Daily Archive: Friday, October 19, 2018

The New Guyana Pharmaceutical Corporation has won a $118m contract for the  supply and delivery of medical equipment.

DUBAI,  (Reuters)  Saudi Arabia said today that Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi has died, and said it fired two senior officials over the incident that has provoked an international outcry and strained relations between Riyadh and the West.

LOS ANGELES, (Reuters) – Pop superstar Rihanna declined an offer to perform at a Super Bowl halftime show because she supported former National Football League quarterback Colin Kaepernick and his protest against racial injustice, according to media reports.

(Trinidad Guardian) Two young men who faked their kid­nap­pings on the same day – one due to mon­ey wor­ries and the oth­er be­cause of ta­ban­ca—were each jailed for 30 days with hard labour yes­ter­day.

Murder accused Travis Evans, who escaped from the Lusignan Prison early on Monday morning, was recaptured this morning by Joint Services ranks at the Soesdyke-Linden junction.

TEXAS, CMC – Jamaica became the first Caribbean nation to qualify for a senior Women’s World Cup by defeating Panama 4-2 on penalties to claim third place in the CONCACAF qualifying tournament here Wednesday.

Oil production, expected to begin in 2020, “will be the most transformative economic development” in Guyana’s history and the current administration is taking steps to ensure that revenues accrued from the sector will not be squandered but will be invested strategically to build human and institutional capacity, address the infrastructural deficit and provide economic security for future generations says President David Granger.

Over 50 of the best local, regional and South American distance athletes are set to match strides on the streets of Georgetown on November 4 during the second leg of this year’s South American 10K road race.

The Appeal Court yesterday upheld the legality of President David Granger’s unilateral appointment of retired judge James Patterson as Chairman of the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM), saying that he did not act unreasonably in doing so.

Pacesetters and University of Guyana (UG) Trojans secured contrasting wins in the Under-23 section, when the Georgetown Amateur Basketball Association’s League Championship continued on Wednesday.

The Public Health Ministry entered into rent-free arrangements to have drugs and medical supplies temporarily stored at four off-site facilities, including a hotel where a termite infestation and damage to some of the items were evident.

The New Guyana Pharmaceutical Corporation (GPC) has thrown its support behind the Golden Jaguars U-20 Boys Football Team, donating a quantity of the nutritional supplement ‘Codal Compound’, and ‘Mustacream’ to aid in their preparation for the impeding CONCACAF U-20 Championship. 

In addition to tapping into the Contingency and Lotto funds, the Ministry of Public Infrastructure (MPI) sourced money from its road works and infrastructure development budget to complete D’Urban Park, according to the preliminary findings of the Auditor General, which also said there is no evidence of checks on works for which the private company that started the project was given half a billion.

Unrelenting in their search for regional and extra-regional markets for the ever-increasing range of ago-produce being churned out in places ranging from domestic kitchens to makeshift factories, five local agro-processors and a craft producer are preparing to travel to St.

Dr. Sevanie Williams is a 29-year-old Cuban-trained Patamona woman, born and brought up at Paramakatoi.

The Guyana Amateur Basketball Federation (GABF) officially launched the International Basketball Foundation (IBF) Under-18 Antilles 3×3 Championships at the SleepIn International Hotel, Brickdam yesterday.

A 26-year-old man is now dead after he was stabbed by his friend yesterday morning following an argument over a bicycle and a box of food the night before.

AROUBA, Trinidad, CMC – The Trinidad and Tobago Red Force assured themselves of a semifinal spot in the Regional Super50 with a crushing seven-wicket over the Windward Islands Volcanoes at the Brian Lara Stadium here Wednesday.

If you mention the brand Royal Chicken in a conversation about the local poultry industry you will probably not get the kind of knee jerk response that some other brands elicit.

A 12-member jury yesterday found former death row prisoner Terry Kissoon guilty of manslaughter after his retrial for the death of Troy Smith.

WASHINGTON/ANKARA, (Reuters) – President Donald Trump said yesterday  he presumes missing Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi is dead and that the U.S.

(Reuters) – Babar Azam fell one run short of his maiden century as Pakistan set Australia a mammoth victory target of 538 on day three of the second and final test in Abu Dhabi yesterday.

With street-vended foods at least equaling restaurant-prepared and home-cooked food in their popularity in Guyana and elsewhere, they have, understandably, become associated with significant health risks arising out of the sheer frequency of their consumption in circumstances where their food-safety ‘credentials’ are, for the most part, unknown.  Working families, including children in their school setting have come to rely increasingly on street-vended foods and the popularity of these offerings extend into the conventional ‘night life’ and ‘hangout’ cultures.

A young miner is now dead after he was stabbed by a man who he was arguing with him over cigarettes.

WASHINGTON/GUATEMALA CITY,  (Reuters) – President Donald Trump yesterday threatened to deploy the military and close the southern U.S.

The jury would appear to be still out on the outcomes of the September 19-22 Guyana Trade and Investment Exhibition (GuyTIE) as local companies pursue follow-ups to engagements with potential buyers who came here for the event.

TEXAS, CMC –  Head coach of the Jamaica women’s national football team Hue Menzies has said the sacrifice and hard work of the players and coaching staff led the team to qualify for the 2019 World Cup in France.

When President David Granger arrived at the Public Buildings yesterday to address the National Assembly, he was met by his own cheering section as well as protestors calling for the release of severance payments to ex-sugar workers and members of the Rastafarian community who are awaiting the promised decriminalisation of possession of small amounts of cannabis.

Dear Editor, Family and community play an important role in molding children which will directly impact any society as a whole therefore it’s important that families be supported to prevent child abuse and keep children safe within their own homes and communities. 

BRASILIA/SAO PAULO,  (Reuters) – Leftist presidential candidate Fernando Haddad accused right-wing front-runner Jair Bolsonaro yesterday of soliciting mass messaging over social media via WhatsApp, funded by businesses, in an alleged violation of Brazil’s campaign finance law.

As of Wednesday, Canada, not known traditionally for a liberal official policy on drugs, launched its own legal marijuana marketplace marking what a Jamaica Gleaner article calls “a profound social shift” though the article argues that what has pushed Canada in this direction is a “fervent desire to rein in an unregulated and continually growing black market for the widely popular substance and to bring it into a regulated tax system.”

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – Rahkeem Cornwall’s scintillating unbeaten century condemned USA Cricket to their fifth loss in six games, as they went down by 47 runs via the Duckworth/Lewis method to the Leeward Islands Hurricanes in their rain-affected Group B match in the Regional Super50 here at the Three W’s Oval yesterday.

Dear Editor, Yvonne Sam’s letter in SN of October 13, 2018 `Who is listening to the male cry’ was a most poignant plea (as it could come from a mother for a son who needs help).

A ‘new’ locally produced beverage, made from purple sweet potatoes grown in the hinterland regions, took centre stage as the Green Guyana Expo kicked off at the Guyana National Stadium yesterday.

Local companies are reported to be presently pursuing up to 50 business leads, which began at the recently concluded Guyana Trade and Investment Exhibition (GuyTIE).

The High Commission of India, Georgetown in conjunction with the Government of India has launched a special programme which gives the older generation an opportunity to visit India and reconnect with their roots.

(Reuters) – West Indies opener Evin Lewis has withdrawn from the limited-overs leg of the India tour for personal reasons, Cricket West Indies (CWI) has said.

Dear Editor, The Guyana Agricultural and General Workers Union (GAWU) saw in yesterday’s dailies a full-page advertisement by the Ministry of Finance informing that the Minister Winston Jordan would be seeking Parliamentary approval for monies to settle the outstanding severance payments to the thousands of sugar workers the Government laid off since it came to office.

CARACAS, (Reuters) – Ecuador expelled Venezuela’s ambassador to Quito yesterday after a Venezuelan government minister called Ecuadorean President Lenin Moreno a liar, and Venezuela reciprocated by ordering Ecuador’s top diplomat to go home.

(Reuters) – The coach whose attempts to guide Serena Williams mid-match during this year’s U.S.

Dear Editor, I do not want to start an inter-county war, but the inordinately high disparity between the cost for crossing a car over the Berbice Bridge (now proposed at over $8,000) versus the $200 being paid for the Demerara Bridge is now over-bearingly obvious….and

Kitco Market Data Gold Prices for the three-day period ending Thursday October 18, 2018

The Private Sector Commission (PSC) has declared its full support for the work of the new Department of Energy within the Ministry of the Presidency.

CAIRO, (Reuters) – Egypt’s public prosecutor has charged three executives from a private petroleum company with embezzling nearly $1 billion from corporate funds, state news agency MENA and a judicial source said yesterday.

Dear Editor, As I observe the latest hullabaloos over conflicts, integrity commissions, disclosures and that dysfunctional family tree, I ponder again as to why so many, sometimes, make life complicated and difficult. 

(Reuters) – Former Pakistan leg-spinner Danish Kaneria has admitted his role in a spot-fixing case involving former Essex team mate Mervyn Westfield yesterday, more than six years after he was banned by the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB).

Two Tucville residents were yesterday granted bail after they denied being in possession of ecstasy, which the Customs Anti-Narcotic Unit (CANU) says one of them handed to an undercover agent.

VALENCIA, Venezuela,  (Reuters) – U.S. consumer goods maker Colgate-Palmolive Co has halted production at its detergent and dish soap plant in Venezuela because it lacked cardboard boxes to ship products, a union leader said yesterday.

(Reuters) – Sprinting legend Usain Bolt has turned down the offer of a two-year deal to play soccer for Maltese champions Valletta FC, his agent has confirmed.

Introduction During the recently-concluded United Nations General Assembly in New York, USA, the Guyana Delegation led by Foreign Minister Carl Greenidge facilitated a meeting between the Governor of the Bank of Guyana and representatives of Merrill Lynch, the investment arm of the Bank of America Corporation which had expressed an interest in Guyana’s proposed Sovereign Wealth Fund.

Dear Editor, The United  Nations has designated October 17 as the International Day for the Eradication of Poverty.

Spain’s Honorary Consul to Guyana, Brian Tiwari was presented with one of that country’s  national awards -the Officer’s Cross of the Order of Civil Merit on Tuesday.

…But still an unlikely, military politician So you are some category of Guyanese – and over eighteen years.

(Trinidad Express) Hate Preacher Anjem Choudary has been declared a terrorist in Trinidad and Tobago.

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(Prepared by the Guyana Marketing Corporation and published by Stabroek Business as a public service)   *Prices only represent the average Wholesale Farmgate and Retail Prices at the above mentioned markets and are NOT prices set by the Guyana Marketing Corporation or Ministry of Agriculture.

The legitimacy or otherwise of the adjusted toll rates recently announced for the Berbice Bridge aside, there are, as every rational thinking person would agree, other considerations which are at least of comparable importance.

Accidental deaths in the gold mining industry in Guyana have been a steady occurrence over the years due to very questionable and highly risky operational methods, and a non-observance of proper Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) practices.

COLOMBO,  (Reuters) – Sri Lanka has reversed a decision to award a $300-million housing deal to China in favour of a joint venture with an Indian company, the government said, ahead of a visit by the prime minister to its South Asian neighbour.