Daily Archive: Wednesday, June 2, 2021

Five more persons have been confirmed to have died due to COVID-19, pushing the fatality figure to 396.

Minister of Public Works, Juan Edghill today met with minibus and taxi operators who ply their trade at the Demerara Harbour Bridge (DHB) on the tarmac at Peter’s Hall, East Bank Demerara and advised  that they would have to be relocated to minimize traffic congestion and to allow emergency vehicles easier access to the structure.

COLOMBO,  (Reuters) – A cargo ship carrying tonnes of chemicals sank off Sri Lanka’s west coast, its navy said today, and tonnes of plastic pellets have fouled the country’s rich fishing waters in one of its worst-ever marine disasters.

(Trinidad Guardian) The T&T Police Service (TTPS) lost another officer to COVID-19 on Monday.

(Trinidad Guardian) Tobago police have made some headway into solving the mystery surrounding the discovery of 14 human bodies and other human remains found on a fishing boat drifting four miles off Belle Garden last week.

More than a year after he was accused of attempting to rig the March 2020 Elections, Chief Election Officer (CEO) Keith Lowenfield has been asked by the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) to show cause why he should not be dismissed.

Saying that the current level of flooding that is occurring in hinterland regions is unprecedented, regional officials now fear that the situation might worsen with more rain expected in the coming weeks.

Demerara Contractors and Engineers Limited (DCEL)—a subsidiary of Demerara Distillers Limited (DDL)—is not the only Company on whose land Pritipaul Singh Investment (PSI) had been trespassing.

Seventy-five per cent of families from the Kwakwani Waterfront, Region 10, have been forced to evacuate their homes in the Berbice River due to extreme flooding.

Guyanese neurosurgeon, Dr Amarnauth Dukhi, on Monday performed Guyana’s first paediatric brain aneurysm surgery on a 13-year-old high school student.

Attorney Kayreen Stephenson, who was recently hospitalized with COVID-19, died a week ago.

Minister of Housing and Water, Collin D Croal on Monday turned the sod for a new Guyana Water Incorporated (GWI) and Central Housing & Planning Authority (CH&PA) regional office at Lethem.

Two additional COVID-19 deaths were yesterday added to May’s fatality count.

Over 200,000 persons in Guyana have so far received their first dose of a COVID-19 vaccine in Guyana as Health Minister, Dr Frank Anthony noted that this was a milestone in the country’s inoculation programme.

The body of 42-year-old Woodrow John Lepps was found at an abandoned building at Victoria, East Coast Demerara, where he resided.

With the recent appointment of the Director of Sport, the National Sports Commission (NSC) is now complete.

At approximately 10:34 am yesterday, the Guyana Power and Light Inc (GPL) Kingston Power Plant experienced a loss of approximately 27 Megawatts (MWs) of generation, which trigged a cascading effect at the other GPL power plants resulting in a shutdown of the Demerara-Berbice Interconnected System (DBIS).

Dear Editor, The recent report of sexual harassment allegations brought against the current head of SOCU, Senior Superintendent Fazil Karimbaksh, is alarming.

In less than a year,  there have been three major international drug busts linked to Guyana, all of which have prompted local investigations but without a single charge being brought.

Dear Editor, The Guyana Trades Union Congress (GTUC) rejects the act of the Guyana Water Incorporated (GWI) to terminate 300 plus workers.

Experienced Golden Jaguar international, Colin Nelson, says he is uncertain if the current national squad can secure qualification to the second round of the 2022 FIFA World Cup Qualifiers as the team is currently being structured for future successes.

Representatives of the University of Guyana (UG) yesterday met with Attorney General Anil Nandlall to discuss the terms of a new agreement with officials of the University of the West Indies and the Council of Legal Education for the continued automatic admissions of graduates of the UG Law Programme into the Hugh Wooding Law School.

Dear Editor, Almost 200,000 Guyanese have received their first COVID-19 vaccination, but Mondale Smith was not amongst them and could have been.

LONDON,  (Reuters) – Britain recorded no new deaths within 28 days of a positive COVID-19 test yesterday.

The Guyana Cricket Board (GCB) has made a decision to reschedule the abandoned first-round match of the Under-19 Franchise tournament to Friday.

Demerara Distillers Limited (DDL) yesterday handed over $11.5 million in supplies to the Civil Defence Commission (CDC) and the Ministry of Human Services and Social Security for citizens  affected by recent flooding.

Dear Editor, I was given my 7B slip for the period January – December 2020 from the relevant authority on May 13, 2021; almost two weeks after the deadline for filing returns.

BENGALURU,  (Reuters) – India could have as many as 10 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines available per day in July and August, compared with just under three million now, the government said, trying to allay concerns about shortages and mishandling of the programme.

Convicted in April on two counts of raping an 11-year-old girl, Essequibo resident Adriane Sewdeen was on Friday sentenced to 15 years behind bars.

Dear Editor, With COVID-19 having the world in various lockdowns, the education sector is being greatly affected.

VATICAN CITY,  (Reuters) – Pope Francis yesterday issued the most extensive revision to Catholic Church law in four decades, insisting that bishops take action against clerics who abuse minors and vulnerable adults, commit fraud or attempt to ordain women.

Dear Editor, I am a regular customer at the Bounty Supermarket branch on Regent Street.

A businessman was yesterday  robbed of over $1 million in cash by two men while waiting for transportation at Parika Junction, East Bank Essequibo.

West Indies wicketkeeper/batsman, Shai Hope has gained some invaluable time at the wicket during the first day of the Cricket West Indies Best versus Best four-day match.

SMOKOVAC, Montenegro, (Reuters) – Montenegro’s new Chinese-funded highway has become a huge financial burden and political football but it is also a long overdue replacement of what Montenegrans have nicknamed “death road”.

Dear Editor, Recently, in the media this question of electoral reform has surfaced.

A father of two was recently sentenced to three months imprisonment after pleading guilty to stealing a gold chain.

SAN JOSE,  (Reuters) – U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken urged Central American governments to do more to help contain illegal immigration and voiced concerns about the health of local democracy and human rights during a visit to the region yesterday.

Dear Editor, The US’s proposed sponsorship of “Electoral Reforms” via the International Republican Institute for Guyana is good help for setting-up a robust electoral system.

The Regional Administration of Region Six is now equipped with a new engine at the cost of $4,560,000 to enable boat trips to riverine communities in the region, and also a new pickup truck valued $7, 980,000, both the result of an intervention by Minister of Local Government and Regional Development, Nigel Dharamlall.

(Trinidad Guardian) As the rain poured in the wee hours of Indian Arrival Day, a Cedros mother, in search of emergency care, had to deliver her baby in the front seat of her family’s car.

JERUSALEM,  (Reuters) – Israel’s Health Ministry said yesterday it found the small number of heart inflammation cases observed mainly in young men who received Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine in Israel were likely linked to their vaccination.

Dear Editor, I refer to the words Mr. Alfred Bhulai used in a letter on me in the last Sunday Stabroek to the effect that there are differences between us.

A Rasville man was recently  released on bail after he pleaded not guilty to stealing from two men.

WASHINGTON,  (Reuters) – The U.S. Treasury Department yesterday issued a new license to Chevron Corp, giving it until Dec.

(Reuters) – U.S. President Joe Biden’s administration yesterday said it would suspend oil and gas leases that were handed out in an Alaska wildlife refuge during the final days of the Trump administration pending an environmental review.

Chief Magistrate Ann McLennan recently remanded Odel Alves when he was brought before the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court on charges of possession of narcotics for the purpose of trafficking and two counts of robbery.

(Trinidad Express) A man with two names has been charged for the murder of Point Fortin businessman Evrol Dublin.

Dear Editor, Guyana will never be a truly united country as long as the PPP and PNC are continuously fighting each other.

CHICAGO/ABOARD AIR FORCE ONE, (Reuters) – Brazil’s JBS SA told the U.S.

A Linden man was recently released on $300,000 bail after he was brought before the court on two counts of simple larceny.

CARACAS,  (Reuters) – Hundreds of senior citizens and health workers stood in long lines on Monday to get vaccinated against the coronavirus as part of Venezuela’s inoculation campaign, which has been held up by payment problems and political disputes.

Dear Editor, Last week, we celebrated 55 years of Independence. At Independence Day, we understood that the road to genuine freedom, that is, freedom from the excesses and humiliation of the imperial powers was yet to be gained.

TULSA, Okla., (Reuters) – Joe Biden yesterday became the first sitting U.S.

By Chris Patten LONDON – The late George Shultz, US Secretary of the Treasury under President Richard Nixon and Secretary of State under President Ronald Reagan, was one of the finest public servants in recent American history.

By Joschka Fischer BERLIN – In addition to a pandemic, this decade has already been overshadowed by the return of great power rivalries.

A Venezuelan national who was allegedly found with a firearm and ammunition was recently  charged and remanded to prison.

GROS ISLET, St Lucia, CMC – Stylish right-hander Shai Hope struck an imperious hundred here yesterday which all but secured his return to West Indies’ squad for next week’s start of the two-Test series against South Africa.

(Reuters) – The Men’s Cricket World Cup and Men’s T20 World Cup will be expanded to include more teams and matches from 2027 and 2024 respectively, the International Cricket Council (ICC) announced yesterday.

(Cricinfo) Twenty-three months on from a day of agony and ecstasy, New Zealand are back at Lord’s.

Dear Editor, It seems logical, if it is perceived a deliberate attempt is being made to twist, misrepresent and distort the facts of an engagement, to better suit the intention and purpose of the other side, then the thing to do would be to file a lawsuit.  

PARIS, (Reuters) – Seventh seed Serena Williams is back in action on day four of the French Open, where she takes on unseeded Romanian Mihaela Buzarnescu in the second round today.

(Reuters) – Brazil registered 2,408 COVID-19 deaths yesterday and 78,926 additional cases, according to data released by the nation’s Health Ministry.

“Sooner or later the truth comes to light” – Dutch proverb   It’s that time of the year again in Canada when every other conversation seems to revolve around the hockey playoffs and the pursuit of the Stanley Cup.

PARIS, (Reuters) – Claycourt master Rafael Nadal and world number one Novak Djokovic cantered into the second round of the French Open where the shockwaves of Naomi Osaka’s withdrawal were still felt.

NEW DELHI, (Reuters) – As the Indian cricket board seeks to complete this year’s Indian Premier League (IPL) in the United Arab Emirates, it appears to have accepted that the UAE leg may not feature several of the league’s star foreign players.

PANAMA CITY,  (Reuters) – Panama’s President Laurentino Cortizo announced yesterday the construction of a $1 billion plant for electricity generation using natural gas as the Central American country seeks to increase its share of cleaner energy.

GEORGETOWN, Guyana, CMC – Regional nation grouping, CARICOM, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with football’s world governing body, FIFA, aimed at using the sport to enhance social development across its states and further develop communities through youth involvement.

CASTRIES, St Lucia, CMC – South Africa touched down here yesterday for the two-Test series against West Indies starting next week, marking  only the second international series in the Caribbean since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic.

TOKYO/PARIS, (Reuters) – Naomi Osaka received support from her country Japan, her sponsors, leading sporting figures and tennis fans yesterday after the world number two withdrew from the French Open in a row about media duties, saying she had been suffering from depression and anxiety.