Daily Archive: Friday, August 19, 2022

While his former lover and co-convict Bibi Sharima-Gopaul will have to spend 25 years behind bars for the gruesome murder of her 16-year-old daughter Neesa Gopaul, Jarvis Small has been cleared of all culpability.

The Guyana Bank for Trade and Industry (GBTI) has registered a whopping 84% surge in after-tax profit for the first six months of this year, according to its unaudited financial statements for the period.

PRAHOVO, Serbia,  (Reuters) – Europe’s worst drought in years has pushed the mighty river Danube to one of its lowest levels in almost a century, exposing the hulks of dozens of explosives-laden German warships sunk during World War Two near Serbia’s river port town of Prahovo.

HELSINKI,  (Reuters) – Finnish Prime Minister Sanna Marin said today she had taken a drugs test in the wake of video footage published earlier this week that showed her partying with friends, and vowed she had never used illegal drugs.

(Trinidad Express) Police shot and killed a Belmont man at his home yesterday, when he reportedly pointed a gun at them.

(Trinidad Guardian) Six scrap iron workers have been arrested overnight, as vanloads of protesters used the cover of darkness to block parts of Claxton Bay and environs.

Small and medium-sized businesses in the country’s agro-processing sector have told the Stabroek Business that government can best support the development of the sector by paying greater attention to “what the sector says it wants”, rather than simply making decisions in isolation from any meaningful consultation.

Guyanese businesses participating in the October 18-20 Florida International Trade and Cultural (FITC) Expo in Fort Lauderdale will benefit from some of the free exhibition display booths assigned to small and medium-sized enterprises. 

Local management consultancy firm, GPSM Consul-tants Inc, on Tuesday August 2, signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Trinidad and Tobago Chapter of the Society for Maintenance and Reliability Professionals (SMRP) under which the two entities will jointly deliver a number of courses in disciplines that will equip participants with skills that can be applied in both the energy and non-energy sectors in Guyana.

President Irfaan Ali yesterday defended Guyana’s local content laws in Port of Spain and told the Trinidadian press that companies out of the Twin-Island Republic account for the largest number of regional investors in this country.

Two weeks after the Beterverwagting (BV)/Triumph Neighbourhood Demo-cratic Council (NDC) informed that it was moving to repay John Fernandes Limited (JFL) the $20m deposit it had lodged for 143 acres of land in the backlands of BV, its Chairman Jimmaul Bagot yesterday resigned from his post citing personal reasons.

Caribbean businesses interested in furthering their entrepreneurial ambitions are being encouraged by the regional private sector development programme Compete Caribbean to apply for grants available through the organization.

The Civil Society Forum (CSF), which comprises nine groups, underlined four priority areas during a meeting on Tuesday with President Irfaan Ali.

WASHINGTON, USA – A new report from the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) and IDB Invest is recommending that Caribbean countries focus on overcoming obstacles to financial access and inclusion for businesses, because having more developed and inclusive financial systems could increase growth and reduce poverty and income inequality.

There is an air of expectation that the September 1-3 Africa/Caribbean Trade and Investment Forum (ACTIF) will have the effect of having two regions of the world possessed of strong historical and cultural links continue to inch their way, collectively, towards unprecedented levels of commercial and trading ties in  the period ahead.

Even as unfolding weather-related events across North America and Europe point to more formidable climate-related challenges, going forward, the World Food Programme (WFP) has disclosed that preparations are underway within the United Nations (UN) system to use the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) member state, Barbados, as the base for the establishment of a humanitarian logistics and Training Centre to serve the region.

Region Five Commander, Senior Superintendent Kurleigh Simon, yesterday stated that the horse racing event that was held on August 14 at West Coast Berbice, was beyond their expectations in terms of the traffic on the main road.

Shimron Hetmyer has been promoted to captain of the Guyana Amazon Warriors for the upcoming Caribbean Premier League (CPL).

The Ministry of Health yesterday said that two unvaccinated men from Region 10 are the latest COVID-19 fatalities.

After more than a year and a half of frustration attended by various forms of protest and appeals to authority designed to bring their plight to the attention of the authorities, the members of the Mocha/Arcadia Multi-Purpose Agricultural Cooperative Society whose Market Days have established a reputation as one of the best of its kind across the country, may have been offered some light at the end of a lengthy and testing tunnel.

A number of local businesses from across Guyana participated in a two-day Supplier Engagement Workshop executed by the RAMPS Logistics Guyana Inc.

Contrasting wins were recorded by Melanie and Victoria Kings when the East Demerara Football Association Stag Beer Senior League continued on Wednesday.

Police arrested four men and rescued an East Coast Demerara (ECD) taxi driver who was locked in the trunk of his motorcar, which was hijacked early yesterday morning and used to carry out robberies.

The Guyana Police Force (GPF) has assured the family of Prahalad Sawh that a thorough investigation will be conducted into the accident which claimed his life on Monday night along the Lusignan, East Coast Demerara (ECD) Public Road.

Following a thorough analysis of the new Guyana Football 2022 Constitution which could be ratified at the entity’s August 27th congress, it is evident that the proposed amendments are certainly skewed in favour of the Executive Committee, weakening the authority of the Congress.

By LILIA BURUNCIUC In my discussion with the Caribbean leaders, food security comes up often.

From the quiet of their Block ‘E’, South Sophia home, John and Fay Greaves typify the emergence of a fast-growing constituency of would-be entrepreneurs who appear to have singled out agro-processing as a potentially lucrative avenue for the satisfaction of what are far from exalted ambitions.

Den Amstel downed Eagles by a 2-0 scoreline when the West Demerara Football Association Senior Men’s League continued on Wednesday evening at the National Track and Field Centre, Leonora, West Coast Demerara.

Local public procurement officials are expected to benefit from critical training under a US$1 million Inter-American Development Bank (IDB)-funded project intended to modernize the country’s procurement system.

Dear Editor, When we enter into a contract we expect that whatever was agreed would be executed, whilst simultaneously holding the firm reassurance that the law would sort things out with reference only to what was agreed, should either party fail to perform or seek to evade performance.

(Reuters) – Madison Keys shocked Iga Swiatek 6-3 6-4 yesterday to move into the Cincinnati Open quarter-finals, further disrupting the world number one’s preparations for the U.S.

The new Guyana Fire Service (GFS) Head-quarters along Home-stretch Avenue will be completed ahead of schedule during the early part of next year, according to Fire Chief (ag) Gregory Wickham.

With Trinidad and Tobago now plagued with the same emergency that had loomed large here some years ago, the country’s Attorney General Reginald Armour has announced that the twin-island republic will be perusing legislation already in place in other Caribbean Community (CARICOM) territories, including Guyana, in an effort to put a brake on rampant metal theft that is targeting some of the country’s more critical service installations.

Dear Editor, Pontius Pilate’s profoundest of questions, “What is truth?” is what catapulted me to the article titled, “Azruddin Mohamed says rival gold businessman targeting him –‘why would I want to harm Fagundes” (SN August 18). 

Further improvements are in the works as it relates to obtaining passports, the Ministry of Home Affairs said yesterday, stressing that services were available at offices in various parts of the country.

(Reuters) – Spinner Jack Leach says England will continue to play their positive brand of cricket despite a late flurry of runs from South Africa that moved the touring side into a commanding position on the second day of the first test at Lord’s.

Trinidad and Tobago Guardian – As food prices continue to skyrocket, coupled with high inflation, should T&T adopt similar measures as that of Barbados which saw the recent widening of its VAT-free basket of goods?

Dear Editor, Recently I noticed that the potholes on the western half of Sixth Street, Cummings Lodge were filled.

In what is being seen as a practical decision dictated by the country’s prevailing economic circumstances, Venezuela’s state-run oil company PDVSA has reportedly thumbed its nose at what appeared to have been an earlier United States-brokered deal under which the South American oil giant would have restarted so-called oil-for-loan arrangements with two European oil companies, Italy’s Eni Spa and Spain’s Repsol SA.

KYIV/LVIV, Ukraine, (Reuters) – The U.N. chief and the presidents of Turkey and Ukraine yesterday discussed ways to end Kyiv’s conflict with Russia and secure Europe’s largest nuclear power station, which has come under shelling at the front lines.

(Reuters) – World number one Daniil Medvedev wore down Canadian Denis Shapovalov 7-5 7-5 yesterday to reach the Cincinnati quarter-finals ahead of his U.S.

The Transport & Harbours Department says that the MV Barima is being made available to transport passengers from T&HD’s Goods Wharf tomorrow at 1:00 PM.

MEXICO CITY,  (Reuters) – This year will be the deadliest on record for journalists in Mexico, with 18 killed so far, human rights organization Article 19 said in a report yesterday.

Dear Editor, There are some issues that I would like to bring to the fore concerning the works of the BV/Triumph NDC.

Jamaica continues to do the Caribbean proud by holding its place as a global leader in the tourism sector.

Twenty-two officers of the Customs Petroleum Unit (CPU) of the Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) have completed a Tropical Helicopter Underwater Egress Training (THUET) course designed to develop their knowledge of operating procedures in offshore safety and emergency response.

SEOUL,  (Reuters) – North Korea’s Kim Yo Jong, the powerful sister of leader Kim Jong Un, said yesterday the country will never deal with a South Korean proposal to boost the North’s economy in exchange for giving up nuclear weapons.

High Commissioner of India to Guyana, Dr K J Srinivasa, was full of praise for the stakeholders during the opening of the Nexgen Golf Academy Junior GolFun Camp which teed off recently at the Scout’s Association Ground on Woolford Avenue, Georgetown.

Barbados Nation –  Locals being trained to construct low-income housing that will be provided under a partnership between the National Housing Corporation (NHC) and Guyanese manufacturer Duravilla are expected to be able to complete builds in a week.

ASUNCION, (Reuters) – Paraguayan Vice President Hugo Velazquez yesterday said he will not resign until he has details of U.S.

Dear Editor, I have refrained from engaging Mr. Clement Rohee, former Home Affairs and Foreign Affairs Minister and now GECOM commissioner in the public space, to avoid the perception of condoning the targeted attacks on him which had often evoked his past as a city youngster around the Metropole cinema rather than focus on his political conduct and public service.

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla.,  (Reuters) – A U.S. judge yesterday said he is leaning toward releasing some of the evidence presented by the U.S.

Twenty-two Grade Six students of the Sebai Primary School in the Matarkai sub-district of Barima-Waini (Region One) on Thursday each received an electronic tablet to boost their virtual learning capacity.

Veteran boxing administrator and assistant secretary treasurer of the Guyana Boxing Association, Seon Bristol, has been named manager of the national team selected to participate in the Winfield Braithwaite Caribbean Schoolboys and Juniors tournament. 

The Guyana Teachers’ Union (GTU) says it has lost a stalwart in  Samuel Archer, former President of the GTU and former Regional Vice President (Berbice).

(Trinidad Express) A shooting in Arima on Wednesday night has left a coastguardsman injured, and a 26-year-old woman dead.

Dear Editor, It is interesting to note in SN of August 13, an announcement to the effect of ‘US $44m Loan signed with World Bank to boost human capital’.

BEIJING,  (Reuters) – It is “reasonable to conclude” that forced labour of members of minority groups has taken place in China’s western Xinjiang region, the UN’s top expert on slavery said in a report released this week, prompting a fierce response from Beijing.

(Reuters) – Ukraine’s defending champion Oleksandr Usyk is attracting the money ahead of his “Rage on the Red Sea” heavyweight world title rematch with Britain’s Anthony Joshua in Saudi Arabia tomorrow.

Caribbean entrepreneurs interested in expanding their existing businesses are being invited to apply for grants that are currently available through a programme jointly funded by Global Affairs Canada, the Department for International Development (DFID) in the United Kingdom, and the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB).

A man consistently beats his partner and children to a pulp.

This is a cyclical society.  That is to say when it has been decided how a problem should be solved, that decision is rarely permanent.

GASCI (www.gasci.com/telephone Nº 223-6175/6) reports that session 980’s trading results showed consideration of $21,463,200 from 53,996 shares traded in 27 transactions as compared to session 979’s trading results which showed consideration of $1,691,928 from 3,640 shares traded in 7 transactions.

-When good police can do nothing more Of course I first interacted with the much-younger Linden product Aubrey Norton during my own by-gone “PNC days” (1973-1997).

SAO PAULO,  (Reuters) – Spain’s Aena yesterday won the rights to operate the largest block of airports auctioned by Brazil’s government for 2.45 billion reais ($471.61 million).

Dear Editor, The recent announcement by His Excellency in Trinidad that he will be giving them 5000 coconut trees brings pause.

MAYVILLE, N.Y.,  (Reuters) – The man accused of stabbing novelist Salman Rushdie last week in western New York pleaded not guilty to second-degree attempted murder and assault charges yesterday and was held without bail.

The feedback that the Stabroek Business has received from local (mostly micro and small) businesses that have previously participated in the Florida International Trade and Cultural EXPO (FITC) is that it offers a more than useful avenue through which to secure access to what can be, potentially, a fortune-changing market.

On August 17,  China’s Ambassador to Guyana, Guo Haiyan visited Region Six.

(CMC) – Joshua Da Silva’s half-century went in vain as West Indies A plunged to a 44-run defeat to Bangladesh A, in their second 50-over match at Daren Sammy Cricket Ground yesterday.