Daily Archive: Saturday, May 1, 2021

The Government of Guyana this afternoon commissioned over $400M in screening equipment at the Cheddi Jagan International Airport, Timehri.

As COVID-19 continues to spread here, the Ministry of Health today announced that 121 new cases were recorded and 17 persons are in the ICU.

Minister of Home Affairs, Robeson Benn (left) visiting with the family of Shonnette Dover earlier today in Linden, Region 10.

Exxon Mobil Corporation yesterday announced estimated first quarter 2021 earnings of US$2.7 billion, or US$0.64 per share assuming dilution, compared with a loss of US$610 million in the first quarter of 2020, according to Businesswire.

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

Former Minister of Public Infrastructure David Patterson on Friday said that there was a clear conflict of interest at Guyana Power and Light (GPL) Board as two luxury vehicles had been purchased from a company managed by one of their members.

The Ministry of Health announced that as of Thursday another person who had tested positive for the novel coronavirus died, taking the death toll for the month to 65 even as 177 new infections were confirmed.

The partially decomposed body of Shonnette Dover, the Linden woman who was reported missing four weeks ago, was on Friday morning found buried in a shallow grave in the backyard of her boyfriend, who is now wanted by police for allegedly shooting and killing her.

The man who was hit down and killed while begging at a city stoplight on Thursday has been identified as an 88-year-old pensioner, who witnesses claim was pushed by a passenger seated in a car.

Following a month that saw record COVID-19 deaths and infections here, the government has extended the COVID-19 Emergency Measures, including the national 10pm to 4am curfew, while allowing for the limited opening of casinos and betting shops.

After initially saying that persons who have recovered from COVID-19 should wait before getting vaccinated, Minister of Health Dr Frank Anthony on Friday said that there is no harm in them getting immunised as soon as possible.

Chief Operating Officer of Hess Corporation Greg Hill on Wednesday revealed that the flash gas compressor system from the Liza Destiny oil platform is currently undergoing repairs in Houston, Texas, USA.

As the West Indies women gear up for a second training camp beginning today, head coach, Courtney Walsh, says that the theme of the camp is consistency and awareness.

With the overall work of the Liza Phase 2 project 90 per cent completed, the Liza Unity Floating Production Storage and Offloading (FPSO) oil platform is set to sail for Guyana in mid-2021.

The Alliance for Change (AFC) yesterday called for a “full and unfettered” investigation by the Guyana Police Force into the fuel procurement scandal at the Guyana Oil Company (Guyoil).

A motorcyclist who was ordered to publicly apologise after assaulting two police officers on Thursday found himself the victim of an apparent retaliatory attack by one of the ranks.

Dear Editor, One of the previous government’s flagship projects in Region 9 was to be the construction of an all-weather road connecting villages in the East Central Rupununi corridor to the town of Lethem.

Dear Editor, The Guyana Relief Council (GRC) is a charitable Non-Governmental Organization (NGO) which renders assistance to any person/family whose life becomes disrupted by any form of disaster – natural or man-made, wherever it occurs throughout the 10 regions of Guyana. 

The inaugural Marcel Crawford Memorial cycle road race will pedal off tomorrow in Berbice.

Sports promoter Aubrey ‘Shanghai’ Major is to be charged with allegedly breaching the current restriction on the holding social activities.

WASHINGTON,  (Reuters) – Dozens of Senate Republicans called on the Biden administration yesterday to withdraw what they say is a “divisive” education proposal that would place greater emphasis on slavery and the contributions of Black Americans in history and civics lessons taught in U.S.

Dear Editor, The huge fire at Sharon’s Mall evokes the urgent need for adequate building construction with updated building codes, especially electric circuit designs and shut off mechanisms (like a series of valves along pipelines).

For the past four years, Leaundre Mason has been designing and making accessories.

The Cummings Electrical Company Ltd and the Trophy Stall sponsored Inter-Ministries/Government Agencies Inaugural Female Softball Cricket Championship, is slated to commence today at the Durban Park tarmac, Homestretch Avenue from 10am.

A 22-year-old man who was wanted for the murder of retired priest George Chuck-A-Sang was charged and remanded to prison last week.

WASHINGTON,  (Reuters) – U.S. President Joe Biden yesterday imposed new travel restrictions on India in light of the COVID-19 epidemic, barring most non-U.S.

Dear Editor, I left Guyana, the country of my birth, in January 1982, during the dictatorship of Burnham.

Narayan Ramdhani moved into the third round of the XXIV Pan Am individual championships currently ongoing in Guatemala.

One of the things that is selling cheap at the market for the past few weeks is cucumbers.

LOS ANGELES,  (Reuters) – After exceeding all expectations with its initial four test flights, the first ever by an aircraft over the surface of another planet, NASA’s tiny Mars robot helicopter Ingenuity is ready for graduation.

Keziah Jeuel Roberts, the nursing assistant who was recently charged with obtaining monies from multiple persons through the operation of a Ponzi scheme, has been faced with 15 new fraud charges.

P and P Insurance Brokers is the latest company to provide support for project “Cricket Gear for Young and Promising Cricketers in Guyana.”

Dear Editor, I refer to Stabroek News article published in its Wednesday, April 21, 2021 edition captioned, “Anthony says GPH has to answer for the woman’s amputation after COVID hospital accident.”

KINGSTON, Jamaica,  (Reuters) – Saint Vincent struggled to bounce back from major flooding after heavy rains following a series of volcanic eruptions this month inundated large swaths of the Caribbean island, as a senior official confirmed landslides in an interview yesterday.

I remember my first brush with Islamophobic sentiments like it was yesterday.

A 111 Miles, Mahdia, Region Eight pensioner has been arrested by police after being found with a quantity of cannabis at his home.

Punjab Kings 179 for 5 (Rahul 91*, Gayle 46, Jamieson 2-32) beat Royal Challengers Bangalore 145 for 8 (Kohli 35, Brar 3-19, Bishnoi 2-17) by 34 runs In three previous IPL matches, stretched across as many seasons, Harpreet Brar had failed to take a wicket with his left-arm spin, while being dispatched at close to 10 runs an over.

Dear Editor, The Council of Legal Education (CLE) in the Caribbean celebrates its 50th anniversary this year.

President Irfaan Ali on Wednesday said that the government is currently putting a system in place to facilitate the start of post-Cabinet briefings.

HOUSTON,  (Reuters) – Police responding to reports of a kidnapping said yesterday they had found more than 90 people crammed into a two-story suburban Houston home and suspected it was being used in a human smuggling operation.

In honour of Administrative Professionals Week, the Ministry of Human Services and Social Security (MoHSSS) on Wednesday last provided its staff with an afternoon of relaxation through painting and interaction.

(Jamaica Gleaner) Professor Sir Hilary Beckles’ contract as vice-chancellor of The University of the West Indies (UWI) has been renewed for another five years despite opposition from the governments of Jamaica and Trinidad and Tobago.

One good measure of the change in Washington during the last 100 days is the number of false and misleading statements made by the new president.

Dear Editor, In all that is going on with the Covid-19, I would urge the government to make the Covid-19 vaccines mandatory for all government employees workers attached.

Kevin Porter Jr. scored a career-high 50 points and was one of three Houston players to post double-doubles as the Rockets upset the visiting Milwaukee Bucks 143-136 on Thursday.

BUENOS AIRES,  (Reuters) – A medical board appointed to investigate the death of Diego Maradona has concluded that the soccer star’s medical team acted in an “inappropriate, deficient and reckless manner,” according to a copy of the report shared with Reuters yesterday.

A man was on Friday robbed of $140,000 in valuables in a gunpoint hold-up in Foulis, East Coast Demerara.

SAO PAULO,  (Reuters) – A Brazilian court confirmed yesterday the impeachment of Rio de Janeiro’s state governor Wilson Witzel over alleged graft in the purchase of medical supplies and services to fight the COVID-19 outbreak.

LONDON, CMC – West Indies Test captain, Kraigg Brathwaite, failed as Gloucestershire struggled, leaving them with a huge task of saving their County Championship game against Leicestershire.

Revulsion, sorrow and shock. These were some of the reactions when a video circulated on social media this week of a man eating a decomposing animal.

A man secured bail yesterday after being charged with smoking ganja at Demico House, Stabroek Square.

(Trinidad Guardian) Former Clico Investment Bank (CIB) chairman Andre Monteil and former CIB President Richard Trotman have been ordered to pay almost TT$100 million in restitution to their former employer over a controversial unsecured loan to Monteil before the bank’s collapse.