Daily Archive: Friday, February 24, 2017

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates,  CMC – Kieron Pollard produced an explosive knock while West Indies teammate Chris Gayle flattered to deceive as Karachi Kings lost for the first time in three outings with a six-wicket defeat to Quetta Gladiators in the Pakistan Super League here Thursday.

President David Granger has commended the Guyana Sevashram Sangha for its work in providing spiritual strength and education enlightenment to Guyanese.

Earlier this month proposals were made by the government through the Wales Estate’s Manager, Devendra Kumar for the leasing of lands to workers who were affected by the closure of sugar operations at the estate.

The Police say they are investigating a fatal accident which resulted in the death of Police Special Lance Corporal 14790 Ashwell Jackman of ‘B’ Field Sophia, E.C.D,

The Guyana Revenue Authority today issued a response to two reports in the Kaieteur News pertaining to containers cleared for the Chinese Embassy.

Three illegal mining operations have been shut in Region Eight, according to the Ministry of Natural Resources.

The police say they are investigating a fatal accident which occurred about 2240h.

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados,  CMC – Chairman of selectors, Courtney Browne, has described Twenty20 World Cup hero, Carlos Brathwaite, as an “investment” in West Indies cricket and argues his inclusion to face England in the three-match One-Day International series should not be viewed purely in terms of recent form.

The Public Procurement Commission (PPC) has raised the possibility that Cabinet might continue giving the no-objection to contracts over $15m at least until revisions are made to the Procurement Act and its regulations to ensure clarity and to remove conflicting provisions.

(Barbados Nation) Central Bank Governor Dr DeLisle Worrell has been fired.

PUNE, India, (Reuters) – Left-arm spinner Steve O’Keefe picked up a career-best six for 35 to help Australia take command of the first test against India after 15 wickets fell on a bowler-dominated second day of the contest today.

A petition which had 13, 460 signatures up to this morning is to be delivered to the government today calling for the removal of the 14% VAT on private education.

(Trinidad Guardian) After five months of hard battle between the Government and Opposition, legislation to facilitate the Foreign Account Taxation Agreement (FATCA) between T&T and the United States was passed in the House of Representatives at 7.48 last night, with unanimous support from both sides.

The Guyana 3×3 Male Basketball Team departed local shores yesterday to compete in the International Basketball Foundation (IBF) Lesser Antilles Youth Championship in St.

Guyana secured their first win at the 2017 CONCACAF Beach Soccer Champion-ship, dismissing newcomers Belize 4-1 on Wednesday at the Malcolm Beach Soccer Facility, Bahamas.

Colts were crowned the Georgetown Amateur Basketball Association (GABA) ‘League of Champions’ U23 champion, grounding Ravens 70-51 on Wednesday at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall, Homestretch Avenue.

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados,CMC – Chief selector Courtney Browne has praised the form which has led to the return of Kieran Powell to West Indies colours, and says he hopes the left-hander’s exemplary attitude can be an inspiration to other players across the region.

Improving on the “fragile and uneven” growth which the Caribbean experienced last year requires that borrowing member countries (BMCs) focus more attention on economic activities that allow for the increased generation of foreign exchange “to pay for the goods we import for consumption and production,” President of the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) Dr Warren Smith said last week.

PUNE, India, (Reuters) – Paceman Umesh Yadav claimed four wickets on a pitch that offered big turn to help India restrict Australia to 256 for nine after the touring side had made a solid start on the opening day of the four-match series on Thursday.

KINGSTON, Jamaica, CMC – Veteran right-hander Marlon Samuels has criticized the West Indies Cricket Board over their inflexibility regarding the controversial eligibility rule, and said it was time to compromise with players.

Roadside sellers, school vendors as well as conventional restaurants offering ready-to-eat food to the public “without the benefit of warmers and chillers that allow for those foods to be served at the correct temperature” are likely to come under greater public health-related pressure to raise their game, Director of the Government Analyst Food and Drugs Department (GA/FDD) Marlan Cole has told the Stabroek Business.

Two years ago, Avril Jacobs returned home from Barbados. She had lived first in Trinidad and Tobago then in Barbados for more than 20 years.

An intense if somewhat muted row  has been ensuing between some local business importers and the Government Analyst Food & Drugs Department (GA/FDD) over what has become the prevalent practice by some distributors of importing volumes of food items that do not adhere to the requirements that obtain under the Food and Drugs Act.

GPF vs Winners Connection, Western Tigers vs Santos Western Tigers resume their storied rivalry with Santos while Guyana Police Force (GPF) engages Winners Connection today in the semi-final round of the Limacol Football Championship, at the Georgetown Football Club (GFC) ground, Bourda.

Following the announcement by Minister in the Ministry of Communities,  Valerie Patterson that she would be visiting Poland on the invitation of a housing developer there, sources say that the Board of the Central Housing and Planning Authority (CH&PA) is unaware of the purpose of her visit.

Guyana Goldfields Inc’s Aurora mine produced 43,800 ounces of gold in the final quarter of 2016, 27% up from the previous quarter, according to final results for the year released yesterday.

 SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Snap Inc took to the road in London on Monday to promote its initial public offering with a daring proposition: that it can build hot-selling hardware gadgets and ad-friendly software features fast enough to stay one step ahead of Facebook.

KINGSTON, Jamaica, CMC – Football Federation president, Captain Horace Burrell has pointed to a change of policy in selection for the national team, with more emphasis set to be placed on home-based players in the future.

Dear Editor, I would like to set the record straight relative to the article in the Stabroek News dated February 16th, 2017 and titled `GPL knew Colin Welch faked resume six months after hire – audit.’

(Trinidad Express) – Mexican cement manufacturer Cemex is paying US$86.36 million for Trinidad Cement Ltd (TCL) and its three cement plants in Barbados, Jamaica and Trinidad and Tobago, the company has said.

Dear Editor, The Movement Against Parking Meters continued their silent protest outside of City Hall this week.  As

(Reuters) – Premier League champions Leicester City sacked Italian manager Claudio Ranieri on Thursday with the Midlands team still in the Champions League but hovering near the relegation zone.

Chairman of the Region Six regional administration David Armogan on Wednesday made an appeal to the government for the preservation of the sugar and rice industries, while saying they are crucial for the survival of the region’s people.

Newly-appointed Chairman of the Guyana National Broadcasting Authority (GNBA) Board Leslie Sobers has put broadcasters on notice that they would have to honour their obligations under their licences or be taken off the air.

(Jamaica Observer) – Jamaica is poised to receive a second draw down of US$170 million from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) under the Precautionary StandBy Arrangement.

Dear Editor, I have lived in Section ‘M’ Campbellville for about thirty five years.

Team Monster Energy takes 600 lb class On a night where superior driving tactics ruled the roost, Teams Monster Energy, and Gizmos and Gadgets/iRide emerged category champions of the second monthly Endurance Rental Cup, hosted by GT Motorsports in partnership with Secure Innovations and Concepts.

Kenneth Joseph, the long-serving General Secretary of the National Association of Agricultural, Commercial and Industrial Employees (NAACIE),  died yesterday at the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation, where he was being treated for a stroke he suffered three weeks ago.

Dear Editor, The Consultative Association of Guyanese Industry (CAGI) is gravely concerned about the wrong information circulating concerning the opening and closing hour of shops as reported in the media.

Chet Bowling, one of the directors of the crowdfunding initiative Slingshot, believes that Monday’s launch at Moray House in Georgetown can become a transformative force for entrepreneurship in Guyana.

WASHINGTON,  (Reuters) – President Donald Trump said yesterday he wants to ensure the U.S.

SAN JOSE, Costa Rica, CMC – Trinidad and Tobago chances at the CONCACAF Under-20 Championship suffered yet another blow when they went down 1-0 to hosts Costa Rica in their second Group C game here Wednesday.

Dear Editor, I downloaded the full 376 pages of the Guyana Constitution from the Guyana Parliament’s website and to my surprise the PDF document is one of the most protected I have ever seen. 

BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Alphabet Inc’s Google and subsidiary Jigsaw yesterday launched a new technology to help news organizations and online platforms identify abusive comments on their websites.

WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – A Pentagon-led plan to defeat Islamic State, due in draft form by Monday, will look beyond Iraq and Syria to include the threat from jihadists around the world fueling the conflict, America’s top general said yesterday.

The Guyana Agricultural and General Workers’ Union (GAWU) is considering legal action on behalf of about 375 Wales Estate cane-cutters and cane transporters who it says are being denied severance payments by the Guyana Sugar Corporation (GuySuCo).

(Barbados Nation) The way has been cleared for Minister of Finance Chris Sinckler to carry out his threat to fire Governor of the Central Bank of Barbados Dr DeLisle Worrell.

KUALA LUMPUR, (Reuters) – Malaysian police said yesterday a preliminary report showed the murder of Kim Jong Nam was carried out with a highly toxic chemical known as VX nerve agent.

SILVERSTONE, England, (Reuters) – Lewis Hamilton declared his new Mercedes “pretty awesome” on Thursday after lapping a blustery Silverstone circuit in the car he hopes will secure him a fourth Formula One world championship.

By Robert Skidelsky LONDON – Early last month, Andy Haldane, Chief Economist at the Bank of England (BoE), blamed “irrational behaviour” for the failure of the BoE’s recent forecasting models.

Hours of rainfall in the lead up to the 47th Republic Day anniversary celebrations did little to dampen the spirits of thousands of Guyanese who turned out yesterday to view the Mashramani costume and float parade.

JOHANNESBURG, (Reuters) – Africa will be looking to double the number of places it has at an expanded World Cup, the continent’s football association presidents have told soccer’s world governing body FIFA.

Dear Editor, I traveled around Georgetown this week querying from the business community about any impact of parking meters on their business.

LONDON (Reuters) – John Lewis, Britain biggest department store group, said yesterday it was planning to cut hundreds of jobs in a reorganisation of its soft furnishings retailing business and changes to the way it operates its in-store restaurants.

(Jamaica Observer) KINGSTON, Jamaica — Opposition People’s National Party (PNP) spokesperson on Youth and Culture, Lisa Hanna is being lambasted by social media users for comments she made calling for incarcerated Dancehall artiste, Vybz Kartel’s music to be banned from public airwaves.

In less than two months, Jennifer Flatts, the proprietor of Class and Elegance will launch her latest clutch of Professional Development Workshops in courses aimed at raising service standards, enhancing professionalism and infusing greater confidence by providing specialized instructions in business etiquette and protocol among other disciplines.

  MANILA, (Reuters) – A Philippines Senator and staunch critic of President Rodrigo Duterte’s war on drugs was arrested yesterday by law enforcement agents after charges were filed in court alleging she received money from drug dealers inside the country’s prisons.

Dear Editor, We have to thank you for publishing the detailed exposition of the Regional contract tendering rules in yesterday’s letter from Mr Jerome Khan, Attorney for Mr Carl Parker.

With a recent audit finding that the Guyana Power and Light Inc (GPL) continues to lose millions to electricity theft, former Prime Minister Samuel Hinds has called for an analysis of distribution losses to be continually done and for the results to be made public to identify the problem areas.

GASCI (www.gasci.com/telephone Nº 223-6175/6) reports that session 709’s trading results showed consideration of $4,247,933 from 52,315 shares traded in 14 transactions as compared to session 708’s trading results, which showed consideration of $6,697,402 from 192,218 shares traded in 21 transactions. 

What now appears to be a battle between the Georgetown municipality and the recently created Guyana Market Vendors Union (GMVU) for the ‘hearts and minds’ of the urban vending community is heating up in the wake of last week’s move by City Hall to formally register city vendors.

A two-member delegation representing the Private Sector Commission (PSC) on Wednesday presented a document to Minister of Agriculture, Noel Holder on how improvements can be made to the beleaguered Guyana Sugar Corporation (GuySuCo).

Dear Editor, One can factually compare the political economy pre 1992, post 1992 and post 2015.  

Just before the 2015 general election, then Opposition Leader David Granger made a speech about changing the political culture in the country noting that the coalition had come together because the nation was at breaking point.

MEXICO CITY, (Reuters) – Mexico yesterday expressed “worry and irritation” about U.S.

BUDAPEST,  (Reuters) – Hungarians displayed a mixture of disappointment and relief on Thursday after the government ended Budapest’s bid to host the 2024 summer Olympic Games in the face of growing popular opposition.

By C.D. KIRTON MY FRIEND and colleague Carl Blackman died last week at his home just past high noon at three score years and seven after his birth.

  Gold Prices for the three-day period  ending Thursday February 23, 2017Kitco is a Canadian company that buys and sells precious metals such as gold, copper and silver.

(Trinidad Guardian) White House spokeswoman Sarah Huckabee Sanders has confirmed to the New York Times that US President Donald Trump spoke to Prime Minister Dr Keith Rowley on Sunday about “terrorism and other security challenges, including foreign fighters.”

GASCI Summary of Financials  Session 709 February 20, 2017

-On judging art and talent Before I invoke the early warnings of former Member of Parliament, UG lecturer and knowledgeable commentator Sherwood Lowe, I offer anecdotal observations relevant – even if indirectly – to this lead topic.

(Jamaica Gleaner) – The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) has commended Jamaica for its economic initiatives.