Articles published on Saturday, August 15, 2015
The Government of Guyana is working to incorporate the operations of the National Data Management Authority (NDMA) into its E-Governance operations, a release from the Ministry of the Presidency said.
Investigations are being conducted into an incident that occurred at about 2320h.
GALLE, Sri Lanka, (Reuters) – Rangana Herath picked up seven wickets in a sublime display of left-arm spin bowling to power Sri Lanka to a spectacular comeback win by 63 runs against India on the fourth day of the opening test at Galle today.
The contract awarded to Dax Construction Com-pany to complete the botched fibre optic cable laying project was yesterday terminated by the Government of Guyana.
On average, there has been just over one reported rape a day for the first seven months of the year, according to the latest statistics released by the Guyana Police Force, which recorded 243 reports up to the end of July.
Business Process Out-sourcing company Qualfon has weighed in on the need for cybercrime legislation, revealing that it has been the victim of several attacks.
While declaring several times that the APNU+AFC government will ensure that the sugar industry doesn’t sink, Prime Minister Moses Nagamootoo was yesterday unable to offer specific assurances to a National Cane Farmers Conference but urged the attendees to embrace the change imposed by falling market prices, rising costs and climate change.
A steering committee has been appointed to lay the groundwork for a new constitutional reform process.
New Senior Counsel have not been appointed for two decades and the process continues to be frozen, according to the acting Chancellor of the Judiciary Carl Singh.
Ravindra Samaroo, one of the two inmates who fled from the New Amsterdam Prison, has been recaptured and charged over his escape.
Up to the end of last month, there had been 94 murders recorded for the year, representing an 18% increase over the 80 murders recorded during the same period last year, the police force announced yesterday.
Despite fewer accidents, there has been an increase in road fatalities for the year, according to the police force.
After several requests, the Judicial Service Commis-sion (JSC) has still not yet appointed a judge to consider the request by Justice William Ramlall for constitutional redress for the deduction of millions in income tax from his salary.
Bharat Dindyal has been let go as Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Guyana Power and Light Inc (GPL) after an ongoing clash with his deputy, whom he had accused of overstepping his authority by trying to send senior managers on leave and forcibly removing them from company offices.
Dynamic Airways LLC, which runs a service between Guyana and New York, has been summoned to bankruptcy court over US$130,827 in alleged debt to three hotels.
The Guyana Police Force yesterday concluded its annual youth camp, which Police Commissioner Seelall Persaud lauded for continuing to guide youths.
As part of its 50th anniversary celebration, the Guyana Defence Force (GDF) on Wednesday sashed 19 ranks who will be vying for the Miss Guyana Defence Force 2015 title.
Two men were on Thursday remanded to jail after being charged with stealing $3.4 million in gold jewellery from another man.
COUVA, Trinidad, CMC – Barbados and Jamaica will contest the finals of the Regional Women’s Super50 tournament at the National Cricket Centre here in Couva Trinidad tomorrow.
A handyman, accused of taking over $700,000 in proceeds from groceries sold at his boss’s shop in the interior, on Thursday told a city court that he was being victimised.
A murder suspect managed to escape from police during a confrontation at Meadow Brook Gardens, in Georgetown yesterday.
Whenever the calendar flips to September, one of the ways the Massy Group of Companies celebrates its anniversary is the hosting of a 10km run and Fitness Walk.
The Boyce/Jefford Classic is expected to get off to a blazing start as the sixth annual two-day meet will get underway today at the MacKenzie Sports Club ground at 13:00hrs.
PORT-OF-SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC-West Indies test Captain Denesh Ramdin has cautioned his side against underrating their next opponents, Sri Lanka, even if they are a team in transition.
HAVANA, (Reuters) – U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry called for political change in Cuba yesterday, telling Cubans they should be free to choose their own leaders, as he watched the U.S.
Guyanese Joshua Persaud and Colin Barlow said yesterday that they were both excited about their call-up to the West Indies Under-15 14-man team for the upcoming WICB U-15 Invitational tour of the United Kingdom, from August 21-31.
The Guyana Squash Association (GSA) has officially shortlisted their 14-member squad that will represent the country at the Caribbean Squash Association Championships slated to be held in the Cayman Islands from August 17th-23rd.
Director of Sport, Christopher Jones assured this newspaper on Thursday that substantial submissions for sport have been made for the 2016 Budget after questions were raised about the non-allocation of funds for sport during Budget Day (2015) on Monday.
NEW YORK, CMC- Former president of CONCACAF Jeffrey Webb appeared in a New York federal court on Friday in connection with the FIFA bribery scandal that has sent shockwaves through the soccer world.
Raymon Reifer, the Guyana Jaguars all-rounder believes that the duo of Barbadians Ryan Hinds and Javon Searles will bring a lot to the local franchise this season as they prepare to defend the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) Professional Cricket League (PCL) Four Day title.
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A former U.S. diplomat was sentenced to 64 months in prison on Friday for accepting more than $3 million in bribes to process fraudulent visas in Vietnam, prosecutors said.
SYDNEY, Australia, CMC- Caribbean powerhouse Jamaica sealed their semi-final spot with a sensational one goal triumph over Malawi on day eight of Netball World Cup 2015 here on Thursday.
KOHLER, Wisconsin, (Reuters) – Jordan Spieth, looking to carve out another slice of golf history at this week’s PGA Championship, delivered another special performance to move into contention before the second round was suspended late yesterday.
Dear Editor, In my letter to you, SN August 6 (‘Transactions at the Land Registry are in a state of paralysis’), I referred to the virtual paralysis in business at the Land Registry, following the decision to remove the incumbent Registrar by sending her off on “administrative leave”.
GALLE, Sri Lanka, (Reuters) – Dinesh Chandimal inspired a Sri Lankan fightback with an attacking unbeaten 162, his highest score, as the hosts set India a target of 176 on the third day yesterday to win the opening test at Galle.
KINGSTON, (Reuters) – For someone with such single-minded focus on the track, Jamaica’s Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce has shown a distinct lack of decisiveness when it comes to deciding whether she will defend both of her world sprint titles this month.
CARACAS, (Reuters) – Reports of shortages of cancer medicines in Venezuela are worrisome, a doctor representing the World Health Organization’s Americas arm in the scarcity-hit country said in a rare interview this week.
Dear Editor, Up to the elections of May 11, 2015 the published basic salaries of parliamentarians were as follows: Any but the obdurate can quickly recognise the disparity in relative values, specifically in the levels of responsibility and decision-making which inhere.
RIO DE JANEIRO, (Reuters) – Police raided a stadium in the northeastern city of Recife and other offices around Brazil yesterday as part of an investigation into fraud in contracting for the arena, which was built for the 2014 FIFA World Cup soccer tournament.
BRUSSELS/ATHENS, (Reuters) – Euro zone finance ministers agreed yesterday to lend Greece up to 86 billion euros ($96 billion) after Greek lawmakers accepted their stiff conditions despite a revolt by supporters of leftist Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras.
BOGOTA, (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Nearly one million people in Guatemala are struggling to feed themselves as poor rainfall has led to drought and shrunken harvests, worsening hunger among the poor, the U.N.
DURBAN, (Reuters) – Opener Hashim Amla fell two runs shy of a half-century as South Africa cruised to a six-wicket victory over New Zealand in the first Twenty20 at Kingsmead yesterday.
Dear Editor, I wish to continue to examine the attempt by the APNU+AFC coalition government to fabricate a controversy regarding their “discovery” of $60 billion in certain commercial banks in the names of certain semi-autonomous statutory agencies.
Modern news coverage often suggests that we are perpetually in crisis.
SAO PAULO, (Reuters) – More defendants are negotiating and signing plea bargain deals in a massive bribery case focused on Brazil’s state-run oil firm Petrobras as federal prosecutors prepare charges against higher-profile suspects, including politicians.
Dear Editor, Fidel Castro has marked his 89th birthday with a newspaper column repeating assertions that the US owes socialist Cuba numerous millions of dollars in damages caused by its decades-long embargo.
RALEIGH, North Carolina, (Reuters) – In the end, Allyson Felix went with the world championship event that presented her with the biggest challenge.
Focus on Guyana’s National Budget 2015 represents the twenty-fifth edition of this Ram & McRae annual publication which highlights, reviews and comments on the major issues surrounding and raised in the National Budget.
This is the first Budget of the Granger Administration, the first for the Eleventh Parliament and the first for Mr.
2014 Facts Growth in Real GDP of 3.8% compared with a revised target of 4.5% and an initial target of 5.6%.
Overall real growth is projected at 3.4% in 2015 with the non-sugar economy and the sugar economy projected to grow by 3.8% and 1.7% respectively.
The Government’s projected Financial Plan for 2015 is summarised and tabled on page 27 of this Publication.
Current Non-Interest Expenditure In this section we consider how the budgeted expenditure is allocated among the principal Ministries, Departments, Regions and Programmes.
Section 6 of the 2015 Budget Speech contains twenty-nine paragraphs covering 15Budget measures.
The purpose of this section is to draw to the attention of policy makers the challenging issues faced by the country, whether arising out of the Budget presentation or otherwise.
President Granger in one of his first moves made one of the most sweeping restructuring of the Ministries and Departments of the Government.
It is what we have waited to hear for decades – the announcement of a significant oil find in Guyana!
Following the election on November 28, 2011, Focus 2012 in Commentary and Analysis did a piece called President Ramotar’s One Hundred Days.
Article 38G of the Constitution guaranteeing the freedom of the public service from political influence, one of the changes from the Herdmanston Constitutional reform process, did not matter to the PPP/C.
The task of preparing Budget 2015 nearly eight months into the year was made even more difficult by the wholesale revamp of Ministries and Departments.
