Year: 2012

The National Assembly last Thursday approved three motions to honour the lives of three former parliamentarians who died over the last year. The trio – Everall Franklin, Robert Williams, and Sheila Holder were eulogised as exemplars in their roles in the House. Deputy Speaker Debra Backer, in moving the motion for sympathy, described Franklin as a committed parliamentarian and politician who provided “meritorious service” to the country. She reminisced on her encounters with Franklin who served as a parliamentarian for the Guyana Action Party (GAP) from September 16, 2006 until…

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The government of Guyana and Repsol Exploracion SA, operator of the Georgetown Block, along with officials of the consortium involved in the drilling operations of the Jaguar-1 well, offshore Guyana, have met to discuss the preliminary outcomes of the project and future plans. The partners to the Georgetown Block are Tullow Oil plc (30 per cent); CGX Resources Inc (25 per cent); YPF Guyana Ltd (30 per cent) and Repsol Exploracion SA (15 per cent). Drilling of the Jaguar- 1 well was stopped at a depth of 15,998 feet, and…

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Laparkan’s cargo service recently unveiled its new warehouse and corporate offices in Miami, Florida, at a launch attended by Prime Minister Samuel Hinds. Following a tour of the 166,000 square foot facility, Prime Minister Hinds congratulated Laparkan on its expansion programme, noting that this should lead to expanded capabilities and heightened efficiencies at a time when consumers are looking to get more for less and value for their money. In welcoming guests to the new facility, Laparkan Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Glen Khan said the new warehouse “represents our…

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… says their attempts aim to sully the former president’s legacy Finance Minister Dr Ashni Singh has exposed attempts once again by the combined opposition to peddle misinformation while distorting facts surrounding the benefits and pension that former presidents are entitled to under the laws of the country. Dr Singh in a passionate presentation to the 65-seat National Assembly on Thursday, argued that the opposition was also seeking to “manufacture controversy” surrounding the issue with the aim of scoring cheap political points. He believed strongly that the opposition motion on…

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Speaker of the National Assembly and former leader of the Alliance For Change (AFC) Raphael Trotman has resigned from the party’s executive and from contesting senior positions within that party. Trotman made this announcement while addressing delegates at the party’s third National Conference held at St Paul’s Retreat Centre, Vryheid’s Lust, East Coast, on Saturday. The conference was held under the theme “Delivering Hope and Change”. At the forum, senior party member Khemraj Ramjattan was elected leader of the party. Trotman said the AFC being able to convene its third…

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President Donald Ramotar on Friday said delinquent contractors will be blacklisted should they fail to comply fully with their contracts. The president speaking at a procurement symposium held at the Guyana International Conference Centre (GICC), noted that the time has come for action to be taken against errant contractors, engineers and other persons tasked with dealing with procurement matters. He demanded that no more excuses be accepted from the aforementioned categories as for every delay in completing jobs costs the state. “I am asking them to re-examine the possibilities of…

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