Daily Archive: Wednesday, March 29, 2017

The Minister of Finance, Winston Jordan last Thursday held a meeting with Lawrence Duprey, Chairman of C.L.

President David Granger (fifth from left) has informed ExxonMobil’s Executives of Government’s commitment to the development of Guyana’s oil and gas sector in an atmosphere of transparency and trust so that the Parliamentary Opposition and the people of Guyana are fully involved in the process, a statement from the Ministry of the Presidency said today.

Following controversy over the fast-tracking of a $605m emergency drug purchase and three others for the GPHC, PPP/C MPs Gail Teixeira and Juan Edghill have submitted a series of questions to Parliament for Public Health Minister Volda Lawrence to answer.

This morning, GAWU says the workers engaged in the applying of fertilizers to the canes of the East Demerara Estate (Enmore Estate and LBI Estate) visited its Head Office and met with the Union’s General Secretary,  Seepaul Narine.

An Indian National who was on his way home along with his friends, was shot and hospitalized during an attempted robbery about 23:50hrs last night at First Street, Cummings Lodge, East Coast Demerara, Investigations, police say, have so far revealed that Brianard Revival, 28, a foreign student of Second Street, Cummings Lodge, East Coast Demerara, was in company of some friends, in his motor car, when he stopped at a junction and a motor car suddenly drove in front of his and stopped.

Police ranks are in pursuit of three suspects who last evening robbed two persons of their jewellery in Newtown Kitty, Georgetown, during which one of the victims was shot and is now hospitalized in a stable condition.

Police say they are investigating a Robbery under Arms committed on Mohan Lall, 49, unemployed and his daughter Salome Lall, 24, an Accountant of Chateau Margot, East Coast Demerara, which occurred about 20:30hrs last night during which cash and a cellular phone were taken by two male suspects, armed with a handgun and a pair of scissors.

NEW YORK, (Reuters) – The U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, Nikki Haley, said on Wednesday that U.N.

Justice Franklin Holder has given a statement pertaining to the conduct of Attorney-General Basil Williams SC in his courtroom last week, according to acting Chancellor Yonette Cummings-Edwards, who yesterday said that the judiciary would pronounce on the issue soon.

Acting Chancellor of the Judiciary Yonette Cummings-Edwards and acting Chief Justice Roxane George were both sworn-in yesterday and President David Granger signalled that he will finally move to appoint judges soon to address the shortage in the judiciary.

Three members of the Suddie Hospital staff have been arrested as part of an investigation into the disappearance of a quantity of drugs allocated to the hospital only last week.

A 27-year-old man died early yesterday morning after the car he was driving collided with a metal culvert before toppling several times and striking a utility pole at Land of Canaan on the East Bank Demerara (EBD).

Preliminary findings from the Snoek-1 well, ExxonMobil’s latest exploration in the Stabroek Block offshore Guyana, are favourable and the company is expected to make a formal announcement within the coming weeks, sources say.

The National Toshaos Council (NTC) yesterday called on President David Granger to establish a separate commission to deal with land rights of the indigenous peoples, claiming it had not been consulted prior to the setting up of the recent Commission of Inquiry into Land Rights.

From Duncan Saul in Linden Guyana’s?winless run in international football continued yesterday as the Golden Jaguars laboured to an uninspiring 0-0 draw with CONCACAF Gold Cup qualifier Martinique yesterday at the Mackenzie Sport Club (MSC) ground in Linden.

Taxi driver Michael McLeod, who police claim was found with over 50 pounds of cannabis in his home last October, was yesterday freed of a drug trafficking charge after the main witness in the case was a no-show.

Haleno Luiz, the Brazilian pastor who is charged with causing the death of a motorcyclist, has been released on bail.

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC — Guyana Jaguars’ great escape against Barbados Pride at Kensington Oval on Monday, ensured they remained at the top of the Regional four-day championship and firm favourites to win a third straight title.

Star Party Rentals became the latest entity to throw its support behind the Petra Organization/GT Beer Futsal Championship, donating the Most Valuable Player (MVP), Highest Goal Scorer and Best Goalkeeper prizes yesterday at a simple presentation ceremony.

The police file involving an officer, who had allegedly shot at a businessman who approached his car which was parked along the Fairfield Public Road, East Coast Demerara (ECD) almost two months ago, was yesterday sent to the Police Complaints Authority for recommendations.

More than a month after the Public Procurement Commission (PPC) submitted recommendations to fill its top three positions, Chairman of the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) Irfaan Ali has told Stabroek News that there is no such information before the committee.

-East Coast makes light work of East Bank  National Youth cricketer Ashmead Nedd yesterday led the Georgetown Representative team to victory over West Demerara at the Everest Cricket Club ground in their opening encounter of the Demerara U17 Inter-Association competition yesterday.

A high-profile semi-final between Georgetown/Mahaicony and Berbice in the Guyana Cricket Board/Demerara Mutual Life Assurance Society/Ministry Of Education/National Secondary Cricket School League will take place today from 09:30 hours at the Georgetown Cricket Club ground.

Million-dollar bids were opened yesterday at the National Procurement and Tender Administration Board (NPTAB) for the construction of a student dormitory at Liliendaal, East Coast Demerara under the Ministry of Indigenous Peoples Affairs.

Two months after it began a review of the 2015 applications for senior promotions, the Teaching Service Commission (TSC) has issued a preliminary list, which the Guyana Teachers Union (GTU) has deemed much more satisfactory than the first.

By Royston Alkins Assistant Regional Director of the International Basketball Federation (FIBA), Victor Mansure yesterday outlined a number of new initiatives to take the game forward during a press conference at Palm Court, Main Street.

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC — Trinidad and Tobago Red Force’s dismal form in the ongoing Regional four-day championship has forced head Coach Gus Logie to the brink of quitting of his post.

Mayor Patricia Chase-Green has put staff of the City Engineer’s Department on notice that the City Council would not tolerate inefficiency and laziness.

The Mayor and City Council will next week begin consultations with the business community to map out a new approach to garbage collection and disposal systems, in light of the high cost for the services to the city.

Dear Editor, In the imposition of the notorious student tax, the authorities have manufactured an unfortunate and a convenient divide between private and public schools, giving the impression that private schools are not contributing to the education of the nation and students attending private schools are not Guyana’s children.

(The Sports Xchange) – Kawhi Leonard scored 25 points beforeleaving to a standing ovation with 10:32 to play as the San Antonio Spurs clobbered the Cleveland Cavaliers 103-74 on Monday.

ZURICH, (Reuters) – Argentina forward Lionel Messi has been banned from their next four competitive internationals, starting with Tuesday’s World Cup qualifier in Bolivia, for swearing at a match official, FIFA said  yesterday.

The Guyana Tourism Authority (GTA) has partnered with the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) to facilitate a visit by an award-winning nature-based Peruvian entrepreneur for presentations on building and marketing tourism value chains in Guyana.

Dear Editor, A call is hereby made to the relevant authorities about a busy road intersection which needs road signs urgently and the fixing of large potholes so as to aid road users.

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC — Two newcomers have been named in an otherwise strong Trinidad and Tobago 14-member squad for next month’s West Indies Women’s Championships in St Vincent and the Grenadines.

Guyanese will soon be able to expand their dining options with the grand opening of the first local Johnny Rockets franchise.

Dear Editor, On Friday, at the University of Guyana (UG), Turkeyen Campus, the Carter Center Guyana will be hosting a symposium on Guyana’s constitutional reform process.

  RIO DE JANEIRO (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Protesters in the Brazilian city of Campinas set up barricades of wood and tyres yesterday as they battled military police trying to evict hundreds of people from squatter settlements where they had been living since July, local media reported.

Municipal services offered to residents of Georgetown will be decentralised to outskirt communities, as the Mayor and City Council seeks to improve its delivery of services.

Dear Editor, Right now Guyana is going downhill. The cost of living is going up; all prices have gone up; and some businesses are on the verge of closing down.

PARIS (Reuters) – Two French ministers will travel to French Guiana  yesterday to seek a solution to protests sweeping the French territory in South America.

(Reuters) – Taskin Ahmed became the fifth Bangladesh bowler to claim a one-day hat-trick before incessant rain washed out the second match of the series against Sri Lanka in Dambulla yesterday.

Dear Editor, As climate change continues to pose a threat to places, species and people’s livelihoods, almost 500 Guyanese joined WWF Guianas, Guyana Office and its partners on Saturday, March 25th, at the Thomas Lands Parking Lot of the National Park to celebrate the largest environmental event in the world: ‘Earth Hour’, and to shine a light on climate action.

DHARAMSALA, India, (Reuters) – India opener Lokesh Rahul’s elegant fifty and stand-in skipper Ajinkya Rahane’s quickfire 38 not out secured a series-clinching eight-wicket romp in the fourth and final test against Australia yestersday.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Regional governments yesterday called on the Organization of American States to come up with a plan “in the shortest possible time” to address Venezuela’s political and humanitarian crisis.

SAO PAULO (Reuters) – Amazon.com Inc has dived into a spirited debate about graffiti in Brazil’s biggest city, drawing a pointed response yesteresday from Sao Paulo’s mayor, who called the company “opportunist” and challenged it to make a public donation.

As the April 1, deadline for end of the importation of used tyres looms, the PPP, in a press release, has called on the government to reverse its decision and to review the ban on vehicles that are eight years and older.

WASHINGTON (Reu-ters) – President Donald Trump on Tuesday signed an order to undo Obama-era climate change regulations, keeping a campaign promise to support the coal industry and calling into question US support for an international deal to fight global warming.

On Sunday, at the Kensington Oval in Barbados, the eighth round of the Regional Professional Cricket League (PCL) four-day match between the hosts and Guyana was interrupted for the Twenty20  International game between the visiting Pakistanis and the West Indies .

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Now that we have reached a hiatus in the confrontation between the Movement Against Parking Meters (MAPM) and the Mayor and City Council, it may be as good a time as any to attempt to determine what that confrontation represented in terms of some possible futures of the movement.

Dear Editor, The new Minister of Health, Volda Lawrence I believe has inherited a mess from both Dr Bheri Ramsaran and Dr George Norton in the health sector generally as well as in the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC).

DHARAMSALA, India,  (Reuters) – India captain Virat Kohli declared that his friendship with Australia’scricketers was over after his team triumphed 2-1 in the acrimonious four-test series between the world’s top two test teams yesterday.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States is not seeking the immediate suspension of Vene-zuela from the Organization of American States, which is meeting yesterday to discuss the country’s political and economic crisis, a senior State Department official said.

Weeks after several senior PPP members, including former president Bharrat Jagdeo and close affiliates, were hauled in for questioning over the sale of land at ‘Pradoville 2’ at below market prices, the probe is still ongoing.