Daily Archive: Wednesday, August 18, 2021

The Ministry of Health today said that as of August 17, 2021, five more persons who tested positive for the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) have died.

Caribbean Cinemas at Giftland Mall today said that it is reopening, tomorrow Thursday, August 19, following the guidelines and recommendations presented by the Government of Guyana.

LONDON,  (Reuters) – The world should give the Taliban the space to form a new government in Afghanistan and may discover that the insurgents cast as militants by the West for decades have become more reasonable, the head of the British army said today.

VALLETTA,  (Reuters) – One of Malta’s wealthiest businessmen, Yorgen Fenech, has been indicted for the murder of anti-corruption journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia, prosecutors said in court documents filed today.

 (Trinidad Guardian) Vaccination of children between the ages of 12 to 18 years begins at 8 am today and eligible members of the public who fall into this category do not need an appointment.

There’s an undercurrent of restrained anxiety throughout the six episodes of the new Netflix miniseries, “The Chair”.

Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo yesterday reiterated at the Offshore Technology Conference (OTC) in Houston, USA that the government supports the swift development of the local oil and gas sector as a means of earning as much as possible while global realities still allow for the use of fossil fuels.

The Guyana Sugar Corporation (GuySuCo) yesterday signed deals worth $356m for the supply of excavators.

By Readawne Henery Relatives of Mahendra Deopaul, the man who police say was fatally injured while trying to evade ranks on Sunday, are questioning the report of how he met his death as they say evidence is pointing in a different direction.

Over 5,000 persons were on Monday vaccinated across the country with Region One currently leading the country’s inoculation programme.

A cyclist died on Monday afternoon after he allegedly rode into the path of a moving car along the Melanie Damishana Public Road, on the East Coast of Demerara.

A woman is now dead and two family members hospitalised after they consumed an indigenous drink which has been traditionally used as a medicine to treat tuberculosis and high blood pressure.

The police in Region Five say they are still investigating the accident which left Nathanael Ledra dead last month after a collision with a Ministry of Finance vehicle along the Number Three Village, West Coast Berbice Public Road.

The controversial amendment to enable police to collect DNA from detainees is among four bills that have been deferred until the National Assembly comes out of recess.

Four women were yesterday reported as Guyana’s latest deaths as a result of COVID-19, while 100 new cases were recorded.

A cutlass-wielding Corentyne man who on August 9 entered the Whim Magistrate’s Court yard and proceeded to search for Magistrate Renita Singh will now spend 18 months in prison after he pleaded guilty to charges of causing public terror and carrying a weapon.

A 61-year-old man of Belle West, West Bank Demerara (WBD), who was allegedly speeding, died yesterday after being involved in an accident on the Stanleytown, WBD public road.

Two persons have been arrested following the discovery of over 10 pounds of cocaine in packets of powdered milk in a passenger’s luggage at the Eugene F.

Six men, who were causing havoc at a bar in Harlem, West Coast Demerara, were arrested on Monday following a report to the police.

Following the arrival of some 5,000 doses of Sputnik V second doses last Friday, the Ministry of Health began distribution on Monday and Health Minister Dr Frank Anthony has said doses are expected to be sent to interior regions later in the week.

Guyanese duo, Matthew Nandu and Isai Thorne have been included in the West Indies’ Uunder-19 Rising Stars squad of 26 for an upcoming High Performance Camp ahead of next month’s tour to England.

The government intends to effect repairs to those major interior roads that have been damaged by rainfall and flooding.

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates, CMC – West Indies will open the defence of their Twenty20 World Cup title against archrivals England, in a repeat of the sensational final five years ago in Mumbai.

On Thursday August 12th, the Democrats Abroad- Guyana Country Committee was formally launched.

Days after he reportedly ingested a poisonous substance, a man was yesterday found dead.

By Reds (Perreira) and Tony (McWatt) West Indies’ cricket supporters the world over must now be joyously celebrating the team’s magnificent, nail-biting, one-wicket victory over Pakistan in the August 12-15 first Test of the two-match Series.

KABUL, (Reuters) – The Taliban said yesterday they wanted peaceful relations with other countries and would respect the rights of women within the framework of Islamic law, as they held their first official news briefing since their lightning seizure of Kabul.

LES CAYES, Haiti,  (Reuters) – Survivors of the earthquake that killed at least 1,941 people in Haiti clamoured for food, shelter and medical care yesterday as search and rescue efforts resumed after a tropical storm lashed the Caribbean nation with rain, causing dangerous flooding.

Dear Editor, Lists of awardees were published in a 20-page supplement of SN of August 10.

Jayden Seales etched his name in history as the youngest West Indian to take a five-wicket haul and it was Jason Holder and Kemar Roach’s mentorship that allowed him to grow.

While Caribbean Cinemas has signaled its intent to reopen its theatres at the Giftland Mall, it remains hopeful that government will reevaluate its decision to restrict the sale of food and beverages.

HAVANA,  (Reuters) – Cuba has turned to the military to provide oxygen amid a surge of the coronavirus even as doctors rush to administer locally developed vaccines to the population.

(Barbados Nation) Demetrico Ricardo Layne was remanded to HMP Dodds until September 14 when he appeared in the District ‘A’ Magistrate’s Court yesterday.

Dear Editor,  Since independence, Guyana has been stuck in the preconditions for takeoff mode since it relies heavily on electricity generated by thermoelectric power plants for local consumption, which are seen as woefully inadequate to satisfy the demands of the manufacturing sector.

Guyana’s chess players seem to be getting better as the FIDE Online Rapid World Cup competition continues as after two wins in the third round, Guyana’s chess players scored three wins in yesterday’s fourth round with Akil Theophil in the U18 category and Kishan Puran and Raevon Adonis, the winners in the U16 category.

A labourer, who is accused of a break-in and theft, was on Monday remanded to prison after trying to mislead a city court.

Attorney General Anil Nandlall has directed the Guyana Police Force to settle all debts with the Lyken/Newburg funeral parlour but maintains that the company’s operations remain a public health hazard.

By  Jeffrey D. Sachs NEW YORK – The magnitude of the United States’ failure in Afghanistan is breathtaking.

BRASILIA,  (Reuters) – Brazil has had 37,613 new cases of the novel coronavirus reported in the past 24 hours, and 1,106 deaths from COVID-19, the health ministry said yesterday.

HAVANA,  (Reuters) – Cuba has revoked the right to home detention of leading dissident Jose Daniel Ferrer and ordered him to serve the remaining 4 years of a sentence for assault in prison, sparking criticism that the order was politically motivated.

One of the many impacts of the Covid-19 pandemic was the closure of the cinema, with the result that films released last year via streaming services are only now seeing the light of the wide screen, as life gradually returns to prior routines.

Dear Editor, It was brought to the attention of the Mayor and Councillors of the City of George-town that the Mayor of Georgetown, Mr Ubraj Narine who is currently in the United States of America has issued a statement via social media.

(Reuters) – England fast bowler Mark Wood is likely to miss the third test against India due to a shoulder injury, coach Chris Silverwood said yesterday.