Daily Archive: Saturday, April 22, 2017

Transparency Institute Guyana Inc says that the government’s proposed code of conduct for top officials lacks specificity and this deficiency appears as low commitment to integrity in public office and it can ultimately impede the effectiveness of the Code and erode public confidence.

CARACAS, (Reuters) – Venezuela’s opposition marched in silence on Saturday to honor a dozen people killed in three weeks of protests demanding that the government of President Nicolas Maduro hold delayed elections and address a growing economic crisis.

(Trinidad Guardian) International credit ratings agency Standard and Poor’s Global Ratings (S&P) has downgraded T&T’s sovereign credit rating, citing the sharp increase in the country’s debt burden since 2014.

Amid years of varied controversies, the Ministry of Public Health is calling on prospective suppliers of pharmaceuticals to make their concerns about the procurement process known so that appropriate guidelines could be crafted.

In addition to stepping down as an APNU+AFC councillor on the Region Five Regional Council, Carol Joseph has also resigned from all posts she held in the People’s National Congress Reform (PNCR), sources close to her said yesterday.

The Guyana Police Force’s legal advisor has advised investigators do further work on their investigation of the alleged report of a plot to assassinate President David Granger.

President David Granger, welcomed the contingent of athletes which returned home yesterday to a hero’s welcome at State House after they raced into the record books at the recent Flow CARIFTA Games in Curacao.

The High Court has granted an interim injunction postponing the Guyana Public Service Union (GPSU) elections, which are due to be held on Monday, by nearly two weeks unless the executive council can produce the treasurer’s report for the past 12 years and the Auditor General’s report that was reportedly presented to it.

Leeward Islands Hurricane ended the first day of their final round Digicel, West Indies Cricket Board (WICD) Regional four-day clash against host Guyana Jaguars on 62 – 0 when play was called at the Guyana National Stadium Providence, yesterday after skipper Rahkeem Cornwall produced another sensational bowling performance, grabbing his third five-wicket-haul of the season to dislodge Guyana for a less-than-par first-innings total of 187.

Dubbed by the US government as the leader of an extensive mortgage fraud scheme, Guyanese businessman Ed Ahmad was yesterday jailed by a New York court for two years for attempt and conspiracy to commit mail fraud in a case that attracted interest here because of his links to former president Bharrat Jagdeo.

Government revenue collections from taxes for January stood at $11.9 billion, representing a 39.9% increase from the same period last year, according to the February Monthly Economic Bulletin published by the Ministry of Finance.

KINGSTON, Jamaica, CMC – High quality half-centuries from Roston Chase and Shane Dowrich averted catastrophe for West Indies and helped the Caribbean side make a strong finish to the opening day of the first Test against Pakistan here yesterday.

The actual Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growth for 2016 was 3.3%, which was higher than the 2.6% that was projected at the time of the presentation of the 2017 budget.

The 2017 edition of the Guinness ‘Greatest of the Streets’ Linden Championship is slated to commence tomorrow at the Mackenzie Market Tarmac from 19:00hrs.

The Demerara Tobacco Company Limited (Demtoco) registered a before-tax profit of almost $2.8B for 2016, representing a slight decline from the previous year.

Dear Editor, The Society Against Sexual Orientation Discrimination (SASOD) and Guyana Trans United (GTU) wish to comment on the response by the Government of Guyana to our submissions in the petition on the “Human Rights Situation of Young Persons in Guyana” brought up by the Guyana Equality Forum (GEF) member organisations during the 161st Period of Sessions of the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) on March 22, 2017.

Fitness fans get ready, the highly anticipated National Novices Champion-ship will be staged this evening at the Theatre Guild.

KOLKATA, India, CMC – Sunil Narine produced a cameo with the bat in the opening role but proved ineffective with the ball, as Kolkata Knight Riders went down by four wickets to Dwayne Smith’s Gujarat Lions at Eden Gardens here yesterday.

The High Court has ordered Attorney General (AG) Basil Williams SC to appoint the Governing Board of the Deeds and Commercial Registries Authority.

Dear Editor, History was created in Guyana on Thursday 13th April, 2017 when the country’s National Assembly debated and passed the State Assets Recovery Bill, which paved the way for the establishment of the State Assets Recovery Agency.

PARIS, (Reuters) – The killing of a policeman by a suspected Islamist militant pushed national security to the top of the French political agenda yesterday, two days before the presidential election.

Christian rap recording artiste Onassis ‘Valon’ Roberts, who is also a songwriter and producer,  recently burst onto the local scene and has been creating waves with his hit songs “Still All Good,” “Don’t Deserve You” and “Misunderstood,” which was released back in January on 98.1.

Darren Bravo appears to have rejected the chance of a return to the West Indies side by launching a claim for damages against the WICB.

Dear Editor, Reference is made to a letter in the April 19, 2017 Edition of the Kaieteur News by Mr.

The sister of Vishal Hansraj, the Covent Garden mason who was fatally stabbed on Monday night, was yesterday charged with his murder.

Hi Everyone, The tomato season here in Barbados is short this year due to a prolonged dry spell, but I read recently that Guyana is enjoying a bounty of produce at excellent prices; more on that later.

A mason is now a remanded prisoner after he was charged yesterday with having over seven pounds of cannabis in his possession.

Dear Editor, We the undersigned who are all residents of Georgetown, living within the Sandy Babb/ Middleton Streets area, Kitty are concerned at attempts to undo the good work that has been done in our area over the last 16 months.

SEOUL/BEIJING,  (Reuters) – South Korea was on heightened alert yesterday ahead of another important anniversary in North Korea, with a large concentration of military hardware amassed on both sides of the border amid concerns about a new nuclear test by Pyongyang.

WASHINGTON/SPRING, Tx.,  (Reuters) – The United States will not make an exception for American companies, including oil major Exxon Mobil Corp, seeking to drill in areas prohibited by U.S.

Dear Editor, The Deeds and Commercial Registries (Amendment) Bill was published in the Official Gazette on the 24th  January 2017.

When it comes to authentic personal choice and choosing what we want to wear, sometimes it isn’t as personal as we may perceive it or want it to be.

A housewife was remanded to prison yesterday by a city magistrate after being charged with trying to smuggle cannabis into the Camp Street prison for her common-law husband.

LONDON, CMC – West Indies will play official warm-up matches against Pakistan and South Africa ahead of their campaign in the ICC Women’s World Cup starting this June in England.

CARACAS,  (Reuters) – Eight people were electrocuted  during a looting incident in Caracas, a firefighter said yesterday, amid violent protests against Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro by opponents accusing him of seeking to create a dictatorship.

A meeting was planned to accommodate consultations on the proposed Value-Added Tax (VAT) on private education.

SAO PAULO, (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – An international human rights commission has accused Brazil of failing to obey its own constitution and ringfence ancient tribal territories in a landmark court case that pits the state against indigenous people.

Last Saturday evening at the Indian Monument Garden saw the sashing of nine of ten beauties who will be vying for the Miss India Guyana 2017 crown come May 19, at the Marriott Hotel.

(Reuters) – Tesla Inc founder and Chief Executive Elon Musk said his latest company Neuralink Corp is working to link the human brain with a machine interface by creating micron-sized devices.

Junior Natural Resources Minister Simona Broomes has said that as the ministry moves to put provisions in place to protect small miners, only those with under 10 blocks of land will be able to become members of mining syndicates.

President Trump’s imaginary ”armada” – a description that suggests a certain historical illiteracy – has set the stage for a genuine military confrontation with North Korea.

ZURICH, (Reuters) – Disgraced former FIFA president Sepp Blatter said on Friday he had met lawyers from the U.S.

Dear Editor, The theme for Carifesta XIII slated for Barbados from August 17 – 27, is “Asserting Our Culture, Celebrating Ourselves”.

Remember when Hollywood was obsessed with the Holy Bible? Probably not.

The Indian Cultural Centre will screen the 2015 romantic hit movie Prem Ratan Dhan Payo today from 4.30 pm at its New Haven, Bel Air location.