Daily Archive: Saturday, July 28, 2018

BASSETERRE, St Kitts,  CMC – Bangladesh defeated West Indies by 18 runs in the decisive final One-Day International of the three-match series at Warner Park here today.

A total of seventy-seven alleged victims of Trafficking In Persons (TIP) were rescued for the period January 05 – July 03, 2018, according to the Department of Public Information (DPI) in a release today.

Guyana continues to play a significant role in ExxonMobil’s growth plans and the company yesterday said that appraisals of all eight wells discovered here offshore have not yet been completed and would mean that the 4 billion barrels of oil equivalent recently announced could climb further.

Taking into consideration the upcoming Local Government Elections (LGE), the Guyana Court of Appeal yesterday set October 4th for the commencement of the hearing of the legal challenge to the Chief Justice Roxane George’s decision to uphold the unilateral appointment of Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) Chairman Justice (ret’d) James Patterson.

The Ministry of Finance yesterday signed a US$35 million (almost $7.3 billion) policy-based loan agreement with the World Bank to support the modernisation of the country’s financial infrastructure.

The Government of Guyana and the Government of People’s Republic of China yesterday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on cooperation within the latter’s ‘Belt and Road’ initiative, which is expected to see a major focus on public infrastructure and could possibly see the financing of part of the Linden-Lethem highway and the new Demerara Harbour Bridge.

A total of 38 separate charges were yesterday read against two police ranks, who are accused of trying to help learner drivers cheat a sitting of their theoretical examination.

The National Assembly yesterday passed amendments to the anti-money laundering legislation, which included replacing the Anti-Money Laundering Authority with a coordinating committee that raised eyebrows and a lot of questions among opposition Members of Parliament (MPs).

A team from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) yesterday visited the Woodlands Hospital in Carmichael Street following complaints from residents about the careless disposal of medical waste.

A partially-decomposed body, suspected to be that of a missing labourer, was discovered on Wednesday at Kuribrong, in Region Eight.

Police in ‘A’ Division are probing the discovery of an abandoned car early yesterday morning in Industrial Site, Ruimveldt, with weapons, live rounds and the driver’s licence of Ian Forde, one of the five suspected bandits fatally shot on Tuesday.

Local beverage giants Banks DIH Limited is the beverage sponsor of the 12th Annual Guyana Cup Horse Race Meeting billed for August 19th at the Rising Sun Turf Club, West Coast Berbice.

The death sentence imposed on Gary Moses, who was found guilty of the 1993 murder of Leila Barrow, was yesterday commuted to life imprisonment by the Guyana Court of Appeal.

Following the resignations of its Chief Planning Officer Dr. Nelson Modeste and Deputy Finance Secretary (DFS) Louise Bouyea and the non-renewal of the contract of Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the National Procurement and Tender Administration Board (NPTAB) Donald DeClou, the Ministry of Finance has advertised for the vacant positions to be filled.

The West Indies have been presented with a chance of securing a rare series win against Bangladesh as they head into the final One Day international (ODI) at Basseterre, St.

Although Nand Persaud and Company Limited has started purchasing rice from neighbouring Suriname due to its expectation that local production will not be enough to meet its international commitments, Guyana Rice Development Board (GRDB) General Manager Nizam Hassan says the current production is adequate for both local consumption and exportation Chief Executive Officer of Nand Persaud and Company Limited Mohindra Persaud, in a recent interview with Stabroek News, had said that the company planned to purchase approximately 5,000 tonnes of rice from Suriname to immediately be shipped to Haiti.

National player Jonathan van Lange defeated Krystian Sahadeo in specially arranged U13 competition among national players at the West Demerara table tennis camp held recently.

The recent two-day capacity building workshop that was hosted here by the international body of the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI) resulted in the local body being more equipped to produce its annual report, National Coordinator Rudy Jadoopat says.

Naya and Andaaz Designs has had tongues wagging about its one-of-a-kind, off-the-hook Indian pieces since its inception three years ago.

HAVANA,  (Reuters) – Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel has engaged in a nonstop series of public appearances during his first 100 days in office, stopping everywhere across the island nation in an apparent bid to consolidate his leadership position.

A new champion will be crowed in the GT-Beer ‘Keep Ya Five Alive’ futsal tournament, as Tiger Bay crushed the incumbent Gold is Money 5-1 in the round of 16 stage on Thursday.

Dear Editor, The amendments to the Financial Institutions Act do not provide for the protection of persons or companies from high fees, high interest rates and other charges implemented by banks, which may be unjust. 

By Charwayne Walker When Berbice’s pugnacious left hander Shimron Hetmyer reached three figures against Bangladesh at the Providence Cricket Stadium in the second ODI in the IPAY sponsored series, the flamboyant former West Indies Under 19 skipper had joined a distinguished group of players who walked the plank with ODIs centuries in Guyana.

ISLAMABAD,  (Reuters) – Pakistan’s former ruling party conceded defeat to cricket star-turned-politician Imran Khan ahead of final results from the country’s disputed election, which European Union monitors said yesterday had not been fought on a level playing field.

Hi Everyone, What’s the main dish that appears on your Sunday lunch table every week?

The Cybercrime Bill, which was passed last week by the National Assembly, negates the benefits and protections which were granted to citizens by the law to protect whistleblowers, according to attorney and opposition parliamentarian Priya Manickchand.

The Green Climate Fund (GCF) has approved US$697,183, equivalent to $145,620,613.21, for Guyana in Readiness Support for the agriculture sector.

Dear Editor, Relative to a press release sent out on July 09, 2018, “Incident involving a Minister of the Government, her driver and two security guards at a popular established business parking lot at Providence, East Bank Demerara”.

Member clubs of the Georgetown Football Association [GFA], have expressed their willingness and readiness to support the recently installed GFA Interim Management Committee [IMC].

WASHINGTON,  (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump yesterday denied knowing about the 2016 meeting his son Donald Trump Jr.

I have never been remotely interested in celebrity designers, well Rihanna’s makeup line Fenty Beauty is an exception.

The Guyana Amateur Basketball Federation [GABF] will stage an Awards Ceremony today to honour the players and management staff for their historic triumph at the CBC Pre-Qualifiers in Suriname.

A traffic policeman is now on bail after being charged with obtaining money to have a charge dropped against a man who was held for overloading his vehicle.

(Barbados Nation) Goddard Enterprises directors Charles Herbert and Christopher Glenn Rogers are on $400 000 bail after appearing on four drug charges yesterday afternoon in the District “A” Magistrates’ Court.

Dear Editor, The world needs leadership.  For close to a century America filled that role, sometimes wisely and admirably, other times less than thoughtfully and constructively. 

This week The Scene caught up with Clifford Charles who most of Guyana is familiar with as Alabama. 

LONDON,  (Reuters) – Discussions over the future of Julian Assange, who has been holed up in the Ecuadorean embassy in London for six years, are ongoing but the matter was not discussed during a recent visit by Ecuador’s President Lenin Moreno, a British government spokesman said yesterday.

NAIROBI,  (Reuters) – A blood-red moon dazzled star gazers across much of the world yesterday when it moved into Earth’s shadow for the longest lunar eclipse of the 21st Century.

ST JOHN’s, Antigua, CMC – Former West Indies fast bowler Kenneth Benjamin has cautioned that it may be some time before speedster Alzarri Joseph is back at his best.

Dear Editor, On July 24th, Voices Against Violence (the collection of organizations and entities that spearhead the Annual National Anti-Violence Candlelight Vigil to mark World Suicide Prevention Day, to be held on September 9th this year) sent an email to media across Guyana, with a link to a Facebook post alleging rape by a Route #42 mini bus driver.

(Trinidad Guardian) The Community-Based Environmental Protection and Enhancement Programme’s (CEPEP) expenditure records for the period 2013 to 2015, amounting to more than TT$1.5 billion in funds, cannot be found, chairman Ashton Ford revealed on Thursday.

On Sunday on August 5, the Police Officers Mess Hall will come alive with the sixth annual Emancipation Jazz and Soul Concert hosted by Ssignal Productions, which will see some of the finest in music.

A Kitty resident was yesterday remanded to prison after he was charged with trying to rob a uniformed police officer.

Food lovers can expect a treat today when the Global Foundation in collaboration with the Department of Social Cohesion, Culture, Youth and Sports hosts its first Caribbean Cookout on the lawns of Castellani House, Vlissingen Road and Homestretch Avenue starting from 4 pm.

Following legal advice, the Guyana Police Force yesterday announced that no charges will be laid against Junior Minister Simona Broomes, her driver or the two security guards with whom they had a confrontation earlier this month in the parking lot of the Amazonia Mall at Providence, East Bank Demerara.

Above all else, Mission: Impossible – Fallout is an action movie.

In recent times, we have become familiar with terms like “fake news” and “alternative facts.”

LARUNS, France (Reuters) – Geraint Thomas was in prime position to win his maiden Tour de France after he retained the overall leader’s yellow jersey in a lively 19th stage won by Slovenian Primoz Roglic as defending champion Chris Froome slipped down to fourth yesterday.

Dear Editor, Reference is made to the news item `Shuman says new party for September launch’ (SN Jul 25). 

(Reuters) – U.S. broadcasting and media company CBS Corp said it was investigating claims of personal misconduct by its chief executive Leslie Moonves made in a New Yorker magazine article that was published yesterday.

When Facebook’s stock plummeted earlier this week, wiping out US$120 billion dollars of market capitalisation in a single day, Wall Street’s analysts – most of whom had rated the stock as a strong buy just the day before –  couldn’t agree on the exact cause.

CARACAS,  (Reuters) – Opposition lawmaker and oncologist Jose Manuel Olivares, who led protests over Venezuela’s crumbling health sector, said he has fled the crisis-stricken country after his family received threats that they would be persecuted unless he quit politics.

Miss World Guyana 2018, Ambika Ramraj (left) yesterday paid a courtesy call on  Sita Nagamootoo, wife of Prime Minister Moses Nagamootoo, at their Official Residence.

The Paediatric Critical Care Unit (PICU) at the Georgetown Public Hospital was officially declared open yesterday by the Minister of Public Health, Volda Lawrence, the Department of Public Information (DPI) said.