Daily Archive: Monday, October 18, 2021

One of the three men accused of stealing over a million dollars in jewellery and cash from an Essequibo businessman was sentenced to four years in jail today.

The Ministry of Health today said that as of October 18, 2021, five more persons who tested positive for the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) have died.

WASHINGTON,  (Reuters) – Colin Powell, the first Black U.S. secretary of state and top military officer, died on Monday at the age of 84 due to complications from COVID-19.

(Trinidad Express) The Police Complaints Authority (PCA) has completed its investigation into the treatment of suspects in the kidnapping and murder of Andrea Bharatt while in custody in July.

(Trinidad Express) Bullets  meant for another man killed Glen Bousigac in Port of Spain at nightfall yesterday.

A three-vehicle smash-up on the Liliendaal Railway Embankment late Saturday night has claimed the lives of two men and left one person hospitalised.

The Ministry of Health yesterday said that as of October 16, 2021, four more persons who tested positive for the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) have died.

An accident at Branch Road, Mahaicony claimed the lives of a farmer and his friend on Saturday night after their vehicle plunged into a trench.

Former Chief Magistrate (ag) K Juman-Yassin (SC) has condemned Friday’s attempt by the police to arrest former Assistant Police Commissioner, Paul Slowe who had turned up at the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court to answer to several charges.

A Kitty beverage vendor died yesterday morning after being involved in an accident on High Street, Werk-en-Rust, Georgetown in the vicinity of the Carnegie School of Home Economics.

On October 26, 2021, at 2:00 pm (EST), the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights will hold a landmark virtual hearing on The Impact of Extractive Industries on Human Rights and Climate Change in the Caribbean and two civil society activists from Guyana will participate.

Dear Editor, “By building a culture of transparency, predictability, stability, accountability, and due process, in addition to implementing international best practices in procurement, and promoting mutually beneficial local partnerships, Guyana has the opportunity to be a real leader in the region”.

Guyana’s ruggers finished fifth after sandwiching a pair of wins in between three  losses at  this year’s Rugby Americas North (RAN) 7s Championships which was won by Jamaica yesterday in the Turks and Caicos Islands.

On the heels of announcing a US$4.9 million gas station here with a local partner, Trinidad and Tobago owned Unipet says that future plans would see an opportunity for local manufacturers to supply their products for their operations across the region.

Dear Editor, I recall, sometime last year, the former Minister of Finance had reason to complain that commercial banks had restricted banking hours while raising their fees for using their ATM machines. 

Anthony Jones who in August admitted stabbing Nyron Vyphuis in the heart after the young man intervened to bring peace between Jones and Jones’ wife has appealed the life sentence he was handed.

Star rider, Briton John emphatically snapped Jamual John’s winning streak to earn the spoils of the fourth Urban Benjamin Memorial road race yesterday in Essequibo.

Environmentalist Simone Mangal-Joly has written the head of the body adjudicating appeals against Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) decisions stressing the need for fair and prejudice-free hearings of matters pertaining to the new proposed bridge over the Demerara River and an ExxonMobil oil exploration programme.

Dear Editor, I wonder if education officials tasked with making important decisions regarding schools from their air-conditioned offices in non-teaching environments actually consider the feasibility of what they demand from teachers.

Dear Editor, I knew Colin Smith, editor of the Catholic Standard, for about six years only. 

On Friday, Minister of Health, Dr Frank Anthony was joined by President Irfaan Ali, the British High Commissioner to Guyana, Jane Miller and Representative of the Pan-American Health Organisation (PAHO) in Guyana, Dr Luis Felipe Codina at the re-commissioning of the Lethem Regional Hospital in Region Nine (Upper Takutu-Upper Essequibo).

PORT-AU-PRINCE,  (Reuters) – A U.S. Christian aid organization yesterday said a group of its missionaries had been kidnapped in Haiti, a further sign the Caribbean nation’s gangs are growing increasingly brazen amid political and economic crises.

Dear Editor, We note with interest, the appeal by Registrar and Chief Executive Officer of the CXC, Dr.

A memorandum of understanding (MOU) was on  October 11, 2021, signed by the Guyana Police Force with Cacique Accounting College for training of police ranks in accountancy.

The Guyana Public Service Union (GPSU) has withdrawn an application for an injunction it had sought against deductions being made by the Ministry of Health to the salary of Linden nurses who were part of strike actions earlier this year.

Dear Editor, Of recent, there’s been an increase of posts flooding social media on mental health, and whilst many are citing others or their observations, some seemed to be experiencing the same symptoms based on their posts.

CARACAS/MEXICO CITY,  (Reuters) – The chair of the Venezuelan opposition’s negotiating team at talks with the government urged President Nicolas Maduro’s administration yesterday to resume dialogue as soon as possible, after the government suspended its participation this weekend.

The National Milling Company of Guyana (Namilco) Friday renewed sponsorship of the Rose Hall Town Youth and Sports Club (RHTYSC) under-21 and first-division teams.

Dear Editor, I recently had to buy cooking gas. I use the Massy Gas (Docol) brand.

NAIROBI/LONDON, (Reuters) – Ali Harbi Ali, the son of an ex-media adviser to a former prime minister of Somalia, has been arrested by British police under anti-terrorism laws following the killing of lawmaker David Amess, a source close to the investigation and British media said.

With the rising numbers of COVID-19 deaths and infections, the opposition APNU+AFC coalition on Thursday reiterated its call for the Government to set up a multi-stakeholder approach to tackle the health crisis, saying that it stands ready to assist.

A 189-run partnership between Akshaya Persaud and Randall Wilson followed by a four-wicket haul by Sewsaran Sookdeo helped Phoenix Cricket Club to a 53-run win over King’s Men Saturday during the New York National Cricket League’s Cricket Zone T20 Cup.

Dear Editor, Many fellow Rotarians and our partners around the world will be focusing our efforts on World Polio Day to helping to eliminate this disease from our planet.

The Ministry of Agriculture’s Pesticides and Toxic Chemicals Control Board (PTCCB) on Tuesday distributed 100 storage cabinets to farmers across the country.

SAN SALVADOR,  (Reuters) – Thousands of people in El Salvador took to the streets yesterday to air a range of complaints against President Nayib Bukele, from adopting bitcoin as legal tender to firing Supreme Court judges, viewed by critics as a power grab.

West Demerara giant Pouderoyen FC secured a hard-fought win over newcomer Harriett FC in a nine-goal pre-season thriller, prevailing by a 5-4 score-line at the National Track and Field Centre, Leonora yesterday.

Dear Editor, Guyana is in the midst of a criminal pandemic and the Government is at its wits end at the possible methods they can use to solve it.

(Trinidad Express) President Paula-Mae Weekes is maintaining she did not wilfully violate any provision of the Constitution and has not misbehaved in public office.

MOSCOW,  (Reuters) – A Russian actor and a film director making the first move film in space returned to Earth on Sunday after spending 12 days on the International Space Station (ISS).

A beverage vendor was on Wednesday freed of a charge after the virtual complainant told the court that the man was innocent.

Long serving Office Assistant, Ruthel Henry will soon be moving into a new hose, compliments of a joint Rose Hall Town Youth and Sports Club and the Berbice Cricket Board (BCB) project with support from Vitality Inc.

Dear Editor, A generation of talented and decent Guyanese is passing – Vic Persaud, Colin Ming and now Colin Smith.

PARIS, (Reuters) – Kenya’s Elisha Rotich won the men’s race and Ethiopia’s Tigist Memuye topped the women’s podium at the Paris Marathon yesterday.

NEWCASTLE, England, (Reuters) – Harry Kane scored his first Premier League goal of the season as Tottenham Hotspur overcame Newcastle United 3-2 at St James’ Park yesterday to prolong the hosts’ winless run in a match that was briefly halted after a fan collapsed in the crowd.

Coupled with the imminent arrival in Guyana’s waters of the second Floating, Production, Storage and Offloading (FPSO) platform which is projected to extract 220,000 barrels of oil daily, the announcement by ExxonMobil that it has upped its estimate of the recoverable resource in the Stabroek Block to ten billion has triggered ululations in the halls of the government, the private sector and the select others who have begun to benefit immensely from the petroleum industry.

(Trinidad Guardian) T&T has lost 1,600 people to COVID-19 since the pandemic in March 2020.

LOS ANGELES, (Reuters) – The 75th season of the NBA tips off tomorrow with fans focused on Brooklyn’s Kyrie Irving, whose refusal to take the COVID-19 vaccine in defiance of New York City’s mandate led the Nets to announce he would not suit up for the championship contender.

(Reuters) – The U.S. Coast Guard boarded a container ship on Saturday in the Port of Long Beach that dragged its anchor close to a subsea pipeline found to be the source of an oil spill off Orange County, California, it said in a press release.

OMAN, CMC – Chris Greaves enjoyed the performance of a lifetime as he inspired Scotland to a shock six-run victory over Bangladesh, while Oman took a comprehensive 10-wicket win over Papua New Guinea (PNG) in the opening matches of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2021 yesterday.

Police in Region One are investigating the death of a 54-year-old male of East Indian ancestry which reportedly occurred at White Creek Backdam, North West District on October 15th, 2021.

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – Two legendary Trinidad and Tobago sports figures, weightlifters Rodney Adolphus Wilkes and Lennox Kilgour, have posthumously been inducted into the Pan American Weightlifting Hall of Fame.

(Reuters) – Cricket Namibia (CN) has a clear strategy to become a force in world cricket: follow the money.

By Penelope Howell Penelope (Penny) Howell is a trained teacher, and a community activist.