Daily Archive: Friday, September 20, 2013

Articles published on Friday, September 20, 2013

BlackBerry warns of big loss, 4,500 jobs cut

TORONTO, (Reuters) – BlackBerry Ltd warned on Friday it expects to report a huge quarterly operating loss next week and that it will cut more than a third of its global workforce, rekindling fears of the company’s demise and sending its shares into a tailspin.

New Mahaica market

The Ministry of Local Government is moving to address occupation at the newly constructed Mahaica Market, and the Ministry will soon hand over the structure to the Neighbourhood Democratic Council (NDC) and the Mahaica Market Committee.

US rebuffs Venezuelan claim over Puerto Rico airspace

The United States today rebuffed Venezuela’s claim that it had banned President Nicolas Maduro from flying through US airspace over Puerto Rico with Washington saying that Caracas had not complied with the required notice and that permission was finally approved on the evening of September 19.

Man shot on Charlotte St, $2m snatched

At about 13:05h today, police say that Abdalla Hamilton, 29 years, of Section “K” Campbellville, Georgetown, was sitting in a motor vehicle that was parked on Charlotte Street, Georgetown, when he was held up by a man armed with a handgun.

London cheque for Dharm Shala

First Lady Deolatchmee Ramotar yesterday presented a cheque valued £800 to the Dharm Shala, Home of Benevolence for all races in Albouystown, on behalf of several cultural organisations in London.

Onica Rose takes an easy victory in the girls under-18 200m race

Allen House leads BHS inter-house track and field

After 54 events, Allen House leads the Bishops’ High School (BHS) Inter-House Annual School’s Track and Field event with 486 points, leaving both Wearn House and Baskett House in its wake when the games were held at the Eve Leary sports Club ground yesterday.

Small Business Bureau CEO Derrick Cummings

Small Business Bureau still on hold

While government is yet to provide a date for the launch of the Small Business Bureau (SBB), Chief Executive Officer of the state-run small business support organisation Derrick Cummings has told Stabroek Business that the startup of what is being promoted as the most significant official gesture to support small business development in Guyana is now “imminent”.

International Peace Day tomorrow

International Day of Peace will be observed on Saturday and the Guyana chapter of Global Shapers Georgetown Hub will host a panel discussion at the Theatre Guild on Guyana’s role in the promotion of peace education.

A lack of openness

Much has already been said in recent days, both here and in Trinidad and Tobago, about the agreement struck between the two governments on the allocation of large tracts of land here for the pursuit of farming ventures by Trinidadian investors.

 Keifa Small

Nine still in custody over armed robberies

Nine men, who were held in connection with armed robberies in the West Demerara area and on Wakenaam Island, remained in police custody yesterday and according to Crime Chief Seelall Persaud investigations continue into the crimes they are accused of committing.

Mark Boyer (centre) with Senior Operations Manager Dalglish Joseph and Call Centre Manager Luanna Persaud outside the BV Call Centre Complex

Qualfon jobs could expand beyond 6,000

Qualfon’s recent multi-million dollar investment in the expansion and upgrading of its facilities here could result in the creation of additional jobs beyond the projected 6,000 expected to be in the company’s employ after work is completed on its present pursuits.

PM: T&T on growth path

(Trinidad Express) Trinidad and Tobago is on a path of “unprecedented development” as the People’s Partnership Government has rescued the economy and implemented sound fiscal policies to achieve sustainable growth rates, Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar has boasted.

IDB to host Compete Caribbean videoconferencing session for local businesses

Local businesses and support organisations will, on Monday, be afforded the opportunity of participating in a videoconferencing exercise at the Country Office of the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) on how to participate in a programme that could secure them non-reimbursable funding for innovative projects under a scheme being offered by regional organisation, Compete Caribbean.

Chile: the importance of healing open wounds

Last week, whilst the United States and most countries within its sphere of influence were sombrely marking the 12th anniversary of the 9/11 atrocities, the effects of which continue to reverberate in today’s world, relatively remote Chile was commemorating the 40th anniversary of its own 9/11 – the bloody coup that overthrew the democratically elected Socialist president, Salvador Allende, and ushered in the brutal 17-year dictatorship of General Augusto Pinochet, the legacy of which is still a divided country.