Dear Editor, Warren Buffet said: “You cannot produce a baby in one month by getting nine women pregnant.” Agreeing to more oil agreements will not compensate Guyana for the unpatriotic and seemingly treasonous Petroleum Agreement with Exxon, Hess and CNOOC. What we need is to renegotiate the June 27, 2016 Petroleum Contract – posthaste. Thus, the Stabroek News article dated March 4, 2018 and captioned “Chevron, Petrobras among nine seeking remaining oil blocks -Trotman says direct engagements, bidding to determine selection”, should give us grave pause at this abominable suggestion…
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Husband claims wife had threatened to kill self, baby before
The husband of the woman, who is reported to have ingested poison and then fed some to her year-old child, is denying that the couple had had a misunderstanding prior to the incident. However, the girl’s mother is accusing the husband; the baby’s father, of being responsible for the incident. Reports are that on Saturday morning, 19-year-old Roshanie Ramlakhan of Number 58 Village, Corentyne was picked up in a semi-conscious state next to a bus shed at Number 61 Village, with her infant child standing next to her. She claimed…
Read MoreMan fined G$30,000 for stealing zinc sheets from GPSU Sports Complex
A man who attempted to steal two galvanised zinc sheets from the roof of the Guyana Public Service Union (GPSU) Sports Complex building was on Monday fined after he admitted to the offence. Thirty-year-old Andrew Arjune admitted that he did attempt to commit the act on February 28, 2018 at Thomas Lands, Georgetown. The defendant told Magistrate Judy Latchman that the building was old and the zinc sheets fell from the roof to the ground. According to Police Prosecutor Arvin Moore, the Secretary of the Union received a call informing…
Read MoreJournal reflecting on Cheddi Jagan’s life launched
The collaboration of 20 editors of the People’s Progressive Party/Civic (PPP/C) and the Cheddi Jagan Research Centre saw the publishing of a new journal which reflects on the life of late President of Guyana, Cheddi Jagan. Published in observance of the former leader’s 21st death anniversary, the journal called “The Thinker” examines how critical a thinker Jagan was during his time as President of Guyana. The journal is expected to give expression to progressive thinking, to defend human right to democracy and to hold up the proverbial mirror to happenings…
Read MoreThe threat of rising sea levels
The raging Atlantic Ocean on the West Coast of Demerara on Holi Day definitely added an extra frisson to the usual dousing of cold water that is obligatory when celebrating that festival. But the spectacle should also remind us Guyanese of the threat posed by rising sea levels to our coastlands. The coastland was five feet under normal sea levels a century ago, and the ocean has since risen by another eight inches. Whether we are science sceptics or not about exactly what is driving the process of “global warming”,…
Read MoreMillions go up in flames as fire razes 4 houses in Georgetown
…Fire Service roasted for poor response Several families were rudely awakened from their early morning slumber on Wednesday, as a fire raged through four houses in Pike Street, Kitty, Georgetown, razing three to the ground and destroying another. Now scores of persons are homeless and counting millions of dollars in losses. According to the Police, they received reports of the fire sometime around 04:00h on Wednesday and preliminary investigations have so far revealed that the fire started at around 03:00h in the Lot 185 Pike Street apartment of Oswald Layne.…
Read More500 jobs to be provided when construction begins
Guyana Manganese Incorporated (GMI) has committed to employing a predominantly local workforce as it prepares to begin construction in July. This announcement was made on Monday when Natural Resources Minister Raphael Trotman and Chinese Ambassador to Guyana, Cui Jianchun visited the Matthews Ridge, Region One (Barima-Waini) mine site to conduct an assessment of the progress that has been made since GMI purchased the area from Reunion Manganese Inc (RMI) of Canada. GMI, a Bosai Mineral Group company, is currently on track to develop the mines, plant and factories to begin…
Read MoreRam roasts APNU/AFC for not having proper plan in place for emerging oil sector
The Government of Guyana has failed, to date, to put a very serious, robust, and well thought-out plan in place that would govern the country’s emerging petroleum sector in light of the newly-found oil and gas resources. This is according to Attorney-at-Law and Chartered Accountant Christopher Ram who believes his position is justified because the Government has not been able to state what exactly it hopes to do to ensure that this sector is efficiently managed and how the resources it will gain could be utilised. Ram said that this…
Read MoreGuyanese paying too much for energy – US expert
Experts are projecting that with the advent of the oil and gas sector, Guyana may face a situation where there is a high demand for energy and as a consequence, oil prices will rise. At the same time, they have expressed concern over the higher than usual price being paid by consumers. This observation was made by a representative of the Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI), Carol Litwin. Litwin was speaking at a workshop held at the Pegasus Hotel where energy experts were able to provide an analysis based on…
Read MoreGuyana Stores ordered to pay over G$3B in outstanding Corporation Tax
…after CCJ rules in favour of GRA The Guyana Stores Limited (GSL) has lost its appeal in a matter involving the payment of corporation tax to the Guyana Revenue Authority, which it had taken before the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) to determine whether a two percent minimum corporation tax was unconstitutional and amounted to the taking away of private property. On Monday, the CCJ dismissed the GSL appeal and awarded cost to the GRA as respondents. The matter arose in 2012 when the GSL refused to pay more than…
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