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Exxon Mobil Corporation on Thursday announced it has made a fifth new oil discovery after drilling the Turbot-1 well offshore Guyana. Turbot is ExxonMobil’s latest discovery to date in the country, adding to previous discoveries at Liza, Payara, Snoek and Liza Deep. Following completion of the Turbot-1 well, the Stena Carron drillship will move to the Ranger prospect. An additional well on the Turbot discovery is being planned for 2018, a release from the company said. ExxonMobil affiliate Esso Exploration and Production Guyana Ltd. began drilling the Turbot-1 well on…

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– PPP says on 25th anniversary of the ‘Dawn of a New Era’ On this, the 25th anniversary of the ‘Dawn of a New Era’ when democracy was restored following the historic General Elections on October 5, 1992, the People’s Progressive Party (PPP) has reiterated its concern over the continual erosion of democracy in Guyana. According to the PPP, the erosion began when the A Partnership for National Unity/Alliance For Change (APNU/AFC) coalition became the Government following the May 11, 2015 General and Regional Elections, and continues to “threaten freedom…

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– if GECOM does not act on report on radio purchases The special audit into procurement discrepancies at the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) has progressed to the point where the Audit Office of Guyana (AOG) has submitted its report to officials at the agencies for responses. But should his office’s findings be swept under the rug, Auditor General Deodat Sharma has no qualms with calling in the Guyana Police Force. This assurance was given by Sharma while speaking to members of the media on Friday. “GECOM (audit) has been completed…

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…from sale of lands A cash-strapped Guyana Sugar Corporation (GuySuCo) was, by the end of Thursday, expected to conclude the sale of large portion of lands in order to meet with its immediate G$2B requirements to, in part, meet wages and salaries. The sale is being executed between the Corporation and the Government’s Central Housing and Planning Authority (CH&PA). The sale of land was confirmed by Minister of State, Joseph Harmon, who, on Thursday, in providing a Post Cabinet briefing told media operatives that the matter had been ventilated by…

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Governor Andrew M. Cuomo has announced that Amazon will expand its presence in New York City with the addition of a 359,000 square-foot administrative office at 5 Manhattan West. This latest investment and expansion will create 2,000 new, high-paying jobs in finance, sales, marketing, and information technology, a release from the Governor’s office stated. “Amazon’s further expansion in New York is proof positive that our strong economic climate, diverse workforce and talent, are helping to attract top-notch companies from around the world,” Governor Cuomo said. “We will continue to support…

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A Queens-based Guyanese man who murdered his wife last December on a Richmond Hill, New York street, nearly decapitating her with a kitchen knife, has been sentenced to 21 years in prison, prosecutors said on Wednesday. According to Dnainfo.com, Prem Rampersaud, 51, who lived in Guyana but was temporarily staying with a friend in South Jamaica, New York was sentenced after pleading guilty to manslaughter in July, Queens District Attorney Richard Brown said. Investigators said that Rampersaud attacked Rajwantie Baldeo, 46, around midnight on Dec. 5, at the corner of…

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…queries land acquisition, funding Former President Dr Bharrat Jagdeo is calling on Public Infrastructure Minister David Patterson, and the Government at large, to come clean with the Guyanese populace on its bid to bridge the Demerara River, including the financial structure, level of subsidies, toll increases and likely sovereign debt to be guaranteed. The former President now Opposition Leader made the demands during a press engagement with members of the local media corps at his Church Street office on Wednesday and further suggested that based on what little information was…

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On September 8, the City hosted a Day of Action on the DACA program, providing information and resources for New York City’s 30,000 Dreamers. The Mayor’s Office of Immigrant Affairs, the Mayor’s Community Affairs Unit, the NYC Commission on Human Rights, the Department of Consumer Affairs, and the Mayor’s Public Engagement Unit worked alongside over 200 volunteers in 31 neighborhoods with high-density immigrant populations, a release from the Mayor’s Office stated. Volunteers were joined by Bitta Mostofi, Acting Commissioner of MOIA, Carmelyn P. Malalis, Commissioner and Chair of CCHR, and…

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President David Granger on Wednesday accepted Letters of Credence from Her Excellency Lilian Chatterjee, accrediting her High Commissioner Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Canada to Guyana. The new High Commissioner replaces His Excellency Pierre Giroux whose tour of duty ended in July. The President said while the two countries have much in common in terms of stable economies and plural societies, Guyana has much to learn from Canada, especially in the areas of social cohesion and inclusionary democracy. To this end, he said Government welcomes the active cooperation between the two…

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