professional life from banking to working with the vulnerable and helping to empower others; the mother of two believes she is right where she was destined to be.

The People’s National Congress Reform (PNCR), which is the primary constituent of the main opposition coalition partner APNU, has made no decision on the scheduling of its 21st Biennial Delegates’ Congress, party General Secretary Amna Ally has said.

After losing her father to a tragic motorcycle accident, in which he was decapitated, Osiola Gilbert-Chilcott watched her mother go to work to support her seven children.

 Following his recent recovery from COVID-19, television personality and philanthropist Joel Ghansham is now using his experience to educate others about the virus.

The Attorney General’s Chambers has started preparations for work related to the petroleum sector with a number of training programmes and plans for the establishment of a unit dedicated to oil and gas legal work.

Best known as “Sir Steve” or “Feets,” Gerard James Stephen La Rose is small in stature but his presence looms large.

Minister of Local Government and Regional Development Nigel Dharamlall has said the distribution of the $25,000 household COVID-19 cash grant is due to resume soon under the second phase of the initiative.

“I am extremely proud of myself for the woman I have become.

Surinamese airline Fly All Ways has been cleared to operate from Guyana, according to Public Works Minister Juan Edghill.

For a short while one summer day out of nowhere in my life she flashed like a comet across my sky.

In the course of having a career in music, which led to my doing a series of columns headed SO IT GO in Sunday Stabroek, material of one sort of another comes to me in diverse ays. Recently,

The Office of Prime Minister has received 16 applications for radio frequencies.

NORTH SOUND, Antigua, CMC – West Indies open yet another chapter in their history under their 37th Test captain when they face Sri Lanka in the opening Test here today, hoping the new leader Kraigg Brathwaite can inspire a protracted period of success.

Introduction Today’s column addresses the third and final policy choice that I anticipate Guyana will have to make in this decade.

The Ministry of Health has announced restrictions for the upcoming Phagwah celebrations, including prohibiting large events and limiting the attendance at mandirs, due to COVID-19.

United States-based Guyanese rapper SAINt JHN won two Grammy awards at last Sunday’s 63rd Annual Grammy Awards.

Emanuel Archibald is a local track and field star jumping and running through life chasing his dreams. 

Every film teaches you how to read it. The way a filmmaker encourages you to pick up on clues, references, motifs, is a key part of the way we engage with cinema.

The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) last Thursday accredited the first Ambassador of Kenya to CARICOM.

Recently, I listened to a group of gym-goers debate about what time of the day is best to workout.

Dear Editor, Although the Ministry of Agriculture has put forward its best efforts to answer questions about the issuance of two sea-bob licences last year, one particular newspaper continues to bombard the Minister of Agriculture, Zulfikar Mustapha, claiming that his decision to issue the said licences was ‘an act of corruption’.

An unfinished 174-run partnership between Quinten Sampson and Kevlon Anderson gave hosts, Police Sports Club, a 132-run lead over Guyana National Industrial Cooperation (GNIC) at the end of the first day of the Georgetown Cricket Association/GISE/Star Party Rental/Trophy Stall first-division two-day tournament yesterday.

LONDON, (Reuters) – Britain has hit a COVID-19 vaccination milestone with more than half of all adults having had at least one injection, health secretary Matt Hancock said yesterday, making it the world’s first major economy to achieve that level of innoculation.

The idea that chess should only be played by a select minority is to be abhorred.

Everest Cricket Club closed the opening day of the Georgetown Cricket Association/ Noble House Seafood two-day second-division tournament 100 runs ahead of University of Guyana Trojans at the Everest Cricket Club ground yesterday.

Businessman Michael Leonard, a city councillor for opposition coalition partner the Alliance For Change (AFC), resigned from the party last week.

Dear Editor, The brief repartee between Hamilton Green and Harry Hergash refers.

ISLAMABAD, (Reuters) – Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan tested positive for COVID-19 yesterday, two days after receiving his first vaccine dose, government officials said, urging people not to be deterred from getting vaccinated.

AHMEDABAD, India, (Reuters) – Virat Kohli led from the front as India prevailed in a high-scoring decider, beating England by 36 runs in the final Twenty20 International to complete a 3-2 series victory yesterday.

With Scott’s Electrical, Maintenance and Transportation Services, electrician Kwsie Scott has created an apparent one-stop-shop.

Police have formally charged two security guards with the murder of a 58-year-old man, who was discovered dead in the tray of a truck which was parked on the premises of Kaieteur News, at Saffon Street last Tuesday.

(Jamaica Gleaner) – Antigua and Barbuda’s Prime Minister Gaston Browne has written to US President Joseph Biden, requesting that CARICOM countries be included in the provision of AstraZeneca vaccines to Canada and Mexico.

Dear Editor, This is in reference to your editorial captioned “An Act of Corruption” (SN Mar 19, 2021).

WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – Some migrant families arriving in the United States will be housed in hotels under a new programme managed by non-profit organizations, according to two people familiar with the plans, a move away from for-profit detention centers that have been criticized by Democrats and health experts.

NORTH SOUND, Antigua, CMC – Off-spinner Rahkeem Cornwall says he wants to use the Sri Lanka Test series to showcase the quality of his batting.

Leon Waddel, the man who is accused of killing Kuru Kururu resident Answar Stoll just over four months ago, was arrested by the police on Friday.

(Barbados Government Information Service) – Over 60 000 people were vaccinated against COVID-19 up to Friday as part of the National Vaccination Programme.

Four years after two of her children died horrifically during a fire at the state-owned Drop-in-Centre on Hadfield Street, Sonia George has also died and now her remaining children are in the care of her relatives.

JERUSALEM, (Reuters) – Thousands of Israelis demonstrated outside the residence of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Jerusalem yesterday, calling for an end to his leadership just three days before the country’s fourth election in two years.

Dear Editor,  The lamentation that certain media houses and reporters are excluded from assignments is noteworthy.

NORTH SOUND, Antigua, CMC – New Test captain Kaigg Brathwaite has warned his side that Sri Lanka will not be easy pushovers in the upcoming two-match series, despite their thrashing in the preceding white ball series.

Last Update: 703. 04                             Movement: -0.19% Current Update: 703.37                         YTD Movement: 1.81% The Lucas Stock Index rose 0.19% during the third period of trading in March 2021.

The Rotaract Club of Georgetown last Sunday launched its Childhood Obesity Awareness campaign with the painting of murals at the Kingston Seawall in observance of World Rotaract Week.

Allan Price, now deceased, lived abroad but owned a portion of land in Queenstown which, by definition, is “immovable property.”

The Guyana Police Force (GPF) is currently probing the discovery of a quantity of ammunition and boat engines, one of which was stolen, during a raid conducted in the Upper Berbice River area.

One of this country’s great natural treasures is not even appreciated by a majority of its inhabitants. 

BRASILIA, (Reuters) – Brazil’s government has been in talks since March 13 about potentially importing excess COVID-19 vaccines from the United States, the Brazilian Foreign Ministry said on Twitter yesterday.

SHANGHAI, (Reuters) – China has administered 70 million COVID-19 vaccinations as of March 20, state media CGTN reported yesterday citing the national health commission.

Dear Editor, In an article carried by the Stabroek Newspaper on the 12th.