Daily Archive: Friday, July 5, 2024

Articles published on Friday, July 5, 2024

Carl Persaud

GFS acknowledges shortcomings in fighting Bush Lot blaze

-but says helped to prevent catastrophic spread While acknowledging some deficiencies connected to the fighting of the  Bush Lot blaze that resulted in the death of a man and the destruction of three buildings, the Guyana Fire Service (GFS) yesterday defended its response time and said it was able to prevent a catastrophic spread.

As the gold mining sector seemingly drifts further outside state control, GGDMA presses government to ‘raise its game’

Even as the smuggling of gold out of Guyana attracts enhanced public attention following recent disclosures regarding the illegal movement of the precious metal to the United States, the Guyana Gold and Diamond Miners Association [GGDMA] has weighed in with a statement on the issue in which it tags the Guyana Geology and Mines Commission [GGMC], the state agency responsible for the administration of the sector, as being significantly deficient in its responsibility to curb the practice.

Nicholas Verwey (left) and Avery Arjoon

Arjoon, Verwey capture Mixed Doubles crown

– Guyana off to solid start in team event The combination of Avery Arjoon and Nicholas Verwey propelled Guyana to mixed doubles glory when the Caribbean Area Squash Association (CASA) Junior Championships continued in Tortola, British Virgin Islands.

Help & Shelter fully endorses Red Thread’s recommendations as outlined in their comments on the draft Sexual Offences (Amendment) Bill 2024

Dear Editor, With reference to a letter titled “Our views on the draft Sexual Offences (Amendment) Bill” published in Stabroek News on June 25th, 2024, by Red Thread and others with whom we have partnered and networked over the years, Help & Shelter wishes to register its full endorsement of the comments and recommendations outlined in the letter and the detailed feedback matrix in a Google document at https://bit.ly/3xcxHZ3.

Rethinking what local content means

Dear Editor, I couldn’t help but imagine what a chutney singer’s lyrics would sound like, accompanied by some tassa drumming, as he or she pictures Nigel Hughes, leader of the Alliance For Change (AFC) and top-notch attorney, arguing that his law firm’s work with oil companies should fall under the Local Content Act.

Samara Sukhai (left) and Seona Barker won the bronze medal in the Girl’s U-13 Doubles Division in the Caribbean U-11 & U-13 Table Tennis Championships

Sukhai, Barker clinch Girl’s Doubles Bronze

Caribbean U-11 & U-13 Table Tennis Championships The team of Samara Sukhai and Seona Barker secured a bronze medal for Guyana in the Girl’s U-13 doubles division when the Caribbean U-11 & U-13 Table Tennis Championships continued in the Dominican Republic.

Windies bowlers endure hard toil against FCC Select XI

(CMC) – West Indies endured a shaky start to their second innings after they got a foretaste of what to expect in their three-Test series against hosts England when former Under-19 international William Luxton led strong batting from the First-Class Counties Select XI with an enterprising, unbeaten hundred in their tour match yesterday.

Venezuelan election

This is the year for elections across the globe.  The most important one is in the United States because its potential effects will be felt worldwide, but that is still a few months away.

Jennifer Frederick

Clico auditor denied access to MHIL information

(Trinidad Guardian) Monday night’s publication of Clico’s 2023 audited consolidated financial statements has raised questions about the lack of transparency in the insurance company’s handling of transactions and information about its former major subsidiary, Methanol Holdings Internation Ltd (MHIL).

Stock Market Updates

GSE (https://guyanastockexchangeinc.com/telephone Nº 223-6175/6) reports that session 1078’s trading results showed consideration of $64,276,949 from 300,880 shares traded in 58 transactions as compared to session 1077’s trading results which showed consideration of $18,680,180 from 151,528 shares traded in 26 transactions.

The path not taken in Trump’s immunity case

By Bruce Ackerman NEW HAVEN – Both Chief Justice John Roberts and Justice Sonia Sotomayor of the United States Supreme Court have just announced grand opinions trying to resolve the fundamental constitutional issues raised by former President Donald Trump’s claim to absolute immunity from criminal prosecution for his actions while in office.

Stronger Caribbean/Africa business ties moving closer

Ahead of next Wednesday’s start of the July 10th – 12th Caribbean investment forum, the Caribbean Export Development Agency (CEDA) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the African multilateral lending agency, African Export-import Bank, to broaden its pre-existing base in terms of business relations fashioned out of a recent series of accelerated business visits between the Caribbean and Africa.

Trinidad Gov’t eyes spots on OCM board

(Trinidad Express) The Government’s move to nominate two people to the One Caribbean Media board of directors has arisen out of what Minister in the Ministry of Finance Brian Manning yesterday described as its concern for the “precipitous decline in the value of OCM shares”.

The Caribbean’s self-inflicted inability to mitigate natural disasters

There can now be no question than that during the period immediately ahead, the Caribbean will have to ‘park’ much of what would have been its substantive agenda (and here the Caribbean Investment Forum, scheduled to be held in Guyana between July 9th and 12th comes readily to mind) since the intensity of the earliest period of the Tropical Storm ‘Beryl’, suggests that, going forward, we may well become completely preoccupied with a significantly more aggressive weather pattern.

Beryl and the Caribbean’s food security bona fides

Even as Hurricane Beryl declared its destructive intentions early in what had, for weeks, been projected as a destabilizing hurricane season for the Caribbean, the World Food Programme (WFP), USA had declared its preparedness to support the global body’s emergency response efforts in pursuit of what it seemingly anticipated would have added significantly to the pre-existing food security challenges that have already been impacting on the region.

A scene from the U-14 division in the National School Basketball
Festival at the National Gymnasium on Mandela Avenue

Berbice High, Mackenzie, PC advance to next round

National School Basketball Festival Berbice High and Mackenzie recorded wins in the boy’s U-14 division, while President’s College A was victorious in the girl’s segment when the Youth Basketball Guyana (YBG)-coordinated National School Basketball Festival continued on Wednesday at the National Gymnasium on Mandela Avenue.