Year: 2018

Harmon defends appointment of new Energy Dept head

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…says Dr Bynoe does not have to be oil & gas expert Noting that the President used his prerogative and judgement to appoint Dr Mark Bynoe as the new head of the Department of Energy, Minister of State, Joseph Harmon, maintained that world class oil and gas experts will eventually be hired afterwards. Responding to suggestions made on Monday that Dr Bynoe is not qualified enough for the job, Harmon said Dr Bynoe is an excellent choice, and he does not have to be a “world class” expert on oil…

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Commemorating…

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…Burnham’s death For an administration whose leader, David Granger — not so coincidentally, also leader of the PNC — has vowed to complete the legacy of Forbes Burnham, their “founder leader”, the commemoration of his death was pretty low-keyed. A few members of the National Congress of Women (NCW), the women’s arm of the PNC, laid wreaths at his bust at Kitty, and gave Basil Williams a squeeze-in! Even the Chronic didn’t report on the ceremony! What’s up? The PNC big-wigs were all worn out after their emancipation soirees? Last…

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Citizens have a duty to demand constitutional reform

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…before 2020 LGE, oil rush By Samuel Sukhnandan The need for constitutional reform has been touted over the past few years, especially since the current coalition Government had made a commitment to ensuring that this is done; but there seems to be some hesitation on the part of both Government and the Parliamentary Opposition to get the ball rolling in this regard. In fact, many persons in civil society have spoken out against the current administration for its silence on the matter, especially because it had been a campaign promise.…

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Facing…

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…the music (of journalists)! Technically, your Eyewitness figures he’s a member of the journalistic community – the “fourth estate” sounds a bit too high falutin’ for his taste!! So he hopes his comments on their recent request will be taken in good stead. He’s referring to the “seniors” lobbying for a lobby to get President David Granger to host more press conferences. Well, that won’t be difficult to do, since he only held two in the three years he’s been in office!! Now, this won’t be the first “lobby” on…

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Guyana aviation officials taking steps to prepare for oil rush

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The Guyana Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) is moving steadfastly to become fully compliant with the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) ahead of the rush of economic activities that Guyana is expected to experience upon oil production in two years’ time. Director-General of the GCAA, ret’d Lieutenant Colonel Egbert Field, said last week that, within recent years, the local aviation industry has moved a good way up the ladder towards the ICAO standards – something which the international body is very pleased with. “They displayed their pleasant feeling when they presented…

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‘Be prepared for oil boom’

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…President Granger says citizens about to witness the most transformative event in Guyana’s economic history Urging citizens to take control of their own destinies by positioning themselves lest others profit from the oil and gas sector at their expense, President David Granger had some harsh words for citizens with mixed-up priorities. Addressing residents of Beterverwagting, East Coast Demerara on Tuesday evening at a Cultural Evening hosted to commemorate the 180th anniversary of the abolition of slavery, President Granger said even though he can have the profits and benefits from oil…

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Lindo Creek CoI report recommends compensation for families

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The completed report for the Commission of Inquiry (CoI) into the June 2008 Lindo Creek Massacre recommends, among other things, that compensation be given to the families of the eight murdered miners. This is according to Retired Justice Donald Trotman, who headed the CoI which commenced earlier this year. The report was handed over to President David Granger at State House, Main Street, Georgetown. The lone commissioner reasoned that the compensation to the families is necessary since they would have faced economic challenges since the death of their loved ones.…

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APNU/AFC’s track record remains poor

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..Opposition Leader says early budget will not change views of electorate Finance Minister Winston Jordan has announced plans to present an early budget, but Opposition Leader Bharrat Jagdeo has said the coalition Administration is still ignoring technical problems associated with an early presentation, and has not learned from the past. Jagdeo said Minister Jordan may be pushing the presentation of Budget 2019 ahead of the Local Government Elections (LGE), which have been set for November 12, 2018. He said this may be so far many reasons, but mostly to do…

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Excitement Building

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Keemo Paul – Ready to make his mark The name Keemo Paul has been floating around in the cricketing world for a while now, but now we can safely say that it has been cemented as a player of caliber and pure talent. Keemo is the definition of an Island boy. He was born on the Island of Saxacalli in the Essequibo River and then moved to Wakenaam Island at the age of 8 where he started his cricketing career. He made his List A debut on 16 January 2015…

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Cindya Khellawan: A diehard Warriors’ Fan

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By Lakhram Bhagirat Apart from professional cricketers, not many people would say that they were born to love the game, but that is not the case with Cindya Khellawan, since she feels that cricket is part of her existence. No, she is not a cricketer, but rather a professional fan. Ask Cindya about any aspect of the game and she would be able to quite easily explain it, or give you statistics and provide the ranking of each player. Cindya hails from the village of Ocean View, Uitvlugt on the…

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