Daily Archive: Monday, October 4, 2021

The Ministry of Health today said that as of October 03, 2021, four more persons who tested positive for the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) have died.

 (Reuters) – Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp at least partially reconnected to the global internet late this afternoon Eastern time, nearly six hours into an outage that paralyzed the social media platform.

Vice President, Dr. Bharrat Jagdeo today announced in Skeldon, Upper Corentyne, that severed sugar workers will receive $250,000 each. 

LONDON,  (Reuters) – Demand for coal and natural gas has exceeded pre-COVID-19 highs with oil not far behind, dealing a setback to hopes the pandemic would spur a faster transition to clean energy from fossil fuels.

(Barbados Nation) A former President of the Barbados Dental Association, Dr Vidya Armogan, who says his dental care facility will only be doing business with vaccinated patients, is calling on Government and the business community to get around mandatory vaccination by using strategic measures that encourage more Barbadians to get inoculated.

(Trinidad Guardian) Police have charged two Venezuelan nationals under anti-gang legislation.

While urging persons to not procrastinate on checking their National Insurance Scheme (NIS) contributions or joining the scheme if they are self-employed, Minister with responsibility for Finance Dr.

The Ministry of Health yesterday said that as of October 02, 2021, three more persons who tested positive for the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) have died.

Expressing disappointment in the Guyana Fire Service’s (GFS) “poor at best” response to the fire which ravaged the Brickdam Police Station on Saturday, President Irfaan Ali yesterday blasted firefighters and warned that their lax approach will not be tolerated.

A Goed Fortuin, West Bank Demerara labourer was found dead in the upper flat of a wedding house in the wee hours of yesterday.

The consultation process for the implementation of utility-scale solar photo voltaic (PV) projects at Onderneeming and Lima Sands in Region Two commenced on Saturday.

Two companies which undertake subsea works have been granted permission by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for bunkering activities in Guyana’s Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ).

Star rider, Jamual John returned to the local cycling scene with a bang yesterday.

Dear Editor, Guyanese continue to flout Covid-19 rules and protocols.  On Sunday September 26th 2021 around 7.30 pm I was travelling east on Carifesta Avenue and on approaching Vlissengen Road, looking north to the seawall, one could see the long stretches of massive groups of persons sitting in clusters on the seawall with no masks, very few could be seen wearing masks. 

In the aftermath of the fire which destroyed the century-old Brickdam Police Station on Saturday, a massive clean-up is underway to remove debris left behind.

Following the partial collapse of its reservoir at Matthews Ridge, Chinese-owned Guyana Manganese Inc (GMI) is yet to engage residents despite promises to do so.

Dear Editor, Guyana may be a good candidate for a new administrative capital.

Khan’s Auto Sales was on Saturday destroyed by the fire which gutted the Brickdam Police Station.

Dear Editor, Discontentment seems to be growing in private sector and other influential circles over the pace with which Local Content Legislation/Policy formulation and implementation are moving.

At yesterday’s COVID-19 vaccination drive at the National Cultural Centre (NCC) the Ministry of Health said that the Johnson and Johnson (J&J) single-dose shot was among the jabs in use.

Dear Editor, In September’s New Nation (organ of the PNCR), there appears what is termed “a revolutionary plan to equip and support teachers and deliver quality education to our children” during the pandemic.

Dear Editor,  A letter in SN on 2/10/2021 titled: “There is a collective indifference to the chronic degradation of Le Repentir Cemetery” ended with the following rhetoric:  “Why don’t they burn away the place with some crematoriums?”

Beharry Restaurant Holdings and its family of companies yesterday announced a gift of $5m to the Guyana Cancer Foundation (GCF) to coincide with National Breast Cancer Awareness Month.

In 1971, Guyana’s George `The Chief’ Braithwaite (now deceased) travelled as a representative of the United States table tennis team to Nagoya, Japan, for the Worlds Table tennis competition.

HUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif., (Reuters) – A large oil spill off the southern California coast left fish dead, birds mired in petroleum and wetlands contaminated, prompting local officials to call it an environmental catastrophe.

An intoxicated Upper Berbice River man was yesterday morning rescued from his burning home.

Dear Editor, I strongly believe the poor people in this country called Guyana cannot have something called justice.

A comprehensive check will have to be undertaken to determine the quantum of documents pertaining to current court cases destroyed in the fire that ravaged the Brickdam Police Station on Saturday, Commander of Region ‘4’ A Simon Mc Bean says.

WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – A massive leak of financial documents was published by several major news organizations yesterday that allegedly tie world leaders to secret stores of wealth, including King Abdullah of Jordan, Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babis and associates of Russian President Vladimir Putin.

The Virat Kohli-led Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) beat Punjab Kings (PBKS) in Match 48 of the VIVO Indian Premier League (IPL) 2021 in Sharjah yesterday and became the third team after Chennai Super Kings and Delhi Capitals to seal a place in the playoffs.

Dear Editor, It is October, ‘Pinktober’ as reverently called in Guyana. 

Bowlers shared the spoils while Shubman Gill scored 57 as Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) beat Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) in Match 49 of the VIVO Indian Premier League in Dubai yesterday.

MANCHESTER, England, (Reuters) – British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said yesterday he would not return to “uncontrolled immigration” to solve fuel, gas and Christmas food crises, suggesting such strains were part of a period of post-Brexit adjustment.

Twenty-five-year-old Gladys Benedict who was shot in her abdomen by Regional Executive of Officer (REO) of Region Nine, Karl Singh has indicated to the Guyana Police Force (GPF) that she will not be assisting them with further investigations.

Dear Editor, In a previous rollout schedule for the 25k one off grant and 2022 pension book distribution, it was stated that the location for North Cummingsburg would have been the post office located at Lamaha and Carmichael streets.

LIVERPOOL, England, (Reuters) – Manchester City came from behind twice to earn a 2-2 draw with Liverpool in a breathless and pulsating Premier League encounter at Anfield yesterday.

ABU DHABI, CMC – All venues for the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2021 in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) will operate at about 70 per cent of maximum seated capacity, the International Cricket Council (ICC) announced yesterday.

SEOUL,  (Reuters) – The two Koreas yesterday restored their hotlines that the North severed months ago, with Pyongyang urging Seoul to step up efforts to improve relations after criticising what it called double standards over weapons development.

Saturday’s catastrophic fire at the Brickdam Police Station laid bare yet again the failings of the government in the security sector and particularly the bumbling and ineffectual conduct of the Guyana Fire Service (GFS).

GLASGOW, Scotland, CMC – Reggae Boy Kemar Roofe was on target as defending Scottish Premiership champions Rangers came from behind to beat 10-man Hibernian 2-1 at Ibrox Stadium yesterday.

RENNES, France, (Reuters) – Paris St Germain suffered their first defeat of the season when they were beaten 2-0 at Stade Rennais yesterday to drop their first Ligue 1 points of the season.

By Jorge G. Castañeda MEXICO CITY – Since the first days of Joe Biden’s presidency, his administration has insisted that the growing number of migrants being apprehended at the US-Mexico border is not a “crisis,” but rather a normal, seasonal spike.

TEXAS, CMC – Jamaica’s Reggae Boyz will play the United States in front of a sold-out crowd when the next round of FIFA World Cup Qualifiers kicks off on Thursday.

By Neville Trotz Dr. Neville Trotz served as Dean, Faculty of Natural Sciences at the University of Guyana and Director of the Institute of Applied Science and Technology at Turkeyen, Guyana, before becoming Science Adviser to the Commonwealth Secretary-General (1991-1997).

(Reuters) – Australia and India settled for a draw in the women’s pink-ball test at the Carrara Oval yesterday in a game that fluctuated for four days but failed to produce a result due to rain.

A Nabaclis, East Coast Demerara (ECD) man has been hospitalised after he was stabbed and chopped about his body by the father of his wife’s child.

Dear Editor, Strange things do happen for which the scientific explanations are not always readily available.