Year: 2018

Children of WBD ex-sugar workers get G$2M in donations

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As former sugar workers and their families continue to face the many impacts resulting from the Wales Sugar Estate closure, 22 of the affected children who attend the nearby Patentia Secondary School received donations of items totaling G$2 million. Nearly two years after the official shutting down of operations at the Estate, many sacked sugar work-ers are still dealing with reduced employment and financial challenges. As a result, some parents chose to rotate sending their children to school which caught the eye of the education officers. Recognising many of these…

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Exxon aiming for 9th oil strike in Guyana

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…as drillship moves on to Hammerhead -1 With another successful oil discovery under its belt, the ExxonMobil contracted drillship Stena Carron is off to a new target, Hammerhead-1, located nine miles southwest of Liza 1. The news comes on the heels of ExxonMobil announcing on Wednesday its eight discovery at its latest target Longtail and revealed that combined with the nearby Turbot this would amount to an additional 500 Million barrels of reserves. ExxonMobil is now accelerating exploration activity with an additional drill rig expected in the next few months.…

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American Airlines set to commence Guyana operations

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…with 4 flights per week from November Members of American Airlines (AA) have met with the Guyana Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) on June 12, 2018 at the Authority’s head office in Kingston. According to a statement from GCAA, the meeting was convened by the Director General, Lt. Col. (Ret’d) Egbert Field, who outlined to the representatives of American Airlines, the requirements they must fulfill before commencing operations in Guyana. American Airlines is interested in providing scheduled flights on the Miami-Georgetown route from November 15, 2018. The Director General expressed his…

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New Cadets

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Chief of Staff of the Guyana Defence Force, Brigadier Patrick West, MSS, earlier this week promoted 28 Officer Cadets to the Rank of Ensign following the successful completion of the first year of the Standard Officers’ Course number 50. The second year will see the Ensigns undergoing academic training alongside their military studies. After they have successfully completed the second phase of training they will be recipients of an Associate Degree in General Studies made possible through a memorandum of understanding between the Force and the University of Guyana. This…

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Guyana records another brutal domestic killing

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…Berbice man stabs wife to death, consumes poison after A 28-year-old woman was brutally stabbed to death by her reputed husband who later attempted to take his own life at Corentyne, Berbice on Wednesday evening. Dead is Tovanie Simmons of Corentyne Berbice. Her attacker has been identified as 30-year-old Imran Lyte, a farmer. Based on information received, the incident occurred at about 23:20hrs. This publication was informed that Simmons was staying at her mother’s residence, and as such, on the evening in question, Lyte visited the home to discuss a…

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Addressing poverty

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According to the United Nations: worldwide, some 1 billion people live in extreme poverty, and more than 800 million endure hunger and malnutrition. However, since 1990, extreme poverty rates have been cut by more than half. This is seen as a remarkable achievement, and all stakeholders, especially governments, are expected to continue making the necessary policy interventions and allocate the needed resources to further bridge the gap between the rich and poor. Beyond income alone, what matters to people is whether they are able to realise their aspirations for themselves…

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‘I will never let disability keep mefrom being the best’ – Jainarine Lall

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By Mohanlall Seulall They say that fathers are the embodiment of God. They are there for us when the going gets tough and guide us through it all and that is exactly what Jainarine Lall has been doing for his two daughters. Lall is a unique father. At the tender age of five, he was diagnosed with poliomyelitis also known as polio and due to the economic constraints with his family; he could not have gotten the medical attention he needed at the time. The Essequibo native lost the ability…

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Revenue boss sets the record straight on Movietowne project

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The Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) is contending that it bears no responsibility whatsoever for the delay in Movietowne’s construction. According to the tax entity, it has in fact assisted the company in clearing its goods. The GRA statement comes in light of complaints emanating from Movietowne investor Derek Chin in regard to processing delays and red tape. GRA Commissioner General Godfrey Statia, in a statement to the media on Monday, noted that articles appearing in sections of the media imply tardiness on part of the GRA. “While legally guided by…

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Concerns of residents have fallen on deaf ears

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Dear Editor, Political parties do campaign vigorously, and go about trying to convince people that their vision for governing the country is best, should they win. Now this coalition Government’s track record seems to be riddled with more mistakes/incompetence/allegations of corruption compared to pleasing the public. Everywhere I go, I hear complaints more than praises, so I wonder how they will bounce from that. I don’t believe oil alone can save our country. Look at neighbouring Venezuela. Each party would have supporters from all over the country, and many would…

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Region 5 REO faces heat over drug purchases

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Lack of accountability for drugs warrantied to Region Five proved a contentious issue before the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) on Monday, and in this regard, Chairman Irfaan Ali had Region 5 Executive Officer (REO) Ovid Morrison and team expelled from the PAC meeting. Ali also instructed the Finance Secretary to consider taking appropriate action against the accounting officer, who faced the heat from the PAC after Auditor General Deodat Sharma had complained of being hindered in the execution of his duty by Morrison. Sharma noted that Morrison had written him…

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