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…company’s shares tumbles by over 27% The quality of oil discovered offshore Guyana by British-owned Tullow is now under question after tests found that the heavy crude has a high sulphur content and, thus, is not commercially viable; dealing a blow not only to hopes that the wells would bring revenue for Guyana but also to Tullow’s shares. This was revealed in a statement issued by the company on Wednesday. Tullow revealed that it’s Jethro and Joe oil discoveries, which were announced in August and September respectively, were found to…

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Dr Keith Cummings, an overseas-based Guyanese physician, has gifted the University of Guyana Library (UG) medical books to the tune of G$4.7 million, as they cover areas inclusive of medicine, biology, and social sciences. Like his past donations, Dr Cummings is hoping that the medical books and journals provided will improve the quality of education, research and training for new physicians in Guyana. This donation was accepted by the Dean of the Faculty of Health Sciences, Dr Emanuel Cummings on behalf of the university. He expressed gratitude to the donor…

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A two-day-old baby is now dead after falling from a hammock in which his mother was rocking him to sleep. Dead is Lance Douglas of Murabisi Creek, Mouth Island, Issano, Middle Mazaruni River, Region Seven (Cuyuni-Mazaruni). Reports are that on Saturday at about 05:30h, the baby’s mother, 29-year-old Vinese Sutton, gave birth to her bouncing baby boy at their Issano home. The following day (Sunday) about 17:00h, she tied a hammock inside of their house, placed her one-day-old son inside, and began rocking the hammock in an attempt to put…

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The Guyana Police Force last week enlisted 86 new recruits following an eight-month training programme at the Felix Austin Police Training College. Police Commissioner Leslie James welcomed the new recruits during the passing out parade at the Tactical Services Unit Drill Square at Eve Leary, Georgetown. During his charge to the graduating ranks, the Police Commissioner reminded of their duties to Guyana and its citizens, as they have been selected and laded with the responsibility to protect those who require same, metaphorically as guardian angels. “You are reminded that the…

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…New York-based humanitarian organization saving lives “Saving Hands Emergency Aid” (SHEA), a non-profit humanitarian organization, held their latest fundraiser titled, “An Evening with SHEA 2019,” recently in Richmond Hill, New York. It was a well-attended event. Nicholas Singh sat down with Lori Narine; the founder of SHEA for an interview. During the interview, Ms. Narine related that before SHEA was officially formed, she became concerned “by the lack of medical services in Guyana and by seeing families pleading for help for their loved ones.” Ms. Narine recalled multiple occasions when…

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Instead of closing sugar estates and creating an economic and social vacuum, a fact-based approach that included impact studies should have been pursued by the Government. This is according to the People’s Progressive Party (PPP) General Secretary, Bharrat Jagdeo, on the campaign trail in Canada. Jagdeo was at the time addressing members of the Association of Concerned Guyanese at a dinner in Toronto, Canada. He acknowledged that sugar needed transitional help but indicated that the Government’s approach was anything but transitional. General elections are due on March 2, 2020. While…

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– Gouveia says on Granger’s ‘handouts’ comment President David Granger’s recent admonishments to the Private Sector to stop looking out for handouts is not going down well with members of the local Private Sector, some of whom have complained about being blocked from the very investments he urged them to make. Chairman of the Private Sector Commission (PSC), retired Captain Gerry Gouveia questioned exactly what the President could mean by handouts. He noted that contrary to such a statement, the Private Sector has been an equal partner with the State.…

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Anessa Williams of Castello Housing Scheme, Georgetown, was taken before Principal Magistrate Sherdel Isaacs-Marcus at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Courts on Monday after she was charged for exposing obscene content. The 29-year-old denied the charge, which stated that between July 1 and July 31, 2019, at Castello Housing Scheme, Georgetown, she knowingly or without lawful justification, exposed for public viewing, an obscene matter, that is a video intending to corrupt public morals. Defence Attorney George Thomas in a bail application asked that the court release Williams on bail since it was…

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A 51-year-old man who admitted to United States Drug Enforcement Agents that he carried cocaine-laden suitcases as debt repayment has been slapped with drug trafficking charges and remanded to a US prison. Orwin Harry was busted at John F Kennedy (JFK) International Airport on October 27, 2019, with drugs just after he arrived on a Caribbean Airlines flight from Guyana. Reports are the 51-year-old man was carrying two pieces of luggage upon arrival in New York. A search was conducted and the cocaine was found concealed in false walls of…

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The Guyanese community in Florida, United States last weekend hosted a town hall meeting where a number of issues, including the country’s budding oil and gas industry, were discussed. The event was hosted and organised by Guyana’s Honorary Consul to Florida, Ramzan Roshanali. It was held on Saturday at the Tropics Restaurant, Pembroke Pines, Florida and featured Guyanese Ambassador to the US, Riyad Insanally, as the guest speaker. He delivered an address on “Developments in Guyana”, which fielded questions during a question and answer segment from the attendees at the…

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