Daily Archive: Friday, March 15, 2019

The Office of Opposition Leader Bharrat Jagdeo tonight rebuffed claims made by President David Granger in an address to the nation today on an election date and related matters.

President David Granger in an address to the nation today said that the resolution of the present political challenges requires collaboration and that he is prepared to do his part to ensure credible elections in the “shortest time possible” this year.

WASHINGTON/NEW YORK  (Reuters) – Russian tycoon Oleg Deripaska sued the United States today, alleging that it had overstepped its legal bounds in imposing sanctions on his companies and made him the “latest victim” in the U.S.

(Trinidad Express) The Ummah T&T Muslim Lobby Group is condemning the mass shootings at two mosques full of worshippers attending Friday Juma’ah prayers in New Zealand which killed 49 people and injured a similar number, some seriously.

Chief Magistrate Ann McLennan this morning dismissed private criminal charges filed against the Chairman of the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) and the three government-nominated commissioners, saying that they amounted to an abuse of the court process and had no merit.

WELLINGTON/CHRISTCHURCH,  (Reuters) – A gunman shot dead 49 people and wounded more than 40 at two New Zealand mosques, some as they were kneeling at prayer, livestreaming online some of the killings that Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern condemned as terrorism.

(Barbados Nation) Another school has closed because of environmental issues. And Minister of Education Santia Bradshaw is asking parents and teachers for their patience.

(Trinidad Guardian) Sup­ple­men­tal Po­lice un­cov­ered and re­moved a fake ATM pan­elling de­vice that was hid­ing a cell­phone used to cap­ture im­ages of cus­tomers’ pin num­bers at Sco­tia­bank’s Freeport ATM unit.

(Jamaica Observer) British actor Aml Ameen is among the celebrities in Kingston for tomorrow’s Long Walk To Freedom concert featuring Buju Banton at the National Stadium.

Even as the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) continues to play a high-profile role in the creation of robust energy governance structures for Guyana ahead of the start of the country’s oil recovery programme and the recovery of returns therefrom, the Bank’s president, Luis Alberto Moreno, has signalled the institution’s satisfaction with the stewardship of the coalition administration in its pursuit of the realisation of those structures.

The government last evening condemned statements by Leader of the Opposition Bharrat Jagdeo that after March 21st President David Granger would cease being President and he [Jagdeo} would not address him as such.

Page one comment The visible manifestations of the ensuing ruckus between the Russian managers running the show at the operations of the Bauxite Company of Guyana Inc.

Guyana Jaguars have now been confirmed as winners of the 2018-19 West Indies Championship.

A 45-year sentence was yesterday handed down to Muslim scholar Nezaam Ali after he was found guilty of the rape of a nine-year-old boy in 2011.

Starr, Lenova talking computers for the oil and gas sector: Focus on oil and gas: Starr Computers is currently hosting a visit to Guyana by Lenovo Accountant Executive Mike Thorburn during which time the Lenovo official has been engaging the Brickdam-based company  on further collaborative possibilities between the two entities.

Despite the FIFA-approved Disciplinary Code being presented in December 2018 to its Disciplinary Committee, the Guyana Football Federation [GFF] remains silent on whether the body has pronounced on the Keith O’Jeer ‘inappropriate behaviour’ and Roy MacArthur sexual harassment probes.

A falling out over a motion for house-to-house registration yesterday resulted in the PPP/C-nominated members of the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) walking out of a meeting dedicated to solidifying a timeframe and budget for the holding of general elections and their government-nominated counterparts have since claimed that it was declared passed.

Ashley Khalil is already quite a decorated female athlete. One would simply marvel at her career, which includes a number of junior and senior accolades at the local, regional and international levels.

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – Cricket West Indies vice-presidential candidate, Dr Kishore Shallow, is not convinced the improved relationship between the board and players union, WIPA, is as healthy as is being purported.

The role that robots can play in opening up new avenues in the field of education – perhaps in a manner similar to that played by digital technology a few years ago – stands, arguably, on the threshold of the agenda for debate and discussion as part of the wider discourse of curriculum change and education development in Guyana.

While he would not divulge contents of the discussions, Opposition Leader Bharrat Jagdeo yesterday disclosed that he spoke last week with former United States President and Head of the Carter Center Jimmy Carter, who was also expected to speak with President David Granger.

The Guyana Table Tennis Association (GTTA) yesterday announced a squad which will contest the 2019 Caribbean Junior and Cadet Table Tennis Championships slated for Santo Domingo, the Dominican Republic during April 11-18, 2019.

Businessman Beni Sankar, one of the key members of the newly formed A New and United Guyana (ANUG) yesterday officially resigned from the political party.

A collaborative initiative involving STEM Guyana and a number of state agencies will deliver the country’s first ever National Robotics Competition, Stabroek Business has been informed.

Guyana is on the verge of a sharp increase in economic growth but “immediate prospects partly depend on ending political uncertainty,” the Caribbean Development Bank’s (CDB) Economic Review for last year says.

Top junior national players Shomari Wiltshire and Abosaide Cadogan recorded back-to-back wins in this year’s Toucan Distributors Junior Skill Level squash tournament after notching wins last evening at the Georgetown Club, Camp Street.

Small agro-processing businesses in Guyana have derived, by and large, out of necessity, that is to say that they have emerged out of the need to either secure substantive employment or else, to serve as subsidies for individuals and/or families whose earned incomes are inadequate to meet their needs.

LONDON (Reuters) – Arsenal striker Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang struck twice as his side beat Stade Rennes 3-0 to reach the Europa League quarter-finals and join Chelsea, who earlier yesterday thrashed Dynamo Kiev 5-0 with a hat-trick from Oliver Giroud.

The University of Guyana (UG) Council has said that it has been left with no option but to support a call by Vice-Chancellor Ivelaw Griffith for the impasse between the university administration and the workers’ union to be referred to the Labour Ministry for conciliation, according to Pro-Chancellor and Council Chairman Major General (ret’d) Joseph Singh.

The growing prominence of women in various facets of national life, not least in public and private sector management and leadership roles in social and charitable organisations is once again being publicly recognised, this time by two leading local companies, The Nico Consulting, Inc.

Dear Editor, I refer to an article in Stabroek News yesterday  under the caption `GECOM was in position to hold polls in 90 days’ in which the former Deputy Chief Election Officer, Mr.

Enhanced high-level discourse between senior officials of government and officials of the Guyana Manufacturing & Services Association (GMSA) aimed at resolving the challenges confronting the country’s manufacturing sector has still left the sector with a slew of unresolved issues which continue to stymie its potential and inhibit its growth, Immediate Past President of the Association Shyam Nokta told the its Annual General Meeting on Thursday February 28th at the conclusion of the final year of his two-year term at the helm of the organization.

The Court of Appeal has announced that it will soon be handing down a ruling on the appeals filed by government to challenge the validity of the December 21st, 2018 passage of the no-confidence motion in the National Assembly, which has triggered a bitter clash over the holding of new polls.

NEW DELHI,  (Reuters) – India captain Virat Kohli is too busy counting the gains for his team’s World Cup campaign to mourn the setback in their dress rehearsal against Australia.

MUMBAI,  (Reuters) – Introducing countdown clocks, a standard ball across the globe, and free hits after no-balls are some of the changes being eyed for test cricket as the custodians of the game’s laws look to shore up its popularity amid the rise of lucrative Twenty20 leagues.

Dear Editor, GECOM and the Ministry of Finance seem to be engaged in an effort to mislead the public of Guyana over the availability and use of funds approved in the 2019 Budget to conduct elections pursuant to the March 21 vote of No Confidence.

Minister of Foreign Affairs, Carl Greenidge, during the 106th remembrance ceremony for the Rose Hall (Canje) Martyrs  on Wednesday stated that new emerging industries in Guyana will offer better rewards for citizens than the sugar industry.

(Reuters) – Real Madrid will sign Porto’s Brazil international defender Eder Militao at the end of the season for 50 million euros, the Portuguese club said yesterday https://www.fcporto.pt/pt/noticias/20190314-pt-informacao-sobre-eder-militao.

WASHINGTON,  (Reuters) – The U.S. Senate yesterday rebuked Presi-dent Donald Trump by voting to end his border emergency declaration, as 12 Republicans joined Democrats to deliver a second blow in as many days to the president, who quickly pledged a veto.

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Dear Editor, There has been ongoing reportage on the GECOM imbroglio. 

Chief Magistrate Ann McLennan yesterday granted what she said was the last adjournment to the police in the preliminary inquiry into the charge against the accused in the murder of Bourda Market cheese vendor Troy Ramalho.

(Trinidad Guardian) Caribbean Airlines will seek legal advice concerning the lease agreement it has in place for a batch of Boeing 737 Max-8 planes to boost its fleet in December.

SAO PAULO,  (Reuters) – Brazil’s Supreme Court ruled yesterday that corruption cases involving illegal campaign donations should be handled by electoral courts, a move that some prosecutors warned could hurt their groundbreaking crusade against graft.

Dear Editor, He abhorred labels, stereotyping and sycophancy. He didn’t mind belonging to a political party like the PPP but he was passionate about independence of thought, freedom to express one’s views and to openly criticize and disagree when it became necessary to do so.

(Reuters) – Portugal and Juventus forward Cristiano Ronaldo is the greatest header in the history of football with an extraordinary range, according to former Ireland striker Tony Cascarino.

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An Upper Corentyne man has since been admitted at the New Amsterdam Public Hospital in a critical condition after he was allegedly shot by police on Thursday last around 9.30 pm.

Dear Editor, I have seen the recent calls by certain prominent persons about the resumption of the Health and Family Life Education programme in our schools. 

The Central Housing and Planning Authority (CH&PA) is seeking to ensure that persons living with disabilities have equitable access to house lots.

LONDON,  (Reuters) – British lawmakers voted overwhelmingly yesterday to seek a delay in Britain’s exit from the European Union, setting the stage for Prime Minister Theresa May to renew efforts to get her divorce deal approved by parliament next week.

(Trinidad Guardian) A 34-year-old man is ex­pect­ed to ap­pear in a Scar­bor­ough Mag­is­trate’s Court to­day charged with the kid­nap­ping, rob­bery and sex­u­al as­sault of two Unit­ed King­dom tourists.

A Division-A was crowned the Guyana Police Force Inter-Division/Branch 5-a-side Football Champion after defeating Band-Room 3-0 on Wednesday at the Eve Leary ground.

WASHINGTON/PARIS/ADDIS ABABA,  (Reuters) – Boeing Co’s 737 MAX 8 and 9 planes will be grounded for weeks if not longer until a software upgrade can be tested and installed, U.S.

A mechanic is due to be sentenced after pleading guilty to defrauding a policeman of over $300,000 that was entrusted to him to buy a part.

ASUNCION (Reuters) – The South American Football Confederation (CONMEBOL) has rejected a proposal from the United States and awarded the 2020 Copa America tournament to Argentina and Colombia.

Dear Editor, It has been a constant concern of mine, since all the controversy has surfaced, concerning whether GECOM can be ready to effectively manage the conduct of National and Regional elections, within the time stipulated by the Constitution, but specifically in this case, with respect to the successful passage of a No Confidence Motion.

The Guyana Football Federation has officially announced their 18-member squad for the international friendly against arch-nemesis Suriname which begins from 16:30hrs tomorrow at the Pierkhan Stadium, Nickerie.

In the fullness of time the significance of last Monday’s meeting between President David Granger and the President of the Inter-American Development Bank, Luis Alberto Moreno, could go way beyond the time that the two spent together at State House and the relatively brief summary of the engagement released immediately thereafter.

City proprietors Glen and Bhena Lall have begun construction of a mall on Regent Street.

SAN SALVADOR,  (Reuters) – China yesterday rejected comments by Salvadoran President-elect Nayib Bukele, who accused the Asian power of not playing by the rules and intervening in other nations’ affairs.

GASCI (www.gasci.com/telephone Nº 223-6175/6) reports that session 816’s trading results showed consideration of $33,041,257 from 191,293 shares traded in 23 transactions as compared to session 815’s trading results which showed consideration of $29,862,762 from 321,639 shares traded in 25 transactions.

Rigging potential under APNU (Part 6) Now force yourselves, concerned citizens.

One of the moral principles that govern most of the civilised world is the principle of the “right to life.”

Dear Editor, In these times of political uncertainty and rising tension, it is refreshing to hear from the newly-appointed US Ambassador Sarah-Ann Lynch that the United States supports free and fair elections in Guyana.

(Trinidad Guardian) The daugh­ter of slain To­ba­go busi­ness­man and re­tired po­lice sergeant Don­ald Parks has bro­ken her si­lence mere days af­ter the in­ci­dent, call­ing for swift jus­tice in his case.