Daily Archive: Monday, December 18, 2017

Canadian oil explorer, CGX today announced that it had renegotiated its work plan with the Guyana Government which would see an offshore exploration well being drilled in the Corentyne block by November 27, 2019 and it has also agreed to surrender acreage from two blocks.

This minibus ran into the trench separating Vlissengen Road and Irving Street today.

(Trinidad Guardian) A 62-year-old mother of five walked out the Sangre Grande Magistrate’s Court a free woman on Friday after 12 years and six months awaiting trial.

PERTH,  (Reuters) – Australia thrashed England by an innings and 41 runs in the third test in Perth yesterday to reclaim the Ashes with two matches to spare and condemn Joe Root’s team to a period of gloomy introspection.

Former Auditor General Anand Goolsarran says that the agreement between Guyana and ExxonMobil should be renegotiated to give this country a royalty of 7% on oil produced instead of the current 2% and he also said that there should be a switch from a profit-sharing arrangement to a revenue-sharing one.

-ex-cop in custody At least two men are reportedly in critical condition and one has died, after they were attacked and struck down at an event at the Tarla Dam tarmac, Meten-Meer-Zorg, West Demerara  on Saturday night.

Popular Charlestown bakery owner, Winston George Humphrey died yesterday after a period of illness at a city hospital.

Chairman of the Guyana Elections Com-mission, retired Justice James Patterson has debunked claims by former Attorney General Anil Nandlall that he is still employed as an advisor to the Attorney General.

President David Granger yesterday commissioned a $21M stelling at Ykinipa Village, Pomeroon-Supenaam (Region Two), which leads from the Akawini Creek into the village.

Guyana’s quartet of boxers finished with three gold medals and a silver medal at the Caribbean Development Boxing Tournament which concluded on Saturday night in St Lucia.

The Guyana Bank for Trade and Industry (GBTI) has a new Chief Executive Officer, Trinidadian Larry Nath.

Daniel Islam secured the Category-A title, while Michael Alphonso clinched the Category-B championship, when the Farfan and Mendes Junior Skill Level Squash Championship concluded yesterday.

A bandit is now hospitalised with a broken leg after he attempted to  flee from a bullet-riddled robbery on a supermarket located at Lot 57, Number 68 Village, Corentyne on Saturday evening.

An East Coast Demerara taxi driver is the latest victim of a spate of carjackings over recent months.

Den Amstel and the Guyana Defence Force (GDF) marched into the quarterfinal round of the Guyana Football Federation (GFF) ‘Super 16 Year-end Classic’, defeating Indigenous All-Stars and Pouderoyen respectively yesterday.

Elections for a new Guyana Press Association (GPA) executive have been pushed back until early next year after there was no quorum yesterday.

Jamaican ace driver, Collin Daley Jr. brought his talents to the 592 and ‘carted’ off some of the spoils of the featured Shifter Pro Cup and 125cc Senior categories when the Georgetown Grand Prix Final Showdown was staged on Saturday night.

By Statistician Charwayne Walker Anthony Bramble came of age during the just concluded seventh round encounter in the 2017/2018 Regional 4-Day between Guyana Jaguars and the Leeward Islands  Hurricanes  at the National Stadium, Providence.

President David Granger last Friday dismissed suggestions that in keeping with his commitment to the ideals of the late president and founder of the People’s National Congress Reform’s (PNCR) Forbes Burnham that elections could be rigged.

On Friday, Minister of State Joseph Harmon took time to address the National Assembly on the contents of a newspaper article on bullet proof vehicles which he labelled “erroneous” and “mischievous.”

The children of Fyrish/Courtland, Corentyne Berbice were special guests of Prime Minister Moses Nagamootoo and his wife Sita Nagamooto at their annual children’s Christmas party, the Department of Public Information said yesterday.

GEORGETOWN, Guyana,  CMC – Guyana Jaguars romped to their fifth win in seven outings in the Regional Four-Day Championship, when they crushed Leeward Islands Hurricanes by 10 wickets here Saturday night.

Members of the Dorado Swim Club and Swim Academy Sea Otters continued to show their form as the Amateur Swimming Association of Trinidad and Tobago (ASATT) Invitational Swimming Championship continued Saturday evening and Sunday morning at the National Aquatic Centre in Couva, Trinidad.

The New Amsterdam Blood Bank has gathered 1,325 units of blood thus far for the year 2017.

Dear Editor, I am indeed pleased to read the news report published in the December 16 edition of your newspaper headlined ‘Police were wrong to enter Parliament Chamber,’ attributed to acting Commissioner of Police David Ramnarine.

A cash crop vendor is now in hospital after he was shot by bandits during an early morning invasion of his Friendship, East Bank Demerara home.

Dear Editor, I thought I would take some broad strokes at a review of the things that enlightened or disturbed during 2017. 

PERTH, (Reuters) – The start of the final day’s play in the third Ashes test between Australia and England has been delayed after rainwater leaked onto the WACA pitch following heavy overnight showers, raising fears that the match could be abandoned.

JOHANNESBURG,  (Reuters) – Battle lines were drawn for South Africa’s ANC today as voting began to elect a new leader to succeed President Jacob Zuma as head of a party that has ruled since the end of apartheid but faced scandals and corruption allegations.

Dear Editor, There is nothing wrong in this society that cannot be corrected by us as citizens of this nation.

On Thursday, the National Assembly approved an $18 billion budget for the Ministry of Public Security.

TAROUBA, Trinidad,  CMC – Spin bowling triumvirate Jomel Warrican, Hayden Walsh, Jr and Kenroy Williams reversed decades of heartaches for Barbados Pride batsmen, when they bowled the visitors to a 207-run victory over Trinidad & Tobago Red Force in the Regional 4-Day Championship yesterday.

Ishwar Ramanah, the Kaneville, East Bank Demerara, machine operator who was shot in his abdomen after gunmen invaded his home last Wednesday, continues to battle for his life in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) at the Georgetown Public Hospital.

(Reuters) – Myanmar has accused Reuters reporters Wa Lone, 31, and Kyaw Soe Oo, 27, of breaching the country’s Official Secrets Act, a little-used hangover from colonial rule.

SANTIAGO,  (Reuters) – Billionaire conservative Sebastian Pinera won Chile’s presidency yesterday, with his centre-left opponent Alejandro Guillier conceding the election as Chile followed other South American nations in a political turn to the right.

Dear Editor, I would have thought that they would welcome any investment into Guyana as this would showcase that investors have confidence in Guyana and could act as a catalyst for more investments.

(Reuters) – Spinners Kuldeep Yadav and Yuzvendra Chahal picked up three wickets each to set up a comfortable eight-wicket win for India against Sri Lanka in the deciding third and final one-day international in Visakhapatnam yesterday.

(Trinidad Express) Cuban  refugees who have been living outside the United Nations office on Keate Street, Port of Spain in tents made out of tarpaulin yesterday denied media reports that they were offered assistance for housing by the Living Water Community (LWC) and refused.

SAO PAULO, (Reuters) – Former AC Milan and Real Madrid midfielder Kaka announced yesterday that he is retiring from football.

If you encountered the Sunday crowd in downtown Georgetown yesterday, you would have been forgiven for believing that the weekend had ended early.

GWADAR, Pakistan (Reuters) – China is lavishing vast amounts of aid on a small Pakistani fishing town to win over locals and build a commercial deep-water port that the United States and India suspect may also one day serve the Chinese navy.

Dear Editor, The Mayor and City Council has noted the ruling of Justice Nareshwar Harnanan on the Parking Meter By-laws made by the Mayor and Councillors of the City of Georgetown for metered parking in the nation’s capital.

The Mayor and City Council is encouraging citizens to pay attention to all items, particularly, foods and beverages they are purchasing during this festive season.

Dear Editor, The Finance Minister in his Budget 2018 speech forecast a deficit of $12.8 billion in the overall performance of the public enterprises (PEs).

MILAN,  (Reuters) – Sassuolo defender Francesco Acerbi has played every minute of every match for the Italian club since Oct.

MOSCOW,  (Reuters) – Venezuela has awarded licences to a unit of Russian oil major Rosneft to develop two offshore gas fields, Rosneft said in a statement.

TORONTO,  (Reuters) – Canadian homicide detectives on Sunday took the lead in investigating the mysterious deaths of pharmaceuticals billionaire Barry Sherman and his wife, Honey, a day after relatives complained about the handling of the case.

(The Sports Xchange) – Highlights of National Basketball Association games on Saturday: Knicks 111, Thunder 96 Michael Beasley had 30 points on 11-of-18 shooting from the field to lead six New York players in double figures as the Knicks spoiled Carmelo Anthony’s return to Madison Square Garden with a 111-96 victory over the Oklahoma City Thunder on Saturday night.

TEGUCIGALPA,  (Reuters) – The electoral tribunal of Honduras yesterday declared incumbent President Juan Orlando Hernandez as the official winner of the Nov.

DUBAI,  (Reuters) – Saudi Arabia has high hopes that a campaign of arrests to crack down on corruption will improve its chances of joining the Financial Action Task Force, a global body dedicated to combatting illicit money flows.

By Frank BirbalSingh Frank Birbalsingh is Professor Emeritus of English, York University.

In our last article, we referred to the US$18 million signing bonus that the Government received from ExxonMobil.

Photos and interviews by Bebi Oosman and Shamar Mesua This week, the man and woman in the street shared their views on the recent events that unfolded in Parliament during the consideration of the budget estimates on Monday.

LOS ANGELES, (Reuters) – “Star Wars: The Last Jedi,” the latest chapter in the hugely popular franchise, debuted with a massive $450 million in global ticket sales over the weekend, distributor Walt Disney Co said yesterday.

Nothing said by the government and its senior functionaries over the last week has succeeded in convincing the discerning public that there was good reason to keep secret the US$18m received as a signing bonus from ExxonMobil. 

Dear Editor, Christmas has a lot to teach us about ourselves: what we expect, what we think we want and what we feel entitled to.