Daily Archive: Monday, December 13, 2021

Mayor of Georgetown, Ubraj Narine, has  written to City Engineer, Colvern Venture, instructing him to remove the Bar-B-Que structure erected outside the St Pius X Church at Middle Road, La Penitence.

The Auditor-General, in a special report on the former APNU+AFC government’s COVID-19 voucher programme, found that 9,000 eligible applicants were denied the grant.

Harnaaz Sandhu, of India, was named Miss Universe today in the Israeli resort of Eilat during a ceremony marking the 70th anniversary of the international pageant.

LONDON,  (Reuters) – At least one person has died in the United Kingdom after contracting the Omicron variant of the coronavirus, Prime Minister Boris Johnson said today, warning that the variant now accounted for 40% of infections in the British capital.

(Trinidad Express) As the family of popular pandit Mohindra Persad makes funeral arrangements after his sudden passing, the family says they are being caused further pain by being bombarded by comments from strangers attributing Persad’s death to Covid-19.

(Trinidad Guardian) A 24-year-old man is expected to appear before a San Fernando magistrate today, charged with the murder of his common-law wife.

(Trinidad Guardian) It’s the second year of a pandemic Christmas, when hundreds of families will be celebrating the season without loved ones because they died from COVID-19.

Unusual amounts of rainfall over the past 36 hours have left some 5,900 households impacted and several communities across Guyana flooded, Prime Minister Mark Phillips reported subsequent to a meeting with the Cabinet Ministerial Task Force on flooding.

“If our fight for basic human rights is seen as politics how should development happen?”

The doctors at the Leonora Hospital on the West Coast of Demerara (WCD), are frustrated, exhausted, and unhappy about their burdensome work schedule and are calling for the Minister of Health’s intervention.

Two families in Essequibo had more pain added to their grief following a mix-up by a funeral home that resulted in one family cremating the relative of the other last Saturday.

A North West District miner was killed on Saturday night after being involved in a scuffle over money owed to an employee.

Tournament favourite Western Tigers squeaked past Rupununi All-Stars 2-1  when the main draw of  the Guyana Football Federation (GFF)/Kashif and Shanghai Super-16 Championship commenced yesterday at the National Track and Field Centre, Leonora.

Dear Editor, With much fanfare, an arbitrary increase of 7% retroactive was announced for public servants, teachers and constitutional workers.

Dear Editor, It was with immense horror and frustration that I read of what was happening to farmer Daniels and his young family.

Guyana was yesterday officially declared a host venue for the International Cricket Council’s Under-19 men’s World Cup, which will make it the only country in the West Indies to host all four World Cups held in the Caribbean.

Dear Editor, The PPP and PNC, followed by AFC, are bent on destroying Guyana.

The West Indies cricket team covered themselves in ignominy during the recent tour of Sri Lanka where they lost the two test series by heavy margins.

A new-look West Indies, faced with COVID-19 drama, will face Pakistan in the first T20I today from 09.00 hours but skipper, Nicholas Pooran remains optimistic.

Dear Editor, One has been impressed over recent weeks with the adulatory perspectives proffered of Cheddi Jagan – most substantively as a human being; but nevertheless extensively debated.

(JOHANNESBURG Reuters) – South Africa’s 69-year-old President Cyril Ramaphosa tested positive for COVID-19 on Sunday, though is showing only mild symptoms, the presidency said.

Dear Editor, I refer to a letter in your Stabroek News’ Saturday 11-12-2021 edition, “Competence in this country is only recognised if it has the appropriate political support”, written by someone who does not want his name published, attacking the competence of Jairam Petam.

(Jamaica Observer) The dispute between Jamaica College (JC) and two of its past students who have been warned to stop making public statements about developments at the high school, spawned by the Ruel Reid controversy, took a new twist late last week that could prolong the imbroglio.

(LIVERPOOL, England Reuters) – Russia faces massive consequences and severe costs if President Vladimir Putin attacks Ukraine, the Group of Seven warned in a statement on Sunday.

The National Milling Company of Guyana (NAMILCO) will sponsor the first prize package for the Guyana Football Federation (GFF)/Guyana National Women’s Football Association (GNWFA) Super 16 Festival which is currently underway.

Dear Editor, I peruse four newspapers to get a balanced view of what is happening in Guyana.

(Reuters) – The United States yesterday reached 800,000 coronavirus-related deaths, according to a Reuters tally, as the nation braces for a potential surge in infections due to more time spent indoors with colder weather and the highly transmissible Omicron variant of the virus.

Former Port Mourant Cricket Club’s prolific opening batsman and captain, Rajendra  Sadeo, is the latest person to make a contribution to the cricket gear for young and promising cricketers in Guyana project. 

Dear Editor, Again it must be lamented: another young person has died at his worksite, this time from a scaffold (News Room Dec 12). 

(Trinidad Express) Political Leader of the Tobago Council Tracy Davidson-Celestine may soon find her position untenable, as more Executive members of the Tobago Council resign.

The Health Ministry yesterday reported three more COVID-19 deaths with 62 new cases.

Ranks of the Customs Anti-Narcotic Unit (CANU), acting on intelligence, recently made a major drug bust valuing $25Million on the Corentyne.

A 19-year-old Region Nine teen has been arrested by police on allegations of rape committed on an intoxicated 16-year-old.

(Trinidad Guardian) Government is giving serious consideration to converting the Public Service into safe zones as it struggles to convince more citizens to get vaccinated.

(WASHINGTON Reuters) – A video feed of a Taiwanese minister was cut during U.S.

KARACHI, Pakistan, CMC – Beleaguered West Indies will attempt to shake off the disruption of four positive COVID-19 cases in their camp and refocus their attention, when they take on powerful Pakistan in the opening Twenty20 International here today.

Three Indian companies are vying to construct the much anticipated Ogle to Eccles four-lane highway, which is being funded by a line of credit from the Indian Exim Bank.

Absorbing what Guyana Power and Light (GPL) Chief Executive Officer, Bharat Dindyal had to say last week about electricity supply would have left many consumers shaking their heads and wondering whether time had stood still.

(Reuters) – Red Bull’s Max Verstappen won the Formula One championship, denying Lewis Hamilton a record eighth, with a last-lap overtake to win a season-ending Abu Dhabi Grand Prix yesterday amid controversy and high drama.

Small-business owners were given the opportunity to promote their services on Saturday at a farmers’ market at the Everest cricket ground hosted by Dat Yoga Shop.

(Reuters) – England fast bowlers Stuart Broad and James Anderson are fit and available for the second Ashes test against Australia in Adelaide, head coach Chris Silverwood said yesterday.

Deputy Speaker of the National Assembly and opposition member Lenox Shuman has joined  the call for government to remove the taxes from the 7% increase given to public servants saying it the country could afford it and the monies would especially help to ease the burden on them this holiday season.

In an effort to have a pool of local auditors to assist in auditing post-contract costs and the continuous auditing of oil & gas expenses, government has met with the Institute of Chartered Accountants to work out a mechanism to acquire the requisite skillsets needed.

Dear Editor, I wish to highlight that over the past few weeks, a crater has been developing on the eastern side of the LBI Estate Road at the traffic lights junction on the East Coast Highway and LBI Estate Road.

Residents in Region Two particularly in villages such as Richmond, Charity, and Queenstown are currently battling floodwaters.

SYDNEY, Australia, CMC – Andre Russell lit up the Australian Big Bash with an explosive cameo as Melbourne Stars won their second on the trot with a comfortable six-wicket victory over Sydney Thunder here yesterday.

This week we carry the full text of a letter that was submitted on Friday December 10 to Mr. Lochan, Chair of

On the anniversary of Martin Carter’s passing, Gemma Robinson asks what kind of writer we find if we look at Carter’s poems about the environment.

Approximately 2,740 severed Berbice sugar workers were yesterday given a one off cash grant to the total tune of $685 million based on a promise made by the current government while in opposition after the closure of the sugar estates by the APNU+AFC.