Guyana’s Regional disaster preparedness plan was on display in Bartica (Cuyuni/Mazaruni) this week during a co-operative venture sponsored by the Public Health Ministry, PAHO/WHO and the Civil Defence Commission (CDC), a release from the ministry said.
A sixty-four year old security guard was shot dead tonight with his firearm by two identifiable male bandits, at a supermarket located at lot 8 Block X, Liliendaal, East Coast Demerara, whilst on duty.
The Leader of the People’s National Congress Reform (PNCR), David Granger, has appointed Amna Ally MP to serve as General Secretary of the Party with effect from the 1st July 2017.
(Trinidad Guardian) The gruesome murders of 13-year-old Videsh Subar and his 56-year-old sitter Rose Mohammed have impacted on Prime Minister Dr Keith Rowley, so much so that it has left him very disturbed and shaken.
GENEVA, (Reuters) – The United Nations today criticised President Nicolas Maduro’s government for curtailing the powers of the chief state prosecutor and called on it to uphold the rule of law and freedom of assembly in Venezuela amid a clampdown on protesters.
A diversified economy is the number one priority for the country and the APNU+AFC government does not want a private sector that is laid back and looking to it for all fundamental and innovative changes, Minister of Finance Winston Jordan says.
Clerk of the National Assembly, Sherlock Isaacs has gone mum on the issue of ministerial housing rentals while the country’s chief financial officer, Finance Minister Winston Jordan refuses to explain who approved the expenditure.
The breakdown of a pump at Albion has been blamed for the continued flooding of the Fyrish/Chesney, Corentyne area after recent heavy rainfall and Agriculture Minister Noel Holder has intervened to bring relief to residents.
Former Guyana Rice Develoment Board (GRDB) employee Peter Ramcharran is no fugitive from the law or a criminal, his Canada-based attorney Kaisree Chatarpaul said yesterday while noting that he intends to fight all attempts to have his client returned to Guyana for trial.
As sugar prices continue to plummet on the world market and the local industry remains in a dire state, the European Union (EU) says that funds it has been using to help the sector will be depleted in two months and there is no more to be had.
ST JOHN’S, Antigua, CMC – Struggling West Indies face powerhouses India in the pivotal third One-Day International here today, desperately needing a victory to halt the rot and make an actual contest of the five-match series.
The planned hike by the Guyana Gold Board (GGB) in its processing fee per ounce of gold has been put on hold, pending a meeting between the board, the Guyana Gold and Diamond Miners Association (GGDMA) and the Ministry of Natural Resources.
The Guyana Squash Association (GSA), yesterday, launched the 2017 Caribbean Area Squash Association (CASA) Junior Championships at the Georgetown Club, ahead of Sunday’s opening match at the same venue.
TAUNTON, England, CMC – West Indies Women’s misery at the ICC Women’s World Cup continued unabated when they tumbled to a seven-wicket defeat to India Women in their second match here Thursday.
After a year, the family of Elvin Ceres is still awaiting the results of a DNA test to confirm his death so the remains believed to be his can be buried.
Iqwaz Arakhan, the businessman who was charged last month with obtaining $14.5 million in credit through fraud, had all the charges against him dismissed yesterday after the complainant opted to offer no evidence.
Vehicle Workshop, Water Plant, Brewery clash in semi-finals
Defending champion Vehicle Workshop sealed their berth in the semi-final of the Banks DIH Limited XM Rum Inter-Department Domino Championship, defeating Water Plant and Sales Department on Wednesday, at the Thirst Park Sports Club.
Dear Editor,
On the 7th June, 2017, Mr Sase Singh, in a letter in Stabroek News, wrote complaining of the seeming bias in the selection of permanent secretaries only one of whom is an apparent East Indian.
Guyana is one of several Caribbean countries seeking to strengthen trade and economic ties with Cuba in the wake of indications that the country is in the throes of liberalization.
The Guyana Telephone and Telegraph Company (GTT) has terminated the services of 15 more workers, according to head of the Guyana Postal and Telecommunications Workers Union (PTWU) Harold Shepherd, who says the company breached a court order requiring that it meaningfully consult with the union before proceeding.
Dear Editor,
In letters which appeared in the news media on June 21 and 23 respectively, Tony Vieira, a former director of GuySuCo concluded that the corporation was on the skids and rapidly heading into the sunset as its incompetent management have poorly and hastily introduced mechanical harvesters to increase sugar production and productivity with what is left of its reduced cultivation and a dwindling, demoralized workforce.
Dear Editor,
The Guyana Police Force is responding to an article published in yesterday’s edition of the Guyana Chronicle under the caption ‘Rape gang tormenting Bartica teens …probe launched, group urges action’.
Co-Founder of the Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEMGuyana) initiative Karen Abrams has told the Stabroek Business that the response of young Guyanese to last Saturday’s first ever National Robotics and Technology Exhibition at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall more than justifies both the government and the private sector throwing their full weight behind the project by providing various forms of support to help take it forward.
The first guiding principle of the recently gazetted Integrity Commission (Amend-ment of Code of Conduct) Order 2017 states that a person in public life shall be accountable to the public for his or her decisions and actions and “shall submit himself or herself to scrutiny and criticism.”
Dear Editor,
It is no secret that the WPA as a party and its leadership – the executive committee ‒ have been subjected to public and on occasions, very hostile criticism, for what our detractors have interpreted as our silence in relation to the coalition government’s action and/or inaction on important matters affecting Guyana and its citizens.
The Guyana Amateur Basketball Federation (GABF) has allegedly shortlisted a provisional list of players for the impending Inter-Guiana Games (IGG) Basketball Team.
The Guyana Sugar Corporation Inc. (GuySuCo) yesterday commenced a Community Outreach programme for residents in ‘sugar dependent’ areas at the Wales Community Centre but agitated workers were not convinced that they should travel to the Uitvlugt estate and pressed for their severance pay.
LONDON, CMC – Veteran former West Indies left-hander Shiv Chanderpaul missed out on the opportunity to extend his heavy scoring when rain forced the abandonment of the final day of Lancashire’s clash with Warwickshire on Thursday.
Dear Editor,
As a former Minister of Home Affairs with responsibility for the Customs Anti-Narcotics Unit (CANU) I am saddened at the announcement made on June 16 by the APNU+AFC coalition administration terminating its contractual engagement with Mr James Singh, Head of CANU.
Increasing global awareness of the health value of coconut and its by-products is likely to push the worldwide consumption of coconut flour to around 850 tonnes by 2026 according to the United States market intelligence and consulting firm Future Market Insights (FMI).
Residents of Salem, East Bank Essequibo, are still waiting on authorities to fix a broken koker door that collapsed a week ago following a spring tide.
MELBOURNE, (Reuters) – A bitter pay dispute between Australia’s cricketers and the national board appears set to remain unresolved by today’s deadline, leaving more than 200 players unemployed and upcoming series against Bangladesh and England in jeopardy.
Dear Editor,
Two nights ago thieves broke into the padlocked storeroom of the Blairmont Crematorium & Memorial Garden (BCMG) and removed six rolls of chain-link fencing material which were stored therein awaiting completion of the fencing of the car park attached to the crematorium.
LONDON, (Reuters) – Novak Djokovic kept his Wimbledon preparations on course by beating American Donald Young 6-2 7-6(9) on Thursday to reach the semi-finals of the Aegon International tournament at Eastbourne.
Guyanese Tech Engineer Miguel Gurchuran has introduced a state-of-the-art website builder which he says will challenge the manner in which websites are managed in Guyana.
By Karen Abrams
Perhaps to a greater extent than their participation in Guyana’s first ever National Robot and Technology Exhibition last Saturday, I took my cue from the decision by an empowered group of STEMGuyana team members to spend the previous evening at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall readying the venue for what was to be an unprecedented experience.
Dear Editor,
I just finished reading about the soldiers who were injured 16 years ago in the explosion at Camp Groomes on the Soesdyke Highway and who are still awaiting compensation.
The Morabisi Lithium and Tantalum Project’s first phase has been completed and deemed a success, says Greenpower Energy Limited Company, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Gerard King.
CARACAS, (Reuters) – Venezuela’s state prosecutors’ office said yesterday that it is calling in the former head of the National Guard for questioning about “serious and systematic” human rights violations during the recent wave of anti-government protests.
VATICAN CITY/SYDNEY, (Reuters) – A top adviser to Pope Francis was charged with multiple historical sex crimes in his native Australia yesterday, bringing a worldwide abuse scandal to the heart of the Vatican.
Dear Editor,
The Guyana Sugar Corporation Inc (GuySuCo) would like to respond to Mr Seepaul Narine’s letters which were published in the Stabroek News on June 23 titled ‘GAWU is not a service provider to GuySuCo’ and in the Kaieteur News on June 24 captioned, ‘GuySuCo is a wolf in sheep’s clothing’.
In an effort to consolidate the integrity of the services which it offers to would-be investors, the Guyana Office for Investment (GO-Invest) has put in place a regulation that now requires all of its investment officers to sign legally enforceable confidentiality agreements.
(Reuters) – Britain’s Johanna Konta enjoyed an extraordinary day, beating French Open champion Jelena Ostapenko then overcoming a bad fall to defeat world number one Angelique Kerber and reach the semi-finals of the Aegon International at Eastbourne on Thursday.
Troy Griffith, a taxi driver charged with breaking into his cousin’s barbershop and stealing $530,000 in items, was on Wednesday granted his release on bail after denying the crime.
RIO DE JANEIRO, (Reuters) – Brazilian authorities issued arrest warrants yesterday for 95 police officers in Rio de Janeiro state who they say have sold arms and tipped off drug gangs to future operations, in the largest such effort yet to root out corrupt officers.
By John Seeram
Introduction
The Fiscal Management and Accountability (FMAA) Act No 20 of 2003 – Section 11(b) requires heads of budget agencies to maintain effective Internal Audit Units (IAUs).
WASHINGTON/NEW YORK, (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration reversed a decision late yesterday as its revised travel ban took effect and said fiancés would be considered close family members and therefore allowed to travel to the United States.
LONDON, (Reuters) – Andy Murray’s coach Ivan Lendl is “not at all” concerned that injury would prevent the world number one from defending his Wimbledon title next week.
SOCHI, Russia,(Reuters) – Germany’s Leon Goretzka scored two expertly-taken early goals to set them on the way to a thumping 4-1 win over Mexico in a dramatic, end-to-end Confederations Cup semi-final on Thursday.
By Patricia Bacchus
The restructuring of the Guyana Office for Investment commenced in 2015 with a thorough assessment of the agency’s management structure, systems of internal control and governance and the effectiveness in the discharge of its mandate.
The Hydrometeorological service through the National Weather Watch Centre at Timehri is seeking to have the weather and climate information disseminated in a timely and accurate manner, with various methods of communication being considered, according to Chief Hydrometeoro-logical Officer, Dr.
MOSUL/ERBIL, Iraq, (Reuters) – After eight months of grinding urban warfare, Iraqi government troops yesterday captured the ruined mosque at the heart of Islamic State’s de facto capital Mosul, and the prime minister declared the group’s self-styled caliphate at an end.
DUESSELDORF, Germany, (Reuters) – Australian Richie Porte says he has a “massive opportunity” to win this year’s Tour de France but still makes former team mate Chris Froome the favourite to claim a fourth yellow jersey.
The Mayor and City Council (M&CC) is advising all those individuals who have leased and other facilities from the council to ensure that they settle their accounts for those leases with the City Treasury.
Dear Editor,
The government, and perhaps the population at large, seems to rest all of the country’s hopes and aspirations for wealth creation and national development on oil (and gas) that is expected to come on stream three years hence.
(Barbados Nation) Millions of dollars in funds are being left untouched as Caribbean agencies spend months haggling over minor details or, like the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB), are not proactive.
THE HAGUE, (Reuters) – An international arbitration court yesterday handed Slovenia victory in a long-standing maritime dispute with Croatia, granting it direct access to international waters in the Adriatic Sea.
(Jamaica Gleaner) The former live-in helper for Dr Peter Vogel along with her boyfriend have been found guilty of the 2007 murder of the university lecturer.
Drug and alcohol abuse by school children loitering at minibus parks in the city was among the issues raised by members of the public when they interfaced with ‘A’ Division Commander Marlon Chapman on Tuesday.
GASCI (www.gasci.com/telephone Nº 223-6175/6) reports that session 727’s trading results showed consideration of $33,023,693 from 316,416 shares traded in 11 transactions as compared to session 726’s trading results, which showed consideration of $12,094,842 from 237,694 shares traded in 22 transactions.
If President Donald Trump’s move to slow the pace of the thaw in relations between Washing-ton and Havana initiated by his predecessor was intended in any to dim the enthusiasm of Caricom countries keen to strengthen their own ties with Cuba in what these days is a discernably liberalized economic environment, that ploy has simply not worked.
VICTORIA, British Columbia, (Reuters) – British Columbia’s Liberal government was defeated yesterday in a non-confidence vote, as expected, paving the way for the left-leaning New Democrats to rule the Western Canadian province for the first time in 16 years.
(Reuters) – Phil Jackson’s turbulent three-year stint as team president of the New York Knicks ended on Wednesday with the 71-year-old having failed to revive the once-proud club.