Year: 2018

In what could be called an ongoing project, the Mayor and City Council (M&CC) of Georgetown has commenced a G$150M restoration exercise of the Le Repentir Cemetery. The project which commenced late last year is part of a wider strategy to sustainably restore the city of Georgetown. According to the Department of Public Information (DPI), Town Clerk Royston King said that the Council is taking an aggressive approach to ensure the thorough restoration of the area. “We have hired under the emergency clause of the Act, a contractor with the…

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Police in E Division (Linden-Kwakwani) are investigating an incident where a male victim was robbed of his gold chain in Linden, Region 10 (Upper Demerara-Berbice) on Sunday evening. A video of the incident has since been making rounds on social media, showing a gunman and two other accomplices, all unmasked and casually walking up to a small group of people at Republic Avenue, Mackenzie at approximately 21:42h. One of the bandits then pulled out a gun, pointed it at the victim who was part of the group, and snatched his…

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The oil contract Guyana has with ExxonMobil will tie the hands of successive Governments. This is according to Chartered Accountant Christopher Ram, who in his blog noted that the Stability Clause of the renegotiated contract has been increased from just one paragraph (the 1999 agreement) to four. He observed that the increases protect the interest of the operators. “The Government’s hands are tied, and it is effectively prevented from exercising one of the most fundamental and sovereign duties of any State in relation not only to the oil companies but…

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The Lethem businessman who was charged in connection with the construction of an illegal airstrip was on Tuesday granted G$1 million bail after making an application in the High Court. Hutashan Ramsingh, also called “Seon Singh”, stood before Justice Brassington Reynolds and had his Attorneys Jerome Khan in association with Ian Chung make a petition for bail. Bail was granted in the sum of G$1 million and he is required to report to the Lethem Police Station every Monday, starting January 8. The matter was transferred to the Lethem Magistrate’s…

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…refuses to renew contract of former GM The Guyana Gold Board (GGB) has a new General Manager, with the announcement being made on Tuesday that acting General Manager Eondrene Thompson has been elevated to the substantive position at the entity. Thompson, who acted in the position for some eight months, is the former substantive Finance Manager of the Gold Board. Her appointment is effective January 1, 2018. A statement from the GGB said the Board of Directors took a unanimous decision that the organisation needed to proceed in a new…

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The People’s National Congress Reform (PNCR) Political Secretary, Sandra Adams, MS, passed away on Tuesday morning at the Georgetown Public Hospital (GPHC) following heart related complications. Adams, who hails from Linden, Region 10 (Upper Demerara-Berbice) served in various leading capacities over the years, including Deputy Director of Community Development Councils, and Regional Councillor and Region 10 Party Chairman among others. She was also the sister of Minister Valerie Adams-Yearwood. Shortly after her passing, Adams-Yearwood posted a photo of Adams lying on a bed to her Facebook profile with the caption…

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