Year: 2018

Rowan jackup to drill for CGX offshore Guyana

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Canadian oil and gas exploration company CGX has been awarded the Rowan jackup Ralph Coffman, a one-well contract offshore Guyana. The contract has an estimated duration of 60 days. According to Offshore, it is expected to start in second quarter of 2019. The Ralph Coffman, a 240-C Class harsh environment jackup rig, is currently under contract with GulfSlope Energy in the Gulf of Mexico through its current well, which is estimated to conclude in mid-January 2019. In August, Natural Resources Minister Raphael Trotman had announced that CGX was set to…

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Huntley reflects on GABA League as he seeks improvement

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Following the recent conclusion of the 2018 Rainforest Water/Malta Supreme/Georgetown Amateur Basketball Association (GABA) League, Eagles Under-23 player Shamar Huntley reflected on his performance over the basketball season. He related this to Guyana Times International Sport reporter: “It (the season) had its ups and downs; wasn’t really the outcome I expected for my team, but I’m still proud of the effort my guys put out there for third place in Second Division and fourth in Under-23. Of course, I want complete victory, but we need to train a little harder…

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Young Warriors Cricket Club receive support from US-based Flat Rate Realty

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The recently-resuscitated Young Warriors Cricket Club are making rapid strides to return to their former glory. In an effort to assist that development, Mahaish Ramoutar of Flat Rate Realty, Queens, New York, USA, provided cash to his former cricket club. On a recent visit to Guyana, Ramoutar said that he was happy to give back to the Club he played for as a kid and has fond memories of those days. He noted that he was one of the first set of cricketers when the Club was formed under Orin…

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Conventions of parliamentary democracy

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It is a cliché to say that divorces are messy, but with Britain’s efforts to part ways with the EU, we can also conclude that divorce between countries is no different. We have all gone through the reasons why a majority of Britons chose “Brexit” – chief among them being their gripe that decisions on their “way of life” were being made by faceless bureaucrats in Brussels. But actually, nativist fears of being swamped by Eastern Europeans, who could enter Britain freely as citizens of the EU, was more critical.…

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Masquerade at Christmas – A Guyanese thing

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As a child, one of the things that scared me the most but I also looked forward to was the masqueraders visiting our home on Christmas Eve night, beating their makeshift drums and dancing for our entertainment and their cash incentive. What made these masqueraders scary was their attire as well as their masks or ‘facies’, as we called them. As the years progressed, I got involved; at that time, dancing masquerade was something only the guys did. We would start making our masks weeks before December 24 and start…

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AG given more time to make submissions on unilateral takeover of Berbice Bridge

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The High Court has given the Attorney General’s Chambers two additional weeks to make submissions citing the legal arguments on which it opted to take over operations of the Berbice Bridge from the Berbice Bridge Company Incorporated (BBCI). In October, BBCI announced it was facing bankruptcy and its main investor – the National Insurance Scheme – was given no choice but to push for a toll increase. However, Government in a shocking move announced on November 5, 2018 that it would be taking control of the Bridge on November 12.…

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Guyana Govt to establish tobacco council in 2019

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Serious steps will be taken to prosecute individuals and businesses that do not adhere to the laws related to the Tobacco Control Bill which sets out tough fines for violators. Health Minister Volda Lawrence has announced that the Government is currently fine-tuning the Terms of Reference (ToR) for the establishment of a Tobacco Council in Guyana. The Minister said the document is still being crafted but is expected to be presented to Cabinet for approval before the end of this year. The Council could be established as soon as January…

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Over G$780M expended in 2018 for legal fees on border controversy case – Greenidge

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Foreign Affairs Minister Carl Greenidge on Thursday said that more than G$780 million was spent to cover the 2018 fees for the legal team that Guyana has recruited to lead its case regarding the border controversy with Venezuela which is currently before the International Court of Justice (ICJ). This money is from the US$15 million that was set aside from the controversial US$18 million signing bonus that Guyana received from US oil giant ExxonMobil. Guyana is moving full steam ahead in solidifying its case against the Spanish-speaking country’s claim to…

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15 families to receive houses under CH&PA housing initiative

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In a matter of weeks, fifteen Lindeners will be owners of their own homes as contractors are performing finishing touches on the housing units that were built by the Central Housing and Planning Authority (CH&PA). The 15 houses are the first set of 60 two-bedroom flat and elevated houses, located in Phase Three, Amelia’s Ward. The project is being done in four batches with each group expected to take approximately 120 days to complete. Contractor Michael Bonds from Michael Bonds Construction which was awarded a contract to complete three of…

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President Granger pardons 3 female prisoners

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President David Granger on Wednesday pardoned three female prisoners, thus allowing them to be home for Christmas. The three women were pardoned pursuant to presidential powers under Article 188(2) of the Constitution of the Cooperative Republic of Guyana. The trio – Joanna Beckles, 26; Felicia Henry, 22 and Keysha Gibbs, 17 – who were all at the New Amsterdam Prison for various offences were released on Thursday. The women have all served a portion of their respective sentences for larceny and forgery. In 2015, 60 convicts were granted presidential pardons…

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