Daily Archive: Monday, November 29, 2021

Twenty-four-year-old Sean Dos Santos and 22-year-old Stephon Howard have been freed of the 2017 killing of Abdool Fazal Saheed after a jury acquitted them both this afternoon.

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

KAMPALA, (Reuters) – China has rejected allegations that it may grab Uganda’s sole international airport if the east African country fails to service a $200 million loan for the expansion of the facility.

BRIDGETOWN,  (Reuters) – Britain’s Prince Charles flew to Barbados as the Caribbean nation prepared for a celebration today marking the founding of a republic and the removal of the queen as sovereign, cutting imperial ties some 400 years after English ships first arrived.

TEGUCIGALPA, (Reuters) – Honduran presidential candidate Xiomara Castro headed for a landslide win in yesterday’s election, declaring victory as supporters danced outside her offices to celebrate the left’s return to power 12 years after her husband was ousted in a coup.

JOHANNESBURG, (Reuters) – Existing COVID-19 vaccines should be highly effective at preventing severe disease and hospitalisation from the newly identified Omicron variant, a top South African infectious disease expert said today.

GENEVA,  (Reuters) – The heavily mutated Omicron coronavirus variant is likely to spread internationally and poses a very high risk of infection surges that could have “severe consequences” in some places, the World Health Organization (WHO) said today.

(Trinidad Guardian) As the Trinidad and Tobago Coast Guard (TTCG) commissioned their two new Cape Class vessels yesterday, Prime Minister Dr Keith Rowley urged the Coast Guard officers to utilise the vessels properly to cut down on human trafficking and the illegal gun trade.

The dire state of the fishing industry has caused Soorsattie ‘Lilly’ Chandrapaul to put two of her fishing boats up for sale and cease operations with the third after she suffered major losses.

The Guyana Police Force (GPF) yesterday said that an investigation has been launched by its internal affairs unit of the conduct of ranks in a rape allegation case where the complainant later died by suicide.

A team of government ministers on Saturday descended on the South Rupununi village of Aishalton to defend the controversial decision to restart small-scale mining activities on the Marudi Mountain, presenting the move as a solution to fast-track development in the area.

President Irfaan Ali has told the staff of the Morning Glory Inc rice cereal plant in Region Two that they should be able to regain full employment in three weeks.

Three persons who attempted to bribe lawmen at the Golden Grove Police Station, East Bank Demerara have been arrested and are likely to be charged today.

West Indies are keen to end 2021 on a positive note with a win over Sri Lanka in the second Test to draw the two-match series.

Civil society group, Article 13 on Saturday called for the extension of consultations for proposed electoral reforms and warned that key areas had been neglected in the draft changes presented by the government.

Sugar cane that was waterlogged for weeks earlier this year has resulted in the production of a lower quality of sugar at the Guyana Sugar Corporation (GuySuCo).

West Demerara heavyweight Pouderoyen FC ended their pre-season tour of Bartica with a perfect record after defeating emerging outfit Rising Stars 3-1 on penalty kicks on Saturday  evening at the Community Centre ground.

The Georgetown Football Association (GFA) has announced its management staff for the upcoming Guyana Football Federation (GFF)/Kashif and Shanghai Super-16 championships.

Environmentalist Simone Mangal-Joly has taken ExxonMobil, its partners and the consulting firm, ERM to task over the lack of a comprehensive fishery baseline study as part of the impact assessment for the oil  giant’s Yellowtail development.

Dear Editor, I would not normally comment on a piece such as `Re-imaging Cheddi Jagan: Cultural Moorings and Political Recklessness’ ( SN, 28 November, 2021), but feel a duty to do so.

Young and promising all-rounder Alvin Mohabir recently received a new E4 brand bat from the cricket gear for young and promising cricketers in Guyana project.

A West Ruimveldt man died on Saturday and three others were hospitalised after the vehicle they were travelling in crashed into a utility pole along the Mocha Access Road, East Bank Demerara.

Dear Editor, Minister Ramson’s recent interview revealed what is the PPP/C Government’s agenda.

Dear Editor, One day on my way home from primary school, I stopped to look at some men working.

Bodybuilders and fitness athletes will have to wait another day to step on the National Seniors Championship stage.

A young Don Robin Farm farmer lost his life yesterday after the tractor he was operating turned over and pinned him underneath, leaving his family in a state of shock.

The $60 million agro-processing facility in Pomeroon-Supenaam is complete and will soon be outfitted with high-end equipment, according to the Department of Public Information (DPI).

Dear Editor, I find it fascinating that there is an argument going on over an African dish called black pudding.

Georgetown and East Bank Demerara will face-off in the inaugural final of the Guyana Football Federation (GFF) U13 Challenge Series following respective penalty kick wins yesterday at the National Training Centre, Providence.

Dear Editor, Workers of Guyana unite! President Ali is determined to keep us divided.

Three hundred and eighty-five Guyana Online Academy of Learning (GOAL) scholarship awardees have successfully completed their Continuing Professional and Educational (CPE) programmes offered at the University of the West Indies (UWI) Open Campus for the 2021 Summer semester. 

Defending champion Magnus Carlsen of Norway and challenger Ian Nepomniachtchi yesterday drew the third game of the world chess championships currently underway in Dubai.

LONDON/AMSTERDAM,  (Reuters) – The Omicron coronavirus variant spread around the world yesterday, with new cases found in the Netherlands, Denmark and Australia even as more countries imposed travel restriction to try to seal themselves off.

Dear Editor, Another work site death, another family in grief. The latest fatality is  of a teen working on a steel structure at a rice mill.

(Trinidad Guardian) In one week, COVID-19 has claimed three members of a Longdenville family.

Cricket West Indies’ Director of Cricket, Jimmy Adams has revealed that the body is closely watching the developments of the Omicron variant of COVID-19.

The Ministry of Health yesterday said that one more person who tested positive for the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) has died.

A University of Guyana lecturer died by suicide on Saturday morning leaving his family and friends in shock. 

ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates,  CMC – Chris Gayle put in another unbeaten knock for Team Abu Dhabi yesterday, to help his team to its sixth win of the Abu Dhabi T10 League and into the playoffs.

ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates,  CMC – Delhi Bulls’ Dominic Drakes led a bowling attack that led to the collapse of the Bangla Tigers’ batting order yesterday, as his side secured a 12-run victory as the Abu Dhabi T10 League continued.

Dear Editor, Over the past couple of months, a subliminal reference was made by MP Walton-Desir, on what she believes the cognitive make-up of the PPP/C’s political base is. 

By Richard Drayton (Richard Drayton, born in Guyana and also a citizen of Barbados, is a historian at King’s College London) On November 30, 2021, on the 55th anniversary of its political independence, Barbados will become a republic. 

NEW DELHI, (Reuters) – India’s Shreyas Iyer once again dazzled on his debut test, hitting his second 50-plus score of the match to put his team in charge of the opening test against New Zealand yesterday.

(Reuters) – A Guatemalan stowaway hidden in the landing gear compartment of an American Airlines jet survived a flight on Saturday from his home country to Miami, where he was turned over to U.S.

GALLE, Sri Lanka, CMC – West Indies Test captain Kraigg Brathwaite says discipline, defending balls and staying at the crease for extended periods will be key for his squad as they seek to combat the Sri Lankan spin attack and end the year with a victory in their final Test here beginning today.

TEGUCIGALPA,  (Reuters) – The opposition and the ruling party both claimed victory in Honduras’ presidential election yesterday as strong turnout lifted the leftist contender’s hopes of ending a dozen years of conservative National Party rule.

Underlining that it is far from being defeated, the detection of the B.1.1.529 variant of the SARS-CoV-2 virus in the province of Gauteng in South Africa has already triggered waves of concerns and led to the closing of some borders to travellers from the affected region.