Daily Archive: Monday, November 1, 2021

Cabinet has granted its no-objection for the Ministry of Public Works (MoPW) to engage China State Construction Engineering Corporation Ltd.

The Ministry of Finance tonight announced that China Railway Group Limited has gotten Cabinet’s no-objection to construct the Amalia Falls Hydropower Project.

The Ministry of Health today said that as of October 31, 2021, five more persons who tested positive for the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) have died.

Minister of Health Dr Frank Anthony today announced that beginning this week the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine would be available to all members of the public.

Saying that the planet is headed for “disaster,” United Nations Secretary General António Guterres on Monday sounded a grim warning to world leaders on the need for urgent action on global warming and called on countries to continually revisit their climate policies.

Surveillance footage of the accident that left veteran aviator Malcolm Chan-A-Sue and his wife hospitalised shows that he stopped at the Kingston intersection before the collision, contrary to what was reported by the police.

Sapote-1, ExxonMobil’s third well in the Canje Block offshore Guyana, has failed to unearth evidence of commercial hydrocarbon volumes, according to oedigital.com

Dear Editor, The statement by President Irfaan Ali that he is prepared to meet Opposition Leader Joseph Harmon without any preconditions, and that he was “very committed” to the constitution and will do everything it requires him to do, is encouraging.

Dear Editor, In November 2016, just as Trump was winning the White House, I was in Tegucigalpa, Honduras, representing Barbados at an Inter-American Development Bank Pan-American Conference.

Avinda ‘Ganguly’ Kishore and Shanella London emerged winners of the two-day Guyana Open which concluded yesterday at the Lusignan Golf Club.

Dear Editor, As a citizen, I have always believed in accountability by public officers and transparency in their action.

Former leader of the PNCR’s  youth arm, Christopher Jones has defended the electoral systems and processes to be used for the upcoming leadership election saying that while there may be criticisms, it is one of the most transparent systems seen.

A West Berbice pedestrian yesterday afternoon succumbed to injuries after being struck down by a motor car driven by a cop stationed at the Fort Wellington Police Station.

Dear Editor, A letter was printed in the Sunday Stabroek of October 24 about pensioners at the periphery of Timehri in Region 3 having difficulty in getting their pension book for 2022 and the cash voucher.

A Venezuelan national was fatally stabbed just after midnight on Saturday during an argument as he was on his way home at Ruby Backdam, East Bank Essequibo.

The Golden Jaguars U20 National football team will depart local shores on Wednesday November 3rd to participate in the Concacaf U20 Qualifiers scheduled for November 5 to14 in the Dominican Republic.

Dear Editor, I read of the sad passing of the former prison officer who was shot during the 2002 jail-break.

The Ministry of Local Government and Regional Development has again warned of what it said appears to be a “nefarious scheme”  by some members of the Georgetown City Council to undervalue and rapidly dispose of city properties.

Dear Editor, I am saddened by the recent events at the ICC T20 World Cup that left Brother Quinton de Kock out of the South African cricket team playing eleven versus the West Indies owing to his objection to forced solidarity.

ROME, (Reuters) – Leaders of the Group of 20 major economies agreed on a final statement yesterday that urged “meaningful and effective” action to limit global warming, but angering climate activists by offering few concrete commitments.

West Demerara outfit Pouderoyen FC continued their preseason tour yesterday with a 1-1 stalemate against the African Connection Allstars in a keenly contested affair at the National Track and Field Centre, Leonora.

Partner in the offshore Stabroek Block, Hess Guyana, says it sees “simply outstanding financial returns” from the fourth planned well development in the Stabroek Block and it also said that the best possible use of gas from oil extraction would be for re-injection.

DUBAI, (Reuters) – English umpire Michael Gough has been put in isolation for six days for breaching COVID-19 health protocols during the Twenty20 World Cup, the International Cricket Council said yesterday.

Dear Editor, Given the credibility of some of the candidates for CEO of GECOM, I am thinking of running.

ROME, (Reuters) – U.S. President Joe Biden and 16 other world leaders yesterday discussed action to make supply chains more resilient in the face of any future health crises, as well as climate change and even planned attacks.

(Reuters) – American Airlines canceled nearly 850 domestic and international flights yesterday, citing staffing shortages and unfavourable weather, pushing total cancellations to 1,739 and counting since Friday.

Dear Editor, In 1636 the English Governor of Barbados, Henry Hawley, under pressure from slave investors, and with the full support of King Charles I, declared that all black people brought to the island shall be deemed under law non-human, chattel, and property in perpetuity.

A new $7m water supply system was on Saturday commissioned by Minister of Housing and Water Collin Croal in the community of Toka, Region 9, according to the Guyana Water Inc (GWI).

Incumbent Frankie Farley is set to be relected president of the Guyana Chess Federation (GCF) at the body’s annual general meeting today.

RIO DE JANEIRO, (Reuters) – At least 25 suspected bank robbers were killed in two clashes with Brazilian police, Minas Gerais authorities said yesterday.

(Trinidad Guardian) Rampant inefficiencies in the Water and Sewerage Authority (WASA) project management department have led to the beleaguered State-owned company procuring $81 million in pipelines they may not have needed.

Speaker of the National Assembly, Manzoor Nadir on Friday met with Chairman of the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) Jermaine Figueira and Government’s Chief Whip Gail Teixeira and recommendations were made to resolve issues affecting the work of the committee.

Dear Editor, The position that the current administration has taken on Ghana is of concern.

(Trinidad Express) A $50,000 cash reward has been offered for information in locating kidnapped businessman Kartikay Ramsundar.

RIO DE JANEIRO, (Reuters) – Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro’s security detail allegedly used violence against Brazilian reporters covering his trip to Rome for the Group of 20 major economies meeting, local media reported yesterday.

(Reuters) – Not all draws are memorable but Rachin Ravindra will certainly remember his debut after helping save New Zealand in the first test against India.

The Ministry of Health yesterday said that as of October 30, 2021, seven more persons who tested positive for the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) have died.

Dear Editor, It was with disbelief when I read the news that “Environmental and human rights activist, Guyanese Janet Bulkan on Tuesday asked the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) to order the halt of oil and gas exploration because fossil fuels were damaging the environment and causing a loss of livelihoods.”

ST JOHN’S, Antigua, CMC – Captain Kraigg Brathwaite believes next month’s two-Test of Sri Lanka will provide West Indies with the ideal opportunity to close out a “strong” year in the longest format.

(Reuters) – Former Australia all-rounder Peter Philpott has died at the age of 86 following a long battle with illness, Cricket Australia (CA) said in a statement yesterday.

The Ministry of Human Services and Social Security yesterday announced the launch of its Short Story Writing Competition for young writers on the topic of Child Safety.

(Reuters) – Bangladesh all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan will miss the remainder of the Twenty20 World Cup due to a hamstring injury, the country’s cricket board (BCB) said in a statement yesterday.

MEXICO CITY,  (Reuters) – At least one person was killed and over a dozen were injured when a pipeline of state oil firm Petroleos Mexicanos (Pemex) exploded in the central Mexican state of Puebla after it was breached by suspected fuel thieves, authorities said yesterday. 

(Reuters) – Seamers Naveen-ul-Haq and Hamid Hassan took three wickets apiece to help Afghanistan crush Namibia by 62 runs in the Twenty20 World Cup in Abu Dhabi yesterday and keep alive their hopes of progressing to the semi-finals.

DUBAI, (Reuters) – New Zealand revived their Twenty20 World Cup campaign with an eight-wicket thrashing of India, whose own semi-final hopes suffered a jolt after their second successive defeat in the tournament yesterday.

DeMar DeRozan led all scorers with 32 points, including a late game-clinching dunk, to lead the Chicago Bulls to a 107-99 home victory against the Utah Jazz on Saturday night.

By Chris Patten LONDON – I have read the obituaries of General Colin Powell, who died last week, with considerable sadness.

By Alfred Bhulai Energy Technologist. Retired former head of physical sciences at the University of Guyana.

Never has the peril to the planet from fossil fuels been greater and never has the recognition been clearer that the primary contributors to this looming calamity must take radical measures to pull humanity back from the brink.

Dear Editor, Tomorrow, November 2 is Voting Day all over America.

ST JOHN’S, Antigua – Cricket West Indies (CWI) yesterday announced the two teams for the second and final Best v Best three-day match at the Coolidge Cricket Ground.

(Trinidad Guardian) The Ministry of Health has announced 14 new deaths from COVID, including a 4th death attributed to the Delta variant.

On Friday, for the first time, a graduation ceremony was held for beneficiaries of the Board of Industrial Training (BIT)’s National Training Project for Youth Empowerment (NTPYE) in Kwakwani, Region 10.

With dozens of road fatalities continuing to be experienced each year, the Ministry of Public Works is collaborating with the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) on a comprehensive review of existing laws and regulations.