Daily Archive: Tuesday, November 30, 2021

 (Reuters) – A 15-year-old boy killed three fellow high school students and wounded eight other people upon opening fire with a semi-automatic handgun at a Michigan high school, and he was quickly taken into custody, police said.

A five-year-old Region Four boy has died from COVID-19. According to a statement from the Ministry of Health, he passed away on November 29.

The Guyana Power and Light (GPL) suffered a shutdown this afternoon.

The Guyana Human Rights Association today condemned the Guyana Police Force over its handling of a rape complaint which was followed by the complainant dying by suicide.

(ESPN) Bowling his eighth delivery of the second day, Veerasammy Permaul comes around the wicket to the right-handed Pathum Nissanka.

FRANKFURT/BERLIN, (Reuters) – The chief executive of drugmaker Moderna set off fresh alarm bells in financial markets today with a warning that existing COVID-19 vaccines would be less effective against the new Omicron variant than they have been against Delta.

BRIDGETOWN, (Reuters) – Barbados ditched Britain’s Queen Elizabeth as head of state, forging a new republic today with its first-ever president and severing its last remaining colonial bonds nearly 400 years after the first English ships arrived at the Caribbean island.

 (Trinidad Express) An entertainer from Tobago was among three people shot and killed at a house in Laventille yesterday.

Two years after ferocious Atlantic Ocean waves battered the Mahaicony shoreline, destroying millions of dollars’ worth in rice and livestock, over five kilometres of rock-armoured sea defence has been constructed to defend against a possible recurrence.

The Ministry of Natural Resources yesterday announced that it has completed the fifth lift of crude oil from the Liza Destiny Floating Production, Storage and Offloading (FPSO) vessel in the Stabroek Block for this year, according to the Department of Public Information (DPI).

Over 60% of Region Four’s adult population has been fully inoculated even as almost 400,000 adults countrywide have received their first dose of a vaccine.

A magistrate yesterday ruled that there is sufficient evidence for Sophia resident Martin Blair to be committed to stand trial in the High Court for the murder of his sister’s boyfriend.

Minister of Culture, Youth and Sport Charles Ramson Jr has been faced with a torrent of criticism over his statements in support of the contentious award of a multi-million dollar contract, which he said should be seen as an example of success to inspire black youth.

A week after being challenged by President Irfaan Ali to up their performance, some contractors are mulling the formation of an association to develop their skillset and resources.

Aaron Rodrigues, the Special Constable who crashed into a utility pole along the Mocha Access Road on Saturday, was on Monday slapped with three charges, including causing the death of one of his passengers. 

A working committee comprising members drawn from the Guyana and Barbados tourism industries has been set up to fine-tune arrangements for the planned training of Guyanese within the next two years.

Standout powerlifter, Carlos Petterson-Grifith will be unable to compete for the remainder of 2021 as investigations continue into a possible anti-doping violation.

President of the Georgetown Chamber of Commerce and Industry (GCCI) Timothy Tucker says that the global supply chain issues and delays in shipping are beyond their control and as a result businesses are now adapting to the changes.

A taxi driver was yesterday charged with stealing a city magistrate’s cell phone and denied bail after a court heard that he is facing other charges.

Tenelec Inc., became the latest company to team up with the Berbice Cricket Board (BCB) after they injected US$ 5400 for the hosting of two tournaments.

Tenders were on November 18 opened at the National Procurement and Tender Administration Board (NPTAB) for services at the Lusignan, East Coast Demerara landfill.

GENEVA/JOHANNESBURG,  (Reuters) – The World Health Organization (WHO) said  yesterday the Omicron coronavirus variant carried a very high risk of infection surges, while border closures by more countries cast a shadow over an economic recovery from the two-year pandemic.

The Guyana Hockey Board yesterday commenced a three-division, three category indoor tournament sponsored by Exxon Mobil at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall.

Five unvaccinated persons are Guyana’s latest COVID-19 fatalities. This was announced by the Ministry of Health in a press release yesterday which stated that the country’s total deaths as a result of the novel coronavirus increased to 992.

The Berbice Cricket Board (BCB) will  host its Annual General Meeting  and  election of officer bearers on December 19.

Residents of River’s View, a village located on the border of Region 10, now have improved access to potable water with the completion of a water supply improvement project to the tune of approximately $7M, according to the Guyana Water Incorporated (GWI).

TEGUCIGALPA, (Reuters) – Honduras’ leftist politician Xiomara Castro, who is on track to be the first female president of the Central American nation, doesn’t shy away from making history.

The Construction and Investment Management Group (CIMGRO), developers of the luxury housing project, Moraiko Bay, situated at Mahaica, have issued a call for Expression Of Interest (EOI) for multiple services and are seeking local content partnerships.

Former West Indies captain, Jimmy Adams believes that there should be more exposure for local T20 players.

GABORONE, (Reuters) – Botswana’s Court of Appeal yesterday upheld a 2019 ruling that decriminalised gay sex, a decision hailed by gay community as establishing the southern African country as a “true democracy”.

Asks Charwayne Walker The West Indies first-class cricket championship is set to resume in February 2022 according to Cricket West Indies’ Johnny Grave.

Amar Dindyal, the 16-year-old labourer who died after a work site accident at Vilvoorden, Essequibo Coast on Saturday, fell an estimated 60 feet, according to one of his co-workers.

VIENNA,  (Reuters) – EU, Iranian and Russian diplomats sounded upbeat as Iran and world powers held their first talks in five months yesterday to try to save their 2015 nuclear deal, despite Tehran taking a tough stance in public that Western powers said would not work.

Dear Editor, The shocking and tragic loss of an 18 year old Guyanese student, allegedly raped, then allegedly re-victimized by members of the Guyana Police Force raises serious questions which need to be answer-ed.

Guyana’s Chandrapaul Hemraj and Shefrane Rutherford were not selected to the West Indies T20 and 50-over squads selected for the tour of Pakistan, after failing to meet the required fitness standards of Cricket West Indies (CWI).

(Reuters) – Pennsylvania prosecutors yesterday said they have asked the U.S.

A woman accused of restraining a teenaged girl whom she then allegedly allowed to be raped by a relative, was yesterday acquitted by a jury in the High Court at Suddie.

Dear Editor, Reference is made to Meten-Meer-Zorg fishers take licks” (Nov 29), the fishing community has been complaining of declining ocean catch since the early part of this year.

LONDON,  (Reuters) – The chief of Britain’s foreign spy service warned yesterday that the West’s adversaries such as China and Russia were racing to master artificial intelligence in a way which could revolutionise geo-politics over the next decade.

GALLE, Sri Lanka, CMC – Persistent rain wrecked the opening day of the second Test here yesterday, allowing only 2-½ hours play and frustrating West Indies’ hopes of making inroads in their search for a series-levelling win.

Dear Editor, Does Creditinfo really facilitate access to financing in Guyana?

President Irfaan Ali yesterday reiterated that vaccination is the only way to combat the COVID-19 pandemic in Guyana and the emerging variants around the world.

(Trinidad Guardian) A second prison officer has been killed in four days, this time in Siparia.

PARIS,  (Reuters) – The French government will send police reinforcements, including an elite SWAT team, and extend a curfew in the French Caribbean island of Guadeloupe after two weeks of unrest, the overseas territories minister said yesterday.

GALLE, Sri Lanka, CMC – West Indies are hoping the two tactical changes to their bowling attack pay dividends in the second Test and help them level the two-match series against Sri Lanka.

Dear Editor, Many of the public servants whose services were terminated by the PPP/C government last year are really suffering.

Senior Minister in the Office of the President with responsibility for Finance, Dr Ashni Singh yesterday met with a delegation from the French Development Agency (AFD), France’s public development bank at the Ministry of Finance to re-establish and deepen ties of economic cooperation with Paris.

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – West Indies women’s team travel plans remained unclear yesterday after the contingent arrived in the Gulf state of Oman from Zimbabwe, following the cancellation of the ICC World Cup Qualifiers in Zimbabwe last weekend.

(Trinidad Express) A Claxton Bay man was gunned down near his home on Saturday night in what police believe was a drug-related killing.

DAKAR/BEIJING, (Reuters) – China will deliver another 1 billion doses of COVID-19 vaccines to Africa and encourage Chinese companies to invest no less than $10 billion in the continent over the next three years, President Xi Jinping said yesterday.

Dear Editor, Reference is made to “Environmentalist raps Exxon … study on fishing” (Nov 29).

(Trinidad Express) Sixty-one critically ill Covid-19 patients are currently in the intensive care units of Trinidad and Tobago’s parallel healthcare system.

BOGOTA,  (Reuters) – Military and police authorities from more than 40 countries across Europe and the Americas confiscated 145.3 tonnes of cocaine in the eighth phase of Operation Orion, a multinational naval operation against drug trafficking, Colombia’s navy said yesterday.

Dear Editor, For me, what stands out in the article “Re-imaging Cheddi Jagan: Cultural Moorings and Political Recklessness” by Baytoram Ramharack (SN, 28th November 2021) is the assessment that Cheddi Jagan was culturally lost because he did not embrace Hinduism.

NEW DELHI, (Reuters) – Debutant Rachin Ravindra and number 11 batsman Ajaz Patel combined in a stunning rearguard to secure New Zealand’s thrilling draw in the opening test against India yesterday.

By Nina L. Khrushcheva MOSCOW – Like many people, I am unnerved by clowns.

HAVANA, (Reuters) – Cuba will ratchet up restrictions from Dec. 4 on passengers from certain African countries over concerns about the Omicron coronavirus variant, the country’s Communist-run government said yesterday.

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.

Dear Editor, Another year is over. I realize that my views about the future of Guyana are in the minority.

(Reuters) – Former England skipper Ray Illingworth, who famously captained the team to an Ashes triumph in Australia in 1970–71, has said he is undergoing treatment for esophageal cancer.

The fact that President Irfaan Ali choose, recently, to convene a forum at which to ‘reason with’ local building contractors who are either involved in the execution of state contracts or hope to secure such contracts in the future, is, on the basis of what has been revealed in the media, a good sign.