Daily Archive: Friday, March 15, 2019

Articles published on Friday, March 15, 2019

President David Granger (second from right) with Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) President Luis Alberto Moreno (second from left), Finance Minister Winston Jordan (right)  and IDB Resident Representative Sophie Makonen

IDB backing govt’s pursuit of robust oil and gas governance structures

Even as the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) continues to play a high-profile role in the creation of robust energy governance structures for Guyana ahead of the start of the country’s oil recovery programme and the recovery of returns therefrom, the Bank’s president, Luis Alberto Moreno, has signalled the institution’s satisfaction with the stewardship of the coalition administration in its pursuit of the realisation of those structures.

Starr, Lenova talking computers for the oil and gas sector

Starr, Lenova talking computers for the oil and gas sector: Focus on oil and gas: Starr Computers is currently hosting a visit to Guyana by Lenovo Accountant Executive Mike Thorburn during which time the Lenovo official has been engaging the Brickdam-based company  on further collaborative possibilities between the two entities.

Wayne Forde

GFF silent on outcome of O’Jeer, MacArthur probes

Despite the FIFA-approved Disciplinary Code being presented in December 2018 to its Disciplinary Committee, the Guyana Football Federation [GFF] remains silent on whether the body has pronounced on the Keith O’Jeer ‘inappropriate behaviour’ and Roy MacArthur sexual harassment probes.

Bibi Shadick

[Video] GECOM commissioners split on outcome of house-to-house vote

A falling out over a motion for house-to-house registration yesterday resulted in the PPP/C-nominated members of the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) walking out of a meeting dedicated to solidifying a timeframe and budget for the holding of general elections and their government-nominated counterparts have since claimed that it was declared passed.

Karen Abrams

Robots in Education

The role that robots can play in opening up new avenues in the field of education – perhaps in a manner similar to that played by digital technology a few years ago – stands, arguably, on the threshold of the agenda for debate and discussion as part of the wider discourse of curriculum change and education development in Guyana.

Bharrat Jagdeo

Former US president Carter in talks with Jagdeo

While he would not divulge contents of the discussions, Opposition Leader Bharrat Jagdeo yesterday disclosed that he spoke last week with former United States President and Head of the Carter Center Jimmy Carter, who was also expected to speak with President David Granger.

Action between Shomari Wiltshire and Gianni Carpenter. (Royston Alkins photo)

Wiltshire, Cadogan record back-to-back wins

Top junior national players Shomari Wiltshire and Abosaide Cadogan recorded back-to-back wins in this year’s Toucan Distributors Junior Skill Level squash tournament after notching wins last evening at the Georgetown Club, Camp Street.

Shyam Nokta

Nokta’s swan song proffers mixed review of manufacturing

Enhanced high-level discourse between senior officials of government and officials of the Guyana Manufacturing & Services Association (GMSA) aimed at resolving the challenges confronting the country’s manufacturing sector has still left the sector with a slew of unresolved issues which continue to stymie its potential and inhibit its growth, Immediate Past President of the Association Shyam Nokta told the its Annual General Meeting on Thursday February 28th at the conclusion of the final year of his two-year term at the helm of the organization.

The Court of Appeal

Court to rule soon on no-confidence appeals

The Court of Appeal has announced that it will soon be handing down a ruling on the appeals filed by government to challenge the validity of the December 21st, 2018 passage of the no-confidence motion in the National Assembly, which has triggered a bitter clash over the holding of new polls.

Kitco Market Data

Gold Prices for the three-day period ending Thursday March 14, 2019Kitco is a Canadian company that buys and sells precious metals such as gold, copper and silver.

Miles was a revolutionary democrat

Dear Editor, He abhorred labels, stereotyping and sycophancy. He didn’t mind belonging to a political party like the PPP but he was passionate about independence of thought, freedom to express one’s views and to openly criticize and disagree when it became necessary to do so.

Market Prices

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British lawmakers overwhelmingly back Brexit delay

LONDON,  (Reuters) – British lawmakers voted overwhelmingly yesterday to seek a delay in Britain’s exit from the European Union, setting the stage for Prime Minister Theresa May to renew efforts to get her divorce deal approved by parliament next week.

The IDB’s Vote of Confidence

In the fullness of time the significance of last Monday’s meeting between President David Granger and the President of the Inter-American Development Bank, Luis Alberto Moreno, could go way beyond the time that the two spent together at State House and the relatively brief summary of the engagement released immediately thereafter.

Stock market updates

GASCI (www.gasci.com/telephone Nº 223-6175/6) reports that session 816’s trading results showed consideration of $33,041,257 from 191,293 shares traded in 23 transactions as compared to session 815’s trading results which showed consideration of $29,862,762 from 321,639 shares traded in 25 transactions.