Daily Archive: Friday, June 30, 2017

Articles published on Friday, June 30, 2017

Participants and Facilitators with Dr Edward Sagala (fourth from left in front row), Regional Health Officer, Region 7 at the Bartica Regional Hospital.

Regional disaster plan on show at Bartica

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.

Diversified economy No.1 priority

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.

EU says no more sugar aid

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.

Central Service qualify for the finals

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.

GTT sacks 15 more workers

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.

Existing GuySuCo employees do not have the capital, skills to grow other crops profitably

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.

Karen Abrams

STEMGuyana seeking more public/private sector material support

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.

Code of Conduct amendments gazetted

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.”

The WPA has to return to activism in the communities

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.

Chanderpaul undefeated

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.

STEMGuyana success leads to calls for more community STEMClubs

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.

Konta beats Ostapenko and Kerber

(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.

GO-Invest: Going forward

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.

Market prices

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Stock market updates

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. 

Cuba beckons

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.