Daily Archive: Saturday, February 10, 2018

Guyana is in the best place it has been for 52 years in its border controversy with Venezuela, President David Granger told the PNCR’s General Council meeting today.

(Trinidad Guardian) High-powered weapons were used in the killing of an employee of the Water and Sewerage Authority (WASA) at La Horquetta yesterday morning.

President David Granger yesterday told visiting Brazilian Defence Minister Raul Jungmann that Guyana wants closer defence cooperation with Brasilia in light of what he said was the “present situation in the northern coast of South America.”

Local company GuyEnergy is to build a modular oil refinery in Region 10 at a cost of about two percent of what a paid international consultant to government had said might be needed here.

Twelve of the 29 teachers of the New Amsterdam Multilateral School (NAMS) have sought transfers amid divisions, including racial tension, and the parent-teacher body is seeking a meeting with the education minister.

A fisherman was shot and robbed of $7 million in cash along the Cove and John Public Road, East Coast Demerara yesterday, less than an hour after he had withdrawn the money from a commercial bank.

Head of the Private Sector Commission (PSC) Eddie Boyer says that although the inaugural oil and gas summit can be viewed as a success, local businesses shouldn’t “build or invest in anticipation” since they are not guaranteed any contracts and could stand to lose if they “rush.”

CAVE HILL, Barbados, CMC – Left-arm spinner Khary Pierre snatched a career-best six-wicket haul but it was Jason Mohammed’s half-century and Shannon Gabriel’s nerve, which fired Trinidad and Tobago Red Force to a nail-biting one-wicket win over English county Hampshire.

The Guyana Office for Investment (GO-Invest) yesterday accused the person responsible for the placement of recent newspaper ads warning investors to “GOINVEST ELSEWHERE” of seeking to extort the agency.

By Charwayne Walker Shimron Hetmyer continued a proud Berbice tradition when he scored a pugnacious century against the United States of America (USA) in the 2018 Cricket West Indies Regional One Day Tournament at the Vivian Richards Cricket Stadium in Antigua.

The first shipment of equipment for use in Guyana’s oil development operations in 2020 arrived on Wednesday night at ExxonMobil’s onshore support base, located at Muneshwers Limited’s Houston port.

After three rounds, Demerara will face an uphill task as they try to reclaim the Guyana Cricket Board (GCA)/ Dave West Indian Imports Under-15 tournament in a clash against defending champions, Berbice today at the Everest Cricket Club Ground.

The three accused in the murders of pensioners Constance Fraser, 89, and Phyllis Caesar, 77, who were found dead in their South Road and Albert Street, Georgetown home last year, were yesterday committed to stand trial.

A Goed Fortuin businessman was yesterday re-manded to prison after he was charged with trafficking 20.6 pounds of cocaine, which were found in frozen fish by the Customs Anti-Narcotic Unit (CANU) at the Cheddi Jagan International Airport (CJIA).

In keeping with their promise to have continuous golf tournament, the Lusignan Golf Club (LGC) teamed up with long standing member and Managing Director of Sanjay’s Jewellery, Sanjay Persaud to host the Sanjay’s pre-Valentine Open tournament.

Former Muneshwers Limited Travel Service agent Priya Lall, who is accused of defrauding customers and fleeing the country, was yesterday charged with an additional count of embezzlement from the company.

Sparta Boss, Future Stars, Team Extreme Hustlers, Bent Street and California Square recorded contrasting wins when the inaugural Magnum Mash Futsal Championship, continued on Thursday at the National Gymnasium, Mandela Avenue.

The two police constables accused of raping a Sophia woman at the Turkeyen Police Station on New Year’s Day have been charged with the crime.

The curtain will come down on the Guyana Floodlight Softball Cricket Association (GFSCA) Mike’s Pharmacy/Nauth Motor Spares/Trophy Stall senior softball tournament tomorrow with a handful of games, including three finals booked for the Demerara Cricket Club Ground (DCC), Queenstown.

Murder accused Narvin Sugrim Andrews, who was on remand for almost seven years at the New Amsterdam Prison, finally got his day in court this week and he was sentenced to 12 years in jail after pleading guilty to a lesser count of manslaughter.

Dear Editor, The inability of the Guyana Oil Company Limited to effectively attract and retain a competent Chief Executive Officer is astounding.

Dear Editor, We are only in the second month of 2018 and another is Commission of Inquiry (CoI) is upon us.

The sixth annual Milo Secondary Schools football championships will continue today at the Ministry of Education ground, with another round of group matches.

ST JOHN’S, Antigua, CMC – Young West Indies fast bowler, Alzarri Joseph, could be facing a lengthy injury layoff, as he prepares to undergo rehabilitation for a stress fracture of the back which forced him out of the recent New Zealand tour.

Dear Editor, On the issue of the Integrity Commission, the Leader of the Opposition by way of his own statement undermines the spirit and intent of the Guyana Constitution.

Renata Burnette has been lighting up the poetic stage for the last two years.

A Wismar taxi driver was fatally stabbed early yesterday morning by his ex-wife’s current partner after he “violently forced” his way into the woman’s Amelia’s Ward, Linden home, police have said.

The Ministry of Education plans to temporarily phase out the Central High School, while undertaking to construct a new building to house the institution in the future.

Dear Editor, The Stabroek News print edition of Thursday 8 Feb, 2018 might not have been deliberate in its layout to show the disconnect in governance in Guyana and how Guyanese are being treated.

WASHINGTON,  (Reuters) – President Donald Trump yesterday blocked the release of a classified memo written by congressional Democrats to rebut a Republican document that he allowed to be made public last week that claimed FBI and Justice Department bias against him in the federal probe of Russia and the 2016 U.S.

Sri Lanka 200 for 8 (Silva 58*, Karunaratne 32, Mustafizur 3-35) and 222 lead Bangladesh 110 (Mehidy 38*, Dananjaya 3-20, Lakmal 3-25) by 312 runs (Cricinfo) Debutant Akila Dananjaya ransacked Bangladesh’s lower middle order in the morning, and Roshen Silva compiled a second high-quality fifty in the match, as Sri Lanka claimed a 312-run lead and took iron-grip of the Test.

Hi Everyone, I’m rubbing my hands with glee – it’s Pancake day on Tuesday!

Afghanistan 333 for 5 (Rahmat 114, Najibullah 81, Ihsanullah 53) beat Zimbabwe 179 (Mire 34, Rashid 4-26) by 154 runs (Cricinfo) Continuing their dominance over Zimbabwe, Afghanistan piled up their second-highest ODI total of 333 with Rahmat Shah’s 114 off 110 balls the centerpiece of a resounding victory.

BELFAST,  (Reuters) – Northern Ireland’s main parties have made progress in a last-ditch attempt to restore devolved government and their talks should conclude one way or another next week, the Irish nationalist party Sinn Fein said on Friday.

Dear Editor, As the promise of oil money pervades the attention of Guyanese, the subject of the prospects for national development is increasingly being hyped by political and business leaders, among others.

Opposition leader Bharrat Jagdeo on Thursday justified his party’s decision not to participate in the Commission of Inquiry (CoI) into the Lindo Creek massacre, while criticising the manner in which it has been established as partisan.

Purchasing beauty products and clothing inspired by celebrities has never been my thing.

BRASILIA,  (Reuters) – Brazilian President Michel Temer criticized the leftist government of neighbouring Venezuela yesterday for leading that country into a crisis that is causing an exodus of refugees into northern Brazil.

Reggae/dancehall singer and songwriter Owen Adams recently released his brand new single “Life Too Short”.

Government is reporting a significant increase in the implementation of the Public Sector Investment Programme (PSIP) following the institution of monthly Cabinet briefings for Permanent Secretaries.

Dear Editor, On Saturday, February 3, Stabroek News’ top story was: ‘Surinamese investor pulls gaming machines from delayed Sleep-In casino -gives two-month deadline for positive word on licence.’

WASHINGTON,  (Reuters) – The U.S. Justice Department’s third-ranking official, Rachel Brand, will resign and take a senior job at Walmart Inc, with sources familiar with her decision saying yesterday that she had grown increasingly uncomfortable with President Donald Trump’s attacks on her department and the FBI.

(Reuters) Dwyane Wade returned to the Miami Heat ysterday in what is expected to be a joyous reunion for players and fans alike.

(Reuters) – Serena Williams dealt with serious health issues after giving birth to her daughter last September and the former world number one said yesterday that her status for the year’s remaining grand slams remains up in the air.

Dear Editor, The Guyana Agricultural and General Workers Union (GAWU) is very disturbed to learn that  GuySuCo has revised downwards its 2018 sugar production target.

The Bartica Development Business Association (BDBA), the new organiser of the Bartica Regatta, is working assiduously to ensure that this year’s event will be memorable.

After 13 years in operation, the popular GEM (Guyana Entertainment Magazine) announced with “heavy heart” that it will be suspending operations in 2018.

(Reuters) – A Reuters investigation into the killing of Rohingya Muslims in Myanmar prompted a demand from Washington for a credible probe into the bloodshed there and calls for the release of two journalists who were arrested while working on the report.

Guyana Power and Light Inc. (GPL) is one of the most hated utility companies in Guyana.

HOUSTON (Reuters) – Exxon Mobil Corp said on Thursday its oil and gas reserves surged 19 percent last year, thanks to growth in U.S.

The Indian Cultural Centre will host a free screening of the Indian biographical sports film Mary Kom at its 67 New Haven, Bel Air, Georgetown location at 4.30 pm today.

As much as Michael Anthony’s “Green Days by the River” has turned into a symbolic text of colonial life in Trinidad and Tobago, the story will always depend more on its value as a coming-of-age tale more than anything else.

A resident of Angoy’s Avenue, on the outskirts of New Amsterdam, Berbice, was robbed of a quantity of cash and jewellery after three men, armed with knives, attacked him at his home.

Dear Editor, For some people the Caribbean is a lovely workplace, so I could understand why Mr Pybus would want to return to the WIBC so soon after his departure.

NEW YORK,  (Reuters) – Colombia has contacted international lending agencies about devising a financial rescue plan worth up to $60 billion for neighbouring Venezuela if President Nicholas Maduro leaves power, Colombia’s finance minister said in an interview yesterday.

DUBAI, (Reuters) – Zimbabwe has been rocked by political instability and a prolonged economic slump, but a successful cricket World Cup qualification campaign has the potential to lift the entire nation, according to captain Graeme Cremer.

WASHINGTON,  (Reuters) – A brief U.S. government shutdown ended yesterday after Congress passed and President Donald Trump signed into law a temporary spending deal expected to push budget deficits past $1 trillion annually with new military and domestic outlays.

In 1958, Aldous Huxley published a series of reflections on the themes of Brave New World, his classic dystopian novel.

Over 20 Canadian organisations, experienced in the oil and gas industry, were in Guyana for the Guyana Petroleum Business Summit and Exhibition (GIPEX) and are in talks with local businesses to develop the sector in the country.