Daily Archive: Friday, August 3, 2018

A plot by two murder accused to flee the Lusignan Prison on the East Coast of Demerara has been foiled.

(Barbados Nation) The Barbados economy continues to under-perform, contracting by 0.6 per cent in the first six months of this year.

Newly-appointed head of the Department of Energy (DoE) Dr. Mark Bynoe may not have experience in the oil and gas sector but he has the intelligence and ability to find the expert help needed, according to President David Granger.

The Government Analyst-Food and Drug Department (GA-FDD) will in the coming months publish a list of approved water processing facilities in the city after a recent survey showed that over a third are unlicensed and some are selling water that failed bacterial and chemical tests.

 A Timehri youth was gunned down in Sophia last evening in front of his friends by a man he had a disagreement with over a month ago.

The People’s Progressive Party (PPP) is seeking a balance of candidates–50% from within the party and 50% from civil society—to contest the local government elections on November 12th, Leader of the Opposition Bharrat Jagdeo says.

A Kuru Kururu, Soesdyke-Linden Highway man was found dead in a pool of blood in his home yesterday morning and the police suspect he was killed during a burglary.

While reiterating a pledge to investigate the incidents of criminal violence in the previous decade, President David Granger announced yesterday that a Commission of Inquiry (CoI) is also likely to be held into the massacre of Guyanese fishermen in Suriname’s waters earlier this year.

A Turkeyen man was struck down while riding a bicycle along the Industry Railway Embankment Road on Wednes-day and succumbed later at the George-town Public Hospital while receiving medical attention.

Guyana Defence Force (GDF) Second Lieutenants Steffon Cameron and Teffurn James have successfully completed a Chinese Air Force Basic Fighter Pilot and Officer Development Course.

A boat captain was yesterday charged with the murder of his 67-year-old father-in-law.

Georgetown heavyweights Sparta Boss and Gold is Money sealed their berths to tomorrow’s semi-final round in the Guinness ‘Greatest of the Streets’ National Championship, following victories on Wednesday night at the Haslington Tarmac.

The Guyana Gold and Diamond Miners Association (GGDMA) is mourning the loss of its former executive secretary and founder member who passed away in the USA after a period of illness on August 1st 2018.

BIRMINGHAM, (Reuters) – Virat Kohli scored a gritty 149 to rescue India and leave the intriguing first test finely balanced as England were left to rue several missed chances before they ended the second day 22 runs ahead on Thursday.

Newly-appointed Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) President Adrian Saunders yesterday said that a review of the existing formula used to appoint the Chancellor and Chief Justice should be considered, while reiterating that the continued failure to make substantive appointments is not right.

Guyana’s Under-19 cricket team will open the defence of their Cricket West Indies Regional Three day Title against the Leeward Islands today at Arnos Vale, St.

Murder convict Ryan Robinson on Tuesday had his death sentence commuted and substituted with a jail term of 35 years by the Guyana Court of Appeal.

The police in B Division are investigating an accident which left a porter dead along the Rosignol Village, West Coast Berbice Public Road sometime around midnight on Wednesday.

The Guyana Under-14 Boys team departed local shores on Wednesday for Curacao to compete in the Caribbean Football Union (CFU) 2018 Boys’ Under-14 Challenge Series.

Leader of the Opposition Bharrat Jagdeo yesterday said that his party’s concern about the soon-to-be established Department of Energy is the paucity of information that has been provided about its mandate and structure.

Guinness Brand Manager Lee Baptiste has revealed that the National Stadium, Providence will provide the perfect setting for the Guinness ‘Greatest of the Streets’ National Championship finale, and that all systems are in place for a safe and secure environment.

Former West Indies Test all-rounder and current Demerara Cricket Club (DCC) President, Roger Harper on Tuesday reminded the four DCC players selected to represent Guyana in this year’s Cricket West Indies Regional Under-19 tournament in St.

BARRANQUILLA, Colombia, CMC – Sprinter Shashalee Forbes helped Jamaica make a clean sweep of the women’s sprints when she stormed to victory in the 200 metres at the Central American and Caribbean Games here on Wednesday night.

First Lady, Sandra Granger yesterday facilitated a conversation on domestic violence at a special staff meeting organized by Power Producers and Distributors Incorporated (PPDI) held at the Herdmanston Lodge.

BARRANQUILLA, Colombia, CMC – Reigning Commonwealth Games champion Kyron McMaster added yet another trophy to his collection when he broke an eight-year games record en route to gold in the men’s 400 metres hurdles at the Central American and Caribbean Games here Tuesday night.

With external investor interest poised to intensify as the country moves inexorably closer to the exploitation of its now confirmed significant oil resources, Guyana can much better position itself to engage potential investors from a position of strength if it moves in a timely manner to apply geospatial technology to the creation of a reliable audit of its natural resources.

 APNU+AFC councillors have been absenting themselves from Region Six’s statutory meetings since the beginning of the year.

Jamaica ended any hopes the Guyana rugby team, commonly known as the Green Machine, had of repeating their 2010 gold medal winning run, with a defeat in the quarterfinals of the Central America and Caribbean Games in Columbia yesterday.

Police in Wismar, Linden and the Guyana Fire Service are probing the circumstances behind a mysterious fire early yesterday morning at the Wismar Post Office, where it is suspected that an attempt was made to torch a safe during a break-in. 

Whether or not the September 19-22 Guyana Trade and Investment Exhibition (GUYTIE) will be responsive to the particular needs of local Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) depends on whether the event is structured in a manner that is responsive to the concerns of the smaller operations in the manufacturing sector, according to a group of eight owners of small business owners with whom the Stabroek Business has spoken over the past two weeks.

HARARE,  (Reuters) – Zimbabwe President Emmerson Mnangagwa, a former spy chief installed after Robert Mugabe’s removal in a coup in November, was elected yesterday after a poll marred by the deaths of six people in an army crackdown on opposition protests.

Businessman Lloyd Britton has partnered with the 8th of May organisation to host the Emancipation Football Cup set to start tonight.

Dear Editor, The literature on the Resource Curse, summarised by Frederick van der Pleog of the Oxford Centre for the Analysis of Resource Rich Economies in his article “Natural Resources: Curse or Blessing,” is clear that resource rich countries do not all experience strong growth and enhanced development. 

MEXICO CITY,  (Reuters) – The Organization of American States (OAS) yesterday approved the creation of a working group to seek a peaceful solution to the violent protests that have roiled Nicaragua since April, leaving more than 300 people dead.

Delon Dublin, the driver charged with causing the death of security guard Garfield McPherson, by dangerous driving, will today have to lead his defence to the charge after being told that a prima facie case was made out against him.

When you tell Michael Nunes that agro processing has become one of the fastest growing sub-sectors in Guyana’s agricultural sector and that modest quantities of locally manufactured products are beginning to find their way onto external markets, the nonplussed expression on his small, chiseled face does not change one iota.

The Guyana National Bureau of Standards (GNBS) is a semi-autonomous agency under the Ministry of Business.

Dear Editor, Before the African Culture and Development Association (ACDA), there was the League of Coloured Peoples (LCP), who incidentally organised their first exhibition of art and craft (much like Wednesday 1st August) at what was then the British Guiana Cricket Club Ground, east of Queen’s College on Thomas Road – space on which ACDA is accommodated.

A porter was yesterday remanded to prison after he was faced with charges of stealing a total of almost $1.4 million in equipment.

Guyana National Badminton Coach, Gokaran Ramdhani was elected to the post of second vice-president of the Central America and Caribbean Badminton Federation (CONCECABA), when the elections were held in Colombia during the ongoing Central America and Caribbean Games.

WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump’s national security team said yesterday that Russia is behind “pervasive” attempts to interfere in upcoming U.S.

The impact of last Tuesday’s Fifth Emancipation Exhilaration Event staged in the shadow of Stabroek Market may well have been reduced by intermittent heavy showers.

Dear Editor, I refer to headlines lately about the release, to planned infrastructural projects in Guyana, of Norwegian money allocated some years ago.

Managing Director of SKI Contruction, Alex Mahaica recently presented sporting equipment, including a complete volleyball set to the Community of Pakuri, along with a promise of continued support.

In an effort to create awareness of youth involvement in local governance, the Linden Mayor and Town Council (LMTC) has appointed a Junior Mayor and Junior Councillors.

SAN FRANCISCO, (Reuters) – Apple Inc yesterday became the first $1 trillion publicly listed U.S.

Dear Editor, Permit me to bring to the attention of readers the good news that the Guyana United Artists (GUA) has been selected as a recipient of the 2018 Guyana Cultural Association of New York award.

CARACAS, (Reuters) – Venezuela’s all-powerful Constituent Assembly yesterday voted to legalize money exchange operations to relax the strict currency controls imposed by the social government that have throttled the oil-rich nation’s economy.

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – Trinidadian seven footer Johnny Hamilton has signed a deal to play for the Detroit Pistons in the upcoming 2018 season.

The driver who was involved in the accident at Vreed-en-Hoop last week that claimed the life of his friend and injured another is in a stable condition and currently at home recovering, relatives say.

Dear Editor, The Guyana Agricultural and General Workers Union (GAWU) has recognised that several sections of the press reported about the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) judgment regarding our Union’s and our colleague union – the National Association of Agricultural, Commercial and Industrial Employees’ (NAACIE) – legal challenge to the decision by the Government of Guyana and the Guyana Sugar Corporation Inc (GuySuCo) to close the Skeldon, Rose Hall and East Demerara Estates at the end of 2017.

Considerations of space have necessitated the editing of this paper. Care has been taken to retain all of the elements believed to be relevant to reader interest.

BOGOTA,  (Reuters) – Colombia yesterday temporarily granted more than 440,000 migrants from Venezuela permission to stay in the country for two years and access social services, as hundreds of thousands flee a devastating economic crisis in neighboring Venezuela.

WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – Republican and Democratic U.S. senators introduced legislation yesterday to impose stiff new sanctions on Russia and combat cyber crime, the latest effort by lawmakers to punish Moscow over interference in U.S.

LONDON,  (Reuters) – Chelsea great Frank Lampard could hardly have chosen a tougher entry route into a managerial career he hopes will one day rival his playing days — the English Championship.

We are yet to know how last week’s partnership agreement signed between the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) and the Geneva-based International Trade Centre (ITC) will affect the business community in the Caribbean and whether, specifically, there is room in the arrangement for boosting the growth of the emerging but patently needy small business sector in Guyana.

“Press freedom is facing new threats in major democracies as well as in repressive states, where authorities are focusing their efforts on social media and other online platforms after reducing the independence of major print and broadcast outlets.”

(Prepared by the Guyana Marketing Corporation andpublished 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.

During a recent visit to the United States First Lady Sandra Granger attended a Luncheon in her honour hosted by the Washington-based Caribbean Business Alliance (CBA) at the College Park Marriott Hotel & Conference Center in Hyattsville, Maryland.

DETROIT/WASHINGTON,  (Reuters) – California and 18 other U.S. states promised yesterday to fight a Trump administration proposal to weaken fuel efficiency standards for cars and trucks and force states into line, arguing the United States has an obligation to protect the environment for future generations.

GASCI (www.gasci.com/telephone Nº 223-6175/6) reports that session 784’s trading results showed consideration of $71,962,251 from 198,743 shares traded in 13 transactions as compared to session 783’s trading results which showed consideration of $30,770,258 from 193,629 shares traded in 10 transactions.

– Afro-Business: Land? Manufacturing? Firstly, two personal contextual points: my avid interest in Guyana’s social history was really ignited by the late historian Vere T.

Dear Editor, With preparations underway for large scale celebrations of Georgetown’s  quartoseptcentennial anniversary, one question pops up in the minds of several of its citizens, and that is what is there to celebrate?.

(Reuters) – Ian Poulter seized the first-round lead with an eight-under-par 62 at the WGC-Bridgestone Invitational on Thursday while Tiger Woods carded 66 on a course where he has won eight times.

TEPIC, Mexico,  (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Mexico’s president-elect, Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, will have a better chance of slashing poverty and inequality if he weaves a strong green thread through his policies, analysts say.

  Introduction Surprise would be a mild word to describe the reaction of many Guyanese to the report by Minister of State Joseph Harmon that President Granger had appointed Dr.