Daily Archive: Friday, April 28, 2017

The World Bank today approved US$13.3m for improved teaching and learning of maths and the UG medical faculty.

On 26th March, 2017, WUSC Caribbean (Guyana) Inc. carried out a farmer field school at  Otis Victor’s farm in Nurney, East-Berbice Corentyne, Region 6.

The Guyana Government today objected to a press freedom report from Reporters Without Borders.

(Reuters) – A member of FIFA’s audit and compliance committee was handed a provisional 90-day ban from football on Friday, a day after pleading guilty in a U.S

(Trinidad Guardian) Less than a week after taking the oath as a Judge of the High Court, Marcia Ayers-Caesar yesterday resigned and Chief Justice Ivor Archie simultaneously announced she will be reinstated as Chief Magistrate.

-Berbice dispatch GCB U15 Select XI by nine wickets By Royston Alkins Essequibo Under-17 defeated their counterparts from Demerara by three wickets yesterday, at the Georgetown Cricket Club (GCC), in the second round of the Guyana Cricket Board (GCB) Igloo Ice Cream Inter-County Under-17 tournament.

A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed yesterday between University of Guyana (UG) Vice Chancellor, Pro-fessor Ivelaw Griffith and Director of MovieTowne Derek Chin for the construction of a solar farm on the Turkeyen Campus.

BANGALORE, India, CMC – West Indies leg-spinner Samuel Badree made two early strikes but they were not enough to save Royal Challengers Bangalore from a heavy seven-wicket defeat to Gujarat Lions in the Indian Premier League here Thursday.

The University of Guyana (UG) Council yesterday said ‘no’ to a proposal from Vice-Chancellor Ivelaw Griffith to rent the building at the corner of Camp and Lamaha streets, Georgetown, for a downtown campus.

President David Granger flew to the Bahamas by chartered airplane because it was all around more feasible and resulted in money being injected into a local company, Communications Director of the Ministry of the Presidency Mark Archer says.

NEW DELHI, India, CMC – West Indies batsman Marlon Samuels has been drafted in by Delhi Daredevils for the remainder of their Indian Premier League campaign, as a replacement for injured South African wicketkeeper/batsman Quinton de Kock.

The Mazaruni Prison   in Region Seven is poised for renovations which will see some of the prisoners from the packed Camp Street facility in Georgetown being  accommodated there.

United States-based Guyanese Trevor Daniels is in the process of sinking hundreds of millions of dollars into the creation of a “first grade” 300-acre coconut plantation in the Pomeroon, according to Project Consultant Jerome Andrews.

(Reuters) – The plan to create a new city-based Twenty20 tournament for English cricket in 2020 has been approved after 38 of the 41 members of the England and Wales Cricket Board voted in favour of the competition.

Registrar of Deeds Azeema Baksh has told police that she never had the authority to authorise any payment to herself and all money she has received from her job was in keeping with a Cabinet decision.

All roads will lead to the Tucville Community Centre ground tonight when the Easter Classic Masters Football Championship officially commences with an exciting tournament from 18:00hrs.

The strong likelihood that the growth of Guyana’s economy will be driven by what are now the country’s proven significant hydrocarbon reserves will not deflect his administration from the pursuit of its ‘green economy’ goals, President David Granger has said.

I remember taking one of my first semester courses at college, the Psychology of Fashion, and thinking what on earth did I just pay money for. In

Relatives of the passenger who collapsed and later died onboard a Caribbean Airlines, New York-bound flight, BW 526, necessitating an emergency stop at the San Juan Airport in Puerto Rico, will identify his body before it is returned to Guyana for burial.

Silvercity Alleys and Valleys were crowned the Linden ‘Stag Bowl’ Inter-Ward Football Championship, edging Block 22 by a 1-0 scoreline on Wednesday evening at the Mackenzie Sport Club (MSC) Ground, following the semi-finals on Tuesday.

Citing the fact that she holds Banks DIH Limited shares, acting Chief Justice Roxane George SC has recused herself from adjudicating over the $28B lawsuit filed by the beverage company against the Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) and the government.

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – Cricket authorities here will use the National Twenty20 Festival to assess the match-readiness of the just completed Brian Lara Cricket Academy.

Michael and Dee George, the proprietors of the Herdmanston Lodge are big fans of the Restaurant Week event not just because it allows their kitchen a special occasion on which to parade its talents but also it represents an occasion for Guyanese to eat out.

A vendor was yesterday placed on bail after she denied assaulting a city police officer and escaping from a police outpost.

Albouystown resident Shafeek Ally, who was busted on Tuesday hiding under his bed with four pounds of cannabis, was yesterday sentenced to three years in jail and fined $3,037,500 for the crime.

While both individuals and businesses in the Caribbean have long been victims of instances of cybercrime ranging from petty swindles to major shakedowns, there is evidence reflected in recent trends that small businesses are becoming increasingly vulnerable to attacks by cyber criminals.

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC –like Saturday’s against Grenada in St George’s will be crucial for locally-based players, as the national side continues to focus on their 2018 World Cup qualifying campaign.

After a legal battle and other hurdles, the Guyana Public Service Union’s (GPSU) elections finally came off yesterday but not without complaints of discrepancies.

BARCELONA, (Reuters) – Third seed Rafael Nadal remained on course for a 10th Barcelona Open title after reaching the quarter-finals with a 6-3 6-4 victory over Kevin Anderson on Thursday.

Having successfully completed their summer 2016 STEMGuyana project involving children from various parts of the coast, the team behind the project has embarked on a new initiative, preparing ten Guyanese youngsters for what will probably be the challenge of their lives, participation in an international robotics competition in Washington DC in July this year.

The mission of the First Global Challenge is to inspire science and technology leadership and innovation in young people from all nations in order to enhance understanding, instill the importance of cooperation, address the world’s most pressing issues, and improve quality of life for all.

Work has stopped at Palmyra, Corentyne on the base for an Indian immigration monument which embarrassingly collapsed on Tuesday and questions  are being asked about which government agency awarded the contract and whether the work was being monitored for quality.

BERLIN,  (Reuters) – Former world number one Maria Sharapova eased past fellow Russian Ekaterina Makarova 7-5 6-1 on Thursday to reach the Stuttgart Grand Prix quarter-finals and continue her winning comeback from a 15-month doping ban.

Children from the community of Adams Creek and surrounding areas in the Upper Pomeroon River have to cross a dilapidated bridge to get to the Dredge Creek Primary and Nursery schools and concerned parents are pleading with the relevant authorities to have it repaired urgently.

The Caribbean and Latin America were notable exceptions to a broader global trend of reduced remittances last year with the World Bank reporting a 6.9 per cent in remittances to the region in 2016.

PARIS, (Reuters) – French prosecutors are investigating the decision by global soccer body FIFA to award the 2018 World Cup to Russia and the 2022 tournament to Qatar, a source close to the investigation said on Thursday.

Dear Editor, Upon entering office, President Granger quite rightly prioritized the “green economy.” 

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – Trinidad and Tobago Cricket Board president, Azim Bassarath, has made clear his displeasure at a stand at the Brian Lara Stadium being named after Indian batting legend Sachin Tendulkar.

GASCI (www.gasci.com/telephone Nº 223-6175/6) reports that session 718’s trading results showed consideration of $1,138,521 from 41,869 shares traded in 11 transactions as compared to session 717’s trading results, which showed consideration of $6,614,635 from 234,441 shares traded in 13 transactions. 

The five men charged with murdering fisherman Hemchand Sookdeo, who was thrown overboard during a pirate attack on the Corentyne River in May of last year, will be facing additional charges for the murders of three other fishermen who had also been aboard the targeted vessel.

Dear Editor, I have seen many persons appear in courts charged with being in possession of ‘a narcotic’ for the purpose of trafficking and after pleading not guilty, the defendant is remanded to prison, bail being refused because no special reason was advanced.

WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – President Donald Trump said yesterday he pulled back from the brink of killing the 23-year-old trade pact with Canada and Mexico after requests from their leaders and expressed optimism about winning better U.S.

A man and a woman were arrested yesterday by the Customs Anti-Narcotics Unit (CANU), which unearthed an undisclosed amount of narcotics, suspected to be cocaine, at an abandoned property at Waterloo Street, Georgetown.

MANCHESTER, England,(Reuters) – MANCHESTER CITY 0 MANCHESTER UNITED 0 Manchester United held on for a goalless draw in a feisty derby with Manchester City after midfielder Marouane Fellaini was sent off for a headbutt in the Premier League clash at the Etihad Stadium on Thursday.

(Jamaica Gleaner) – Chief executive officer at Tuff Gong International Cedella Marley will be launching a marijuana cookbook, which becomes the latest weed venture by the Marley family.

Dear Editor, On several occasions I have written about the possibilities which exist for the creative industries in Guyana and the rest of CARICOM.

LONDON,  (Reuters) – Armed British police officers arrested a man carrying knives near Prime Minister Theresa May’s office in London yesterday on suspicion of preparing an act of terrorism.

Dear Editor, Reports in the Kaieteur News ()KN) and Stabroek News (SN) on Thursday, April 27th, 2017 referred to the holding of an Extra-Ordinary (KN)/Special Statutory (SN) meeting of the Georgetown City Council on Tuesday, 26th April 2017 when a Committee of seven councillors was appointed to represent the Council at the discussions to renegotiate the parking meter contract with SCSL.

A new Board of Directors for the state-owned National Communications Network (NCN) has been appointed with Enrico Woolford serving as the chairman.

CPL:The Hero Caribbean Premier League (CPL) announced yesterday a new five-year agreement with El Dorado which will take the partnership through to the end of the 2022 campaign.

(Jamaica Observer) – Grace-Kennedy is now manufacturing and distributing frozen patties to the United States as part of its latest thrust in securing a place in the global market. Chief

CHICAGO,  (Reuters) – United Airlines and the passenger who was dragged from a Chicago flight earlier this month have reached a settlement for an undisclosed sum, they said yesterday, in the carrier’s latest step to contain damage from an incident that sparked international outrage.

Dear Editor, It’s a sad day when persons placed in the public trust ignore professional ethics and social responsibility, and make fools of themselves in the media trying to defend the indefensible.

(Reuters) – Jordan Spieth and fellow American Ryan Palmer birdied three of their final five holes to grab a share of the lead after the opening-round foursomes matches at the Zurich Classic of New Orleans on Thursday.

*Prices only represent the average Wholesale Farmgate and Retail Prices at the above mentioned markets and are NOT prices set by the Guyana Marketing Corporation or Ministry of Agriculture.

WASHINGTON,  (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump will today order a review of offshore areas currently off limits to oil and gas drilling to determine which might be reopened, in his administration’s latest move to expand domestic energy production.

WASHINGTON,  (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump yesterday spurned the Taiwanese president’s suggestion that the two leaders hold another phone call, saying he did not want to create problems for Chinese President Xi Jinping at a time when Beijing appears to be helping with efforts to rein in North Korea.

SOCHI, Russia,(Reuters) – Formula One’s plans to introduce a transparent cockpit ‘shield’ could make racing more dangerous in wet conditions, Danish driver Kevin Magnussen said on Thursday.

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  DAKAR,  (Reuters) – A special tribunal upheld the life sentence for Chad’s former President Hissene Habre for war crimes and crimes against humanity in the final decision of a landmark case, a judge presiding over the court in Senegal said on Thursday.

The investigations into the death of security guard Christopher Singh, who was killed in a collision with a bus along the Rupert Craig Highway two Thursdays ago, is still ongoing, according to Traffic Chief Dion Moore.

Dear Editor, I must congratulate the management of Colours Boutique for so promptly responding to the call to assist our young athletes.

(LONDON,(Reuters) – If Sunday’s clash does indeed turn out to be the last north London derby at Tottenham Hotspur’s historic White Hart Lane stadium, the stakes could hardly be higher for the protagonists.

(Reuters) – Apple Inc has held talks with payments industry partners about launching a money-transfer service, technology news website Recode reported yesterday.

Investigators have not yet been able to identify the man whose body was discovered badly decomposed and tied to a courida tree at the Onverwagt foreshore on Wednesday.

(BBC) Vinod Khanna, who has died aged 70, belonged to the second wave of Punjabi heroes who ruled Bollywood – known as “Partition Punjabis”.

Justice Nareshwar Harnanan is expected to hand down his ruling on May 16, as to whether Smart City Solutions (SCS) can be named a party in the challenge by the New Building Society (NBS) to the by-laws governing the city’s suspended parking meter project.

Dear Editor, After watching many protests over the banning of used tires and the various comments, I concluded that many of these dealers either don’t have a clue about the dangers of the tires they offer for sale or are just concerned about profit no matter the cost.

BOGOTA,  (Reuters) – Venezuelans who regularly cross into Colombia to work, study or shop must apply for a special migratory card to ease their passage, the Colombian government said yesterday.

CARACAS,  (Reuters) – The son of Venezuela’s pro-government human rights ombudsman has surprised the country amid major protests against the leftist administration by publicly urging his father to “end the injustice.”

At a meeting on Wednes-day, Mayor Patricia Chase-Green told all barbers, nail technicians and cosmetologists who ply their trade on the streets of Georgetown that they had to “come off of the roads” and return to the Merriman Mall until the end of July.

Celtics 108, Bulls 97 Isaiah Thomas scored 11 of his 24 points in the fourth quarter, leading Boston on a late surge that put the Celtics in command of the game and back on top in their first-round playoff series with a 108-97 victory over the Chicago Bulls on Wednesday night.

Dear Editor, For a long time I have been thinking and occasionally writing about the need to schedule the different formats of cricket with a view to getting the best out of all of them for all the parties.

Bartica boys, backdams and banks Did Rasul ever hear or read about Raleigh?

NEW YORK,  (Reuters) – Movie director Jonathan Demme, best known for “The Silence of the Lambs” has died at the age of 73, his publicist said on Wednesday.

As was noted in yesterday’s editorial, a collaborative workshop by the Ministry of Public Health, the Ministry of Social Protection and the Pan American Health Organisation (PAHO) announced the impending development of a Strategic Plan for the care of the elderly in Guyana.

Not for the first time in recent weeks the Stabroek Business is commenting on what it perceives to be a strained relationship between government and the private sector and what is widely believed to be the need for a meeting between the two sides.