Daily Archive: Friday, April 20, 2018

President David Granger and First Lady Sandra Granger on their way to the Royal Dinner hosted last evening in London, England by Queen Elizabeth II for Commonwealth Heads of Government.

Under growing pressure over concerns about the health of workers in the GGMC compound on Brickdam, the Ministry of Natural Resources tonight announced that the lab attached to the Guyana Gold Board would be removed in the shortest possible time.

MOSCOW,  (Reuters) – Russian companies hit by U.S. sanctions, including aluminium giant Rusal, have asked for 100 billion roubles ($1.6 billion) in liquidity support from the government, Finance Minister Anton Siluanov was quoted by Interfax news agency as saying today.

The sugar union GAWU today said that following a meeting with GuySuCo and the government’s Special Purpose Unit it has a much better idea of plans for the industry and was advised that the corporation plans to spend $11b in key capital works.

President David Granger greeting Queen Elizabeth II yesterday at a dinner hosted by the Queen for Commonwealth Heads of Government in London.

NEW DELHI,  (Reuters) – India’s opposition parties launched an unprecedented bid to impeach the top judge on Friday, accusing him of failing to protect the independence of the judiciary from executive interference, among other charges.

WASHINGTON,  (Reuters) – The Democratic Party sued Russia, President Donald Trump’s campaign and WikiLeaks today, charging that they conspired to disrupt the 2016 U.S.

The finals of the B Division Rugby Tournament between the Guyana Police Falcons and Panthers Rugby club will be played on Sunday at the National Park Athletics Field at 16:00hrs to start the local season.

(Trinidad Guardian) Paul Rajcoomar, 41, was an exemplar security guard and in no way was his killing connected to him carrying out his duties.

ST JOHN’S, Antigua, CMC – Legendary former Test captain, Sir Vivian Richards, has thrown his weight behind CARICOM’s efforts at governance reform in West Indies cricket.

Keith O’Jeer, Guyana Football Federation (GFF) Executive Committee Member and Berbice Football Association (GFA) President, has been suspended by the federation for “inappropriate behaviour”.

-Kobras, Ravens also score wins Plaisance Guardians, Kobras and Ravens clinched contrasting wins in the GABF ‘Road to Mecca’ Club Championship, on Wednesday at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall, Homestretch Avenue.

A man-of-the-match performance from 18-year-old leg spinner, Sherlan Anthony saw Essequibo record a rare six-wicket victory over defending champions, Demerara inside two days of the Guyana Cricket Board (GCB)/ Hand in Hand Mutual Fire and Life Insurance Inter-County Under-19 three-day tournament at Tuschen, East Bank Demerara on Thursday.

Berbice ended day two of the Hand-in-Hand Mutual Fire and Life Insurance/Guyana Cricket Board (GCB) U19 Inter-County three-day match against the National U17 on 198 – 4, leading by 263 runs at stumps at the Everest Cricket Club Ground, Camp Road.

The Guyana Football Federation’s (GFF) Compliance Status has been fully reinstated by the International Federation of Association Football (FIFA), paving the way for the restoration of their annual subsidy.

A young mother of two was yesterday morning stabbed to death at Belmont, Mahaica, East Coast Demerara, by her estranged husband, who later ingested a poisonous substance and succumbed.

Marian Academy, President’s College and School of the Nations secured wins in the u19 division, when the Youth Basketball Guyana (YBG) ‘Regional Conference’ continued yesterday at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall, Homestretch Avenue.

The Demerara Cricket Club (DCC) and the Transport Sports Club (TSC) were second-round winners in the V-Net little champs under – 13, 25 overs pair cricket, played at the Muslim Youth Organization (MYO) ground on Saturday last.

With PPP/C parliamentarians filing private criminal charges against two government ministers, Opposition Leader Bharrat Jagdeo yesterday warned that it was just the beginning and also dared the APNU+AFC administration to bring criminal charges against him for his actions while he served as president.

The newly-elected executive of the Guyana Table Tennis Association (GTTA) has organized its first major activity since being elected to office, which happens to be the national junior and senior table tennis championships set to serve off in May.

Oldendorff Carriers, the German-based transshipment company used by Rusal for exporting bauxite from Guyana, has announced that it is “winding up” its operations here due to United States sanctions against the Russian aluminium producer.

The Ministry of Public Infrastructure (MPI) yesterday announced that refunding of passengers who were left in the lurch by Dynamic International Airways will begin on May 2nd.

MOHALI, India,  CMC – Superstar Chris Gayle dispelled any lingering notions his powers were on the wane by lashing an imperious hundred, to fire Kings XI Punjab to a 15-run victory over Sunrisers Hyderabad here yesterday.

GuySuCo’s Uitvlugt Estate has surpassed its target for the first crop of 2018, the Special Purpose Unit (SPU) of the National Industrial and Commercial Investments Limited (NICIL) announced yesterday.

LONDON, CMC – High-profile veteran Pakistanis Shahid Afridi and Shoaib Malik, along with Sri Lanka’s Thisara Perera, have become the first set of players to confirm their participation in next month’s Hurricane Relief Twenty20 International against West Indies at Lord’s.

(Reuters) – Former cycling champion Lance Armstrong yesterday  agreed to pay $5 million to settle a federal suit claiming he defrauded his sponsor, the U.S.

The Georgetown Chamber of Commerce and Industry (GCCI) has submitted its objections to the amended metered parking by-laws to City Hall, according to its President Deodat Indar, who joined with members of the business community yesterday to protest any restart of the initiative in the capital.

Essequibo, says Deleep Singh, who has been President of the regional Chamber of Commerce since 2016, has adjusted reasonably quickly to its rice industry’s loss of Venezuela’s PetroCaribe market.

Derrol James, who escaped from the Golden Grove Police Station last December, was recaptured on Wednesday.

(Reuters) – English domestic cricket is set to get yet another format after the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) announced plans for an eight-team, 100-ball competition in the pursuit of younger, family-oriented audiences.

With locally grown potatoes and onions already having made a modest breakthrough on the local market the Ministry of Agriculture’s National Agricultural and Extension Institute (NAREI) believes that carrots could be on the threshold of a similar breakthrough.

The Mayor of Rose Hall Vijay Kumar Ramoo is incensed that President of the Guyana Association of Municipalities (GAM) Carwyn Holland was bold enough to reprimand his council for its recent hiring of a Town Clerk at its statutory meeting on Wednesday.

LONDON,  (Reuters) – Eliud Kipchoge is, by just about any reckoning, the most successful marathon runner in history so he can be excused for his somewhat dismissive response when questioned yesterday about his unusual preparations for Sunday’s London race.

Dear Editor, The Guyana Water Incorporated (GWI) wishes to respond to a letter published in the daily newspapers regarding the location of the Fyrish Well in Region 6, East Berbice/Corentyne.

By Karen Abrams, MBA Co-Founder, STEMGuyana Ima Christian, Stanford UniversityCo-Founder, STEMGuyana Building and maintaining the capacity to innovate in public and private institutions in wealthier countries is hard work. 

Dear Editor, My letter in Stabroek News of April 19, which has the headline: ‘Totals?’

MELBOURNE, (Reuters) – The Australian team do not need to make wholesale changes to their cricket culture as a few tweaks should once again endear them to home fans, according to test captain Tim Paine.

BARCELONA,  (Reuters) – Barcelona will target a record-extending 30th King’s Cup triumph when they play Sevilla in tomorrow’s final which would also virtually assure them of a second domestic double in three seasons, reinforcing their dominance in Spain.

If there are still unmistakable indications that the socio-cultural cohesion that we continually seek continues to elude us, it is not for the want of pressing street fairs and cultural events into service in the hope that these might make some kind of contribution, however modest, to that elusive goal.

WASHINGTON,  (Reuters) – The U.S. Treasury is considering ways to restrict sensitive Chinese investments in the United States by invoking an emergency powers law and bringing forward some security review reforms for corporate acquisitions, a senior Treasury official said yesterday.

Dear Editor, A friend of mine who recently migrated to the United States informed me of a situation that exposes the ineptitude of one of our primary governmental offices.

NICIL-SPU yesterday announced that the Skeldon Estate Staff Compound has been converted into the ‘Skeldon Heritage Resort’.

MANCHESTER, England, (Reuters) – FIFA has dismissed a complaint from England’s FA about an alleged racist incident in the Under-17 World Cup final due to a “lack of sufficient evidence”.

RIO DE JANEIRO,  (Reuters) – Brazil’s state-run oil company is nearing a deal in which China National Petroleum Corp Ltd (CNPC) would invest in an oil refinery in exchange for crude oil, two people with knowledge of the talks told Reuters, potentially giving China its first refining capacity in the Americas.

The Ministry of Natural Resources has come under fire from the Guyana Public Service Union (GPSU) in the wake of the recent resurfacing of reports of health-related problems among employees of the Guyana Geology and Mines Commission (GGMC) linked to the use of mercury in the processing of gold in the same compound housing the GGMC.

Dear Editor, Traffic symbols, signs, and rules are most important for both pedestrians and vehicular users’ safety.

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The heads of Guyana’s 11 education districts were briefed on Wednesday on a draft policy for the re-integration of adolescent mothers into the formal school system as part of efforts to address the impact of the high rate of teenage pregnancy.

In an effort to improve the quality of the Eteringbang airstrip, the Ministry of Public Infrastructure (MPI) will be undertaking chemical stabilisation of the runway surface sometime during the week of April 22, 2018.

(Reuters) – Alabama yesterday executed an 83-year-old man convicted of a deadly 1989 serial bombing spree, making him the oldest known person put to death in the modern era of U.S.

Dear Editor, As so often happens, in its now familiar seasonal reincarnation, the sticky issue of diaspora presence and place here resurfaces. 

(Reuters) – Liverpool forward Mohamed Salah hopes to stay clear at the top of the scoring charts to claim this season’s Premier League Golden Boot award, the Egypt international adding that his team mates were eager to help him achieve the goal.

A West Ruimveldt woman is now recovering from stab wounds after she was attacked by her former partner on Tuesday, less than a week after she would have secured a restraining order against him.

(Reuters) – A federal appeals court yesterday said the U.S. Justice Department cannot deny public safety grants to so-called sanctuary cities that limit cooperation with the Trump administration’s crackdown on illegal immigration.

As a service to Guyana’s rice industry the Stabroek Business has agreed to publish,weekly, beginning with this issue, prices paid to farmers supplying paddy to Mills in the various regions of Guyana 

(Reuters) – Chelsea defender Marcos Alonso will miss Sunday’s FA Cup semi-final against Southampton after being handed a three-match suspension for violent conduct, the Football Association (FA) said yesterday.

Dear Editor, In this country, scribes and columnist alike wail about this humongous racial divide that exists in this land.

A Lethem man was yesterday remanded to prison for the alleged murder of a Brazilian miner, who was fatally chopped on Sunday.

(Reuters) – A former Venezuelan official yesterday pleaded guilty to taking part in a scheme involving bribes paid by U.S.

MANCHESTER, England, (Reuters) – FIFA have handed out a series of fines to clubs for transfer deals involving “third party influence”, world soccer’s governing body said on Thursday.

HAVANA,  (Reuters) – Cuba’s new president, Miguel Diaz-Canel, began his term yesterday with a promise to defend the socialist revolution led by the Castro brothers since 1959, giving a sober speech that also emphasized the need to modernize the island’s economy.

Gold Prices for the three day period ending Thursday April 19, 2018

Dear Editor, As we continue to re-organise our society and the larger economy, addressing issues of corruption is of paramount importance.

PPP/C Members of Parliament (MPs) Juan Edghill and Vickram Bharrat yesterday brought private criminal charges against Minister of Public Health Volda Lawrence and Minister of Social Cohesion Dr.

(Jamaica Gleaner) The Kingston pastor facing criminal charges for allegedly having sex with a 12-year-old girl and impregnating her has reportedly requested a second paternity test.

The millennial generation, that age group currently between 18 and 34, make up the single largest chunk of the Guyana population, approximately 45%, using data from the 2012 census.

TOKYO, Japan, (Reuters) – Boston Marathon winner Yuki Kawauchi has told reporters in his native Japan that he plans to turn professional within a year.

Dear Editor, I refer to GHK Lall’s response (SN, April 18) to my Kaieteur News column of April 17 on him. 

Introduction Regulations made under the Petroleum Exploration and Production Act require the application for a prospecting licence to be accompanied by a statement giving particulars of the applicant’s financial status while in the case of a production licence, the application must give full information as to the applicant’s financial status.

After the recent stories about the modest success that has been realized in our attempt to begin to substitute the country’s potato and onion imports with higher levels of local production we are now being told by the National Agricultural Research and Extension Institute (see story in this issue) that sufficient work has been done in terms of research into farming techniques and the varieties that are best suited to local conditions to give rise to the likelihood that locally cultivated  carrots, as well, a few years down the road, will save us further amounts of foreign exchange.

(Prepared by the Guyana Marketing Corporation and published by Stabroek Business as a public service)

WASHINGTON,  (Reuters) – The United States and Colombia on Thursday cited new evidence of fraud in Venezuela’s food import program for the needy, saying part of the funds often ended up in the hands of corrupt government officials after being funneled through businesses in nearby countries.

The Yakishuru Aerodrome in the northwest was yesterday officially declared opened with flights resuming almost immediately.

What about a `military’ Police Commissioner? Greetings. So very early on in the twenty-five-year-old life of this people’s column I would broach with government (s) the utilisation of our Guyana diaspora.