Daily Archive: Thursday, November 4, 2021

The Ministry of Health today said that as November 03, 2021, two more persons who tested positive for the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) have died.

GLASGOW, (Reuters) – The United States, Canada and 18 other countries committed at the COP26 climate summit today to stop public financing for fossil fuel projects abroad by the end of next year, and steer their spending into clean energy instead.

(Reuters) – Charith Asalanka’s batting heroics were backed up by a fine bowling display as Sri Lanka comfortably beat West Indies by 20 runs in their final group game to knock the holders out of the Twenty20 World Cup today.

Chaos erupted at Stabroek Market in Georgetown on Wednesday after a 16-year-old boy, accused of being a bandit, was fatally shot by a plainclothes policeman.

Well-known doctor Colin Roach was on Tuesday night discovered dead at his Kingston, Georgetown clinic and investigators probing his murder have since arrested three persons, including two of his employees, for questioning.

Attorney General (AG) Anil Nandlall on Wednesday announced the establishment of a legal committee to spearhead legislative changes in the sector.

One of the four suspects in the killing of Parika, East Bank Essequibo (EBE) resident Trevor Allen on Sunday night is now dead after taking his own life.

An additional 5,000 households are due to benefit from the government’s grant of an electricity credit to households that consume 75 kilowatts per hour (kWh) or less per month.

With an average of 124,000 barrels of oil now being pumped daily offshore Guyana nearly two years since oil production started, there is still no agreement on oil spill insurance and government appears to have backpedal-ed from pressing for unlimited liability coverage to now setting for only about US$2 billion.

Opposition Leader Joseph Harmon has voiced support for the calls for the establishment of an independent panel to select a new Chief Election Officer (CEO) for the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) even as he opined that some of the identified applicants are a “no-no.”

While standing by his criticisms over the failure of judges to write decisions within the required time, Attorney General Anil Nandlall SC has acknowledged the challenge posed by their limited numbers and assured that government is moving apace to address the issue.

Up to the end of last month, the Guyana Police Force (GPF) had recorded a 31 per cent decrease in fatal accidents.

The Guyana Football Federation (GFF), the local governing body of association football, in partnership with the Kashif and Shanghai (K&S) Organization, officially announced the staging of their Super 16 year-end championship yesterday.

The Guyana Athletic Swimming Association (GASA) has selected eight swimmers who will represent Guyana in the upcoming Junior South America Swim Championships (JR PANAM) in Peru from November 8th-14th.

GLASGOW, (Reuters) – Banks, insurers and investors with $130 trillion at their disposal pledged yesterday to put combating climate change at the centre of their work, and gained support in the form of efforts to put green investing on a firmer footing.

Dear Editor, Many are aware -and those unaware would be correct to assume- that our public healthcare system is largely still paper-based.

In recent weeks, President Irfaan Ali has held a number of bilateral engagements with world leaders and organisations on the sidelines of the various international meetings he attended.

The Health Ministry on Wednesday reported two more COVID-19 deaths along with 81 new cases of the virus.

Machinery Corporation of Guyana Limited (MACORP) and the Lusignan Golf Club will once again collaborate to stage the annual Invitational golf tournament which will tee off  Saturday.

DUBAI, (Reuters) – Talks on reviving the 2015 Iran nuclear deal will resume on Nov.

Dear Editor, The recent story of the tragic death of 24-year-old Devi Samaroo and her newborn at the New Amsterdam Hospital in Region Six (East Berbice-Corentyne) warrants an intense and urgent investigation.

FAIRFAX, Va., (Reuters) – Republicans pushed Democrats out of the Virginia governorship and did unexpectedly well in heavily Democratic New Jersey yesterday, signaling trouble for President Joe Biden’s party heading into next year’s congressional elections.

Dear Editor, The criticisms of the Guyana Court of Appeal (CoA)’s rulings on election-related matters that have been overruled by the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) and rightly criticized by scholars and political pundits, have incurred the displeasure of the Chancellor of the Judiciary: “They sit in their ivory towers and make their statements on social media and otherwise; it is a sad state of affairs in Guyana.”

A 36-year-old Linden woman is now hospitalised with a gunshot wound after she was shot in an attack allegedly carried out by her ex-husband.

ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates, CMC – Embattled West Indies have refused to give up hope of reaching the semi-finals of the Twenty20 World Cup, despite facing the Herculean task of winning their last two games by huge margins – beginning with Sri Lanka today – in order to qualify.

Half centuries from Rahkeem Cornwall and Raymon Reifer were the highpoints of the final day of the Best versus Best three-day match yesterday.

(Reuters) – Eric Adams, the next mayor of New York City, has his work cut out for him.

Dear Editor, I just listened to an extended press conference by Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo, on a wide ranging list of topics, which convinced me, once again, of his knowledge, awareness and astuteness in the area of Climate Change and issues related thereto.

ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates, CMC – West Indies captain Kieron Pollard has labelled in-form leg-spinner Wanindu Hasaranga as a “trump card” and says his side are braced for the threat from the newly-crowned World number one bowler when they meet Sri Lanka today.

BENGALURU, (Reuters) – The World Health Organization (WHO) said yesterday that it has granted approval for Indian drugmaker Bharat Biotech’s home-grown COVID-19 vaccine for emergency use listing, paving the way for it to be accepted as a valid vaccine in many poor countries.

SAO PAULO/GLASGOW, (Reuters) – Of the more than 100 countries that committed to ending deforestation by 2030 in Glasgow this week, one country was particularly welcome: Brazil.

A young woman who was caught while attempting to smuggle cannabis into the Lusignan Prison in a bag of soaps was on Tuesday fined and ordered to do community service.

Dear Editor, In addition to the very articulate reference by Christopher Ram in SN of November 01, 2021 on the confirmation of the incumbents of the respective positions of Chancellor and Chief Justice, commonsense (the rarest sense of all) would point to the reality that the active participation of the Leader of the Opposition in the National Assembly is de facto recognition of the Government, and of course its President.

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DUBAI, United Arab Emirates, CMC – Jason Holder has leapt 19 spots in the latest International Cricket Council Twenty20 bowlers rankings, though only featuring in a single game so far at the ongoing World Cup here.

A man who police say pointed a gun at a constable outside of a Burger King restaurant has been freed of the charge after the prosecution took too much time to locate the case file.

Heartrending events involving pregnant mothers, defined by a marked lack of accountability in the healthcare sector, continue to prevail in this country, even in these modern times when elsewhere there are significant improvements owing both to science and technology, and punctiliousness and integrity.

GLASGOW, (Reuters) – Brazil’s Mines and Energy Minister Bento Albuquerque said yesterday that the water shortage driving a crisis for the country’s hydroelectric dams, which many observers link to climate change, had improved after recent rains.

(Reuters) – Seven-year-old Gael Coreas stuck out his left arm fearlessly to receive his first COVID-19 shot at a health clinic in the nation’s capital yesterday, wincing briefly as cameras flashed to capture the moment.

Dear Editor, I have just read the news of the murder of Dr.

Two men are now due to face charges after they posed as Guyana Power and Light (GPL) workers and attempted to rob a housewife at Covent Garden, on the East Bank of Demerara on Monday.