Year: 2018

…President insists agreement can be allowed to expire if not reviewed now Some three months after announcing plans to review the coalition deal with its governing partner, the Alliance For Chance (AFC) is yet to formally approach the A Partnership for National Unity (APNU) for this to be done. “I have not received any word from the Leader of the Alliance For Change,” President David Granger, who is the Leader of the APNU, told reporters on Wednesday. The APNU and AFC celebrated their third anniversary since signing the “lovers’ deal”…

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…ex-sugar workers say Govt should meet with them to understand their pain An ex-employee of the Guyana Sugar Corporation (GuySuCo) is urging President David Granger and his Cabinet Ministers to give up being transported in their luxury vehicles for one day and instead meet with the fired workers, to have a better understanding of the issues they face and their families. Glen McCloud, an ex-employee of the Rose Hall Estate, said only then will the Government be able to realise the effects of the unconscionable decision they have taken, not…

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…Govt urged to liberate Guyanese of “digital constipation” Guyanese entrepreneurs will soon have the opportunity to access financing as a Guyana-born businessman and telecommunications expert, Mike Singh on Saturday launched a US$100 million venture capital fund at the 2018 Digital Wealth Creation Summit. Singh, who was one of the featured speakers at the event held at the Marriott, which saw the attendance of hundreds of persons, said that many brilliant ideas died because very often borrowers did not have the collateral to access loans. While declaring that sometimes banks “kill…

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Ranks attached to the Customs Anti-Narcotics Unit (CANU) working at the Cheddi Jagan International Airport (CJIA) on Wednesday night conducted a search of a female passenger, who was scheduled to travel to the USA and found a quantity of suspected cocaine concealed in her handbag. The 19-year-old passenger resides on the East Coast of Demerara and was accompanied to the Airport by her mother and family members. The total weight of the suspected drug is 2.660 kilograms. Three persons, including the young woman and her mother, are currently in custody…

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Seventy-seven year-old pensioner John Haynes was released on G$200,000 bail on Wednesday morning after denying allegations that he killed Morris Jeffery by dangerously driving motorcar HC 184 which he operates as a taxi. According to the police’s case, the accused Alexander Village, Georgetown resident committed the offence on February 10, 2018 on the Brickdam Public Road in the early morning hours. Haynes, through his attorney, Adrian Thompson, informed Chief Magistrate Ann McLennan that he is a father of three as he petitioned for pre-trial liberty. As Police Prosecutor Gordon Mansfield…

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With the inaugural Guyana International Petroleum Business Summit now completed, some are still questioning how they can benefit from the oil and gas sector. According to the Guyana Office for Investment, there are in fact ways to get a foot in the door. At a press conference on Friday, GO-Invest Chief Executive Officer Owen Verwey was asked about ways in which persons who may not have participated in the summit can capitalise on the industry. “What they should do to get themselves prepared to take advantage of these opportunities? I…

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Several weeks have passed since Attorney General and Legal Affairs Minister Basil Williams has said anything about plans to set up a law school in Guyana. In fact, his predecessor, Anil Nandlall, is questioning the Minister’s sudden silence on the matter and has described this action as “unacceptable”. The Opposition Member of Parliament (MP) said in a scathing statement on Sunday that the AG’s information about the process still did not seem to add up, and hinted that he may be untruthful about it. The MP again also rubbished claims…

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For Guyana to be successful in the oil and gas industry, the oil must be kept offshore with no thoughts about an oil refinery, at least for the first years and revenue from the oil sales should be used to develop the infrastructure of the country, according to the Presidential Adviser on Petroleum, Dr Jan Mangal. “We have an opportunity now to not get too much in bed with oil. The way to do that is to keep the oil offshore, oil shouldn’t come ashore. All Guyana should focus on…

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