Daily Archive: Monday, May 31, 2021

The Civil Defence Commission (CDC) is urging residents along the Cuyuni and Mazaruni rivers, Region 7 to immediately move to higher ground due to current and anticipated rainfall and mudslides.

The Ministry of Health today said that as of May 30, 2021, four more persons who tested positive for the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) have died.

Veteran journalist, media personality and Chef Mondale Smith, 45, is the country’s most recent COVID-19 fatality The Ministry of Health has confirmed that Smith who was admitted to the COVID-19 Intensive Care Unit (ICU) last week has passed due to varying complications.

The police today reported that suspected cannabis was found in frozen chicken on Saturday at the 70 Km Police Checkpoint,   Region 7, Cuyuni/Mazaruni.

Amid chronic flooding in many parts of the country, the Civil Defence Commission today issued an appeal for relief items including beds, long boots and transportation.

Amid the sounds of tassa drumming and jubilation, the Little Guyana Avenue sign was unveiled on Saturday, with Mayor Bill de Blasio lauding the Guyanese community for “contributing to the leadership in New York City in a very big way.”

GENEVA,  (Reuters) – The World Health Organization, at the heart of the world’s sluggish handling of the COVID-19 pandemic, faces a potential shake-up to prevent future outbreaks as a top official warned that “the pathogens have the upper hand”.

BEIJING,  (Reuters) – Married Chinese couples may have up to three children, China announced today, in a major shift from the existing limit of two after recent data showed a dramatic decline in births in the world’s most populous country.

(Trinidad Guardian) The family and friends of the Rollock’s family are reeling from the shock of 34-year-old Rachel Rollock who died of COVID-19 yesterday morning.

Despite torrential rainfall until 11am, once the sun came out, bowlers relished the conditions in the second Guyana Cricket Board Under-19 franchise match at Providence, yesterday.

Golden Jaguars U20 Internationals and Fruta Conquerors rising stars Nicholas MacArthur and Raushan Ritch have secured pre-season trials with Caribbean giant and Jamaica  first-division unit Portmore United.

Persons affected by flooding are asked to contact the CDC on telephone number 226-1027 or 600-7500 (WhatsApp).

Described as the “worst flooding ever seen”, hundreds of families in regions 1, 2, 7 and 8 have been affected by inundation triggered by rain and high tides.

Walter Grant-Stuart, Suzanne Hamilton and Aaron Newton brought the curtain down on the Guyana Cycling Federation’s (GCF) National Road Race Championships yesterday with wins in their respective categories.

City Mayor Ubraj Narine yesterday dismissed as “nonsensical” and “utter foolish reasoning” allegations leveled against City Hall that it was responsible for flooding in  Georgetown yesterday since the APNU+AFC-dominated council instructed operators to not open the kokers.

Bandits on Friday morning held national youth coach and former national football player Vurlon Mills at gunpoint at his Lamaha Springs, Georgetown apartment and proceeded to rob him.

President of the Guyana Boxing Association (GBA), Steve Ninvalle has been appointed the new Director of Sport, following a virtual meeting yesterday involving the Commissioners of the National Sports Commission (NSC) and Minister of Culture, Youth and Sport, Charles Ramson Jr.

Due to heavy rainfall, the overflowing of the Canje Creek and poor drainage several Region Six villages remained flooded yesterday afternoon leaving many with huge losses and bitter at the various neighborhood democratic councils (NDCs).

Dear Editor, As a resident of Charlotte Street, Georgetown, I am concerned that the Bourda Cemetery has not been cleaned and cleared since 2019 by the Georgetown Mayor and City Councillors (M&CC).

History was created again recently when the Guyana Karate College (GKC) produced three new seventh degree black belt karatekas bringing the total to four.

Only one month after SOCU filed charges of misconduct in public office against former APNU+AFC Minister of Health Dr.

Dear Editor, I read with interest Mr Ralph Ramkarran‘s column Election Legislation Reform in yesterday’s Sunday Stabroek.

Dear Editor, With regards to your front page news coverage, Corentyne farmers, businesses and home owners are under severe pressure from this severe bout of flooding.

The recent decision of a city magistrate to grant bail to four men, who have been charged with unlawful possession of guns and ammunition, has been criticised by Attorney General and Minister of Legal Affairs, Anil Nandlall SC, who says it sends the wrong message.

Dear Editor, The A.A. Fenty column of May 28th in SN presented a pearl that made me revisit something shared before. 

JERUSALEM,  (Reuters) – Far-right party leader Naftali Bennett threw his crucial support yesterday behind a “unity government” in Israel to unseat Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, in what would be the end of a political era.

In its continued bid to dispossess Demerara Contractors and Engineers Limited (DCEL) of a now-embattled piece of waterfront Providence land, Pritipaul Singh Investments (PSI) has lodged an appeal against a High Court ruling which found DCEL to be the rightful owners.

Dear Editor, I read with interest yesterday’s Sunday Stabroek article by Mr.

The BCCI will ask the ICC to defer the decision on where the 2021 men’s T20 World Cup will be played this October-November.

A Parfaite Harmonie businessman and his family were in the wee hours of yesterday robbed by five males armed with guns and cutlasses who tied them up before robbing them of jewellery, gadgets, and cash.

(Reuters) – Assailants opened fire on a crowd outside a concert in Florida early yesterday, killing two people and wounding more than 20, police and media reports said.

ADDIS ABABA,  (Reuters) – Ethiopian pro-government demonstrators denounced the United States yesterday for imposing restrictions on aid over the Tigray conflict, at a massive rally organised by the authorities to show support for their positions.

Dear Editor, The co-naming of a street in Queens, New York, as ‘Little Guyana’ is a fitting recognition of the enormous contribution made by the Guyanese Diaspora to the growth and development of their new homeland.

PARIS, (Reuters) – Two-time runner-up Dominic Thiem was knocked out in the first round of the French Open by Spanish journeyman Pablo Andujar 4-6 5-7 6-3 6-4 6-4 in the first major upset of the claycourt Grand Slam yesterday.

Ranks of the Guyana Police Force (GPF), particularly those attached to the Traffic Department have been instructed not to randomly stop road users and check their documents or make any arrest for “minor” offences.

(Trinidad Express) A nurse was shot in the face when she and her husband, a prison officer, were attacked by a gunman yesterday.

(Trinidad Guardian) The Ministry of Health has reported another nine more deaths from the COVID-19 virus over the past 24-hours.

Last Wednesday, a Dutch court ordered Royal Dutch Shell to reduce its carbon emissions by 45 percent from its 2019 levels by 2030.

Part One     Almost every summer, as the academic year ends, I am drawn towards re-reading a short, compelling article published over seventy-five years ago.

Dear Editor, The revelations of overstaffing at the national water company suggests this was another case of finding jobs for the boys and girls.

(Reuters) – Manchester City’s Raheem Sterling and Kyle Walker were racially abused on Instagram after the team’s 1-0 loss to Chelsea in Saturday’s Champions League final, and the social media firm has removed the accounts of those guilty.

Giannis Antetokounmpo posted just the third triple-double in Milwaukee Bucks playoff history, helping his team complete a four-game sweep of their Eastern Conference first-round series with a 120-103 win over the host Miami Heat on Saturday.

PARIS, (Reuters) – Naomi Osaka was fined $15,000 by tennis’ Grand Slam organisers yesterday and warned of possible ejection from the French Open and suspension from future majors after the world number two skipped a news conference after her opening win at Roland Garros.

GROS ISLET, Saint Lucia – The leading red ball players in the Caribbean will be on show from today, as the West Indies training squad stage an intra-squad four-day “Best v Best” match as part of their intense preparations for the upcoming Test Series against South Africa.

SAO PAULO,  (Reuters) – Brazil registered 43,520 new cases of COVID-19 yesterday, reaching a total of 16.5 million cases.

In yesterday’s Sunday Stabroek it was incorrectly reported that efforts were being made to convene a parliamentary sitting this week.

On December 31st last year, Stabroek News reported that the Guyana Gold Board (GGB) was investigating allegations made to the international Minerals Grievance Platform (MGP) that  local large-scale gold trader, El Dorado Trading was connected to illegally sourced Venezuelan gold, a claim the company denied vehemently when contacted by this newspaper.

MILAN, (Reuters) – Colombia’s Egan Bernal won the Giro d’Italia yesterday, keeping his composure throughout a tough final week to claim his second grand-tour victory with a ruthlessly efficient performance.