First oil is on the horizon in Guyana and all around the country, citizens are beginning to feel a sense of renewed hope. Never before in the history of this country was there so much optimism and excitement as it relates to our development potential. It is now up to our political leaders, the business community, civil society and citizens themselves to work in harmony so as to ensure that all this talk about oil and the huge potential it has for our development could really translate into actually improving…
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Guyana activates response mechanism to assist hurricane-ravaged Bahamas
As support pours in from across the world for the Bahamas, the Guyana Government has activated a response mechanism to facilitate assistance and support for the Caribbean island, which was ravaged by Hurricane Dorian over the last few days. The Category 5 hurricane left widespread and extensive destruction in the Bahamas with many homes, businesses and other buildings completely or partially destroyed. This devastation has triggered a worldwide show of solidarity as countries lend support to the island via various means. Local relief efforts are being led by the Civil…
Read MoreDialysis patient forced to take water taxi
…after promised emergency vessel no-show Although emergency vessels were promised to remain on standby at the Georgetown and Vreed-en-Hoop Stellings to transport ailing persons, a furious caretaker vented her frustration as a dialysis patient was made to use the regular boat service. In a brief interview with this publication on Tuesday morning, the frustrated woman, who gave her name only as Sandra, explained that she travelled from Hague, West Coast Demerara to the Vreed-en-Hoop Stelling with the sickly 64-year-old man, who usually gets treatment at a private city hospital. Unaware…
Read More“My goal is to create a link between these communities, especially for the youths” – Kyle Joseph
By Lakhram Bhagirat Every community is different. It has its own set of rules, customs and traditions and when we introduce those things that make that community unique, it creates a recipe for exchange – the exchange of stories, experiences and knowledge that leads to the further development of surrounding areas. That is the goal of young Kyle Anthony Joseph. He is on a mission to link the communities in the Rupununi with each other and then take that link even further to other Indigenous villages. At just 22, Kyle…
Read MoreAnother fire erupts at Region 9 ranch
Less than four months after experiencing a devastating fire which led to the death of several animals and destroyed both flora and fauna in its path, the Waikin Ranch at Lethem, Region Nine (Upper Takutu-Upper Essequibo) has once again been plagued with another blaze. According to information reaching this publication, the fire started at about 15:00h on Monday afternoon at the ranch. It is understood that no extensive damages have been caused since there was not much vegetation on the vast land owing to the last destructive blaze. In addition,…
Read More‘First Oil on the horizon’
…as Liza Destiny arrives in Guyana Director of the Department of Energy, Dr. Mark Bynoe has announced that Guyana’s first oil production vessel, the Liza Destiny, has arrived in the Stabroek Block. “This is a historic and momentous occasion for the Co-operative Republic of Guyana and all Guyanese. The FPSO’s arrival means that we are no more just talking about first oil. First oil is on the horizon. The Liza Destiny’s arrival means that our timetable has moved forward and, as a policy-related body, we are also called upon to…
Read MoreFormer US Congresswoman hopes Guyana’s elections date “will be set soon”
Former US congresswoman Ileana Ros-Lehtinen in her column for the Orlando Sentinel said on Tuesday that following the series of appeals and months of legal battles following the passage of the No-Confidence Motion in December 2018, setting the stage for future elections, hopefully, a date will be set soon. Ros-Lehtinen, a politician and lobbyist from Miami, Florida, in her column said that Guyana has roughly the population of her former congressional district, but noted that the size of the country’s population should not fool anyone. “Today it (Guyana) is on…
Read MoreGECOM increases working hours for field staff
…as H2H set come to a halt On the heels of a decision by Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) Chairperson, retired Justice Claudette Singh, to halt House-to-House Registration by Saturday, the Secretariat has decided to increase working hours for its staff in the fields. According to a statement from the Commission, staff will now have to work from 10:00h to 19:30h. Previously, enumerators worked varying hours based on which geographical region they were based and whether they worked on weekdays or weekends and holidays. For instance, enumerators working in Regions Two…
Read MoreTullow to push for Guyanese to be employed with company
…after Ghana Exec touts job opportunities for countrymen in Guyana Tullow recently found oil in Guyana, but it was the Managing Director at Tullow Ghana Ltd, Ghanaian Kweku Awotwi, who was quoted touting the job opportunities that would open up for his fellow Ghanaians in Guyana. The British oil company is, however, affirming that efforts will be made to hire as much Guyanese as possible for its local operations. In an interview with this publication, Tullow’s Head of Communications, George Cazenove, when asked directly about Awotwi’s claims that half of…
Read MoreLinden man, female accomplice to spend 3 years behind bars for robbery
A Linden, Region 10 (Upper Demerara-Berbice) duo was, on Tuesday, sentenced to three years each behind bars by Magistrate Wanda Fortune after they were found guilty of robbery under arms. The sentences were handed down to 30-year-old David Crossman also called “Bling” of Stewart Path, Christianburg, Wismar, Linden, and 34-year-old Sharon Austin when they made their final appearance at the Linden Magistrate’s Court. The court heard that on September 30, 2018, while being armed with a handgun, the duo along with another unidentifiable male robbed Kriss Jinn of G$30,000. They…
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