Daily Archive: Thursday, October 28, 2021

WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – Executives from some of the world’s biggest oil companies denied in U.S.

NEW YORK, (Reuters) – A criminal complaint charging former New York Governor Andrew Cuomo with a misdemeanor sex offence has been filed in a court in Albany, the state’s capital, a spokesman for the New York state courts said today.

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

Kapildeo Gangadin, the man who was charged and remanded to prison last week for the murder of businessman, Ganesh Persaud and another escaped from the Lusignan Prison this morning.

 (Trinidad Guardian) Just over three months after his wife and stepson were killed in Arima, Mario Gomez was fatally shot early on this morning at St John’s Road in St Augustine.

(Trinidad Guardian) Prime Minister Dr Keith Rowley yesterday confirmed that the global supply chain clogs at major US and UK ports will have a “very serious” ripple effect on the importation of goods to T&T.

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) yesterday voided an application by Vista Trading and Logistics (Guyana) Inc  for a cement facility at Le Ressouvenir on the East Coast even though it had earlier exempted it from an impact study.

Declaring that the fate of humanity is at stake, President Irfaan Ali has urged world leaders to make bold decisions on emissions reductions at next week’s COP26 climate conference in Scotland.

Four suspects including a mother and her teenaged daughter will today be charged with the murder of Keith Hohenkirk, the shopkeeper who was found bound and gagged in his Tuschen, East Bank Essequibo (EBE) home on Sunday.

Acting Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the state-owned National Communications Network (NCN), Michella Abraham-Ali has been replaced by her deputy Neaz Subhan.

A city magistrate yesterday upheld a no-case submission by the defence and dismissed the charges instituted against two police constables over the deleting of the Guyana Police Force’s (GPF) financial data.

A cyclist succumbed to his injuries on Tuesday after he was struck by a mini-bus along the Strangroen Public Road at Mahaica, East Coast Demerara (ECD).

A ‘track my case’ system is to be implemented at every police station/outpost across the country and a new boat house will be established in Region Six (East Berbice-Corentyne) as the Guyana Police Force (GPF) aims to achieve a “modern, professional and accountable” organization.

A Corentyne man was on Tuesday sentenced to four years in prison after he pleaded guilty to committing arson, leaving his brother, sister, her husband and three children homeless.

An alleged cattle rustler was on Tuesday arrested in the Mibicuri Black Bush Polder pump station area, after police were informed that the suspect along with two others had pounced on a cattle ranch in Kokerite savannah on Monday evening stealing a cow and leaving a watchman with injuries.

Andre Gomes also known as ‘Zipper’ was arrested on Tuesday night following the discovery of two kilogrammes of cocaine at his Campbellville home.

The case file on the bribery allegation against the Ministry of Amerindian Affairs’ Permanent Secretary Sharon Hicks is still with the Chambers of the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP).

With a clerk now identified to provide services, the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) is to resume its work on Monday but a meeting called for yesterday by the Speaker of Parliament, Manzoor Nadir  to resolve related matters had to be postponed because of the unavailability of Minister of Parliamentary Affairs, Gail Teixeira.

In the lead up to the UN Climate Change Conference (COP26) and with 2021 marking the start of the United Nations Decade of Ecosystem Restoration, US Ambassador Sarah-Ann Lynch visited the Guyana Mangrove Restoration Project, a programme under the National Agricultural Research and Extension Institute.

The widow of Fazal Shaheed yesterday tearfully recalled his final words to her that he was “not going to make it” after being shot by bandits who had invaded the Lot 194 Freeman Street premises where relatives were preparing for a memorial service.

As a prelude to Guyana’s participation in the COP26 summit next week in Scotland, President Irfaan Ali will today unveil a new and “expanded” version of the PPP/C’s premier climate change initiative – the Low Carbon Development Strategy (LCDS).

The Lady Jaguars national football team will commence their campaign in the qualifiers of the 2022 Concacaf Women’s U17 championships (CWU17C) today against Anguilla from 11:00am at the IMG Academy in Bradenton, FL, USA.

A woeful start to their World T20 title defence has seen the West Indies on the cusp of elimination should they not drastically swing their fortunes when they face Bangladesh tomorrow.

A man was yesterday sentenced to one month in jail for damaging the windows of another man’s home after he claimed a “jumbie” made him do it.

The Berbice Cricket Board (BCB) will shortly launch another publication as it pushes ahead with plans to develop Berbice cricket further.

Dear Editor, UWI Professors Cynthia Barrow-Giles and Dr. Ronnie Yearwood just stated what most Guyanese have known about the decisions handed down by the Guyana Court of Appeal (CoA) on elections 2020 related matters.

With the Ministry of Education in its final stages of verifying queries for this year’s Caribbean Secondary Examination Certificate (CSEC) results and announcement, Education Minister Priya Manickchand says that the announcement is likely before the end of this week.

Prime Minister Mark Phillips yesterday inaugurated a $6.3m solar power system at the offices of the OAS and IICA on Brickdam.

Nkrumah Bonner stood out on the opening day of the Best V Best three-day match at Coolidge Cricket Ground, leading Team Blackwood to 234 for four at the close of play.

Dear Editor, I read with interest the few opinions circulating in the newspapers in recent weeks regarding prayers at schools. 

WASHINGTON/BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN,  (Reuters) – President Joe Biden told Southeast Asian nations yesterday the United States would stand with them in defending freedom of the seas and democracy and called China’s actions towards Taiwan “coercive” and a threat to peace and stability.

A Freeman Street, East La Penitence man was yesterday remanded to prison on a charge that he used a gun to rob two former co-workers of a cellphone and a gold chain.

Former West Indies captain, Sir Clive Lloyd reckons West Indies are playing like an associate country as they look to defend their World T20 title in the ongoing World Cup.

Dear Editor,   Members of the two PNCR Party groups in Canada note with concern a headline in Tuesday’s online version of Stabroek News that read, `PNCR Toronto Chapter endorses Joe Harmon.’

One more COVID-19 death yesterday took the country’s total fatalities as a result of the virus to 900.

WASHINGTON,  (Reuters) – A sample of Sitting Bull’s hair has helped scientists confirm that a South Dakota man is the famed 19th century Native American leader’s great-grandson using a new method to analyze family lineages with DNA fragments from long-dead people.

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates, CMC – Captain Kieron Pollard has bemoaned his side’s lethargic batting following their second straight defeat of the Twenty20 World Cup, and says a rethink of the combination will be necessary if West Indies are to turnaround their losing form.

Dear Editor, Let me first say that I am not a fan of this government but recently they gave me a house lot that I had applied for since 2016 during the tenure of the APNU+AFC coalition.

Dear Editor, The teacher, who in fact is a Headmistress, was much in stress.

KHARTOUM,  (Reuters) – The World Bank halted disbursements for operations in Sudan yesterday in response to the military’s seizure of power from a transitional government, while state oil company workers, doctors and pilots joined civilian groups opposing the takeover.

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates, CMC – Leading all-rounder Jason Holder has been drafted into the West Indies 15-man squad after left-arm seamer Obed McCoy was ruled out with a shin injury here yesterday.

CAPE TOWN, (Reuters) – Cricket South Africa are waiting for Quinton de Kock to explain his motives for pulling out of the Twenty20 World Cup win over West Indies on Tuesday as his future with the team hangs in the balance.

A cook was yesterday fined after she admitted to behaving disorderly while she was placed on bail for other charges of assaulting a peace officer, indecent exposure and using threatening behaviour.

NEW DELHI, (Reuters) – India yesterday rejected calls to announce a net zero carbon emissions target and said it was more important for the world to lay out a pathway to reduce such emissions and avert a dangerous rise in global temperatures.

Anthony Davis racked up 35 points and grabbed 17 rebounds, Russell Westbrook added 33 points and 10 rebounds, and the pair hit the final two baskets of the game to lift the visiting Los Angeles Lakers to a 125-121 overtime win over the San Antonio Spurs on Tuesday.

Dear Editor, The problems of the unprotected workers are well-known to all of us.

The Linden Mayor and Town Council is working to rectify its solid waste issues and officials say that poor management and limited funding are at the root of the problem.

Two men were on Wednesday charged with wounding each other and they were each released on $20,000 bail.

SIBU, Malaysia, (Reuters) – A Malaysian gynaecologist has created what he says is the world’s first unisex condom that can be worn by females or males and is made from a medical grade material usually used as a dressing for injuries and wounds.

(Reuters) – Spinner Maheesh Theekshana has recovered from injury in time for today’s Twenty20 World Cup clash against Australia, Sri Lanka coach Mickey Arthur said, hopeful that the youngster can exploit the opposition’s weakness against the turning ball.

Dear Editor, I write with concern to the behavior of the vehicular fleet assigned to the relevant Embassy represented under DPL5.

The Kara-Kara based Mackenzie Primary School in the mining town of Linden, was the beneficiary of a pair of basketball backboards sponsored by former resident Luckie Lawson.

PONGARA NATIONAL PARK, Gabon  (Reuters) – The towering trees in Gabon’s impenetrable mangrove swamps have helped to make the Central African country one of the world’s few net absorbers of carbon as the plants sequester the greenhouse gas four times faster than forests on land.

The South Turkeyen Sports Committee (STSC) will stage a billiards tournament today at the Guyana Legion Hall on Carifesta Avenue.

Dear Editor, I have noticed in the press recently that the Auditor General (AG) of Guyana, has repeated a call for the Georgetown Mayor and City Council (M&CC) to close its financial books and start afresh, which he believes will help enable the AG’s Office to properly audit the entity.

On Saturday last, Agriculture Minister Zulfikar Mustapha traveled to the villages of Awarewaunau, Shea and Maruranau in Region Nine to distribute flood-relief grants to farmers who suffered during this year’s extended rainy period.

SANTA FE, N.M.,  (Reuters) – A .45-caliber Colt revolver used on the set of the film “Rust” was not thoroughly checked before being given to actor Alec Baldwin, who fired a live lead bullet in an accidental fatal shooting last week in New Mexico, according to officials and a new court filing.

DUBAI, (Reuters) – England continued their march towards the semi-finals of the Twenty20 World Cup with their second successive victory, an eight-wicket romp against Bangladesh in a Group I match in Abu Dhabi, yesterday.

Dear Editor, Reference is made to commentaries on the universal prayer at public events and in schools.

The Guyana Shop, a subsidiary of the New Guyana Marketing Corporation (New GMC), and Guyana’s largest one-stop shop for locally made products, celebrated its ninth anniversary yesterday.

GTT has collaborated with STEMGuyana to launch its Pinktober Breast Cancer awareness chatbot that will allow members of the public to have access to concise and comprehensible information on different types of cancer.

(Reuters) – A stunning opening burst from seamer Ruben Trumpelmann and an unbeaten 32 by JJ Smit down the order helped Namibia secure a nervy four-wicket win over Scotland in their Group I encounter in Abu Dhabi yesterday.

SAN SALVADOR,  (Reuters) – The Salvadoran government acquired 420 more bitcoin yesterday, President Nayib Bukele announced on social media, as the Central American doubled down on its splashy cryptocurrency experiment.

Dear Editor, Maybe we need an ethnic equation for the appointment of GECOM Commissioners.

(Trinidad Express) The relatives of one of two men shot dead at a Carapo garage on Monday night claimed he was in the wrong place at the wrong time.

JJ Redick is taking his talents to ESPN to talk about basketball after 15 years playing in the NBA.

BOGOTA,  (Reuters) – Colombia has awarded 11 new large-scale solar projects expected to bring investment of some 3.3 trillion pesos ($875 million) and enter operation in early 2023, the government said, as part of its efforts to promote use of renewable energy.

Dear Editor, Regardless of its origin and so-called invocation of “thy God”; we must stop reciting prayers in public schools, RDCs, NDCs and Municipalities meetings, and more so, the National Assembly sittings (where least of the divine quality is ever seen…).

(Trinidad Guardian) As several Caribbean countries battle their highest rates of COVID-19 infections and deaths, the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) says 29 per cent of the Caricom population is at a higher risk of developing severe strains of the disease.

Once again, roadside vending, the bane of every local municipality’s existence, has popped up in the news.

Dear Editor, Let me first say that I am not a fan of this government but recently they gave me a house lot that I had applied for since 2016 during the tenure of the APNU+AFC coalition.