Daily Archive: Monday, June 25, 2018

From July, 2016 to March of this year, the government’s rental of the controversial Sussex Street, Albouystown drug bond has cost nearly $265 million, Minister of Public Health Volda Lawrence has revealed.

The results of the 2018 National Grade Six Assessment (NGSA) will be announced on Thursday.

The World Bank Group today announced approval of a US$35 million Development Policy Credit to support Guyana’s efforts to bolster financial sector development and fiscal management to better prepare the country to tap its newly discovered oil and gas reserves and transform its oil wealth into human capital.

(Trinidad Guardian) Police detained 35 foreign nationals suspected of prostitution during a raid at a hotel and bar in central Trinidad, early yesterday.

With the Financial Institutions (Amendment) Bill 2018 likely to be passed in the National Assembly today, former President Donald Ramotar believes the possibility that it could be used to sanction banks without them having recourse to the courts has been overlooked.

Minister of Citizenship Winston Felix and Minister of Foreign Affairs Carl Greenidge were written to on Thursday by the Parliamentary Sectoral Committee on Foreign Affairs and invited to the body’s July 4th meeting to discuss the large amounts of visitors overstaying their time here and the risk of human trafficking.

With Guyana an emerging oil and gas country and with several agreements signed with companies, the primary focus now should be on establishing a sound legal and regulatory framework.   “One of the first things you need is that your legal framework must be in place,” University of the West Indies Professor Emeritus of Mechanical Engineering, Clement Imbert, last Thursday evening told a University of Guyana oil and gas forum.

A Venezuelan man, who was seen assaulting his partner after she danced with another man, was fatally stabbed by a miner after he rushed to the woman’s aid.

Residents of the West Coast Demerara community of Cornelia Ida are urging that repairs be done to the roads in the village’s housing scheme.

Guyana’s anchor – woman Marzana Fiedtkou says she is free from any pressure heading into the Barbados Hockey Board (BHF) 2018 International Women’s Hockey Series.    The Series which beings on June 28, will run until July 1 and will see the South Americans playing against the host and powerhouse Trinidad and Tobago.   The 23 – year old told Stabroek Sports that the outing would provide insight into both opponents who they will play against in the upcoming Central American and Caribbean (CAC) games at the end of July, in Colombia.   “No pressure going into the series in Barbados… it’s just a friendly, but obviously, we want to win,” Fiedtkou told Stabroek Sports midway the team’s practice session, late Friday evening at the Georgetown Cricket Club (GCC).   “We want to feel the turf, and see how we play as a team… they are going to be in our group, so it’s going be nice to play against them before we head into CAC games,” she added.   Fiedtkou is one of the central parts of Guyana’s mid-field and has an acute ability to score goals with relative ease.   In 2017, her goal-scoring prowess captured headline where she was in sensational form for Guyana, which copped her the National Sports Commission (NSC) Senior Sportswoman of the year Award (2017).  She carved out seven goals for Guyana in front of her home crowd at the conclusion of Pan American Indoor Hockey tournament.

The Region Nine  Democratic Council (RDC) is closely monitoring flooding in the area as the water levels continue to rise and at least two villages in the south to central Rupununi remain cut off, says Brian Allicock, Regional Chairman.

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – Speedster Shannon Gabriel produced a lethal burst in the final session to hurt Sri Lanka but rain continued to toy with the historic day/night third Test, leaving the Kensington Oval contest delicately poised after the second day here yesterday.

Last rites according to Hindu traditions were yesterday read for boat captain, Ramesh ‘Ravo’ Sancharra who was presumed to have been killed in the April 27th piracy attack off of Suriname.

Claire Fraser-Green came, saw and conquered. The UK based biker brought her talents to the 592 and once again dominated the competition.

The Ministry of Indigenous Peoples’ Affairs will collaborate with other State entities to work closely with Indigenous Peoples village councils to ensure proper accountability for their resources, says Minister of Indigenous Peoples Affairs Sidney Allicock.

A new champion will be crowned in the Guinness ‘Greatest of the Streets’ Berbice Championship, as Trafalgar crushed titleist New Amsterdam (NA) Kings 3-0 in the quarter-final round on Saturday.

On Saturday evening the Brazilian Embassy engaged in a bit of cultural diplomacy when it hosted Festa Junina 2018.

Former Guyana Open golf champion, Avinash Persaud, Saturday  won the inaugural New Town Restaurant and Distribution golf tournament at the Lusignan Golf Club (LGC) from a field of 25 strong.

President’s College clinched the boys U14, U16 and U19 titles, while Marian Academy secured the girls division when the Youth Basketball Guyana (YBG) ‘Regional Conference’ concluded on Saturday.

Construction works on the Kitty Market are still ongoing and a date for completion has not been committed to because of the financial constraints facing the Mayor and City Council.

Regal Masters and Regal All-Stars will look to repeat their 2016 heroics where they won both categories when they take part in the 12th edition of the New York Cup from June 29- July 1.

The first Pan-American Health Organisation (PAHO) team to assist with ensuring that the Guyana Geology and Mines Commission (GGMC) Brickdam complex is free of mercury hazards has arrived in the country.

The Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) will on Thursday, June 28 hear oral arguments in the final appeal of the cross-dressing  matter filed in 2010 by Gulliver (Quincy) McEwan, Angel (Seon) Clarke, Peaches (Joseph) Fraser and Isabella (Seyon) Persaud.

President David Granger was to depart Guyana last evening for the Socialist Republic of Vietnam to attend the Sixth Assembly of the Global Environment Facility (GEF), where he will be delivering a special address.

One hundred re-trenched sugar workers and young people from Berbice comprise the inaugural batch of the Industry Skills Training Enhancement Pro-gramme (IN-STEP).

When the battle for supremacy in the Guyana Olympic Association Olympic Day open doubles badminton challenge ended it was the duo of Priyanna Ramdhani and Greer Jackson taking the women’s title with Narayan Ramdhani and Jonathon Mangra prevailing in the men’s division over the weekend at the National Gymnasium.  In commemoration of Saturday’s World Olympic Day, Ramdhani, after her graduation from Marian Academy hurried over to partner with Jackson and flatten the competition.

The Guyana Police Force is seeking the public’s assistance in apprehending a Bangladeshi national who is wanted for questioning in relation to uttering forged documents.

Dear Editor, In his recent attempt to justify his government’s callous refusal to take action to cushion Guyanese businesses and consumers from rising fuel prices, Minister Winston Jordan has made a very important confession. 

Land clearing for an eco-lodge in Moraikobai, Region Five has begun.

ANKARA,  (Reuters) – Tayyip Erdogan won Turkey’s presidential election yesterday, the head of the country’s electoral body said, overcoming the biggest electoral challenge to his rule in a decade and a half.

Dear Editor, Law-making is not an abstract exercise. Normally, a deficiency or a “mischief” is recognised to exist in the current law and a legislative intervention is crafted to address or remedy this deficiency or “mischief.”

Unbeaten Linden Technical Institute (LTI) carted off the Linden Amateur Basketball Association/Youth Basketball Guyana U19 Secondary Schools Championship, edging Mackenzie High 39-37 on Saturday at the Mackenzie Sports Club Hard-Court.

Dear Editor, Kindly permit me space in your newspaper to let the public know what is happening at Demerara Timbers Ltd.

The Oscar Joseph Hospital, at Charity on June 22 received a new 225 KVA standby generator to boost its services, the Department of Public Information (DPI) said.

NIZHNY NOVGOROD, Russia, (Reuters) – Harry Kane struck a hat-trick as England’s young and free-flowing team banished the ghost of past failures with a record 6-1 thrashing of feeble Panama yesterday that eased them into the last 16.

WASHINGTON,  (Reuters) – The U.S. Treasury Department is drafting curbs that would block firms with at least 25 percent Chinese ownership from buying U.S.

WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – President Donald Trump said yesterday  that people who enter the United States illegally should be sent back immediately to where they came from without any judicial process, likening them to invaders who are trying to “break into” the country.

Dear Editor, The Public Health Department in Region Two is shirking its responsibility of taking legal action by prosecuting land owners whose residential plots in many parts of the district are infested with overgrown bushes.

KAZAN, Russia,  (Reuters) – Colombia’s World Cup campaign roared back into life with a thumping 3-0 victory over Poland yesterday which delivered a warning to their rivals and sent the disappointing Poles tumbling out of the tournament.

MANAGUA, (Reuters) – Lesther Aleman, a lanky and bespectacled 20-year-old student, had never taken part in a protest until April when he became the public face of a revolt that has shaken the rule of Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega.

Dear Editor, Rice farmers of the northern side in Region Two are facing heavy losses of their crops due to the rainy season.

YEKATERINBURG, Russia,  (Reuters) – Midfielder Keisuke Honda came off the bench to salvage a 2-2 draw for Japan against Senegal, as both teams were locked at the top of Group H following an entertaining encounter yesterday.

RIYADH,  (Reuters) – Saudi Arabia said yesterday it had intercepted two missiles launched by Yemen’s Houthi militia over the capital Riyadh, as a Saudi-led coalition moved to wrest control of Yemen’s main port city from the Iran-aligned group.

(Trinidad Express) Murdered Nicole Hosein-Debideen never recovered from the death of her husband five years ago.

Dear Editor, Depression is not an imaginary thing; depression is a real and horrible illness that, unfortunately, affects many persons.

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In the aftermath of the loss of nearly 5,000 jobs in the industry, Friday’s announcement by the Guyana Sugar Corporation that it has created a coordinating committee for its ‘Sustainable and Resilient Communities Programme’ and ‘Alternative Livelihoods Initiative’ can only be seen as another sign of the gross failure of the APNU+AFC administration to come to grips with its responsibilities.

LONDON,  (Reuters) – Former tennis champion Boris Becker said yesterday he has a genuine diplomatic passport from the Central African Republic after the country’s foreign minister called it a fake.

Last week, we discussed the concept of Public Private Partnerships (P3s) by providing a broad perspective of what a P3 arrangement is about; how it differs from privatization; the rationale for entering into P3 arrangements; its advantages and disadvantages; and the various models of P3s.

PEDAVEEDU, India,  (Reuters) – India is fast-tracking environmental clearances for projects like power plants and coal mines in a bid to propel growth, setting off alarm bells among environmentalists and affected residents who say the decisions are being made too quickly.

(Trinidad Guardian) T&T could expect $23 billion in investments in the downstream energy sector over the next four years, according to “a secret” Ministry of Energy document.

It’s FIFA World Cup Football Season and a young Guyanese footballer Jeremy Garett, though not in Russia flying the Golden Arrowhead high, is currently doing so and impressing elsewhere as at the United States Pro Football Club DC United on his current stint there.  Garett, after being invited for a try-out in May, made the cut to join the club’s Under –  23 summer programme and is acquitting himself quite well.   This revelation was made by one of the club’s Under 19 and 23 academy coaches, Nate Kish.   Kish, who was hired by the club to spearhead the 2018 summer programme, says that the 18-year-old Guyanese has the ideal ingredients to make it to the next level.