Articles published on Thursday, April 16, 2009
some vendors uneasy over higher operating costs, falling sales Preparations are proceeding for the May 2 opening of the rehabilitated Water Street Vendors Arcade just months after the Mayor and City Council (M&CC) ordered the dismantling of shacks that had made the location an eyesore in commercial Georgetown.
This weekend’s Summit of the Americas marks a historic opportunity for the reshaping of hemispheric relations.
The head of a regional agricultural research and social policy consultancy has said that the Caribbean must see the current global food crisis as a “blessing in disguise” and use the opportunity that it affords to strengthen the region’s agricultural infrastructure.
A criminal waste of public funds This past week sections of the media have reported two separate cases of seeming official disquiet over failure on the part of private contractors to satisfactorily deliver on major tenders in the construction sector awarded them by the Government of Guyana.
banker says mainstream businesses must invest more in farming The need to create a more favourable commercial bank lending regime to spur “more intensive investment in the agricultural sector” has become “a priority for Guyana” in the face of the current economic crisis and the role identified by government for the sector in responding to the crisis, a senior official in one of the country’s commercial banks told Stabroek Business last week.
By Rawle Lucas Rawle Lucas is a Guyanese-born Certified Public Accountant and Assistant Vice-President of the Lending Services Division.
GASCI (www.gasci.com/telephone Nº 223-6175/6) reports that session 299’s trading results showed consideration of $427,213 from 37,466 shares traded in 7 transactions as compared to session 298 which showed consideration of $419,870 from 11,300 shares traded in 7 transactions.
regional official The Caribbean fisheries industry could face “trouble in the future” unless measures are taken to improve management and conservation practices in the sector, according to a senior official of the Caribbean Regional Fisheries Machinery (CRFM).
NEW YORK (Reuters) – New York Times Co’s flagship newspaper plans to eliminate several weekly sections and cut freelance spending to save millions of dollars in annual costs, according to a memo obtained by Reuters.
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The results of tests to gauge how the top 19 US banks would fare should the deep US recession worsen will be publicly disclosed on May 4, a regulatory official said yesterday.
CARACAS (Reuters) – An alliance of Latin American and Caribbean governments led by Venezuela will create a regional electronic currency that is expected to circulate by 2010, Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez said yesterday.
-but ‘bad investments’ President Bharrat Jagdeo yesterday said that he has seen no evidence yet of criminality at CLICO and his government will be supporting an opposition parliamentary motion to have a criminal investigation into CLICO (Guyana) as long as it is extended to Globe Trust.
Players on the forthcoming tour of England April 21-May 26 have been offered what the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) described yesterday as “a significantly higher payment” than for similar tours.
Workers at the Guyana Elections Commission annex turned up yesterday morning to discover that they could not enter their office, since a barrier consisting of six concrete blocks had been set up at the building’s entrance and the doors had been chained and padlocked.
A 38-year-old entertainment promoter, who allegedly raped a 19-year-old girl after offering her a ride home, was remanded to prison yesterday when he appeared before Acting Chief Magistrate Melissa Robertson at the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court.
President Bharrat Jagdeo says that he will meet with the Leader of the Opposition in a final attempt to resolve outstanding issues with regard to the reform of local government legislation but if this is unsuccessful, the debate will be moved to the National Assembly.
President Bharrat Jagdeo is to leave today for the Summit of the Americas, being held in Trinidad and says that he hopes to extract a few issues to highlight including climate change, though he noted that given the nature of such gatherings that is easier said than done.
Acting Chief Magistrate Melissa Robertson remanded to prison a 55-year-old man who allegedly slashed his foster son in the face when he attempted to protect his mother after the man charged at her with a glass bottle.
10-team national league in the makingThe Guyana Football Federation (GFF) scored a winning goal after this country was named among 11 that will benefit from the WIN with CONCACAF in CONCACAF project, by the world governing body FIFA.
A man, who allegedly attempted to rob Geddes Grant at Strand, New Amsterdam, of $1,325,740 and was remanded to jail on the charge of robbery under arms, yesterday faced two additional charges.
Locals did well but Puerto Ricans dominate …Denzel Duff topples Caribbean’s best Defending overall champions Guyana did not replicate its impressive form in this year’s Caribbean Cadet and Junior Table Tennis Championships presently on at the Marriott Dome in St Kitts and was upturned by Puerto Rico in the boys under 15 and 18 categories.
President Bharrat Jagdeo yesterday said that he is currently considering extending the term of Police Commis-sioner Henry Greene, and that it has not been confirmed contrary to a recent report in the Kaieteur News.
The Guyana Power and Light (GPL) has slammed a report in yesterday’s edition of the Kaieteur News, which stated that 50,000 gallons of fuel sent to the Skeldon Generation plant was contaminated, as a “figment of the imagination”.
Leonora Masjid defeated Hague Masjid to take top honours in the Guyana Softball League (GSL) West Coast Zone of the West Indian Sports Complex- sponsored countrywide Inter–Jamaat Softball Competition which was played over two days at the Leonora Masjid Ground.
LTI, LFS in winners row againThe Linden Technical Institute (LTI) remains unbeaten while the Linden Foundation Secondary (LFS) bounced back, the latest teams to record victories in this year’s Victory Valley Royals inter-school basketball championship in Linden.
A 36-year-old man is in hospital nursing a stab wound to the back which he says was inflicted in a case of mistaken identity.
LONDON (Reuters) – Arsenal romped into the semi-finals of the Champions League with a crushing 3-0 home defeat of Villarreal yesterday to seal a 4-1 aggregate victory and a last four clash with holders Manchester United.
A 21-year-old Berbician was yesterday remanded to prison when he appeared before Magistrate Geeta Chandan Persid at the Reliance Magistrate’s Court charged with robbery under arms.
Fittingly, a trumpet fanfare by Michael Edwards and Gordon Marshall of the Clemsville Music Conservatory heralded the official opening of the Guyana Music Festival 2009 at the National Cultural Centre on Tuesday night, and the return of an old tradition many hope will continue to be an annual feature.
The grossly underpaid first-class players in regional cricket are to receive an increase of more than 300 per cent in match fees, the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) indicated yesterday in a statement to the media.
VARANASI, India, (Reuters) -India holds the first stage of a staggered general election yesterday just as the economy is hit by a slowdown and with polls showing the main national parties may struggle to form a stable coalition.
BOGOTA, (Reuters) – Police yesterday captured Colombia’s most wanted drug lord, a former paramilitary fighter who had offered his gunmen a $1,000 reward for each policeman they killed.
By the end of this year the correlation between alcohol and injuries and alcohol and gender in Guyana will be known as research is to be conducted through the PAHO/WHO-funded Valencia project.
CASTRIES, St Lucia, CMC – Jamaica’s athletes accentuated their regional dominance with a sweep of all 200 metres and three of the four 800 metres and 1600-metre relay titles in a riveting climax to the 38th CARIFTA Games on Monday night.
RIO DE JANEIRO, (Reuters) – Latin American leaders and executives urged governments in the region yesterday to stop erecting trade barriers, saying the financial crisis was a chance to tackle problems that have long hindered the region’s competitiveness.
LONDON, (Reuters) – Former Zimbabwe wicketkeeper Andy Flower was handed the responsibility of trying to restore England’s reputation and regain the Ashes yesterday after being named as the new team director.
…as summit approaches (Trinidad Express) Business and consumer spending has stalled in Port of Spain during the past week, and now there are fears of million-dollar losses on the opening day of the Fifth Summit of the Americas tomorrow.
Dear Editor, Kindly see this letter as a response to one appearing in your issue of April 4, 2009 (‘Can the Minister of Local Government appoint an NDC Councillor?’),
An x-ray examination on a 39-year-old Linden man, who was beaten up yesterday, revealed that he had four bullets in his body.
Dear Editor, I beg to differ with Abu Bakr’s contentions in his letter ‘No uniquely guilty sex/gender’ in the perpetuation of violence against women in Guyana (SN 14.4.2009).
(Trinidad Express) – Seeta Singh, 20, fears that police may not be able to protect her from a gang of men who shot her and burnt her children to death on Tuesday.
LONDON, (Reuters) – Formula One championship leader Jenson Button’s title hopes received a significant boost yesterday when a Paris appeal court ruled the Briton’s controversial Brawn GP car was legal.
Justice Diana Insanally has ordered armed robbery accused Orin Burnett to secure the services of a lawyer prior to the commencement of his trial on May 18.
WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – The United States yesterday called the case of an 8-year-old Saudi girl married to a man 50 years older a “clear and unacceptable violation of human rights,” in a rare criticism of its oil-producing ally.
(Trinidad Express) – Summit officials along with accredited delegates and media were forced to evacuate the National Secretariat’s headquarters, at the new International Waterfront Centre, when a fire alarm was triggered by generators, following a power outage at the building yesterday.
WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – President Barack Obama promised Americans his administration would rewrite the “monstrous” U.S.
PHILADELPHIA, (Reuters) – Paul Pierce scored 31 points to help the Boston Celtics edge the Philadelphia 76ers 100-98 on the penultimate day of the NBA regular season on Tuesday.
–Red Thread The detention by police of two mothers who lost children under tragic circumstances has been criticized by the group Red Thread but the lawmen are adamant that they have their work to do.
Dear Editor, I refer to a letter titled ‘What will the new ID card have that will make it superior to the existing ID card?’
RIO DE JANEIRO, (Reuters) – U.S. President Barack Obama has called for a meeting with South American leaders at the Summit of the Americas this weekend, Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva said yesterday.
(Antigua Sun) – A new airline is set to begin servicing Montserrat in the near future in order to further stimulate the island’s economic growth.
Eusi Kwayana and national politics in British Guiana (Part 3) By Estherine Adams This is the final instalment in a series of articles which give a brief overview of Eusi Kwayana’s involvement in national politics in British Guiana between 1950 and 1961.
Dear Editor, With reference to various letters to the press and a recent one by Mr Leon Suseran (‘Has anyone been successful in prosecuting noise-makers?’
NEW DELHI, (Reuters) – The International Cricket Council (ICC) will this week consider the security implications of last month’s ambush of the Sri Lankan team in Pakistan on the 2011 World Cup that is due to take place in the subcontinent.
A 20-year-old man was refused bail when he appeared before Magistrate Geeta Chandan Persid at the Reliance Court yesterday charged with the $1M armed robbery committed on Berbice poultry businesswoman Deomattie Arjune.
Mr Ban wants jobs for Haiti UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has called on donor countries to create at least 100,000 jobs in Haiti over the next two years.
Dear Editor, The Humane Society of the United States (HSUS) jointly with the Humane Society International (HSI) held their annual global educational and training conference from April 6-9 on animal care and protection.
The mother of the two children who perished in Saturday’s Hadfield Street fire was released on station bail yesterday shortly after a post-mortem examination (PME) was performed on the remains.
Summer Travel Installment Eighty Q: It is only April, why should I apply now for a visa to visit the United States in the summer?
In a presentation at its first roundtable held towards the end of March, the Pickney Project reported that cases encountered were “interesting and deep” and that all forms of abuse had been found.
BRASILIA, (Reuters) – Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva yesterday again blamed blue-eyed people for the global economic crisis, only weeks after he was widely criticized for the same remark.
CHENNAI, India, (Reuters) – World champions Australia slipped to third place in the one-day rankings yesterday, their lowest since the International Cricket Council (ICC) introduced ratings in October 2002.
DeSinco Trading has announced the second batch of winners in its 2009 Lipton Promotion.
