Daily Archive: Wednesday, May 26, 2021

The Ministry of Health today said that six deaths have been added to the total count of COVID-19 related fatalities.  

(Reuters) – A tiny hedge fund dealt a major blow to Exxon Mobil Corp today as shareholders elected at least two of the fund’s nominated directors to the oil giant’s board after a months-long battle over the company’s carbon footprint and growth plans.

Due to heavy rainfall, the Tuschen Police Outpost on the East Bank of Essequibo  has five inches of water, according to a post on the Police Facebook page today.

THE HAGUE,  (Reuters) – A Dutch court today ordered Royal Dutch Shell to significantly deepen planned greenhouse gas emission cuts, in a landmark ruling that could pave the way for legal action against energy companies around the world.

The raised Golden Arrowhead backlit by coruscating fireworks last night outside of the Umana Yana as Guyana prepared to celebrate its 55th anniversary of independence.

The raising of the Golden Arrowhead last night outside of the Umana Yana to commemorate Guyana’s 55th anniversary of independence.

TOKYO, (Reuters) – Japanese newspaper publisher Asahi Shimbun, an official partner of the Tokyo 2020 Olympics, called for the Summer Games to be cancelled in an editorial today, citing risks to public safety and strains on the medical system from the COVID-19 pandemic.

LONDON,  (Reuters) – British Prime Minister Boris Johnson was disastrously slow to impose a lockdown in 2020 because he thought COVID-19 was a scare story and even considered getting injected with coronavirus on live television to show it was benign, his former chief adviser said.

(Reuters) – Police in Antigua and Barbuda said they had intensified a search for fugitive Indian-born jeweller Mehul Choksi, who went missing on Sunday, and have requested international police coordination agency Interpol to issue a global alert.

(Trinidad Guardian) Approximately 2,000 school students appear to have dropped out of the education system since T&T’s COVID-19 pandemic battle began in March 2020.

(Trinidad Guardian) The Ministry of Health has registered another day of high fatalities in T&T due to the COVID-19 virus, with 18 deaths recorded over the last 24-hour reporting period, one of which occurred in Tobago.

(Trinidad Guardian) Cultural icon Torrance Mohammed died yesterday, after being brutally beaten and robbed in San Fernando on Monday.

Citing unfulfilled contractual agreements, government yesterday terminated with immediate effect the contract with BK International for the construction of the US$4 million Good Hope Secondary School and also notified that it would be taking court action.

The month of May has now surpassed April as the deadliest month in relation to COVID-19 after seven deaths  – including that of a 17-year-old – were reported yesterday.

Forty-one-year-old boatman, Vickram Persaud was yesterday sentenced to 20 years behind bars for the 2009 rape of a young woman whom he took to a location other than where she had paid him to be taken.

Kenrick Cozier, a second suspect in the killing of 10-year-old Anthony Cort during a robbery in Sophia in March, was yesterday remanded to prison on a murder charge.

The Guyana Police Force (GPF) in a statement yesterday is refuting what it says are allegations in the press and social media that there is a ban on Haitian nationals entering Guyana.

Retired Assistant Commissioners of Police, Paul Slowe and Clinton Conway have been asked by Prime Minister Mark Phillips to show cause why the charges of fraud leveled against them should not result in their removal from the Police Service Commission (PSC).

A Cuban woman was on Tuesday charged with manslaughter after she allegedly stabbed a countryman to death during a scuffle.

On the eve of Guyana’s 55th Independence Anni-versary President Irfaan Ali has reiterated his government’s plans for a new city further inland.

The Ministry of Education yesterday launched its Quiz Me Platform in the Smart Room of the National Centre for Educational Resource Development (NCERD).

The homes of just over a hundred residents from Silvertown and Silver City, Linden have been flooded after torrential rainfall compounded by high tides yesterday morning, Regional Chairman Deron Adams told Stabroek News.

The Ministry of Agriculture yesterday hosted its inaugural Independence Seed and Seedling Distribution Drive in observance of Guyana’s 55th Independence Anniversary.

The Government of Guyana via the Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sport, has officially announced the composition of the board of the National Sports Commission (NSC), paving the way for the appointment of a new Director of Sports.

Gavin Singh, President of the Guyana Mixed Martial Arts Federation (GMMAF), has lauded the recent appointment of notable football promoter Kashif Muhammad as chairman of the National Sports Commission (NSC).

President Irfaan Ali has lashed out against the claim made by Georgetown Mayor, Ubraj Narine that he is starving the Mayor and City Council (M&CC) of resources.

A youth is now in custody after robbing a GR taxi service driver at First Street, Agricola, East Bank Demerara, on Monday night.

Romello Crawford has been declared the 2021 Senior National Road Race Champion by the Guyana Cycling Federation (GCF). 

The Caribbean Premier League (CPL) will be a hub for up-and-coming local talents.

ExxonMobil will from today begin paying for the flaring of its estimated 15 million cubic feet (MMcf) per day of associated gases as it has applied for 36 days of flaring and the total accrued for the period under the revised Environmental Permit would be around US$1.3 million, says Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo.

Dear Editor, As we observe the 55th year of Independence, I expect that our leaders, our political parties, religious organizations, industry & commerce will ponder why we have not yet been truly free and liberated as a people, free from the mental chains by those who set out to dominate and control us.

As Guyana celebrates 55 years as an independent nation, the Guyana Telephone and Telegraph Company (GTT) has sponsored the décor for the Ministry of Health’s Disability and Rehabilitation Service Centre at its Croal Street, Georgetown location.

Bangladesh 246 (Rahim 125, Mahmudullah 41, Chameera 3-44) beat Sri Lanka 141-9 (Rahman 3-16, Miraz 3-28) by 103 runs (Cricinfo) On their way to the top of the ICC’s World Cup Super League points table, Bangladesh struck off Sri Lanka from their list of teams against whom they haven’t won an ODI series.

Dear Editor, Please allow my correction to the caption of a photograph in your Sunday edition of January 17th last, accompanying an article announcing the death of ‘attorney and independence campaigner’ Llewellyn John.

ST. JOHN’S, Antigua – Cricket West Indies (CWI) yesterday hosted the Professional Cricketers Draft for the 2021-2022 season, which took place over two rounds via a videocall with representatives from all six Territorial Board Franchises.

(Reuters) – New Zealand wicketkeeper-batsman Tim Seifert broke down in tears yestrerday as he recalled fearing the worst after testing positive for COVID-19 in India following the Indian Premier League’s (IPL) suspension.

Robbers left two businessmen and a security guard tied up after an early morning attack on Monday at a Friendship, East Bank Demerara supermarket.

Dear Editor, As Guyanese observe the 55th anniversary of the attainment of Independence status, after over 150 years of British colonial rule, we need to do some serious introspection on the road we have travelled thus far and the challenges that still confront us as a relatively young nation-state.

LAHORE, Pakistan, (Reuters) – Quetta Gladiators fast bowler Naseem Shah has been expelled from the remainder of the Pakistan Super League (PSL) in Abu Dhabi next month for breaching the tournament’s COVID-19 protocols, the league said.

A security guard was robbed by two men at the junction of Cooper Street and Punt Trench Dam, in Albouystown, Georgetown on Monday.

WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – U.S. President Joe Biden and Russian President Vladimir Putin will meet in Geneva on June 16, the White House and the Kremlin said on Tuesday amid sharp disputes over election interference, cyberatttacks, human rights and Ukraine.

Seon Christie is wanted by the police in connection with the attempted murder of Shanaz Mohamed on 2021/05/02.

Dear Editor, The irresponsible behaviour of the current Administration with regard to the COVID pandemic is recognized not only among Guyanese but by the PAHO officials who spoke of the surging cases of the virus within Guyana.

Health Minister Dr. Frank Anthony on Friday said that he hopes that companies will continue “encouraging” their staff to get vaccinated as it will help Guyana exit the COVID-19 pandemic. 

(Reuters) – A stark appeal by the world’s top energy body to stop investment in new fossil fuel projects by next year has met a mixed reception from the world’s top producers – from guarded praise and pledges to cut back on coal to outright defiance.

NEW DELHI, (Reuters) – Fast-bowling great Richard Hadlee expects swing bowlers to dominate the final of the inaugural World Test Championship (WTC) between India and New Zealand in Southampton next month.

Dear Editor, Kindly allow me some space in your newspaper for this letter.

Today, the nation of Guyana is 55 years old, an age at which people tend to contemplate (though quite a few abstain or procrastinate) the status of their lives; get that long overdue physical check-up, make preparations for retirement, begin the first drafts of their wills and generally put their affairs in general order.

Vaccinations countrywide are increasing steadily according to Minister of Health, Dr Frank Anthony as he noted that 12 per cent of Guyana’s adult population is now fully inoculated.

Nikola Jokic scored 38 points, Michael Porter Jr. had 18 and the host Denver Nuggets beat the Portland Trail Blazers 128-109 in Game 2 of their Western Conference first-round playoff series on Monday.

RIO DE JANEIRO,  (Reuters) – Brazil yesterday passed 450,000 COVID-19 deaths, according to the Health Ministry, with an additional 2,173 fatalities in the last 24 hours and 73,453 new coronavirus cases.

By Dr Bertrand Ramcharan Seventh Chancellor of the University of Guyana In two previous offerings we discussed the need for historical analysis of Guyana’s ethnic predicament drawing upon the experiences of our various peoples, and we looked at the strategies of the late Dr Cheddi Jagan to promote national reconciliation and unity.

By Zhang Jun SHANGHAI – Last month, the US Senate Foreign Relations Committee officially backed the Strategic Competition Act of 2021, which labels China a strategic competitor in a number of areas, including trade, technology, and security.

Dear Editor, Little Guyana Way, a street sign, will be officially announced (displayed, unveiled) come Saturday at noon at an event in Richmond Hill, long dubbed “Little Guyana” since the 1980s by those of us who have championed Guyana’s interest.