Keeping you updated on current events... Tuesday, February 16, 2021
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HARESH SINGH’S FAMILY CALLS FOR JUSTICE, SIX MONTHS AFTER HIS MURDER REMAINS UNSOLVED Pg2
Five GDF Ranks under investigation for rape
Boat with bodies found off Guyana’s coast Pg3
Guyana Post Tuesday February 16, 2021
Haresh Singh’s family calls for justice, six months after his murder remains unsolved
Months after his death, relatives of murdered West Coast Berbice teens gathered outside the Office of the President calling for Justice. Singh was murdered in September last year, days after teens Joel and Isiah Henry mutilated bodies were found in a backdam in West Coast Berbice.
Three persons have since been charged with the murders of the Henry cousins, but to date, mum is the word on the state of the investigation into Singh’s murder. While venting their frustration, family members registered their disappointment in the manner the matter has
been dealt and according to them, it feels like Singh’s Life has no matter. “We came to protest because six months have gone since my grandson passed away, and they are not doing anything about it,” Singh’s grandmother told the media, ” It’s like his life don’t count. They are not coming to do
anything about this. They aren’t coming to find out, they are not coming to do anything. It’s like my grandson doesn’t have an owner, he doesn’t have anybody to fight for him. They are not coming to find anybody and six months have gone” Singh’s grandmother said as she expressed
her disappointment. The woman called on President Ali to ensure that the police continue to investigate the matter. “We are going to protest until we get justice. We have decided to do that now because we have been waiting too long, it’s
been too long for us and we need justice” Singh’s Aunt said Singh reportedly died as a result of a brain hemorrhaging and blunt trauma to the head compounded by compression injuries to the neck. His tortured motorcycle was found next to his body.
Authorities in Guyana are probing the discovery of several decomposed bodies found in a boat off the coast of Guyana. On Monday afternoon Minister of Home Affairs Roberson Benn
confirmed that such a discovery was made but could not say how many bodies were found. Reports are that the drifting vessel was spotted by another crew on the water. The crew upon
checking what seemed like an abandoned boat discovered the bodies and later contacted the authorities. The Guyana Defence Force Coast Guard responded and immediately a probe was launched.
Five GDF Ranks under Boat with bodies found investigation for rape off Guyana’s coast
Five GDF Ranks under investigation for rape. Guyana Defense Force Press Release The Guyana Defence Force has been made aware that five of its ranks stationed at
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Mabaruma, North West District, are currently the subject of a police investigation into an allegation of rape. The soldiers are cooperating with the police as the investigation is
ongoing. The Guyana Defence Force wishes to assure the public that it remains committed to the preservation of law and order.
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Guyana Post Tuesday February 16, 2021
Blind pensioner among 3 charged with trafficking narcotics
Kitty, Georgetown, and 75-year-old, Iver Anderson, of Potaro Siparuni, Region 8, all stood before Principal Magistrate Sherdel Isaacs-Marcus when they answered to separate, possession of narcotics charges. The men on February 12, 202 had in their possession 3.156 Three include including placed on $500,000 bail marijuana. Lane, South Ruimveldt kilograms of cannabis. a pensioner who is visually each over the discovery 46-year-old, Troy Gardens, 43-year-old, According to Jacob’s impaired were today of over six pounds of Jacobs of Lot 726 Penny Perez Cush of Newton, lawyer Adrian Thompson,
the man was the driver of the car which was intercepted by police on the day in question. The pensionerAnderson denied knowledge of the contents of the bag since he is legally blind. Cush, on the other hand, said that he handed a bag but not a bag of marijuana. The three men were placed on $500,000 bail, each, and are expected to return to court on March 1.
How Brazil gambled on unproven drugs to fight Covid-19 and doctors reported And according to the studies had concluded accountable.”
Sao Paulo (CNN) Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro has long been a champion of drugs chloroquine and hydroxychloroquine to cure Covid-19, despite multiple studies that show that they are not effective. Now, documents show that his government spent emergency funds on the medicines and continued to produce and distribute them at unprecedented rates throughout 2020 while rejecting at least one offer to purchase a vaccine already in the final stage of trials because the terms were “abusive.” After repeatedly promoting the potential for chloroquine and hydroxychloroquine to both prevent and mitigate the effects of Covid-19, Bolsonaro himself tested positive last July. “If I had taken hydroxychloroquine as a preventative measure, I would still be working,” he said, even though the drug, most commonly used against malaria, info@guyanapostonline.com
had not actually been proven effective against the coronavirus and the World Health Organization (WHO) had discontinued a major trial with hydroxychloroquine. While in quarantine he posted a video on social media showing him taking what he said was his third dose of hydroxychloroquine. “I’m feeling really good. I was feeling soso on Sunday, bad on Monday. Today Tuesday, I’m feeling much better than Saturday, so without a doubt,” he said as he held up a pill and then swallowed it. “It’s working.” Just last week, Bolsonaro again admitted that he could be proven wrong and that the drug might not have any impact on the coronavirus, but added “at least I didn’t kill anyone. Now, if by chance, it proves to be effective down the road, those of you who criticized, part of the media, you will be held
According to exclusive documents obtained by CNN affiliate CNN Brasil, Bolsonaro was not only talking up the drugs last year, his government was actively using emergency funds designated to combat the Covid-19 pandemic to purchase and distribute them even after they had been shown to be ineffective. In May, Brazil’s Healthy Ministry officially recommended chloroquine for early treatment of Covid-19, and in June extended the recommendation for children and pregnant women, the same day that the US Food and Drug Administration revoked its emergency use authorization for hydroxychloroquine and despite mounting evidence that it was not effective at preventing or curing Covid-19. Two days later , on June 17, the Brazilian Society of Infectious Diseases published an open letter saying it was “urgent and necessary” to halt the use of hydroxychloroquine in the treatment of Covid-19. The Health Ministry, however, did not change its recommendations over the following months
being pressured to prescribe them. In September, the Health Ministry’s strategic medicines office confirmed to CNN Brasil that it was in the process of acquiring more chloroquine with resources earmarked for combatting Covid-19 because its stockpile had fallen to 375,500 doses. It did not specify how much it was ordering or how much it would cost. “In 2020 the malaria program has seen an increase in the number of cases in Brazil, and as has been announced daily, the number of cases of Covid-19 in Brazil is still high,” the department said in a written response. “Therefore it is expected that the demand from states and municipalities for this medicine will remain high in the second half of 2020.” hey did not specify what part was used for its malaria program and what part for combatting Covid-19, but according to figures obtained by CNN Brasil, a total of 3.23 million pills were produced by the Brazilian army’s pharmaceutical unit in 2020. That compares with 265,000 pills produced in 2017 and none produced in 2018 or 2019.
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Health Ministry’s own figures, the number of cases of malaria was 60,713 in the first six months of 2020, 16
that chloroquine and hydroxychloroquine were not effective in the treatment of Covid-19. The Army told CNN
percent lower than the first half of 2019. Documents obtained by CNN Brasil using Brazil’s Freedom of Information Act show that between the months of April and August, the Health Ministry’s office for the coordination of strategic medicines requested 1.5 million pills of chloroquine be distributed to state health departments by the Army’s pharmaceutical lab. According to the documents, the distribution was aimed at “combatting the Covid-19 pandemic” and the pills were distributed based on the number of suspected cases in each state. The distributions continued in the second half of the year, even after the FDA had revoked its emergency use authorization and several
Brasil that between September 2020 and January 2021, 420,000 doses were distributed. One contract seen by CNN Brasil shows that in September, the army spent $144,000 on raw materials needed to produce chloroquine, paying 167 percent over market value — a purchase that was flagged as suspicious by the Federal General Accounting Office. In a statement to CNN, the army said that prices had risen because of fluctuations in the exchange rate and an increase in demand internationally. In the same month, Brazil received a letter from the Pfizer CEO Albert Bourla urging the country to sign a contract to buy 70 million doses of its Covid-19 vaccine and offering to meet with the government.
SPORTS England v India: Spin bowling coach Jeetan Patel defends spinners as India dominate Guyana Post Tuesday February 16, 2021
Jeetan Patel said England should take the “positives” from Moeen and Leach’s performance against India
England spin bowling consultant Jeetan Patel has defended the performance of their spinners after India built up what looks certain to be match-winning lead in the second Test in Chennai. Ravichandran Ashwin scored a century as England, who have lost three-second innings wickets, were set 482 to win. But Moeen Ali and Jack Leach both took four wickets in India’s 286 all out in their second innings. And Patel said they have “put in a hell of an effort”. Ravichandran Ashwin hits century before tourists lose three wickets He added: “[They have bowled] 60 overs each and they had one session off in three days. “They’ll be tired tonight and tired tomorrow but we should take a lot of positives from it. “Mo has bowled 60 overs in the Test match and taken eight wickets. He probably should have taken nine or 10.” A stand of 96 between Ashwin and captain Virat info@guyanapostonline.com
Kohli all but ensured that India will level the series before the third Test, a day-night game in Ahmedabad starting on 24 February, but Patel insisted England were looking at the positives. “There’s positives throughout any game of cricket whether you’re on the winning side or not. I won’t say we’re going to win this game but we’re going to shake a stick at it,” he said. Moeen has match figures of 8-226 while Leach, who took two wickets in the first innings, returned secondinnings figures of 4-100. Both bowlers found turn on a pitch offering plenty of assistance to the spinners but struggled to shackle India’s batsmen with consistent line and length. Moeen, playing in his first Test match for 18 months, went for 4.41 runs an over in the first innings but tightened up in the second, conceding 98 runs from his 32 overs. “Initially he showed signs of nerves and was maybe a touch anxious,” Patel added. “As the
game went on he was really positive about how he was doing his job. “They’re amazing deliveries, they shape away from the right handed batsman, they
before the close on Monday. Ashwin, who scored his first Test century since August 2016, has now taken a fivewicket haul and scored a hundred in the same
balls to the Indian batsmen. “I don’t think we bowled as well as we could do,” he said on The Cricket Social. “If we look back I think there were
been disappointed with the way he bowled in the first innings, a few too many full tosses and release [the pressure] balls,” he said. “But you can see
dip and they hit the wicket hard and spin big. I don’t know what more people would want.” By comparison Ashwin, playing on his home ground, took 5-43 on the second day of the match at an economy rate of 1.80, and added the wicket of England opener Rory Burns
match for the third time, a record surpassed only by Ian Botham. Left-arm spinner Axar Patel also kept the scoring rate down, going for exactly two runs an over, and former England spinner Phil Tufnell felt that the English spin bowlers offered too many bad
a lot of bad balls bowled which give four runs and give the momentum. We didn’t make India work hard enough for their runs.” Tufnell added that both of England’s front-line spinners improved in the second innings. “Moeen would have
the rhythm’s coming back. “Leach has stuck to his guns marvellously well. He’s bowled a few bad balls but he’s getting more and more consistent as the overs piled up. “They just need to iron out those bad deliveries.”
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