Articles published on Tuesday, May 4, 2021
The U.S. Department of State is supporting an 18-month project to bolster the capacity of the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) and the Attorney General’s Chambers regarding electoral processes, and to encourage civil society organizations (CSOs) to advocate for electoral reform in accordance with regional and international standards.
WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken vowed today that Washington would work with partners in the region to maintain pressure on the government of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro for a peaceful return to democracy.
The Ministry of Health today said that three more persons who tested positive for the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) have died.
NEW DELHI, (Reuters) – Twitter Inc today said it has banned leading Bollywood actress Kangana Ranaut, known for her ardent support of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, accusing her of violating its rules on hateful conduct and abusive behaviour.
MEXICO CITY, (Reuters) – At least 23 people were killed and 65 were hospitalized when a railway overpass and train collapsed onto a busy road in Mexico City last night, crushing cars under fallen carriages and rubble.
SATARA/AHMEDABAD, India, (Reuters) – India halted its most popular sports tournament today and the country’s opposition chief called for a nationwide lockdown as the number of coronavirus infections climbed past 20 million, a dismal milestone crossed only by the United States.
(Trinidad Guardian) Younger, healthier people with no co-morbidities are now dying from the COVID-19 virus in T&T and the Health Ministry is now testing them to determine if the more deadly Brazilian (P1) strain was responsible for their deaths.
Complaints about refunds were among the issues that dominated a consultation held by the Ministry of Public Works yesterday with travel agents to resolve the travelling public’s concerns.
As of Sunday, a total of over 140,000 persons here had received their first dose of a COVID-19 vaccine, Minister of Health Dr Frank Anthony has announced.
The lucrative Indian Premier League (IPL) was forced to postpone yesterday’s match between the Royal Challengers Bangalore and the Kolkata Knight Riders after two players tested positive for the coronavirus forcing the organisers to consider moving the tournament to Mumbai.
Linden resident, Colwyn Arthur was yesterday afternoon sentenced to 15 years in jail for the 2018 killing of Claude `Sonno’ DeJonge, who at the time shared a relationship with a woman Arthur was also once involved with.
Twenty-year-old Shonnette Dover died after being shot in her head, an autopsy performed on the body yesterday revealed.
Local track and field athletes are in a dilemma when it comes to competing at the South America Championships, the highest area event prior to the Olympic Games.
Vickram Persaud now awaits sentence after a jury yesterday afternoon found him guilty of raping a young woman back in 2009.
Bacchus Bulls registered a 33-run win over Reliance Hustlers to win the South/Central Essequibo Cricket Committee T20 tournament on Sunday.
NEW DELHI, (Reuters) – The Indian Premier League’s attempt to ride out India’s coronavirus crisis suffered a blow yesterday after two players tested positive for COVID-19, casting doubt over whether the world’s richest cricket tournament can continue.
The Demerara Distillers Group has announced the appointment of Ramesh Persaud, as Managing Director with effect from yesterday.
LONDON, CMC – West Indies seamer Kemar Roach believes his career-best eight wicket haul against Hampshire was just reward for his persistence, after managing only three wickets from 71 overs in his two opening matches of the County Championship for Surrey.
Just a week after a wanted bulletin was issued for him, Tito Browne was yesterday remanded by a Linden Magistrate for allegedly trafficking two Jamaican nationals and withholding their passports.
COLOMBO, (Reuters) – Left-arm spinner Praveen Jayawickrama claimed a match-haul of 11 wickets in a fairytale debut as he bowled Sri Lanka to a 209-run victory, and a 1-0 series win, in the second test against Bangladesh in Pallekele yesterday.
LONDON, CMC – West Indies Test captain Kraigg Brathwaite failed for the second in the match but Ian Cockbain slammed a hundred and Tom Lace narrowly missed out on another, as Gloucestershire produced a thrilling run chase to stun Leicestershire by four wickets here Sunday.
The increase of COVID-19 cases in the Deep South Rupununi has resulted in more villagers seeking to get vaccinated against the virus in a bid to protect themselves and families.
LONDON, CMC – West Indies have slumped to 10th spot in the latest International Cricket Council’s Twenty20 rankings, just six months before they defend their title at the T20 World Cup in India.
The trial of Abishai Caesar for the 2012 murders of Anna Catherina businesswoman Jennifer Persaud and her two sons—Afridi Bacchus and 18-month-old Jadon Persaud is currently underway before Justice Sandil Kissoon and a jury at the High Court in Georgetown.
Dear Editor, First, it behooves me to profoundly thank, congratulate and encourage all directly involved in the fight against Covid-19 in Guyana.
With a jury unable to arrive at consensus, Akeem Edwards now faces a retrial over the 2014 murder of fellow inmate Teon Smith, whom he is alleged to have stabbed during an argument at the Mazaruni Prison.
MELBOURNE, (Reuters) – Former test opener and cricket commentator Michael Slater has pilloried the Australian government over its decision to ban citizens in COVID-ravaged India from returning home, saying Prime Minister Scott Morrison has “blood” on his hands.
Sleepin Hotel owner Clifton Bacchus, one of his cashiers and two patrons were yesterday charged with breaching the national curfew.
Dear Editor, Grove Post Office ran out of pension money today, Monday, at one o’clock.
(BBC) Former world heavyweight champion Andy Ruiz Jr survived an early knockdown to beat Chris Arreola by unanimous decision in California Saturday night.
Dear Editor, It was reported in the Media on May 1, that a construction worker fell to his death on April 28 through an opening on the 4th floor of a six-storey building under construction on Regent Street, Georgetown.
NORFOLK, Va., (Reuters) – President Joe Biden yesterday called on wealthy Americans and corporations to pay their “fair share” to fund free community college and other benefits for workers as he promoted his sweeping jobs and safety-net plans in Virginia.
Giannis Antetokounmpo scored a season-high 49 points Sunday afternoon and outdueled Kevin Durant as the host Milwaukee Bucks edged the Brooklyn Nets, 117-114.
An early Monday morning fire suspected to be an act of arson has destroyed the Linden home of Mary Alleyne, the grandmother of Shaqwuan Alleyne, who is the prime suspect in the murder Shonnette Dover.
APNU+AFC Parliamentarian Amanza Walton-Desir has accused the governing PPP/C, their supporters and various “surrogates” of deliberating misinterpreting comments she made in an attempt to malign her character.
(ESPNCricinfo) Relocating the IPL to Mumbai has emerged as a serious option for the Board of Control for Cricket in India as it looks to minimise the risks after several Covid-19 related cases were reported from both venues currently hosting the tournament yesterday.
Dear Editor, I welcome the comments at the end of my printed letter of April 25 “I continue to hold the view that the AG violates the spirit of the constitution if he or she offers advice to the DPP” and was lucky for someone to read them to me.
BRASILIA, (Reuters) – Brazil’s indigenous affairs agency Funai has called on a top indigenous leader to explain her criticism of the right-wing government of President Jair Bolsonaro and the impact its handling of the COVID-19 crisis has had on native people.
A youth was granted $150,000 bail on Monday after being charged with robbing a woman of two gold chains.
Dear Editor, Reference is made to “TIGI’s request for info from ExxonMobil, gov’t has gone unheeded” (May 3).
(Reuters) – New Zealand have overhauled world champions England as the number one side in the one-day international (ODI) rankings, the International Cricket Council (ICC) said yesterday.
WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro has been “sending signals” to the Biden administration, but Washington will not ease sanctions without concrete steps toward free elections, a senior White House official told Reuters yesterday.
Two weeks after being charged with three counts of armed robbery, labourer Akeem Forte has secured bail.
A Fort Ordnance, East Canje, Berbice woman is now a patient at the New Amsterdam Hospital after she was stabbed by her ex-partner on Sunday around 8.30 pm.
Dear Editor, On July 27, 2018, Guyana signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) supporting China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI).
Last Saturday, in close proximity to news that we may be in the midst of another rash of smuggling of Towa Towa birds into New York, the Irfaan Ali administration made public the installation of $400 million worth of new baggage and body scanning equipment at the Cheddi Jagan International Airport (CJIA), Timehri.
By Jeffrey D. Sachs NEW YORK – The governments of South Africa, India, and dozens of other developing countries are calling for the rights on intellectual property (IP), including vaccine patents, to be waived to accelerate the worldwide production of supplies to fight COVID-19.
Vaccine inequity has become a matter of deep global concern. The issue, the WHO’s Director-General, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, told a recent meeting of the UN’s Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC), is “the challenge of our time”.
(Trinidad Express) Prime Minister Dr Keith Rowley has ordered more stringent restrictions in a desperate attempt to limit the movement of citizens, and head off a catastrophic increase in the number of Covid-positive cases.
COPENHAGEN, (Reuters) – Denmark yesterday became the first country to exclude Johnson & Johnson’s COVID-19 shots from its vaccination programme over a potential link to a rare but serious form of blood clot.
(Reuters) – Sri Lanka all-rounder Thisara Perera has announced his retirement from international cricket after nearly 12 years in the sport, the country’s cricket board (SLC) said yesterday.
Thirty-three-year-old Delroy Adonis of Crane Housing Scheme was yesterday allegedly robbed of his car and other valuables after picking up a passenger who requested to be taken from Vreed-en-Hoop to the Diamond Public Road.
