Daily Archive: Thursday, May 25, 2017

NEW YORK, (Reuters) – Oil prices fell nearly 5 percent today as OPEC’s decision to extend production curbs fell short of expectations of deeper or longer cuts.

(Trinidad Guardian) Ravi Anthony was shot twice and one of his arms and legs were chopped off by his killers, who then tried to set his body afire before dumping it in a forested area in Sister’s Road, his autopsy has found.

Government’s surprise announcement that it will hold a referendum on whether same-sex intimacy should be decriminalised is being condemned as a delaying tactic by civil society organisations.

A forty-four year old Corentyne man was yesterday sentenced to 18 years imprisonment at the  High Court in Berbice, for the murder of a teenager, who was reportedly a peacemaker in a fight in which he was involved in 2012.

The Guyana Bank for Trade and Industry (GBTI) followed protocol by reporting the allegedly fraudulent transaction by gold dealer, Saddiqi Rasul to the police, Head of the Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU), Matthew Langevine said yesterday.

For the six months ending March this year, Citizens Bank (Guyana) registered a 34.5% slide in after-tax profit and there was a sharp rise in the value of bad loans.

Efforts by the Ministry of Agriculture (MoA) are underway to take supplies to the farmers in the Potaro-Siparuni (Region Eight) area who suffered losses in last week’s flashfloods which destroyed 266 farms.

A four-year-old boy is in a critical condition and a number of other children were injured following an accident last evening at  Middle and Waterloo streets, Georgetown.

Importers of vehicles are at risk of being fined if their vehicles are brought in with used tyres that are not in conformity with recently amended laws, says the Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA).

While the Minister of Business had promised that all projects under the Rural Development Fund would have been completed by June last, nearly a year later, the Enmore Call Centre remains unfinished, with questions being raised about the nature of the agreement with the contractor.

National table tennis coach ldi Lewis, fresh from the just concluded Islamic Solidarity Games,  yesterday told Stabroek Sports that he was  quite satisfied with the team’s recent showing at the games even though the Guyanese loopers failed to medal.

The Guyana Table Tennis Association (GTTA) is set to hold national trials in an effort to select the senior national table tennis team to participate in the upcoming Senior Caribbean Championships set for July in Cuba.

A 32-year-old man was yesterday granted bail, after he appeared before a city court, charged with stealing over $700,000 from an account at Republic Bank (Guyana) Limited.

Two men, accused of chopping a shopkeeper whilst he was asleep and robbing him of $95,000, were yesterday remanded to prison.

The Guyana Cricket Board (GCB)/Hand-in-Hand Mutual Fire Insurance Company Limited U19 Inter-County limited overs tournament is set to bowl off Monday.

This article submitted by the Guyana Sugar Corporation (GUYSUCO) contends that tackling the challenges facing the sugar industry has broader implications for the Guyana economy as a whole.

The second annual Burgette Williams 5K and 10K road races are set to get off to a blazing start on Sunday.

The Ministry of Public Health (MoPH) has agreed to strengthen  security at the West Demerara Regional Hospital (WDRH), a move which comes two days after doctors and other health workers protested the poor arrangements at the institution.

A Guyanese woman was busted on Tuesday afternoon at the Lynden Pindling International Airport after she allegedly attempted to smuggle a quantity of cocaine concealed in her hair weave into The Bahamas.

Dear Editor, Having just returned from the Meeting of the Council for Foreign and Community Relations in Barba-dos, 18-19 May 2017, I thought that it would be useful to publicly share the position adopted by Jamaica during that meeting, having regard to discussions on relations within the hemisphere and most specifically on developments in Venezuela.

On the eve of the second anniversary of the accession to office of the APNU-AFC administration, President David Granger talks with The Guyana Review about his administration, his presidency and his vision for the future of Guyana ________________ Guyana Review: You are the only President of Guyana ever to have served in that office without the benefit of any prior Cabinet experience.

The Guyana Cricket Board (GCB) and the National Sports Commission (NSC) yesterday extended condolences to the family and friends of the late Daniel Richmond who died on Sunday.

The Forgotten Youth Foundation (FYF) Gym will host an Inter-Gym boxing competition Saturday at the James and Bel Air Streets premises from 16:00hrs.

University of Guyana Vice Chancellor Professor Ivelaw Griffith talks with The Guyana Review about the challenges that inhere in the transformation of the University of Guyana Guyana Review: Perhaps we can start by trying to secure an insight into your vision, your priorities for the University of Guyana.

Dear Editor, I wish to address the proposition of a referendum concerning the legal recognition and decriminalization of homosexuality.

Director of National Events, Colonel Godfrey Bess yesterday said that D’Urban Park is ready for tonight’s flag-raising.

Like a good corporate citizen, Ansa McAL is once again supporting a local discipline.

By Raphael Trotman MP, Minister of Natural Resources Many adjectives and superlatives can be used to describe today’s happenings not just what is unfolding at this instant at the Georgetown Marriott, but overall, I am speaking about what is taking place within Guyana and around the world following on the announcement of a ‘significant’ discovery 200 km offshore Guyana’s territorial waters – “historic”, “transformational”, “transcendental”, “outstanding”, “stupendous”, and “exciting” are some words which spring to mind and have been used.

The Attorney General and Minister of Legal Affairs, Basil Williams, along with eight others will represent Guyana at the Caribbean Financial Action Task Force (CAFTF) XLV Plenary Meetings on May 29.

Minister within the Ministry of Public Health, Dr Karen Cummings, on Sunday met with Mahaicony residents who voiced their concerns on issues affecting them.

Earlier this year The Guyana Oil and Gas Association (GOGA) hosted its first Conference and Exposition under the theme, “The Initiation of a Transformative Industry”. 

HOVE, England, CMC – Barbadian all-round sensation Jofra Archer completed an eight-wicket haul as he helped propel Sussex to a crushing innings and 177-run victory over Durham in the English County Championship here yesterday.

By Wesley Kirton SOUTH FLORIDA – Much has been written about the results of the recent US presidential election and President Elect, Donald Trump.

After years of pleading with officials for potable water, the residents of Jackson Creek and Molsen Creek were delighted yesterday morning as the Guyana Water Incorporated (GWI) commissioned a water distribution network in Molsen Creek.

WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – A bill passed by U.S. House Republicans would cause 23 million people to lose healthcare coverage by 2026 while de-stabilizing health insurance markets in some states and making it hard for sick people to buy insurance, a budget watchdog agency said yesterday.

“With the influx shown in the meet, our budget is now about 29 million dollars.”

Dear Editor, In a matter of days, Guyana will be celebrating its 51st year of independence.

A labourer was yesterday remanded to prison, after denying ownership of a gun allegedly found in his possession, last Saturday at the Stabroek Market.

Dear Editor, Please forgive my repetitiousness, but very recent pronouncements in relation to the governance system in this country once again give pause for anxiety, and indeed alarm.

By Ken Gordon Ken Gordon served as managing director of the Trinidad Express and CEO and chairman of Caribbean Communications Network (CCN).

A mini health fair will be hosted on Saturday in front Chetson’s on Wellington Street from noon to 17:00hrs.

MANCHESTER, England, (Reuters) – Police scrambled to close down a network around the Manchester suicide bomber with arrests in Britain and Tripoli yesterday, as details about the investigation were leaked to U.S.

The poet and playwright Derek Walcott, who moulded the language and forms of the western canon to his own purposes for more than half a century, has died aged 87.

VATICAN CITY, (Reuters) – Pope Francis urged U.S. President Donald Trump to be a peacemaker at their first meeting yesterday after they exchanged sharp words last year, and Trump promised he would not forget the pontiff’s message.

Dear Editor, I am definitely not an expert but I have researched and received assistance from knowledgeable persons.

A group of police ranks along with  members of the public graduated on Monday afternoon from several training programmes which were sponsored by the Board of Industrial Training (BIT) in collaboration with the Guyana Police Force.

In an effort to get the competitive juices of the junior athletes flowing ahead of next week’s South American U-20 Championships, the Guyana Overseas Based Sports Association Inc.,

BRASILIA, (Reuters) – Protesters demanding the resignation of Brazilian President Michel Temer staged running battles with police and set fire to a ministry building in Brasilia yesterday, prompting the scandal-hit leader to order the army onto the streets.

MUMBAI, (Reuters) – India’s best chances of defending the Champions Trophy title next month will be if they do not burden themselves with the prospect, skipper Virat Kohli said yesterday.

ROME, (Reuters) – More than 30 migrants, mostly toddlers, drowned on Wednesday when about 200 people without life jackets fell from a boat into the sea off the Libyan coast before they could be hauled into waiting rescue boats.

Dear Editor, “To survive in peace and harmony, united and strong, we must have one people, one nation, one flag” – Pauline Hanson.

The Government of Guyana has welcomed a donation of $5M from ExxonMobil Guyana, which will be handed over to the Civil Defence Commission (CDC) to aid in relief efforts for flood affected areas in Cuyuni-Mazaruni (Region Seven) and Potaro-Siparuni (Region Eight).

With its grim and ghastly images of colonial history, slavery still inspires West Indian dreams of individual freedom and collectives independence.

CARACAS, (Reuters) – Deepening her split with unpopular President Nicolas Maduro’s government, Venezuela’s chief prosecutor yesterday accused security officers of excessive force and condemned the use of military tribunals to judge protesters.

PORT-AU-PRINCE,  (Reuters) – The eagerly anticipated results of an autopsy of former Haitian President Rene Preval showed the leader died last month after a heart irregularity cut off his ability to breathe, officials said yesterday.

New GPC  Inc  has donated medical supplies to the Ministry of Public Health in an effort to combat the rise of any infectious or airborne diseases as a result of the flooding in Regions 7 and 8, a release from the company said yesterday.

Dear Editor, After I was discharged from the Suddie Public Hospital a week ago, I was given an appointment by the surgeons for a medical check-up at 9 am on Monday 22.

Gerry Gouveia can think of a whole host of reasons why it would be more than worth the while to reintroduce the Guyana National Service (GNS) as a dimension to the experience of young Guyanese.

WASHINGTON,  (Reuters) – Senior Russian intelligence and political officials discussed how to influence Donald Trump through his advisers according to information gathered by American spies last summer, the New York Times reported on Wednesday, Citing three current and former U.S.

(Reuters) – Defending champion and Dallas native Jordan Spieth will try to shake off a rare bout of poor form when he competes at this week’s Dean & DeLuca Invitational where he will be the hometown favourite for the last leg of the PGA Tour’s ‘Texas Swing.’

PITTSBURGH, (Reuters) – Seven men and five women, including two black jurors, will determine comedian Bill Cosby’s fate at his upcoming sexual assault trial in Pennsylvania, after claims from his lawyers that race played a factor in their selection.

Among the wars raging in the world the latest is the war on sugar.

Dear Editor, For the second time in recent years (this time speaking with the great footballer Shaka Hislop) I have heard or read Jeffrey Dujon’s viewpoint that West Indies cricket needs to be revamped at the schoolboy level over a period of several years before they can compete with senior players from leading cricket countries.

QUITO,  (Reuters) – Lenin Moreno was sworn in as Ecuador’s president yesterday following a tight electoral race that the former vice president won on promises of maintaining the social programs of his leftist predecessor, Rafael Correa.

With a slight pebbly surface, diminutive size and deep orange, red and yellow folds, the latest member of horticultural royalty seems to hardly deserve a second glance.

In the May 20th edition of Stabroek News  under the headline  ‘Ex-GRDB members charged with failing to record over $250M in funds’ Majeed Hussain, pictured below, was incorrectly identified as Jagnarine Singh.

MELBOURNE,  (Reuters) – The Australian Cricketers’ Association has set up a business to manage and market players’ intellectual property should they be unable to strike a pay deal with the national cricket board.

These days, much more than during any other period in our post-independence history, there is, with good reason, a deliberate focus on the role which Guyanese in the diaspora can play in the country’s   development.