Daily Archive: Monday, January 27, 2020

WASHINGTON,  (Reuters) – President Donald Trump’s fellow Republicans in the U.S.

ExxonMobil today said it has increased its estimated recoverable resource base in Guyana to more than 8 billion oil-equivalent barrels and made a further oil find northeast of the producing Liza field at the Uaru exploration well, the 16th discovery on the Stabroek Block.

LISBON,  (Reuters) – A Portuguese hacker has taken responsibility for disclosing hundreds of thousands of files revealing how billionaire Isabel dos Santos, daughter of Angola’s former president, built her vast business empire, his lawyers said today.

LOS ANGELES,  (Reuters) – Teen sensation Billie Eilish swept the Grammy Awards yesterday, winning all four top prizes – album, song, record of the year and best new artist – in a rare feat at the music industry’s highest honors.

(Jamaica Star) Koffee has become the first solo female to cop the Grammy Award for Best Reggae Album at the 62nd ceremony for the coveted music awards.

Guyana remains optimistic of Citibank establishing a presence here and has promised the US banking institution to assist in making that a reality, even as the country prepares for another round of meetings in April.

The views expressed by the PPP/C’s presidential candidate Dr Irfaan Ali on how the party intends to deal with current oil & gas contracts should the party win the upcoming General and Regional Elections,  reflects the party’s position and should not be disputed, General Secretary Bharrat Jagdeo says.

(Reuters) – The sporting world was plunged into mourning yesterday as news of Kobe Bryant’s death in a helicopter crash spread leaving the rich and famous, presidents, Hall of Famers and ordinary fans stunned.

The Auditor General’s 2018 report has raised questions about large expenditures on the maintenance of vehicles in the various regions including on some of the buses provided under President David Granger’s  transport programme for schoolchildren.

(Reuters) – Kobe Bryant, who won five NBA championships with the Los Angeles Lakers, died aged 41 yesterday in a helicopter crash in California.

A total of 57 contracts were noted by a Cabinet sub-committee on December 30 last year as the government continued to pursue major projects notwithstanding its caretaker status.

The student of the Linden Foundation Secondary School who was stabbed on Thursday by a fellow student remains in the hospital and her condition is still regarded as critical.

Guyana Jaguars took less than an hour to claim Trinidad and Tobago Red Force’s final four wickets to win their third round Cricket West Indies Regional four-day clash by 219 runs at the National Stadium, Providence yesterday.

A new champion will be crowned in the Guinness ‘Greatest of the Streets’ Linden zone after Silver Bullets eliminated defending champs High Rollers 1-0 in their quarterfinal matchup Saturday at the Amelia’s Ward Hardcourt.

According to PNCR chairperson Volda Lawrence, the coalition government has invested hundreds of millions in Region Four because, unlike the previous administration, they consider the Region and its people “valuable” Speaking just before President David Granger took the stage at an APNU+AFC meeting at Golden Grove on Friday, Lawrence, who has become a controversial figure, argued that the coalition government is a caring government. 

Sparta Boss, Leopold Street, Alexander Village, Spartacus and Showstoppers all won their matches Saturday evening at the National Gymnasium as the third Magnum Tonic Wine Mashramani Cup Futsal tournament kicked-off.

(Jamaica Observer) An eight-person Jamaican “mini” trade mission is now in Guyana for a five-day series of briefings by public sector entities, as well as business-to-business meetings with private sector leaders there.

The Guyana Football Federation (GFF) has imposed lifetime bans on brothers Kelvin, Kevin and Calvin Moore of the North East La Penitence street-ball team from all football venues for assaulting match referee Errol Squires.

Magistrate Fabayo Azore is expected to rule on whether or not there is sufficient evidence for Davendra Ramdial, who is charged with the 2016 murder of Shonette Savory, to stand trial at the High Court.

Dear Editor, By some estimates, for the Liza Phase 1 and Liza Phase 2 projects alone, the permanent tax holiday for the biggest oil company in the US could cost Guyanese taxpayers some US$5 billion. 

WASHINGTON,  (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump told a then-top aide in August he wanted to freeze security aid to Ukraine until officials there helped with investigations into Democrats, including former Vice President Joe Biden, the New York Times reported yesterday.

The inaugural Copa Airlines golf tournament saw Mike Mangal, Ian Gouveia, Imtiaz Subhan and Shanella London winning their respective Flights on Saturday at the Lusignan Golf Club.

An employee of Gafoor’s died after being involved in a vehicular accident on the Craig Public Road on Saturday morning as he was on his way home.

Dear Editor, Guyana has made a big move on Transparency International’s Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI).

WASHINGTON,  (Reuters) – President Donald Trump’s administration rolled out a new rule on Thursday that aims to limit “birth tourism” by women who enter the United States on tourist visas with the intention of obtaining citizenship for their babies born on American soil.

Dear Editor, My brother Michael, who played cricket at Queen’s College, told my friends and me about meeting Rohan Kanhai after Kanhai’s poor performance at Bourda.  

Guyana’s fittest man, Dillon Mahadeo received a timely shot in the arm from Premyum, the flagship brand of Associated Packers Industry, ahead of his next competition on February 9 at the National Park.

As the nation approaches its 50th Republic Anniversary under the theme “Reflect, Celebrate, transform”, a Golden Jubilee has been organised by the Department of Social Cohesion, under the Minis-try of Culture, Youth and Sport, for the people of Guyana to celebrate the country’s golden year.

Thirteen-year-old Johnathan Van Lange confirmed that he is indeed a level or two above the rest of the field after he retained his boys’ under – 15 and 18 titles at this year’s Guyana Table Tennis Association (GTTA) junior national table tennis championships which concluded last evening at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall (CASH). 

(Reuters) – Five people in the United States, all of whom recently traveled from Wuhan, China, have been diagnosed with the new coronavirus, officials of the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said yesterday.

The Medical Superintendent at the Diamond Diagnostic Centre, Dr Erica Kirton, has hit out at persons who she says stoop to using the medical institution to peddle their untruths and lies to advance their political agendas.

Dear Editor, I must say that the Hon. Minister of Public Health and ranking PNCR functionary, Ms.

 The University of Guyana (UG) and Everest yesterday recorded outright wins at the conclusion of the weekend’s Georgetown Cricket Association (GCA), Noble House Seafoods second-division two-day matches.

(Jamaica Observer) Tree of Knowledge Internation-al Corp, which trades under the name TOKI, will become the first company to be cross-listed between the Canadian Securities Exchange (CSE) and the Jamaica Stock Exchange (JSE).

Five lucky students at the Youth Village at D’Urban Park on Saturday won digital tablets courtesy of the Ministry of Public Tele-communications.

HAVANA,  (Reuters) – A day after Bolivia suspended diplomatic relations with Cuba, Havana accused its interim government of having sought to sabotage bilateral ties ever since it took power last year, partly under pressure from the Trump administration.

Dear Editor, Once again, I make an appeal to the small parties contesting the upcoming General and Regional elections.

GROS ISLET, St Lucia, CMC – Opener Kieran Powell and Amir Jangoo struck half-centuries as Leeward Islands Hurricanes carved out a handy lead over Windward Islands Volcanoes, on Saturday’s penultimate day of their day/night third round match.

Dear Editor, For many years I have been a regular reader of Allan Fenty’s popular column, “Frankly Speaking”.

Courtney Benn Contracting Services, the company awarded a contract for the re-construction of St Rose’s High School, has begun moving materials onto the site.

(Trinidad Express) The second suspect in the killing of medical practioner Dr Rudradeva Sharma has been released from hospital.

Here we are again with the fifth Edition of the Jubilee and Oily Campaign.

Corruption hinders economic growth and the delivery of public services. In some cases, corruption even deprives people of their human rights and dignity, like when citizens are coerced to provide sexual favours in exchange for public services, such as health and education – a practice known as sexual extortion or “sextortion”.

MANILA,  (Reuters) – The Philippines said on Tuesday a lease contract between a unit of Chevron Corp and a state-run firm was “grossly disadvantageous” to the government, after a review showed the energy company had been paying a “minuscule” rent.

By Alissa Trotz Alissa Trotz is editor of the In the Diaspora column Election season in Guyana has always been that time that rolls around, every couple of years, when neighbourliness can get suspended and tensions rise, when political parties set out to demonstrate why they are the best thing since sliced bread, and why their main political opponent is the absolute worst choice.

The only positive attribute of the thoughtless and irresponsible call of the PNCR Chair, Volda Lawrence for the governing coalition’s supporters to work the ‘night shift’ outside of polling stations is that it has now crystallised great interest in security arrangements for March 2nd.