Daily Archive: Friday, April 26, 2024

Minister in the Ministry of Public Works Deodat Indar this morning berated several delinquent contractors for delayed roadworks.

(Jamaica Gleaner) Gang violence within the community of Grange Hill, Westmoreland, has left a grade 10 schoolboy, 16-year-old Carson Bennett, dead and his female schoolmate of Grange Hill High School hospitalised.

SAO PAULO,  (Reuters) – At least 10 people died and 11 were injured in the early hours this morning in a major fire at a guesthouse in Brazil’s southern city of Porto Alegre, said the Rio Grande do Sul state fire department, which is still searching for the missing.

BEIJING, (Reuters) – U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken raised concerns today about China’s support for Russia’s military, one of the many issues threatening to sour the recent improvement in relations between the world’s biggest economies.

(Reuters) – Burkina Faso has suspended the radio broadcasts of BBC Africa and the U.S-funded

(Trinidad Express) The Ministry of Works and Transport is urging the owners of the vessel responsible for spilling more than 50,000 barrels of hydrocarbons along Tobago’s coastline to remove the wrecked craft within one month or else it will be disposed of in accordance with the law.

-following Tepui scandal The opposition APNU+AFC yesterday called for a probe of the national tender board and the procurement system in the wake of the scandalous award of the Belle Vue Pump Station contract to Tepui Inc.

-call for governmental, NGO intervention A delegation representing six Amerindian villages convened a press conference at the Herd-manston Lodge yesterday to raise the pervasive issue of violent sexual crimes within their communities.

x In this issue of the Stabroek Business we complete the feature article ‘Rupununi Rising?’

Ramps Logistics Guyana (RLG) has once again found itself before the courts on allegations of making a false declaration to the Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) which claims that it inflated by billions, the price of a quantity of oil-well equipment imported on behalf of ExxonMobil Guyana.

PPP General Secretary, Bharrat Jagdeo at his weekly press briefing yesterday said that some 3,000 people are expected to participate in the party’s upcoming congress which is expected to be one of the largest to date.

A handful of the country’s longest –serving private sector entities in the manufacturing sector have been singled out for commendation by the Guyana Manufacturing & Services Association (GMSA) in its 2023 Annual Report setting out the various sectorial performances for the year just ended.

-calls for action from gov’t, police The Georgetown Chamber of Com-merce and Industry yesterday expressed its deep consternation and outrage over the inadequate management of road usage by heavy-duty trucks and the lack of action from the relevant authorities to address the continued reckless behaviour of their drivers.

Amidst heightening public concern over the erratic nature of the electricity supply in coastal Guyana, and relative muted but boisterous protest by domestic consumers and businesses alike, the Georgetown Chamber of Commerce and Industry (GCCI) announced on Monday that its Petroleum Committee had facilitated a discussion forum on energy supply with head of the Guyana Power and Light Company (GPL), Kesh Nandlall.

A 58-year-old miner of Quartz Stone Backdam, Cuyuni River, Region Seven, died after he was struck by a tree when a mining pit collapsed.

Tyrone Hamilton yesterday appeared before Magistrate Clive Nurse at the Diamond/Grove  Magistrate’s Court in relation to the charge of conspiracy to traffic 71.2 kgs of cocaine.

-local gov’t ministry provided no information The Public Procurement Commission (PPC) last December rejected a complaint by a bidder over the award of a project for the extension of the Fort Wellington Secondary School but the procuring entity, the Ministry of Local Government never provided any of the requested information for the investigation.

Chairman of the NPTAB, Tarachand Balgobind said on Wednesday that he has acknowledged the criticisms of the Public Procurement Commission (PPC) in its summary of findings regarding the tender board’s timely submission of documents and is working to acquire a robust “electronic records” management system.

Milo Secondary Schools Football Waramuri of Region #1 and Chase Academy will battle for the coveted Milo Secondary School Football Championship on Sunday evening, following semifinal wins yesterday at the Ministry of Education ground, Carifesta Avenue.

(CMC) – The lucrative Caribbean Premier League (CPL), which began 11 years ago, has come under the microscope at the Caricom conference on West Indies cricket in Trinidad, with government leaders urging the parties to renegotiate the contract for the Twenty20 tournament.

Dear Editor, As the dust settles on the fanfare and the PR of handing over of houses constructed in Lethem by government approved contractors, home owners moving into these houses are being faced with the startling reality that many of these houses have flaws.

Dear Editor, It seems as though the Minister of Agriculture Zulfikar Mustapha has his very own admirer from the other side of the House.

The Central Executive Committee (CEC) of the PNCR met on Wednesday evening and discussed the issue surrounding the removal of the CPU from the Party’s membership section to another location within Congress Place.

– hints at World Premier League for the Caribbean By Michelangelo Jacobus Leaders of the various member countries in the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) gathered in Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago yesterday for the start of the CARICOM Regional Cricket Conference.

The Ministry of Education has embarked on aligning Technical and Vocational Education Training (TVET) with current and future labour market demands at both secondary and post-secondary education levels.

Dear Editor, Since the discovery of Oil and Gas, Guyana has tried to look for possibilities to reach a sustainable economic and social development for the prosperity and the wellbeing of its people.

Minister of Agriculture, Zulfikar Mustapha has dismissed the comments made by Opposition Member of Parliament, Ganesh Mahipaul about the current state of construction of several pump stations in Region Three (Essequibo Islands-West Demerara).

Dear Editor, Well, it seems the authorities have finally come to the realisation that some structures on the seawall, within the vending space, are immobile, immoveable, permanent structures in violation of the contract terms and conditions.

-other traveller had picked it up and gone to Berbice The Cheddi Jagan International Airport (CJIA) Corporation yesterday announced the successful recovery of US$5,500 for passenger, Unis Cato.

Dear Editor, I noted the daily Chronicle report on President’s Ali visit with the diaspora in New York.

WASHINGTON,  (Reuters) – The  Supreme Court’s conservative justices signaled support yesterday for U.S.

A 19-member delegation from Trinidad and Tobago comprising 16 companies interested in the construction, information and communication technology (ICT), and logistics industries has arrived to scout for opportunities.

Dear Editor, I write to express my utmost delight upon learning about the reintroduction of hot meals to the economy cabin of Caribbean Airlines.

A vendor is now counting her losses as her entire business was gutted in Wednesday night’s fire at the Mackenzie Market.

NEW YORK, (Reuters) – Renewed  clashes between police and students opposed to Israel’s war in Gaza broke out yesterday, raising questions about forceful methods being used to shut down protests that have intensified since mass arrests at Columbia University last week.

Guinness ‘Greatest of the Streets’ Championship The Guinness ‘Greatest of the Streets’ Berbice leg will commence tonight at the New Amsterdam (NA) basketball court.

Caribbean Junior Table Tennis Championships On a day highlighted by hard-fought defeats for Guyana in the Girl’s U-15 division, Malachi Moore advanced to the elimination round in the Boy’s U-15 segment of the Caribbean Junior Table Tennis Championship following a perfect 3-0 record yesterday in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic.

PORT-AU-PRINCE, (Reuters) – Haiti’s transition council took power in a ceremony yesterday, formalizing the resignation of former Prime Minster Ariel Henry as the Caribbean country seeks to establish security after years of gang violence wreaking chaos and misery.

Mahaica Determinators, Pele, and Airy Hall secured contrasting wins when the East Coast Sweet 16 Football Championship continued on Wednesday evening at the Buxton Community Centre ground.

The scandals surrounding the award of the Tepui contract in particular, but other contracts too, raise serious questions about corruption under this administration.

For the first time since 2019, the Guyana National Rugby team, fondly called the “Green Machine”, will suit up for action today when they face Trinidad and Tobago’s national side in the first leg of the Rugby Americas North (RAN) 15s Championship.

Dear Editor, On May 3rd to May 5th, the People’s Progressive Party [PPP] is having its most important event through its 32nd Congress at the Arthur Chung Conference Centre, Liliendaal, Region 4.

NEW YORK,  (Reuters) – Harvey Weinstein’s 2020 conviction for sexual assault and rape was overturned by New York’s highest court, reopening the landmark case that fueled the #MeToo movement and highlighting the challenges of holding powerful men accountable.

KFC Elite League Santos brushed aside Anns Grove by a 4-1 scoreline when the KFC Elite League continued last evening at the National Training Centre in Providence.

King and Queen Beach Football Platinum and MS Ballers secured their berths to the semifinal segment when the King and Queen Beach Football Championship continued on Wednesday evening at the PPP office compound in Mackenzie, Linden.

Sunil Ramcharan, a 44-year-old of Lot 67 1st Avenue, Bar-tica was charged on Wednesday with receiving stolen articles. 

By Brooke Glasford Last weekend I ventured 40 minutes outside of Georgetown to the West Central Mall for the sole purpose of visiting the West Central Movies.

Even as the latest round of sanctions imposed by the United States against Venezuela, seemingly over Washington’s doubts regarding the likely fairness of the country’s July general elections, the European Union does not appear – at least up to this time – prepared to set aside its support for the potentially highly valued Dragon Gas project between Caracas and Port of Spain. 

Gold Prices for Thursday April 25, 2024

GSE (https://guyanastockexchangeinc.com/telephone Nº 223-6175/6) reports that session 1068’s trading results showed consideration of $35,605,782 from 104,845 shares traded in 17 transactions as compared to session 1066’s trading results, which showed consideration of $9,073,649 from 52,144  shares traded in 40 transactions.

With the global environmental lobby increasingly focusing its attention on rolling back the increasing avalanche of plastics’ proliferation and its weighty global environmental impact, negotiators and activists were expected to congregate in Ottawa this week to attempt to craft a treaty which, hopefully, will contribute to the rolling back of the plastic pollution menace.

In a move which appeared to send a message to the administration of President Nicholas Maduro that Washington remains steadfast in the imposition of sanctions against Venezuela’s state-owned oil company, Petróleos de Venezuela SA (PDVSA), the United States has charged ten persons, one of them a Venezuelan military officer, of helping Caracas to circumvent the US sanctions.

Up until news broke earlier this week that Dr. Hyginus ‘Gene’ Leon had tendered his resignation as President of the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB), there had been a lengthy period during which a paucity of information prevailed in the matter of the reason(s) why the St.

As economic and social conditions in Haiti continue to undergo a cataclysmic decline in the face of the collapse of key governance structures, and the replacement of a legitimate political administration with forcibly installed criminal gangs, Haiti has once again reared its head as the Caribbean Community’s ‘tear-away’ delinquent, in the face of mounting evidence that the country’s dire circumstances are, for now at least, outside the ‘control’ of the rest of the Community.