Daily Archive: Monday, March 29, 2021

The Guyana Police Force (GPF) today said that it is doing a comprehensive probe of the murder of Ricardo Fagundes two weeks ago outside of the Palm Court Bar on Main Street.

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

(PAHO) — The Government of Canada announced it would contribute CAN$1,200,000 (approximately USD$950,000) to support the efforts of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) against COVID-19 in six Caribbean countries.

The consignment of 24,000 doses of the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine, obtained through COVAX mechanism arrived this morning at the Cheddi Jagan International Airport, Timehri, according to a release from the COVAX partners.

NEW DELHI,  (Reuters) – India reported the highest daily increase in coronavirus cases in five months today, with the second wave of the disease driven by surging infections in the country’s richest state Maharastra.

 (Reuters) – Johnson & Johnson has agreed to supply up to 400 million doses of its COVID-19 vaccine to the African Union (AU) from the third quarter of 2021, the drugmaker said on Monday, as the continent struggles to get shots into arms and tame infections.

 (Reuters) – A joint WHO-China study on the origins of COVID-19 says that the virus was probably transmitted from bats to humans through another animal, and that a lab leak was “extremely unlikely” as a cause, the Associated Press reported today.

(Trinidad Guardian) Two of the five teenage boys who escaped from the Children’s Authority Child Support Centre last weekend were ambushed and shot dead by two men dressed in police uniform in Port-of-Spain, last night.

(Trinidad Guardian) MovieTowne owner Derek Chin believes COVID-19 fatigue and the need to exhale may have been the cause behind Saturday’s crowds flocking to the venue despite the latest appeal by Prime Minister Dr Keith Rowley for the nation to remain vigilant in following public health protocols, including avoiding large crowd congregations.

(Trinidad Guardian) Attorney General Faris Al-Rawi has apologised and admitted that he should have worn a mask to protect himself and others against COVID-19 when he appeared on Vibes With Voicey last Thursday.

The Government says it  is preparing to add additional patrols along this country’s western river spaces to combat piracy and other security threats and a meeting is being planned with local fisherfolk to discuss equipping their vessels with affordable satellite-tracking devices.

The family of an Industry, East Coast Demerara woman, who the Ministry of Health yesterday said died as a result of COVID-19, is refuting the  claim and say they believe she died from postpartum complications.

A twenty-three-year-old pedestrian was fatally struck by a car driven by an off-duty lawman in the vicinity of Bounty Farm Limited, Timehri Public Road, East Bank Demerara on Saturday night.

A heated argument between drinking buddies turned deadly when a Tuschen, East Bank Essequibo (EBE) man was  stabbed with a pair of scissors during the wee hours of yesterday.

The Guyana Cricket Board (GCB) said yesterday that the decision not to attend Cricket West Indies’ (CWI) Annual General Meeting stemmed from the body’s failure to conform with statutory requirements of its Articles of Association.

A Springlands, Corentyne labourer is now missing and feared drowned after he left in a paddle boat on Saturday evening to retrieve some nets which were set a distance away from Orealla.

A suspected electrical fire on Saturday evening completely destroyed a two-storey house in Betsy Ground Village, East Canje Berbice, leaving a mother, her two children, grandchild and nephew homeless.

Director of Communications of the Office of the Leader of the Opposition, Imran Khan yesterday confirmed that a vehicle belonging to Leader of the Opposition Joseph Harmon was involved in a vehicular accident on the East Coast of Demerara on Saturday evening.

ST JOHN’S, Antigua, CMC – A dramatic no-show by Barbados Cricket Association and Guyana Cricket Board representatives has forced Cricket West Indies to postpone its presidential elections until next month.

Bids were last week submitted to the National Procurement and Tender Administration Board (NPTAB) for the procurement of mobile pumps for the National Drainage and Irrigation Authority.

NORTH SOUND, Antigua,  CMC – West Indies head coach Phil Simmons has dismissed all notions his side will be satisfied with a draw in the second Test starting here yesterday, contending they planned to approach the contest with a positive mindset in an attempt to win their second consecutive series of the new year.

The United Nations Development Programme is funding the development of a five-year strategic roadmap to support Guyana’s Ministry of Natural Resources (MNR) in its management of the petroleum and other sectors that it is responsible for.

D’ Edward Cricket Club Saturday advanced to the final of the Berbice Cricket Board/Faizal Jafferally MP T20 tournament after beating Blairmont CC by 16 runs at the Cotton Tree Ground, West Berbice.

The Berbice Cricket Board is inviting applications from Upper Corentyne for the first ever BCB/Vitality Educational Scholarship.

Residents of Black Bush Polder on Saturday complained to Minister with responsibility for Finance, Dr Ashni Singh about the need for Wi-Fi and better roads and water in their communities.

A gutsy solo escape by Britton John at the KK Gas Station was enough to earn him the spoils of yesterday’s 50-mile road race.

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

(Reuters) – Myanmar security forces opened fire at a funeral yesterday, witnesses said, as people across the country gathered to mourn 114 people killed the previous day in the worst crackdown on protests since last month’s military coup.

Dear Editor, Let me correct a mistake that many, myself included, have been making.

The Berbice Cricket Board/Zulfikar Mustapha Under-15 tournament continued last week with several promising players putting in outstanding performances.

Agriculture Minister Zulfikar Mustapha has called on the Georgetown Mayor and City Council (M&CC) to enforce better management of drainage and irrigation structures under their control in the city after over 250 households and businesses in Charlestown and Work-en-Rust were affected by flooding yesterday.

“Whoever controls the media controls the mind.” Famous words from the American singer and songwriter Jim Morrison.

WASHINGTON,  (Reuters) – Dr. Deborah Birx, who coordinated the White House coronavirus task force under President Donald Trump, believes the COVID-19 death toll in the United States would have been substantially lower if the government had responded more effectively.

Dear Editor, Recently two senior ranks of the Guyana Police Force made headline news.

NORTH SOUND, Antigua, CMC – Head coach Phil Simmons says West Indies will persist with their new strategy of a five-pronged attack despite failing to make enough inroads to win last week’s opening Test against Sri Lanka.

The Guyana Police Force (GPF) has extended congratulations to Deputy Commissioner ‘Law Enforcement’ (ag.), 

Dear Editor, Our national hero VP said the gas-to-shore project is so obviously right (in his unilateral opinion) that it’s a “no brainer.”

MEXICO CITY,  (Reuters) – Mexico’s death toll from the coronavirus pandemic is likely at least 60% higher than the confirmed number, putting it in excess of 300,000, according to government data.

PUNE, India, (Reuters) – India seamers Shardul Thakur and Bhuvneshwar Kumar snatched seven wickets between them to help the hosts beat England by seven runs in a thrilling third one-day international yesterday and win the series 2-1.

At approximately 7.30 am yesterday, one of the Caterpillar Units at the Guyana Power and Light’s (GPL) Anna Regina Power Plant developed electrical issues resulting in the tripping of the unit.

(Reuters) – Two girls, ages 13 and 15, were charged with the murder and carjacking of a Pakistani immigrant killed last week while working at his job delivering food in Washington, D.C.,

Dear Editor, I write with respect to a letter dated March 25th in this newspaper where concerns were expressed over mixed messaging on vaccines.

Two men, one of whom is a Nigerian national, were on Wednesday charged with  conspiracy to defraud a woman.

(Reuters) – Devon Conway continued his red hot form with the bat to power New Zealand to a big total before Ish Sodhi spun a web around the Bangladesh batsmen as the hosts won the opening Twenty20 international in Hamilton by 66 runs.

MAPUTO,  (Reuters) – Dozens of people were killed in an attack on the northern Mozambique town of Palma this week, a spokesman for the country’s defence and security forces said, including seven people when a convoy of cars was ambushed in an escape attempt.

 ARAUQUITA MUNICIPALITY, Colombia,  (Reuters) – A dispute over control of drug trafficking between the Venezuelan military and illegal armed groups is behind the violence causing thousands of people to flee to Colombia, Colombian Defense Minister Diego Molano said yesterday.

Dear Editor, It is very distressing and even shameful to see the sorry state to which the building which bears the name of Mahaica Community Centre has been allowed to degenerate.

Dear Editor,  In the SN Editorial `More fishy tales’ (SN, 28th March 2021) the focus has been on the sustainability of fishing in Guyana.

All lined up: Bags of paddy neatly lined up in Black Bush Polder on Saturday.

(Reuters) – Seven-times Formula One world champion Lewis Hamilton won the season-opening Bahrain Grand Prix for Mercedes yesterday after an epic, knife-edge thriller with Red Bull’s Max Verstappen over the final laps.

CARACAS,  (Reuters) – Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro yesterday proposed paying for vaccines against the novel coronavirus with oil, though he provided few details about how such a scheme would work.

CARACAS,  (Reuters) – Venezuela’s government yesterday accused Facebook Inc of “digital totalitarianism” after it froze President Nicolas Maduro’s page for 30 days for violating its policies against spreading misinformation about COVID-19.

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By Steven L. B. Jensen Steven LB Jensen is a senior researcher at The Danish Institute for Human Rights.

Savagery is one of the few words to describe the putting down by Myanmar’s security forces of protests over the military coup on February 1st this year.