Daily Archive: Friday, September 15, 2017

  (Reuters) – Harry Dean Stanton, whose scruffy looks and off-beat demeanor made him a favorite of directors seeking a character actor to add eccentricity or melancholy to the screen, died on Friday from natural causes, his agent said.

King Advertising Limited (KAL) this year achieved the milestone of 25 years in the Advertising and Marketing industry, a release from the agency said.

(CAL) Port of Spain, September 15, 2017. Caribbean Airlines extends our deepest concern and empathy to those affected by the hurricanes in the region.

(Reuters) – Jose regained hurricane strength in the Atlantic Ocean on Friday and might possibly threaten New York and New England, the U.S.

(Trinidad Guardian) One of the two people charged with murdering ex-curator Dr Claire Broadbridge is worried about his personal safety while he is locked away awaiting trial for her death.

A new structure has been agreed for a gold processing fee as the previous figure of $2,500 per ounce set by the Guyana Gold Board was put on hold following protests by miners.

  FORT MYERS, Fla.,  (Reuters) – The death toll from Hurricane Irma was at 82 early on Friday as 1.5 million homes and businesses in Florida remained without power in sweltering heat, five days after the historic storm ripped through southeast U.S.

LONDON,  (Reuters) – Several people were injured today after witnesses reported there had been a blast on a packed rush-hour commuter train in London and police said they were treating it as a terrorism incident.

While the Public Procurement Commission (PPC) has found that the procurement laws were broken in the award of $632 million in contracts for the emergency supply of pharmaceuticals, the government recently approved a $515.1 million payment to supplier ANSA McAL for fulfilling its contract.

Invitation letters for the Elite Caribbean Road Cycling Championships have been issued to all national federations and Guyana has responded.

The Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC) recently saw its first case of a double-uterus twin pregnancy, where twin babies developed in and were delivered from two separate uteruses, a reportedly one in a million occurrence.

Minister of Public Security Khemraj Ramjattan yesterday sought to dispel suspicions of a move to get rid of Crime Chief Wendell Blanhum, whom he called a “serious pillar” of the Guyana Police Force, while praising his performance.

A clash of contrasting styles will highlight the anticipated final between Future Stars and Ol Skool Ballers in the Guinness Cage Football Championship slated for tomorrow at the National Gymnasium on Mandela Avenue.

Delvor Bunbury, 27,  is wanted by the police for trafficking in narcotics which occurred on Monday.

Gifted middle order batsman, Gajanand Singh has candidly expressed his desire to rekindle his first class career, fully understanding that he needs to score heavily in the ongoing Guyana Cricket Board/ Jaguars Franchise League in order to stake a claim for his return to the National side.

The 2017 – 2018 regional first class session is upon us and a number of locally based players are anxious to perform for their franchise in the ongoing Jaguars Three Day franchise league to either retain their place, or earn a spot to represent the three-time Defending Champions, the Guyana Jaguars.

Less than two months after publicly highlighting repeated sabotage of GTT’s infrastructure, the company says that the disturbing trend has resurfaced with two separate cases this week.

Director General of the Guyana Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA), retired Lt.

A week after Hurricane Irma devastated several Caribbean islands with large Guyanese communities killing at least one man, the government here yesterday announced that it will send an assessment team tomorrow to two of the hardest-hit locations and it has now doubled its monetary contribution.

The Dorado swim club will host the first swim meet since the Twenty-Third Goodwill Swim Meet took place last month. 

Central Service crushed Trisco by 37 runs, when the Banks DIH Limited Inter-Department Tapeball Cricket Competition continued on Wednesday at the Thirst Park ground.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA) in collaboration with the Civil Defence Commission (CDC) has established a hotline for Guyanese who are seeking information about their loved ones in the hurricane-affected island states.

If recommended, government is prepared to subsidise the tolls for the new Demerara Bridge crossing, Minister of Public Infrastructure David Patterson said yesterday.

(Reuters) – Gennady Golovkin’s bout on Saturday with Canelo Alvarez has not enjoyed the same anticipation as last month’s clash between Floyd Mayweather and Conor McGregor but it is the one boxing purists are calling the fight of the year.

Dear Editor, The Guyanese people, I am sure are ripe with some excitement and welcome the news of a new Demerara Harbour Bridge.

Dear Editor, A recent public statement on behalf of the Government of Guyana by Minister Trotman, the minister responsible for the natural resources sector in relation to the issuance of new oil and gas exploration and production licences was that “whether we go openly and publicly with international bids, or whether we have quiet and private discussions, will be determined by the national interest,” should have all Guyanese deeply worried about being able to receive its due share of oil and gas wealth.

ZURICH,(Reuters) – FIFA announced on Thursday a new and simplified format for the 2018 World Cup draw with the teams to be grouped by their place in the world ranking rather than their continent.

Dr Christopher Arif Bulkan was recently nominated by Cabinet to represent Guyana on the United Nations Human Rights Committee (UNHC), according to a press release yesterday from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

LIMA,  (Reuters) – Former U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon was elected head of the International Olympic Committee’s ethics commission on Thursday as the Olympic body battles to improve its image amid a string of corruption cases involving senior members.

Dear Editor, In the end we conclude that the political party is essentially another cultural product.

(CARICOM photos) CARICOM Chairman, Prime Minister Dr Keith Mitchell of Grenada and Secretary-General Irwin LaRocque on Wednesday toured several hurricane- devastated islands and said an international  donors conference will be convened to mobilise the “significant resources” required for the recovery effort.

Opposition Leader Bharrat Jagdeo has once again decried the recently-concluded Commission of Inquiry (CoI) into the police force’s handling of an alleged plot to kill the president, saying it is nothing more than a tool to destroy the careers of hardworking policemen and an avenue to interfere with the Guyana Police Force.

BELFAST, Ireland, CMC – Captain Jason Holder does not believe West Indies having to play in a qualifying tournament to reach the 2019 World Cup in England, is an embarrassment for the Caribbean side.

Dear Editor, I read a letter by Audreyanna Thomas in your respected newspaper, captioned ‘Police should stop disgracing the uniform they wear’.

The Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation has urged members of the public to use its Complaints Office if they are aggrieved about the quality of service they have received.

SANTO DOMINGO/ CARACAS,  (Reuters) – Various Latin American nations will join an attempt to mediate Venezuela’s political crisis in new talks later this month, the president of the Dominican Republic said yesterday.

-GuyExpo not on this year The Guyana Manufacturing and Services Association (GMSA) is teaming with government in the latest high-profile initiative designed to invigorate demand for locally produced agro-processed goods, much of which have continued to play second fiddle to imported products on local supermarket shelves, various previous initiatives to boost demand, notwithstanding.

President David Granger has distanced himself and his government from comments allegedly made by his Public Information and Press Services Officer Lloyda Nicholas-Garrett.

Dear Editor, It has happened again: officials making impositions on communities without consultations (‘NDC raises objection over relocation of Lombard Street squatters to Mocha’ KN, Sept 13).

ST JOHN’S, Antigua, CMC – Following are the latest Caribbean Football Union rankings released on Thursday: *FIFA rankings are in brackets.

Dear Editor, With the help of our print media I have been highlighting the need for our Human Resource Management (HRM) practitioners to eschew tendencies to ‘cut and paste’ imitative approaches to learning and development in the workplace.

Almost four years after the then President of Guyana, Donald Ramotar, launched the Small Business Bureau at the International Convention Centre in October 2013, the state-run small business support agency is yet to place a comprehensive report on its stewardship.

While the coalition government struggles to identify three persons both capable and willing to sit on the Local Government Commission (LGC), the Alliance For Change (AFC) has recommended its General Secretary Marlon Williams for one of the seats.

ST JOHN’S, Antigua, CMC – Trinidad and Tobago have taken a tumble in the latest FIFA rankings following their poor form in the 2018 World Cup qualifiers, and are on the brink of slipping out of the top 100 in the world.

SEOUL/TOKYO,  (Reuters) – North Korea fired a missile that flew over Japan’s northern Hokkaido far out into the Pacific Ocean yesterday, South Korean and Japanese officials said, further ratcheting up tensions after Pyongyang’s recent test of its most powerful nuclear bomb.

Dear Editor, The role of the opposition is to question the government and hold them accountable to the people.

Rayburn Jones is one of a community of farmers plying their trade at Mocha on the East Bank of Demerara without the sort of high-profile publicity usually associated with farming in some of Guyana’s more prominent agricultural communities.

CAPE TOWN, (Reuters) – South African strike bowler Dale Steyn has delayed his return from a lengthy injury layoff after withdrawing from a domestic first-class series match because he felt he was not ready.

In a bid to strengthen the sea defence at Reliance, Essequibo, Region Two, the National Agricultural Research and Extension Institute (NAREI) on Wednesday signed a $13.8M contract with Samaroo Investment for the installation of geotextiles tubes.

LILLE, France, (Reuters) – France cannot take anything for granted in their Davis Cup semi-final against Serbia even though the visitors will be without Novak Djokovic, team captain Yannick Noah said on Thursday.

Artist and craftswoman Carol Fraser believes that one of the more meaningful developments to come out of CARIFESTA X111 for the creative industries was the encounter between nine regional fashion designers and experts from the globally recognized Italian fashion industry, not least, the fashion workshops, fashion shows and business meetings that resulted from the encounter.

Dear Editor, I have a landline phone with the internet.  Since June 2017 our phone has stopped working.

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The longstanding issues of overcrowded classrooms and limited seating for students attending the University of Guyana (UG) have once again been highlighted after a video of students standing through a three-hour lecture was posted on Facebook.

GUATEMALA CITY,  (Reuters) – Guatemala’s Congress announced yesterday that it will withdraw controversial reforms that critics had described as a serious setback in the country’s fight against political corruption.

Dear Editor, Please let me add my two cents to the growing criticism of GTT’s telephone and internet service.

CARACAS, (Reuters) – Venezuela’s government this week urged citizens to see rabbits as more than “cute pets” as it defended a plan to breed and eat them even as the opposition says this would do nothing to end chronic food shortages.

With Guyanese, as much as representatives of the international community living and working here, clamouring for more variety in the range of entertainment offered in Georgetown and its environs, what, up until today is the Island Style Café and Juice Bar will, after a rebranding ceremony tomorrow, become the Island Style Café and Wine Bar.

The Guyana Government has been patient in adhering to the United Nations process for the resolution of its border controversy with Venezuela but it believes that by the end of this year a decision should be made by the Secretary General, according to Minister of Foreign Affairs Carl Greenidge.

TORONTO, Canada,CMC – Veteran Barbadian jockey, Patrick Husbands, continued to inch his way to yet another 100-win season at Woodbine when he logged a brace here Wednesday..

BRASILIA,  (Reuters) – Brazilian President Michel Temer was charged with obstruction of justice and racketeering yesterday, according to a statement posted on the prosecutor general’s office website, threatening to delay the government’s economic reform agenda in Congress.

Dear Editor, The Guyanese people deserve a budget for 2018 that sets them up for a better life. 

ZURICH, (Reuters) – A group of the world’s leading national anti-doping organisations (NADOs) have called for the Russian Olympic Committee (ROC) to be excluded from next year’s Winter Games in Pyeongchang over alleged state-sponsored doping.

There is a wide variety of petroleum contracts which countries, with the single exception of the USA, may choose to adopt.

GASCI Summary of Financials Session 738 September 11, 2017

A Peruvian national was yesterday remanded to prison after he denied a charge that he overstayed his time in Guyana.

-Florida, Irma and Guyanese (Hoping to keep today’s offering to relative concise snippet-like size and length.)

There appears to be a real sense of enthusiasm amongst the leaders of the Guyana Manufacturing & Services Association (GMSA) whom this newspaper met with earlier this week to discuss issues affecting the growth and development of the sector.

  The Institute of Engineering Geophysics and Offshore Development Services and the Central School of Culinary Arts, Guyana, is a collaborative business initiative that combines the specialist skills and talents of John and Angela Applewhite-Hercules, a Guyanese couple with an ambition to grow and to give.

Dear Editor, It happens a lot. The latest was the one-day match between the West Indies and Ireland scheduled for September 13.

LONDON, (Reuters) – Essex were on the brink of their first county cricket championship in 25 years after thrashing Warwickshire by an innings and 56 runs at Edgbaston on Thursday.

GASCI (www.gasci.com/telephone Nº 223-6175/6) reports that session

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The Hurricane season in 2017 has seen the rise of three hurricanes of epic proportions – Harvey, Irma, and Jose – and while Hurricane Harvey mainly caused widespread flooding in Texas, it was Hurricane Irma that hit the islands of the Caribbean Sea the hardest.

(Reuters) – Björt Framtíð, one of the three government coalition parties in Iceland, announced early Friday Icelandic time that it has decided to leave the government, after allegations that the Prime Minister’s party had attempted a cover up involving the clearing of a sex offender’s criminal history.

(Reuters) – Tropical Storm Jose could regain hurricane strength today and cause life-threatening rip currents along portions of the United States east coast, the U.S.