Daily Archive: Saturday, October 30, 2021

An antigen test showing no evidence of COVID-19 together with proof of full vaccination can be used for entry to Guyana from November 1st, according to a notice from the CJIA.

The Ministry of Health today said that as of October 29, 2021, three more persons who tested positive for the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) have died.

President Irfaan Ali yesterday accepted the letters of credence from  Guo Haiyan, Ambassador of the People’s Republic of China to Guyana at his Office on Shiv Chanderpaul Drive.

The government is aiming to have its local content policy legislation and amendments to the Natural Resource Fund Act debated in the National Assembly by the end of 2021, according to President Irfaan Ali.

Barbados has agreed to train 6,000 Guyanese for the hospitality sector, according to President Irfaan Ali, who says it is among a number of mutually beneficial measures agreed following a bilateral engagement between him and Prime Minister Mia Mottley on the sidelines of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) held in Barbados earlier this month.

President Irfaan Ali has directed that Attorney General Anil Nandlall circulate the draft electoral reform legislation next week so that stakeholders can make their inputs before the amendments are laid in the National Assembly.

The sod was turned yesterday afternoon to mark the start of the construction of the Amaya Milk Company’s $150 million state-of-the-art milk processing facility at Onverwagt, West Coast Berbice, which is expected to produce pasteurized milk for store shelves by the end of April  next year.

Double murder accused Kapildeo Gangadin was recaptured yesterday, one day after he escaped from the Lusignan Prison with plans to flee to neighbouring Suriname.

The West Indies players acknowledge the performance of man of the Match Nicholas Pooran as they leave the field after yesterday’s thrilling three run win against Bangladesh.

Guyana’s national curfew is being shortened to 12 am to 4 am for the month of November under the updated COVID emergency measures.

“Since 2018, the Berbice Cricket Board (BCB) has placed special emphasis on the importance of education as we are fully aware that it is the key to success.

Saying there has been a lack of research and consultation, the main opposition APNU+AFC is moving to halt the government’s estimated US$900 million Wales Gas-to-Shore Project (GSP) project in order for there to be comprehensive studies by independent consultants and a parliamentary review.

Although the government is still to engage the Guyana Public Service Union (GPSU) for outstanding negotiations of wages, salaries, and other issues, President Irfaan Ali yesterday reiterated that public servants will receive pay increases before the end of this year.

A century from Shai Hope capped a productive final day with the bat as the Best versus Best clash came to a stalemate yesterday at Coolidge Cricket Ground.

Dear Editor, Imagine that you were lucky to be awarded a house lot.

The suspected exposure of an Alliance for Change (AFC) councillor to a COVID-19 positive person resulted in an abrupt adjournment of the statutory meeting of the Region Four Regional Democratic Council (RDC) on Thursday.

President Philip Fernandes was re-elected president of the Guyana Hockey Board (GHB), when the entity staged its Annual General Meeting (AGM) on Saturday.

Dear Editor, One was surprised to note that the collection of banks who publicly warned regular customers about possible illegal incursions into their accounts by technologically smart invaders; and in the process alerted the latter about having to make smarter moves.

Elite boxer, Desmond Amsterdam will take the ring today to match gloves with Mirsharif Kazimzade of Azerbaijan at the ongoing International Boxing Association (AIBA) men’s World Boxing Championships in Serbia.

Dear Editor, It is reported in the media that thousands of doses of the AstraZeneca vaccines are dated to expire by the end of November and the reports have indicated that these constitute the second dose yet to be taken by citizens who have already gotten their first dose.

Dialogue Solutions (Guyana Inc.) on Thursday launched its local operations, offering alternatives to the time-consuming settlement of litigation before the courts.

SHARJAH, United Arab Emirates, CMC – A still unconvincing West Indies kept alive their slim hopes of reaching the semi-finals when they edged winless Bangladesh by three runs here yesterday to register their first points of the Twenty20 World Cup.

ExxonMobil yesterday announced an increase in third quarter earnings in the amount of US$7.4 billion, its highest for the period since 2017, and signaled plans for more investments in Guyana’s offshore Stabroek Block.

Dear Editor, I would like to thank you for publishing our response to Mr.

Attorney General (AG) Anil Nandlall SC recently issued a call for compliance by judges with the law requiring them to render written judgments in the stipulated six-month timeframe, while stressing that compliance is expected.

DUBAI, (Reuters) – Pakistan put one foot in the semi-finals of the Twenty20 World Cup yesterday with a nervy five-wicket victory against Afghanistan in the Super 12 stage of the tournament.

Minister of Health Dr Frank Anthony on Friday indicated that vaccine hesitancy remains the reason for the low COVID-19 inoculation rates in some regions.

Dear Editor, I have noticed persons have increased the call to take prayers out of school. 

Dear Editor, I refer to Justice Claudette Singh’s letter in your edition of 27/10/2021 `Mandatory injunction granted by the Court against GECOM and CEO impeded my intervention’.

SHARJAH, United Arab Emirates,  CMC – Stand-in skipper Nicholas Pooran said it had been critically important to take responsibility for the West Indies innings after regular captain Kieron Pollard was forced out of yesterday’s win over Bangladesh with injury.

The Region Two administration on Friday handed over just over $7 million in grants to Toshaos of several Amerindian communities. 

Dear Editor, An angel floated into the supermarket and restored my flagging trust in the goodness of people.

A Canefield man was yesterday remanded to prison after he was charged with the attempted murder of his brother, a police constable.

(Reuters) – England are hopeful of sending out a strong message against all forms of discrimination before their Twenty20 World Cup meeting with Australia today, skipper Eoin Morgan said yesterday.

Dear Editor, Yesterday’s newspaper carried a letter from DDL stating that their Topco juices had no added sugars.

A hire car driver and a 16-year-old lad have both confessed to robbing an overseas-based Guyanese woman and her family in Number 73 Village, Corentyne, Berbice, on Monday last.

ROME, (Reuters) – Leaders of the 20 richest countries will acknowledge the existential threat of climate change and will take urgent steps to limit global warning, a draft communique seen ahead of the COP26 summit shows.

Christina Richardson-Lawrence was only nine years old when she wrote her first song and therefore had no idea that she would someday write and record an entire Gospel album.

NEW YORK, (Reuters) – FIFA, soccer’s world governing body yesterday won the dismissal of a lawsuit by former Nigeria national team coach Samson Siasia challenging his lifetime ban, later reduced to five years, for fixing matches.

Dear Editor, I must say that I am proud to know that we have exceptional leaders in this our Co-operative Republic of Guyana.

(Reuters) – South Africa spinner Keshav Maharaj said this week’s controversy involving Quinton de Kock ‘taking a knee’ had brought the squad closer and expected it to fire the team to a win over Sri Lanka in their Twenty20 World Cup clash in Sharjah today.

WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – U.S. intelligence agencies said yesterday they may never be able to identify the origins of COVID-19, as they released a new, more detailed version of their review of whether the coronavirus came from animal-to-human transmission or leaked from a lab.

At the beginning of the month, I shared with you a Sri Lankan side dish – Pol (Coconut) Sambol, and what I’d promised then was to try their Pol (Coconut) Roti that I discovered in my research, and share with you.

In observance of International Day of the Girl 2021, 18-year-old International Relations student of the University of Guyana, Corissa McClure, acted in the role of Canadian High Commissioner for the day on Thursday.

(Reuters) – The U.S. Food and Drug Administration yesterday authorized the Pfizer Inc and BioNTech SE coronavirus vaccine for children aged 5 to 11 years, making it the first COVID-19 shot for young children in the United States.

Kemba Walker scored 21 points and RJ Barrett added 20 as the visiting New York Knicks withstood a late rally from the previously unbeaten Chicago Bulls in a 104-103 win on Thursday.

Every time I experience any form of racism, it is always “the apology” that manages to drive the knife further into the wound.

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.

Dear Editor, Just yesterday President Irfaan Ali launched the consultations for the LCDS 2030 plan which his government intends to pursue.

Dear Editor, Why do some matters take so long, seemingly part of a programmed carousel? 

(Reuters) – Potential bidders for the bankrupt Limetree Bay refinery in the Virgin Islands may be on the hook for newly discovered groundwater contamination near the site and numerous other unspecified costs, according to a letter from environmental regulators reviewed by Reuters.

(Reuters) – Ashley Mallett, one of Australia’s greatest spin bowlers, has died at the age of 76 in Adelaide after fighting cancer, the Sydney Morning Herald reported yesterday.

Mayor of the Town of Anna Regina Rajendra Prabhulall is calling on residents of the Region Two town to desist from dumping garbage in the waterways.

BEIRUT, (Reuters) – Saudi Arabia ordered the Lebanese ambassador to the kingdom to leave within 48 hours yesterday and banned all Lebanese imports in response to critical comments made by a Lebanese minister about the Saudi-led military intervention in Yemen.

Folk musician Gavin Mendonca, who spends every chance he gets representing Guyana, did so last week on the grandest stage yet as part of the cultural contingent in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.

(Trinidad Guardian) – Sky-rocketing freight rates will now add to the already high prices of goods initially triggered by global supply chain disruptions.

Prison Escape Is Guyana a joke? Has the brain drain left us with impediments that manifest in insanity?

Case files lost in the massive fire that destroyed the century-old Brickdam Police Station, in Georgetown, are currently being reconstructed, Commander of Region 4(A) Assistant Commissioner Simon McBean says.

The Miss, Mrs, Teen and Mr India Guyana Pageant winners were crowned at the Ramada Princess Hotel on Sunday night.

(Reuters) – Apple Inc lost its crown as the world’s most valuable public company to Microsoft Corp yesterday, as the iPhone maker’s shares fell about 2%.

Dear Editor, Today I write to you regarding the recent launch of the four-month consultation on Guyana’s new Low Carbon Development Strategy.

The stunning development and uptake of the world wide web over the past twenty odd years has had a highly disruptive effect on the newspaper industry.

(Reuters) – Sri Lanka will host West Indies in a two-match test series in November-December to kick off the two sides’ 2023 World Test Championship campaign, the country’s cricket board (SLC) said yesterday.