2018 – Page 89 – Guyana Times International

ECD four-lane expansion 50 % complete

August 3, 2018August 3, 2018 TIMES INT'L

Works on the four-lane road expansion along the East Coast of Demerara (ECD) are progressing well, according to Technical Services Manager attached to the Public Infrastructure Ministry, Nigel Erskine, who is overseeing the project. The US$50.2 million East Coast Road Expansion project has two components; one features a four-lane expansion of the road from Better Hope to Annandale, and the other caters for an upgrade to the existing two-lane road from Annandale to Belfield. Works are currently concentrated on the four-lane expansion from Better Hope to Annandale. In an interview…

One of the victims had just returned from the US to attend friend’s wedding

August 3, 2018August 3, 2018 TIMES INT'L

Nineteen-year-old Varshni Khemraj, also called ‘Varsha’ and ‘Shelly,’ of Canefield Settlement, East Canje Berbice, and 27-year-old Satyanand Harripersaud, also called ‘Avin,’ of Lot 97 Sawah Village, Cane Grove, Mahaica, East Coast Demerara, lost their lives when the car in which they were travelling reportedly collided with another vehicle and ended up in a canal at Bee Hive, East Coast Demerara. This incident occurred on Sunday at about 22:15h, when the car Harripersaud was driving, PSS 9153, allegedly swerved into the path of motor car PTT 5270 and a collision resulted.…

Georgetown Mayor decries low property taxes paid by residents, businesses

August 3, 2018August 3, 2018 TIMES INT'L

Georgetown Mayor Patricia Chase Green has decried the low fees that residents and business owners pay for property taxes in the capital city as the Mayor and City Council (M&CC) grapples with the environmental impacts from issues surrounding solid waste management. Chase Green reiterated the Georgetown M&CC’s position on the current rates at the Regency Hotel on Monday as she addressed a gathering at the Georgetown consultation on the Green State Development Strategy (GSDS) for Region Four (Demerara-Mahaica). “We have no (property) valuations in many years, so persons are paying…

‘THIS COULD BE OUR YEAR’ – WARRIORS’ RAMARIO SHEPHERD

August 3, 2018August 3, 2018 TIMES INT'L

By Lakhram Bhagirat Hard work, determination, commitment and discipline are character traits that lead one to success and for Romario Shepherd, those are the traits he strives to embody. This year, the hard work is paying off since his dream of playing for the Guyana Amazon Warriors in the Caribbean Premier League (CPL) has been realised. The 23-year-old all-rounder has been selected to be part of the Amazon Warriors’ squad, and his fans and supporters are all eager to see him in action. Romario was born in the mining town…

Guyana Govt says SWF Green Paper for Parliament by August

August 3, 2018August 3, 2018 TIMES INT'L

The Green Paper on the Natural Resources Fund (NRF), which will deal with the question of management of anticipated oil revenues starting in 2020, is anticipated to be laid in the National Assembly next month. This is according to Finance Minister Winston Jordan, who told reporters last Friday that the Green Paper — a report on Government’s proposals — was presented to Cabinet to be reviewed. According to Jordan, a second review will be done when Cabinet next meets on July 31. “We will revise the paper in time for…

A perfect opportunity for Guyana to advance in its developmental aims

August 3, 2018August 3, 2018 TIMES INT'L

Dear Editor, There is a current wave of optimism regarding upcoming dialogue between Guyana’s President and Opposition Leader, initiated by former US President Jimmy Carter; and expectations by civil society, social commentators, the private sector and politicians as a whole are very high. These meetings are expected to address a range of issues affecting the forward movement of the country, and it can be agreed by any right-minded Guyanese that the pooling of intellectual resources and ideas is critical to Guyana’s transformation and development. But perhaps the greatest derivative of…

‘It was the President’s decision’

August 3, 2018August 3, 2018 TIMES INT'L

…Harmon says of appointment of new Energy Dept head The appointment of an economist to head the fledgling Department of Energy, which will have responsibility for Guyana’s new oil and gas sector, has already started to raise eyebrows. Some have opined that a known expert in the oil sector should have been appointed. The individual, who was named in the State media on Wednesday as Dr Mark Bynoe, is an environment and resource economist. When contacted on Wednesday and asked specifically whether the position was advertised, Minister of State, Joseph…

Portraying a good image of our country

August 3, 2018August 3, 2018 TIMES INT'L

In my last article, I took some time to address the article written by Clifford Krauss, in which I specifically pointed out what was being said that was misleading. However, I did not address why misleading articles such as these are particularly dangerous. Responses to this article have been impressive. There have been people who fall on both sides of the “issue”. There are those like me who see this as a deliberate gross misrepresentation of our country, and there are those who see it as “pointing out inconvenient truths”.…

Speeding driver hits holidaying French teen at Wales

August 3, 2018August 3, 2018 TIMES INT'L

A visiting French 14-year-old girl is now hospitalised after a motor car reportedly struck her while she was walking along the Wales, West Bank Demerara Public Road on Saturday. The vising child has been identified as Trista Bernard. While information remains sketchy, Guyana Times International understands that the teenager and her immediate family members were visiting relatives in the Wales area and were in the process of crossing the public road when a reportedly speeding driver operating a ‘silver car’ hit her. Her mother was said to have witnessed the…

Our hope is that Guyana’s oil revenue will trickle down to the ordinary man

August 3, 2018August 3, 2018 TIMES INT'L

Dear Editor, I must commend ExxonMobil for being open with us by releasing the exciting news that the Stabroek Block will yield over four billion oil equivalent barrels, an increase from an earlier estimate of 3.2 billion oil equivalent barrels. This is fantastic, because ExxonMobil could have hidden this find; but it appears to me that they want to be open and fair with the Government and people of Guyana, and I compliment and thank them for adopting this approach. Exxon has reported that Liza Phase 1 will produce 120,000…