Daily Archive: Sunday, June 20, 2021

A Customs Anti-Narcotic (CANU) officer has been arrested by police for discharging a loaded firearm this morning at a bar in Corriverton, Berbice at which he was socializing.

The Ministry of Health today said that three more persons who tested positive for the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) have died.

The Education and Public Services ministries will select awardees of the Guyana Online Academy for Learning (GOAL) scholarships from over 8,500 applications by July.

The Ministry of Housing’s Central Housing and Planning Authority (CH&PA) today said that 734 land titles and transports are ready to be uplifted.

HAVANA, (Reuters) – Cuba’s Soberana 2 vaccine candidate has shown 62% efficacy with just two of its three doses, state-run biopharmaceutical corporation BioCubaFarma said yesterday, citing preliminary data from late phase trials.

(Barbados Nation) There is no more curfew, and entertainment restrictions have been eased.

(Trinidad Guardian) Well over a year into the COVID-19 pandemic, thousands of businesses facing hardship have been forced to permanently close their doors.

Losing her mom at a tender age and relocating shortly after to a new country have helped Dr Tricia Van Rossum to understand how affected children are by events of their childhood, which may be why she now works with children suffering from mental health issues.

We do not hear about them often, but there are fathers who take on parenting single-handedly; one such man is 33-year-old Anthony Anand, who has two sons.

Kiesha’s Crab Shack has only been open for four months, but seven days a week owner Kiesha Elliott sees a steady stream of customers, all angling for a taste of her scrumptious seafood.

A fire of unknown origin destroyed a section of the North Ruimveldt Multilateral Secondary yesterday and Minister of Education Priya Manickchand has since assured that the education of the more than 500 enrolled students will not be disrupted.

“Growing up my father was my rock. I looked up to him and it was like he could do no wrong.

Minister of Health Frank Anthony has challenged Leader of the Opposition Joseph Harmon to either provide evidence that the Sputnik V vaccine being used in Guyana is fake or withdraw his call for the suspension of its use and apologise to the public.

By Harold A Bascom The Caribbean, including Guyana, has a population of close to 46 million.

The Ministry of Health (MoH) yesterday confirmed that two more persons from Region Four who were infected with COVID-19 have died.

USA based quarter milers, Arinze Chance and Aliyah Abrams brought their talents back to sunny Guyana, scorching their respective fields to claim  400m titles in the highlight of the penultimate day of the ongoing National Senior Championships.

News reports on June 17 reveal that 224,853 persons in Guyana, representing 46.2 percent of the targeted adult population had taken the COVID 19 vaccine.

The Lusignan heliport, which aims to provide the oil and gas industry with helicopter services, is set for launch in October and would be able to accommodate as many as 20 choppers at a time.

There are some people who are so much part of the world you know and feel secure in that when they die, meaning that they depart forever and will never again be part of that dependable world which you have known for so long, you feel a special loss that goes deep and you experience a sense of almost desperate longing that the death you have heard of will prove not to have happened and that the person will in fact be back in his place after all and that normality has returned.

A group of fishermen yesterday met with Minister of Agriculture Zulfikar Mustapha in the Upper Corentyne area, where they complained that they are being harassed on a daily basis by the Surinamese patrol in the Corentyne River.

The nation’s bikers will be back in action today, battling for spoils in the Father’s Day 44-mile road race at West Demerara.

One question that was unanswered in the series of columns on the government’s overdraft at the BoG pertains to inflation.

Some places on earth are stunning just as they are – Utah’s Bryce Canyon; the rock formations of the Pitons in St.

The Medical Council of Guyana on Saturday said the decision to use the Sputnik V vaccine to inoculate the populace against COVID-19 is supported by reassuring scientific data.

By Ken Corsbie  At the age of 90, there are few people left that I have known from the time I was a small boy in British Guiana.

Introduction As indicated last week, due to limited space in that column, I start today’s with the promised presentation of a listing of the valuation criteria used by the Guyana Authorities to inform their decision about the site  of the proposed natural gas power plant and related facilities at Wales.

The residents of the Three Friends and Maria Elizabeth communities in Region Ten have gained some measure of relief from the waste water which inundated their communities following the breach of the tailings pond of the East Montgomery Mines. 

Although never an athlete or a sports fanatic, community activist Debra Daniels is now using sports and recreation as the vehicle for the development of young people.

Dear Editor, One thing we can all agree on irrespective of our political persuasion or affiliation is that GECOM and the rest of the election administration needs reform.

Over 30 Guyanese wrote last month to some ExxonMobil’s shareholders to press for the oil major to disclose an updated risk assessment, flaring data and emergency response plans pertaining to the Liza Phase 1 project offshore Guyana.

Dear Editor, Please permit me to elucidate on the drainage requirements of Guyana.

Anyone who scrolls through the social media pages of women who work out is likely to find photographs of them doing quite a number of lower body exercises, many of them squats in several variations.

Guyana Football Federation (GFF) boss Wayne Forde says the country’s absence from the Concacaf Beach and Futsal Championships was due to several factors, including a lack of finance and the inability to manage two other national programmes during the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic.

After his first year in office as Chairman of Police Complaints Authority (PCA) Justice William Ramlal reported open abuse of the constitution by “a substantial number” of police officers under investigation, including the wrongful arrests of members of the public and unlawful searches.   

François Ozon’s “Summer of 85” feels like it’s juggling three different films in markedly different registers over the course of its 100-minutes runtime.

Dear Editor, Now that the PPP government is rectifying some of the wrongs that had been piled on top of Walter Rodney’s 1980 assassination – such as rejecting the cause of death as “misadventure” – it might be time to comment on the aborted attempt to have a COI into his death in 2005.

Andrew Walker, a former Queen’s College student and a veteran chess player now residing in the New York tri-state area, visited Guyana last week after 30 years.

Police found ten juveniles claiming to be Haitians at a hotel in Skeldon, in Region Six last Thursday, prompting the government to alert international agencies that deal with human trafficking and to impose immigration restrictions.

SAO PAULO, (Reuters) – Brazil’s death toll from COVID-19 surpassed 500,000 yesterday as experts warn that the world’s second-deadliest outbreak may worsen due to delayed vaccinations and the government’s refusal to back social distancing measures.

(Trinidad Express) – Trinidad and Tobago’s COVID-19 vaccination drive will soon slow as the country’s first dose supplies are set to run out by the end of the month.

GROS ISLET, St Lucia, CMC – West Indies squandered the hard work of their seamers when they collapsed meekly for 149 inside two sessions, to leave South Africa in a dominant position on day two of the second Test here yesterday. 

Dear Editor, As a resident of Region Four and as a prominent businessman in the city of Georgetown for over forty years, words are inadequate to describe my frustration over the state of this city.

SEVILLE, Spain, (Reuters) – Spain were again haunted by their inability to finish off chances as they drew 1-1 with Poland yesterday after missing a second-half penalty to leave their hopes of making the Euro 2020 knockout stage hanging in the balance.

The public made a discovery on Monday, and so, it might be added, did the opposition. 

Last Update: 733.18                                Movement: 0.99% Current Update: 740.82                          YTD Movement: 7.07%LUCAS STOCK INDEX (LSI) The Lucas Stock Index rose 0.99% during the second period of trading in June 2021.

(Trinidad Express) – The country is on track to reopen its borders to scheduled flights by mid-July.

DUBAI, (Reuters) – Ebrahim Raisi’s record of fierce loyalty to Iran’s ruling clerics helped explain why the senior judge had been expected to win Friday’s presidential election, a contest the authorities limited almost exclusively to hardline candidates like him.

(Reuters) – Seven-times Formula One champion Lewis Hamilton dispelled the “myth” surrounding a chassis swap with Mercedes team mate Valtteri Bottas after qualifying for today’s French Grand Prix.

SOUTHAMPTON, England, (Reuters) – Skipper Virat Kohli led India’s revival and steered his team to 146-3 against New Zealand before bad light stopped play in the weather-marred World Test Championship (WTC) final yesterday.

Dear Editor, On the current brouhaha over the Sputnik vaccines: In my previous letters of concern over the vaccination programme months ago I did state at the time that the WHO had not yet approved the Chinese Sinopharm vaccine.

Joel Embiid scored 22 points and grabbed 13 rebounds, and the Philadelphia 76ers rallied for a 104-99 win over the host Atlanta Hawks to stave off elimination in Game 6 of the Eastern Conference semifinals on Friday night.

ZIPAQUIRA, Colombia, (Reuters) – Colombian cyclist Egan Bernal said he hoped to one day win the Vuelta a Espana and become the eighth man to triumph in all three of the sport’s big tours.

Terance Mann scored a career-high 39 points and the Los Angeles Clippers stormed back for a 131-119 win over the visiting Utah Jazz to clinch a 4-2 series victory Friday and advance to the Western Conference finals for the first time in franchise history.

(Nagoya University) – A recent study by researchers at Nagoya University has revealed that microRNAs in urine could be a promising biomarker to diagnose brain tumors.

(Chinese Academy of Sciences) – The giant rhino, Paraceratherium, is considered the largest land mammal that ever lived and was mainly found in Asia, especially China, Mongolia, Kazakhstan, and Pakistan.

(University of Waterloo) – Researchers have designed a device that delivers two medications that help stop HIV transmission.