Daily Archive: Wednesday, July 28, 2021

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

British Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab today announced that the UK is sending 84,800 doses of the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine to Guyana as part of the first batch of the 100 million doses the UK pledged to get the poorest parts of the world vaccinated as a matter of urgency.

The principals of Accelerated Capital Firm Inc (ACFI), Yuri Garcia and his wife Ateeka Ishmael yesterday faced 60 new charges of conspiracy to defraud but did not show up at the Sparendaam Magistrate’s court, according to a release from the police last night.

LONDON,  (Reuters) – Russian billionaire Roman Abramovich is not President Vladimir Putin’s “cashier” and nor did he buy Chelsea FC as a vehicle to corrupt the West, his lawyer told England’s High Court in a defamation hearing over a book about Putin’s Russia.

PARIS, (Reuters) – France’s highest appeal court today upheld a guilty verdict against the son of Equatorial Guinea’s president for embezzlement, paving the way for the potential return of tens of millions of dollars to the country’s people.

LONDON,  (Reuters) – Britain will start delivering 9 million doses of Oxford-AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine this week to countries including Indonesia, Jamaica and Kenya to help tackle the pandemic, the government said today.

ExxonMobil today said it has made an oil discovery at Whiptail in the Stabroek Block offshore Guyana, its 21st major find here and adding to its nine billion barrels of recoverable resources.

Motions for the dismissal of three key GECOM employees have now been amended to allow for the termination of their contracts.

Oliver Permaul, Andre James and Rohan Johnson were yesterday discharged over the 2017 murder of Tain mother Leilawatie Mohamed, after High Court Judge Jo-Ann Barlow found no evidence against them.

Jason Yarris was on Monday sentenced to two years in prison on two separate charges of sexual assault.

Farmers of Buxton/ Friendship on the East Coast of Demerara will soon benefit from much-needed upgrades to their drainage and irrigation system.

The Ministry of Health  yesterday said that 53 new cases of COVID-19 were recorded.

The Guyana Trades Union Congress (GTUC) yesterday said that it “regrets the death and mourns the passing of Brother George De Peana, a Guyanese and international trade unionist” who passed away on Monday.

A nonagenarian was among hundreds of individuals who were allocated house lots for low-income earners by the Central Housing and Planning Authority’s, ‘Dream Realised’ housing drive and Minister of Housing and Water, Collin Croal, yesterday called on applicants to trust the system as the authorities are working to resolve the backlog in the system.

Tenders were on July 22nd opened at the National Procurement and Tender Administration Board for the construction and rehabilitation of pump stations.

After being denied an application to lead what it said was “additional evidence,” the prosecution yesterday closed its case against Cabesh Persaud and Devon Thomas, who are on trial for the 2013 Mazaruni River crash which claimed 10 lives.

Colwyn Harding, who alleged in 2013 that police officers had raped him by inserting a baton into his rectum, has had his civil suit dismissed yesterday and has been ordered to pay $2 million in costs.

The Ministry of Health has translated public service announcements (PSA) and information on vaccinations into nine Indigenous languages.

The Office of Professional Responsibility (OPR) has completed its investigation into the death of robbery accused Peter Headley, who was fatally shot by a policeman more than two months ago and the report is currently being reviewed by the Police Complaints Authority (PCA).

The Guyana Police Force has stated that there have been no complaints of businesses being placed on sidewalks at Anna Regina while reminding that such complaints are a matter for the Mayor and Town Council there. 

Region Seven has seen a steep decline in COVID-19 cases and its Chairman, Kenneth Williams believes that this is due to more persons getting vaccinated against the virus.

The Guyana Energy Agency (GEA) in a statement last evening sought to clarify that a warrant issued for the arrest of petroleum dealer Dorwain Bess was withdrawn after the defendant presented himself to the Court as is normal in such cases.

Guyana’s leading swimming athlete Andrew Fowler was eliminated yesterday from the men’s 100m freestyle event at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics in Japan.

A man was on Monday chopped in his head and arm after he attempted to rescue a woman at Kara Kara, in Linden.

Former top ranked T20I bowler, Samuel Badree reckons West Indies lacked application, patience and assessment when they batted in the third One day International against Australia on Monday.

ExxonMobil is seeking suppliers for the provision of vessels to support their oil and gas operations offshore Guyana.

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – Head coach Phil Simmons is confident the one-day series defeat to Australia will have little or no impact on West Indies’ performance in the four-match Twenty20 International series against Pakistan starting here today.

TOKYO, (Reuters) – Simone Biles’ bid to launch a history-making goldrush at the Tokyo Olympics fell apart after a single gymnastic vault yesterday, and her future at these Games was in doubt after she spoke of the need to protect her mental health.

Dear Editor, In Stabroek News of July 25 it was stated that “The Guyana Power and Light (GPL) suffered a shutdown last night after one of its units was taken out of service because of an oil leak which was deemed as high risk for a fire starting… GPL said that an initial analysis suggests that the rapid offloading of the 8.7-megawatt unit led to a “significant frequency decline” and despite the intervention of other generators and the under-frequency load-shedding scheme, the system collapsed”.

TOKYO, Japan, CMC – At the age of eight, Bermudian triathlete Flora Duffy dreamt of becoming an Olympic champion.

Dear Editor, I have never written a letter to a newspaper before but I was so moved by my pleasant experience at the Georgetown Passport Office last Friday that I felt compelled to do so.

PORT-AU-PRINCE,  (Reuters) – A top security official of slain Haitian President Jovenel Moise was arrested by police on suspicion of involvement in the assassination plot, his lawyer said yesterday, as another aide’s apparent account of the event was leaked on social media.

Johnny Persaud, the 17-year-old who was left critically injured after a fatal minibus accident at Diamond, East Bank Demerara (EBD), remains a patient in the Intensive Care Unit at the Georgetown Public Hospital.

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – West Indies captain Kieron Pollard has blasted the quality of the Kensington Oval pitch as “unacceptable for international cricket”, following his side’s 2-1 defeat in the three-match One-Day series against Australia.

WASHINGTON,  (Reuters) – The United States said yesterday it is pausing some cooperation with Guatemala’s criminal prosecutor after the ouster last week of the head of a prosecution unit charged with fighting corruption.

Dear Editor, While we have not won any medals as yet at the 2020 Olympics, it is posited that the performance, so far by our young Olympians, has been encouraging and gratifying. 

MEXICO CITY,  (Reuters) – Mexico’s president yesterday asserted his country’s right to send fuel to Cuba and said U.S.

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – Former Barbados all-rounder Rawle Brancker has died here yesterday, aged 83.

Dear Editor,  The Editorial `Rebooting Amaila Falls Hydropower Project’ (SN, 26th July 2021) says that the democratically elected PPP/C Government of Guyana is keen to embrace Hydroelectricity and the natural gas (gas-to-shore pipeline project) to produce 465 MW of electricity.

WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – Americans fully vaccinated against COVID-19 should go back to wearing masks in indoor public places in regions where the coronavirus is spreading rapidly, U.S.

(Reuters) – The second Twenty20 international between Sri Lanka and India, scheduled for yesterday in Colombo, has been pushed back by a day after India’s Krunal Pandya tested positive for COVID-19, the country’s cricket board (BCCI) announced hours before the game.

 (Trinidad Express) Police responded to a scene of a suspected murder-suicide last evening at New Grant.

Dear Editor, Just recently, the Dr. Irfaan Ali-led PPP/C Government announced that it is looking to revive the 165 Megawatts (MW) Amaila Falls Hydropower Project (AFHP).

WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – Four police officers yesterday told lawmakers they were beaten, taunted with racial insults, heard threats including “kill him with his own gun” and thought they might die as they struggled to defend the U.S.

SAITAMA, Japan, (Reuters) – The United States overcame a slow start to top a stubborn Nigeria 81-72 yesterday, beginning their quest for a seventh straight gold medal in Olympic women’s basketball.

(Trinidad Guardian) National icon LeRoy Clarke has died.  He was 82 years old.

Dear Editor, I was taken aback when senior members of one of our security forces reported that a meeting hosted by the Hon.

(Jamaica Observer) Barely a month after announcing relaxed COVID-19 measures the Jamaican Government was on Monday  forced to back-pedal, pushed by rising infections numbering an average 135 new cases per day with a staggering 1,318 new cases already recorded for the month of July alone.

Large forests have been felled for the paper to print endless volumes and numerous research papers on the all-consuming subjects of leaders and leadership, compared to the smattering of trees sacrificed for the oft overlooked Second-in-Command (2IC) position which has not garnered the attention of organizational scholars as it deservedly merits.

TOKYO, (Reuters) – The United States dealt China a second consecutive straight sets defeat in women’s volleyball yesterday to leave the defending Olympic champions in danger of missing out on the knockout stages.

GUATEMALA CITY,  (Reuters) – Guatemala’s President Alejandro Giammattei said yesterday the Central American nation has renegotiated its contract for the delivery of Russia’s Sputnik V vaccines and is also in talks with Pfizer, Moderna and Johnson & Johnson for their coronavirus shots.

Dear Editor, I refer to the letter ‘Successive gov’ts have sustained the dependency syndrome of our Indigenous Peoples’ in your letter column by S.