Daily Archive: Friday, December 18, 2015

Articles published on Friday, December 18, 2015

President David Granger speaking at Base Camp Ayanganna's Christmas Lunch today.

Granger thanks GDF

President David Granger, today, thanked the members of the Guyana Defence Force (GDF) for their service to the nation, on behalf of all Guyanese. 

President David Granger (fourth from left) is flanked by ministers and others.   (Ministry of the Presidency photo)

President meets toshaos on mining security

President David Granger along with Vice-President and Minister of Amerindian Affairs, Sydney Allicock; Minister of Social Cohesion,  Amna Ally, and Minister of Communities,  Ronald Bulkan, this morning, met with 12 Toshaos and a number of village councillors from Cuyuni-Mazaruni, Region Seven to discuss problems affecting their livelihoods.

Look, it’s here! PPP/C MP Anil Nandlall holding up a copy of yesterday’s Stabroek News to make a point in Parliament yesterday. (Keno George photo)

Gov’t relents on terrorism bill

Under pressure over a contentious anti-terrorism bill, the government yesterday dropped plans to rush it through the National Assembly but two other bills were approved by the APNU+AFC side in the absence of the PPP/C whose parliamentarians walked out in protest.

The 81st batch of graduands of the Cyril Potter College of Education (GINA photo)

506 more teachers trained

Five hundred and six teachers graduated at the Cyril Potter College of Education’s (CPCE) 81st graduation ceremony yesterday at the National Cultural Centre under the theme “Quality Instructional Leaders: Empowering 21st Century Learners.”

China Trading

Christmas makes a boisterous appearance

It took Stabroek Business several takes to capture the spirit of the season as exemplified in a surge of downtown trading, pavements completely clogged by vendors and shoppers and restaurants taking advantage of the propensity for eating out at this time of year.

Webb to be sentenced next June

GEORGE TOWN, Cayman Islands, CMC – Disgraced former CONCACAF president, Jeff Webb is set to be sentenced in June next year, after recently pleading guilty to corruption charges in the United States.

Gov’t got good deal on GTT shares – Brassington

Amidst the controversy that has arisen over the disposal of government’s 20 per cent shares in the Guyana Telephone & Telegraph Company (GTT), Director of the National Industrial and Commercial Investments Limited (NICIL) Winston Brassington has told Stabroek Business that government got more than it might have otherwise expected for the sale of its shares to the Chinese technology company Datang.

How location intelligence supports entrepreneurship

By Valrie Grant, Managing Director GeoTechVision In November this year I was honoured with the title of Commonwealth Woman Entrepreneur of the Year and invited to attend a high-profile women’s forum in Malta on the eve of the Commonwealth Heads of Government Conference (CHOGHM).

Republic Bank staff at one of the homes

Republic Bank spreads Christmas cheer

On Wednesday, staff of Republic Bank (Guyana) Limited visited various charitable organisations and interacted with the differently-abled, the orphaned and the elderly, sharing goodwill and monetary gifts to the tune of one million dollars ($1,000,000), a release from the bank said yesterday.

Jose Mourinho

Mourinho sacked as Chelsea manager

LONDON, (Reuters) – Jose Mourinho was sacked as manager of Premier League champions Chelsea yesterday after a calamitous run of results left the west London club one point above the relegation zone.

Are members of the administration tone deaf?

Dear Editor, In the interest of ensuring clarity, it is required that further attention be directed to the Guyana Trades Union Congress’ (GTUC) position that while the year-end bonus to public servants was welcome, it failed to adhere to Article 147 of the Guyana Constitution and Section 23 (1) of the Trade Union Recognition Act.

Sri Lanka reach 198-4 at tea on first day

(Reuters) – Angelo Mathews and Milinda Siriwardana were rebuilding Sri Lanka’s first innings as the visitors reached 198-4 at tea on the first day of the second test last night after New Zealand pegged back their frenetic start.

The government and the private sector

Several months ago this newspaper was briefed by Chairman of the Private Sector Commission (PSC) Norman McLean about the planned staging of a public/private business/economic forum which, as we understood it, was intended to chart a course for a longer-term relationship between the business sector and the new political administration.

An interesting ruling

As reported yesterday, the United Nations International Court of Justice (ICJ), in The Hague, on Wednesday, ruled on a border dispute between Costa Rica and Nicaragua.

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Stock market updates

GASCI (www.gasci.com/telephone Nº 223-6175/6) reports that session 646’s trading results showed consideration of $1,474,100 from 22,705 shares traded in 12 transactions as compared to session 645’s trading results, which showed consideration of $5,605,474 from 229,958 shares traded in 7 transactions.