Daily Archive: Saturday, November 4, 2017

Articles published on Saturday, November 4, 2017

No decision yet on Top Cop’s removal

Although government views the recommendations from the recent Commission of Inquiry (CoI) into the alleged plot to kill the president seriously, no final decision has been taken on the way forward, Minister of State Joseph Harmon said yesterday.

Gov’t seeking $3B in supplementary funds

For the third time this year, government is seeking supplementary financing – this time around $3 billion – and the requests this time around include $171 million for the Guyana Defence Force (GDF) for its involvement in several security operations and $100 million for consultancies on border matters for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

The Guyana National Broadcasting Authority (GNBA) yesterday handed out licences to five radio broadcasters. From left are Neaz Subhan, of Radio Guyana Inc 89.5FM, Meleisa De Freitas, of National Television Network Radio Inc., GNBA Chairman Leslie Sobers, Maxwell Thom, of Wireless Connections, National Communications Network (NCN) Chief Executive Officer  Lennox Cornette and Renatha Exeter, of iRadio Inc.

GNBA grants licences to five radio broadcasters

Five radio broadcasters, who have demonstrated full compliance under the 2011 Broadcasting Act as of 31st December, 2016, were yesterday presented with licences and Chairman of the Guyana National Broadcasting Authority (GNBA) Leslie Sobers said the move paves the way for the enforcement of the recently-amended legislation.

Around $175M spent on 11 CoIs

Around $175 million has been spent by the APNU+AFC government on completing 11 Commissions of Inquiry (CoIs) and in one case the Chairman alone collected a $4.8M pay cheque, the National Assembly was informed on Thursday.

Anije Lambert

Local researcher nominated to sit on global board

Founder of Project Development Consultancy (PDC) Anije Lambert has been nominated as an Esomar Representative and is expected to sit on the Global Representative Committee, a process, which, according to her will see Guyana having a seat at the head table of one of the most “important industries globally.”

GFSCA Guyana Cup 7 off to rollicking start

The Guyana Floodlights Softball Cricket Association’s seventh annual international softball tournament featuring teams from Guyana, the United States of America and Canada got off to a rollicking start yesterday with several teams advancing to the next round of both the Open and Masters competitions.

Law backs unchanged squad for NZ tour

BULAWAYO, Zimbabwe, CMC – If West Indies head coach Stuart Law had his way, the 15-man squad which toured Zimbabwe would remain unchanged for the two-Test Test series in New Zealand starting later this month.

Singh century gives Jaguars upper hand

GROS ISLET, St Lucia, CMC – Left-hander Vishaul Singh turned the page on his recent ordinary form for West Indies A by stroking his seventh first class hundred, as three-time reigning Regional champions Guyana Jaguars snatched the advantage on day two of their second round encounter against Windward Islands Volcanoes.

David’s call for young people to participate in civil discourse is even more relevant today

Dear Editor, This week as we observe the 9th anniversary of the passing of the founder of Stabroek News, David de Caires and after reading the contemplation of Doreen de Caires on what action he would have advocated today if he was still with us, I reflected on my own experience with David and remembered him telling me as a 24-year-old University of Guyana student, after I had congratulated him on the brilliantly written Stabroek News’ editorials, that he could not take full credit for all the editorials since there was a team of contributing writers  and that I as a young person should get involved in the public discourse and contribute my own views and thoughts on the topical issues of the day. 

Persistence in error

In a concluding note to a series of lectures on “The Uses and Abuses of History,” the historian Margaret MacMillan observes that while we ought to refrain from pat assertions about what history “teaches” us or “shows”, it is nevertheless useful “to be reminded, as a citizen, that those in positions of authority do not always know better.”