Daily Archive: Monday, December 11, 2017

NEW YORK,  (Reuters) – A Bangladeshi man with a homemade bomb strapped to his body set off an explosion at a New York commuter hub during rush hour today, wounding himself and three others in what New York Mayor Bill de Blasio called an attempted terrorist attack.

(ESPN) New Zealand’s stranglehold on the Hamilton Test grew tighter on day three, as they piled on the runs to set West Indies 444 to chase, and claimed two wickets before stumps to begin the victory push.

The body of a Qualfon employee was this morning discovered in a cemetery at Triumph, East Coast Demerara with her face mutilated.

(Trinidad Guardian) A 44-year-old mother of two was killed and her daughter and three other people were injured, after a gunman opened fire in a Manzanilla bar on Saturday night.

An accident last night on the Perseverance Public Road, Mahaicony, East Coast Demerara has claimed the lives of three persons and has left one hospitalised at the Georgetown Public Hospital (GPH).

ExxonMobil yesterday confirmed that a signing bonus of US$18M was paid into a Bank of Guyana account last year for the government and it defended its conduct.

A Guyana Defence Force (GDF) Lance Corporal died after he was struck down early yesterday morning in front of a popular night club at Pouderoyen, West Bank Demerara by a drunk driver. 

Former Auditor General Anand Goolsarran says that the controversial signing bonus that the government took should be returned to ExxonMobil as it cannot be considered as legitimate.

An accident along the New Amsterdam Main Road during the wee hours of yesterday has left a motorcyclist dead and a teenager critical at the Georgetown Public Hospital.

Dear Editor, I refer to an article in yesterday’s Sunday Stabroek entitled `Laws broken in handling of Exxon signing bonus, Chris Ram says’ in which Mr.

A colossal batting collapse by the Guyana Jaguars instigated by a brilliant bowling performance from off-spinner Shane Shillingford prevented the defending champions from registering another win in this edition of the Cricket West Indies (CWI) regional four-day tournament with the match ending in a rare tie at the Guyana National stadium Providence.

Minister of Social Cohesion Dr. George Norton on Wednesday announced plans for the construction of new national monuments as part of his ministry’s work programme for the coming year.

Dear Editor, If there continues to be any doubt that Government cannot run commercial businesses and that the socialist formula of nationalization is disastrous, one need only look at Guyana’s experience.

iven by an off-duty police constable attached to the Fort Wellington Police Station on Saturday evening struck a cyclist along the Rosignol Public Road and killed him.

HAMILTON, New Zealand, CMC – West Indies’ batting crumbled meekly on day two of the second Test against New Zealand here yesterday, leaving the Caribbean side needing a Herculean effort to stay alive in the contesst at Seddon Park.

Dear Editor, Prime Minister and First Vice President Moses Nagamootoo writing in the December 3, Guyana Chronicle spent a great deal of his column entitled ‘Different strategy in changing times’ on the sugar industry.

Dr. Rudy Jadoopat, National Coordinator of the Guyana-Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (GY-EITI), says that they are encouraging the government and companies in the sector  to ensure that they disclose all payments as soon as possible.

A thrilling night of semi-final action in the Guinness ‘Greatest of the Streets’ Georgetown Zone, was brought to an abrupt end following an attempted armed robbery by unknown individuals at the Albouystown Tarmac.

Dear Editor, My initial thinking is that the coalition government’s handling, if not bungling of the signing bonus with ExxonMobil results from inexperience if not incompetence, rather than a desire to be corrupt.

Dear Editor, I note a letter from Ms Debra Lewis, PRO of the City Council under the headline – `City ratepayers should have paid increase from July 1’ – in SN of Saturday, December 9. 

The proposed 2018 national budget is “fundamentally flawed” and fails to address basic issues, opposition parliamentarian Gail Teixeira argued on Wednesday, while also accusing the government of “crowding out” the private sector.

There is good and bad news for the Guyana Boxing Association (GBA) and its presence at the third annual Caribbean Devel-opment Boxing Tourna-ment scheduled  for St Lucia from Wednesday to Saturday.

PPP/C Member of Parliament Dr. Vindhya Persaud on Wednesday flayed the government’s proposed 2018 budget, calling it “uninspiring” due to a lack of effective programmes and policies to deal with issues that plague women and children in the country.

Dear Editor, Going beyond the initial novelty of providing entertainment, the internet has evolved into a necessity for news, research, communication, ecommerce and work.

Deputy Mayor of Georgetown Lionel Jaikaran was recently reelected president of the Georgetown Cricket Club (GCC) following the staging of its Annual General Meeting (AGM) and election of office bearers.

Police at Eteringbang on the Cuyuni River are probing the death of a North West man who was allegedly beaten to death on Friday evening.

Defending champion Colts, Half Mile Bulls and Kobras secured easy wins when the Guyana Amateur Basketball Federation (GABF) ‘Road to Mecca’ Club Championship continues on Saturday.

Dear Editor, On Nov 6, 2017, I made a deposit in my account in Republic Bank Guyana as follows: cheque number1169202 from Bank of America to me for just over US$1000.00; cheque number 116 from my account in Astoria Bank NY for cash just under US$100.00 I am not aware of when the BoA check was cleared, but my US bank cleared mine on November 9th. 

BASSETERRE, St. Kitts, CMC – Devon Thomas hit his third first-class hundred and a career-best knock from Akeem Saunders, defying a destructive spell from left-arm spinner Jomel Warrican, that carried Leeward Islands Hurricanes to within reach of a stunning come-from-behind victory over Barbados Pride in the Regional 4-Day Championship before they settled for a draw yesterday.

WASHINGTON,  (Reuters) – U.S. job growth increased at a strong clip in November, painting a portrait of a healthy economy that analysts say does not require the kind of fiscal stimulus that President Donald Trump is proposing, even though wage gains remain moderate.

Dear Editor, The antics of the APNU/PNC government and opposition PPP continue.

Courts Guyana on Thursday presented customers with prizes in their various Christmas promotions.

JERUSALEM,  (Reuters) – A Palestinian stabbed an Israeli security guard at Jerusalem’s main bus station yesterday, police said, and violence flared near the U.S.

(Reuters) – Sri Lanka pace bowler Suranga Lakmal helped them steamroll India by seven wickets in the first one-day international in Dharamsala yesterday.

People’s Progressive Party/Civic (PPP/C) members on Wednesday called the government’s proposed 2018 budget unsympathetic to farmers and workers in the agriculture sector, while saying there is an absence of sufficient measures to cater for their development.

Dear Editor, In this the season of giving gifts, the invading female Santa, who broke security, protocols and the sanctity of the hallowed Chamber to give the Opposition Leader the gift of a dictionary was indeed selective in her gift-giving.

(Reuters) – England Lions cricketer Ben Duckett has been suspended from playing in the remainder of the team’s training camp in Australia and warned about his conduct after a bar incident last week, the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) said yesterday.

This week, the man and woman in the street share their thoughts on the co-education system and whether there is a need to return to separate  educational institutions for boys and girls.

Dear Editor, I think the government mishandled this matter involving the monies received from ExxonMobil which were deposited at the Bank of Guyana. 

Stronger co-operation in disaster risk management is among the major decisions of the Sixth CARICOM-Cuba Summit, held in Antigua and Barbuda on Friday, a release from the CARICOM Secretariat said on Saturday.

The case against the former police Cadet Officer, Franz Paul, who is accused of shooting a 15-year-old in the mouth in 2014, was on Friday adjourned until next year, as the defence attorney failed to provide his last witness.

CARACAS, (Reuters) – Venezuela’s ruling Socialist Party won at least 90 percent of the 335 mayorships contested in yesterday’s local elections, President Nicolas Maduro said.

DHAKA,  (Reuters) – Bangladesh’s finance minister said late on Saturday he wanted to “wipe out” a Philippines bank that was used to channel $81 million stolen from the Bangladeshi central bank’s account with the Federal Reserve Bank of New York last year.

(Jamaica Gleaner) Gunmen yesterday attacked mourners at a funeral at Kings Chapel on Windward Road in Kingston, killing two people and injuring seven others.

By Joy Marcus, Wintress White, Vanessa Ross, Susan Collymore, Halima Khan, Andaiye, Karen de Souza, Alissa Trotz For Red Thread Red Thread mourns the loss of our dear sister, friend, and colleague, Joycelyn Bacchus, who lost a courageous battle with breast cancer.

Dear Editor, The current news swirling around the ExxonMobil signing bonus saga reinforces the important role of accountants and auditors in the anti-corruption effort.  

President David Granger yesterday visited the villages of Kimbia and Hururu, located along the Berbice River in Upper Demerara- Berbice (Region Ten) as part of his annual tradition of distributing toys to children and used the opportunity to tell residents that emphasis on education, agriculture and value added production will play a leading role in the transformation of the villages and Region.

(The Sports Xchange) – Goran Dragic scored 20 points as the Miami Heat beat the Brooklyn Nets 101-89 in the Global Games in Mexico City on Saturday.

LOS ANGELES,  (Variety.com) – With anticipation building for “Star Wars: The Last Jedi,” Disney-Pixar’s animated comedy “Coco” handily won its third straight crown at a moderate North American box office with $18.3 million at 3,748 sites.

VILA-REAL, Spain, (Reuters) – Luis Suarez and Lionel Messi fired Barcelona to a 2-0 victory over 10-man Villarreal as the leaders won for the first time in three La Liga games to stay five points clear yesterday, while Atletico Madrid edged Real Betis 1-0.

We must all express our gratitude and appreciation to Mr. Christopher Ram for disclosing that the Government was in receipt of a signing bonus of US$20 million from ExxonMobil.

TEGUCIGALPA,  (Reuters) – Honduras’ electoral tribunal said yesterday that a partial recount of votes from the disputed presidential election showed broadly the same result as previously, giving the lead to current President Juan Orlando Hernandez.

Despite the severe breach of security, the police are yet to apprehend the woman dressed in a Santa suit who stormed into Parliament Chambers on Friday.

PARIS, (Reuters) – Hundreds of thousands of people paid homage to late French rock and roll giant Johnny Hallyday at a Paris memorial service attended by French stars and politicians.

Dear Editor, Not long ago Zimbabwe went to play cricket in Pakistan, in which country international cricket had not been played for perhaps a decade prior to Zimbabwe`s visit.

President Granger must immediately accept responsibility for his government’s deceiving of the public on the signing bonus from ExxonMobil which was transmitted to the administration sometime in 2016.

SANTA BARBARA, Calif., (Reuters) – A massive California wildfire that has already destroyed nearly 800 structures scorched another 56,000 acres yesterday, making it the fifth largest such blaze in recorded state history, as it ran toward picturesque coastal cities.