Daily Archive: Tuesday, February 20, 2018

The company which will be running the production platform for the Liza-1 oil well has advertised for a range of services.

The police say they are investigating reports of armed robberies on two Enmore, ECD families early this morning allegedly by three masked males, all of whom were armed with handguns.

(Trinidad Guardian) Neighbours and friends of 25-year-old Akel “Christmas” James are disputing the police’s claims over the circumstances surrounding his death.

The Ministry of the Presidency (MotP) last night labelled as reckless a statement by the Guyana Bar Association (GBA) expressing concern that appointments of a Chancellor of the Judiciary and a Chief Justice (CJ) might be made by the government outside of the constitutional provisions.

The office of the Auditor General (AG) has not been afforded enough access to the City Council’s records to judge whether its accounts are “clean,” AG Deodat Sharma said yesterday.

The National Industrial and Commercial Investments Limited (NI-CIL) recently accepted an offer made by Hong Kong Golden Telecom Limited (HKGT) to pay US$3M of the outstanding US$5M for the purchase of government shares in the Guyana Telephone and Telegraph Company (GTT), sources say.

A 16-year-old was yesterday committed to stand trial for the murder of Hemant Persaud, the brother of Police Commissioner Seelall Persaud, who was fatally stabbed last year at the Stabroek Market.

Baishanlin still owes the Guyana Forestry Commission (GFC) some $80 million, according to Commissioner of Forests James Singh, who also says that claims about the company illegally logging at one of the concessions it previously owned are false.

Samuel Adams, the taxi driver who was charged with shooting and robbing a BK International Supervisor outside of the Ministry of Finance in 2016, was acquitted yesterday after a city court found that the police failed to prove their case against him.

An autopsy performed on the body of Donikel Campbelle, who was struck down on the Vreed-en-Hoop Public Road during the wee hours of Sunday morning, gave the cause of death as multiple injuries.

Guyana’s Petroleum Agreement with ExxonMobil grants the oil giant a multitude of tax concessions including the right to import duty-free, in excess of 300 pieces of “equipment and supplies required for Petroleum Operations”, these same concessions had been given the Canadian oil explorer, CGX under the updated agreement signed in 2013.

The trial of Lennox De Nobrega, the driver charged with causing the death of a teen by dangerous driving, commenced yesterday.

Regal Masters, Speedboat and Trophy stall Angels emerged champions of their respective categories in front of a packed Zeeburg Community Centre Ground, East Bank Essequibo Sunday in the Guyana Floodlight Softball Cricket Association (GFSCA) Mike’s Pharmacy, Nauth Motor Spares and Trophy Stall softball tournament.

The Linden Town Council was described as a “rogue municipality” by a Member of Parliament yesterday after its Treasurer admitted that the Council has “issues following procedure” in spending its subvention from the Central Government.

KINGSTON, Jamaica,  CMC – Jahmar Hamilton slammed his sixth first-class hundred, but Raymon Reifer fell agonisingly short of his second, as West Indies A moved into a superior position against England Lions in the second “Test” yesterday.

An Angoy’s Avenue, New Amsterdam family was beaten and robbed by four armed bandits around midnight on Sunday.

Bent Street was crowned the inaugural Magnum Mash Futsal champions after they defeated Sparta Boss 3-2 on penalty kicks Sunday night at the National Gymnasium, Mandela Avenue.

A 69KV transformer explosion at the Guyana Power and Light’s Kingston Power Plant last night resulted in a shutdown of the Demerara-Berbice Inter-connected System.

Coach of the Guyana Jaguars cricket team, Esuan Crandon, says that he is pleased with his side’s showing in the ongoing Cricket West Indies (CWI) Regional Super50 festival.

The Ministry of Finance is set to construct a new multimillion-dollar annex at the site of the former sports club of the Guyana National Cooperative Bank (GNCB), on Winter Place and Croal Street in Georgetown, according to the Department of Public Information (DPI).

The three motor racers charged in a $550m cocaine-in-lumber case had been under surveillance by the Customs Anti-Narcotic Unit (CANU) for two months prior to the bust on May 12, 2017.

The karatekas were on fire Sunday at the Association do Shatokan Karate – Guyana (ASK-G) National Karate Championships at the Young Men’s Christian Association (YMCA) Thomas Lands with the adult brown and black belts taking over the floor with some surprising and stunning performances in the Kata event.

Dear Editor, Although not approved yet, GWI is taking senior citizens into consideration in exempting them from the staple $500.00 monthly increase.

Dear Editor, Until recently, one of the factors that drove the suicide rate among Indians in Guyana was the Bollywood effect, the glorifying and norming of suicide in many, many movies from the Indian film industry up until the eighties or thereabouts. 

Guyana’s emerging squash Queen, Taylor Fernandes says her upcoming experience of competing in the 2018 Commonwealth Games in Australia, is paramount above everything else on her journey Down Under.

Minister of State, Joseph Harmon yesterday urged the residents of Alexander Village to take personal responsibility for the condition of their surroundings even as he returned to the village on a walkabout to observe progress  to reduce flooding in the community.

Dear Editor, In a letter which appeared in SN on Feb.

Only the third time in five years will a computerized scoring system be used for a boxing card as it will be used for the Patrick Forde Memorial competition which opens the 2018 season of the Guyana Boxing Association (GBA).

The Guyana Bank for Trade and Industry (GBTI) last Wednesday produced what it says are documents requested by the Special Organised Crime Unit (SOCU) for the accounts of Guyana World Cup Inc.

Dear Editor, I would like to acknowledge my debt to an extraordinary man, Dr Mohamed Shahabuddeen, former Attorney General and World Court Judge.

The Iwokrama Science Committee held its inaugural meeting earlier this month where brainstorming sessions on a new research strategy for the Iwokrama forest conservation programme were held.

The 27th annual Easter Term Windball tournament at the National Gymnasium on Friday saw six matches in the Secondary Schools tournament as Camille’s Institute for Business and Science Studies, Friendship and Diamond Secondary recorded wins.

PALM BEACH, Fla./WASHINGTON,  (Reuters) – The White House said yesterday that President Donald Trump supports efforts to improve federal background checks for gun purchases, days after a shooting at a Florida school killed 17 people.

COOLIDGE, Antigua, CMC – In a match marked by several notable individual performances, including career-best spells from and Adam Riley, and a series of stoppages for rain, Kent Spitfires claimed a 23-run victory under the Duckworth/Lewis/Stern Method over Leeward Islands Hurricanes to clinch the last semi-final spot in the Regional Super50 on Sunday.

The winners of this year’s Children’s Mashramani Costume and Float Parade competitions were announced yesterday by the Ministry of Education.

Dear Editor, The current situation at the Georgetown City Council appears to be one in which the tail, as it were, is attempting to wag the dog.

RIGA, (Reuters) – Latvia’s ABLV Bank sought emergency support yesterday after U.S.

A jeep, which was among more than $6 million in valuables stolen from South Ruimveldt resident Joy Proctor during a robbery two weeks ago, was recovered and has since been returned.

(Reuters) – Christian Coleman made sure the world record was his this time.

Dear Editor, It seems the minority arm of the coalition is unsure about the way to go.

CARACAS,  (Reuters) – Leaders of Venezuela’s opposition coalition appeared likely yesterday to decide on a boycott of the April presidential election, believing authorities have rigged it for President Nicolas Maduro and his ruling socialists.

(Reuters) – Vin Lananna, the chief organiser of Oregon’s 2021 world athletics championships, has been temporarily placed on administrative leave as president of USA Track & Field (USATF) while the U.S.

Dear Editor, In all my observations in politics around the world, I have never seen another country where the people have entrenched themselves in party politics as much as in Guyana, for a country divided, is a country destroyed. 

The trial of Kevon Alfred, who is accused of murdering 75-year-old remigrant Joyce Lewis, is now scheduled to commence this morning at the High Court in Georgetown.

One month after it signed a Petroleum Agreement with ExxonMobil, the Ghanaian government is being called on to defend its contents as well as a decision to enter a contract outside of the country’s procurement system.

Dear Editor, Your regular columnist Ian McDonald peddled a canard last Sunday (‘Inhumankind’ Sunday Stabroek, Feb 18), which I and a few others have answered many years ago without further disputation from him.

(Reuters) LeBron James scored 10 of his game-high 29 points in the fourth quarter as Team LeBron rallied to defeat Team Stephen 148-145 in the NBA All-Star Game on Sunday night at Staples Center in Los Angeles.

MEXICO CITY,  (Reuters) – Venezuela’s political situation could well be on the agenda during a trip by Mexico’s foreign minister to Jamaica next month during which Mexican oil sales are likely to be discussed, Jamaica’s foreign minister told Reuters yesterday.

(Jamaica Observer) Caribbean Community (Caricom) states are being urged to loosen their chokehold on the concept of sovereignty and move now to fully embrace all tenets of the Treaty of Chaguaramas, specifically the Caribbean Single, Market and Economy (CSME).

LONDON, (Reuters) – A new British party inspired by French President Emmanuel Macron’s movement launched a campaign yesterday to thwart Brexit by convincing lawmakers to block any EU withdrawal deal Prime Minister Theresa May can strike.

Dear Editor My heart bleeds for my old school, New Amsterdam Multilateral, and the attack that has been launched against the image of this noble institution.

It is still not too late for the Guyana Defence Force (GDF) to tender a dignified apology to those media operatives (and perhaps to the media fraternity as a whole) upon whom it visited some unacceptable discourtesies on Thursday January 25th after they had turned up at Ayanganna to cover President Granger’s address to the annual Army Officers’ Conference.

A 65-year-old woman, who allegedly told police that she sells ganja to pay her bills, was yesterday remanded to prison on a charge that she was found with a quantity of cannabis for trafficking at her home.

A senior at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School weeps in front of a cross and Star of David for shooting victim Meadow Pollack while a fellow classmate consoles her at a memorial by the school in Parkland, Florida, U.S.

(Reuters) – Manchester City were sensationally knocked out of the FA Cup yesterday by third-tier Wigan Athletic who beat the 10-man Premier League leaders 1-0 in a stunning fifth round upset with a late goal by their talisman Will Grigg.