Daily Archive: Friday, January 26, 2018

President David Granger (at rostrum) and First Lady,  Sandra Granger (second from right), last evening, attended the 69th Republic Anniversary of India celebration, which was held at the Marriott Hotel. 

(Barbados Nation) Enough is enough. One of the greats of the champion West Indies teams of yesteryear says he will never again pick four Caribbean cricketers who have made themselves unavailable for the forthcoming World Cup qualifiers.

Commissioner of Police, Seelall Persaud (left) today donated cricket gear to Ricardo Adams who was shortlisted to represent the Guyana Jaguars franchise team at this year’s Cricket West Indies (CWI) Professional Cricket League (PCL) Regional 50/50 tournament which will commence on January 30, 2018 in Barbados.

Commissioner-General of the Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) Godfrey Statia took time off from his busy schedule to distribute tokens and refreshments to staff and taxpayers at the Authority’s Headquarters today.

Councillor Junior Garrett, one of 15 constituency representatives on the Georgetown City Council, died today.

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GASCI (www.gasci.com/telephone Nº 223-6175/6) reports that session 757’s trading results showed consideration of $3,921,300 from 29,144 shares traded in 10 transactions as compared to session 756’s trading results which showed consideration of $2,805,400 from 22,025 shares traded in 4 transactions.

(Trinidad Guardian) After several years of ups and downs with some controversy in attempting to appoint a permanent Police Commissioner, the Police Service Commission (PSC) has selected acting deputy Police Commissioner (Operations), Deodath Dulalchan to be T&T’s new top cop.

Despite the “hue and cry” about the application of Value-Added Tax (VAT) to private education last year, “all but six” private schools are now before the court for failing to file returns and for the non-payment of taxes they would have actually collected on behalf of the Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA), Commissioner-General Godfrey Statia said yesterday.

In the coming days, the Guyana Defence Force (GDF) will undergo significant restructuring to ensure greater efficiency and in keeping with its responsibility to protect the country’s patrimony, President David Granger announced yesterday.

Government has no current plans to revisit the production sharing agreement signed with ExxonMobil in 2016 as it remains adamant that it got the best deal in the circumstances, Min-ister of Natural Resources Raphael Trotman says.

By Romario Samaroo West Indies batsman Shimron Hetmyer has retained his place in the West Indies One Day International (ODI) squad which recently faced New Zealand, and Devindra Bishoo, his fellow Berbician makes a return to the ODI format, as the only Guyanese selected for the upcoming ICC World Cup Qualifiers to be held in Zimbabwe in March.

With the honouring of the $59,033,281 cheque he received from the New Building Society (NBS), Maurice Arjoon yesterday finally received his pension in full.

– 12 matches scheduled at Pouderoyen The 4th edition of the Guinness ‘Greatest of the Streets’ West Demerara/East Bank Demerara Zone, will officially kick-off this evening at the Pouderoyen Tarmac with 12 group fixtures.

When the 2018 cycling season pedals off tomorrow in the National Park, Guyana’s premier wheelsman, Jamal John along with star cyclists, Orville Hinds, Raynauth Jeffrey and Shaquel Agard will be marked men in the peloton.

Police are making the necessary preparations to institute charges against the nine Brazilian nationals who were arrested in connection with an armed robbery in the town on Tuesday.

Fruta Conquerors Secretary and member of the Guyana Football Federation (GFF) Finance Committee Daniel Thomas, recently conducted an extensive interview with Stabroek Sport on the issues currently affecting the local football fraternity.

Despite inconsistencies in her testimony, the prosecution’s star witness, Samantha Sabbat, yesterday maintained that accused Abiola Jacobs was present at Donna Taylor’s house on the night the woman was murdered.

Communities Minister Ronald Bulkan has voiced government’s objection to the Georgetown City Council’s attempts to convert “green spaces” in residential areas for commercial ventures and has asked Georgetown Mayor Patricia Chase-Green to halt such moves.

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – West Indies are likely to be under-strength for the all-important ICC World Cup qualifiers, with several players opting out of selection for the one-day tournament in Zimbabwe.

A Guyanese man who had fled to his homeland to avoid prosecution was recently sentenced to 21 years in prison by a US Court after he was found guilty of raping a child, according to the Mount Vernon New York Patch.

The Guyana Jaguars are set to play their first warm up match today, ahead of their 2018 West Indies (CWI) Regional Super50 campaign, at the Providence National Stadium, East Bank Demerara.

JOHANNESBURG,  (Reuters) – Seamer Jasprit Bumrah took five wickets as India seized control of the third and final test against South Africa on Thursday, going to the close of the second day with a 42-run lead on a treacherous wicket at the Wanderers.

Devon Ally, the rape accused who was recaptured by police in Beterverwagting on Wednesday, appeared before the Wales Magistrate’s Court yesterday, where he was charged and placed on $200,000 bail for the offence of rape, and fined for escaping custody and assault.

ST JOHN’S, Antigua, CMC: Chief selector Courtney Browne said in a statement he had reached out to Pollard, Narine, Russell and Bravo but they had opted to play in the Pakistan Super League which bowls off February 22, and runs alongside the World Cup qualifying tournament from March 4-25.

The police last night said that they have arrested a lance corporal of the Joint Services and another individual as they investigate a shooting which occurred in Albouystown yesterday afternoon.

WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump last June ordered Special Counsel Robert Mueller fired but backed down after the White House counsel threatened to resign rather than follow his directive, The New York Times reported yesterday, citing four people told of the matter.

Vice President and Minister of Foreign Affairs, Carl Greenidge, will lead a delegation, including Minister of Natural Resources,  Raphael Trotman, to India for a meeting of the Guyana-India Joint Commission and for Inter-Ministerial Consultations scheduled for January 29 to February 3.

NEW YORK, CMC – Former football strongman, Jeff Webb, has had his sentencing on corruption charges put back for the sixth time.

The Ministry of the Presidency, Department of Social Cohesion, Culture, Youth and Sport yesterday rejected the headline of a story carried by the National Communications Network (NCN), ‘No skimpy costumes for Mash’, which was aired on January 23, 2018.

WASHINGTON,  (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump is ready to sign on to a plan that would open a path to citizenship for as many as 1.8 million “Dreamers,” young immigrants brought illegally to the country as children, senior White House officials said on Thursday.

LONDON, (Reuters) – Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho has extended his contract until 2020, with an option of activating a further year, the Premier League club said on Thursday.

Dear Editor, I refer to a recent letter in the press by M Abraham under the caption, ‘A random stop and search by the police on the Linden to Lethem road.’

(Trinidad Express) After months of internal investigations, State owned Petrotrin has fired hospitality officer turned oil transfer specialist Vidya Deokiesingh.

BRASILIA, (Reuters) – A Brazilian court yesterday approved the seizure of former President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva’s passport, the Justice Ministry said, after an appeals court upheld the corruption conviction of the left-wing hero.

(Reuters) – Wales have picked 11-year-old wonderkid Anna Hursey in their table tennis squad for this year’s Commonwealth Games in Australia, Team Wales announced on Wednesday.

Dear Editor, The University of Guyana must be commended for its decision to set up a broad-based committee to plan activities in honour of former President of Guyana, the late Dr Cheddi Jagan.

Following a report in this newspaper, the traffic lights have been turned back on at the Vlissengen Road and Carifesta Avenue junction.

CARACAS, (Reuters) – Venezuela’s pro-government Supreme Court late yesterday excluded the opposition coalition from registering ahead of this year’s presidential election, possibly splintering President Nicolas Maduro’s foes by pushing political parties to put forward competing candidates.

Dear Editor, A large percentage of Guyanese eke out an existence from paycheck to paycheck.

Part 33   Local Content Article 18 which deals with local content has been subject to a number of modifications, the first of which recognises that the activities will be carried out not by the Contractor but by an Operator appointed by the three companies making up the Contractor.

A Lodge resident was yesterday cleared of a robbery, after the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) advised that the charge against him be withdrawn.

SEOUL, (Reuters) – A fire in a South Korean hospital killed 31 people and injured more than 70, a fire station official said on Friday, with eight of those injured listed as being in critical condition.

– Cilic through to Men’s final (OPTA) – Results from the Grand Slam, Australian Open Women’s Singles matches on Thursday Semi-final 1-Simona Halep (ROU) beat 21-Angelique Kerber (GER) 6-3 4-6 9-7 2-Caroline Wozniacki (DEN) beat Elise Mertens (BEL) 6-3 7-6(2) Results from the Grand Slam, Australian Open Men’s Singles matches on Thursday Semi-final..

WASHINGTON,  (Reuters) – Venezuela’s planned presidential election undermines the oil exporter’s democratic constitutional order and the results will not be accepted as legitimate, a senior U.S.

(Reuters) – New York’s Guggenheim Museum offered to lend an 18-karat gold toilet to President Donald Trump after the White House asked to borrow a painting by Vincent Van Gogh, the Washington Post reported on Thursday.

(Field Level Media) LeBron James and Kyrie Irving will be teammates again at the NBA All-Star Game.

(A column by Transparency Institute Guyana Inc) On September 10, 2017, Stabroek News published an article containing remarks by Treasurer of the AFC and Minister of Business, Dominic Gaskin; the Minister of State, Joseph Harmon; and the Leader of the Opposition, Bharrat Jagdeo, on the matter of political (campaign) financing legislation.

Three parliamentary committee reports were on Friday evening adopted by the National Assembly following a show of full support from both the government and opposition.

Dear Editor, I refer to an online article from the BBC dated January 22nd, which was titled ‘World’s richest 1% get 82% of the wealth -say Oxfam.’ 

(Field Level Media) Ben Simmons posted a triple-double consisting of 19 points, 17 rebounds and 14 assists, leading the Philadelphia 76ers past the visiting Chicago Bulls 115-101 Wednesday night.

Just this January, the National Cadet Corps Programme (NCCP) was launched at Hope Secondary School, the result of collaboration between the Ministry of Social Cohesion, through the Department of Culture, Youth and Sport, the Ministry of Education and the Guyana Defence Force (GDF).

Dear Editor, The Guyana Times Tuesday, January 2, 2018, edition carried as its front page a lead article captioned, ‘Sugar workers call for Komal Chand to resign’.

(Trinidad Express) A taxi cab company owner is Tobago’s first murder victim for the year.

Jesus: His Egypt and his beer This might just be (the use of elements of) irony if this column turns out to be one of the most brief ones in a long time.

Between Wednesday evening and early yesterday morning, bandits robbed two Port Mourant, Corentyne families of a quantity of household items, cash and jewellery.

OTTAWA/TORONTO,  (Reuters) – Two prominent Canadian politicians stepped down from leadership posts yesterday over allegations about their behavior toward women as the #MeToo social media movement showed growing influence beyond its roots in the United States.

MEXICO CITY,  (Reuters) – Members of Venezuela’s leftist government and opposition leaders will meet next week for another round of talks in the Dominican Republic, the Dominican foreign ministry announced yesterday.