Daily Archive: Friday, July 28, 2023

Earlier today, Minister of Housing and Water, Collin Croal and Chief Executive Officer of the CHPA, Sherwyn Greaves met with representatives from the Guyana Lands and Surveys Commission (GLSC) and the National Industrial and Commercial Investments Ltd (NICIL).

President Irfaan Ali (left), today, met with Xi Jinping, the President of the People’s Republic of China.

MOSCOW,  (Reuters) – Wagner mercenary boss Yevgeny Prigozhin, who remains active despite leading a failed mutiny against the Russian army’s top brass last month, has hailed Niger’s military coup as good news and offered his fighters’ services to bring order.

(Reuters) – African leaders pressed Russian President Vladimir Putin today to move ahead with their peace plan to end the Ukraine war and to renew a deal on the export of Ukrainian grain that Moscow tore up last week.

 (Reuters) – The U.S. State Department yesterday ordered non-emergency government personnel and family members to leave Haiti as soon as possible, citing “kidnapping, crime, civil unrest, and poor health care infrastructure.”

The Guyana Defence Force (GDF) yesterday signed on to the United States Southern Command (SOUTHCOM) Human Rights Framework that supports development of human rights programmes in the Caribbean and Latin America region.

The police yesterday said that the Chambers of the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) has recommended three charges against APNU+AFC MP David Patterson including exposure of his genitals.

(CMC) – West Indies sunk to a demoralising five-wicket defeat against India in the first One-Day International yesterday in Barbados after left-arm spinners Kuldeep Yadav and Ravindra Jadeja demolished their batting.

Dear Editor, The current international scenario highlights – now more than ever – the need to exhaust all efforts that contribute to the peaceful settlement of international disputes.

The Government of the British Virgin Islands (BVI) yesterday announced that the Deputy Premier and Minister for Financial Services, Labour and Trade, Lorna Smith will lead a 17-member delegation on a significant trade mission here from 30th July to 4th August 2023. 

Dear Editor, I read with interest that the Police in collaboration with the National Road Safety Council have launched a ‘Respect the Road Campaign’.

Bartica Secondary was crowned the Region #7 champion of the Digicel Schools Football Championship, defeating DC Caesar Fox [formerly Waramadong] 4-0 yesterday at the Ministry of Education ground, Carifesta Avenue.

Stabroek Block partner, Hess Corporation, on Wednesday reported second-quarter earnings at US$119 million, less than the US$667 million for the same period last year, but is optimistic that with investments like in Guyana, future projections will not only increase each year but grow significantly by 2027.

Dear Editor, Now that lack of funds is no longer a good excuse, the government’s presently-favoured rebuff of demands by public servants and teachers for large salary hikes is that such hikes spur inflation.

The stakes of the grand horse race meet scheduled for Sunday at the Port Mourant Turf Club is at an all-time high.

Emerging women-led enterprises in the micro and small business sectors have told the Stabroek Business that state-provided and/or subsidized spaces where small businesses can trade their respective trades without having to worry about the prevailing cost of vending spaces is a high priority in a business environment in which start-ups and small businesses still seeking to ‘find their feet’ can significantly reduce the costs associated with plying their trade.

Opposition Leader, Aubrey Norton yesterday stressed that they will not relent in their call for an independent commission of inquiry to be carried out into the Mahdia dormitory fire and according to him $5m is not enough compensation for each of the families of the victims.

The Guyana Football Federation (GFF) disputes the Stabroek News editorial of July 26th, 2023, headlined “Backdoor tax”, stating that the decision to implement a fee structure for match officials and referees was part of its mandate to regulate the sport and not a mechanism to improve its coffers.

With oil and gas related entrepreneurial opportunities having fixed world class business breakthroughs in the minds of the bigger players in the Guyana economy, the recent announcement by the Georgetown Chamber of Commerce and Industry (GCCI) of its week-long Small Business Week, commencing on Saturday May 29th serves as a timely reminder to the local business community that lucrative entrepreneurial pursuits do not stop at oil and directly oil-related sectors.

The Demerara Harbour Bridge (DHB) was re-opened at 6 last evening after being closed for 65 hours to facilitate the replacement of its #9 span at a cost of some $1.2 billion.

Dear Editor, With war on the horizon between the super powers and their respective allies, and the fumbling of the Taiwan issue by our Foreign Minister, it is unclear where Guyana’s loyalty truly lies.

Dear Editor, I thought that it was the Guyana Police Force that determined what bail should be when such is allowed. 

(Reuters) – England’s Harry Brook missed out on a maiden test century against Australia as the visitors edged an absorbing opening day of the fifth and final Ashes test at the Oval yesterday.

By Isabella Kaminski South American nations and international financial institutions are coming under increasing pressure to stop exploiting oil and gas in the Amazon ahead of key political talks in Brazil.

About fifty  middle-income allottees of Amelia’s Ward-Phase 4 in Linden, Region Ten gained access to their lands during a lot identification exercise yesterday afternoon.

MOSCOW,  (Reuters) – Russian President Vladimir Putin yesterday told African leaders he would gift them tens of thousands of tons of grain despite Western sanctions, which he said made it harder for Moscow to export its grain and fertilisers.

ENet, Guyana’s 5G mobile provider, has joined the growing list of sponsors to support inaugural One Guyana T10 Tape-ball Blast which is slated to commence tomorrow in Georgetown.

The headquarters of the Inter-America Development Bank headquarters at Washington American lawmakers, intent on reducing China’s influence on the United States economy, are pushing the Treasury Department to help curb the outsized role of Beijing at the Inter-American Development Bank, which supports economic and social development in Latin America and the Caribbean.

Dear Editor, The Guyana Police Force has become rotten to the core under the PPP.

Three vehicles yesterday morning skidded on the Soesdyke-Linden Highway in the area of Long Creek and ended up in the bush after driving over gravel that covered the roadway.

SEOUL,  (Reuters) – Nuclear-capable missiles and new attack drones were among the weapons displayed in a large military parade staged in Pyongyang for leader Kim Jong Un and visiting delegations from China and Russia, North Korean state media reported on Friday.

Despite the opening day being washed out, Guyana defeated Trinidad and Tobago by five wickets on day three of their second-round clash in the Cricket West Indies Under-19 three-day tournament.

There had been a period of time going back up to around five years ago, when international media reporting on Guyana and Suriname, including the Corentyne River dispute, was sprinkled with images of endemic poverty, underdevelopment and chronic instability.

Dear Editor, This refers to the series of articles by Prof Tarron Khemraj on “dollarization of Guyana’s economy”.

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has raised concerns about the disposal of raw septic waste into the ocean in Region Two. 

NIAMEY,  (Reuters) – Niger President Mohamed Bazoum remained held in the presidential palace on Thursday afternoon and it was unclear who was in charge of the country after soldiers on Wednesday evening declared a military coup that sparked widespread condemnation.

(Reuters) – Pakistan completed a 2-0 series sweep against Sri Lanka after left-arm spinner Noman Ali bowled the tourists to a comprehensive victory by an innings and 222 runs in the second test yesterday.

The Caribbean has the potential to improve its agricultural sector by exploring some of its dormant or overlooked natural resources.

(Reuters) – Representatives from various African and Caribbean entities joined forces at a historic event this week in the capital of Barbados, Bridgetown, to demand reparations for slavery and its legacy in today’s society.

As part of the Ministry of Education’s efforts to integrate migrant children into the education system, the Ministry’s Welfare Unit, in collaboration with the Disaster Risk Prevention and Migrant Unit and UNICEF hosted a Big Sister Mentoring Programme.

Dear Editor, The drivel (for want of a euphemistic word) of the letter writer, Joel Bhagwandin, does not deserve a response because of lack of substantive information; but to allow it to be sustained in the public domain may give it credence.

WASHINGTON,  (Reuters) – Donald Trump ordered employees at his Florida resort to delete security videos as he was under investigation for retaining classified documents, U.S.

Georgetown is sinking ever deeper into a cesspool of filth, squalor and smelliness.

In more ways than one the advent of an ‘oil and gas-driven economy’ in Guyana has had an overall impactful effect on the country’s business culture as a whole, creating a sense that the overarching preoccupation with seizing the entrepreneurial opportunities which the oil and gas sector has opened up, simultaneously, creates space for the emergence and growth of an expanded small business sector.

The Guyana and Barbados Golf Associations yesterday announced the formation of a partnership to facilitate and promote the development of the sport, especially amongst women and youth.

BOGOTA,  (Reuters) – Colombian police have seized property and bank accounts worth 1.3 trillion pesos ($329 million), proceeds from the sale and export of stolen crude oil, officials said yesterday.

Okera Codrington, 26, of Lot 88 Campbellville Housing Scheme, Georgetown, who pleaded not guilty to possession of narcotics, appeared at the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court yesterday before Magistrate Annette Singh to change his plea.

While the public has been labouring under the impression that the government’s bargaining agent with the Guyana Teachers’ Union on a multi-year pay package for teachers was the Ministry of Education, it has now been revealed that this is not so.

Dear Editor Well from all accounts and reports all is going well with the bridge repairs and river crossings at designated locations. 

Guyana is on a path of immense economic growth, with the country even recently being reclassified as a high-income country.