Daily Archive: Friday, December 22, 2017

Acting Commissioner of Police David Ramnarine today issued a message with pointers to citizens on how they should navigate the festive season.

Minister of Foreign Affairs,  Carl Greenidge (centre), Minister of Natural Resources,  Raphael Trotman (left) and Minister of Public Infrastructure, David Patterson are part of the delegation in Brazil with President David Granger (Ministry of the Presidency photo).

(Trinidad Guardian) Pressure is mounting on Chief Justice Ivor Archie to speak out on allegations being made against him.

Payment of severance to 4,000 sugar workers will begin sometime in January, according to Minister of Agriculture Noel Holder.

The Brazilian Petroleum Corporation (Petrobras) has expressed a keen interest in entering Guyana’s oil and gas sector, according to a release yesterday from the Ministry of the Presidency.

Firing shots, two bandits waylaid the manager of Yokohama Trading at Middle and Carmichael streets  at about 7.10 PM yesterday and robbed him of $1.4M.

Departmental charges have been recommended against the two police constables who were placed under close arrest during the investigation into the murder of teacher, Kescia Branche, a statement from the Guyana Police Force said last night.

Guyana yesterday clinched two agreements with Brazil relating to the long-sought road to Lethem and mitigating droughts in Region Nine (Upper Takutu/Upper Essequibo).

The Ministry of Public Security yesterday said that consequent upon an “inundation of requests from businesses, Guyanese back home for the holidays, the general public and even senior public officials seeking to fully enjoy the Christmas Season”, it wished to announce that, in conjunction with the Guyana Police Force, it will seek to relax the enforcement of the 2:00am business deadline for bars, night clubs and other places of entertainment.

A suspect who was taken into custody for the murder of French Guiana-based Guyanese clothing vendor, Purcell Moore Jr, has admitted to the crime, acting Crime Chief Paul Williams said last night.

The election of office bearers of the Berbice Cricket Board of Control at its annual general meeting in October, was on Monday struck down by High Court Judge, Navindra Singh, who has ordered a new election.

Big Picture (ESPN) If West Indies have become nervous that this could turn out to be a difficult series, it is because New Zealand tend to overpower visiting ODI sides.

    Guyana was one of 128 countries which yesterday voted to reject the US’s recognition of Jerusalem as the capital of Israel but CARICOM was deeply divided on the issue.

The Court of Appeal yesterday affirmed the decision of former acting Chief Justice, Ian Chang, that Chief Co-operatives Development Officer, Kareem Abdul-Jabar had been wrongfully dismissed, and ordering the state to pay him costs in the sum of $100,000.

A new coach could be at the helm of the Golden Jaguars senior programme in 2018, as the Guyana Football Federation (GFF) is scheduled to advertise for the coveted position.

The Guyana Water Incorporated (GWI) and the Guyana Geology and Mines Commission (GGMC) will be establishing a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) in 2018.

The local cycling fraternity is currently in a state of mourning following the passing of the Former Guyana Cycling Federation (GCF) President and pillar in the Charlestown Community, Winston George Humphrey.

A cook was yesterday granted bail on a ganja trafficking charge.

The Guyana Football Federation (GFF) ‘Super 16 Year-end Classic’, will resume today at the Buxton Community Ground, East Coast Demerara with a doubleheader.

The inaugural GT Beer Berbice 8-aside Football Championship will continue today at the Scott’s School ground, New Amsterdam (NA), with an exciting quarterfinal doubleheader.

“Business is slow. Some days we have to wait two days to break the ice (make a sale) but we cannot give up, if we give up we get nothing,“ this is the story, as related by Lyndon Hermanstine, a clothing vendor in the  Vendors Arcade on Water Street.

Agriculture Minister Noel Holder yesterday rejected an allegation in email correspondence which stated that the wife of a staff member was sexually assaulted at his ministry by an official.

Rain, yesterday, forced the abandonment of the latest round of the Guyana Cricket Board (GCB) Jaguars One Day 50 Overs League.

LIMA, (Reuters) – Peruvian President Pedro Pablo Kuczynski pulled off a surprise victory against the opposition’s bid to force him from power as a graft scandal rocks Latin America, with a motion in Congress falling eight votes short of the 87 needed to oust him.

Dear Editor, With reference to various articles written in the newspapers of Guyana, subsequent to the 79th Sitting of the National Assembly, concerning the entrance of police officers into the Parliamentary Chamber, which obtained during that Sitting, I wish to bring clarity to popular misconceptions with regard to the police acting unlawfully.

Notwithstanding the recently reported loss of a US$5 million investment to neighbouring Trinidad and Tobago arising out of what was widely believed to be a politically motivated ‘run around’ experienced by Guyanese-born Ronald Ramjattan, proprietor of the Baron Foods brands of sauces and condiments, the door remains open to such sought – after investment opportunity here as the St.

Behind every dark cloud there is a silver lining The silver lining which emerged behind the dark cloud following Guyana’s participation at the recently concluded Caribbean Development Boxing Tournament in St Lucia is undoubtedly the success of the four boxers and the AIBA One-Star Referee/Judges’ certification of Lawrence Assanah.

Dear Editor, As a person who believes that objective criticism can improve one’s approach and strengthen their case or cause, I wish to thank the Sunday Stabroek for its editorial, titled ‘Unparliamentary events’ (December 17).

Christmas came early for the Kennard’s Memorial Turf Club (KMTC) On Wednesday, Metro Office and Computer Supplies continued their sponsorship agreement for the traditional Boxing Day horse-racing meet scheduled to be staged at the Bush Lot, Corentyne track.

MELBOURNE,  (Reuters) – Umpires should invoke cricket’s laws and protect England’s tailenders from Australia’s relentless “bodyline” bowling in the ongoing Ashes series, former England captain Michael Atherton has said.

Even as expanding Guyana’s  international rice market continues to be the primary focus of the local industry, one of the country’s leading rice milling entities has told this newspaper that optimizing the returns from the industry requires, among other things, significantly increased investment in inputs and services necessary for enhancing rice yield, both qualitatively and quantitatively.

The file on the investigation of gunshots being fired from the home of an Alliance for Change (AFC) official at Amsterdam, Leguan has been sent for legal advice.

UNITED NATIONS, (Reuters) – More than 120 countries defied President Donald Trump yesterday and voted in favor of a United Nations General Assembly resolution calling for the United States to drop its recent recognition of Jerusalem as Israel’s capital.

Newly-elected President of the General Contractors Association of Guyana (GCAG) Neil Cort-Rogers has told the Stabroek Business that the Association will be seeking to make a more assertive push to ensure that the provision in the Small Business Act that allows for local small businesses to benefit from 20% of state contracts comes into effect this year.

Opposition Leader Bharrat Jagdeo yesterday said that government’s retrenchment of thousands of sugar workers differs greatly from the 2010 termination of the workers attached to the estate at Diamond, East Bank Demerera.

Dear Editor, I was taken aback by the leading front-page headline of Stabroek News of 19th December, 2017.

Local microbiologist and founder of the Eureka Medical Laboratory (EML) William Andrew Boyle has been named one of the laureates for the 2018 Anthony N.

WASHINGTON,  (Reuters) – The U.S. Congress yesterday averted a government shutdown just one day before federal funding was due to expire, sending President Donald Trump a bill to provide just enough money to keep agencies operating through Jan.

A man was on Monday fined $100,000 after pleading guilty to an assault charge.

BARCELONA,  (Reuters) – Catalonia’s separatists look set to regain power in the wealthy Spanish region after local elections on Thursday, deepening the nation’s political crisis in a sharp rebuke to Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy and European Union leaders who backed him.

For a local company whose products have persistently met the rigorous standards tests of some of the most demanding of western clothing brands, Denmor (Manufacturers) Inc.

Dear Editor, As of 9.30 this morning, (December 20) the excavator operator tasked with clearing the trench in Palmer Street, La Grange, hooked the GPL service line and power was disrupted.

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates,  CMC – West Indies Women captain, Stafanie Taylor, has been named captain of the ICC Women’s Twenty20 Team-of-the-Year.

The Guyana Lands and Surveys Commission (GLSC) is preparing a National Land Policy in an attempt to set a broad macro-level framework for guiding land-related decisions for the country, Commissioner Trevor Benn has announced.

HOBART, Tasmania,  CMC – Discarded West Indies all-rounder, Dwayne Bravo, grabbed his second five-wicket haul in Twenty20s and became the first bowler to reach 400 wickets, as his Melbourne Renegades trounced Hobart Hurricanes by seven wickets in the Australian Big Bash yesterday.

During an extended discourse with the Stabroek Business on Wednesday, Minister of Business Dominic Gaskin went to some trouble to make the point that the APNU+AFC administration was particularly keen to provide a convivial environment within which to attract investor attention and (in the presence of Go-Invest Chief Executive Officer, Owen Verwey) made the point that one of his Ministry’s priorities was to properly position and equip Go-Invest to provide the various services associated with investor inquiries.

Dear Editor, I refer your editorial on Thursday, December 20th, ‘Street Warriors’.

GENEVA,  (Reuters) – The U.N. independent investigator into human rights in Myanmar called on Wednesday for stronger international pressure to be exerted on Myanmar’s military commanders after being barred from visiting the country for the rest of her tenure.

Dear Editor, Some thoughtful contributions have been made on the opposition’s call that retrenched (terminated) sugar workers be paid some monetary amount while unemployed. 

Gold Prices for the three day period ending Thursday December 21, 2017 Kitco is a Canadian company that buys and sells precious metals such as gold, copper and silver.

A, (ReutersHAVAN) – Communist-run Cuba extended the term of its current leadership to April yesterday, signaling a two-month delay in the historic handover from Raul Castro to a new president, while announcing tighter regulations on the non-state sector.

(The Sports Xchange) – Highlights of Wednesday’s National Basketball Association games: Lakers 122, Rockets 116 Rookie Kyle Kuzma scored 38 points, and the Los Angeles Lakers snapped the Houston Rockets’ 14-game winning streak with a 122-116 upset victory Wednesday night.

DUBAI/GENEVA,  (Reuters) – Yemen’s cholera epidemic has reached one million suspected cases, the International Committee of the Red Cross said on Thursday, with war leaving more than 80 percent of the population short of food, fuel, clean water and access to healthcare.

GASCI (www.gasci.com/telephone Nº 223-6175/6) reports that session 752’s trading results showed consideration of $14,440,200 from 17,098 shares traded in 8 transactions as compared to session 751’s trading results which showed consideration of $8,273,912 from 213,873 shares traded in 3 transactions. 

Let’s agree that many of you – my “regulars” – might be allowing yourselves to be caught up in the hurly-burly homestretch to December 25 that Christmas Day widely known now to be misplaced.

Introduction The final, belated and reluctant admission by the Government of Guyana that it received a signing bonus from ExxonMobil, seems to have caused increasing curiosity, not least because the amount disclosed is a rather odd-sounding US$18 million.

Dear Editor, Every cricket team has about six good batsmen, of whom the first four are usually the best.

LONDON,  CMC – Ben Duckett has been omitted from the England Lions’ tour of the Caribbean next year but Ben Foakes and Mason Crane, currently part of the Ashes squad, have been included in a strong touring party announced this week.

(Reuters) – The U.S. State Department has told refugee agencies it will sharply pare back the number of offices across the country authorized to resettle people in 2018 as President Donald Trump cuts the number of refugees allowed into the United States.

“Of 56.4 million global deaths in 2015, 39.5 million, or 70%, were due to non-communicable diseases (NCDs).

VALLETTA, (Reuters) – Three men accused of killing Maltese anti-corruption blogger Daphne Caruana Galizia were committed to trial on Thursday by a magistrate hearing preliminary evidence.