Articles published on Thursday, December 8, 2016
Until further notice, the Bank of Guyana will no longer be buying Trinidad and Barbados currency from cambios, a decision taken in the aim of stabilizing the foreign exchange market.
(Barbados Nation) The 25-year sentence given to the man who admitted his part in the “senseless” and “reprehensible” killing of a teenager, who died after she was left hanging from the ceiling before her home was set ablaze eight years ago, was upheld by the Court of Appeal yesterday.
Unable to ever forget her mother’s anguished sobbing and shrill screams a sleepy Wednesday afternoon, Roseanne Persaud Nenninger finds it deeply distressing even now to speak of her brilliant older brother, Raymond Persaud, 19, one of the six teenaged medical students who won a coveted Guyana Government scholarship in 1976 but was killed on the way to Cuba.
(Trinidad Express) IN seven months, downtown Port of Spain will have 200 additional parking spaces.
The High Court on Tuesday ruled that the Central Housing and Planning Authority (CH&PA) had acted in breach of the rules of natural justice and in breach of the fundamental right against compulsory acquisition of property when it repossessed the Tuschen home of Linda Persaud.
The Guyana Sugar Corporation Inc (GuySuCo) yesterday charged that “some elements are influencing sections of our workforce to commit acts of sabotage on the Corporation’s property with the intention to interrupt the smooth flow of operations and destabilize the business”.
A 14-year-old pedal cyclist died on Tuesday evening shortly after he was involved in a collision with a minibus along the Diamond Public Road, East Bank Demerara and his mother is calling for justice.
The Opposition People’s Progressive Party/Civic’s (PPP/C) Member of Parlia-ment (MP), Komal Chand has deemed the 2017 budget meaningless and delusional for sugar workers and asked for it to be recalled.
A young couple of East Canefield, East Canje Berbice will be counting their losses this Christmas after the two-storey, four-bedroom home they occupied was completely destroyed by a fire yesterday.
The Public Procurement Commission (PPC) will from today begin shortlisting applicants for three key posts as it prepares to commence work next month.
Banks DIH Limited (BDIH) yesterday announced that on December 1st this year it repurchased 150.1m common shares held in its issued share capital by Banks Holdings Limited (BHL) of Barbados at a price of G$36.79 or a total of around G$5.52b.
Even as the city’s parking meter contract continues to face stiff opposition from the business community, contractor Smart City Solutions (SCS) has started to install supporting infrastructure for the meters.
A car that was taken from a Sheet Anchor teenager at gunpoint last week in the vicinity of Angoy’s Avenue, was discovered on Saturday last in Georgetown.
Two men are currently in police custody after they were discovered with 29 kilogrammes of cannabis at Number Five Village, West Coast Berbice.
President David Granger, on Tuesday evening, outlined three critical partnership areas for Guyana in support of climate financing in the international fight against the effects of climate change.
Elections for the Mayor of Georgetown will be held on Thursday December, 15.
As day three of the 2017 National Budget debate continued yesterday, Minister of Public Telecommunications, Cathy Hughes defended the application of Value Added Tax (VAT) to internet service, saying the tax would provide the monies needed to fund the Government’s Infor-mation and Communication Technology (ICT) programmes.
The Government’s promise of “Deliver-ing the Good Life to All Guyanese,” has fallen woefully short, is the conclusion of the Federation of Independent Trade Unions of Guyana (FITUG) after its examination of the 2017 Budget.
In light of a decision to dissolve the Board of Directors of the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC), former Chairman, Dr Carl Max Hanoman has come out swinging at Public Health Minister, Dr.
Defending champion Sparta Boss sent Albouystown-A packing from the Guinness ‘Greatest of the Streets’ Georgetown Zone, securing a tense 3-2 result via the sudden death penalty route on Tuesday.
Shadow Minister of Communities, Ganga Persaud in his presentation to Parliament during the 2017 Budget Debate yesterday said the March, 2016 Local Government Elections are still incomplete.
Georgetown Football Club (GFC) downed Buxton United by a 2-1 scoreline when the Turbo Energy Drink sponsored Fruta Conquerors U19 Academy League continued yesterday at the Tucville Community ground.
The Central Housing & Planning Authority (CH&PA) has only spent 19.9% of the $5.8 billion allocated to it in the 2016 budget and has only achieved 30.5% of revenue, according to Minister responsible for housing in the Ministry of Communities Valerie Adams-Patterson.
Three time defending champion Winners Connection sealed their berth to the next round, hammering Blueberry Hill 4-1 yesterday when the 4th Annual GT Beer/Upper Demerara Football Association (UDFA) Championship commenced on Tuesday.
The state of the Region Six healthcare system came under scrutiny by Dr Vishwa Mahadeo during Tuesday’s evening’s budget debate, with the PPP/C MP calling out problems such as the overflow of sewage into the wards and non-functioning theatres and equipment.
Minister within the Ministry of Communities, Dawn Hastings, said on Tuesday at the 2017 budget debate that according to data provided by the Guyana Water Incorporated (GWI), 94.5% of metered customers pay $1,500 or less per month.
The sum of 37 under-20 athletes have been named for a National Elite Camp, which is expected to start January month’s end once all the logistics are formalized and the list is ratified by the Athletics Association of Guyana (AAG) among other key stakeholders.
The Dutch speaking Caribbean island Curaçao will host the 46th edition of the CARIFTA Games, scheduled for April 15, 16 and 17, 2017.
The post-mortem reports for Clarissa and Theresa Rozario, the two girls killed in the 2014 Robb and King streets fire, were on Tuesday entered into evidence during the Preliminary Inquiry (PI) into the murder charges against the two men accused of their murders.
DHAKA, Bangladesh, CMC – Darren Sammy’s Rajshahi Kings booked their spot in tomorrow’s final of the Bangladesh Premier League when they produced a clinical performance to beat Khulna Titans by seven wickets in the semi-final here yesterday.
A bus conductor found his way before a city court yesterday to answer to the offence of attempting to break and enter an office.
MELBOURNE, (Reuters) – The first thing that went through all-rounder Jimmy Neesham’s mind when he was struck by a Mitchell Starc bouncer was the words of from former captain Brendon McCullum — “show no pain”.
Dear Editor, With the Public Procurement Commission (PPC) now taking its first steps, and the Local Government Commission (LGC) lurking somewhere around the corner, it may be useful to take stock of the reasons why they and their sister constitutional commissions were conceptualized in the first place, and whether they are well designed to fulfil their grand shared objective.
Before a city Magistrate on an armed robbery charge, a 25-year-old man was yesterday remanded to prison.
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – Well-travelled Belgian Tom Saintfiet was yesterday appointed head coach of the Trinidad and Tobago national side but could face the sack after just two games in charge, if he does not keep the twin-island republic in contention for the World Cup finals.
MELBOURNE, (Reuters) – Australia will not be taking their collective foot off the gas in tomorrow’s third one-day international against New Zealand in Melbourne, despite it being a dead rubber, according to all-rounder Mitchell Marsh.
A man was yesterday sentenced to 24 months imprisonment after admitting to stealing over $500,000 in items from the National School of Dance.
Dear Editor, There is much to be said about the 2017 National Budget which will be done over a period of time.
A South Ruimveldt woman was brought before a city magistrate yesterday to answer to a fraud charge for allegedly converting $110,000 for her own use.
MUMBAI, (Reuters) – Cricketers could be ‘red-carded’ by umpires and ejected from the ground for the duration of a match from next October after the sport’s lawmakers on Wednesday recommended on-field sanctions to address declining standards of player behaviour.
MUMBAI, (Reuters) – India middle-order batsman Ajinkya Rahane has been ruled out of the last two tests against England with a fractured finger while fast bowler Mohammed Shami is also doubtful for the fourth match at the Wankhede Stadium, beginning today.
Dear Editor, Things appear to be getting a little testy in government quarters in the 2017 Budget quarrels.
NEW YORK/WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – President-elect Donald Trump plans to nominate a third retired general for a top job in his new administration with the choice of a battle-hardened Marine commander to lead the agency set up after the Sept.
Dear Editor, During this last quarter of 2016 there have been a record number of visits by ministers of the APNU+AFC coalition government to Lethem and the sub-districts of Region Nine.
Dear Editor, In today’s political dynamic, political public relations is to an effective government what steel is to a well-designed and structurally sound building: it’s the lifeline of any administration.
Song from Bina Hill: Thirty-six children from the Bina Hill Institute Youth Learning Centre in the North Rupununi visited the city on Tuesday and performed a song for MPs at Parliament during a break in the budget debate.
PESHAWAR/ISLAMABAD, Pakistan, (Reuters) – There were no survivors after a plane carrying 47 people crashed into a mountain in northern Pakistan yesterday, the airline’s chairman said, as recovery operations continued late into the night at the remote crash site.
MUMBAI, (Reuters) – Keaton Jennings will make his England debut as captain Alastair Cook’s latest opening partner in the fourth and penultimate test against India at the Wankhede Stadium today.
Dear Editor, An article in your newspaper captioned, ‘26 players shortlisted for French Guiana U15 Football tourney’ refers.
KINGSTON, (Reuters) – Usain Bolt negotiated a series of delays and a false start in his own race before easily winning his quarter-final of the 100m in 10.15 seconds at Jamaica’s national championships yesterday.
HAVANA, (Reuters) – Cuba said yesterday it hoped to sign off on at least half a dozen agreements with the United States before businessman Donald Trump, who has threatened to derail detente between the former Cold War foes, becomes president on Jan.
Dear Editor, The coalition government is getting away with a lot in the 2017 Budget which was presented in the National Assembly.
(Reuters) If the Oscars turn out to be “so white” again next year, it will not be for a lack of candidates.
LAUSANNE, Switzerland, (Reuters) – Re-tests of doping samples from the 2008 Beijing and 2012 London Olympics have found another three positive tests to take the tally to 101 and more are expected, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) said yesterday.
(Philip N. Howard is a professor of sociology, information and international affairs at Oxford University.
NEW YORK, (Reuters) – A New York state court yesterday temporarily stopped New York City from destroying the personal records of hundreds of thousands of municipal I.D.
(Hindustan Times) Apart from her charismatic political journey, Tamil Nadu chief minister J Jayalalithaa, who died on December 5, carved an enviable career for herself in Kollywood.
(Reuters) Johnny Depp and Will Smith topped a list on Wednesday of Hollywood’s most overpaid actors, an illustration that star power does not always bring in dollars at the movie box-office.
Dear Editor, The APNU+AFC government have announced that the 2017 Budget will be $250B.
MOSCOW, (Reuters) – Twice Olympic pole vault champion Yelena Isinbayeva was named yesterday as head of a new Russian Anti-Doping Agency (RUSADA) Supevisory Council which will control the actions undertaken by the organisation.
Given his humanitarian and philanthropic work, one doubts that when Mark Zuckerberg sat down with his college mates and developed the social networking site Facebook that he, or any of them for that matter, would have foreseen that it would be used for base and ad hominem attacks, bullying and the perpetuation of stigma and discrimination against certain groups.
BRASILIA, (Reuters) – Brazil’s Supreme Court yesterday overturned an injunction that ordered the indicted head of the Senate, Renan Calheiros, to step down, voting to allow him to continue in the post but not in the presidential line of succession.
NEW YORK, (Reuters) – President-elect Donald Trump took aim at drugmakers yesterday by promising in a magazine interview that “I’m going to bring down drug prices,” sending shares of pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies lower.
Dear Editor, I write to offer a brief response to Mr Sase Singh‘s letter published in Stabroek News on Friday, December 2, under the caption, ‘We need to change the course and personnel in the Ministry of Finance’.
(Reuters) – The Diamond League will have two end-of-season finals with a prize pool of $3.2 million following changes to the structure of the competition announced by the International Association of Athletics’ Federations (IAAF) yesterday.
(First Published: December 8, 1991) President of the Berbice Chamber of Commerce and Development Association, Ramdehol Bhookmohan, says the country’s economy is in its worst state ever, inspite of the much publicised ERP programme.
