Daily Archive: Friday, April 21, 2017

The Guyana Police Force tonight  refuted claims by a section of the media (MTV News Update Ch.

The No VAT on Education Movement comprising parents and students in the private education system, says it is continuing to advocate its case for the Government to remove VAT on private education.

New York-based Guyanese businessman Edul Ahmad was today sentenced to two years in jail for attempting and conspiracy to commit mail fraud.

(Trinidad Guardian) Trinidad and Tobago businessman Robert Bermudez has been selected as the next chancellor of The University of the West Indies (The UWI), in a paradigm shift to enable the university to generate its own funds and become less dependent on State financing.

LONDON,  (Reuters) – The number of people dying from hepatitis is rising, and most of the 325 million infected are unaware they have the virus and lack access to potentially life-saving medicines, the World Health Organization said on Friday.

Manager of the Guyana Gold Board, Lisaveta Ramotar has been sent on administrative leave, with immediate effect, to facilitate the Guyana Police Force’s investigation of allegations of money laundering, a letter she received yesterday stated.

Two days after she found herself at the centre of allegations of using her office to get preferential treatment at the Fort Wellington Hospital, APNU+AFC Region Five Councillor, Carol Joseph has resigned.

With the University of Guyana (UG) council rejecting a plan to rent the complex at Camp and Lamaha streets, in Georgetown, the plans by one of its intended sub-lessees, the Ministry of Public Health’s Maternal and Child Health Department, to occupy the building now appear to be in limbo.

A mother of five is now behind bars on an attempted murder charge after she allegedly stabbed her common-law husband near his heart in a drunken scuffle, leaving him in a critical condition.

Minister of State Joseph Harmon yesterday confirmed that there has been a report of a plot by a group of men to assassinate the president during one of his outreaches.

A Mocha man was yesterday charged with sexually assaulting a nine-year-old girl.

A contract for US$364,727 for an overhead pedestrian crossing at Diamond, East Bank Demerara has been awarded to S Jagmohan Hardware Supplies and Construction Services.

Jermaine Hermanstyne and Karen Van Sluytman, two organisers of the group that has been calling for the removal of the Guyana Public Service Union (GPSU) President Patrick Yarde and some members of the union’s executive council, say attempts have been made to tarnish their reputations at their workplaces.

KINGSTON, Jamaica, CMC – Not for the first time, West Indies’ unpredictable and error-prone batting will attract all the attention when the Caribbean side face Pakistan in the opening Test of the three-match series at Sabina Park today.

Former Guyana Football Federation (GFF) Chief Christopher Matthias has declared, that the federation’s Disciplinary Committee has no authority whatsoever to pronounce on policy matters, and as such, cannot overrule the decisions of CONCACAF and FIFA.

St Agnes Primary School students of grade levels One to Three will be relocated for the upcoming term to the St Sidwell’s, St Ambrose, Thomas Moore and Comenius primary schools, as the Education Ministry moves to have the school building demolished and rebuilt in time for the start of the new school year in September.

Sentencing in New York of former Guyana Health Minister Dr Noel Blackman for conspiracy to distribute oxycodone has been deferred to  May 12th.

Fitness Express has once again answered the call of the Guyana Bodybuilding and Fitness Federation Inc.

The relative who allegedly fatally stabbed Vishal Hansraj, a mason of Covent Garden, East Bank Demerara, is likely to be charged today.

(Trinidad Express) THE Brian Lara Stadium will officially open on May 13, and you could not dream up a more spectacular first competitive match on the cricket pitch.

In order to ensure that the Government of Guyana is able to track the amount of oil that will be extracted by ExxonMobil, Minister of Natural Resources Raphael Trotman says gauges and pumps will be installed for 24-hour onshore and offshore monitoring of the production.

KINGSTON, Jamaica, CMC – Batting coach Toby Radford expects the influx of young players in the West Indies squad to compensate for the loss of experienced players like Marlon Samuels and Darren Bravo, in the three-Test series against Pakistan starting here today.

The Attorney General’s Chambers will be moving to have the Special Organised Crime Unit (SOCU) joined as a party in the $99.6 lawsuit brought against the Guyana Rice Development Board (GRDB) by Essequibo rice miller Arnold Sankar for alleged breach of a paddy supply deal and related costs.

MUMBAI, (Reuters) – Kane Williamson more than compensated for his lack of raw power with characteristic finesse to score 89 and set up Sunrisers Hyderabad’s 15-run victory against Delhi Daredevils in the Indian Premier League on Wednesday.

KINGSTON, Jamaica, CMC – The international track and field fraternity was in mourning after Jamaican-born Olympian Germaine Mason was killed in a motorcycle crash here early Thursday.

Twenty local doctors are expected to undergo training today at the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC) to use ultrasound to detect microcephaly in pregnant women who were exposed to the Zika virus, according to the Ministry of Public Health.

MONTE CARLO, (Reuters) – World number one Andy Murray was knocked out of the Monte Carlo Masters on Thursday as Spaniard Albert Ramos battled back from 4-0 down in the final set to win 2-6 6-2 7-5 and reach the quarter-finals on a day of upsets.

The May 2013 cessation of the Delta Airlines passenger service to Guyana based on what the airline had said was the “poor performance of the route” was a blow from which Guyana continues to find it difficult to recover, Chief Executive Officer of Roraima Airways Inc Gerry Gouveia has told Stabroek Business.

Digicel yesterday said that it had noted with great disappointment GTT’s most recent statements to the press in which it “repeated untrue allegations and more specifically claimed that Digicel has denied the Government of Guyana payment of taxes”.

The Ministry of Social Cohesion on Wednesday launched its Diversity Education and Inclusion Regional Training Workshop at the Lusignan Primary School.

Wresting management control of the Eugene F Correia International Airport from the Board on which aviation company Trans Guyana Airways holds significant sway is among the highest priorities of the National Air Transport Authority (NATA), an umbrella body comprising eight of the nine operators at that airport.

KINGSTON, (Reuters) – Olympic and double world sprint relay gold medallist Asafa Powell has withdrawn from Jamaica’s team for this weekend’s third IAAF World Relays event in the Bahamas.

By Karen Abrams        When my daughter who attends school in Palo Alto, California called me to say she was homesick and she missed the usual Guyanese food treats I knew it was time to reach out to my friends, online retailer West Indian in The Woods.

The Guyana Human Rights Association (GHRA) has welcomed the action taken by the Minister of Natural Resources, Raphael Trotman, to conduct a rapid assessment of the damage caused by gold-mining to major river systems in the interior.

KINGSTOWN, St Vincent,  CMC – Out-of-favour West Indies batsman Kyshona Knight stroked a half-century as Barbados trounced arch-rivals Trinidad and Tobago by six wickets, in the opening round of the Women’s Super50 Championship here Thursday.

Dear Editor, In early March, Ryhaan Shah and Ravi Dev speaking on the occasion of the one hundredth anniversary of the termination of Indian indentureship, expressed concerns at what they saw as the pervasive foreboding, gloom and uncertainty sweeping across large sections of the Indian population. 

Dear Editor, The Guyana Sugar Corporation Inc. (GuySuCo) wishes to respond to a letter published in the Stabroek News on April 5, 2017 and titled ‘GAWU is predicting low production figure for first crop’ and authored by Mr.

Motorcyclist Leon Norton, 21, is still in critical condition after the Easter Monday accident at D’Edward Village, Berbice, which left his passenger dead.

(Reuters) – Former world number one Tiger Woods said on Thursday he has undergone further surgery to help alleviate pain in his back and leg and could be away from competitive golf for another six months.

The initiators of STEM-Guyana are currently preoccupied with a new pursuit that involves pitting an ambitious but inexperienced ten-member team from Guyana against experienced and highly talented international opponents in an international robotics competition in Washington DC in July this year.

LINK-Caribbean, an investment facilitation project designed to position startup regional businesses to attract capital from private investors, particularly so-called business angel investors will host the region’s first Caribbean Angel Investor Forum in Montego Bay, Jamaica on May 11 and 12, 2017, according to a release from the Barbados-based Caribbean Export Development Agency.

WASHINGTON,  (Reuters) – President Donald Trump yesterday launched a trade probe against China and other exporters of cheap steel into the U.S.

Dear Editor, On the 14th day of November, fifteen years ago I was born to a Nurse and a Policeman, a “bouncing baby boy”, a common sight everyone may have thought but none knew the upcoming future.

LONDON, (Reuters) – Chelsea are favourites to win this weekend’s FA Cup semi-final despite their recent stutter and Tottenham Hotspur’s irresistible form, Spurs manager Mauricio Pochettino insists.

The Guyana Relief Council (GRC) during February and March assisted 23 families comprising  59 persons in 21 fire and 2 welfare cases.

PARIS,  (Reuters) – A French policeman was shot dead and two others were wounded in central Paris last night in an attack carried out days before presidential elections and quickly claimed by the Islamic State militant group.

GASCI (www.gasci.com/telephone Nº 223-6175/6) reports that session 717’s trading results showed consideration of $6,614,635 from 234,441 shares traded in 13 transactions as compared to session 716’s trading results, which showed consideration of $8,840,485 from 179,273 shares traded in 10 transactions. 

Dear Editor, Here are facts: Wales Sugar Estate is closed and hundreds of sugar workers are unemployed.

CARACAS, (Reuters) – Venezuela’s opposition renewed nationwide protests yesterday to pressure President Nicolas Maduro to hold elections and improve a collapsing economy, and vowed to keep up pressure by staging three more protests in the next four days.

Walton Hall, Essequibo Coast resident Melissa Durga is currently hospitalised after being chopped about the body by her former partner, who was also admitted to the hospital after reportedly ingesting poison.

ZURICH,(Reuters) – Ajax Amsterdam, trailing 3-0 and down to 10 men, scored two late goals to overcome Schalke 04 in the Europa League quarter-finals on Thursday as Olympique Lyonnais, Manchester United and Celta Vigo also progressed.

(Prepared by the Guyana Marketing Corporation andpublished by Stabroek Business as a public service)The New Guyana Marketing Corporation has agreed to provide us with the above information which we will publish on a weekly basis subject to receipt.

WASHINGTON,  (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump praised Chinese efforts to rein in “the menace of North Korea” yesterday, after North Korean state media warned the United States of a “super-mighty preemptive strike.”

Dear Editor, Days for Girls –Guyana is a non profit organisation which is being organised and managed by volunteers across the country.

CARACAS,  (Reuters) – Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro said yesterday he had ordered an investigation of mobile phone operator Movistaar, a unit of Spain’s Telefonica SA , for allegedly sending mass messages calling for protests against his leftist government.

Colwyn Harding was on Wednesday granted his release on $50,000 bail after denying that he robbed a woman of over $200,000 in items.

LONDON(Reuters) – Triple Olympic track champion Kenenisa Bekele is somewhat surprised that his sepia-tinged 5,000 and 10,000-metres world records are still standing but, at 34, he still feels he can complete a remarkable hat-trick by claiming the marathon mark.

NEW DELHI, (Reuters) – An Indian government minister from Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s ruling party and several top party colleagues must face trial for their alleged role in the 1992 demolition of a mosque by a Hindu mob, the Supreme Court ruled on Wednesday.

A doctor escaped with just minor burns on his hand after his quarters at the Diamond Diagnostic Centre went up in flames yesterday afternoon.

Dear Editor, It would be the understatement of the year to say that it is a tough time here in Guyana. 

WASHINGTON,  (Reuters) – U.S. officials are reviewing Venezuela’s seizure of General Motors Co’s assets in the country, U.S.

Gold Prices for the three-day period ending  Thursday April 20, 2017

CHICAGO, (Reuters) – Tennis star Serena Williams could take a pass on Wimbledon if physical changes from her pregnancy such as balance and blood flow affect her preparation and performance, researchers who study pregnancy in high-performing athletes said.

(Trinidad Guardian) Hugging each other and weeping uncontrollably as they held on to their crying children, retrenched Caroni Green Ltd (CGL) workers on Wednesday left their workplace for the last time facing an uncertain future.

ISLAMABAD,  (Reuters) – Pakistan’s Supreme Court yesterday ruled there was insufficient evidence to order Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif’s removal from office over corruption allegations levelled by the opposition, but it ordered further investigations.

Rockets 115, Thunder 111 (The Sports Xchange) Eric Gordon and Lou Williams caught fire from the perimeter in the fourth quarter and the Houston Rockets erased a 15-point deficit to beat the Oklahoma City Thunder.

A sufficiently–prominent Guyanese personality provoked my poor-man senses when he claimed that there is now some new tax on dray-carts, meaning dray-cart drivers/owners.

Police are in pursuit of a suspect in the death of the Herstelling, East Bank Demerara (EBD) joiner, who succumbed to injuries sustained from an attack on Sunday afternoon.

Dear Editor, Firstly in the capacity of a Guyanese, a fully qualified member of the health profession and one who has spent over two decades in the field of obstetrics I was morbidly troubled by the circumstances related under the recent caption: Attitude towards premature baby troubling.

Last week the Stabroek Business  reported on what appeared to us to be a somewhat unusual though not unique increase in the volume of greens, vegetables and fruit on the urban retail market and what appeared to be, at a certain point, a condition in which, even what in most instances were ‘bargain’ prices, supply appeared to outstrip demand.

On March 25th,  employees of SOL Guyana Inc. converged on the Guyana Zoological Park/ Botanical Gardens for the annual sprucing up of the manatee-holding pond, a release from the company said.

On April 15, 2017 a new multi-million dollar investment was unveiled in Guyana, uniquely labelled as both “state-of-the-art” in terms of the technology involved, and “first of its kind” indicating its singular presence in Guyana and the Caribbean.