Daily Archive: Thursday, February 16, 2017

Articles published on Thursday, February 16, 2017

Jagdeo slams SARU claim about billions

Opposition Leader Bharrat Jagdeo today lambasted claims by the State Assets Recovery Unit that the country lost up to $313b per annum in corruption and illicit capital flight among other causes while the PPP/C was in office.

GPL awarded contracts worth $$B in breach of Procurement Act

For years the Guyana Power and Light (GPL) breached Section 24 of the Procurement Act 2003, awarding billions of dollars in contracts in direct contravention of the act, since it did so without the approval of the National Procurement and Tender Administration Board (NPTAB) and it had no written permission to do so by the NPTAB.

GTT retrenching 120

As part of restructuring, GTT says it will be retrenching approximately 120 persons within the next 12 months, which the Postal and Telecommuni-cations Workers Union (PTWU) says is unlawful since they were not informed of the company’s actions.

The Vanguard female team following their victory.

Young Achievers crowned male champs

– Vanguard upset Strikers in female fina Royston Alkins A small-sized crowd witnessed a keenly contested female volleyball final between Castrol Strikers and Vanguard VC at the Guyana National Gymnasium, last evening.

West Indies limited overs star Rovman Powell

Ruthless Scorpions crush Red Force to reach final

ST JOHN’S, Antigua, CMC – Scintillating maiden hundreds by Chadwick Walton and Jermaine Blackwood catapulted Jamaica Scorpions into the Regional Super50 final with a crushing 292-run victory over reigning champions Trinidad and Tobago Red Force, in a lopsided semi-final under lights here yesterday.

Statia should give full position on VAT and education services with references to the Act

Dear Editor, I note your article in today’s paper (Feb 15) in which Mr Godfrey Statia, Commissioner General of the Guyana Revenue Authority, stated that “tuition for the University of Guyana (UG) is not subject to Value Added Tax (VAT) neither is the tuition for the Government Technical Institute, Cyril Potter College of Education or any other government education institution.”

Patterson statements on electricity were misleading

Dear Editor, During the recent debate on our (PPP/C’s) much amended motion, GPL and Guyana’s long term energy strategy, Minister of Public Infrastructure David Patterson, in informing the House and the nation about ending the Wartsila contract, stated that the operations and maintenance of the generating sets were done by 194 skilled Guyanese, and Wartsila received US$25000.00 per day for just “checking off” the work done.

GABA looking to implement slate system for upcoming AGM

Despite the Georgetown Amateur Basketball Association (GABA) announcing that it plans to hold its Annual General Meeting (AGM) and election of office bearers in March the association is yet to receive a formal correspondence from any prospective nominee said incumbent president Junior Hercules.

Joe Root

Root to put his stamp on the team

(Reuters) – England’s new test captain Joe Root said he will try to put his “own stamp” on the team, but will seek advice from former skipper Alastair Cook and the other senior players whenever he needs to.

Fixing Baramita

It was by way of a report titled ‘Impact of Mining: Survival Strategies for Interior Communities in Guyana,’ released by the Guyana Human Rights Association (GHRA) that the troubling dysfunction in Baramita, Region One, was made public.