Stabroek News - 2021-12-16

• Electric cycle rider dies on Corentyne after lorry accident
• Omicron thrives in airways, not lungs; new data on asymptomat­ic cases
• Brazil bribery probe expands to four JPMorgan fuel deals -documents and sources
• U.S. CDC advisers to weigh limits on J&J vaccine due to blood clot issues -Washington Post
• European supermarke­ts stop selling Brazil beef over deforestat­ion links
• Puerto Rican music producer Flow La Movie dies in Dominican plane crash
• Guyanese among CAL passengers stranded in Puerto Rico after death on flight
• Trinidad PM unsurprise­d Exxon has moved operations to Guyana
• Deadliest day so far of pandemic in Trinidad
• Less fish in the sea
• GECOM’S CEO selection process raises many questions on adherence to procedures
• Alcohol abusers should accept personal responsibi­lity with expectatio­n of consequenc­es for one’s actions
• It will take much to stop the pain of public servants’ Christmas lunch tables
• Sponsoring a Bill to renegotiat­e the oil contract may be PNC’s Holy Grail
• Banks DIH to construct $800m Citizens Bank branch in Bartica
• Mandela Ave to Diamond road to have high-tech cameras - President
• Corentyne duo held over suspected cocaine
• NA security guard arrested after $1.2m goes missing
• Fugitive remanded over murder outside Rosignol shop
• Gov’t seeking $3.35b more for COVID fight
• Unauthoris­ed vehicle collected over $67M in fuel from GDF in 2020
• SBM Offshore Guyana opens new head office
• Shuman criticism of law reform body compositio­n `without basis’ – Nandlall
• Frequently Asked Questions
• Prosecutor says comments on potential bias in political trials misconstru­ed
• The power to shape our future was always in our hands
• Civil Society needs to stand up against these egregious Government decisions
• ‘Spragga’ charged over cocaine
• Palm trees at Eve Leary posed danger - police
• GTT promises improved infrastruc­ture for Berbice
• Health Ministry gets over 1.5m medical masks
• Fed signals three rate hikes in the cards in 2022 as inflation fight begins
• U.S. House approves proposed State Dept anti-Islamophob­ia office
• South Africa's High Court orders former president Zuma to go back to jail
• South Africa to review ombudsman report on discrimina­tion
• Warriors sharpshoot­ing guard Curry sets NBA three-point record
• Day of Sports Saturday at Vryheid’s Lust
• Infamous debutants at the Regional first-class Level
• Reifer says Thorne, Nandu have shown improvemen­t
• Seven-time Formula One champion Hamilton receives knighthood
• Fruta Coinqueror­s hammer Moruca 8-0
• ASA College suffers another defeat
• Two more sponsors onboard Kashif and Shanghai Futsal tourney
• Kohli available for S Africa ODIs, says no rift with Rohit
• Hosts NZ begin Women’s ODI World Cup against West Indies
• Race controvers­y is tarnishing F1’s image, says FIA
• Griffith finishes leading run-scorer in US Open T20

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