Daily Archive: Tuesday, April 6, 2021

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

Rondell Bacchus, 40, who was wanted by the police for questioning in relation to the murder of Ricardo Fagundes on 2021/03/21 at Main Street, Georgetown is now at Police Headquarters, Eve Leary.

A 16-year-old pedal cyclist succumbed today after he was hit by a vehicle on the No.

(Trinidad Express) Prime Minister Dr Keith Rowley has tested positive for COVID-19.

Trevor Alfred, 49, shopkeeper of Nazarene Street, Grove Squatting Area, East Bank Demerara (EBD) was fatally stabbed yesterday after a gambling row.

MINNEAPOLIS, (Reuters) – Derek Chauvin violated Minneapolis Police Department rules and its ethics code on respecting the “sanctity of life” during the deadly arrest of George Floyd last May, the city’s police chief testified at the former officer’s murder trial on Monday.

MUMBAI,  (Reuters) – Hospitals in Maharashtra are running short of beds, piped oxygen and a key anti-viral drug as a second wave of coronavirus infections has swamped India’s richest state, doctors and patients’ families said.

(Trinidad Guardian) Even in the face of numerous warnings by Prime Minister Dr Keith Rowley, Health Minister Terrence Deyalsingh and the T&T Police Service not to congregate, especially over the long Easter weekend, some citizens continued to ignore that call yesterday and it ended with lawmen and party-goers facing off in Sea Lots, Port-of-Spain.

If Guyana can get the approximate US seven cents per KWH projected for electricity from the gas-to-shore project, it should grasp the opportunity as this could be the catalyst for broad economic development but the suppositions must be underpinned by robust studies, financial analyst Floyd Haynes says.

A 24-year-old Swan Village, Kuru Kururu, Soesdyke-Linden Highway man was stabbed to death yesterday.

Guyana’s senior men’s basketball team is set to depart shortly for El Salvador where  they will compete in the FIBA Basketball World Cup 2023 Pre Qualifiers.

In three separate statements, the Ministry of Health (MOH) yesterday said that four more persons who tested positive for the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) have died.

Education projects will feature prominently in government’s upcoming collaborations with the World Bank, according to Finance Minister Dr Ashni Singh, who on Monday said it is part of heavy investment being made in the social sector in keeping with the prioritisation of initiatives to promote human capital development.

The Berbice Cricket Board (BCB) has taken a decision to halt all cricket activities due to a rise in the COVID-19 cases.

Weaknesses in Guyana’s Public Financial Management (PFM), including the procurement system, undermine its effectiveness, integrity of spending quality and reporting, according to an Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) report.

Gavin Matthews, a local talk show host, has said he was abducted on Sunday night, leaving him in a state of shock.

National cyclist, Romello Crawford, won a three-way dash to the finish line to lift the Mohabir Baljeet Sukhpaul Memorial 46-mile road race Sunday.

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – Chief executive Johnny Grave has defended Cricket West Indies’ treatment of territorial boards, contending the governing body had been “equitable” in its allocation of international fixtures and financial resources.

Despite being granted its land title in 2019, the Village Council of Parabara in Region Nine is yet to receive the official documentation, which has put it at a disadvantage when seeking to get miners to abide by village rules.

NORTH SOUND, Antigua, CMC – West Indies head coach Phil Simmons has urged authorities in the Caribbean to prepare more results oriented pitches, following a nil-all draw in the recent two-Test series against Sri Lanka.

Lawmen on Sunday evening arrested a Canefield hire car driver after he  allegedly pushed two senior police officers into a drain in New Amsterdam.

The Bulls halted a six-game losing streak, and breathed life into their playoff hopes by handling a Brooklyn lineup that was missing James Harden and Kevin Durant in Chicago.

US oil major ExxonMobil has failed to meet the terms of its tax abatement agreement with the Texas county of Montgomery and may have to pay about US$4 million to it unless it can boost compliance within 30 days, county commissioners said on March 23.

CHENNAI, India, CMC – Former Test and one-day captain, Jason Holder, arrived here yesterday for his stint with Sunrisers Hyderabad in the cash-rich Indian Premier League, fresh from helping West Indies secure a nil-all stalemate in the two-Test series against Sri Lanka.

Dear Editor, I have been following with interest the controversy concerning the plan to develop a part of Merriman Mall into a commercial parking lot.

Two men failed in a bid to rob a Central Amelia’s Ward, Linden supermarket on Saturday.

Dear Editor, We write on behalf of two citizens of Haiti, Junette Jean and Wilbert Fremont who on March 17, 2021 were sentenced to 12 months’ imprisonment in addition to a fine of $30,000 (Guy) each for the offence of illegally entering Guyana. 

LONDON, CMC – Grenada international Kairo Mitchell scored twice late on as King’s Lynn Town boosted their English National League survival hopes with a 2-0 home victory over Altrincham yesterday.

The police say that they are investigating a report that Ali Mohamed was beaten and robbed of $20,000 after entering a taxi yesterday morning at Tuschen, East Bank Essequibo.

WASHINGTON,  (Reuters) – The Biden administration yesterday named a coordinator to lead U.S.

COLOMBO/MUMBAI, (Reuters) – Sri Lanka on Monday banned imports of palm oil and new palm plantations, and told producers to uproot existing plantations in a phased manner, in a surprise move that baffled the edible oil industry.

Education Minister Priya Manickchand has announced that schools will remain closed to face-to-face learning when classes resume on April 12.

Dear Editor, Along with some stalwarts from the 1990s, I recently embarked on a Guyana Squash Archive Project. 

BARCELONA, (Reuters) – Barcelona forward Ousmane Dembele struck in stoppage time to snatch a vital 1-0 win at home to Real Valladolid in La Liga yesterday to pull his side one point behind leaders Atletico Madrid.

WASHINGTON,  (Reuters) – Moves to bolster the IMF’s emergency reserves could provide the $44 billion needed to vaccinate 70% of the population in lower- and middle-income countries by the end of 2022, at no added cost to rich countries, a new Rockefeller Foundation report finds.

Two men were robbed at Mon Repos School Road, East Coast Demerara, on Sunday evening.

Dear Editor, As Muslims in Guyana anxiously await the start of the holy month of Ramadan which should be either the 13th or 14th of April 2021, we were greeted with some horrible news by the government’s national Covid-19 task force that decreed that no feeding or eating should take place at masjids after Muslims break their fast after fasting for 14 hours every day with no food or water.

CARACAS,  (Reuters) – Venezuela’s main academies of medicine and science yesterday urged renewed efforts to vaccinate the South American nation’s population against the coronavirus amid a spike in infections that has led the government to extend lockdown measures.

(Reuters) – Pakistan all-rounder Shadab Khan will miss the rest of the tour of South Africa and the tour of Zimbabwe due to a toe injury, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) said yesterday.

(Reuters) – U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said on Monday that she is working with G20 countries to agree on a global corporate minimum tax rate and pledged that restoring U.S.

Dear Editor, The horrifying and alarming statistics of the increasing mortality rate is evident and available to all.

(Trinidad Express) A familydispute led to the chopping death of an 18-year-old Mayaro man on Sunday.

(Reuters) – Australia captain Meg Lanning has promised there will be no let up from her team as they look to extend their winning run after securing a world record 22nd consecutive ODI victory over New Zealand on Sunday.

Finance Minister Dr Ashni K. Singh last Thursday urged regional leaders to take conclusive and timely action on longstanding issues that need to be addressed to advance the supportive architecture for the CARICOM Single Market and Economy (CSME).

Dear Editor, Thanks to SN for publishing what I would call a blockbuster letter from Ms.

(Reuters) – Royal Challengers Bangalore batsman Devdutt Padikkal has become the third player to test positive for COVID-19 ahead of the new Indian Premier League (IPL) season, which begins Friday.

(Trinidad Guardian) Less than a month after he turned 18, Jeremy John was shot dead near his mother’s home in Penal on Saturday night.

WASHINGTON,  (Reuters) – U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell lashed out at corporate America yesterday, warning CEOs to stay out of the debate over a new voting law in Georgia that has been criticized as restricting votes among minorities and the poor.

Businessman Mohamed Shaw Jahan has filed a suit against the Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) to have a Toyota Land Cruiser he imported be classified for commercial use and not as a private passenger vehicle.

Dear Editor, Members of the Lusignan Golf Club spent Saturday afternoon reminiscing on the contributions and camaraderie of Colin Ming who died suddenly on April 2.

By Joseph S. Nye CAMBRIDGE – During Joe Biden’s long career in the US Senate, he established a record of supporting human rights as a goal of American foreign policy.

By Adair Turner LONDON – Climate-policy discussions often focus on who will pay the cost of achieving a zero-carbon economy, with a particular focus on industrial sectors such as steel and cement.

WOLVERHAMPTON, England, (Reuters) – West Ham United boosted their hopes of finishing in the Premier League top four and earning a Champions League berth after an impressive first half helped them to a 3-2 win at Wolverhampton Wanderers yesterday.

NEW DELHI,  (Reuters) – India reported a record rise in COVID-19 infections yesterday, becoming the second country after the United States to post more than 100,000 new cases in a day, as politicians stage massive election rallies raising fears of further spreading the virus.

BOGOTA,  (Reuters) – Colombia will allow the private importation of COVID-19 vaccines, the health ministry said yesterday, but the shots must be free for those being inoculated.

It is difficult to dismiss the advent of a distinct sense that Guyana is now entering into a decisive ‘zone’ insofar as the COVID-19 pandemic is concerned.

Attorney General Anil Nandlall, SC, has welcomed the successful holding of the Guyana Cricket Board (GCB) election, which, he said, will now bring order and move Guyana’s cricket forward, the Department of Public Information (DPI) reported.