Daily Archive: Friday, January 4, 2019

DHAKA,  (Reuters) – The United Nations today called for an independent and impartial investigation into the Dec.

(Trinidad Express) Commissioner Gary Griffith said yesterday he is going to arm his police officers with non-lethal weapons like pepper spray and stun guns in the next few weeks.

-gov’t to take case to court Speaker of the National Assembly, Dr.

Guyana will not be intimidated by Venezuela’s December 22 incursion into Guyana’s maritime space and interception of a research vessel, says Minister of Foreign Affairs Carl Greenidge who yesterday rejected false claims by Caracas that ships carrying out oil-related surveys were in that country’s territory.

A vendor was yesterday remanded to prison after he was charged with the almost five-year-old murder of shop owner Bibi Sheniza Khan-Bhola.

Following the December 21st no-confidence vote, a meeting between President David Granger and Leader of the Opposition Bharrat Jagdeo has been proposed for Wednesday January 9.

In the political limbo following the successful December 21 no-confidence vote against the government, the controversial Natural Resources Fund Bill 2018 was passed last night in the National Assembly with no objection as the Opposition side of the House was not present.

Five men on Wednesday evening pounced on a Corentyne businesswoman, beating her, injuring her guard and grabbing jewellery and money, before escaping.

Barbara Patricia Pilgrim of A Partnership for National Unity (APNU) is the newest member of the National Assembly.

“Concerned shareholders” of the Region Seven-based Guyana Goldfields, including Founder and recently ousted Executive Chairman of the company, Patrick Sheridan, are calling for a special meeting to be held by March, to facilitate the replacement of the current Board of Directors.

Dismissing the leaking of an internal email as mischievous, the Alliance for Change (AFC) yesterday denied that its leader Raphael Trotman in the correspondence, expressed dissatisfaction with the coalition government.

A farmer was yesterday remanded to prison after he was charged with fatally stabbing a man who had intervened in a dispute. 

The National Drainage and Irrigation Authority (NDIA) is advising rice farmers on the Essequibo coast to be judicious in their use of irrigation water over the next few weeks as the water level of the Tapacuma Conservancy has dropped significantly due to low rainfall during this rainy season.

ST JOHN’S, Antigua, CMC – Leeward Islands Cricket Board (LICB) president, Enoch Lewis, has called for Richard Pybus’s appointment as interim West Indies men’s coach to be rescinded, after accusing Cricket West Indies president, Dave Cameron, of “hand-picking” the Englishman and ignoring the best practices of “transparency, fairness and due process”.

A CT scanner is soon to be installed at the Bartica Regional Hospital.

SYDNEY, (Reuters) – Cheteshwar Pujara fell for an exquisite 193 on the second day of the fourth and final test against Australia yesterday, as the tourists reached an imposing 486-6 at press time in day two.

Deputy Chairman of the National Toshaos Council (NTC) Paul Pierre is appealing to the authorities to provide firearms and other means for toshaos – who have the power to make arrests as rural constables but no means to protect themselves from acts of violence.

ROSEAU, Dominica,  CMC – Media reports here say former Test off-spinner Shane Shillingford has been suspended by Cricket West Indies for an illegal action, ruling him out of the third round of the Regional Four-Day Championship which starts Friday.

For all its high profile and standout status in the global oil and gas industry, ExxonMobil, which is currently focused on kicking off a major oil recovery exercise offshore Guyana, has had to face its own ‘demons’ in 2018, according to a report late in December by World Oil, the monthly oil and gas publication published by Gulf Energy Information.  

CAPE TOWN, (Reuters) – Opener Aiden Markram made a return to form as he scored 78 to help South Africa into a strong position on the opening day of the second test against Pakistan at Newlands yesterday.

Following assurances by the Small Business Bureau’s (SBB) Chief Executive Officer, Dr Lowell Porter that the 20 per cent provision of contracts valued up to $30 million for small businesses would come on stream this month, a source in the Ministry of Business has told Stabroek Business that the Bureau is “ready to go” with implementation.

Alliance for Change (AFC) executive member David Patterson yesterday said that the Charrandas Persaud that defected and voted in favour of an Opposition PPP/C no-confidence motion on December 21 is not the man he knows.

The contents of communication expected to be handed over to Cevons Waste Mana-gement and Puran Brothers by the Georgetown City Council providing details of the garbage collection arrangements between the two service providers and the Council could trigger a radical shift in the existing relationships according to information reaching the Stabroek Business.

The Regional Democratic Council of Region Six on Wednesday, heard that the Skeldon Public Hospital mortuary is presently not functioning, while the hospital’s landline phone is disconnected, since the bill is yet to be paid.

WELLINGTON, (Reuters) – James Neesham did his World Cup chances no harm after 18 months out of the New Zealand side as he produced an all-around performance in their 45-run win over Sri Lanka in the first one-day international yesterday.

During 2018 the Stabroek Business paid a great deal of attention to two issues that are likely to have an important bearing on employment generation and export earnings in the current year.

Supporters of the coalition government yesterday shared mixed views on the refusal of Speaker of the National Assembly, Dr Barton Scotland to review his decision that a motion of no-confidence was passed against the APNU+AFC government on December 21st.

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados,  CMC – Four-time reigning champions Guyana Jaguars will not be intimidated by star-studded archrivals Barbados Pride, when the two teams meet in the third round of the Regional Four-Day Championship here today.

WASHINGTON,  (Reuters) – Democrats wasted no time flexing their new power in the U.S.

What is being regarded globally as a breakthrough period for the coconut industry linked to skyrocketing demand for coconut water, oil and other products is being regarded as an opportunity for the region which it cannot afford to pass up.

(Field Level Media) DeMar DeRozan finished with 21 points, 14 rebounds and 11 assists for his record career triple-double as the San Antonio Spurs rolled to a 125-107 win over the visiting Toronto Raptors yesterday to win their third straight game and fourth in their past five.

Following an incident on the 1st December 2018 involving the Head Teacher (ag) of No 5 Primary School, located on the West Coast of Berbice, Gangadai Sebarat-Isaacs and a Grade 11 student of Number 8 Secondary School, the Ministry of Education has placed the student on a bond of good behaviour for four months.

Gold Prices for the three day period ending Thursday January 3,Kitco is a Canadian company that buys and sells precious metals such as gold, copper and silver.

(Reuters) – Bristol-Myers Squibb Co said yesterday it would buy Celgene Corp for about $74 billion, combining two of the world’s largest cancer drug businesses in the biggest pharmaceutical deal ever.

A West La Penitence man was yesterday sentenced to two years in jail after he pleaded guilty to having an unlicenced gun in his possession.

Dear Editor, Many Guyanese at home and abroad are paying keen attention to the ongoing campaign-type activities initiated by those who, thus far, have expressed an interest in being the presidential candidate of the PPP/C for the next general and regional elections.

(Jamaica Gleaner) Interim Jamaica Scorpions coach, Robert Haynes, says he wants to get the team playing smart and disciplined cricket as he expects them to be very competitive under his watch, starting with the Regional Four-Day Championship match against the Windward Islands Volcanoes today.

Dear Editor, The intense debate on what the word “majority” means in Article 106(6) presents another golden opportunity for our courts, should the matter reach them,  to enlighten us on how they approach the interpretation of the law.

(Reuters) – London’s Gatwick and Heathrow airports have ordered military-grade anti-drone defences worth “several million pounds” after drones caused three days of disruption at Gatwick last month, the airports confirmed late yesteday.

SAO PAULO/BRASILIA,  (Reuters) – Brazil’s new President Jair Bolsonaro said yesterday that he would be open to the possibility of the United States operating a military base on his country’s soil, a move that would form a sharp shift in direction for Brazilian foreign policy.

Several thieves on Wednesday morning broke into Gabar’s Halal Chicken Outlet located at Clifton Settlement, Corentyne, Berbice, and stole cash, chickens and beverages.

MANCHESTER, England,  (Reuters) – Leroy Sane struck the winner as Manchester City beat Liverpool 2-1 in a gripping Premier League clash yesterday, inflicting the first loss of the season on Juergen Klopp’s side and cutting their lead at the top to four points.

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ST JOHN’S, Antigua,  CMC – West Indies opener Kieran Powell has returned to lead Leeward Islands Hurricanes in their third round match of the Regional Four-Day Championship starting today.

AMSTERDAM, (Reuters) – Google moved 19.9 billion euros ($22.7 billion) through a Dutch shell company to Bermuda in 2017, as part of an arrangement that allows it to reduce its foreign tax bill, according to documents filed at the Dutch Chamber of Commerce.

Guyana Fire Service (GFS) investigators have determined that the fire which destroyed the Administration building of the Diamond Secondary School, East Bank Demerara on Christmas Eve was an act of arson.

(Trinidad Express) The wife of slain Couva fish vendor Samuel Sookdeo said that six months ago she made a police report that she had been threatened.

Dear Editor, Someone brought to my attention that one Ronald Bostwick in a letter in yesterday’s edition of Stabroek News entitled `Opportunity we now have to make purposive changes to the way we govern our country ought not to be missed’, referred to a letter written by one Sase. 

GASCI (www.gasci.com/telephone Nº 223-6175/6) reports that session 806’s trading results showed consideration of $1,037,500 from 13,500 shares traded in 3 transactions as compared to session 805’s trading results which showed consideration of $1,568,275 from 20,125 shares traded in 7 transactions.

Part of the discourse on the subject of the implications of oil and the earnings to be derived therefrom for the future shape of the Guyana economy has had to do with the impact  on the long-term future of those  other sectors that have kept the country going until now and whether they will retain their sustainability once the various options associated with an ‘oil economy’ kick in fully.

ROME,  (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – The yield of many staple crops could be boosted by 40 percent by a new process that adjusts the way they turn sunlight into energy, potentially feeding hundreds of millions of more people, American researchers said yesterday.

Dear Editor The debate to decide Charandas Persaud as hero or villain will depend upon events that are yet to unfold in the immediate future.

(Reuters) – Roger Federer said beating Greek youngster Stefanos Tsitsipas in yesterday’s Hopman Cup clash felt like a win over his son but the joke may well serve as a reminder of his powers as the Swiss prepares to defend his Australian Open crown this month.

In an age of growing e-commerce and increased internet-based communications, the local postal service, the Guyana Post Office Corporation (GPOC), remains a vital institution serving communities across the country, no matter how small or remote.

SYDNEY,  (Reuters) – Global markets were on edge  as dire U.S.

A vendor accused of robbing a woman of her cellphone, was granted bail after the charge was read to him by Magistrate Faith McGusty, at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court.

Concerning attorney Nigel Hughes The coward in me – recognising when I’ll be “out-of-my-depth” – frequently advises that I stay away from contentious national issues which dozens of others eagerly address daily.

The Regional Administration of Region Six recently received a brand new boat costing some $8.5M, which will now boost their transportation capabilities to riverine areas.