Daily Archive: Tuesday, October 26, 2021

The Ministry of Health today said that as October 25, 2021, two more persons who tested positive for the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) have died.

ExxonMobil today said that the Liza Unity floating, production, storage and offloading (FPSO) vessel has arrived in the Stabroek Block offshore Guyana after travelling for nearly 53 days and more than 11,000 nautical miles from Singapore.

DUBAI,  (Reuters) – The West Indies’ title defence ran into trouble after they succumbed to their second successive defeat in the Twenty20 World Cup against South Africa who revived their own campaign with an eight-wicket victory today.

DUBAI,  (Reuters) – South Africa stumper-batsman Quinton de Kock skipped today’s Twenty20 World Cup match against West Indies citing “personal reasons” after the team were directed to take a knee in their remaining matches in the tournament.

(Trinidad Express) Private medical institution Medical Associates Hospital Limited joined the fight against the Covid-19 virus with the launch of the country’s first private COVID-19 Ward Care designated for COVID-19 positive patients, at its Chaguanas hospital on September 6.

(Trinidad Express) Health officials have sounded an alarm that the Covid-19 intensive care units in Trinidad and Tobago are running out of room to treat critically ill infected patients.

As the probe into the murder of Keith Hohenkirk, the amputee who was found bound and gagged in his home on Sunday continues, investigators have detained a mother and her teenaged daughter and are on the hunt for three men.

A Lyng Street, Charlestown vendor was fatally stabbed on Sunday by his neighbour, who wrongfully accused him of posting an intimate video of him (the suspect) and his girlfriend on social media.

Speaker of the National Assembly, Manzoor Nadir is currently seeking to find a solution for the resumption of meetings of the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) of Parliament.

A 17-year-old motorcyclist died on Sunday night in a hit-and-run accident along the Ogle, East Coast Demerara (ECD) Railway Embankment.

A contract was yesterday signed for 25 core homes in Sophia  by the Central Housing and Planning Authority (CH&PA) to the tune of $111.8m.

Bevon Stephon Griffith now awaits sentence after admitting to unlawfully killing Sophia resident Celwin Mark Allen on Christmas night back in 2017.

Scheduled to face what would have been his third and final trial for the 2013 Mashramani Day murder of Enterprise businessman Kumar Mohabir; Devon Thomas has instead thrown himself at the mercy of the Court, pleading guilty to the lesser charge of manslaughter.

With the recent approval of a booster shot for the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine by the United States’ Food and Drug Administration (FDA), Guyana’s Minister of Health Dr Frank Anthony yesterday noted that authorities here are examining to possibility of administering same.

Dear Editor Members of the Special Organised Crime Unit, SOCU, and a specialised section of the Guyana Police Force were once again at their unprofessional best.

SHARJAH, (Reuters) – Afghanistan appeared unperturbed by their uncertain future in international cricket as Mohammad Nabi’s men dished out a 130-run shellacking to Scotland in Group II at the Twenty20 World Cup yesterday.

Two bandits armed with guns yesterday morning robbed an overseas-based Guyanese and her relatives in the Upper Corentyne Area.

Dear Editor, Being on top of Trafficking-in-Persons must be maintained. No slackness must be entertained.

Two unvaccinated men are the country’s latest COVID-19 fatalities. This was reported by the Ministry of Health in a press release yesterday which stated that the country’s total deaths as a result of the virus increased to 897.

Dear Editor, The Register General (RG), on September 24, 2021, and in response to criticism of his department’s sloth in issuing birth/death/marriage certificates, tried to justify this deficiency by blaming the pandemic and the need to have these certificates authenticated. 

Guyana’s draft Local Content Bill is currently being ‘fine-tuned’ and Attorney General Anil Nandlall SC says that it will be laid in Parliament before year-end as promised by government.

An East Bank Demerara (EBD) resident was taken into custody yesterday following the alleged discovery of more than $4.7M worth of cannabis in his motorcar.

Dear Editor, For some days now I have seen quite a few letters regarding prayers in schools.

West Indies will play their second match of the T20 World Cup today against South Africa and will need to get their batting sorted if they are to stand a chance of recording their first win in the competition.

Dear Editor, In its statement on the question of the prayer recited on the occasion of the declaration of the 2020 CXC results (SN 10/21/2021), Ministry of Education admits that its intention and policy regarding prayers are at times subverted.

A Region Two rice farmer is now counting millions in losses due to flooding of 50 acres of his rice cultivation by continuous rainfall.

Two of Guyana’s elite boxers, Kevin Allicock and Desmond Amsterdam are in Belgrade, Serbia to compete at this year’s AIBA men’s world boxing championships.Olympian

Despite an all-round effort by Akshaya Persaud, GT All-Stars scampered to a nine-run win over Phoenix in the New York National Cricket League Cricket Zone T20 Cup Sunday.

Dear Editor, Dr. Cheddi Jagan’s life stands as a remarkable example of what Guyanese can achieve given the opportunity.

The Justice Institute Guyana (JIG) has written the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) warning it that the Request for a Thematic Hearing set for today “contains a number of factual and legal errors with respect to Guyana including misrepresentations on the land rights of indigenous peoples in Guyana.”

WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – U.S. President Joe Biden yesterday signed an order imposing new vaccine requirements for most foreign national air travelers and lifting severe travel restrictions on China, India and much of Europe effective Nov.

Dear Editor, I was pleasantly surprised to learn that the Guyana dollar was doing well versus the American dollar. 

Hardat Tarson and Keisha Abrigo emerged the overall best male and female lifter at the Raw Powerlifting Championships staged at Life’s Gym in Lusignan on Sunday.

GENEVA/GLASGOW,  (Reuters) – Greenhouse gas concentrations hit a record last year and the world is “way off track” in capping rising temperatures, the United Nations said yesterday in a stark illustration of the tasks facing UN climate talks in Scotland.

Tenders were on Friday opened at the National Procurement and Tender Administration Board (NPTAB) for the emergency reconstruction of the Eastern Highway Bridge in Region Four.

BRASILIA,  (Reuters) – Brazil plans to bring forward its 2030 goal of ending illegal deforestation by two or three years, Vice President Hamilton Mourao said yesterday, six days before a global climate conference.

A man who was allegedly held by Customs Anti-Narcotic Unit (CANU) ranks with 44.5 grammes of cannabis was yesterday charged and granted bail.

HAVANA,  (Reuters) – Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel warned the U.S. embassy in Havana against fomenting protests by dissidents on the Communist-run island, the latest flashpoint between the longtime rivals ahead of fresh rallies slated for Nov.

RIO DE JANEIRO,  (Reuters) – Facebook and YouTube have removed from their platforms a video by Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro in which the far-right leader made a false claim that COVID-19 vaccines were linked with developing AIDS.

Dear Editor, The call that roadside vendors will have to relocate or find alternative jobs, (SN Oct 24), is well intended.

The Guyana Government is currently reviewing proposals on reforestation of 6000 acres of mined out lands, an activity that had its genesis after the removal of large swathes of mangroves earlier this year.

BEIJING,  (Reuters) – President Xi Jinping vowed yesterday that China would always uphold world peace and international rules, amid concerns expressed by the United States and other countries over its increasing assertiveness globally.

LIMA,  (Reuters) – Peru’s socialist president, Pedro Castillo, urged Congress yesterday to draft a bill for the “nationalization” of Peru’s natural gas sector, undoing previous statements in which he said he would not seek to nationalize parts of the economy.

Dear Editor, So many letters are being written to the newspapers about prayers in school, that certain religions are being left out.

(Trinidad Guardian)  Minister of Energy and Energy Resources, Stuart Young has said that Trinidad and Tobago will aim to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 15 per cent by the year 2030.

MELBOURNE, (Reuters) – Unvaccinated athletes will be able to take part in next year’s Australian Open after undergoing 14 days of quarantine, the WTA Tour has told its players, according to an email leaked to U.S.

Rice lands in Dartmouth in Region Two are currently inundated as the region continues to experience high rainfall.

KHARTOUM,  (Reuters) – Sudan’s military seized power from a transitional government yesterday and a health ministry official said seven people were killed by gunfire and 140 injured in clashes between soldiers and street protesters.

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates, CMC – Chris Gayle’s continued inclusion in the West Indies XI remained a major talking point as the Caribbean side geared up for their critical clash with South Africa in their second outing of the Twenty20 World Cup here today.

Carmelo Anthony scored 28 points off the bench to help lift the Los Angeles Lakers to a win against the visiting Memphis Grizzlies Sunday night at the Staples Center.

(Reuters) – The Indian Premier League (IPL) yesterday unveiled two new teams for the Twenty20 competition, with the Lucknow and Ahmedabad franchises sold for a combined 127.15 billion Indian rupees ($1.7 billion).

Several sets of circumstances are competing for public and official attention in Guyana at this time.

(Reuters) – West Indies players must find a way to enjoy their cricket to get their mood back after a terrible start to their Twenty20 World Cup title defence against England, assistant coach Rod Estwick said yesterday.

Dear Editor, The PNCR Canada central Toronto Chapter hereby wholeheartedly endorses Joseph Harmon for the position as leader of the PNCR party.

(Reuters) – Sri Lanka fast bowler Lahiru Kumara and Bangladesh batter Liton Das have been fined over a standoff during their Super 12 match in the Twenty20 World Cup in Sharjah on Sunday, the International Cricket Council said.

(Reuters) – All-rounder Ben Stokes has been added to England’s squad for the Ashes tour of Australia, England’s cricket board said yesterday.

SHARJAH, (Reuters) – New Zealand’s shock abandonment of their Pakistan tour last month created bad blood between the sides but captain Kane Williamson expects “right spirit” to prevail when the teams clash in today’s Twenty20 World Cup contest in Sharjah.

(Reuters) – South Africa appreciate that they did not have an ideal day with the bat in their opening World Cup loss against Australia but the team did not dwell too much on it, fast bowler Kagiso Rabada said yesterday.

By  Masood Ahmed WASHINGTON, DC – Epidemiologists tell us that COVID-19 was not a “black swan.”