…elections? Caretaker President Granger says he wants “credible” elections. We’ll see. That he had to be dragged, kicking and screaming, to accept every electoral decision that had been straightforward for decades – like selecting a GECOM Chair – doesn’t give folks much hope. With Granger, he only “agrees” when he’s already gotten what he wanted in the first place. So, when he’s going along with the voters’ list – which has actually ADDED more names to the one he claimed was BLOATED BY 200,000 names – your Eyewitness just knows…
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British firm to advise Energy Dept on Payara oil field development
Having evaluated 11 Expressions of Interest (EOI) from international firms to provide technical support to the Department of Energy as it seeks to manage Guyana’s oil and gas sector, one British firm has emerged on top. According to a statement from the Department on Tuesday, Bayphase Geologists, Engineers and Investment Analysts Limited (or for short, Bayphase Ltd) emerged from the evaluation as the highest-ranked firm. It is understood that they were invited to submit a technical and financial proposal as part of the process. According to the Department, the consultancy…
Read MoreEnmore Association of NY fetes over 700
In what has now become a staple during the holiday season, the Enmore Association of New York (EANY) has once again feted over 700 persons at its annual Christmas luncheon in Enmore, East Coast Demerara. The group, comprising members based mainly in New York and complemented by a local chapter, has been hosting the party for the past 18 years at Ayube Mohamed’s (Wise Man’s) residence yearly, where senior citizens and children of the village are invited to partake in the festivities. This year’s event was once again organised to…
Read MoreHow can the Coalition dare to ask Guyanese to vote for them again?
Dear Editor, Hopefully, we will be having General and Regional Elections in a little over 2 months but during this time we will be bombarded once again with parties indulging in skillful marketing of their manifestos and in some cases the selling of not only illusive dreams but also manipulating the masses through outright lies and deceptions. Immediately the APNU/AFC Coalition comes to mind! We have witnessed that during the last 2015 Elections the APNU/AFC Coalition made numerous promises and bold statements of what it can achieve within 100 days…
Read MoreTullow announces oil find in third well offshore Guyana; but below estimates
The UK‘s Tullow Oil plc on Thursday announced that the Carapa-1 exploration well, drilled on the Repsol-operated Kanuku licence offshore Guyana, has encountered approximately four metres of net oil pay based on preliminary interpretation but that this is below pre-drill estimates. Preliminary results of drilling, wireline logging, pressure testing and sampling of reservoir fluid indicate the discovery of oil in Upper Cretaceous age sandstone reservoirs. Rig site testing has indicated that the oil is 27 degrees API with a sulphur content of less than 1%. A detailed laboratory analysis of…
Read MorePPP’s Chief Scrutineer calls for stern action against GECOM staff who registered fictitious persons
The Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) is yet to make a final decision on what to do about the persons it could not verify during the recent field verification. According to one chief scrutineer who played an integral part in the exercise, these persons cannot be allowed on the voters’ list. In an interview with Guyana Times International, People’s Progressive Party (PPP) Chief Scrutineer Zulfikar Mustapha had questioned the reasons for enumerators registering persons with addresses that are in reality, empty lots. “Those are serious concerns. Those persons who cannot be…
Read MoreJealous ex-lover kills man at ex-girlfriend’s house
A jealous man killed a friend of his ex-girlfriend at her Mazaruni Street, Guyhoc Park, Georgetown home. Dead is 23-year-old Kyle Chase of Mc Allen, South Ruimveldt, Georgetown. Reports are Chase was at a female friend’s house playing cards (fun games) on Monday evening at about 21:45h with his cousin, Trevon Chase. According to the police, two males – one being the 24-year-old ex-boyfriend of the female – turned up at the house and became enraged upon seeing Kyle and Trevon Chase there. Police said that an argument ensued and…
Read MoreHanging together…
…for survival Some were surprised at the sneaky announcement by the APNU and AFC of their new “revised” Cummingsburg Accord last weekend: no media invited. Now, since we all know publicity’s the lifeblood of any political campaign –millions are spent to get just a mention in the press –exactly what was going on when only an edited recording of the event is made available? The PNC’s trying to control the narrative of their coalition that is not a coalition, that’s what! And having pesky reporters ask inconvenient questions just wouldn’t…
Read MoreJagdeo says Norway forest funds can only be accessed after elections
The Guyana Government has announced that the remaining payments under the Guyana Norway Agreement to the tune of G$9.1 billion (US$50 million) has been released but Opposition Leader Bharrat Jagdeo has tempered expectations pointing out that Guyana will not have access to this money until after next year’s March 2 General and Regional Elections. Guyana had signed a historic forest protection accord back in 2009 with Norway, which saw the former country receiving payments for sustaining its rainforests to absorb global carbon emissions. A total of US$250 million were to…
Read MoreAPNU/AFC must come clean on the numerous allegations of corruption since 2015
Dear Editor, President David Granger resurrected the constitutionally dead (since September 18, 2019) National Assembly, and dissolved it. How can the dead Assembly be dissolved? This is another move to claim constitutional legitimacy, notwithstanding the blatant violation of the Constitution, and the rule of law by this caretaker Granger Government. The incumbent APNU/AFC Government came into office since 2015 with a promise of the good life, and to do better than its predecessor, the PPP/C, and to wipe out what it claimed to be much corruption under that regime. The…
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