Daily Archive: Friday, December 1, 2017

People’s Progressive Party/Civic regional officials along with supporters yesterday protested against Prime Minister, Moses Nagamootoo during his visit to the Auchlyne Primary School on the Corentyne, in light of over 400 Rose Hall Estate workers receiving letters of termination on Wednesday.

WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – Former U.S. national security adviser Michael Flynn pleaded guilty today to lying to the FBI about contacts with Russia’s ambassador, and prosecutors said he consulted with a senior official in Donald Trump’s presidential transition team before speaking to the envoy.

Police are investigating the murder of Roger Bumbury, 57, unemployed of 724 Good Hope, ECD which occurred about 00:45 this morning at his home.

(Trinidad Guardian) Three days after alleged fraudster Vicky Boodram escaped from the Women’s Prison at Golden Grove, Arouca, she was recaptured in Penal last night.

HARARE, (Reuters) – Zimbabwe President Emmerson Mnangagwa appointed senior military officials to top posts in his first cabinet on Friday in what was widely seen as a reward for the army’s role in the removal of his predecessor, Robert Mugabe.

Dreading expected layoffs from the Rose Hall sugar estate, driver Kumar Ghanpat, 34, worries that if he loses his job, he will have to pull his three children from school.

In the face of public pressure, the government yesterday announced that sometime this month it will release the petroleum agreement with ExxonMobil subsidiary, EEGPL in its entirety which would also answer if it has received a US$20M signature bonus.

Although President David Granger has insisted that no laws were broken in the undertaking of renovations to State House, a national monument, without the permission of the National Trust, the National Trust Act clearly states that failure to first get written consent from the body attracts a minimum penalty of a fine.

A Tuschen, East Bank Essequibo resident died after a drunk driver struck him down last evening as he was attempting to cross the road.

The Bishops’ High School Old Students Association (BHSOSA) has put in place mechanisms to train the school’s teaching staff to deal with sexual abuse cases, and has embarked on developing an anonymous reporting system for victims.

Neil Wagner’s role in New Zealand’s set-up is unambiguous. In an attack with world-class swing bowlers, Wagner is tasked with enforcing with a hard length.

A city court yesterday sentenced Melroy Barnwell to 12 months in jail after finding him guilty of causing the death of his pillion rider in an accident that occurred in June last year.

The two standouts from MacKenzie High School recorded sprint doubles yesterday in familiar record breaking fashion at the National Track and Field Centre to ensure the Linden track and field outfit heads into today’s finale with a firm grip on the trophy for this year’s National Schools Cycling, Swimming and Track and Field Championships.

A seventh wicket century stand between all-rounders Kenroy Williams and Justin Greaves dug the Barbados Pride out of a tricky position against the Guyana Jaguars, and guided the visitors to 282 – 7 at the close of the opening day, yesterday, in fifth round action of the Cricket West Indies (CWI) Regional Four Day tournament at the National Stadium at Providence.

The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) yesterday signed a Project Document with the Guyana Government for e-services to poor, hinterland and remote communities.

The service being offered by the Cardiac Intensive Care Unit (CICU) of the Georgetown Public Hospital (GPH) has been boosted with the addition of 16 cardiac care nurses, who received their certification on Wednesday evening during a ceremony at Cara Lodge.

The National Senior Powerlifting Championships will be held on Sunday at the Princess Ramada Poolside and it is expected to attract in excess of 20 athletes, including two females.

A father and son were yesterday charged with wounding a man at Stabroek Market.

The roles of the Guyana Office for Investment (Go-Invest) and the Small Business Bureau (SBB), two state agencies that have previously come under critical performance-related scrutiny have been highlighted in Finance Minister Winston Jordan’s 2018 budget presentation for their respective roles in investment facilitation and enabling the growth of small and micro enterprises.

The 4th edition of the Guyana Amateur Basketball Federation (GABF) ‘Road to Mecca’ Club Championship, commences today at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall, Homestretch Avenue.

The ‘Race of Champions’ horse race fixture which was scheduled to run off on Sunday at the Rising Sun Turf Club has been cancelled indefinitely.

Opposition Members of Parliament (MPs) have taken aim at the government’s proposed 2018 budget over what they say is an absence of measures to help society’s most vulnerable.

The customary private sector responses to government annual budget proposals have again reflected a mix of praise and criticism with the latter, in the instances of both the Guyana Manufacturing & Services   Association (GMSA) and the Georgetown Chamber of Commerce and Industry (GCCI) taking precedence over the former.

An air-conditioning technician, who suffers from a mental illness, was yesterday sentenced to six months in jail for threatening to kill one of his neighbours.

Guyana’s representatives at the Phillips and Springer Weightlifting Championships held in Barbados last weekend, returned with a treasure trove of hardware.

As is one of our more important editorial roles, the Stabroek Business has continually provided a measure of exposure for emerging businesses of various types that are still to meet the stage where they can afford to adequately market their ventures.

TEGUCIGALPA,  (Reuters) – Honduran police fired tear gas at rock-hurling protesters yesterday after a widely criticized presidential election that has still to produce a clear winner stretched into its fourth day of vote counting.

Dear Editor, GPL takes its responsibility to the nation to supply reliable and stable electricity seriously at all times.

Thomas United Masters will oppose Georgetown All-Stars today at the Georgetown Football Club (GFC) ground in the Earl O’Neil 60th Birthday Veteran’s Clash from 10:00hrs.

A Leopold Street man is now on bail after he denied multiple charges of robbery in which he allegedly stole over $400,000 in items.

Dear Editor, The Office of the Commissioner of Police is one of those offices created by the Constitution, which is insulated by a strong apparatus of constitutional protection against any form of interference and influence, more particularly, emanating from the executive government.

A taxi driver was yesterday sentenced to 50 hours of community service by a city court after pleading guilty to cannabis possession.

Much of the evidence of the steady growth of Guyana’s manufacturing sector, particularly its agro-processing sector, is to be found on the display shelves of the Guyana Marketing Corporation’s Guyana Shop at the corner of Robb and Alexander streets.

CARACAS,  (Reuters) – Venezuelan authorities yesterday arrested two once-powerful officials who had run the oil ministry and state energy company PDVSA as part of a deepening industry purge also seen as a power play by leftist President Nicolas Maduro.

The Mackenzie Sports Club (MSC) ground in Linden will come alive tonight, when Season III of the Guyana Football Federation (GFF) ‘Elite League’ resumes with an exciting doubleheader.In

A Lodge handyman was yesterday placed on $50,000 bail by a city court after he denied stealing $200,000 in liquor.

NEW YORK,  (Reuters) – Longtime “Today” show host Matt Lauer apologized for what he called his “troubling flaws” in a statement read out on the NBC morning show yesterday, a day after the network fired him for inappropriate sexual behavior.

KINGSTON, Jamaica, CMC – Jamaica Scorpions captain Nikita Miller gave his side the early edge when he triggered another inexplicable Windward Islands Volcanoes batting collapse to overshadow Devon Smith’s third century of the season in the Regional 4-Day Championship on Thursday.

By Karen Abrams In most developing economies, fostering innovation depends on developing a culture of creativity, curiosity, grit and problem solving among citizens, but it also depends heavily on the presence of solid ICT infrastructure upon which enterprising entrepreneurs and innovators can then build to provide cost effective, competitive goods, services and solutions to the local, regional global marketplace. 

Dear Editor, On Saturday, 25th November, 2017 at about 9.30 pm, three men started fishing on the sea dam at Amsterdam, Leguan.

MOSCOW, (Reuters) – Russia will host the 2018 World Cup draw today, the glittering ceremony providing a welcome distraction to the unrelenting diet of doping and corruption news that has sullied the nation’s sporting reputation in recent years.

Dear Editor, Anyone surveying the agricultural sector in Guyana is bound to come away disappointed and troubled. 

Gold Prices for the three day period ending Thursday November 30, 2017Kitco is a Canadian company that buys and sells precious metals such as gold, copper and silver.

LA PAZ,  (Reuters) – Bolivian President Evo Morales said yesterday that opposition from the United States convinced him to run for a fourth term in 2019, spurring a second day of protests after the constitutional court eliminated term limits.

A 34-year-old Guyhoc Park vendor will be spending the next three months in prison for a larceny, which he said was driven by hunger.

WASHINGTON,  (Reuters) – Charles “Chuck” Johnson is not the kind of foot soldier in the army of lobbyists that House of Representatives Speaker Paul Ryan warned would descend on Washington to fight the biggest overhaul of the tax code since the 1980s.

ADELAIDE, (Reuters) – England paceman James Anderson raised concerns about potentially ‘dangerous’ short-pitched bowling at the tourists’ tail-enders during the first Ashes test, but his captain Joe Root said the lower order would just need to learn to ‘deal with it’.

Dear Editor, There are so many benefits to exploring the North West region in Guyana.

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Police were yesterday granted an extension of the detention of  Matthew Munroe, the owner of the car, PMM 242, that is suspected to be linked to the death of teacher  Kescia Branche, as investigations continue.

Kudos, Cabinet Notwithstanding its extreme reluctance to release the contract signed by Natural Resources Minister Raphael Trotman with Esso Exploration and Production (Guyana) Limited and two Joint Partners some eighteen months ago, Cabinet deserves credit for its decision to make the contract public in December.

The high level task force currently negotiating teachers’ pay and conditions has set December 20, 2017 as their deadline for completion.

Dear Editor, The tension in the Korean peninsula is showing no signs of abatement.

(Prepared by the Guyana Marketing Corporation and published by Stabroek Business as a public service) The New Guyana Marketing Corporation has agreed to provide us with the above information which we will publish on a weekly basis subject to receipt.

WASHINGTON,  (Reuters) – U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions refused to answer questions yesterday during a closed congressional hearing about whether President Donald Trump ever instructed him to hinder the Justice Department’s investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 election, according to Democratic lawmakers who attended.

BASSETERRE, St Kitts, CMC – Roookie left-hander Amir Jangoo was eyeing a maiden first class hundred as Trinidad and Tobago Red Force made a dominant reply against Leeward Islands Hurricanes, on the opening day of their fifth round match here Friday.

(Trinidad Express) Police have found escaped fraud accused Vicky Boodram. She was hiding out in Penal, not far from her family home in Siparia.

The United States led invasion of Iraq which began in 2003 saw the Abu Ghraib scandal emerging as one of the more infamous fallouts of that war.

SAN JOSE,  (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – This greenest of Central American nations this month broke the world record for the most consecutive days running on renewable energy – 300.

Dear Editor, I write to inform the Guyanese American diaspora that a public conference on India and the Indo-Caribbean diaspora will be held on Saturday, December 2 in Manhattan at the Columbia University (530 West 120th Street off Broadway).

President David Granger on Wednesday accepted Letters of Credence from Dr.

-His Excellency as Comrade-Leader There are occasions when you are quite aggressively upset with a generosity, a gift, even advice offered when you should accept “philosophically” (as in “calmness of temper and judgement”).

Amidst the heralding of developments in an industry awakened by an invigorating and informative Festival last year October, the real groundwork required for a solid foundation for the coconut industry is proceeding with less fanfare.

WELLINGTON, New Zealand, CMC – The grassy surface at the Basin Reserve remained a major talking point, as West Indies geared up for the opening Test against the Black Caps starting here Friday (6 pm Thursday, Eastern Caribbean time).

(Reuters) – A Turkish-Iranian gold trader yesterday told jurors in a New York federal court that Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan authorized a transaction in a scheme to help Iran evade U.S.