Daily Archive: Monday, April 12, 2021

KINGSTOWN, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines,  (Reuters) – Hot flows of ash, rock fragments and gas tore down the flanks of the La Soufriere volcano on the tiny Caribbean island of Saint Vincent today after its most powerful explosion yet, four days after it first started erupting.

Keziah Jeuel Roberts, 33, is wanted by the police for questioning in relation to operating a pyramid scheme and falsely obtaining monies from several persons between September, 2020 and February, 2021.

Military representatives from the United States and 23 nations are participating this week in the Final Planning Conference for the Tradewinds exercise, a U.S.

BROOKLYN CENTER, Minn.,  (Reuters) – Police fired tear gas and rubber bullets as angry protests erupted in a Minneapolis suburb after a 20-year-old Black man was shot dead during a traffic stop.

BRUSSELS,  (Reuters) – Johnson & Johnson today began delivering its COVID-19 single-dose vaccine to EU countries, European Union officials and the company said.

NEW DELHI, (Reuters) – Hundreds of thousands of Hindu devotees flocked today to take a holy bath in India’s Ganges river, even as the nation racked up the world’s highest tally of new daily coronavirus infections.

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

(Barbados Nation) The Grantley Adams International Airport will remain closed until noon, Wednesday, April 14, due to the ongoing ash fall resulting from the eruption of the La Soufriere volcano in St Vincent.

Minister in the Ministry of Public Works, Depdat Indar this morning said there was an electrical issue at the Garden of Eden power plant on the East Bank of Demerara causing a total shutdown of the Demerara-Berbice Interconnected System.

(Trinidad Express) Fire destroyed the India Live Expo in Chaguanas yesterday morning.

President of the Athletics Association of Guyana (AAG), Aubrey Hutson, is of the opinion that Guyana could field a men’s 4x100m relay team at the Olympic Games this summer.

ST JOHN’S, Antigua – Ricky Skerritt and Dr Kishore Shallow have been re-elected unopposed to the posts of President and Vice President respectively, of Cricket West Indies (CWI).

Following the Lady Jaguars’ attempts to solicit government intervention into the unequal allocation of resources by the Guyana Football Federation (GFF), former Golden Jaguars international Kayode McKinnon feels that the local governing body should operate in a more transparent manner.

It’s just past noon and the sound of chisels and hammers hitting against each other emanates from 150 feet below the top of Mazoa.

National cricketer, Anthony Adams, was recently diagnosed with the Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) and as such, is using his experience to stress on the importance of practicing proper precautions.

Brief Scores: Kolkata Knight Riders 187-6 (Nitish Rana 80, Rahul Tripathi 53, Rashid Khan 2/24) beat Sunrisers Hyderabad 177-5 (Manish Pandey 61, Jonny Bairstow 55, Prasidh Krishna 2/35) by 10 runs Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) registered a victory against Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) in Match 3 of the VIVO Indian Premier League (IPL) 2021 at the M.

The Ministry of Health yesterday said that three women who tested positive for the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) have died even as just over 60,000 persons have now been vaccinated.

LONDON, (Reuters) – Manchester United underlined their ‘comeback kings’ tag by recovering from a first-half deficit to beat Tottenham Hotspur 3-1 yesterday and cement their place in the Premier League’s top four.

An overladen truck on Saturday night destroyed a section of the Pirara Bridge in the Rupununi and emergency repairs of $25m are planned, according to Minister of Public Works, Juan Edghill.

Donovan Mitchell scored 42 points and the Utah Jazz became the first team in the NBA to reach the 40-win mark with a 128-112 victory Saturday night over the Sacramento Kings in Salt Lake City.

“Extraordinarily time consuming” is how the Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) has described interpreting and enforcing the terms of the 10 Production Sharing Agreements (PSA) signed between Guyana and 16 international oil companies.

Dear Editor, It has been brought to my attention that circulating on social media is the assertion that Guyana voted against the United Nations resolution entitled “A global call for concrete action for the elimination of racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance and the comprehensive implementation of and follow-up to the Durban Declaration and Programme of Action”. 

The Cyril Potter College of Education (CPCE) is to begin operating its full online school from today.

Former MLB star Alex Rodriguez and billionaire Marc Lore appear to be close to owning the Minnesota Timberwolves, finalizing a deal with current owner Glen Taylor, according to reports.

Dear Editor, Upon reflecting on the gravity and challenges associated with the Covid-19 pandemic, my thought flashed onto an analogous moment in history (1918) when an estimated one third of the world’s population were infected with the so-called Spanish flu (H1N1 Virus) that also killed about 50 million people!

(Reuters) – World number three Rafa Nadal says he is fully fit and confident about his preparations as he begins his claycourt season at the Monte Carlo Masters, with one eye on the pursuit of a 14th French Open crown.

Nine persons who were caught consuming alcohol at Vergenoegen after the curfew on Saturday night were arrested by members of the Joint Services.

A Region 1(Barima-Waini) family is pleading with the Ministry of Amerindian Affairs to intervene after their cottage and crops and fruit trees were demolished by a gold miner who has laid claim to the area.

Dear Editor, I see trees as symbols of joy, of hope, of life; so it was with great disappointment and an even sadder heart that I read of the final decision to remove the century-old rubber trees in Mabaruma in the North West District, which is one of the most scenic parts of our country and which is blessed with an abundance of fruits and vegetables.

(Reuters) – Billy Root claimed a chunk of family bragging rights over older brother and England test captain Joe Root yesterday when the pair came face to face in the County Championship.

Dear Editor, Joined up thinking? Not. The Government of Guyana announces the setting up of a diaspora unit under the uber efficient Rosalinda Rasul.

Now 16 years cancer free, visually impaired Mekyla Belgrave says that every day she feels like she is leading a very different life from that of her friends.

SYDNEY, (Reuters) – A depleted New South Wales rode Jack Edwards’ composed century to crush Western Australia by 102 runs in yesterday’s final of the Marsh One-Day Cup and clinch their 12th domestic one-day title at the Bankstown Oval.

LAHORE, (Reuters) – The remaining 20 matches of this year’s Pakistan Super League (PSL) will take place in Karachi’s National Stadium with the final on June 20, the country’s cricket board said yesterday.

Minister of Public Works,  Juan Edghill has committed to the residents of Crabwood Creek,  Corentyne,  Region Six that the road from the Crematorium to 1st Street will be rehabilitated.

DUBAI,  (Reuters) – An incident at Iran’s Natanz nuclear facility yesterday was caused by an act of “nuclear terrorism”, the country’s nuclear chief Ali Akbar Salehi said, according to state TV, adding that Tehran reserves the right to take action against the perpetrators.

(Trinidad Guardian) Members of T&T Defence Force sail to St Vincent today on the Galleons Passage vessel to carry supplies and assist the eruption-ravaged island– and the vessel will also bring home T&T nationals who are in St Vincent.

Dear Editor, It is no surprise that May-June brings rain to Guyana.

BRUSSELS,  (Reuters) – The European Union’s top diplomat said yesterday Russia and China were hampering a united international response to Myanmar’s military coup and that the EU could offer more economic incentives if democracy returns to the country.

QUITO,  (Reuters) – Ecuadorean banker Guillermo Lasso has won yesterday’s presidential runoff vote against leftist economist Andres Arauz, putting the country on track to maintain open market policies rather than return to socialism.

Dear Editor,  It is okay to give someone or a group of people compliments at times.

AUGUSTA, Ga., (Reuters) – Hideki Matsuyama overcame a potentially ruinous moment to become the first Japanese man to win a major championship with a one-shot Masters victory over Will Zalatoris at Augusta National yesterday.

Twelve persons were on Saturday night arrested during a Joint Services mass patrol in the Mabaruma Station District, North West.

Dear Editor, The recent natural disaster experienced by Saint Vincent and the Grenadines is very unfortunate indeed.

The Ministry of Education has formally embarked on its ambitious Guyana Online Academy of Learning (GOAL) project which will be presiding over 20,000 scholarships in five years with 4,500 to be awarded this year.

JOHANNESBURG, (Reuters) – Opener Mohammad Rizwan smashed an unbeaten half-century to lead Pakistan to a nail-biting four-wicket victory over inexperienced South Africa in the first Twenty20 International at The Wanderers on Saturday.

The family of Claude Pollard, a boat captain who went missing on January 30th following a collision with the Bartica Hospital marine ambulance is still hopeful that he will be found.

By Dani Rodrik Dani Rodrik, Professor of International Political Economy at Harvard University’s John F.

LIMA,  (Reuters) – Far-left candidate Pedro Castillo is leading the Peruvian presidential race with 16.1% of the vote, followed by conservative Keiko Fujimori and liberal economist Hernando de Soto, tied in second place with 11.9%, according to an Ipsos exit poll released last night.

In last week’s article, we began a discussion of the important topic of public financial management (PFM), drawing in part on the contents of the recently released Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) report entitled “Economic Institutions for a Resilient Caribbean” as well as our own experience of the subject.

KAMPALA,  (Reuters) – Uganda, Tanzania and oil firms Total and CNOOC yesterday signed agreements that will kickstart the construction of a $3.5 billion crude pipeline to help ship crude from fields in western Uganda to international markets.