Daily Archive: Sunday, November 21, 2021

The Ministry of Health today said that as of November 21, 2021, four more persons who tested positive for the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) have died.

The Private Sector Commission (PSC) says it looks forward to a prompt and transparent audit process for ExxonMobil’s expense claims.

COLOMBO,  (Reuters) – Scans on West Indies debutant Jeremy Solozano, who was taken to hospital after being hit on the helmet while fielding in the opening test against Sri Lanka at Galle, showed “no structural damage”, the touring side said today.

(Trinidad Guardian) Investigations are continuing into a double murder at St Barbs Road, Laventille.

(Trinidad Express) Trinidad and Tobago has experienced its deadliest day of the Covid-19 pandemic to date, with a record 28 new deaths being ­recorded yesterday.

A fire of unknown origin on Saturday gutted sections of the multipurpose building housing the Guyana Police Force’s Office of Professional Responsibility (OPR) at Police Headquarters, Eve Leary.

Bidders vying for the contract to construct the $346 million Bamia Primary School in Linden were required to show that they had experience in work of similar scope, raising further questions about how a company without a track record secured the project.

While local government elections are due before the end of the year, Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) Vincent Alexander has said no preparations have been made, making it “virtually impossible” to proceed.  

Following reports of a number of severely malnourished indigenous migrants being discovered in Region One (Barima-Waini), the Office of the Prime Minister has stated that government is responding to their plight.

Advocacy, volunteerism, youth work, television production and engagement in a number of extracurricular activities including sports and culture in her youth, prepared Andrea Bryan-Garner for the challenges of giving hope to herself and a group of mothers of children born with multiple disabilities following the Zika virus outbreak in January 2016.

The government has delayed the start of the programme to vaccinate children ages 5 to 11 against COVID-19 and Minister of Health Dr Frank Anthony on Friday admitted that the special vaccine doses for the age category have not yet been procured.

Raiza Khan had started on a totally different career path when through volunteerism she found her niche, made the switch to psychology and today has opened her own practice counselling individuals, couples, children, doing group therapy.

The main opposition APNU+AFC has said public servants deserve better than the 7% across-the-board pay hike announced by the government.

GALLE, Sri Lanka, CMC – West Indies will hope to end the year the same manner in which they started, when they take on Sri Lanka in the first Test of the two-match series at Galle International Stadium here today.

As I get older, the attractions of foreign travel and the lures of encountering new places and fresh faces are rapidly fading. 

The Athletic Association of Guyana (AAG) will bring the curtain down on its 2021 season today with the staging of its leg of the South American 10K Classic. 

Following the government’s failure to negotiate with the public service union on the announced 7% pay hike for public servants, civil society group Article 13 has joined in criticism of the Irfaan Ali-led administration for violating both local laws and international convention.

During a recent trip to Ghana, Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo said that Guyana, with its small population and limited labour force, would reach full employment soon.

While the government is hoping that competition in the telecoms sector will see services expanded to unserved areas, it will also be rolling out its own countrywide evaluation soon to determine specific needs, Prime Minister Mark Phillips says.

As a Caribbean Examinations Council examiner for Caribbean Advanced Proficiency Examination (CAPE) biology, Dr Claire Durant recognised a disconnection between students and the subject—one which she is hoping to bridge with her new book.

Introduction Today’s column and the next three provide a wrap-up commentary of aspects of the Buxton Proposal, which I believe have been somewhat misconstrued; whether by design or otherwise, in various public and private exchanges.

Last Sunday four-year-old Kiana Amaya Niles lost her almost one year battle with brain cancer when she took her final breath in the paediatric ward of the Georgetown Public Hospital (GPH) surrounded by her mom and other relatives.

Food for the Poor Guyana Inc is currently undertaking a farming project to empower residents in Baramita Village, in Region One.

Dear Editor, In an attempt to justify the 7% salaries increase to public servants that was announced on 18th November 2021, and to try and throw water on the backlash coming from all across the country, Minister of Public Service, Sonia Parag made a public statement claiming that the PPP never promised a 50% increase to public servants.

President of the East Coast Cricket Board (ECCB) and Guyana Cricket Board (GCB), Bissoondyal Singh, met with member clubs of the ECCB from Ogle to Abary recently at the La Bonne Intention Cricket Facility where a number of key issues were discussed.

Essequibo busman Kass, who drove one of the big buses on the Essequibo route when I was going to school in Georgetown, was fond of playing a game with passengers who would disembark after a trip and come around to the front of the bus to pay Kass their fare and get any change owing. 

Opening batsman Anderson Armudan was the stand-out performer when the West Indies U19s Rising Stars camp got some game-time on Thursday with a 50-over warm-up match at the Coolidge Cricket ground.

Dear Editor, Many governments throughout the world experience an increase in corruption as they enter the second year of their 5-year mandate because, by then, those politicians and officials who are intent on wrongdoing have “learnt the ropes” and have become bold and shameless in carrying out illegal activities.

Five years ago, Daniel James decided to turn his attention to a trade his father was already involved in — furniture making.

A Nigerian national who admitted to obtaining over $6 million from a local woman through a scam was jailed on Friday.

KINSHASA, (Reuters) – Democratic Republic of Congo President Felix Tshisekedi has demanded a ban on issuing and trading mining permits until the country’s mining registry has been audited, a measure aimed at combating fraud within the sector.

Dear Editor, I write to highlight the story, if not plight, of Princess, a small business owner from Guyana who participated in the just concluded Florida International Trade Conference and Expo (FITCE).

Guyana’s men’s table tennis team placed 10th at the Pan American table tennis championships in Lima, Peru, following their 2-3 defeat to Guatemala Thursday.

(Trinidad Guardian) – The International Monetary Fund mission that recently visited T&T has called on the authorities to remove all restrictions on current international transactions while providing sufficient foreign exchange to meet demand for all current international transactions.

St Lucian poet, editor and librarian John Robert Lee uses a continuing email thread to disseminate information about the arts in the Caribbean and, very importantly, sustain a dialogue among the range of West Indian writers, dramatists, artists, and critics.

DAKAR, (Reuters) – U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said yesterday his country was investing in Africa without imposing unsustainable levels of debt, as he witnessed the signing of contracts worth more than $1 billion in Senegal’s capital Dakar.

Ranks from the Guyana Police Force (GPF) on Friday found a pistol and several rounds of ammunition at a Bourda Street, Bourda, Georgetown home.

Assistant coach of the West Indies Test side, Roddy Estwick has anticipated the plans of Sri Lanka in the first Test and has called on his players to show grit and purpose.

Anya-Taylor Joy appears about 20 minutes into Edgar Wright’s “Last Night in Soho” as the savvy and confident Sandy.

The Ministry of Health on Saturday confirmed the death of a Region Four man who tested positive for COVID-19.

BRASILIA, (Reuters) – Brazil has had 8,833 new cases of the novel coronavirus reported in the past 24 hours, and 217 deaths from COVID-19, the health ministry said yesterday.

(Reuters) – A gun owner fled after his weapon fired by accident at Atlanta’s airport, sending terrified travelers scrambling onto the tarmac yesterday, with no one injured but halting flights during the busy Thanksgiving holiday period.

Dear Editor, I wish to respond to the article in the Kaieteur News published on November 18, 2021, titled ‘We did not bid for the $44M hospital project – GDF states’.

Dear Editor, The government is promising to audit the US$9.5 billion in capital costs outside the audit window that is now closed.

West Indies Test captain, Kraigg Brathwaite is confident his top order could pose a good first innings total and, backed up by a solid bowling display, win their first Test in Galle against Sri Lanka.

CARACAS, (Reuters) – Venezuela’s National System of Youth and Children’s Orchestras – known as “El Sistema” – has set a new Guinness record for the world’s largest orchestra, the country’s government said yesterday.

Not long from now, the gyms will be filled with newbies seeking to trans-form their physiques, but only some of them will stay the course.

PARIS, (Reuters) – France is sending special police agents to restore order in the French overseas territory of Guadeloupe hit by rioting and looting amid protests against COVID-19 protocols, French Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin said yesterday.

The Customs Anti-Narcotic Unit (CANU) yesterday said Xavier Scott was inaccurately identified as a member of the unit in the report “CANU rank, soldier get bail on separate charges,” published in the November 20, 2021 edition of Stabroek News.

Dear Editor, The conflict between Forbes Burnham and Bob Marley has always been intriguing.

MEXICO CITY, (Reuters) – Haiti on Friday opened a consulate in the southern Mexican border city of Tapachula in a bid to help manage migration, Mexico’s government said, amid a steep increase in Haitians attempting to cross the U.S.-Mexico

By Tony (McWatt) and Reds (Perreira) Global cricket’s governing body, the International Cricket Conference (ICC) recently announced that the West Indies and the USA will host the 2024 T20 World Cup, the tournament’s third successive edition in as many years.

THE HAGUE/MANILA, (Reuters) – The chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC) has suspended a probe at Manila’s request into suspected rights abuses during Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte’s crackdown on drugs.

It was only the week before last when President Irfaan Ali told the nation that discussions were ongoing on wages and salary increases for public servants, and that an announcement would be made very soon.

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