Daily Archive: Friday, July 3, 2009

Articles published on Friday, July 3, 2009

President Bharrat Jagdeo (left) conferring the Order of the Caribbean Community on former Jamaican Prime Minister PJ Patterson. (Jules Gibson photo)

Patterson: collapse not an option

-but Caricom credibility at stake He wasn’t inscribed as one of the scheduled speakers for the opening ceremony but former Jamaican Prime Minister PJ Patterson galvanized the audience last evening at the National Cultural Centre when he warned that the disintegration of Caricom was not an option but that its credibility had been wounded by failure to implement solemn declarations year after year.

President Bharrat Jagdeo speaking yesterday.

Immigration row heats up summit launch

The persistent setbacks in Caribbean integration and a growing immigration debate dominated the opening of the heads of government conference here yesterday as leaders grappled with the pressing issues threatening a unified CARICOM.

Mahdia women gearing up to man heavy-duty vehicles

A group of women from Mahdia in Region Eight (Potaro/Siparuni) which functions under the name ’Women on the Move’, will benefit from training in the operation  of machinery such as bulldozers and bobcats through funding from the Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA).

Venus, Serena set up

SISTER ACT IV – US Independence Day showdown for sport’s most famous sibling rivalry LONDON, (Reuters) – Sport’s most enduring sibling rivalry will be played out on U.S.

Gayle expects runs feast

Gros Islet, St Lucia: West Indies captain Chris Gayle says that he is expecting a high scoring Third Digicel One Day International in St Lucia today since the venue always favours batsmen.

Alexander Arjoon.

Big names through to semis

All the big names, with the exception of Robert Fernandes made it to the semis of the national senior squash championships as quarter final action came to an end on Wednesday evening at the Georgetown Club courts.

OAS Secretary General for Honduras today

…as ultimatum draws to an end Secretary General of the Organisation of American States, Jose Miguel Insulza travels to Honduras today to press the interim government on restoring power to ousted President Manuel Zelaya, but Insulza said firmly yesterday that they “are not going to negotiate”.

Trophy Stall countrywide softball competition…

Parika/Hydronie, Rangers SC rocket into semis Parika/Hydronie and Rangers Sports Clubs rocketed into the semi-final round of the Guyana Softball League (GSL) Trophy Stall 15-overs-a-side countrywide competition after easily over throwing their opponents this past week.

 Beni Sankar

Plan for major private sector investment in agri to be unveiled shortly

Neal & Massy to partner with other business houses A business plan for the creation of a major multi-stakeholder private sector investment in the country’s agricultural sector could be completed within a few days and critical decisions with regard to moving ahead with the investment are likely to be made over the next month, Chairman of the Agriculture sub-committee of the Private Sector Commis-sion (PSC) Beni Sankar told Stabroek Business earlier this week.

Watch repair dispute lands Joy Reid in court

A 52-year-old real estate agent accused of stealing from Brains Watch World was yesterday placed on $20,000 bail when she appeared before Acting Chief Magistrate Melissa Robertson at the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court to answer the charge of simple larceny.

Norman Singh Memorial Turf Club…

Scorching card set for July 19 The Norman Singh Memorial Turf Club (NSMTC) will host an eight event, one-day horse race meet organized by Campton Sancho on July 19 at  Bel Air, No.6 Village, West Coast Berbice (WCB).

‘Bigging up’ our art and craft industry

Some of our local artists and craftspeople still feel strongly about what they continue to believe was a missed opportunity to effectively market the local art and craft industry on the global stage provided by the 2007 Cricket World Cup in the Caribbean.

Richard Winter

Coomaka shoe plant hit by indifferent market

-tenders for industrial, military footwear not favoured by local clients Insufficient success in making inroads into the local leathercraft market has forced one of Guyana’s highly skilled craftsmen to temporarily close his $20m factory even as he continues to seek ways of changing a domestic consumer culture which, he says, is yet to be persuaded that goods manufactured here in Guyana can be every bit as durable and attractive as foreign imports.

SBDF funded 540 micro, small loans last year

$60M loan sealed with World Bank private sector arm The Small Business Development Finance Trust on Tuesday announced that it had funded over 540 micro and small loans to the value of $ 147, 245,000 during 2008, in spite of the challenging economic environment.

India court overturns ban on gay sex

NEW DELHI, (Reuters) – An Indian court yesterday  ruled gay sex was not a crime, a verdict that will bolster  demands by gay and health groups that the government scrap a  British colonial law which bans homosexual sex.

Stock market updates

GASCI (www.gasci.com/telephone Nº 223-6175/6) reports that session 310’s trading results showed consideration of $600,980 from 47,140 shares traded in 5 transactions as compared to session 309 which showed consideration of $16,690,500 from 385,000 shares traded in 3 transactions. 

Getting Caricom back on track

In our most recent editorial on Caricom, ‘Structures of unity,’ we lamented the failure of heads to establish a commission to further the integration process, as recommended by the West Indian Commission (WIC) in 1992.