Daily Archive: Wednesday, June 23, 2021

The Ministry of Health today said that as of June 22, 2021, two more persons who tested positive for the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) have died.

SOUTHAMPTON, England, (Reuters) – New Zealand won the inaugural World Test Championship (WTC) title, beating India by eight wickets in a tense final at the Ageas Bowl today.

MOSCOW,  (Reuters) – The World Health Organization said its review of how Russia produces the Sputnik V coronavirus vaccine had found some issues with the filling of vials at one plant, which said it had since addressed all of the WHO’s concerns.

HONG KONG,  (Reuters) – Hong Kong’s pro-democracy tabloid Apple Daily announced it will print its last edition tomorrow after a stormy year in which it was raided by police and its tycoon owner and other staff were arrested under a new national security law.

(Trinidad Guardian) The State will finance the retrenchment of 25 per cent of staff at Caribbean Airlines (CAL) at an estimated cost of TT$110 million.

After receiving confirmation from the Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF) that the Sputnik V shots acquired by Guyana are authentic, the Ministry of Health yesterday called on Opposition Leader Joseph Harmon to withdraw his recent statements questioning the authenticity of the vaccines and to apologise to the nation.

Amidst concerns about a well-organised human smuggling ring here involving Haitians and Cubans, government will be implementing a visa requirement for the two nationalities as a condition of entry into Guyana, Attorney General Anil Nandlall last night said.

One of the two Customs Anti-Narcotic Unit (CANU) officers who was involved in a melee at a Corriverton, Berbice bar over the weekend has since been terminated while the other,  who was arrested is on administrative duties as the probe continues.

Following a rapid increase of COVID-19 cases in St Ignatius, persons not resident in the village are now required to seek permission from the council before entering the community.

Noel Rodrigues was yesterday afternoon sentenced to life in prison after a jury convicted him of the 2016 killing of miner, Shawn McDonald whose body was found in a metal tank at Kurupung, Region Seven.  

A former police officer was on Monday charged with causing a murder case to be dismissed by absenting himself from court when he was due to testify.

A Cane View, South Ruimveldt vendor was stabbed to death yesterday following an altercation over the placement of stalls.

The West Indies cricket team has lost the two-Test series to South Africa but the defeats, the fielding has stood out and skipper, Kraigg Brathwaite, has praised fielding coach, Rayon Griffith for his hard work.

Approximately 46.9% of Guyana’s adult population has so far received their first dose of a COVID-19 vaccine with the health minister noting that the country has an open policy in its vaccination programme.

An elderly man died on Monday after his boat hit another boat in the Essequibo River.

Three more COVID-19 fatalities were yesterday reported with 90 new cases of the virus being recorded.

Olympic Games bound boxer, Keevin Allicock, is scheduled to depart for Russia on June 30 for a three-week, high-level training camp ahead of the Games scheduled from July 23 to August 8 in Tokyo, Japan.

The Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) has unanimously decided to send Chief Election Officer (CEO) Keith Lowenfield, Deputy Chief Election Officer (DCEO) Roxanne Myers and Region Four Returning Officer Clairmont Mingo on leave pending a decision on whether a tribunal will investigate accusations leveled against them.

Dear Editor, Much has been written about the Walter Rodney COI.

“My house in Venezuela was robbed. They dismantled it in its entirety.

The South Turkeyen Sports Committee and ‘Bannas Foundation’, Father’s-Day three-a-side small-goal football competition has been officially rescheduled for Sunday from 8:00am at the Durban Park, Tarmac, Homestretch Avenue, the committee announced in a release yesterday.

The Golden Jaguars, the senior men’s football team, will depart local shores today to compete in the first round of the 2021 Gold Cup playoffs against Guatemala July 3 at the DRV PNK Stadium in Fort Lauderdale, Florida This was disclosed by a source close to the federation who spoke on the condition of anonymity.

WASHINGTON,  (Reuters) – Republicans in the narrowly divided U.S. Senate yesterday blocked an election reform bill considered a top priority by Democrats seeking to offset a wave of laws passed by Republican-led state legislatures that impose new limits on voting.

Dear Editor, It is the month of June—the month when the media are inundated with commentaries about the life, activism and legacy of Dr.

Flood-hit communities in regions Five and Ten have seen a drop in levels and residents remain optimistic that within a short period the water will be gone from land.

With the team scheduled to depart local shores today, the Guyana Hockey Board (GHB), the local governing body, officially announced their 11 member women’s squad which will compete at the Indoor Pan Am Cup (IPAC) from June 25th-27th in Pennsylvania, USA.

WASHINGTON,  (Reuters) – U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin, in a major break from his predecessors, said yesterday that he backed removing the prosecution of sexual assault and other related crimes from the military’s chain of command.

Dear Editor, Even though this farewell-type tribute is very personalised, the missive might just influence many readers to reflect deeply on issues related to friendship and on those they consider as their genuine friends.

Over $63 million in total is being spent for the rehabilitation of three roads at Black Bush Polder, Port Mourant and Cumberland, in Berbice.

Dear Editor, This letter is intended for the attention of the honourable Mr.

Top ranked all-rounder Jason Holder has become just the third West Indian to complete the triple of 2000 runs, 100 wickets and 50 catches.

WASHINGTON,  (Reuters) – Four Saudis who participated in the 2018 killing of the Washington Post journalist Jamal Khashoggi received paramilitary training in the United States the previous year under a contract approved by the State Department, the New York Times reported yesterday.

President Irfaan Ali has held discussions with the President of the Islamic Development Bank, Dr Bandar Hajjar and his team concerning the Bank’s support and assistance in the wake of the recent floods across Guyana.

BRASILIA,  (Reuters) – Brazilian federal prosecutors have opened an investigation into a contract worth 1.6 billion reais ($320 million) for 20 million doses of a COVID-19 vaccine made by India’s Bharat Biotech, according to a document seen by Reuters yesterday.

Dear Editor, Once again I am haunted – by Ian McDonald’s revival of memories of Dr.

An 18-year-old ended his life on Sunday after the police say he thought he killed his brother, who he knocked unconscious during an argument.

Following repeated failed attempts to serve his $185 million libel lawsuit on Advisor to Minister of Health Dr.

ST JOHN’S, Antigua, CMC – Grenada has followed St Lucia’s lead and will allow fully vaccinated fans to attend the five-match Twenty20 International series between West Indies and South Africa starting Saturday.

Dear Editor, Another speeding vehicle, another horrific accident, another life snuffed out, following on the heels of another horrific accident only last week.

BENGALURU, (Reuters) – India yesterday declared a new coronavirus variant to be of concern, and said nearly two dozen cases had been detected in three states.

(Trinidad Guardian) It’s only been four months since the calypso fraternity of T&T grieved the loss of one of its iconic female calypsonians, with the passing of Sandra “Singing Sandra” DesVignes-Millington in February.

A man is now in custody after he was found with 218 grammes of suspected cannabis at Plaisance, East Coast Demerara.

In his major work, ‘Les rites de passage’ (The Rites of Passage, 1909), French ethnographer and folklorist Arnold van Gennep delved into the ceremonies marking the important stages of various cultures, laying the groundwork for other anthropologists to expand on.

SOUTHAMPTON, England, (Reuters) – New Zealand claimed a handy first-innings lead of 32 and restricted India to 64-2 to maintain their slight advantage after an absorbing fifth day’s play in the final of the inaugural World Test Championship (WTC) yesterday.

By  Jeffrey D. Sachs NEW YORK – The latest G7 summit was a waste of resources.

LONDON, (Reuters) – England delivered an efficient but hardly scintillating display to beat Czech Republic 1-0 with an early Raheem Sterling header yesterday to advance to Euro 2020’s last 16 as Group D winners, with the Czechs through as one of the best third-placed teams.

ST JOHN’S, Antigua, CMC – Two-time T20 World Cup-winning captain, Daren Sammy, has been appointed an independent non-member director of Cricket West Indies.

GLASGOW, (Reuters) – An inspired Luka Modric curled home a magnificent finish as Croatia shrugged off a slow start to Euro 2020 to beat Scotland 3-1 yesterday and reach the last 16 in style, leaving their opponents again on the tournament scrap-heap.

GROS ISLET, St Lucia, CMC – Kraigg Brathwaite has defended changes to the West Indies side in the wake of their heavy drubbing at the hands of South Africa, arguing they had no impact on the home side’s abject performance in the two-Test series.

LAHORE, Pakistan, (Reuters) – Former captain Younis Khan has stepped down as Pakistan’s batting coach before their coming tours of England and the West Indies, the country’s cricket board said yesterday.

GROS ISLET, St Lucia, CMC – Phil Simmons has pointed to flaws in technique, as well as situational awareness, as the principal factors behind West Indies’ batting fiasco in the recent two-Test series against South Africa.

The West Indies cricket team has been fined 60 per cent of its match fee and penalised six International Cricket Council (ICC) World Test Championship points for maintaining a slow over-rate against South Africa in the second Test in St Lucia.

Dear Editor, I pen this letter being in an unhappy state, as I join my fellow Lindeners and residents of Region Ten, as we mourn the death of our very young, vibrant and people-centred servant, Vice Chairman, Mr.

KINSHASA, (Reuters) – Congolese authorities have seized 31 kg of gold, worth around $1.9 million, in the Okapi Wildlife Reserve in the country’s northeast, in a rare loss for smugglers who fraudulently bring tonnes of Congolese gold into the global market each year.

(Reuters) – International pressure mounted on Nicaragua yesterday with President Daniel Ortega’s crackdown on the opposition described by Washington as a “campaign of terror” that the United Nations said meant November elections were unlikely to be free or fair.