Daily Archive: Friday, February 10, 2023

Home Affairs Minister Robeson Benn arriving at the scene of the Parika Market fire this afternoon.

A huge fire this afternoon destroyed the Parika Marketing Centre in Region Three.

The Commission of Inquiry (CoI) into the March 2020 General and Regional Elections concluded today and Chairman, Justice (retired) Stanley John noted that the final report will be presented to President Irfaan Ali “in the shortest of time.”

KIRIKHAN, Turkey,  (Reuters) – Rescuers pulled a woman alive out of the rubble of a collapsed building in Turkey on Friday, prompting cheers from onlookers 104 hours after she was buried by the huge earthquake that wrought death and destruction across the region.

GENEVA,  (Reuters) – The head of the Syrian “White Helmets” emergency response group accused the United Nations today of failing to deliver appropriate humanitarian aid to rebel-held areas of the country ravaged by a major earthquake and its aftershocks.

 (Reuters) – A year of war in Ukraine has already made a dent in world prosperity.

(Nation News) The Transport Board will soon be rolling out its “cashless” system on board buses.

(Barbados Nation) Within a week, Barbadians should benefit from the savings of a second Social Compact between Government and the private sector.

It is easy to understand why seasonal weather patterns often coincide with changing demeanour among farmers in some regions of Guyana.

Seemingly determined not to be entirely distracted by other more ‘eye-catching’ occurrences that have occurred in the community in recent weeks, Mocha-Arcadia Multipurpose Agricultural Cooperative Society earlier this week told the Stabroek Business will stage its widely popular Market Day on Sunday February 19.  

Saints ‘S’ Team and Georgetown Cricket Club (GCC) Spartans copped the men and women titles respectively when the Bounty / Antonio’s Hockey Championship concluded at the Guyana National Stadium, Providence.

Earnestly seeking to extricate itself from the devastation of its once globally recognized oil and gas industry, Guyana’s western neighbour, is reportedly earnestly seeking to fashion a new business culture for dealing with its business partners.

The sixth edition of the Guinness ‘Greatest of the Streets, West Demerara Championship will kick-off this evening at the Pouderoyen Tarmac with the Round of 16 section, following a three year absence.

Almost three years of investigations by the Special Organized Crime Unit (SOCU) came to an end this week when a Herstelling, East Bank Demerara (EBD) businessman and his reputed wife were charged for allegedly laundering billions and transferring large sums to 22 companies in China.

Standout boxer Desmond Amsterdam continues to grab the headlines for all the right reasons.

With US$30 billion already invested in the production of oil and gas, President of ExxonMobil Guyana, Alistair Routledge, stated that it would be “very destructive” to investor confidence for Esso Exploration & Production Guyana Limited to renegotiate the 2016 Production Sharing Agreement (PSA).

Some of the earliest outcomes of the January 23-28 visit to Guyana undertaken by a Trade Mission by the country’s Caribbean Community (CARICOM) partner has already begun to manifest themselves according to reports emanating from Jamaica.

Government-appointed Gecom Commissioner, Sase Gunraj yesterday insisted that he was stopped on March 5th 2020 by then Deputy Chief Election Officer (DCEO) Roxanne Myers from proceeding along the second floor of the Ashmins building where Gecom had set up a command centre during the 2020 elections.

Barbados Prime Minister Mia Mottley has gone on record as saying that the current ongoing creation of a regional food terminal on that island could go a long way towards realizing the key regional objective of reducing extra-regional food imports by 25% by 2025.

Prized boxer, Keevin Allicock landed a major punch in his career this week when MVP Sports announced that the internationally acclaimed featherweight will serve as one of its Brand Ambassadors over the next six months.

One of the important lessons that we surely ought to have learnt about the agro-processing sector is that despite the still limited merited attention that it enjoys in terms of official support for its growth and development, its role in transforming what we in Guyana refer to as ‘hustlers’ into substantive businesspersons cannot be swept aside.

Dear Editor, I have been wondering if labour is awake in Guyana.

As the opposition awaits formal answers through Parliament on the funding of ExxonMobil’s local headquarters at Ogle, East Coast Demerara, the company’s Country Manager Alistair Routledge yesterday said that the approximately US$160 million project will be recovered from cost oil.

Sol Guyana Incorporated  on Wednesday opened a “sleek” US$2.8m service station on Mandela Avenue.

Dear Editor, Mr. Vincent Alexander, Opposition GECOM Commissioner, recently sought to impose his will at GECOM in S/N 8.2.’23

For all the prevailing expressed concerns over likely global oil supply challenges, going forward, a succession of new discoveries made 2022 the highest value year for almost a decade according to a January 2023 report published by Rigzone.

An increasing industry awareness of the risks associated with humans doing jobs in some high-risk areas in the oil and gas industry is likely to see the volume of robotics use cases grow rapidly, according to a Rigzone article published late last year.

Dear Editor, An open letter to aspiring entrepreneurs: The Guyana Innovation Program is not what you think.

BRUSSELS, (Reuters) – Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said yesterday that several European Union leaders were ready to provide Kyiv with aircraft to help its battle against Russia’s invasion.

The Caribbean Examination Council (CXC) yesterday held its Regional Top Awards Ceremony for outstanding performances in the May – June 2022 CXC Examination Session, a release from the Ministry of Education stated.

Kitco Market Data Gold Prices for the three day period ending Thursday February 9, 2023

Dear Editor, I was given clear conditions, no connection fee, the first month rent free, my monthly charge will be the same as my monthly DSL charge, and that my phone service charge will be incorporated with the Fibre charges.

ANTAKYA, Turkey/JANDARIS, Syria,  (Reuters) – Cold, hunger and despair gripped hundreds of thousands of people left homeless after the earthquakes that struck Turkey and Syria three days ago as the death toll passed 20,000 yesteday.

Agriculture Minister, Zulfikar Mustapha has assured farmers from Canal numbers 1 and 2 on the West Bank of Demerara that they will soon benefit from improved drainage systems.

Dear Editor Can I congratulate Guyana’s finest historiographer (and my friend) Professor Clem Seecharan on the Guyana Prize for his fine tome (with Ian McDonald) on Joe Solomon the cricketer.

MANAGUA/WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – More than 200 Nicaraguan political prisoners were freed and flown to the United States yesterday, nearly all of them prominent government critics jailed in President Daniel Ortega’s crackdown on dissent over recent years.

(Reuters) – U.S. environmental regulators yesterday conditionally approved plans for the owners of an idled refinery in the U.S.

ExxonMobil will be selling the 50 million cubic feet of gas per day it brings onshore to either the government or the private sector company that will distribute the power at the Wales gas-to-shore plant, only to recover its capital for the pipeline infrastructure, Country Manager Alistair Routledge yesterday said.

Believe me friend, today’s offering does not represent journalistic laziness. It is deliberate repetition of a recent issue and its treatment.

Valentine’s Day is annually celebrated as the manifestation of love and desire.

CARACAS, (Reuters) – Venezuela’s interim government, led by Juan Guaido, spent some $198 million during the three years when they formed an opposition to President Nicolas Maduro’s administration, according to a government presentation published yesterday.

Rice farmers from Regions Two, Three, Five and Six met Agriculture Minister Zulfikar Mustapha on Wednesday to discuss the problems they were facing in the industry.

Dear Editor, I find it quite extraordinary that the Commission of Inquiry into the March 2020 General and Regional Elections has agreed to allow the Attorney-at-Law, Nigel Hughes, representing former Deputy Chief Election Officer, Roxanne Myers, to cross examine witnesses who have volunteered to come before the Inquiry who have named Myers for the part she played, when Myers herself has declined to give evidence before the Commission.

The recent disclosure by CARICOM that the region has collectively reached 57% of the 25×2025 extra-regional food import reduction target would almost certainly have come as a surprise, perhaps even a shock, to the people of the Caribbean.

Despite taking just two overs to remove the Windward Islands Volcanoes’ remaining two wickets, by close of play on day two of the West Indies four-day championship, they were batting once again as Guyana Harpy Eagles suffered a batting collapse.

SYDNEY/NEW DELHI,  (Reuters) – India’s Adani Group faced fresh concerns yesterday after financial index provider MSCI said it was reviewing the free float designation of some of its companies’ securities.

(Reuters) – Ravindra Jadeja celebrated his return to international cricket with a five-wicket haul as India bowled out Australia for 177 and then cruised to 77-1 to dominate day one of the opening test in Nagpur yesterday.

(Reuters) – International Olympic Committee (IOC) president Thomas Bach has called on Ukraine to drop threats of a boycott of the 2024 Olympics over the participation of Russian and Belarusian athletes.

GASCI (www.gasci.com/telephone Nº 223-6175/6) reports that session 1005’s trading results showed consideration of $11,689,359 from 29,836 shares traded in 23 transactions as compared to session 1004’s trading results, which showed consideration of $17,945,627 from 66,443 shares traded in 19 transactions.

(CMC) – West Indies captain Kraigg Brathwaite hailed the fighting qualities that his side and hosts Zimbabwe showed in the first Test that ended in a draw on Wednesday, saying it was one of the attributes of the format, which is still held in high regard.

Minister of Public Works Juan Edghill, yesterday afternoon received a donation of 50 street lamps from the Chief Executive Officer of KSM Investments Inc, Mahadeo Panchu – a concrete product manufacturing, import and distribution company.

(Reuters) – Moroccan former tennis player Younes Rachidi has been banned from the sport for life after being found guilty of fixing 135 matches, the highest number of offences by one individual ever detected, the International Tennis Integrity Agency (ITIA).

(Reuters) – A future European Super League could include as many as 80 teams, Bernd Reichart, the chief executive of A22 Sports Management, a company formed to sponsor and assist in the creation of a breakaway soccer league, said yesterday.