Daily Archive: Monday, June 7, 2021

The Department of Public Information says that another shipment of the Sputnik V COVID-19 vaccines from Russia arrived today at the Cheddi Jagan International Airport, Timehri.

The Ministry of Health today said that as of June 06, 2021, two more persons who tested positive for the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) have died.

Martin Lindey, 67, of  Trinity Street, New Amsterdam, Berbice was last night found dead in his fire-damaged home, the police said today.

NEW DELHI,  (Reuters) – Key Indian cities re-opened for business today, with long queues for buses in the financial hub of Mumbai while traffic returned to the roads of New Delhi after a devastating second wave of coronavirus that killed hundreds of thousands.

(Barbados Nation) The arrivals hall of the Grantley Adams International Airport was busy yesterday afternoon when three flights from international airlines arrived, including Air Canada, which restarted passenger flights to Barbados following a four-month suspension.

(Trinidad Express) Trinidad and Tobago recorded 13 more Covid-19 deaths yesterday.

Minibus driver Mark Ault died last night in an accident at Dora on the Linden-Soesdyke Highway involving three vehicles.

Flooding along the Mahaicony River continues to decimate the livelihoods of farmers and gardens that many families depended on to provide for their households.

Dear Editor,  Thank you for the article in yesterday’s Sunday Stabroek on page 20 `Wildlife Commission urges against harming wild animals displaced by floods’.

Nearly 20,000 tonnes of steel sheet piles are being stockpiled by Tristar at its planned Malgre Tout offshore base as the company prepares to begin revetment works at the facility.

The weightlifting fraternity was plunged into mourning on Friday following the passing of Winston Bentham, a long serving member in many capacities of the Guyana Amateur Weightlifting Association (GAWA).

With cases filed against prominent PNCR member James Bond relating to leasing of state land, Attorney General Anil Nandlall has said the government is now looking at ways it can retrieve the property.

Dear Editor, In a recent community open conversation on Mental Health, a high school student spoke of the difficulty of dealing with virtual schooling, and of dealing with the frustration of teachers and others who found it difficult in the pandemic.

Police in Region Six as of yesterday afternoon were still searching for one of the nine patients who fled from the National Psychiatric Hospital on Saturday evening during a fire.

Try as I may, it was hard to understand the need for the West Indies selectors to pick a squad of 17 players, one week before the South Africa test set to begin this Thursday in Antigua.

The City Hall building was once again condemned and deemed a public hazard by the Guyana Fire Service following an inspection done on Thursday.

Dear Editor, Recently I wrote a letter to the editor which was published in the Stabroek News.

Persecution, marginalisation and discrimination. All of the above possess a certain synonymity and can be used to illustrate a narrative.

Dear Editor, The recent fire at the National Psychiatric Hospital in New Amsterdam, Berbice raises serious questions. 

PARIS, (Reuters) – Serena Williams’ wait for a record-equalling 24th Grand Slam singles title goes on after the American was beaten 6-3 7-5 by an inspired Elena Rybakina in the French Open fourth round yesterday.

LONDON, CMC – Pakistan have recalled fast bowlers Mohammad Abbas and Naseem Shah for the Test tour of West Indies, while including uncapped batsman Azam Khan for the five-match Twenty20 International series.

Dear Editor, Language matters. Psychiatric patients are not ‘inmates’. Thus, they do not ‘escape’, but are ‘missing’.

The Ministry of Health yesterday said that as of June 05, 2021, four more persons who tested positive for the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) have died.

PARIS, (Reuters) – Former world number one Roger Federer, who is targeting a record 21st Grand Slam title at Wimbledon, withdrew from the French Open yesterday, a day after winning a tough third-round match, opting to save himself for the grass-court season.

The family of Leonard Reece and Ronald Wong, the two men who were killed at Three Friends Mines, Coomacka in Region 10, last weekend, believes that there was a third individual involved.

A week after heavy rainfall caused severe flooding in Region Three, a number of places are still inundated, particularly Canal Number Two, West Bank Demerara where approximately 300 residents and farmers are still knee deep in water in their farms.

Dear Editor, Our policymakers need to intelligently revisit our housing drive/policy with the goal of creating vibrant, livable or ‘smart’ communities that offer diverse economic opportunities to all citizens while attracting innovative businesses and workers.

President Irfaan Ali yesterday visited several communities in Region Two (Pomeroon-Supenaam) as part of his ongoing assessment of flood-affected areas in Guyana. 

LONDON, (Reuters) – England offered stiff resistance in the final session to secure a tedious draw against New Zealand on day five of the first test at Lord’s yesterday.

BOGOTA, (Reuters) – Colombia’s government will ask congress to approve better human rights training for police and increase oversight of officers, President Ivan Duque said yesterday, amid accusations of police brutality during recent anti-government protests.

Dear Editor, Colleague Human Resources Directors/ Managers across local organisations must wonder how it is possible to recruit 157 excess employees at GWI and not accept responsibility for such an obvious organisational travesty.

Dear Editor, When seven thousand sugar workers were let go from the sugar industry and several estates closed it was deemed then ‘right sizing’ the industry and the move not unconscionable.

Trae Young had 35 points and 10 assists and the fifth-seeded Atlanta Hawks upset the top-seeded and host Philadelphia 76ers 128-124 in the opening game of the Eastern Conference semifinals yesterday afternoon.

JERUSALEM, (Reuters) – Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said yesterday a newly formed Israeli coalition that is poised to unseat him was the result of “the greatest election fraud” in the history of democracy.

Dear Editor, The outlook is exciting and Industrial Hemp is seen as a top contender that could significantly stimulate Guyana’s economy once the Irfaan Ali led administration remove the barriers swiftly for its cultivation and processing.

A Columbia, Essequibo Coast family was on Saturday night robbed of cash and jewellery after an unknown suspect broke into their home while they were asleep.

Golden Fleece Sports Club were crowned the inaugural Babulall and Sons T10 softball champions when they defeated Queenstown Ariel by six wickets recently.

GUATEMALA CITY,  (Reuters) – The United States is expected today to announce steps to tackle human trafficking and smuggling in Guatemala, a senior U.S.

The Civil Defence Commission (CDC) yesterday said that it had dispatched additional supplies for distribution to flood-affected residents in Region Seven (Cuyuni-Mazaruni)  communities.

RIO DE JANEIRO, (Reuters) – The president of the Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF) has been removed from office for 30 days by the organisation’s ethics commission, it said yesterday, only a week before Brazil is due to host the Copa America.

(Trinidad Guardian) The country’s first public/private mass vaccination drive has exceeded expectations with 2,697 employees in the manufacturing sector being vaccinated yesterday.

MANAUS, Brazil, (Reuters) – Fourteen buses and two police cars were set on fire and destroyed in the early hours of yesterday in the Brazilian Amazon city of Manaus in reprisal for the death of a drug trafficker, the state government said.

Dear Editor, I hold the view that 90% of the road accidents in Guyana are avoidable.

Two brothers are currently in police custody after they were caught by police with millions of dollars’ worth of gadgets and cash following a robbery between Thursday and Friday at A&S Store, Rose Hall, Corentyne.

Kawhi Leonard scored 28 points with 10 rebounds as the Los Angeles Clippers used a balanced attack to defeat the Dallas Mavericks 126-111 yesterday in Game 7 of their NBA first-round playoff series.

In fact, climate change is already becoming visible in more frequent occurrences of secondary perils such as flash floods, droughts and forest fires.

The efforts of the government, the Civil Defence Commission, related agencies and civil society groups in helping to relieve the deep and dangerous flooding across the country must be applauded and supported.

Dear Editor, The US should review its embargo on trade with Cuba.

TORONTO, (Reuters) – Indigenous leaders and school survivors yesterday dismissed Pope Francis’ expressions of pain at the discovery of 215 children’s remains at a former Catholic residential school in Canada, saying the church needed to do much more.

(Barbados Nation) The Celebrity Millennium will be the first ship to arrive in Barbados today, under the new protocols for cruises dedicated to fully vaccinated travellers.

A 16-year-old teenager is in an unconscious state after he was struck down on the Mon Repos Public Road on Saturday night by a minibus.

By Aaron Kamugisha By Aaron Kamugisha  (Aaron Kamugisha is Professor of Caribbean and Africana Thought at the University of the West Indies, Cave Hill Campus) Part I was published on May 31, 2021 and can be accessed at https://www.stabroeknews.com/2021/05/31/features/in-the-diaspora/the-responsibilities-of-caribbean-intellectuals/