Daily Archive: Wednesday, May 19, 2021

Four men including a 37-year-old have succumbed to COVID-19. The Ministry of Health today said that the latest deaths take the COVID fatality figure to 349.

GAZA/JERUSALEM/ABOARD AIR FORCE ONE, (Reuters) – Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed to continue fighting against Gaza militants after U.S.

LONDON,  (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Award-winning “Pose” star Billy Porter announced he was HIV-positive today, adding that he was healthy and unashamed of having a disease that has long been stigmatised.

The Ministry of Education today announced that two Queen’s College students are the top performers at the regional level for the 2020 Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) and Caribbean Advanced Proficiency Examination (CAPE) assessments.

Cuban national Lopez Cardenas  Yoesmarita, 40,  was stabbed to death this morning on Charlotte Street.

BENGALURU, (Reuters) – Nearly two-thirds of people tested in India have shown exposure to COVID-19, a chain of private laboratories said today, indicating a runaway spread of the virus as the daily death toll rose to a record 4,529.

NEW YORK, (Reuters) – The New York attorney general’s office said yesterday it has now opened a criminal investigation into former President Donald Trump’s company, increasing the legal risk for Trump and his family.

One hundred thousand (100,000) doses of the World Health Organisation (WHO) approved Sinopharm COVID-19 vaccine, which were manufactured by the Beijing Institute of Biological Products Co.

(Trinidad Guardian) A grim milestone was recorded yesterday when, in the 24-hour period between Monday and Tuesday, 23 people lost their lives to COVID-19.

Five persons who are accused of forging several cheques to the value of $19.4 million in the name of the Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) were yesterday brought before the court and charged.

Approximately 7,000 persons were inoculated against COVID-19 on Monday, increasing the total number of persons receiving first and second doses in the country.

Three seamen who were arrested for the murder of Marcus Julius Thomas who was killed at his Kuru Kururu Sandpit, Soesdyke-Linden Highway home were on Monday charged with the capital offence.

Three men who were on trial before Justice Jo Ann Barlow and a jury at the High Court in Berbice for a murder committed on a Crabwood Creek man in 2015 were yesterday found guilty.

Opposition Leader Joseph Harmon has written to international agencies complaining of government’s approval of the destruction of mangroves by Tristar Inc at Versailles/Malgre Tout, West Bank Demerara.

Dear Editor, It was with significant disappointment that the cartoon Politikles as published in Stabroek News on Friday May 14, 2021, was viewed.

Another one of Republic Bank’s customers is calling for the bank’s swift intervention to retrieve money that has gone missing from his account due to unauthorised online transactions and the bank in a public notice has since announced that transactions proven to be fraudulent will see reimbursement.

Shimron Hetmyer and Kevin Sinclair were both named in an 18-man provisional T20I squad named by Cricket West Indies’ selection panel yesterday.

Dear Editor, It was precisely because of the CCJ that we had free and fair elections.

With gold ore plummeting in two key pits, Troy Resources Limited on Monday announced that processing activities could cease in August or Septem-ber at its Region Seven site until a delayed underground mine project gets underway.

Guyana’s COVID-19 deaths now stand at 345 and 102 new cases were reported.

Dear Editor, Political analysts will attempt to derive rational reasons to explain the events of election 2020 and why it unfolded the way it did.

Health Minister, Dr Frank Anthony yesterday said that local authorities have received no reports of a COVID-19 variant in Guyana.

Dear Editor, We were some two generations apart. But we shared the same professional orientation in the sugar industry and its commitment to Technical Voca-tional Education and Train-ing.

Dear Editor, The work being done via the electoral reform project should ensure that these critical areas are reviewed for improvement and implementation: (1) The house-to-house validation of all eligible voters within a doable timeframe; (2) The use of overseas ballots by those Guyanese nationals outside of the country; (3) The ability to form partnerships or coalitions after the votes have been counted; (4) The publication of the initial statement of polls (SOPs) within a predetermined time frame; (5) A predefined recount process, and, (6) A clear outline and limitation of the role of the Returning Officers and the Chief Election Officer (CEO).

The 2021 Caribbean Premier League is swiftly approaching and with it comes opportunities for young local talent to make a name for themselves.

The Guyana Power and Light Incorpo-rated (GPL) and the National Association of Agricultural, Commercial and Industrial Employee (NAACIE) yesterday signed an agreement for a five percent increase in wages and salaries for the year 2020. 

It has only been three weeks since the arrival of the wet season in the Rupununi but there are already reports of extensive damage to existing road infrastructure.

Dear Editor, The Guyana United Artists (GUA) will be mounting a small but dynamic exhibition of selected works to commemorate Guyana’s 55th Independence Anniversary in Main Street, Georgetown on Friday 21st and Saturday 22nd of May from 11 AM to 5 PM.

The Golden Jaguars’ final group stage match in the first round of the 2022 FIFA World Cup Qualifier against Puerto Rico, which was scheduled to be staged on local shores, will now be held on the island of St Kitts and Nevis.

Kevin Adams who was being sought by the police over the killing of Samuel DeSouza, a labourer who was found dead in front of his house less than two months ago, yesterday turned himself over to the police.

Dear Editor, If America and Canada want to help Guyanese, they should call on ExxonMobil to give us a better oil contract.

The Human Services Ministry has announced that it would be seeking to help to ensure the safety of members of the Guyana Society for the Blind at their headquarters. 

Dear Editor, It is time we call a spade a spade!

The Central Islamic Organization of Guyana (CIOG) hosted a Medical Outreach for the General Public at the No.55 Village Masjid on the 16th of May, 2021.

Dear Editor, I saw a notice in the weekend papers. It advises that a lawyer has moved to: 216 South Road Georgetown.

Keevin D’Oliveira was on Monday granted bail in the sum of $80,000 on a possession of narcotics for the purpose of trafficking charge.

Everest Cricket Club has made its  disappointment over the non-selection of Shimron Hetmyer in the West Indies red ball training squad known.

Dear Editor, I have read various news items and letters on the controversy surrounding removing mangrove trees in the Malgre Tout/ Versailles area.

By Sanna Marin Sanna Marin is Prime Minister of Finland. HELSINKI – Climate change and biodiversity loss are the most pressing challenges of our time, so all responsible political leaders must offer long-term policies for confronting them effectively.

“…Only art penetrates what pride, passion, intelligence and habit erect on all sides – the seeming realities of this world.

BUENOS AIRES, (Reuters) – River Plate may be forced to use an outfield player in goal for their next Copa Libertadores tie after all four of the club’s registered keepers tested positive for COVID-19.

By Dr Bertrand Ramcharan Seventh Chancellor of the University of Guyana In a previous offering we called for historical analysis of Guyana’s ethnic predicament. 

The police are working to apprehend a mechanic who allegedly shot a carpenter in his abdomen, during an argument over a game of pools.

(Reuters) – Batsman James Bracey and seamer Ollie Robinson have received their first call-ups for England for the two-test series against New Zealand which begins on June 2, the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) said yesterday.

SYDNEY, (Reuters) – Three years after the infamous ball-tampering scandal plunged Australian cricket into crisis, “Sandpapergate” has reared its head again following a suggestion that responsibility for the affair might run deeper than the three players punished for it.

JOHANNESBURG, South Africa, CMC – Six uncapped players have been named in a 19-man South Africa squad for next month’s two-Test series against West Indies, with the governing body  describing the tour as a “massive outing for the Proteas”.

SAN SALVADOR, (Reuters) – The release yesterday of a U.S. government list labeling 17 Central American politicians as corrupt prompted El Salvador’s President Nayib Bukele to praise China, and its congress to ratify a 2019 cooperation agreement with the country.

LONDON, (Reuters) – Investors should not fund new oil, gas and coal supply projects if the world wants to reach net zero emissions by mid-century, the International Energy Agency (IEA) said on Tuesday, in the top global watchdog’s starkest warning yet to curb fossil fuels.

TOKYO, (Reuters) – A top medical organisation has thrown its weight behind calls to cancel the Tokyo Olympics saying hospitals are already overwhelmed as the country battles a spike in coronavirus infections less than three months from the start of the Games.

GROS ISLET, St Lucia, CMC – All-rounder Darren Sammy will not feature for St Lucia Zouks as a player in the upcoming Caribbean Premier League, a year after leading them to their first final of the premier domestic Twenty20 tournament.

ST JOHN’S, Antigua, CMC – Explosive all-rounder Andre Russell is set to feature for West Indies for the first time in 14 months, after being named in an 18-man provisional Twenty20 squad yesterday for upcoming series against South Africa, Australia and Pakistan.

LONDON,  (Reuters) – The launch of a new Champions League format will elevate track cycling to another level and attract a wider fanbase when it launches in November, organisers believe.

Dear Editor, All across this country – and mostly by Indo-Guyanese persons – music is blasted so loud as to affect entire villages and communities.

Jordan Spieth is 0 for 4 in his bid to become the sixth member of the prestigious Grand Slam of golf club.

LONDON,  (Reuters) – Chelsea seized control of their destiny in the Premier League top-four battle as they avenged their FA Cup final defeat by Leicester City to beat them 2-1 at Stamford Bridge yesterday.

The Golden State Warriors and host Los Angeles Lakers will add a new chapter to their 72-year rivalry when they square off in an NBA play-in game tonight at Staples Center.

With more than 96 households affected by flooding in Region Nine, the Civil Defence Commission (CDC) yesterday said that a truck filled with relief supplies has departed for the region and is expected to arrive today.