Daily Archive: Monday, June 28, 2021

BUCHAREST,  (Reuters) – Switzerland’s Yann Sommer saved France striker Kylian Mbappe’s spot kick to secure a 5-4 penalty shootout win following a thrilling 3-3 draw after extra time on Monday as they advanced to the Euro 2020 quarter-finals where they will meet Spain.

The Guyana Government today rejected a purported list of police promotions by the Police Service Commission (PSC).

The Ministry of Health today said that as of June 27, 2021, four more persons who tested positive for the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) have died.

Chief Justice (ag) Roxane George-Wiltshire SC this afternoon ruled that there is nothing unlawful in the Police Service Commission considering pending disciplinary matters as a bar to police promotions.

Kareem Powley, 20, of  Tucville, North East La Penitence died last night after a motorbike accident on Mandela Avenue.

NEW DELHI,  (Reuters) – This year’s Twenty20 World Cup will be moved to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) because to the COVID-19 situation in India and travel restrictions stemming from it, a top official of the Indian cricket board told Reuters today.

CHENNAI, India,  (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – India’s Kerala state has launched a crackdown on the payment of dowry after the deaths of four young married women highlighted domestic abuse linked to the custom, which remains common despite being banned 60 years ago.

(Trinidad Guardian) Having faced a barrage of criticism for her “greedy people” comment, Social Development Minister Donna Cox says she remains on the side of the destitute and will continue to do her best to help them.

(Trinidad Guardian) Tobago police are investigating a fatal chopping incident in Jigger Hill, Mason Hall, Tobago, on Sunday morning.

A twenty-six-year-old woman of Parfait Harmonie, West Bank Demerara died last night after she was beaten and stabbed by a man she shares a relationship with.

The theft of fuel appeared to be behind the deaths of three men in an explosion at a wharf at Friendship on the East Bank of Demerara on Saturday as several laden jars were found in the trunk of a car belonging to one of the deceased The deceased have since been identified as sixty-year-old boat captain of Beehive, Essequibo, Seepersaud Persaud; twenty-nine-year-old sailor Damion Dias of Sarah Johanna, Region Four and White Water, Region One and forty-year-old sailor, Mark Mangal of Riverstown, Essequibo Coast.

A clause in government’s environmental permit for the upcoming Payara Well may give ExxonMobil carte blanche to flare continuously for free thus dimming any hope of Guyana collecting on the US$30 per tonne of carbon dioxide equivalent (CO2 eq) fine it has imposed for flaring over 60 days, former EPA Director Dr.

Decriminalising homosexuality here is a critical first step in protecting the rights of LGBTIQ+ persons and facilitating fairness and equality before the law, according to Resident Co-ordinator, United Nations Guyana, Mikiko Tanaka.

Home Affairs Minister Robeson Benn has ordered a probe of the dragging of a detainee on the floor at the Wales Police Station on Friday.

A twenty-two-year-old pillion rider died yesterday following a collision on Saturday night between the motorcycle she was on and a car at the intersection of Brickdam and Brummel Place.

ST GEORGE’S, Grenada, CMC – West Indies’ much-feared batting juggernaut sputtered in yesterday’s second Twenty20 International, as South Africa hit back from Saturday’s opening defeat to claim a 16-run victory and level the five-match series.

The USAID Eastern and Southern Caribbean Mission and the Guyana Economic Development Trust (GEDT) have launched an incubator and accelerator for Guyanese agro-processors.

The US$400,000 Chicken ‘n’ Burger Delight restaurant was declared open at Leonora, West Coast Demerara (WCD) on Saturday.

President Irfaan Ali and a delegation virtually attended the Eleventh Meeting of the Prime Ministerial Sub-Committee on the CARICOM Single Market and Economy (CSME) on Friday, where he provided an update on the Special Ministerial Taskforce (MTF) on Food Production and Food Security.

After weeks of being flooded, water has completely receded from communities in the Pomeroon River and the Region Two Council is currently verifying and assessing the damage left behind, Chairman Vilma Da Silva said.

Head-coach of Guyana’s men’s senior basketball team Junior Hercules is scheduled to participate in the prestigious 15th International Basketball Coaches Clinic which is being staged under the auspices of the Turkish Basketball Federation (TBF).

A fifty-year-old Brazilian national was on Saturday robbed of a quantity of gold by three identifiable Venezuelan suspects he had employed last week.

From Thursday, the Guyana Golf Association and the NexGen Golf Academy will host a 16-day Golf Summer Camp at its facility on Woolford Avenue.

Head coach of the West Indies women’s team, Courtney Walsh says he has seen improvement in the side’s fitness as they prepare to face Pakistan women’s team later this week.

The Ministry of Health yesterday reported that there were 103 new cases of COVID-19 but no further deaths were recorded.

WASHINGTON,  (Reuters) – The United States said yesterday it carried out another round of air strikes against Iran-backed militia in Iraq and Syria, this time in response to drone attacks by the militia against U.S.

Dear Editor, The Government of Guyana must be commended for its demonstrative and strong leadership in the restoration of the City Hall Building.

SURFSIDE, Fla.,  (Reuters) – The official death toll from the partial collapse of a high-rise condominium complex near Miami rose to nine yesterday, with more than 150 people still missing, as rescue teams picked through the rubble for a fourth day without detecting further signs of life.

Dear Editor, Caribbean American Legislative Week wrapped up on Saturday with a number of critical announcements and recommendations which serve to reinforce the CARICOM/United States partnership under the Biden/Harris Administration.

Handed two life sentences back in May for the killing of two men whom he shot, Orpheus Johnson has lodged an appeal with the Guyana Court of Appeal in which he complains that the sentences are severe.

PRAGUE,  (Reuters) – Czech President Milos Zeman, commenting on a Hungarian law that bans LGBT material from schools, told a television interview yesterday that he finds transgender people “disgusting”.

 Dear Editor, Once again, this time in his letter in SN of June 27, 2021 E.B.

Can the Caribbean avoid being caught up in the accelerating east-west struggle for global influence?

MEXICO CITY,  (Reuters) – Nicaragua’s government launched a blistering attack on Spain and its Foreign Minister on Saturday, alleging inteference by Madrid in its affairs and imperialiist attitudes towards the Central American country.

It has been more than a month since the Ministry of Health announced that second doses for Russia’s Sputnik V COVID-19 vaccines have not been available.

Dear Editor, It takes a Michael Holding to call things as they are, a man legendary for his pace, pitch, and power on and off the grass. 

(Reuters) – Serena Williams will not be travelling to Tokyo for the Olympic Games, the 23-times Grand Slam singles tennis champion said yesterday without giving the reasons behind her decision.

The Phoenix Suns had to go into survival mode Saturday, outlasting the Los Angeles Clippers in the fourth quarter to earn an 84-80 victory to move one victory away from their first NBA Finals appearance in 28 years.

The Embassy of the Sovereign Military Hospitalier Order of St John of Jerusalem of Rhodes and of Malta on June 19th engaged in another medical outreach to Port Kaituma as part of its efforts to reach out to the vulnerable in our society.

BIRMINGHAM, England, CMC – West Indies all-rounder Carlos Brathwaite led a terrific bowling effort for Birmingham Bears but flopped with the bat in a disappointing run chase, as the hosts slumped to a 34-run defeat to Durham in the English T20 Blast here Saturday.

(Reuters) – Grant Holloway narrowly missed the 110-metre hurdles world record on a blockbuster day at the U.S.

BUDAPEST, (Reuters) – Tomas Holes and Patrik Schick scored second-half goals to take the Czech Republic into the Euro 2020 quarter-finals as they took advantage of a red card for the Netherlands to upset their more fancied opponents and win 2-0 in Budapest yesterday.

SEVILLE, Spain, (Reuters) – Belgium knocked defending champions Portugal out of Euro 2020 with a 1-0 victory in the last 16 yesterday to set up a mouth-watering quarter-final tie against Italy.

In a previous article, we had referred to the lawsuit filed by the Massachusetts Attorney General alleging that ExxonMobil was misleading consumers and investors about its role in climate change.

(BBC) Mathieu van der Poel produced two devastating attacks to win stage two of the Tour de France and claim the yellow jersey yesterday.

PERROS-GUIREC, France, (Reuters) – French police yesterday were still looking for the spectator who sent Tony Martin and, consequently, a large part of the Tour de France peloton, crashing in the opening stage amid calls for fans to behave on the side of the road.