Daily Archive: Monday, September 13, 2021

In a post on her Facebook page, Barbados Prime Minister  Mia Mottley has questioned the decision by West Indies selectors to have all rounder Jason Holder as only a reserve player for the T20 world cup.

The Ministry of Health says that as of September 12, 2021, four more persons who tested positive for the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) have died.

The Federation of Independent Trade Unions of Guyana (FITUG) today expressed alarm at the rising number of deaths from the COVID-19 virus and infections.

BUENOS AIRES,  (Reuters) – Argentina’s main opposition party landed a blow against the ruling Peronists yesterday, winning key races in a congressional primary vote that is a strong leading indicator of how voters will cast ballots in the midterm election in November.

(Reuters) – India’s cricket board chief Sourav Ganguly said their players refused to play the fifth and final test against England due to COVID-19 concerns and denied that the upcoming Indian Premier League had played any part in the decision.

(Trinidad Express) Murder accused Nigel Mungroo is still on the run.

(Trinidad Guardian) The Trinidad and Tobago Police Service (TTPS) has now lost 14 of its officers to COVID-19 with the latest being WPC Anisa Khan, who was last assigned to the Cunupia Police Station.

The operationalisation of the newly installed Instrument Landing System (ILS) at the Cheddi Jagan International Airport (CJIA) is expected to significantly reduce flight diversions and delays by 90 per cent, Minister with responsibility for the aviation sector Juan Edghill announced yesterday.

The Malaysian-owned Barama Company Limited yesterday reported that it is well on the road to financial recovery and is preparing to get back into the lumber business with a $1 billion (US$5m) plan.

Three men are presently in police custody over the fatal stabbing of a twenty-three-year-old prisoner on remand at the Lusignan Prison, East Coast Demerara.

BASSETERRE, St Kitts, CMC – Lionhearted Romario Shepherd brushed aside the disappointment of his omission from West Indies’ Twenty20 World Cup squad, to produce a stellar all-round performance and single-handedly dump Jamaica Tallawahs from the Caribbean Premier League here last night.

Sixteen-year-old Angel Hope who was involved in an accident a week ago at Byderabo Public Road, Bartica, on Saturday succumbed to her injuries at the Infectious Disease Hospital at Liliendaal after contracting the COVID-19.

Cricket West Indies on Thursday announced it’s 19-member squad that will defend their T20 World Cup title next month in the United Arab Emirates from October 17 to November 14.

As the COVID-19 deaths continue to rise locally, the Ministry of Health (MoH) yesterday informed that nine more persons have lost their lives to the disease as the country recorded another 194 new cases.

BASSETERRE, St Kitts, CMC – Kyle Mayers and Glenn Phillips carved out high-class, unbeaten half-centuries as Barbados Royals completed the tournament’s highest successful run chase, to stun St Lucia Kings by eight wickets and end an otherwise dismal campaign on a high here yesterday.

A miner was killed on Saturday following a misunderstanding between two men at Quartzstone Landing, Cuyuni River, Region Seven.

Guyana’s Lennox ‘Too Sharp’ Allen suffered a 10th round KO loss to Kazakhastan’s, Aidos Yerbossynuly (16W (11KOs)-0) on Saturday when they matched gloves for the WBA (Interim) Super middleweight title.

Dexter Jameer was elected as president of the Melanie Football Club, when the entity staged its electoral congress on September 10th at the Melanie Community Centre ground.

Guyana will write nations that recently mediated an agreement between Venezuela’s government and opposition objecting to the claim in the pact to this country’s county of Essequibo.

Dear Editor, Road hierarchy is fundamental to city planning and traffic management.

Dear Editor, ‘SPECIALTY HOSPITAL or SPECIALITY HOSPITAL” is a term used in the universal health care system to describe a hospital that provides a limited range of services such as cardiology, obstetrics, ophthalmology, oncology, orthopaedics, psychiatry, etc.

A 22-year-old Pomeroon labourer was killed after he crashed into a tree in the vicinity of Dredge Creek, Upper Pomeroon, in Region Two.

NEW YORK, (Reuters) – Novak Djokovic’s quest for a record 21st major title that would have completed the calendar-year Grand Slam collapsed at the final hurdle in a stunning 6-4 6-4 6-4 defeat by Russian Daniil Medvedev in the U.S.

Koabe Grant, the suspect who admitted days ago to murdering Guyana Defence Force (GDF) Lance Corporal Daniel Fraser and his girlfriend, Shanicka Forde in Sophia will appear in court today, Crime Chief Wendell Blanhum informed this newspaper. 

(Fightnews) Vitor Belfort, a 44-year-old UFC legend scored a first round TKO over 58-year-old former heavyweight champion Evander Holyfield (44-11-2, 29 KOs) on Saturday night at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Hollywood, Florida.

Dear Editor, In the nineties I was part of a New York City Children’s Services quartet team that pioneered the development of administrative third party, bi-annual reviews of the casework service plans of all teens placed in Group Homes operated by the NYC in all five boroughs. 

Dear Editor, The current situation that involves the Teacher’s Union and the Ministry of Education is spiraling out of control.

Aimed at the boosting of rehabilitation opportunities for prisoners, Minister of Home Affairs, Robeson Benn last week handed over a quantity of books to the Guyana Prison Service.

A motorcyclist was killed in an accident on Sunday at One Mile Public Road, Linden, after he collided with a lorry.

(Reuters) – Two world records tumbled on Saturday when Kenya’s Agnes Tirop surged to victory in the 10 km race and Ethiopia’s Senbere Teferi triumphed in the 5 km distance at an event in Herzogenaurach, Germany.

The Chairman of Region Four, Daniel Seeram has labelled attempts by the Alliance for Change (AFC) to remove him from his post as unfortunate and distasteful.

(Trinidad Guardian) The beleaguered Water and Sewerage Authority (WASA) has launched a full-scale investigation into the dereliction of duty by two managers which has resulted in the authority purchasing some $7.7 million worth of chemicals, some of which WASA no longer uses to treat its water.

Dear Editor, Elder Eusi Kwayana weighs in: “Coalition figures, including trade unionists, are now demanding that the pandemic be treated as the concern of all sides”.

(Reuters) – Ethiopia’s Derara Hurisa won the Vienna City marathon yesterday but was disqualified soon after when the soles of his shoes were found to be one centimetre too thick in violation of the rules.

VIENNA, (Reuters) – The U.N. atomic watchdog reached an agreement with Iran yesterday to solve “the most urgent issue” between them, the overdue servicing of monitoring equipment to keep it running, raising hopes of fresh talks on a wider deal with the West.

(Reuters) – South Africa beat Sri Lanka by nine wickets in a rain-hit Twenty20 international in Colombo yesterday to win the three-match series with a match to spare.

(Trinidad Guardian) Health Minister Terrence Deyalsingh is concerned that the number of students turning up for the Pfizer vaccine has waned in recent weeks.

Dear Editor, I have enclosed a photograph of an event some years back in Main Street Georgetown.

A miner and a 58-year-old woman were last week remanded to prison by Magistrate Dylon Bess after they appeared before him separately at the linden Magistrate’s Court charged with assaulting a police officer in execution of his duties.

(Reuters) – The FBI on Saturday released a newly declassified document related to its investigation of the Sept.

Despite a 19-ball half century from Akshaya Persaud, New York Lions defeated Bachan by 137 runs in the Deo and Sons T20 League on Saturday.

(Reuters) – Women in Afghanistan will be allowed to study in universities as the country seeks to rebuild after decades of war but gender-segregation and Islamic dress code will be mandatory, the Taliban’s new Higher Education minister said yesterday.

Dear Editor, Almost simultaneously Texas’ Governor Abbott eliminated women’s access to abortion, while the Supreme Court in Mexico voted overwhelmingly to advance women’s choice. 

A man, who recently completed a jail sentence for a robbery, was last week remanded to prison after he denied escaping lawful custody and committing another robber.

(Trinidad Express) A “network that is quite mercenary in orientation” masterminded by a senior cop in the granting of firearm user’s licences has been uncovered.

SAN JOSE, (Reuters) – A Nicaraguan political activist who opposes the government of President Daniel Ortega is in critical condition in a Costa Rica hospital after being shot, police and activists said yesterday.

(Trinidad Guardian) A four-year-old boy was killed earlier today after he was attacked by a dog in Tacarigua.

(Reuters) – Sri Lanka yesterday called up 21-year-old mystery spinner Maheesh Theekshana to their squad for the Twenty20 World Cup in the United Arab Emirates and Oman in October-November.

As of Monday, September 6th, the Guyana Police Force (GPF) has only seized forty-four (44) or illegal firearms.

We are now living in the eye of the storm. Adapting the world to our climate emergency is essential for our safety, even as we tackle a global pandemic… Millions of lives and the safety of communities around the world are already at stake.

By Pauline Melville Pauline Melville is a British Guyanese writer who has worked in theatre, television, film and cabaret.

Dear Editor, Seeking cheap political mileage off a death is also horrible. 

Globally, the latest World Health Organisation (WHO) figures show that there have been over 223 million confirmed cases of COVID-19 and over 4.6 million deaths.