Daily Archive: Friday, October 14, 2016

The Private Sector Commission (PSC) says it has taken note of the government’s intention to exercise its right under the Acquisition of Lands for Public Purposes Act to acquire private lands for public use.

Fugitive drug trafficker Barry Dataram and his common-law wife Anjanie Boodnarine were this morning arrested at a house in Suriname by law enforcement officers.

The Guyana Sugar Corporation Inc. (GuySuCo) says that preparations are currently underway to commence cultivating rice at the Wales Estate.

(Jamaica Gleaner) Gaston Browne, prime minister of Antigua and Barbuda, supports Jamaican politicians who say the University of the West Indies’ (UWI) initial refusal to appear before a parliamentary committee must be used by Caribbean Community (CARICOM) countries to galvanise efforts to cut links with the British monarchy.

Attorney General Basil Williams yesterday denied that government has compulsorily acquired the private property at Middle and Carmichael streets, while saying the order issued to allow for surveying works was a prerequisite for negotiations with the owners.

President David Granger yesterday announced his administration’s upcoming legislative agenda, which includes the delinking of the immigration department from the Guyana Police Force.

At the conclusion of a parliamentary address in which he laid the troubles of the previous decade at the feet of the PPP/C, President David Granger yesterday voiced his hope for both sides of the National Assembly to find common ground but Opposition Leader Bharrat Jagdeo cast doubt on his sincerity, while questioning what he has done to move the agenda forward.

A young miner was found buried in a shallow grave along the 16 Miles Road in Bartica on Wednesday morning and it is suspected that he was robbed while transporting a quantity of raw gold for his employer and then killed.

Twenty-five-year-old Wayne Jackson Wharton, who was shot on Wednesday evening while standing on the West Front Road, succumbed to his injuries hours after and the police have since arrested two suspects.

The body of a cook was yesterday morning found in his bed at his Blue Berry Hill, Linden home with multiple stab wounds.

Full-time utility specialists from Canada’s Manitoba Hydro International Ltd. (MHI) will be working with the local management of the Guyana Power and Light Inc (GPL) under a three-year programme intended to improve the efficiency of the utility company.

Andre Dazzell, the Chief Accountant at the Ministry of the Presidency, yesterday testified that 24 memos, dated from August, 2011 to April, 2015 and related to requests for funds amounting to nearly $600M for unknown evaluation exercises, were purportedly signed by former minister Jennifer Westford.

Following heavy criticism, Minister of Public Health, Dr  George Norton yesterday apologised to the National Assembly,  President David Granger and the Guyanese people for providing inaccurate information about the controversial Sussex Street drug  bond and contract in August.

There is no risk in ending the contract with Wartsila for the management of four Guyana Power and Light Inc (GPL) supply stations, according to Board Chairman Robert Badal, who says the utility company is competent enough to undertake the job.

The Office of the Auditor General (AG) is investigating an apparent attempt by the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) to breach the Procurement Act by sub-dividing a contract worth $82.169 million so as to avoid cabinet scrutiny.

A team from the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) which visited Guyana last month expressed shock at the extent of poverty on Lombard Street in the city.

A fire suspected to be of electrical origin gutted the two-storey, three bedroom home of a Corentyne family on Wednesday around 08:30 pm.

Roger Bess, the driver who allegedly fatally struck an elderly man and injured two other persons on Cemetery Road last year, yesterday denied that he was driving recklessly.

The badly decomposed body of a man that was discovered on Wednesday afternoon at Craig Sea Dam, East Bank Demerara has been positively identified by relatives and the police are awaiting an autopsy to determine if his death was due to foul play.

The new Guyana Football Federation (GFF) Technical Director, Englishman Ian Greenwood, who was officially appointed on the 8th October, announced yesterday said that his primary focus is on youth development and coaching education.

A Juvenile Justice Officer from the United States will be spending three months in Guyana to do a rapid assessment of the New Opportunity Corps (NOC) and make recommendations on the way forward.

PALLEKELE, Sri Lanka, CMC – Off-spinner Rahkeem Cornwall snatched a five-wicket haul and Test opener Rajendra Chandrika and wicketkeeper Jahmar Hamilton lashed their second half-centuries of the game, as West Indies A produced a telling performance to put Sri Lanka A on the ropes on the penultimate day of the second four-day “Test” here Thursday.

A woman was yesterday remanded to prison after being charged with setting fire to a home and causing almost $2 million in damage as a result.

DUBAI, United Arab EmiratesCMC – Beleaguered West Indies endured another chastening day here Thursday as opener Azhar Ali stroked his 11th Test hundred to spearhead Pakistan’s domination of the opening day of the historic day/night first Test.

The body of an unidentified male was pulled from the trench along Church Street yesterday afternoon after it was discovered floating by school children who were playing at the Merriman Mall around 3:15 pm.

A police constable on Wednesday told a court that he had been confronted with the allegation that he had been involved in the attack on newspaper columnist Freddie Kissoon in which he was doused with faeces.

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates, CMC – Bowling coach Roddy Estwick has defended the West Indies bowling attack after they managed to get only one Pakistan wicket on the opening day of the historic day/night first Test here yesterday..

The newly established Guyana Oil and Gas Association (GOGA) on Tuesday evening used the occasion of its launch at the Marriott Hotel to call for “transparent governance” of the sector and to caution against Guyana going the way of other oil-producing countries.

Raymond Trotz believes that next week’s Coconut Festival to be held at the Arthur Chung Conference Centre is just the sort of impetus which the local industry needs in its pursuit of a rejuvenation.

It is not the easiest thing in the world to speak glibly about safety in the gold mining sector in circumstances where most of us who dwell outside of that circle do not know much about the associated risks.

Junior Hercules, head coach of the Guyana basketball squad for the Inter-Guiana Games(IGG)  said while the Guyana Amateur Basketball Federation (GABF) President has the power to increase the number of players on the training roster, the selection of the final team lies with the coaching staff.

LONDON,(Reuters) – Chelsea announced yesterday a long-term partnership with Nike from next year in a deal that media reports suggested could be worth 60 million pounds ($74.61 million) a season.

By Karen Abrams, MBA Co-Founder, STEMGuyana   The University of the West Indies (UWI) Department of Electrical and Computer Science Team has an idea for STEM education in Trinidad and Tobago and it could potentially benefit the entire Caribbean.

SHANGHAI,(Reuters) – Frenchman Gilles Simon upstaged world number three Stan Wawrinka 6-4 6-4 in the third round of the Shanghai Masters on Thursday, while top seeds Novak Djokovic and Andy Murray eased into the quarter-finals.

SYDNEY, (Reuters) – Australia will have a new chairman of selectors before the next Ashes series after Cricket Australia said yesterday that Rodney Marsh would not be seeking to stay on in the role when his contract expires next year.

JOHANNESBURG, (Reuters) – South African President Jacob Zuma has asked a court to stop the release of results of an anti-corruption investigation over allegations of political interference by his wealthy friends, his spokeswoman said yesterday.

Gold Prices for the three-day period ending Thursday October 13, 2016                      Kitco is a Canadian company that buys and sells precious metals such as gold, copper and silver.

Dear Editor, The Lancaster/Hogstye NDC has been the victim of neglect for decades under the PPP/C Government and this plight is now continuing under this current Coalition Government which is supposed to change things and more specifically empower NDCs to reflect the will of the people in order to foster socio/economic development of the various NDCs and by extension the Regions.

Dear Editor, Recently there was a post made on Facebook by the REO of Region 9, Carl Parker where he posted a photo of an ill guard who had fallen asleep on the job.

ZURICH,(Reuters) – FIFA president Gianni Infantino said on Thursday that proposals for a 32, 40 or 48-team World Cup in 2026 were still on the table and that a larger tournament would not mean a drop in quality.

STOCKHOLM/BOSTON, (Reuters) – Bob Dylan, a powerful voice of social turmoil in the United States from the 1960s onward, was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature yesterday in a surprise decision that made him the first singer-songwriter to win the honour.

Focused on exploiting the broadest possible range of marketing techniques to promote the locally manufactured Amy’s Pomeroon Coffee (APC), Chief Executive Officer of Amy’s Pomeroon Foods Inc Louis Holder has embarked on an exercise aimed at popularizing the product at government ministries and other state-run entities.

Maxwell Nurse concedes that when he embarked on his first entrepreneurial venture, M&M Graphics in the late 1990s his knowledge of the essentials of running a business was limited to a decidedly deficient understanding of the concept of making a ‘mark up.’

WASHINGTON,  (Reuters) – With Donald Trump’s U.S. election prospects dimming and controversy swirling around him, future Republican presidential hopefuls may be weighing whether standing by their man is the savvy move.

LONDON,(Reuters) – British heavyweight Tyson Fury has had his boxing licence suspended, hours after he announced he was relinquishing his two world titles to focus on his mental health.

Dear Editor, As a private collector of historic memorabilia, I have adapted the ‘relays’ from sports to my personal adventure where at some stage I have to pass on the baton.

(Reuters) – International Cycling Union (UCI) president Brian Cookson has said he would be surprised if an investigation into British Cycling by the country’s anti-doping agency UKAD found wrongdoing within the sport.

Co-proprietor of the multi-service enterprise operating under the trading name Solutions Pro, Marlon George, is currently engaged in initiatives designed to consolidate the business entity which was created in February 2014 and which, he believes, still has a considerable road to travel.

BANGKOK,  (Reuters) – Thailand’s King Bhumibol Adulyadej, the world’s longest-reigning monarch and a father-figure to the nation, died in hospital yesterday.

Dear Editor, Pleased to learn yesterday morning that the American singer and songwriter Bob Dylan, whose decades-long career in music has pushed the boundaries of multiple genres, has won the 2016 Nobel Prize in Literature.

LES CAYES, Haiti,  (Reuters) – As Haiti cleans up the destruction wrought by Hurricane Matthew, which killed more than 1,000 people and destroyed thousands of homes, the storm has also disrupted the education of many school children in the country.

(Reuters) – Hurricane Nicole plowed directly into Bermuda yesterday, causing widespread damage and knocking out power to most homes and businesses while apparently sparing the tiny Atlantic island chain any severe injuries or fatalities, government officials said.

Reuters) – England will climb to the top of the one-day international (ODI) cricket world rankings if they can maintain their fine form in the format, all-rounder Ben Stokes said after the side completed a series victory in Bangladesh.

Dear Editor, This is my response to  an anonymous letter in the Kaieteur News on  the 9th October, 2016 captioned ‘Waiting in vain for house lots in Lethem’ where the writer has made some serious allegations against myself and my office.

Hamid Latiff, called ‘Crapo,’ yesterday walked out of court a free man after a jury found him not guilty of murdering 16-year-old Mulchand Murilall.

ABUJA,  (Reuters) – Jihadist group Boko Haram has freed 21 of more than 200 girls it kidnapped in April 2014 in the northern Nigerian town of Chibok, after mediation by Switzerland and the International Red Cross, officials said yesterday.

Dear Editor, It is with growing concern that I am penning this letter to your newspaper so as to give my view on the sugar industry. 

(Reuters) – The Maldives said yesterday it will leave the Commonwealth, weeks after the organisation warned it could be suspended because of its lack of progress in promoting the rule of law and democracy.

HAMILTON, Bermuda, CMC – The Bermuda Cricket Board (BCB) announced on Wednesday that Canada will play three 50-over matches here later this month – even though the football season is in full swing – as the island prepares for a major tournament in the United States.

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Dear Editor, On October 8, 2016 in Stabroek News, I was deeply moved to read that the AFC was fruitful in a request to lessen the powers and responsibilities of Minister Harmon.

BOGOTA,  (Reuters) – Colombia’s President Juan Manuel Santos yesterday extended his ceasefire with Marxist FARC rebels through the end of the year as he seeks to revive a peace accord to end five decades of war after voters rejected the hard-fought deal in a referendum.

Stock market updates

Nearing the end of September weather experts were predicting that hurricane Matthew could potentially be devastating for a number of countries, and within a relatively short time it proved to be immensely destructive particularly for Haiti, but it has also seriously affected the lives of many in other Caribbean states, like The Bahamas, and several states along the south-eastern coast of the USA.

Politikles

Up front I’ll concede that today’s lead topic above consists of my layman’s ramblings on a societal issue that is very complex, complicated, technical, even profound.

Another exciting round in the Stag Beer sponsored West Demerara Football Association Senior League will commence tomorrow at the Den Amstel Community ground.

BRASILIA,  (Reuters) – A federal judge in Brazil ruled yesterday that former President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva will stand trial for an alleged bribery scheme related to work by construction giant Odebrecht in Angola.

Pavement mishap: A car ran out of control on Regent Street last night and careened onto the pavement.

Dale Forde is one of a number of farmers from various areas of coastal Guyana who credit the Promotion of Regional Opportunities for Produce through Enterprises and Linkages (PROPEL) project with seeing her through some of the toughest times she has had to face.