Year: 2019

Telephone giant GTT taps into Guyana’s oil and gas sector

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As Guyana prepares for first oil early next year, local telecommunications giant GTT has readied itself to tap into the nascent oil and gas industry by providing critical data transmission services to leading companies in the sector using its multimillion-dollar sub-sea fibre optic cables. GTT Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Justin Nedd noted that companies in various sectors locally were getting ready to benefit from the vast fortunes expected to be generated from the petroleum industry and GTT was no different. In fact, he disclosed that GTT has already started providing…

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Difficult questions now arise in relation to dual citizens

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Dear Editor, Our 11th Parliament may best be at an end whatever the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) may yet rule on the majority that would have been required for the successful passage of the No-Confidence Motion (NCM) last December. A number of potentially difficult questions are now before us beyond the question of the majority required. We may be in a puddle that is of our Government’s own making. The coalition Government raised two questions on whether the vote of Charrandas should even have been recognised (which would have…

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‘One of Guyana’s worst constitutional transgressions’

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-FITUG says of Govt’s refusal to abide by provisions of no-confidence vote  The Federation of Independent Trade Unions of Guyana (FITUG) has spoken out against the move made by Government to ignore the constitutional provisions of a no-confidence motion describing it as one of the country’s worst constitutional transgressions. The umbrella trade union body said it cannot ignore the many concerns being expressed at this time regarding what will be the state of play following the March 21, 2019 constitutional deadline regarding the legitimacy of the coalition Government. “For its…

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Jagdeo claims House-to-House registration deliberate attempt to delay, rig upcoming polls

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Opposition Leader Bharrat Jagdeo has restated his party’s position that after March 21, 2019, the Coalition Government will be deemed illegal and will be treated as such. He also accused the administration of conspiring with the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) to rig the next general and regional elections which was constitutionally due by March 21 2019, following its defeat via a no-confidence vote last December. According to Jagdeo, the move to replace the current voters’ list through House-to-House registration is the reason for his claims that there are plans to…

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‘Chowtal Fiesta’ among New York Guyanese

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By Vishnu Bisram The Prem Bhakti Mandir in Queens, New York, was packed to capacity for the fifth annual chowtaal sameelan. The event was hosted by the Guyana Hindu Dharmic Sabha USA Praant. Some fifteen organizations and Mandirs participated in the chowtaal singing accompanied by drummers and the clinging of jaals (cymbals) and dantaals. Each chowtaal group sang at the top of their voices. Each group had a minimum of ten participants with some as large as twenty. Every member of the Chowtaal group sang and beat jhals (cymbals) while…

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US President to meet with five Caribbean leaders

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As the United States’ continues to press for Venezuela’s President Nicolas Maduro to step down from office, President Donald Trump will meet with leaders of four Caribbean Community (CARICOM) and a fifth regional leader, whose countries earlier this year agreed not to recognize Maduro’s latest term in office. In a statement issued yesterday, the White House said Trump would meet with the leaders of The Bahamas, Haiti, Jamaica, St Lucia and the Dominican Republic at his Mar-a-Lago resort in Florida. It said the meeting with the Caribbean leaders “will reaffirm…

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Farmer who launched brutal cutlass attack on wife charged with attempted murder

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The farmer who brutally attacked his reputed wife on February 24 2019, was on Wednesday, charged with attempted murder. Fazal Osman, 39, of Mahaica, appeared before Magistrate Fabayo Azore at the Cove and John Magistrate’s Courts. He was not required to plea to the indictable offence. Osman was remanded to prison and he will make his next appearance on March 5 at the Mahaica Magistrate’s Court. Vashti Mahase, 22, barely escaped with her life on the day of the attack. She was accompanied by a Rural Constable to Osman’s home…

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Hypocritical…

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…or unctuous? Your Eyewitness looked at President Granger’s address to the nation on the constitutional crisis into which he has plunged our country by his refusal to comply with the Constitution – even as he calls it “sacrosanct and supreme” – and wasn’t surprised that it was recorded rather than live. It would’ve been impossible to keep out the snickers of derision and disbelief that would’ve issued forth from any live audience!! And performance it was – as it has always been for Granger. But what kind of performance?? Being…

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PPP/C Presidential Candidate promises to revive affected communities

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During a meeting with residents of Belle Vue on the West Bank of Demerara, PPP/C Presidential Candidate Irfaan Ali said the Party is working to rejuvenate communities, especially those that were affected by the closed sugar estates. Ali also reminded of some initiatives which were made possible under the previous administration. The presidential candidate said his party is committed towards social justice for those who were affected by the closure of the sugar estates. In 2017, 1851 workers were dismissed from the Skeldon Sugar Estate; 1181 from the Rose Hall…

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Phagwah – Breaking ethnic barriers

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You know Phagwah is around the corner when you see brightly coloured powders for sale but nothing puts you in the mood better than hearing the distinctive voice of Bollywood legend Amithab Bachan singing “Rang barse bheege chunar wali, rang barse”. The song from the movie Silsila is synonymous with Ohagwah celebrations in Guyana and even further afield. Basically translating to “colours are showering,” rang barse is perhaps the most well-known phagwah song among Guyanese despite their ethnic or religious background. Phagwah is a community’s exuberant expression of joy to…

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