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…GECOM yet to decide on way forward Opposition Leader, Bharrat Jagdeo has once again called on the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) to abort the current House-to-House registration exercise and move right ahead with the claims and objections period in order to run-off elections within the constitutional timeframe. During his weekly press briefing on Thursday, Jagdeo related that many citizens across Guyana are demanding that the Commission end the ongoing house-to-house registration exercise and begin a claims and objections period with the old voters’ list. “People are out there waiting, the…

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… self check-in system to be introduced The Cheddi Jagan International Airport (CJIA) on Tuesday announced that a contract was recently inked for the upgrade of the common use terminal systems at the airport, which will see persons being checked in much faster. In a statement, the airport explained, “This project will see the introduction of additional check-in counters, as well as four self-check-in kiosks. Online and self-check-in processes are currently available for departing passengers”. This upgrade, according to CJIA, was inspired by a letter published in the media where…

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Eighteen-year-old Faith Green, a visually impaired student, has secured six passes at this year’s Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) examination. Green, who resides in TucVille, Georgetown, was able to pursue the subjects with assistance from the Guyana Society for the Blind. In an interview with Guyana Times International on Tuesday at the Society’s headquarters on High Street, Georgetown, the teen, who was the best performing student at the Society, said she intends to further her studies with her aim to become a journalist. Green, like her colleagues, wrote English A,…

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…Jagdeo calls for probe into immigration, general registration offices Reports of over 8000 Haitian immigrants entering Guyana for the year thus far, but only a handful of them leaving, and concerns relating to alleged collusion between key agencies have prompted calls by Opposition Leader Bharrat Jagdeo for investigations into the agencies responsible. According to Jagdeo during his weekly press briefing on Wednesday, his party has, for some time now expressing concerns over the large influx of Haitian immigrants. He alleged that the surge of immigrants and the ongoing House-to-House registration…

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Pressure mounts on APNU/AFC Govt to step down, call date for elections Scores of supporters of the Peoples Progressive Party Civic (PPP/C) have organised yet another protest, calling on the Coalition Government to resign and for President David Granger to announce a date for elections. The protest, conducted outside of the Ministry of the Presidency, attracted a number of supporters, decked in red, waving placards, and demanding that elections be held in keeping with the Guyana Constitution and the ruling of the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ). Only last week,…

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Former NBA New York Knicks player Anthony Bonner, aka “The Big Man from St Louis”, will be in Guyana this August for the second free Youth Hoops Basketball Guyana Clinic, organised by Green Mango Media in partnership with the Guyana Amateur Basketball Association (GABA). Bonner will, from August 6th to 8th, host training sessions in Regions 4 and 10 with Xperience Outreach (USA) founder and youth coach Rich Mahler. Young people between the ages of 11 and 19 are invited to participate. “We are excited that Anthony Bonner agreed to…

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The new Deputy Chief of Mission (DCM) at the United States Embassy to Guyana, Mark Cullinane, on Monday said that Guyana’s high energy costs, coupled with lack of transparency and security concerns, are deterring investors from coming to Guyana. Cullinane made the statements during a welcoming reception hosted by the American Chambers of Commerce (AmCham) at the Marriott Hotel as he commenced his new position in Guyana. According to Cullinane, “Guyana currently stands at 134 out of 190 countries in the 2018 World Bank Ease of Doing Business Report. Highlighting…

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…as ‘Liza Destiny’ sets sail for Guyana Liza Destiny, the very first oil production vessel to be placed in Guyana, has departed Singapore for Guyanese waters, according to a release from ExxonMobil. Christened on June 22, 2019 by First Lady Sandra Granger, the Floating, Production, Storage and Offloading (FPSO) vessel is expected to arrive in Guyana in September, as the country readies for first oil in 2020. The Liza Destiny has a production capacity up to 120,000 barrels of oil per day and an overall storage volume of 1.6 million…

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…Opposition Leader finds President’s suggestions “unfavourable” Opposition Leader Bharrat Jagdeo did not find favour with President David Granger’s suggestions of Attorney Kesaundra Alves and Justice Claudette La Bennett for the post of chairperson of the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM). This was revealed following a meeting with representatives from the President and Opposition on Wednesday to hammer out six names that are “not unacceptable” to the President. “The two names previously suggested by the President did not find favour with the Leader of the Opposition,” a joint statement from the two…

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