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…Govt, Exxon brief stakeholders As promised, after mounting pressure from various segments of the population, the Guyana Government on Thursday released the controversial contract with ExxonMobil, CNOOC Nexen, and Hess under which several billion barrels of oil will be produced. During a high-level presentation on the contract at the Ministry of the Presidency, it was disclosed that Guyana stands to gain some US$7Billion over a twenty-year period from the LIZA Phase One well only. Minister of State Joseph Harmon hosted the briefing on behalf of government while presentations were made…

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…Board reportedly dissatisfied with performance Chief Executive Officer for National Communications Network (NCN) Lennox Cornette has tendered his resignation reportedly after a unanimous Board dissatisfaction over his performance. Cornette’s resignation has been accepted by the Board’s Chairman Enrico Woolford and will take effect on March 15, 2018. He is expected to proceed on accumulated leave sometime during January next year. This newspaper understands that the Board had continuously voiced concerns over Cornette’s leadership style and inability to implement its decisions in a timely and effective manner. It had also related…

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A federal judge is considering whether an airline should pay damages to a Connecticut woman injured in a plane crash in Guyana in 2011. According to the Associated Press, Judge Michael Shea in Hartford presided over a three-day, nonjury trial earlier this month in a lawsuit by Waterbury resident Indrawatie Shiwbodh against Caribbean Airlines. The judge is expected to rule sometime after February 9, when final briefs are due. Shiwbodh, formerly of East Haven, was among 157 passengers and six crew members on a Boeing 737 that overshot the runway…

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…as speeding mechanic crashes into lamp post The holiday road carnage continued on Tuesday night when a 43-year-old mechanic was killed after he lost control of the speeding car he was driving and slammed into a lamp post in front of the National Stadium, Providence, East Bank Demerara. Dead is Salim Deen, called “Tony”, of Lot 158 Marty’s Ville, Mon Repos, East Coast Demerara. He was reportedly celebrating his birthday on Boxing Day when the accident occurred just after 20:00h. According to reports, Deen was driving motor car PGG 2276,…

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Amidst much contention, the coalition Government pushed through a Tobacco Control Bill in July of 2017. Now the grace period, which was supposed to be used by health officials to launch an aggressive awareness campaign to familiarise the general public with the new laws, has expired. An order was signed by Public Health Minister Volda Lawrence and dubbed the ‘Tobacco Control (Commencement) Order 2017’. It declares that the Tobacco Control Act will henceforth come into operation. The Tobacco Control (Commencement) Order 2017 is retroactive, thus it takes effect from a…

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Opposition Leader Bharrat Jagdeo on Thursday severely criticized the Peoples National Congress-led A Partnership for National and Alliance Change (APNU/AFC) coalition Government’s decision to deny public servants and serving members of the Disciplined Services the traditional year-end bonus in addition to their salaries. Jagdeo, during an engagement with the media held at his Church Street Office, said the fact that Government did not “see it fit” to grant these bonuses is appalling and will no doubt have an impact on not only the mood of these hard working people but…

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…says Guyana-born New Yorker who was freed after 30 years in jail on wrongful conviction A New Yorker, born in Guyana, who spent the last 30 years of his life in prison, will be spending Christmas at home after the Brooklyn District Attorney’s (DA’s) Office on Wednesday moved to vacate his conviction and to dismiss the charges of rape and robbery laid against him, the New York Daily News has reported. 47-year-old Mark Denny appeared before the Brooklyn Supreme Court Justice Matthew D’ Emic who made the exoneration official. According…

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…Judge urges him to seek forgiveness “You say are a devoted Catholic; I hope you pray to God and ask forgiveness.” Those were the admonishing words of Justice Simone Morris-Ramlall as she handed down two life imprisonment sentences to Michael Abrams after he was found guilty of child rape at the High Court in Georgetown on Wednesday. Abrams, who is said to be in his early 50s, had a stone faced countenance when the 12-member mixed jury unanimously found him guilty on two counts of rape of a child under…

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…says Minister Jordan as Burger King opens doors in Guyana Burger King, the latest fast food franchise to be welcomed in Guyana, officially opened its doors to the public on Monday evening at Camp and Regent Street, Georgetown. The world-renowned franchise was brought to Guyana by the Corum Group, comprising a team of young entrepreneurs. “I’m doubly pleased that this initiative has come from this group of young Guyanese who, in spite of the odds, survived the doubts of the naysayers, put their money where their proverbial mouth is, and…

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…Guyana’s President says of ‘secret’ US$18M oil bonus President David Granger had admitted that he had instructed that the US$18 million signing bonus be placed in a Bank of Guyana account instead of the Consolidated Fund. The President made the comment on Wednesday as pressure mounts over what has been described as a breach of financial regulations governing such revenues. The President defended the move by saying that it was a legitimate Government of Guyana exercise. According to Granger, in making such a decision, there was never an intention to…

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