Daily Archive: Monday, June 19, 2017

The Guyana Sugar Corporation Inc. (GuySuCo) today said that the Report on the Feasibility Study for Aquaculture – as a diversification venture for GuySuCo – has found that it has significant potential.

At approximately 1.34 pm today, the Demerara-Berbice Interconnected System (DBIS)  experienced a total shutdown following a trip of the breaker for the transmission line linking the Kingston and Vreed-en-Hoop Substations, a release from the Guyana Power and Light (GPL) said.

(Trinidad Express) Tropical Storm Bret has formed east of Trinidad and Tobago, and it is already causing damage.

(Trinidad Express) Caribbean Airlines (CAL) have cancelled a number of flights on Monday due to several Caribbean countries being placed under a tropical storm warning.

The Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) today said that it has been brought to its attention that a fake Facebook page has been created, purporting to act officially as the GRA’s Facebook Page.

(Trinidad Guardian) Two cousins were shot dead yesterday stopping Fathers’ Day celebrations in Salybia.

LONDON, (Reuters) – The death toll in the fire that ravaged a London tower block last week has risen to 79, police said today, and the government said it was working to get a public inquiry into the disaster up and running promptly.

Silence continues from both the Public Procurement Commission (PPC)  and the Georgetown Public Hospital (GPHC) Board, three months after their respective investigations began into the over-$605M emergency purchase of drugs fast-tracked by Minister of Public Health, Volda Lawrence.

With the closure of the Wales estate last December many lives have been disrupted, including those of the cane-cutters and cane transporters who are desperately trying to figure out their next source of income.

The Sparta Boss dynasty continued on Saturday as a Gregory Richardson helmet-trick secured them the Xtreme Cleaners/GT Beer Gold Rush Futsal championships downing Tucville 7-4 at the National Gymnasium, Mandela Avenue.

Dear Editor, I would be grateful for your publication of my letter which seeks to clarify two issues currently circulating in the media.

Following complaints about the new Civil Procedures Rules for the Supreme Court,  steps are being taken to establish a committee which will provide recommendations to the Chief Justice, President of the Bar Council of the Guyana Bar Association, Kamal Ramkarran has revealed.

Guyana’s Calvin Ming won the FIA Formula 4 NACAM championships held in Mexico City June 17 and 18 after placing fourth in Saturday’s event.

Minister of Public Security, Khemraj Ramjattan says that the snags encountered during the investigation of an alleged plot to assassinate President David Granger led the country’s leader to order a Commission of Inquiry (CoI) into the matter.

Dear Editor, In civilised democratic nations a Parliament is always a very high deliberative forum where laws are passed and the most important issues affecting people, both nationally and internationally, are articulated.

Add another National Road Race Title to Claire Fraser-Green’s collection. One day after winning her sixth national time-trial championship in the hills of Linden, the UK based rider took her talents to the open roads and once again soloed to victory in the annual flagship event of the Guyana Cycling Federation’s calendar.

A Kitty woman is now in a critical condition at the Georgetown Public Hospital after she was struck down at the corner of Camp and Robb streets yesterday afternoon.

Dear Editor, The Father’s Day greetings on social media reflected the various complex emotions about fathers, good fathers and bad fathers and good fathers who are sometimes bad and so on.

After promising to ensure regular and consistent access to the media through a variety of channels, President David Granger has not had an extended engagement with the press since April 2017.

Dear Editor, Immediately preceding this series the Australian board fought with its cricketers, and the Indian cricketers, normally burdened by Pakistan`s greater motivation to beat India than India`s motivation to defeat Pakistan, had to deal with the additional stress of having such a serious dispute with their board that there was some doubt as to whether they would participate in the competition.

Daniel Lopes defeated Benjettan Osbourne 6-0, 6-1 in a one sided match on Wednesday when the Guyana Bank for Trade and Industry Open lawn tennis tournament continued at the GBTI courts in Bel Air.

LONDON, (Reuters) – Fakhar Zaman and Mohammad Amir shone as Pakistan defied the odds to overwhelm arch-rivals India by 180 runs and pull off a major upset in the Champions Trophy final at The Oval yesterday.

Questions are still being asked about why Haimraj Hamandeo was not allowed to assume duties as the Deputy Regional Executive Officer (DREO) of Region Two even though the Public Service Commission had appointed him.

Dear Editor, Can someone please do something to help a young man I saw two days ago in front of Mae’s School.

Dear Editor, President Trump said something sublime and powerful in the aftermath of the tragic shooting in Virginia of the Congressman and his companions.

The Government is seeking consultancy services for a feasibility study and design for the Linden to Mabura Hills Road upgrade and river crossing at Kurupukari under a UK-funded project.

WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – One of President Donald Trump’s personal lawyers said in television interviews yesterday that the president was not under investigation for obstruction of justice, but when pressed on the assertion, said he was not certain.

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – Cricket West Indies boss Dave Cameron says senior West Indies players need to come to grips with the harsh reality of their performance-based requirements, stressing that experience alone would no longer count in the issuing of central retainer contracts.

PESHAWAR/QUETTA, Pakistan, (Reuters) – Cricket-obsessed Pakistanis flooded onto the streets draped in their national green and white flag in celebration yesterday after their national team trounced arch-foe India in the Champions Trophy final.

Dear Editor, I welcome Mr Rashleigh Jackson’s letter published in Stabroek News of June 2 (‘What programmes would Dr Jagan have pursued in Guyana as a socialist?’). 

All works have been halted at the Kato High School, and a reassessment of the remedial works that need to be completed before the building can be occupied will take place this week, the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Education told the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) on Monday.

LONDON, (Reuters) – Several people were injured in north London early today when a van rammed into worshippers leaving a mosque, witnesses said, in what British police described as a “major incident”.

Dear Editor, America-based Guyanese are considering a boycott of the diaspora conference on investment being organized by the University of Guyana VC’s office.

Berbice School of Excellence and Rosignol Secondary secured wins in the Region #5 zone when 7th Annual Digicel Schools Football Championships continued yesterday.

BEIRUT, (Reuters) – Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei lashed out yesterday at U.S.

RadioShack officially opened its doors at the Giftland Mall on Friday, despite filing again for bankruptcy in the United States in March, but its franchise holder assured that Guyana is not affected by that.

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – Selectors have named an unchanged 13-man West Indies squad to face India in the opening doubleheader of the five-match one-day series starting here next Friday.

Dear Editor, Last Saturday I activated a three-day data plan on my mobile phone with GTT. 

PARIS, (Reuters) – French unions have lost many of their traditional allies in parliament after yesterday’s parliamentary election result, but President Emmanuel Macron cannot afford to ride roughshod over them if he is to successfully push through his reform agenda.

CARACAS, (Reuters) – Venezuela’s national guard commander on Sunday defended his forces in the face of criticism from rights activists and the opposition, and said riot-control equipment supplied by China has averted casualties during a wave of massive street protests.

During Men’s Health Week, the man/woman in the street were asked to speak on their lifestyles and what they do to maintain their health or to encourage their significant others to lead healthy lifestyles.

The 27 youths who graduated from the Republic Bank (Guyana) Limited’s Youth Link Apprenticeship programme on Thursday were encouraged to build character and aspire for mastery in their careers.

KAZAN, Russia, (Reuters) – Mexico claimed a 2-2 draw with Portugal in their Confederations Cup opener yesterday with a last-gasp equaliser by Hector Moreno after Cedric seemed to have won the game for the European champions with a goal five minutes from time.

AMMAN/WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – A U.S. warplane shot down a Syrian army jet yesterday in the southern Raqqa countryside, with Washington saying the jet had dropped bombs near U.S.-backed

Dear Editor, The closure of certain roads to facilitate Parliament sessions and the failure to adequately inform and advise commuters, motorists and the public in general, resulting in traffic chaos, is a matter of grave concern.

By The Caribbean Voice There are no reliable statistics on the amount of persons engaging in the use of illegal drugs or those described as addicts.

The Guyana Gold and Diamond Miners Association (GGDMA) has called on the Government to step forward with robust technical assistance to small and medium scale miners in order to ensure sustainable principles are applied to the gold and diamond sectors.

(Trinidad Guardian) Detectives have received information that the mafia-style murders of a Trinidadian and two Chinese Nationals a mere two days apart in Marabella could be linked.

(Trinidad Guardian) The ANSA McAL Group announced last week that its wholly-owned subsidiary ANSA Coatings International has signed a definitive agreement to acquire the Caribbean business of Berger, the paint manufacturer.

When the government made the earth-shattering announcement on January 18, 2016, that cane operations at the Wales estate would end on December 31, 2016 it sugar-coated the announcement with a number of promises to  find gainful employment for the hundreds who would have to be retrenched and to extend a lifeline to the community which faced grave jeopardy.

ERIN, Wisconsin,  (Reuters) – Brooks Koepka was holding steady in buffeting winds, powering to a one-shot lead in the final round of the U.S.

BAMAKO, (Reuters) – Gunmen yesterday attacked a luxury resort popular with Western expatriates just outside Mali’s capital, Bamako, killing two people in what the security minister called a terrorist attack, while 36 guests were rescued.

In last week’s article, we referred to the two recognized methods of accounting for costs relating to the exploration, development and production of crude oil and natural gas: the “successful efforts” (SE) method and the “full cost” (FC) method.

Former Georgetown Deputy Mayor Sherod Duncan has assured his constituents that his new post as a Public Relations Officer at the Ministry of Business will in no way stifle his advocacy at the council.

Dear Editor, It is with dismay that I witness Guyanese being insensitive and unsupportive towards their own.

MOSUL, Iraq,  (Reuters) – Iraqi forces began storming the Islamic State-held Old City of Mosul yesterday, in an assault they hope will be the last in the eight-month-old campaign to seize the militants’ stronghold.