Daily Archive: Tuesday, September 28, 2021

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

The Ministry of Health last  night received a quantity of Sputnik V second dose components and is set to begin the rollout of these shots tomorrow.

SAO PAULO,  (Reuters) – Brazil will provide COVID-19 vaccine booster shots to all its people over 60-years-old, Health Minister Marcelo Queiroga said today.

Former Director of the Department of Public Information (DPI) and Head of Communications for the Opposition, Imran Khan died this morning  in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) at the Liliendaal Infectious Disease Hospital almost a week after he was rushed there.

According to data from the Bureau of Statistics there has been a 14% increase in food prices over the first seven months of 2021 while general living costs have increased by 5.4% over that same period.

Prime Minister Mark Phillips yesterday assured that there would be a stable and efficient power supply with the completion of major upgrades costing $1.4 billion to the Canefield Substation, in East Canje, Berbice. 

Ex-police constables Delon Chapman and Leon Ashby are now awaiting sentencing after they were found guilty yesterday of raping a woman who had gone to the Turkeyen Police Station to make a report on New Year’s Day, 2018.

Attorney Nigel Hughes says that the family of Orin Boston, the Dartmouth businessman who was shot and killed by a policeman at his home close to two weeks ago is giving the police “reasonable” time to complete the probe while noting failure to do so can lead to private criminal charges.

A Number 72 Village, Corentyne man is now dead after a fight with a relative, who police have taken into custody. 

President Irfaan Ali has been asked to publicly indicate just how much oil Exxon Mobil has produced in the Liza Phase 1 development and clarify for the public how much has been accessed for operational use under Article 11.9 of their Production Sharing Agreement (PSA) with Guyana.

The Minister of Health yesterday  stated that the trend of increasing COVID-19 cases is expected to continue and he urged persons to adhere to the safety measures and to get vaccinated.

An accident along the Palmyra Public Road on Monday left a West Coast Berbice pensioner dead after he was struck by a hire car, which was allegedly speeding at the time. 

A Warren Village, Corentyne couple is now traumatised after two bandits invaded their premises on Sunday evening.  

Esso Exploration and Production Guyana Ltd. (Esso) has been added as a party to the challenge brought by University of Guyana scientist Troy Thomas and conservationist Quadad De Freitas, who have filed an action against the State in which they argue that the greenhouse gases emitted from petroleum operations in the Liza Phase 1 are hazardous not only to the environment, but the health and wellbeing of citizens and must be stopped.

President Irfaan Ali yesterday afternoon inspected the soya bean and corn pilot projects in Ebini, Upper Berbice River.

Former Region Six Chairman and People’s Progressive Party (PPP) stalwart Rohit Persaud died yesterday. 

President of the Guyana Manufacturing and Services Association (GMSA), Rafeek Khan on Friday challenged the country to deliver on the vision of being the regional breadbasket and to cut food imports.

The COVID-19 pandemic has proven to be a mighty adversary for many, Guyana’s strongest man, Carlos Petterson-Grifith included.

Two women were yesterday granted their release on bail after being charged with assaulting and wounding each other. 

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – The FIFA-appointed Normalisation Committee was unable to secure approval for the 2019 audited financial statements of the Trinidad and Tobago Football Association (TTFA) at its Annual General Meeting (AGM) Sunday.

Several workers of the Skeldon sugar estate, supported by the union GAWU, yesterday picketed outside of the estate calling on the GuySuCo to end what they claimed to be its discriminatory benefits practices.

Police are on the hunt for four men who pelted bottles leaving a teacher injured on Sunday night after the owner of a Leonora, West Coast Demerara (WCD) bar informed them that he would closing in keeping with the national COVID-19 curfew.

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates, CMC – Jamaican all-rounder Andre Russell’s availability for Kolkata Knight Riders’ (KKR) match against Delhi Capitals today and for the remainder of the Indian Premier League (IPL) is in doubt, after he apparently sustained a hamstring injury Sunday.

With just the City Treasurer’s Department to be relocated, the long-awaited rehabilitation of City Hall is expected to commence soon.

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – West Indies Women’s head coach Courtney Walsh has praised new opening batter Rashada Williams, despite his side’s loss in the just ended One-Day International Series against South Africa, describing her as “the find of the series”.

A water vendor accused of two armed robberies was yesterday granted bail after telling a city magistrate that he was brutalised by the police. 

Dear Editor, I have followed with deep interest discussions in the media concerning the use of the Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT) unit at Dartmouth, Essequibo and elsewhere between 2015 and 2019.

Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) returned to winning ways after beating Rajasthan Royals (RR) by seven wickets in Match 40 of the VIVO Indian Premier League (IPL) 2021 in Dubai yesterday.

SANTIAGO,  (Reuters) – Chilean authorities announced yesterday the end of a state of emergency in force since the start of the coronavirus pandemic, a sign of life returning to normal following a sharp decrease in cases in the South American nation.

KINGSTON, Jamaica, CMC – The West Indies Players Association (WIPA) will neither be insisting on nor discouraging members from taking the COVID-19 vaccine, even as Cricket West Indies (CWI) continues to get the region’s youth, women’s and men’s players vaccinated.

MANCHESTER, England, (Reuters) – UEFA have nullified disciplinary action against breakaway Super League clubs Real Madrid, Barcelona and Juventus after a Madrid court ruled that European football’s governing body should not sanction the rebel clubs.

Dear Editor, I write this letter with a heavy heart as I watch with anguish, disappointment, and, unfortunately, anger, at the deteriorating COVID-19 situation both in Guyana and farther afield.

PUNTO FIJO, Venezuela, (Reuters) – Seven Venezuelan oil workers have been detained by military counterintelligence officers following an outage at a unit of state oil company PDVSA’s 310,000 barrel-per-day (bpd) Cardon refinery, according to eight sources familiar with the matter.

The Guyana Water Incorporated (GWI) is moving to resuscitate the Timehri number 5 well on the East Bank of Demerara to improve the level of service for close to 4000 residents.

WASHINGTON,  (Reuters) – A sharply divided U.S. Senate failed yesterday to advance a measure to suspend the federal debt ceiling and avoid a partial government shutdown, as Republican lawmakers denied the bill the votes necessary to move forward.

CARACAS,  (Reuters) – Venezuela’s National Academy of Medicine yesterday expressed concern over the use of Cuba’s Abdala coronavirus vaccine due to a lack of scientific research on its safety and efficacy.

Dear Editor,  Let me begin by commending the Government of Guyana and the Minister of Health for their efforts thus far in managing the COVID-19 situation in Guyana.

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC –  Men’s senior team head coach Angus Eve has summoned a squad of 28 home-based players to begin training ahead of upcoming FIFA international match windows in October and November.

NEW YORK,  (Reuters) – R. Kelly was convicted by a federal jury yesterday in his sex trafficking trial, where prosecutors accused the R&B singer of exploiting his stardom over a quarter-century to lure women and underage girls into his orbit for sex.

Massy Stores is opening a mini supermarket at Vreed-en-Hoop, West Demerara.

(Reuters) – Anthony Joshua’s stunning defeat to Ukraine’s Oleksandr Usyk means there is unlikely to be a world heavyweight unification fight between Britons Joshua and Tyson Fury, promoter Frank Warren said.

(Trinidad Guardian) The man accused of fatally chopping 15-month-old Sariah Williams appeared virtually before a San Fernando Magistrate yesterday charged with her murder.

Dear Editor, Help & Shelter would like to respond to a statement appearing in your newspaper published on Sunday 26th September, which states that contact was made with us in September 2021 with regard to shelter services and that the persons were told that we do not accommodate women with children at our home for battered women.

(Trinidad Guardian) After spending over a decade on remand, a 37-year-old man from Tunapuna has been freed of murdering a security guard during a casino robbery.

WASHINGTON,  (Reuters) – A U.S. judge yesterday said he would grant “unconditional release” to John Hinckley, who wounded former U.S.

The Management of the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC) yesterday said that it wished to clarify that any patient who is seeking care within any of its facilities is not required to present proof of vaccination in order to enter the compounds.

(Reuters) – Four-time Grand Slam champion Naomi Osaka looks set to return to tennis shortly after getting “that itch” to play again.

Dear Editor, Please allow us a little space in your newspaper.

(Trinidad Express) The super-infectious Covid-19 Delta “variant of concern” has reached community spread in Trinidad and Tobago.

Last Friday’s media release from the President’s “Press and Publicity Unit” was intended to underscore, for the benefit of both domestic and external audiences, the foreign policy dimension to Dr.

By  Joseph E. Stiglitz NEW YORK – Moves are afoot to replace or at least greatly weaken Kristalina Georgieva, the International Monetary Fund’s managing director since 2019.

By guest writer, Donald Rodney In April 2021 the Escazú agreement became effective and President Irfaan Ali on the occasion said, “Guyana as a signatory to the ‘Agreement’ hereby endorses the right of access to environmental information.

NEW YORK, (Reuters) – New York hospitals yesterday began firing or suspending healthcare workers for defying a state order to get the COVID-19 vaccine, and resulting staff shortages prompted some hospitals to postpone elective surgeries or curtail services.

A chocolate vendor facing a larceny charge was yesterday released on self-bail after telling a court that she had no money to post bail.

LONDON, (Reuters) – Brighton & Hove Albion missed out on top spot in the Premier League table but had the last laugh at arch-rivals Crystal Palace when Neal Maupay equalised with the final kick of the game to earn a 1-1 draw at a rocking Selhurst Park yesterday.

Dear Editor, I have said repeatedly that the forces of evil are at work in this Guyana of ours.