Daily Archive: Monday, February 3, 2020

President David Granger, this afternoon, conferred the Order of Roraima on Prime Minister of Barbados, Mia Amor Mottley at the Ministry of the Presidency.

ST JOHN’S, Antigua,  CMC – Left-handed stroke-makers Evin Lewis and Shimron Hetymyer have been axed for this month’s One-Day International tour of Sri Lanka after failing Cricket West Indies’ new fitness standards.

Without imputing any wrongdoing on his part, Global Witness today called for the Guyana Government to investigate the role of the Minister of Natural Resources, Raphael Trotman in the negotiation of the much criticized 2016 Production Sharing Agreement (PSA) with ExxonMobil.

In its explosive report issued today entitled `Signed Away: How Exxon’s exploitative deal deprived Guyana of up to US$55 billion’, anti-corruption group Global Witness today called for the Guyana Government to renegotiate the controversial 2016 Production Sharing Agreement (PSA) with the US company.

President David Granger last evening promised Berbicians that if the APNU+AFC coalition is reelected to govern Guyana, he will work to ensure that Region Six is rebuilt as an agricultural powerhouse.

Guyana’s racial divide has to be dealt with frontally by politicians to swiftly see a healing as no one should be attacked for their political choices, says PPP/C prime ministerial candidate Brigadier (retired) Mark Phillips, who says that he has faced scathing criticism over his choice to join the PPP/C.

(Jamaica Gleaner) NCB Financial Group Limited, NCBFG, is taking steps to enter Guyana, likely through its ­investment banking unit.

An accident on the Providence Public Road, East Bank Demerara claimed the life of a Subryanville motorcyclist on Saturday night.

A student of Ann’s Grove Secondary died last night after he was struck down on the Golden Grove Public Road while walking home in the company of his cousins.

A forty-four- year-old labourer was yesterday morning fatally stabbed by his drinking mate after an argument ensued as they were on their way home and the suspect has been arrested.

Employees of the majority Russian-owned Bauxite Company of Guyana Inc (BCGI) “threatened” Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) auditors a few months ago when they went to undertake an audit of the company saying they will close the company’s operations if the tax authorities persisted, GRA Commissioner General Godfrey Statia said.

Initially, it began in late December, 2004, when torrential rains resulted in serious flooding along Guyana’s coastal region.

Seven track and field athletes potentially booked their tickets to compete at the 49th CARIFTA Games in Bermuda over the Easter weekend following the first trials yesterday at the National Track and Field Centre.

Guyana’s oil deal with Esso Exploration and Production Guyana Ltd, Hess Guyana Exploration Ltd and CNOOC Nexen Petroleum Guyana Ltd is riddled with illegalities including breaches of the Constitution and national laws governing the environment and petroleum. 

A pugnacious innings from Kevin Sinclair ensured Rose Hall Town Bakewell win the Lower Corentyne Berbice Cricket Board/Lets Bet 100-ball, second-division competition with a 35-run win over Albion Cricket Club yesterday.

The Georgetown Cricket Club (GCC) and the Transport Sports Club (TSC) found themselves in the winner’s row in yesterday’s round of the Georgetown Cricket Association (GCA), New Building Society (NBS) 40-over, second-division competition.

The High Court recently ordered the Guyana Telephone and Telegraph Company (GTT) limited, to pay over to the National Industrial and Commercial Investments Limited (NICIL) the more than US$3M owed in garnishment for the outstanding sum for the sale of the government’s shareholding to a Chinese company.

What appeared to be a likely victory for host Gandhi Youth Organisation (GYO) against Ace Warriors, ended in a draw as the latter’s lower order produced a stubborn batting effort to hold the host in the Georgetown Cricket Association (GCA), Noble House Seafoods second-division, two-day competition yesterday.

A Partnership for National Unity+Alliance For Change (APNU+AFC) coalition members who are encouraging Guyanese to congregate at polling stations after voting should be arrested as they are encouraging the breaking of the law, according to Opposition Leader Bharrat Jagdeo.

Three weeks after a spill from bauxite miner Bosai’s tailings pond resulted in its operations at Linden being effectively halted, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has granted approval for the company to recommence discharging slurry into its tailings pond after deficiencies were remedied.

The final group matches of the Magnum Tonic Wine Mashramani Cup Futsal Championship will kick-off tomorrow at the National Gymnasium, Mandela Avenue.

Gandhi Youth Organisation (GYO) secured first innings points over Ace Warriors yesterday in the weekend’s lone fixture of the Georgetown Cricket Association (GCA), Noble House Seafoods, second-division, two-day competition at GYO.

Investigators are “exploring” several leads as they continue to probe the murder of Kaneville teen Wayne Anthony George, who was discovered dead in a trench at Craig, East Bank Demerara, almost two weeks ago.

Dear Editor, I have written a number of letters to the Editor commencing in 2009 in the aftermath of Carifesta X in Guyana when things took a turn for the worse for “Grass-root” artists.

The Demerara Cricket Club (DCC) only needed a few hours on the final morning to bundle out the University of Guyana (UG) for 117 to secure an innings and 90-runs win in the weekend’s lone Georgetown Cricket Association (GCA), GISE, Star Party Rental and Trophy Stall first division two-day competition at DCC.

Opposition Leader Bharrat Jagdeo last week alleged that government has partnered with an oil and gas company to hire a firm to rebut a report which will soon be released by international extractive industries watchdog, Global Witness.

Dear Editor, I was more than less engaged with the thrust of Stabroek News’ editorial of January 26, 2020.

Unable to operate for days, the majority Russian-owned Bauxite Company of Guyana Inc (BCGI) has said that the blocking of the Berbice River by workers who were recently dismissed is illegal and has denied breaching labour laws in laying off 288 workers.

Frontside, 2020 Winners, Future Stars and Dream chasers secured respective opening night wins on Saturday in the annual Let’s Bet Sports Mocha ‘Village Cup’ Streetball Championship at the Mocha Tarmac.

(Jamaica Gleaner) Jamaicans occupy more places in Canadian prisons than any other nationals from the English-speaking Caribbean.

Dear Editor, Please allow space in your newspaper to respond to some questions recently raised on the use of corporal punishment in our schools.

MELBOURNE, (Reuters) – Novak Djokovic endured a fierce challenge to his Melbourne Park reign before overhauling Dominic Thiem 6-4 4-6 2-6 6-3 6-4 in a thriller yesterday to clinch an eighth Australian Open crown and reclaim the world number one ranking.

BEIJING, (Reuters) – The death toll from a coronavirus epidemic in China rose to 361 and Chinese stock and commodity markets fell heavily today as investors retreated into safe-haven assets in the first trading session after an extended Lunar New Year break.

Sattie Looknauth, the Wakenaam woman who was set on fire by her common law husband last month, was reportedly abused by the man over the past nine years and despite numerous attempts to end the relationship, she was never successful.

Dear Editor, I have nothing against Kobe Bryant; I like Kobe.

WELLINGTON, (Reuters) – Jasprit Bumrah produced a master-class in limited overs bowling to lead India to a seven-run victory over New Zealand in their fifth Twenty20 international in Mt.

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa,  (Reuters) – The final countdown to the Iowa caucuses is on.

Here we are again with your sixth edition of humourous Jubilee and a few serious Oily Campaign Commentary.

LONDON,  (Reuters) – A man shot dead after stabbing two people on a busy street in south London yesterday in what police described as a terrorist incident is Sudesh Amman, a former convict who was recently released from prison.

PARIS, Feb 2 (Reuters) – Neymar will celebrate his birthday in a Paris club on Sunday, a ‘distraction’ two days ahead of a Ligue 1 trip to Nantes, according to Paris St Germain coach Thomas Tuchel.

(Trinidad Guardian) A Pres­by­ter­ian min­is­ter has de­scribed the spate of do­mes­tic vi­o­lence mur­ders in this coun­try as a cri­sis more dead­ly than the coro­n­avirus.

Dear Editor, In a display of willful ignorance, David Granger and his Cabinet sat on the 23rd of January, 2020 and decided upon appointments for various state boards.

(Jamaica Observer) Nineteen Chinese nationals who landed in Jamaica on Friday night were denied entry, quarantined and put back on an aeroplane on Saturday morning as the country enforced its travel ban in the wake of the coronavirus outbreak.

Anthony Davis had a team-high 21 points, LeBron James ran up a triple-double and the Los Angeles Lakers used a 44-point first quarter Saturday night to power a front-running 129-113 victory over the host Sacramento Kings.

A January 29th 2020 letter from anti-corruption watchdog, Global Witness to ExxonMobil’s Country Manager has quantified the likely loss to Guyana from the disastrous 2016 Production Sharing Agreement (PSA) at a whopping US$55b.

(Trinidad Guardian) Three days af­ter Health Min­is­ter Ter­rence Deyals­ingh an­nounced a 14-day trav­el re­stric­tion on ar­riv­ing pas­sen­gers from Chi­na, a lo­cal stu­dent has re­turned home and was re­unit­ed with her fam­i­ly af­ter she says she was screened and cleared by im­mi­gra­tion.

Dear Editor, Almost a decade ago, I described this lovely land of ours as a “cesspool” a national one. 

(Jamaica Observer) KINGSTON, Jamaica— One hundred and ten people were murdered across the island in January, a slight uptick on the 104 killed in January 2019. 

(Jamaica Gleaner) The case against Keron Watson, the St James man who was arrested and charged with breaches of the Trafficking in Persons Act in 2017, has been set for a plea and case-management hearing to take place in the St James Circuit Court on April 23.

After 47 years of membership of the European Union (EU), Brexit has become a reality.

By Westmin R.A. James Westmin R.A. James is the Litigation Specialist for the University of the West Indies Rights Advocacy Project (U-Rap) who argued the Appeal, and was a part of the legal team along with Christopher Hamel-Smith SC lead counsel and Lisa M Shoman SC.

LONDON,  (Reuters) – First World War drama “1917” was the big winner at the BAFTAs yesterday, picking up seven awards including best picture and director for Sam Mendes, at a glittering ceremony that made headlines for a glaring lack of diversity among nominees.