Daily Archive: Friday, September 20, 2024

Shaima Muna, a 27-year-old female Guyanese radio host and singer from  Charlestown, Georgetown, was nabbed earlier today  by Police with 14,515 grams of cannabis at a roadblock at Weldaad, West Coast Berbice and pleaded guilty when she appeared in court.

LONDON,  (Reuters) – The late Egyptian billionaire Mohamed Al Fayed sexually abused female staff at his London department store Harrods, forced them to have medical screenings and threatened consequences if they tried to complain, lawyers for alleged victims said today.

(Trinidad Express) Trinidad and Tobago has been placed under a “Hot Spell Watch #1—Yellow Level” warning for the next five days as daily temperatures are expected to reach or exceed 34°C.

-on target for March 31 deadline The new Demerara Harbour Bridge has sound structural integrity that will not be compromised during its 100-year lifetime and can withstand collision impacts from large vessels, the Ministry of Public Works yesterday assured.

The Ministry of Agriculture through the National Drainage and Irrigation Authority (NDIA) yesterday commissioned a pump station at Cozier, Region Two.

(CPL) – Antigua & Barbuda Falcons defeated the Trinbago Knight Riders for the second time in the tournament, winning by six wickets at the Queen’s Park Oval last night.

The Ministry of Agriculture on Wednesday said that the Office of the Auditor General will verify and certify an audit of a reported discrepancy at the Guyana Marketing Corporation (GMC).

‘Oil boom’ is transforming the country [Guyana] into “a potential player in global geopolitics”, according to an editorial published in the Thursday September 19 issue of the Jamaica Observer, one of the two leading newspapers in the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) member country.

A mother and stepfather who allegedly set on fire, a 10-year-old boy of Enmore, East Coast Demerara in September 2023, are expected to be charged next Tuesday.

– GFF also quiet on the departure Former Guyana Football Federation (GFF) General Secretary Reverend Ian Alves has remained silent on the reasons behind this sudden resignation from the entity.

Just over half a century after formal diplomatic relations between Guyana and Mexico were established in 1973, Mexican Ambassador to Guyana Mauricio Vizcaíno–Crespo has announced that bilateral economic relations between the two countries will be further deepened with the establishment of a Guyana-Mexico Chamber of Commerce by the end of this year that will focus on fostering ties between businesses from the two nations by the end of 2024.

By Shawn Cumberbatch Barbadian Financial Analyst Avinash Persaud, who is the special adviser on climate change to the President of the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), is proposing the creation of a fund that could quickly double investment in renewable energy “in one step”.

Dear Editor, The government’s Department of Public Information informs us that students from Baracara are to be accommodated at the newly-renovated Amerindian Hostel in New Amsterdam as “a commitment made by President, Dr.

Eleven students—ten from Region Three and one from Region Nine —are the latest recipients of the Guyana Shore Base Inc.

Rebel Junior Tennis Championship Gerald Scotland, Paula Kalekyezi, and Michael Fordyce captured individual crowns when the curtains came down on the Smalta/Rebel Junior Tennis Championship at the GBTI court in Diamond, East Bank Demerara.

Dear Editor, Political commentators at home and abroad have sought to characterize Guyana as a ‘fascist state’, ‘practicing apartheid,’ ‘practicing racism’ and now as having ‘shades of autocracy.’

The Ministry of Climate Resilience, the Environment and Renewable Energy welcomes support from the United Kingdom (UK) Government and the Caribbean Community Climate Change Centre (CCCCC) to equip more than 25 technical officers and sectoral experts to develop bankable climate projects to increase the country’s access to climate finance and improve its response to climate change. 

45th Chess Olympiad Guyana recorded mixed results in the 45th edition of the Chess Olympiad continued in Budapest, Hungary, as the women’s team defeated Vanuatu and the men’s unit lost to Puerto Rico yesterday.

-amid concerns about unaccounted for sugar APNU+AFC MP Vinceroy Jordan yesterday cast doubt on  an explanation by GuySuCo over alleged unaccounted for sugar from the Rose Hall factory and has called for the release of the audit of the first crop this year at the estate.

Dear Editor, Kindly permit me space in your letters column to publish this letter on a national issue that should concern all Guyanese, especially taxpayers!

Lawyers for Melissa Atwell and others have written to the Commissioner of Police asking for the factual and legal basis behind the search of their premises at Lot 86 BB Eccles, East Bank Demerara on September 17th and claiming a breach of constitutional rights.

IMF BLOG Era Dabla-Norris, Enrico Di Gregorio, Yongquan Cao September 16, 2024 Conservative politics has traditionally been defined by its emphasis on fiscal prudence and the idea of a small state while parties leaning left are usually associated with more spending and a larger presence of the state in the economy.

At approximately 3:27 pm yesterday, machinery owned by AJM Enterprise came into contact with GPL’s L2 Transmission Line at Dumpsite Road, EBD, resulting in a widespread outage in the Demerara-Berbice Interconnected System.

(Jamaica Gleaner) Prime Minister Andrew Holness, while rejecting some of the startling findings of the investigation by the Integrity Commission into his statutory declarations, said on Wednesday that the report has cleared him of involvement in any illicit enrichment.

In much the same way that, in recent years, reportage on Guyana’s economic outlook has benefited from a more favourable international profile arising out of the country’s world class oil finds, so too are more pleasing evaluations of neighbouring Suriname beginning to emerge.

GBA U-16 Championship Guyana Boxing Association (GBA) Technical Director Terrence Poole confirmed that the official weigh-in exercise for the U-16 Championship in Vergenoegen will occur today for Georgetown teams at the Andrew ‘Six Head, Lewis Gym, with the process for teams outside the capital city occurring tomorrow at the West Demerara facility.

Dear Editor, If no sugar was missing, but rather overstated, why was it necessary to fire the two employees? 

WASHINGTON,  (Reuters) – U.S. officials now believe that a ceasefire deal between Israel and Palestinian Islamist group Hamas in Gaza is unlikely before President Joe Biden leaves office in January, the Wall Street Journal reported yesterday.

Dear Editor, The organizers of Heritage Day celebration in Coboconk Karwartha, Lake Ontario Canada are happy to report that this year’s celebration was a success.

In the wake of the controversy swirling around the Guyana Marketing Corpora-tion (GMC) arising out of allegations that the state-run entity has become caught up in a “massive fraud”, agro processors with whom the Stabroek Business spoke with last week and earlier this week have told this newspaper that while they believe that the GMC should remain a state-run entity, a body should be created “outside of the Ministry of Agriculture to be responsible for the running of the entity.”

The University of Guyana (UG) in a release yesterday announced that it had signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Massy (Guyana) Ltd to provide UG students with increased opportunities for career development, practical experience, and research innovation.

Pee Wee U-11 Football Championship The Petra Organisation, the coordinators of the Pee Wee Boy’s U-11 Football Championship, conducted a team briefing and ball distribution exercise yesterday for the competing teams at the National Library ahead of the event’s kickoff tomorrow at the Ministry of Education ground, Carifesta Avenue.

MADRID,  (Reuters) – Spain has denied involvement in negotiations between Venezuelan opposition leader Edmundo Gonzalez and President Nicolas Maduro’s government for his flight to Spain, before which he signed a letter saying he accepted Maduro’s victory in the country’s July election.

Dear Editor, This Government has embarked upon the spending spree that constitutes a woeful waste of money in circumstances where democratic norms are ignored.

Dennis Grant, 50, is being sought by the police in relation to “dangerous and wanton driving”.

Trinidad and Tobago’s seemingly sustained crime wave has been sufficiently widespread and consistent, with one of the latest reports suggesting that the phenomenon has significantly impacted the behavioural practices of the work force and by extension, the business sector, by disrupting the manner in which that sector operates.

RIO DE JANEIRO/SAO PAULO, (Reuters) –  Brazilian energy authorities have approved bringing back daylight saving time, a senior official said yesterday, to save energy as the country faces a major drought that has hit power generation.

TAIPEI, (Reuters) –  Components used in thousands of pagers that detonated on Tuesday in Lebanon in a deadly blow to Hezbollah were not made in Taiwan, Taiwan’s economy minister said yesterday.

A 61-year-old man has succumbed to his injuries two weeks after he was shot during a robbery at a shop in Yarrowkabra, Soesdyke/Linden Highway on August 24.

By Sherika Williams KINGSTON, Jamaica, (JIS) – Micro, small, and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) are being urged to embrace digital transformation to remain competitive in the global economy, delivering the keynote address at the Digital Jamaica Summit and Showcase, recently at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in Kingston, minister of industry, investment and commerce, senator Aubyn Hill, underscored the critical role of digital transformation in Jamaica’s future economic success.

Dear Editor, During the mid to late 1950s and the eventual success of V.S.

Micro and small business owners and aspirants across the Caribbean, not least here in Guyana, are likely to proffer mixed responses to this week’s announcement that the Bridgetown- based Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) has approved US$160,000 to fund a feasibility study for the establishment for a Regional Credit Enhancement Facility (RCEF) for Micro, Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (MSMEs).

(Reuters) – India’s Ravichandran Ashwin smashed a rapid hundred and combined with Ravindra Jadeja in an epic rearguard action as the hosts overcome a top order meltdown to reach 339 for six against Bangladesh on the opening day of the first test yesterday.

LIMA,  (Reuters) –  Peru-vian authorities scrambled to roll out a plan to fight fires raging out of control across the nation, razing crops, damaging archaeological treasures and leaving several regions in a state of disaster yesterday.

(Reuters) – Travis Head scored an unbeaten 154 and Marnus Labuschagne contributed 77 not out as Australia successfully chased down a formidable 316-run target to beat England by seven wickets in the first of their five-match One Day International Series at Trent Bridge yesterday.

FARMINGTON HILLS, Michigan, (Reuters) – A star-studded virtual event hosted by Oprah Winfrey last night to build enthusiasm for Kamala Harris’ campaign was marked by teary moments and celebrity endorsements, drawing hundreds of thousands of viewers across social media.

(Reuters) – Tom Latham and Kane Williamson led New Zealand’s fightback with sparkling half-centuries as the Black Caps reached 255-4 on the rain-hit second day of their opening test against Sri Lanka in Galle to trail by 50 runs yesterday.

Dear Editor, The ‘running sore’ of squatting in Guyana must end.

Several police officers were among a number of stakeholders who yesterday attended a sensitisation exercise to discuss and plan an alternative road route (Noitgedacht Road and Washing Pond) for motorists and commuters ahead of the commencement of work on the new Mackenzie/Wismar Bridge Project.

By Chris Patten LONDON – Since the golden age of Athenian democracy, freedom of speech has been viewed as a defining feature of open societies, even as it remains under constant attack.

While much of the reportage on the current ‘crime spree’ that has gripped CARICOM member country, Trinidad and Tobago (T&T), has focused on its impact on the country’s business community, some analysts are insisting that a thought be spared for the ‘average Joe /Josephine’ whose only wish is to live in a society where the extent of his/her worry is confined to living in a well-ordered environment.

Every Man, Woman and Child in Guyana Must Become Oil-Minded – Column 137 Introduction Last week I called out the political leaders for their timidity and dishonesty for hiding behind “sanctity of contract”.

Kitco Market Data Gold Prices for the three day period ending Thursday September 19, 2024

(Trinidad Guardian) NH International (Caribbean) Ltd has signed a US$19.4 million contract with Rodney Bay City Centre Ltd (RBCC), to construct the first phase of the Rodney Bay City Centre in Gros Islet, Saint Lucia.

No one could have accused St Vincent Prime Minister Ralph Gonsalves of equivocation when he spoke to this newspaper on Saturday; on the contrary he was disarmingly candid and clear-cut.

AVIGNON, France,  (Reuters) – One of more than 50 men accused of raping Frenchwoman Gisele Pelicot in a mass rape case that has shocked the world told her in court yesterday that he was sorry for what he did.

GSE (https://guyanastockexchangeinc.com/telephone Nº 223-6175/6) reports that session 1089s trading results showed consideration of $6,813,616 from 11,673 shares traded in 32 transactions as compared to session 1088’s trading results which showed consideration of $3,022,771 from 8,996 shares traded in 23 transactions.

An alleged domestic violence incident escalated in the Little Diamond Squatting area, East Bank Demerara, leading to the hospitalization of 32-year-old Jermaine Haynes, a construction worker after he was shot by police ranks who were responding to a report of assault.