Daily Archive: Tuesday, December 21, 2021

The Ministry of Health today said that as of December 20, 2021, six more persons who tested positive for the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) have died.

Senior Minister in the Office of the President with Responsibility for Finance, Dr.

Citing the Omicron variant, the National COVID-19 Task Force  says the prohibition on entertainment events remains.

Former PNCR Leader David Granger today congratulated his successor Aubrey Norton on his election.

ACCRA, (Reuters) – A brawl broke out on the floor of Ghana’s parliament late yesterday as lawmakers debated a proposed tax on electronic transactions that has divided the house for weeks.

Aubrey Norton yesterday said that he will seek guidance from the party’s executive as to whether to seek an audience with President Irfaan Ali and for the second day running, the new PNCR leader talked tough on pressuring the government and the elections commission on key issues.

Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo yesterday announced that sugar workers will now benefit from a seven percent salary increase which they are expected to receive before the end of the year.

In addition to significantly reducing the traffic congestion faced daily by commuters on the East Bank Demerara, the new Diamond to Mocha interlink road will open up between 300-400 acres of land for  industrial and commercial development, President Irfaan Ali said yesterday morning.

A petition has been tendered to Parliament by Policy Forum Guyana (PFG) calling for a deferral of debate on the Natural Resources Fund Bill until citizens can consider it.

Dear Editor, President Dr. Mohamed Irfaan Ali said, “The people of this country went to a poll, and they have placed their confidence in a president, in a government.

Darious ‘Razor’ Ramsammy, Emmerson Campbell and Rosanna Fung added more hardware to their bodybuilding trophy cabinet  on Sunday night. 

The Ministry of Health yesterday said that as of December 19, 2021, three more persons who tested positive for the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) have died.

Dear Editor, There is every need for the transparency and accountability advocated for in the guest editorial, “Exclusionary Democracy” on 18th December.

A young West Coast Berbice rice mill labourer died yesterday after a motor lorry allegedly reversed into him.

Dear Editor In Guyana, corruption is a good word to start a confabulation with or even better to initiate an argument.

The bus conductor who was seen in a viral video stabbing another bus conductor will be spending Christmas in jail after being charged with the man’s murder.

Former Auditor General Anand Goolsarran yesterday called on the PPP/C government to release the IHS Markit audit report on US$460m in ExxonMobil’s pre-contract costs.

Dear Editor, There is this myth about winners and losers, particularly in Guyana.

Dear Editor, Having read, “ The Back Channel: A memoir of American Diplomacy and the Case for its renewal” written by William J.

The United States Embassy here yesterday congratulated new PNCR Leader Aubrey Norton and said it looked forward to working with him.

Youth Basketball Guyana (YBG) successfully staged the opening leg of their Skills Challenge and Shootout Series in the community of Bartica from December 17th and 18th at the Community Centre Court.

Dear Editor, From its inception the PPP embraced and encouraged persons of all religious persuasions to support and to join its ranks.

NEW YORK,  (Reuters) – COVID-19 cases surged in New York City and across the United States over the weekend, dashing hopes for a more normal holiday season, resurrecting restrictions and stretching the country’s testing infrastructure ahead of holiday travel and gatherings.

 The Guyana Defence Force (GDF) outflanked Swan FC by an 8-0 scoreline when the Guyana Football Federation (GFF)/Guyana National Women Football Association (GNWFA) Super-16 Festival continued yesterday at the National Training Centre, Providence.

A 21-year-old woman who has a disability was allegedly raped in her Region Nine home on Sunday and the police have since arrested the suspect.

Dear Editor, Good wishes and congratulations to Aubrey Norton on his victory for the leader post in PNC internal elections last Saturday.

The Region 10 council has rejected an explanation from its Regional Executive Officer (REO), Dwight John that the collapse of a retaining wall at Silverttown was not the fault of the contractor.

LONDON, (Reuters) – Britain’s Supreme Court yesterday ruled to allow in part an appeal by Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaido in a case over whether he or President Nicolas Maduro controls over $1 billion worth of Venezuelan gold stored at the Bank of England.

West Demerara giant Den Amstel squeaked past Santos by a 1-0 scoreline to clinch their quarterfinal berth when the Guyana Football Federation (GFF)/Kashif and Shanghai Super-16 Championship continued on Sunday at the National Training Centre, Leonora.

Dear Editor, New day, new leadership at Congress Place, hopefully ushering in a new era to its politics.

A Blairmont, West Bank Berbice pensioner is now traumatized after she was attacked and robbed by two men armed with knives on Sunday.

WASHINGTON,  (Reuters) – The United States yesterday named Under Secretary of State Uzra Zeya as special coordinator for Tibet, drawing a warning from China to stay out of its internal affairs.

NEW YORK,  (Reuters) – The United States will make 20,000 additional visas available for seasonal, non-agricultural guest workers through March 31, including 6,500 visas for workers from Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador and Haiti, in an effort to encourage legal migration, a U.S.

GENEVA, (Reuters) – The Russian maker of the COVID-19 Sputnik V vaccine is due to submit its latest clinical data by the end of December, with manufacturing site inspections expected to follow in February, a World Health Organization (WHO) official said on Monday.

Dear Editor, Hats off to Shamdas Kirpalani for their High Court victory in their years-long battle to prohibit vending on their pavement.

(Trinidad Guardian) The Trinidad and Tobago Police Service (TTPS) is mourning the passing of No.7579 PC Surab Ali who tested positive for Covid-19 and passed away on December 15th.

The three persons injured in the horrific West Coast Berbice crash on Saturday that claimed six lives are recovering at the Georgetown Public Hospital.

CAPE TOWN,  (Reuters) – Cricket South Africa (CSA) said yesterday that it would formally investigate director of cricket Graeme Smith and national team head coach Mark Boucher following allegations of racist conduct in an ombudsman’s report.

ADELAIDE,  (Reuters) – England have not won an Ashes series in Australia since 2010-11, and their decade of drought Down Under is almost certain to continue after Joe Root’s team slipped 2-0 behind their nemesis yesterday.

Each time that a fleet of vehicles is acquired for the Guyana Police Force the commissioning ceremony is unfailingly attended by a robust admonition of the Force over what is seen as the poor management of its vehicles and an ‘appeal’ to do better.

Dear Editor, The People’s National Congress membership delivered a strong message of rejection to David Granger and his clique with the election of its new leader, officials, and central committee members.

(Reuters) – Ransom money was raised to pay for the release of a group Canadian and American missionaries kidnapped in Haiti, but a dozen of them escaped captivity on their own, the U.S.-based

ST JOHN’S, Antigua, CMC – Finalising roles and enhancing situation awareness will be high on the agenda for West Indies Under-19s head coach, Floyd Reifer, when his side face South Africa Under-19s in a four-match series bowling off in St Vincent and the Grenadines on Boxing Day.

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – Faced with a busy 2022 schedule amidst the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, Cricket West Indies says managing risk will be a key factor for the organisation over the coming months in determining the success of its international commitments.

(Reuters) – Rafa Nadal said yesterday he had tested positive for COVID-19 upon arrival in Spain after making his comeback from injury in the Mubadala World Tennis Championship exhibition event in Abu Dhabi last week.

Two employees of Adamantium Holdings were yesterday charged with fraudulently obtaining $1.152 million from the company which had been intended for the delivery of 64 truckloads of laterite. 

(Reuters) – The International Monetary Fund said on Monday its executive board has extended Fund debt service relief for 25 eligible low-income countries for another three months until April 13, 2022.

(Reuters) – U.S. Open champion Emma Raducanu faces a “steep learning curve” ahead of her first full season on the WTA Tour, Judy Murray, a tennis coach and mother to three-times Grand Slam winner Andy, said on Sunday.

(Reuters) – Spinner Ish Sodhi recorded the most economical figures in New Zealand men’s domestic cricket yesterday with his 2-5 from four overs securing a six-wicket victory for Northern Brave over Auckland Aces in the Super Smash Twenty20 competition.