Daily Archive: Monday, April 19, 2021

The Office of the President today said that 83,000 doses of the Sputnik V COVID-19 vaccine arrived this morning at the Cheddi Jagan International Airport.

APNU+AFC Members of Parliament, led by the Leader of the Opposition, Joseph Harmon, yesterday reached out to 19 communities in Region Five beginning from Ithaca, West Coast Berbice to High Dam.

The Ministry of Public Works has invited bids for the enhancement of the avenues along Carmichael and Waterloo streets in the city.

LOS ANGELES,  (Reuters) – NASA’s miniature robot helicopter Ingenuity performed a successful takeoff and landing on Mars early today, achieving the first powered, controlled flight by an aircraft over the surface of another planet, the U.S.

NEW DELHI,  (Reuters) – India’s capital region of Delhi ordered a six-day lockdown today as daily COVID-19 cases nationwide hit a new record and the health system crumbled under the weight of new infections.

(Trinidad Express) Marc Anthony Singh has been described as a brilliant and talented performer, artist and designer, who deserved to live in peace and love and not be made a victim of violence.

(Trinidad Guardian) A massive jump in reported COVID-19 infections yesterday is a “post-Easter spike” and likely caused by the increased activity and mingling over the Easter weekend.

(Trinidad Guardian) Three people were killed following a fiery, early Sunday morning crash along the Western Main Road, Westmoorings.

Opposition Leader Joseph Harmon has written to Alistair Routledge, President ExxonMobil Guyana seeking an urgent meeting on problems being experienced on the Liza Destiny platform which has seen gas flaring and a subsequent sharp drop in production.

Rice farmers in the Upper Corentyne  have complained bitterly about the deplorable state of several dams in the area which is stopping them from transporting paddy from the backlands.

A Cane Grove, Mahaica labourer was fatally stabbed by his drinking partner after an argument ensued between the two, police yesterday said.

A 22-year-old man ended his life yesterday after he attacked a 17-year-old girl while she was travelling  home on the Essequibo River.

Guyana ended their FIBA Basketball World Cup 2023 Pre-Qualifiers winless, going down to Costa Rica by a 78-75 score line last evening at the José Adolfo Pineda National Gymnasium in El Salvador. 

The Ministry of Home Affairs has invited bids for $1.071b in works on the Lusgnan Prison which has been the scene of multiple escapes, riots and protests over conditions in recent years.

In an effort to increase and sustain rice production in Region Six, Minister of Agriculture, Zulfikar Mustapha on Saturday noted that $20M was budgeted to carry out major rehabilitation works at the seed paddy facility located in Lesbeholden, Black Bush Polder, Corentyne.

Dear Editor, The article titled, `Japanese study said gas to power viable’ (SN April 18) is both enlightening and timely. 

As the Friends of Adams/Team Daniels Cricket Development T20 tournament bowled off yesterday, Jaguars, New Opportunity Corps (NOC) and Venom recorded first round wins.

Dear Editor, During the APNU+AFC’s tenure in governance, I was quite pleased when an announcement was made to stop passing houses with the cheap/inferior electrical points (duplex).

Gunmen on Saturday night opened fire at a bar in Lime Street, Werk-en-Rust, Georgetown before executing a robbery at the premises.

Brief Scores: Delhi Capitals (Shikhar Dhawan 92, Prithvi Shaw 32; Jhye Richardson 2/41) beat Punjab Kings 195/4 (Mayank Agarwal 69, KL Rahul 61; Lukman Meriwala 1/32) by 6 wickets (IPL) Delhi Capitals (DC) bounced back with a victory, beating the Punjab Kings (PBKS) in Match 11 of the VIVO Indian Premier League (IPL) 2021 at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai yesterday.

Dear Editor, A letter writer recently claimed that “It was the bounden and civic duty of persons knowledgeable of rape in the Guyana National Service to report these incidents to the police”.

One hundred and sixty-nine persons from 33 households are currently under quarantine as Aishalton Village in the Deep South Rupununi continues to battle the spread of COVID-19.

Star cyclist, Jamual John returned from the USA with a bang. 

HAVANA, (Reuters) – Cuban dissidents accused authorities of cutting their web access and preventing them from leaving their homes during the Cuban Communist Party Congress where leaders denounced renewed U.S.-backed

Dear Editor, Presently, Guyana is self-sufficient in the areas of beef, mutton, pork, poultry and goat meat, however, there is no reason why these cannot be produced at the export level.

(Trinidad Guardian) Almost four hours after a woman reported that her husband failed to return home after leaving to meet a client, the police discovered the man’s body wrapped in plastic at the client’s Gasparillo apartment on Saturday night.

Newly-established media entity—Village Voice GY Inc, has filed a $3M lawsuit against its former Director Nigel Williams, and Lincoln Lewis whom it accuses of using its company logo without permission.

Dear Editor, Reference is made to `Divergent perspectives on gov’t and opposition performances’ (SN letters April 18).

MOSCOW/PRAGUE,  (Reuters) – Moscow expelled 20 Czech diplomats yesterday in a confrontation over Czech allegations that two Russian spies accused of a nerve agent poisoning in Britain in 2018 were behind an earlier explosion at a Czech ammunition depot that killed two people.

The body of a Crabwood Creek fisherman, who went missing in the Corentyne River on Thursday evening while plying his trade was yesterday morning discovered near to where he disappeared underwater.

(Barbados Nation) The University of the West Indies Seismic Research Centre (UWI-SRC) said in a bulletin on its Facebook Page yesterday that there was another explosive eruption of the La Soufriere Volcano in St Vincent and the Grenadines at 4:49 p.m.

Just over two months after the administering of the first COVID-19 vaccine on February 11th to a health worker, the government announced that inoculations would be available to  all persons over 18.

In our last two articles, we discussed Chapter 3 of the recently released Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) report entitled “Economic Institutions for a Resilient Caribbean” dealing with public financial management (PFM) with specific emphasis on Guyana.

MANCHESTER, England, (Reuters) – European football closed ranks yesterday, threatening to ban any clubs that join a breakaway competition after the spectre of a European Super League re-emerged on the eve of a vote on Champions League reforms.

By Judy Grant Judy Grant is a Vincentian born, PhD Candidate in Adult Education and Community Development at the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education (OISE)  and the Collaborative Program in Women and Gender Studies at University of Toronto.

LONDON, (Reuters) – Leicester City reached the FA Cup final for the first time in more than 50 years as Kelechi Iheanacho’s goal secured a 1-0 win over Southampton at Wembley yesterday.

A Brighton Village, Corentyne man is now hospitalised after he was shot in his right leg by a thief during the wee hours yesterday.

MANCHESTER, England, (Reuters) – Mason Greenwood continued his fine run of form with a second-half brace which helped Manchester United to a 3-1 home win over Burnley in the Premier League yesterday and kept them on course for a top-four finish.

Former president of the Guyana Chess Federation (GCF) Irshad Mohammed was the winner of Saturday’s seven rounds online blitz tournament organised by the GCF.

LONDON, CMC – West Indies Test captain Kraigg Brathwaite featured in a half-century stand as Gloucestershire completed a straightforward run chase to beat Somerset by eight wickets on the final day of their County Championship contest here yesterday.

Royal Challengers Bangalore registered their third win on the bounce after beating Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) in Match 10 of the VIVO Indian Premier League (IPL) 2021 at the M.

(Reuters) – Police in Austin, Texas, were searching yesterday for a former deputy sheriff wanted in connection with the fatal shooting of three people at an apartment complex earlier in the day.

(Trinidad Express) Thedeath of a 96-year-old woman in Siparia is being investigated by homicide officers.

Dear Editor,  Thank you for this opportunity to share my views.

(Reuters) – Roger Federer will kick start his clay court campaign at next month’s Geneva Open as he steps up his preparations for the French Open, the 39-year-old Swiss wrote on Twitter yesterday.

(Reuters) – Cricket’s bid for Olympic inclusion has received backing from the Indian board which said it was now keen to help the game become part of the world’s biggest sporting extravaganza.