Daily Archive: Monday, June 14, 2021

The Ministry of Health today said that as of June 13, 2021, four more persons who tested positive for the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) have died.

From June 16, Caribbean Airlines says it will restart commercial flights between Miami International Airport and CJIA, Timehri, Guyana.

LUSAKA, (Reuters) – Zambia’s former president Kenneth Kaunda, 97, is receiving treatment for an undisclosed illness at a military hospital in the capital Lusaka, his office said today.

NEW DELHI, (Reuters) – A 76-year-old man who had 39 wives and 94 children and was said to be the head of the world’s largest family has died in north east India, the chief minister of his home state said.

(Trinidad Guardian) A small batch of Pfizer vaccines entered the country late Saturday night and was received quietly by the Minister of National Security, Fitzgerald Hinds.

(Trinidad Guardian) Yet another healthcare worker has died from the COVID-19 virus.

Three persons are now dead after the car in which they were heading to Georgetown crashed into the fence of the Gecom Office located along the Fort Wellington Public Road.

Floodwater in the Middle Mazaruni, Region 7  has left “an unimaginable trail of destruction”, Regional Chairman Kenneth Williams said yesterday after spending four days in the district assessing the damage.

The Environmental Assessment Board (EAB) has upheld a decision of the EPA that an impact survey study is not required for the proposed oil and gas waste treatment facility at Coverden, East Bank Demerara.

West Indies fast bowler, Shannon Gabriel could be available for the second Test against South Africa later this week.

Government has added ecstasy to the list of psychotropic substances which are illegal to possess or use without a specific licence.

PARIS, (Reuters) – Novak Djokovic captured his second French Open title as he recovered from being outplayed for two sets by Stefanos Tsitsipas to win 6-7(6) 2-6 6-3 6-2 6-4 yesterday.

Flooding from heavy rainfall in farming areas has triggered increases in  vegetable prices at local markets, placing an additional strain on consumers already struggling to cope with rising tariffs for other goods and commodities.

Just over 300 members of the Guyana Police Force (GPF) have tested positive for the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) to date, according to the Officer-in-charge of the Welfare Department, Deputy Superintendent Jewel Sullivan, who says 50% of all the law enforcers have so far received at least one vaccine.

A 55-year-old vendor says that he might not be able to work again after battling and surviving COVID-19 even as he spoke out on the food served to patients at the country’s Infectious Diseases Hospital at Liliendaal.

At approximately 10:13hrs yesterday, while reclosing the F8 feeder at Kingston (which serves customers along Camp Street to Charlestown), the station transformer at the Kingston Power Plant tripped, the Guyana Power and Light (GPL) said.

The Ministry of Health yesterday said that as of June 12, 2021, two more persons who tested positive for the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) have died.

Speaker of the National Assembly, Manzoor Nadir on Thursday said he would obey the Chief Justice’s ruling that the appointments of Parliamentary Secretaries, Sarah Browne and Vikash Ramkissoon are unlawful.

The Golden Jaguars, Guyana’s senior men’s football team, is scheduled to resume training today at the National Training Centre,  Providence, in preparation for their first-round Gold Cup playoff against Guatemala on July 3.

Vice-Chairman of Region 10, Douglas Gittens yesterday succumbed after being hospitalized for three days with COVID-19.

Dear Editor, I would like to inform persons in Guyana that may have accessed services at a health facility, whether private or public, that they are entitled to receive reports on the care received by them, up to 10 years after, if it was an inpatient service and up to 5 years after if it was an outpatient service.

Heavy rainfall has resulted in the Abary Conservancy in Region Five rising to a high level but Minister of Agriculture, Zulfikar Mustapha reported on Saturday that the dam at the spill weir is intact, stressing that the water is not leading into the farming area.

Dear Editor, There are times when the thoughts that enter one’s head emanating from what has been read, immediately calls for a closer look-see at the classification of primates known as the human species.

Sentenced to life back in April for the shooting death of Timehri youth Ronsley Clarke, Travis Evans is challenging his sentence which he describes as severe.

Dear Editor, Your editorial of June 13 praising the removal of the cross-dressing law and advocating that while we are at it, let’s also go ahead and legalise buggery, is exactly what’s wrong with endorsement of sexual deviant practices, promotion of the destruction of traditional family values and copycatting notions actively pushed by decadent western societies.

Tyrone Da Silva was on Wednesday discharged of the allegation of unlawfully killing Ryan De Freitas, who perished in a boat collision on the Pomeroon River back in 2016.

ST JOHN’S, Antigua – Hayley Matthews Saturday scored a brilliant century to help Chinelle Henry’s XI defeat Aaliyah Alleyne’s XI by seven wickets at the Sir Vivian Richards Stadium.

A twenty-eight-year-old woman is currently a patient at the Georgetown Public Hospital after she was struck down on Saturday night by a driver under the influence of alcohol At the time, she was trying to cross the road in the vicinity of Conversation Tree Road along the Rupert Craig Highway.

Dear Editor, I am a first year law student of the University of Guyana and while I acknowledge that the institution has always been faced with numerous difficulties both internally and from external forces, it is sad that to this day, more than five decades after its establishment, UG still cannot get it right!

CARBIS BAY, England,  (Reuters) – Group of Seven leaders yesterday scolded China over human rights in its Xinjiang region, called for Hong Kong to keep a high degree of autonomy and demanded a full and thorough investigation of the origins of the coronavirus in China.

Sentenced on Wednesday to life in prison for the murder of taxi driver Orin David, ex-soldier Jermaine Jefford has appealed his conviction, arguing among other things that the trial judge misdirected the jury on the law as it relates to murder.

Dear Editor, It took 41 years for Dr. Walter Rodney’s demise to be openly acknowledged.

JERUSALEM,  (Reuters) – Benjamin Netanyahu’s record 12-year run as Israel’s prime minister ended yesterday with parliament approving a new “government of change” led by nationalist Naftali Bennett, an improbable scenario few Israelis once could have imagined.

A man who has multiple pending matters before a City Court was on June 3rd charged with stealing a cellphone and cash from a woman and granted bail.

CARBIS BAY, England,  (Reuters) – G7 leaders agreed yesterday to raise their contributions to meet an overdue spending pledge of $100 billion a year by rich countries to help poorer countries cut carbon emissions and cope with global warming, but only two nations offered firm promises of more cash.

Dear Editor, It was a good gesture to see the Government traversing the country immediately after being sworn into office and meeting people to find out issues affecting them, even though the deadly COVID-19 was rampant.

Corruption threatens the stability and security of societies, undermining the institutions and values of democracy, ethical values and justice, and jeopardizing sustainable development and the rule of law.

       (In memory of Aziz Choudry, 1966-1921) By David Austin     David Austin is the author of Dread Poetry and Freedom: Linton Kwesi Johnson and the Unfinished Revolution, Fear of a Black Nation: Race, Sex, and Security in Sixties Montreal (winner of the 2014 Casa de las Americas Prize) and editor of Moving Against the System: The 1968 Congress of Black Writers and the Shaping of Global Consciousness (2018).

A series of incidents in short order has underlined longstanding concerns about the quality and reach of mental health services in the country. 

Giannis Antetokounmpo  yesterday collected 34 points and 12 rebounds as the host Milwaukee Bucks rolled to a 107-96 victory in Game 4 of the Eastern Conference semifinals over the Brooklyn Nets, who lost Kyrie Irving to a sprained right ankle.

(Reuters) – A Brooklyn Nets security official who stepped onto the court and appeared to shove Milwaukee Bucks’ P.J.

Despite playing just one first-class match prior to his test debut, Jayden Seales bagged three wickets and in the process impressed head coach, Phil Simmons and captain, Kraigg Brathwaite in the just-concluded first test against South Africa which ended Saturday.

ST JOHN’S, Antigua – West Indies cricket legends Sir Learie Constantine and Desmond Haynes were inducted into the International Cricket Council’s (ICC) Hall of Fame yesterday.

AMSTERDAM, (Reuters) – The Netherlands made an emphatic return to major tournament football by snatching a 3-2 win over Ukraine on yesterday in a thrilling Euro 2020 match after they looked to have thrown away a two-goal lead.

Kawhi Leonard recorded 34 points and Paul George scored 31 to help the host Los Angeles Clippers post a 132-106 victory over the Utah Jazz on Saturday night to cut their deficit to 2-1 in the Western Conference semifinals.

BIRMINGHAM, England, (Reuters) – New Zealand crushed hosts England by eight wickets in the second and final test yesterday to seal a 1-0 series win after chasing down a target of 38 runs on the fourth day at Edgbaston.

MANAGUA,  (Reuters) – Nicaraguan police arrested and jailed five prominent opponents of President Daniel Ortega over the weekend, including one-time rebel allies who denounced the detentions as an assault on democracy.

Dear Editor, Suddenly so many bandwagoners are supporting this new declaration that the ‘lies’ historicized for the past forty plus years about Walter Rodney’s death will be corrected, including the most hypocritical of all – friends of the late hero and leading members of the Worst Possible Alternative.

LONDON, England, (Reuters) – Cheers and applause quickly drowned out some boos as England players kneeled yesterday in an anti-racism gesture at kick-off against Croatia in their Euro 2020 opener at Wembley.

(Trinidad Guardian) The Ministry of Health has reported another 14 deaths from COVID-19 and a further 301 new cases.

A North West District woman is currently a patient of the Pakera District Hospital after she was allegedly chopped by her neighbour with whom she was imbibing on Saturday afternoon.