Daily Archive: Thursday, February 16, 2017

Opposition Leader Bharrat Jagdeo today lambasted claims by the State Assets Recovery Unit that the country lost up to $313b per annum in corruption and illicit capital flight among other causes while the PPP/C was in office.

Hundreds turned out again outside City Hall today to press calls for the scrapping of the controversial parking meters project.

NEW YORK/RALEIGH, N.C., (Reuters) – More than 100 restaurants and dozens of other businesses in cities around the United States shut their doors on Thursday to show support for “A Day Without Immigrants,” a walkout aimed at protesting President Donald Trump’s policies.

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates, CMC – West Indies player Marlon Samuels has been cleared by cricket’s governing body, the ICC, to resume bowling in international cricket.

The Board of Directors of Smart City Solutions Inc. (SCSI) today dismissed Ifagbamila Kamau Cush from his position as a Director of the parking meters company.

(Trinidad Guardian) State witness Samuel Rampersad was supposed to attend court yesterday, but hours before this appearance three armed men stormed his home and shot him dead in front of his family.

For years the Guyana Power and Light (GPL) breached Section 24 of the Procurement Act 2003, awarding billions of dollars in contracts in direct contravention of the act, since it did so without the approval of the National Procurement and Tender Administration Board (NPTAB) and it had no written permission to do so by the NPTAB.

As part of restructuring, GTT says it will be retrenching approximately 120 persons within the next 12 months, which the Postal and Telecommuni-cations Workers Union (PTWU) says is unlawful since they were not informed of the company’s actions.

Five persons were yesterday remanded over the murder of Tain mother of four, Leilawatie Mohamed, also known as ‘Aunty Leila’, 45, a domestic worker of Lot 149, Sixth Street, Tain Settlement, Corentyne on February 7.

Closure of the Rose Hall and Enmore sugar factories and several cultivations by the end of this year has been proposed by the government, according to the PPP which says it will not support these moves.

SARU yesterday defended legislation intended to set up an agency to retrieve state assets and it claimed that the country was bleeding up to $313b per annum under the PPP/C government.

Almost a dozen persons including several children are now homeless after a fire last evening  gutted two Princes Street, Georgetown dwellings.

The management of Guyana Power and Light (GPL) knew six months after it hired the now fired chief executive officer (CEO) Colin Welch, that he had deceived the company about his qualifications.

Leon Duncan called ‘Whistle’ was once again taken before the George-town Magistrate’s Court yesterday, and charged with attempted murder and discharging a loaded firearm at a man.

In light of concerns raised over the safety of the craft used by Insel Air, the Guyana Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) has halted the airline’s operations here, pending discussions with officials from the Curacao Flag carrier.

A third suspect in the fatal beating of fisherman, Shereffudeen Nazamudeen was yesterday arrested by the police after he was implicated by villagers of Ruby, East Bank Essequibo, where the incident occurred.

Ray Yokum, Steffon Campbell and Faisal Moore who are accused of murdering Glen Xavier, are likely to know their fate later this afternoon, after a jury deliberates on the case against them.

A shop owner was yesterday released on $300,000 bail after he was brought before the court and charged with stealing US$5000 in cash, along with some documents from a businessman.

Town Clerk, Royston King, and the Chief Engineer, Colvern Venture, met with Peter Abdool, Roy Beepat of Giftland Mall and Dale Beresford on Friday, February 10 and reached an agreement on the use of the access road to the mall.

– Vanguard upset Strikers in female fina Royston Alkins A small-sized crowd witnessed a keenly contested female volleyball final between Castrol Strikers and Vanguard VC at the Guyana National Gymnasium, last evening.

ST JOHN’S, Antigua, CMC – Scintillating maiden hundreds by Chadwick Walton and Jermaine Blackwood catapulted Jamaica Scorpions into the Regional Super50 final with a crushing 292-run victory over reigning champions Trinidad and Tobago Red Force, in a lopsided semi-final under lights here yesterday.

Dear Editor, I refer to an article captioned, ‘PPP/C to convene consultation in bid to get local gov’t commission going,’ (SN, February 15), in which Ms Gail Teixeira is quoted as saying, “Where are the three names from the President?

 By Royston Alkins   East Bank handed West Bank a 10-wicket mauling while East Coast got the better of Georgetown by 99 runs when the Demerara U15 competition continued yesterday at the Everest Cricket Club ground, Camp Road.

ST JOHN’S, Antigua, CMC – Tournament favourites Barbados Pride will chase their third final in four years while hosts Leeward Islands Hurricanes will focus their energies on ending their recent lean run when they meet in the second semi-final of the Regional Super50 here today.

Dear Editor, I note your article in today’s paper (Feb 15) in which Mr Godfrey Statia, Commissioner General of the Guyana Revenue Authority, stated that “tuition for the University of Guyana (UG) is not subject to Value Added Tax (VAT) neither is the tuition for the Government Technical Institute, Cyril Potter College of Education or any other government education institution.”

The disgruntled clubs who are at odds with the executive of the Guyana Cycling Federation (GCF) will have a chance to iron out the wrinkles during a General Council Meeting today at Olympic House.

Dear Editor, I write in response to an article in the Stabroek News dated 15th February with the caption ‘Bare Root poison patients discharged from GPHC.’ 

The Guyana Power and Light (GPL) revealed on Tuesday that it was the touching of two transmission lines of different voltages that caused the disruption in the system on Sunday, and ultimately led to blackouts across Demerara and Berbice.

Dear Editor, During the recent debate on our (PPP/C’s) much amended motion, GPL and Guyana’s long term energy strategy, Minister of Public Infrastructure David Patterson, in informing the House and the nation about ending the Wartsila contract, stated that the operations and maintenance of the generating sets were done by 194 skilled Guyanese, and Wartsila received US$25000.00 per day for just “checking off” the work done.

Tourney host Fruta Conquerors and Georgetown Football Club (GFC) are through to the final of the Turbo Energy Drink sponsored Fruta Conquerors U19 Academy League final following semifinal wins over Santos and Uitvlugt respectively on Monday.

Hopetown Steelers upset Smythfield Rockers 49-45 in overtime when the Berbice Amateur Basketball Association (BABA) sanctioned Anamayah championships continued Sunday.

Dear Editor, Fifty years on in our nation’s history and finally we the people have a chance to make a difference in the way we act as a people, a chance to change our own behaviour.

Caribbean U19 girls’ singles runner-up Taylor Fernandes suffered an upset defeat when the Guyana Squash Association (GSA) in collaboration with its number one corporate sponsor Digicel’s annual Farfan and Mendes junior squash tournament got underway at the Georgetown Club Inc.

Dear Editor, On November 2, 2016 Stabroek News published an article captioned ‘Hinds says he expects to be fully reimbursed -says NSC obligated to pay for capital works to CASH and National Gymnasium.’

Dear Editor, One day, the subject Minister announces ‘no interference’ in the parking meter fiasco.

Despite the Georgetown Amateur Basketball Association (GABA) announcing that it plans to hold its Annual General Meeting (AGM) and election of office bearers in March the association is yet to receive a formal correspondence from any prospective nominee said incumbent president Junior Hercules.

Dear Editor, The country, viewed from abroad, continues to live in interesting times.

(Reuters) – England’s new test captain Joe Root said he will try to put his “own stamp” on the team, but will seek advice from former skipper Alastair Cook and the other senior players whenever he needs to.

Dear Editor, Supporting good health and ensuring quality health care extends far beyond hospital and doctor care.

CARACAS,  (Reuters) – President Nicolas Maduro’s government ordered the suspension of CNN’s Spanish-language service from Venezuela’s airwaves yesterday, accusing it of distorting the truth in coverage.

(The Sports Xchange) – LeBron James and Kyrie Irving each scored 25 points and James added 14 assists as the Cleveland Cavaliers pulled away for a 116-108  victory over the Minnesota Timberwolves.

Dear Editor, As a result of ongoing round ups of out-of-status immigrants in New York and across the country, Guyanese and other Caribbean undocumented (illegal) immigrants in the New York metro area are edgy and fearful about their continued stay in the US.

WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – In a blow to President Donald Trump as he tries to assemble his administration, his nominee for labor secretary, Andrew Puzder, withdrew his name from consideration yesterday amid concerns that he could not garner enough Senate votes to be confirmed.

The United States Embassy is happy to answer some common questions that travelers may have once they have acquired their U.S.

In the hope of ensuring that there is more transparency and accountability in the extractive sector, the Guyana Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative Multi-Stakeholder Group (G-EITI MSG) was launched yesterday.

WELLINGTON, (Reuters) – New Zealand will be without Martin Guptill for the one-off Twenty20 international against South Africa and the start of the one-day series as he recovers from another hamstring strain.

Dear Editor, When will we start allowing the world to once again acknowledge our country, not one month out of the twelve, but every single day?

It was by way of a report titled ‘Impact of Mining: Survival Strategies for Interior Communities in Guyana,’ released by the Guyana Human Rights Association (GHRA) that the troubling dysfunction in Baramita, Region One, was made public.

SEOUL/KUALA LUMPUR,  (Reuters) – Malaysian police yesterday detained a woman holding Vietnam travel papers and said they were looking for a “few” other foreign suspects in connection with the apparent assassination of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un’s estranged half-brother.

 (Reuters) – The New York Knicks are the NBA’s most valuable team for the second consecutive year despite having been shut out of the playoffs since 2013, according to a Forbes poll released on Wednesday that showed the average team value rose 9 percent.

The Mighty Sparrow complained bitterly “it’s a shame, it’s a shame” in his classic composition “Pay As You Earn (P.A.Y.E)”

PNC stays with old electoral officials THE ruling PNC, through its members on the Elections Commission has nominated the 10 former registrars to continue in these positions for the upcoming elections putting it at odds with opposition parties which have put up fresh names.