Daily Archive: Friday, March 23, 2018

The Ministry of the Presidency has scrapped an arrangement between the Ministry of Public Telecommunications and the Cheddi Jagan Research Centre (CJRC) for the production of stamps commemorating the centenary of the birth of the late President Cheddi Jagan.

The Ministry of Natural Resources today issued the following statement: The Ministry of Natural Resources notes an article in the UK Guardian of March 22, 2018 under the headline ‘Guyanese campaigners mount legal challenge against three oil giants’.

WASHINGTON,  (Reuters) – Former Playboy model Karen McDougal, who claims to have had a 10-month affair with U.S.

In keeping with its aggressive exploration programme, ExxonMobil’s subsidiary, Esso Exploration and Production Guyana Ltd (EEPGL) is set for drilling at a new site called Sorubim which is northwest of its famous Liza find.

HARARE,  (Reuters) – Afghanistan qualified for next year’s cricket World Cup as captain Asghar Stanikzai played through the pain barrier to produce a heroic innings and lead them to a five-wicket victory over Ireland on Friday.

(Trinidad Guardian) Domestic violence murder victim Anita Bahadur made her last complaint to the San Juan Police Station five days before she was killed, head of the T&T Police Service’s corporate communications, Ellen Lewis, confirmed yesterday.

Misconduct complaints against police ranks cannot be properly dealt with by the Police Complaints Authority (PCA) as it remains headless more than a year after its chairman, Justice (retired) Cecil Kennard was forced out because of his age.

Some residents of Windsor Estates, on the East Bank of Demerara, yesterday accused the developer of the gated community of seeking to victimise them after they protested an increase in their homeowners’ association fee.

An 18- year old North West District labourer succumbed while receiving medical attention at the Mabaruma Public Hospital after he was stabbed on Wednesday morning.

Major rehabilitation works at the Arthur Chung Conference Centre (ACCC) have been completed and final touches are being put in place to meet the project’s deadline.

The Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA)  yesterday said that over the last two years the GRA has been constantly rotating staff at all levels.

Residents of Kwakwani (Upper Berbice/Upper Demerara) are now benefiting from an improved power supply following the commissioning of two new engines by the Kwakwani Utilities Inc.

As Justice Navindra Singh had previously announced, the trial of Precision Woodworking’s over five-year-old lawsuit against Republic Bank (Guyana) Limited for alleged breach of contract commenced yesterday.

Afghanistan and Ireland in shootout today for final place ICC Media: The United Arab Emirates broke around 20 million hearts and made nearly 50 million friends when they all but eliminated Zimbabwe from the ICC Cricket World Cup 2019 race to give Afghanistan and Ireland a lifeline by turning their last Super Six match as a shootout for the last remaining spot in the ICC’s pinnacle 50-over event which will be staged in England and Wales from 30 May to 14 July.

Government pathologist Dr Nehaul Singh yesterday criticised the procedure used to remove the remains of the eight miners killed in the 2008 at Lindo Creek, while stating that they should have been separated as much as possible to make for better analysis.

AUCKLAND, (Reuters) – New Zealand captain Kane Williamson was in sight of his 18th test century as the ball dominated the bat on the opening day of the two-match series with England dismissed for a record low score of 58 at Eden Park on Thursday.

An intoxicated driver has been taken into custody following a fatal accident which occurred about 20:25hrs on Wednesday night on the Letter Kenny Public Road, Corentyne, Berbice, the police say.

Colts clinched the First Division title, while Plaisance Guardians secured the Under-23 Championship, as they both swept their respective best-of-three finals, 2-0, as the Georgetown Amateur Basketball Association (GABA) ‘Knockout Championship’ concluded on Wednesday.

George Dover, who was on trial for the attempted murder of Kester Yamster, was yesterday cleared by a jury.

Citizens expressed their frustration last night on social media after large parts of the country experienced two power outages not far apart.

Harvard Rugby Club of Trinidad and Tobago will arrive in Guyana today ahead of tomorrow’s showdown at the National Park, in the Guyana Rugby Football Union (GRFU)/Hairoun Beer Sevens tournament.

While a battery of tests are to be done to determine the mercury emission levels from the Brickdam laboratory of the Guyana Gold Board (GGB), Chairman GHK Lall says that closure would be a last resort.

The 2018 cycling season will resume tomorrow in the National Park with the staging of the Fifth Annual Star Party Rental 11-race programme.

WASHINGTON,  (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump lit a slow-burning fuse yesterday  to launch long-promised anti-China tariffs, but his actions appeared to be more of a warning shot than the start of a full-blown trade war with Beijing.

The Central Housing and Planning Authority (CH&PA), along with the Region 3 Regional Democratic Council, is making provisions to relocate those West Coast residents affected by the overtopping of the sea defence earlier this month.

Demetrius DeAbreu and Kirsten Gomes secured contrasting wins in Category-B, when the 2018 Toucan Distributors Junior Skill Level Squash Tournament continued on Wednesday at the Georgetown Club facilities, Camp Street.

Dear Editor, Ever since the release of the 2016 Production Sharing Agreement (PSA) between the Government of Guyana and ExxonMobil there has been an intense and energetic public debate on its terms, especially those relating to the financial aspects.

Dear Editor, I did a column a few weeks ago saying it is tricky at this point to get the contract renegotiated, let alone tearing it up.

Traditional West Demerara heavyweight Pouderoyen FC, will commence their pre-season two day Region Three tour against Henrietta United tomorrow.

CARACAS,  (Reuters) – Venezuela’s President Nicolas Maduro ordered a re-denomination of the ailing bolivar currency on Thursday, by knocking three zeroes off amid hyperinflation and a crippling economic crisis.

Ninety-eight new police officers were on Wednesday urged to always display high moral and ethical standards and not to abuse their power.

Prospects for the immediate-term fortunes of local rum manufacturers Demerara Distillers Ltd, in the light of what the company sees as a backing away from global free trade is likely to be one of the critical areas of interest, going forward, company Chairman Komal Samaroo says in the recently released 2017 annual report.

HARARE, Zimbabwe, CMC – Scotland skipper Kyle Coetzer has slammed cricket’s governing body, the ICC, for their decision not to utilise DRS in the ongoing World Cup qualifiers, arguing it had cost his side a place at the showpiece in England next year.

Dear Editor, The law of Guyana provides a right for an accused person to make an unsworn statement from the dock in his/her defence at trial.

WASHINGTON/LONDON  (Reuters) – Facebook Inc came under further pressure from lawmakers, investors, advertisers and users yesterday, the day after Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg admitted the social media network made mistakes in letting 50 million users’ data get into the hands of political consultancy Cambridge Analytica.

Almost one year since Tower Suites Hotel driver Wayne Christiani was charged with causing the death of a pedestrian, his attorney yesterday made a no-case submission and called for the charge to be dismissed.

SANTIAGO/LA PAZ,  (Reuters) – Chile argued in The Hague yesterday that it had no obligation to negotiate access to the Pacific Ocean with Bolivia, saying the matter had been settled by a peace treaty more than a decade ago.

Magistrate Fabayo Azore will next month decide on the case against National Insurance Scheme (NIS) employee Dwayne Gonsalves, who was charged last November with causing the death of biker Ronaldo Jaundoo, following a collision at James and Barr streets, Albouystown.

Dear Editor, During last week we witnessed the mini-drama of the Chronicle standing by its decision to cease publishing articles by Dr David Hinds and Mr Lincoln Lewis.

South Africa stumble to 266/8 CAPE TOWN,(Reuters) – Dean Elgar scored an unbeaten century but an excellent spell of bowling from Australia seamer Pat Cummins restricted South Africa to 266 for eight at the close of play on the opening day of the third test at Newlands on Thursday.

“While the front-loading of contracts and the securing of large contracts might be politically popular it might prove to be economically disastrous, University of Guyana Business Professor Leyland Lucas has said in an article that seeks, in part, to respond to the popular argument touting the virtue of so-called front-loading, that is, the drawing down of significant cash amounts of as yet unearned income from the oil and gas industry.

LONDON, (Reuters) – British prosecutors will recover 4.4 million pounds ($6.2 million) from a corruption case in which a Canadian energy company bribed Chadian diplomats in North America, the Serious Fraud Office (SFO) said yesterday following a court ruling.

Against the backdrop of protracted public and private sector prevarication over the taking of steps to cater for the United States’ Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA), a US diplomat here has dropped a broad hint that unless local companies whose ambitions extend to securing traction in the US market get their houses in order, they are likely to find themselves out in the cold.

A Prashad Nagar man was yesterday brought before a city court on a charge that he sexually assaulted an underage girl.

HARARE, Zimbabwe, CMC – Talismanic West Indies opener Chris Gayle says he is thrilled to be playing in next year’s World Cup in England, and says he will focus on his fitness in the interim as he prepares for what will be his final global 50-overs tournament.

Dear Editor, The acting Commissioner has made an address to the public but has failed to address the contentions that surround the incident in question.

Dear Editor, I want to thank Alim Hosein for the letter ‘We need to teach English and other languages but this does not preclude respect for Creolese’ (SN, March 22) in response to my letter, ‘What is the merit of learning Creolese at university level’ (SN, March 20).

Two policemen yesterday testified when the Preliminary Inquiry (PI) continued into the murder charge against Sedley Liverpool, who is charged with killing mechanic Terrence Lanferman, who was gunned down at his Mocha, East Bank Demerara home in 2015.

LONDON, CMC – England white-ball captain Eoin Morgan has been named to lead the ICC World XI against West Indies, in the hurricane relief charity Twenty20 match at Lord’s in May.

BARINAS, Venezuela,  (Reuters) – Protesters vandalized the most important statue of Venezuela’s former leader Hugo Chavez yesterday in his birthplace of Sabaneta, the latest outbreak of discontent over the OPEC member’s economic and political crisis.

(Jamaica Gleaner) Jamaica has made a formal offer to purchase Venezuela’s 49 per cent stake in the Petrojam oil refinery.

By Leyland M. Lucas In the late 1990s, Guyana signed an Oil and Gas exploration agreement with Exxon’s subsidiary, EEPGL.

Dear Editor, As we observe the centennial anniversary of the former President it was disappointing to read that the commemorative stamps, which should have been launched on Tuesday and of which the Minister with responsibility made mention during a recent address, were not delivered (SN, March 22).

Hanoman Ramsaroop is a farmer ‘to the bone.’ On Fridays he makes his way to the Anna Regina Market to sell the vegetables cultivated on his farm situated off the Capoey access road.

Mahaica minibus driver Narsingh Jagasar, who is accused of causing the death of Melanie Damishana octogenarian Lydia Rodrigues by dangerous driving, was yesterday granted his release on $300,000 bail.

NEW PLYMOUTH, New Zealand, CMC – West Indies Women’s chances of getting their first win on the tour of New Zealand were dashed when the fourth Twenty20 International was abandoned without a ball bowled due to rain here Thursday.

BRUSSELS, (Reuters) – European Union leaders backed Britain on Thursday in blaming Moscow over a nerve agent attack on a former Russian spy in England and recalled their envoy to Moscow in a symbolic protest.

(Trinidad Express) The body of a man, with his severed head nearby, was discovered yesterday in Sangre Grande.

WASHINGTON,  (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump shook up his foreign policy team again yesterday, replacing H.R.

Dear Editor, In the Friday 16 March edition of Stabroek News there appears a curiously constructed advertisement by NICIL/SPU titled ‘Expressions of Interest’.

A 31-year-old mason was on Tuesday told that he would need to undergo counselling after he was faced with charges of threatening and assaulting family members.

Field Level Media: LeBron James hit two free throws with 7.8 seconds left and finished with 35 points, 17 assists and seven rebounds to lead the host Cleveland Cavaliers to a 132-129 win over the Eastern Conference-leading Toronto Raptors on Wednesday.

Contact between the Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) and the World Customs Organisation (WCO) reached a high point in March when the Organisation’s Secretary-General, Ambassador Kunio Mikuriya paid a two-day visit.

(Trinidad Express) A gym instructor wept after being found not guilty of the rape of one of his clients during a massage.

(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.

(Reuters) – Defending champion Dustin Johnson will not advance to the knockout phase of the WGC-Dell Match Play after suffering a second straight defeat in Texas on Thursday.

Gold Prices for the three day period ending

The Civil Defence Commission (CDC) through a partnership with UNESCO yesterday handed over more than 30 pieces of fire safety equipment as well as a number of garbage bins to the St.

Dear Editor, I would like to issue a call to all my fellow Guyanese to rethink the situation on the national level in which we find ourselves from a fresh perspective, and make an effort to resolve once and for all the relationships we share, so that we can really join together and contribute to the mutual development of our people.

Introduction In this the 39th column I wrap up the comparison of the 1999 and 2016 contracts by looking at Annex D which is completely new in the 2016 Agreement.

SACRAMENTO, Calif.,(Reuters) – The mayor of Sacramento, California, said yesterday he was “horrified” by video showing police officers firing 20 gunshots at an unarmed black man who was slain in the backyard shooting.

-The haughty officer’s bag of bones I suppose that folks into their seventies and eighties experience two levels of behavioural responses to social events that they do not necessarily appreciate.

(Jamaica Observer) JUZZLE Sayles worked hard in school and made her mother proud, but despite having 16 Caribbean Examination Council passes she has been unable to secure a job, and her parents are unable to find money for her to pursue further studies.

“Water, water everywhere, Nor any drop to drink,” is a line from the poem ‘The Rime of the Ancient Mariner,’ written by Samuel Taylor Coleridge, detailing how a sailor on a becalmed ship is surrounded by undrinkable salt water.

A North West District farmer was yesterday placed on $40,000 bail after he denied charges of larceny and using threatening language.

GASCI (www.gasci.com/telephone Nº 223-6175/6) reports that session 765’s trading results showed consideration of $3,219,150 from 4,467 shares traded in 3 transactions as compared to session 764’s trading results which showed consideration of $13,637,192 from 241,690 shares traded in 13 transactions.

This is one of those ‘seasons’ when our municipal market are at their brilliant best, bursting at the seams with fresh fruit and vegetables at prices that bring out throngs of shoppers and generate the kind of bulk buying that gives rise to long periods  of food storage.