Daily Archive: Tuesday, July 20, 2021

The Private Sector Commission today said it will support any action taken by the government to protect the COVID-19-vaccinated population from those who have decided not to take the vaccine.

The Ministry of Health today said that 50% of adults have now been vaccinated with a first dose of a COVID-19 shot.

 (Reuters) – Two-thirds of India’s population have antibodies against the coronavirus, according to data released on Tuesday from a survey of 29,000 people across the nation conducted in June and July.

(Barbados Nation) Barbados has established a travel bubble for people coming from select countries.

(Trinidad Guardian) After an unplanned delay of more than two months, Prestige Holdings finally had the opportunity to open its 60th Kentucky Fried Chicken restaurant at Xtra Plaza, Guiaco, Sangre Grande.

By Readawne Henery Two teens remain critical following the accident at Diamond, East Bank Demerara (EBD) on Sunday that left two dead.

The Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC) last month successfully conducted its first kidney transplant surgery on a non-Guyanese patient.

While voicing concern at two recent incidents involving planes at interior airstrips, the  Aircraft Owners Association of Guyana (AOAG) has expressed shock at the reported intervention and statements by Minister of Public Works, Juan Edghill.

A `miracle’ baby who was given no chance of survival after being born four months premature has just turned 15 weeks old.

Delroy McKenzie, the man who was fatally wounded on Saturday night in Linden was shot nine times and investigators have since discovered a burnt vehicle, suspected to be the one used in the crime.

The National Sports Commission (NSC)  upon the direction of the Government of Guyana has entered into an agreement of sale for a parcel of land situated at Mandela Avenue vested in the National Sports Commission to Cevons Waste Management Inc.

As they continue to navigate the challenges of the floods which started back in May, families along the Mahaica, Mahaicony and Abary Rivers yesterday said they are in need of potable water.

The issue of overpayment once again consumed the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) of Parliament yesterday after both the Ministry of Human Services and Social Security and the Guyana Police Force related having to recover significant sums which were overpaid in 2016.

Another COVID-19 fatality was yesterday reported along with 44 new cases of the virus.

The Guyana Sugar Corporation (GuySuCo) says that as part of the government’s commitment to re-open the Rose Hall Sugar Estate it will be conducting a “massive recruitment exercise” for various categories of field and factory workers on Thursday, July 22 2021 beginning  at 7.30 am at the Rose Hall Estate Compound.

A man who police say was found with an automatic pistol at the Stabroek Market was yesterday remanded to prison on two charges.

Following a high-level, three-week training camp in Moscow, Russia, Keevin Allicock and his coach, Sebert Blake departed for the Olympic Village in Tokyo, Japan yesterday.

Twenty-five-year-old policeman Waylon Jordan yesterday afternoon walked out of the Sexual Offences Court of the  High Court in Georgetown a free man, after a jury acquitted him of the charge of raping a 17-year-old girl back in 2019.

Dear Editor, When I saw the SN July 16, 2021 letter captioned `DDL willing to award an increase of 6% on basic salary for five years’, my immediate thought was that it was an ill-conceived and poorly written PR statement by the Company.

Fresh off his first round TKO win on Saturday night, Elton Dharry spoke more glowingly about Olympian, Keevin Allicock than adding the ‘’W’ to his record in the Dominican Republic.

The driver accused of causing last Tuesday’s Peters Hall, East Bank Public Road accident, which left police sergeant Rajendra Major in a critical condition, was charged with several offences last Friday.

Dear Editor, Today Sunday I was frustrated and annoyed. As I lived through life I, like others, gained perceptions and experience.

Tenders were on July 13th opened at the National Procurement & Tender Administration Board for the Construction of the Mazaruni Prison, Region Seven which is estimated to cost $637 million.

Dennis Veerasammy and Basheer Harrinauth—two of the three men who were last month handed life sentences for the 2015 murder of Corentyne labourer, Shameer Ally—have appealed their conviction and sentence.

Dear Editor, Newspaper reports state that a recently conducted search of the New Amsterdam Prison unearthed several contraband items.

Romel Ramsingh, who police say was caught with just over 8 pounds of ganja, was yesterday remanded to prison on a charge of possession of narcotics for the purpose of trafficking.

Dear Editor, It is an individual’s right to freely expresses himself or herself with regards beliefs, thoughts, ideas, and emotions and this must be promoted at all times free from any type  censorship.

As West Indies gear up to play Australia in the first CG Insurance One Day International (ODI) today, consistency throughout the series is at the top of captain, Kieron Pollard’s agenda.

Yesterday morning, the Minister of Labour, Joseph Hamilton along with the Acting Chief Labour Officer, Michelle Baburam and Senior Labour Officer,  Prandatt Basdeo met with officials from Demerara Timbers Limited (DTL) to discuss problems that were highlighted by the Guyana Agricultural and General Workers Union (GAWU) last week.

Dear Editor, I wish to commend President Irfaan Ali, Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo, and the entire cabinet for their aggressive efforts to improve the lives of the Guyanese people.

Like a good neighbour, Fitness Express is always there for the Guyana Amateur Powerlifting Federation (GAPF).

Head coach of the West Indies Women, Courtney Walsh has spotted some encouraging signs after the A-team series between the Caribbean side and Pakistan Women A ended earlier this week.

Two men have been remanded by a city magistrate after they were faced with separate charges of possession of narcotics.

WASHINGTON,  (Reuters) – The United States and its allies accused China yesterday of a global cyberespionage campaign, mustering an unusually broad coalition of countries to publicly call out Beijing for hacking.

Dear Editor,  Everyone has probably heard the saying “United we stand; divided we fall”.

LIMA,  (Reuters) – Peru’s electoral authority yesterday named socialist Pedro Castillo as the country’s next president, having officially won the June 6 runoff against right-wing candidate Keiko Fujimori, who accepted the result but said she had been cheated.

A man was shot in his hip at a Sparendaam Squatting Area, East Coast Demerara location on Sunday by a suspect whom he said threatened to kill him while they were both imprisoned.

PORT-AU-PRINCE,  (Reuters) – Claude Joseph, who has nominally led Haiti as acting prime minister since the July 7 assassination of President Jovenel Moise, will hand power to a challenger backed by the international community possibly as soon as today, a Haitian official said.

HAVANA,  (Reuters) – Cuba, which kept coronavirus infections low last year, now has the highest rate of contagion per capita in Latin America.

Dear Editor, The PPP/C and PNC-AFC Governments do not own the resources of this country, it belongs to the Guyanese people.

An ex-convict was yesterday denied bail on three robbery charges, while a man accused of break and enter and stealing hookahs, among other items, was placed on bail.

LONDON,  (Reuters) – The British government sought to quash a bid by the Nicolas Maduro-backed Venezuelan central bank on Monday to repatriate nearly $1 billion of its gold stored in London, with an unequivocal statement that it backed opposition figure Juan Guaido instead.

Dear Editor, It baffles me that a party which did not contest the elections nor was part of the umbrella partnership at that time, its leader sits in parliament.

RIO DE JANEIRO,  (Reuters) – A definitive settlement with miner Samarco and owners, BHP Group and Vale SA, for the damage caused by a burst tailings dam in 2015 could reach 100 billion reais ($19.06 billion), the governor of the Brazilian state where the disaster occurred told Reuters.

(Reuters) – England’s stand-in skipper Jos Buttler top-scored with 59 before their spinners ripped through the Pakistan batting unit to seal a 45-run win in the second Twenty20 International and level the series at 1-1 on Sunday.

COLOMBO, (Reuters) – Skipper Shikhar Dhawan led by example and wicketkeeper-batsman Ishan Kishan impressed in his one-day debut to secure a comprehensive seven-wicket win for India against Sri Lanka in the first match at the R Premadasa Stadium on Sunday.

Hardly a week goes by these days without the occurrence of some particularly gruesome accident on our streets which leaves us numbed and, more than that, leaves behind mangled corpses, horrific injury-related disfigurements and devastated families.

(Reuters) – Exxon Mobil Corp said yesterday it appointed former United Airlines and Xerox executive Kathryn Mikells as chief financial officer, effective Aug.

(Reuters) – All-rounder Shakib Al Hasan scored an excellent unbeaten 96 as Bangladesh defeated Zimbabwe by three wickets in their second One-Day International at the Harare Sports Club yesterday to take an unassailable 2-0 lead in the three-game series.

(Reuters) – Three Russian soccer players have been suspended by FIFA’s disciplinary committee for breaching anti-doping regulations, the sport’s world governing body said yesterday.

By Alfred Bhulai, Janette Bulkan, Jocelyn Dow, Danuta Radzik, Vanda Radzik, Troy Thomas, Maya Trotz The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) published a Public Notice on June 25, 2021 stating that an Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) was required for the “Gas to Energy Project” led by Esso Exploration and Production Guyana Limited (EEPGL).

WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland formalized a new policy yesterday that broadly prohibits prosecutors from subpoenaing reporters’ phone and email records, an abrupt shift after the Trump administration secretly seized records from several major news outlets in an effort to root out leaks.

(Reuters) – Lewis Hamilton was subjected to racist abuse online after winning the British Grand Prix, with social media firm Facebook saying yesterday it had removed a number of comments on Instagram.

FRISCO, Texas,  CMC – Trinidad and Tobago’s quest to end their CONCACAF Gold Cup campaign on a high note ended in disappointment, when they were held to a 1-1 draw by Guatemala here Sunday night.

HOUSTON, Texas, CMC – Grenada suffered their second straight 4-0 drubbing of the CONCACAF Gold Cup in another chastening defeat, this time to Asian champions Qatar here Saturday night.

(Reuters) – Left-arm wrist spinner Tabraiz Shamsi took four wickets as South Africa eased to a comfortable 33-run victory over Ireland in their first ever Twenty20 International meeting played at Malahide yesterday.

Dear Editor, Everyone seems very happy to receive the ‘Cash Grant’ currently being distributed in Guyana, and with the announcement by Vice President Dr.

(Trinidad Guardian) Six more people have died from COVID-19, the Ministry of Health said in its daily update yesterday.

BIRMINGHAM, England,  CMC – Carlos Brathwaite produced a cameo with the bat to once again outshine fellow West Indies all-rounder Kyle Mayers, as he helped Birmingham Bears beat Northamptonshire by 14 runs and squeeze into the quarter-finals of the T20 Blast here Sunday.