Daily Archive: Sunday, June 26, 2022

The body of a missing woman,  Anisa Miguel was discovered at around 10:30 am today floating in the Mazaruni River in Region Seven.

Police in Regional Division #3 are investigating the murder of 34-year-old Lindsford Kenwayne Duguid, whose occupation and address are so far unknown.

After eluding detectives for 20 years, the suspect in the 2002 murder of Roshanie Sooklall was captured at about 17:30 hrs yesterday by police ranks, acting on information received.

SCHLOSS ELMAU, Germany,  (Reuters) – U.S. President Joe Biden told allies “we have to stay together” against Russia, as world leaders met today at a G7 summit in the Bavarian Alps that will be dominated by war in Ukraine and its painful impact on food and energy supplies across the globe.

(Trinidad Guardian) The search for a missing Princes Town teenager was called off on Saturday after his bullet-riddled body was found spreadeagled behind an abandoned excavator in Princes Town around noon.

Head of the Norway-based Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI) Mark Robinson has said that Guyana’s tax framework is not built to facilitate transparency – one of the major requirements of the international EITI standards – and encouraged that it be improved so that Guyana can become fully compliant.

Following much debate about Guyana’s petroleum tax regime and cost recovery, tax chief Godfrey Statia has said that the 2% royalty paid to the government under the 2016 production sharing agreement with ExxonMobil Guyana is not cost in determining the country’s share of profit oil but rather an expense in determining the contractors’ taxable income.

The Minister of Amerindian Affairs has launched an investigation into allegations of financial misconduct against the toshao of Karasabai in the South Rupununi.

Even as the Bank of Guyana awaits another round of discussions with Scotiabank on a potential buyer of its operations here, sources say that government will not be forced to accept a proposal on only the merits of financial profitability of the deal for Scotia.

A sports enthusiast and ardent fan of West Indies cricket, young Ariane Mangar had dreamt of one day running onto the cricket field not as a player but as their physiotherapist.

Emanuel Archibald held off challenges from a star-studded field to win the men’s 100m final in one of the highlights of Day 2 of the ongoing National Senior Championships yesterday at the National Track and Field Centre.

This is the ninth entry in a series on the current state of civil society in Guyana Civil society activist Yog Mahadeo says the 2016 oil agreement between the government and ExxonMobil is like the proverbial knee on the necks of Guyanese and the group he is part of has the right to advocate on matters of public interest in line with Article 13 of the Constitution.

The Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) handles over 70,000 driver’s licences and records at least 300,000 visits every year and Commissioner-General, Godfrey Statia is encouraging persons to utilize its online services in order to ease the daily build-up at the agency’s headquarters.

Listening to her grandparents, uncles and residents in Craig, East Bank Demerara discuss the political events of the day in the family shop during her early years, Sara Bharrat, 33, learned how they took part in community life, how neighbours helped one another during the strife of the 60s, how “they made out” under Forbes Burnham, and so she developed an interest for politics. 

The Andrew ‘Sixhead’ Lewis National Novices Championship continues to entertain with another punch-filled card last evening at the National Gymnasium.

The entire Caribbean has been jolted by a loss of volcanic enormitude with the muting of one of its most powerful voices:  the death of novelist, poet, storyteller and political advocate George Lamming.  

“I was very excited to get this job because it was long I was looking, you know.

The Ministry of Health on Saturday reported that two more persons have succumbed after being infected with the novel coronavirus.

Dear Editor, The Guyana Revenue Authority chose to maintain its objectivity by not engaging in public discourse/debate on issues related to taxation of the Oil and Gas Industry, since in many instances, these topical matters posed a conflict of interest for the Agency given its remit to protect and maintain the confidentiality of taxpayers’ information.

A total of 140 inmates recently graduated after they successfully completed various training courses in different fields as part of efforts to reintegrate them into society.

KYIV/POKROVSK, Ukraine, (Reuters) – Russian forces fully occupied the eastern Ukrainian city of Sievierodonetsk yesterday, both sides said, confirming Kyiv’s biggest battlefield setback for more than a month following weeks of some of the war’s bloodiest fighting.

Dear Editor, The VICE news international story on American TV’s “Showtime” should have severely humbled the Government side to come down from its high horse and ask how will that play out in the 2025 elections.

The Guyana Football Federation (GFF) has effectively banned Sports Management Inc.

FIFA and Concacaf completed a two-day mission on local shores, as part of the consultative process to revise the Guyana Football Federation’s (GFF) statutes in an effort to align the entity’s governance code with that of the global body and regional confederation.

A total of 30 youths, who are drawn from across Guyana, were yesterday inducted into the Ministry of Human Services and Social Security’s ‘Young Influencers’ programme, aimed at helping them be positive role models while addressing social issues  to make a meaningful impact on their communities.

QUITO, (Reuters) – Ecuador’s government and indigenous leaders met yesterday for the first formal talks since mass protests began in the country two weeks ago, legislature head Virgilio Saquicela said.

Dear Editor, The recent announcements about the proposed General and Regional Elections Commission of Inquiry cast a shadow of doubt over the process.

(Trinidad Guardian) – Tragedy has struck in Gasparillo after a two-storey house went up in flames, killing a pregnant mother, a five-year-old girl and an elderly grandmother.

Dear Editor, ‘Provision of Mathematics and English texts for all students between Grades Seven to 13.”

The Diaspora Unit of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation (MoFA) on Thursday donated several orthopedic items to the Ptolemy Reid Rehabilitation Centre.

Former West Indies captain, Stafanie Taylor, will turn out for the Guyana Amazon Warriors in the inaugural women’s Caribbean League, a stint she is looking forward to.

LONDON, (Reuters) – Monkeypox is not yet a global health emergency, the World Health Organization (WHO) ruled yesterday, although WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said he was deeply concerned about the outbreak.

(Trinidad Guardian) – The actions of retired Lance Corporal Ian Gross, which culminated in him ending his own life, have left his family puzzled.

Dear Editor, The demands for “power sharing” are once again rising to a crescendo in sections of Opposition camp as it did after 2011 but had become muted after forming a coalition government in 2015.

Cricket West Indies have appointed Hayley Matthews as the new captain of the women’s team and the Barbados all-rounder is eager to perform in her new role.

The Guyana Legal Aid Clinic’s Miles Greeves Fitzpatrick Prize for Legal Aid was conferred on Wednesday to the latest recipient at a simple ceremony at the clinic’s Georgetown office.

KIGALI, (Reuters) – The Commonwealth made broad commitments yesterday to address climate change and boost trade, concluding a summit aimed at shoring up the relevance of a group that evolved from the British empire.

Harrinand Persaud, the Chief Financial and Marketing Officer of King’s Hotel and Residences, was on Friday re-elected as the President of the Tourism and Hospitality Association of Guyana (THAG).

Dear Editor, A SN daily blogger pesters me on this subject: Oil Companies’ financial risk assessment for exploration in Guyana.

OSLO, (Reuters) – Terrified revellers at a gay bar in Oslo hid in a basement and desperately called loved ones as a gunman went on the rampage, killing two people and injuring 21 on the day the city was due to celebrate its annual Pride parade.

(Trinidad Guardian) – The Ministry of Health has recorded 3 additional COVID-related deaths.

The Georgetown Masters Association three-day event titled the Caricom Football Championships which was initially scheduled to commence on July 2nd at the Georgetown Football Club, Bourda, has been rescheduled due to the inclement weather.

Introduction Today’s column wraps-up my highlighting of the role of governance of Guyana’s  emerging oil and gas sector as an indicator of its prevailing condition.

Last Update: 1,797.960                        Movement: -0.249% Current Update: 1,793.477                  YTD Movement: 74.328% LUCAS STOCK INDEX (LSI) The Lucas Stock Index fell 0.249% during the third period of trading in June 2022.

A quick Google search of “appetite suppressant” offers a plethora of options to explore.

Recent discussions surrounding the cost recovery provision in the oil contract and the possible renegotiation served as motivation for this column.

In the summer of 2011, I felt deeply honoured when I was asked to deliver the Inaugural Roy AK Heath Lecture at the Centre for Caribbean Studies, University of Warwick.

A boat transporting over a dozen persons sank in the Essequibo River on Saturday afternoon.

Constitutional reform has often been touted by our local political aristocracy, especially at election time as part of the attempt to woo the electorate and consequently, as well as rather unfortunately, it is also the belief of the gullible.

It was reported on June 15 that the Chair of GECOM, Justice Claudette Singh, opposed an investigation by GECOM into the elections proposed by Opposition nominated members.

Dear Editor, As you reported (SN Jan 25), sister Caricom nation Grenada and the Grenadines held elections on Thursday.

An unbeaten half-century from Kysia Knight ensured Barbados Women an eight-wicket win over Jamaica Women and in the process, retain the CG Insurance Super50 Cup.

LEEDS, England, (Reuters) – England’s bowlers struck three times in quick succession late on day three to take control of the final test against New Zealand at Headingley yesterday and stay on course for a 3-0 series sweep.

We live in harrowing times – there is no doubt about that. 

GROS ISLET, St Lucia, CMC – Left-hander Kyle Mayers struck a high quality unbeaten hundred as West Indies bounced back from a pre-lunch wobble to dominate yesterday’s second day of the second Test against Bangladesh.

Last week a phalanx of government ministers appeared in close formation to face the residents of South Georgetown.

RABAT/MADRID, (Reuters) – Dozens of migrants were pictured lying by a Moroccan border fence, some bleeding and many apparently lifeless, in video showing the aftermath of an attempted mass crossing into a Spanish enclave on Friday in which at least 23 died.

The Commonwealth has admitted Gabon and Togo as its 55th and 56th members respectively.

For a number of years, the Guyana Chess Federation’s (GCF) most magnanimous sponsors for tournaments were Keishar’s Enterprise and Demerara Distillers Limited (DDL).

In my younger years growing up in Guyana, I had the daily school-boy experience of travelling from Hague, on West Demerara by bus to Vreed-en- Hoop to catch the ferryboat to Georgetown. 

“It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune, must be in want of a wife.”