Month: February 2020

Caricom Chair urges aggressive pursuit of renewable energy projects

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The need for Guyana to aggressively pursue renewable energy while also exploiting its crude oil reservoirs was underscored by Barbados Prime Minister and Caribbean Community (Caricom) Chairperson Mia Mottley during her stopover in Guyana on Monday. During a press conference at the Caricom Secretariat on Monday, Mottley noted that while Guyana has oil and gas, it must not neglect clean energy initiatives. Mottley admitted that it’s not only a Guyana issue but a region-wide issue. She pointed out Suriname—which has been an oil producer for some time and recently found…

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Caricom Chair promises ‘watchful eye’

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The importance of Guyana conducting free and fair elections was emphasised by Caribbean Community (Caricom) Chairperson and Barbados Prime Minister Mia Mottley, who visited Guyana on Monday. During a press conference at the Caricom Secretariat on Monday evening, Mottley revealed that she met with various officials including Opposition Leader Bharrat Jagdeo and President David Granger. She also met with the Georgetown Chamber of Commerce and Industry (GCCI). The Bajan Prime Minister was asked on Monday about concerns related to elections in Guyana and whether she was satisfied with the preparations…

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Of oil prices and oil contracts

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In the midst of new concerns raised about the contract it signed with the three-party consortium to develop the oil reserves in the Stabroek Block, the Department of Energy’s Head – the environmentalist Dr Mark Bynoe – reiterated that Guyana will be shipping its first million-barrel share of “2% royalty and 12.5% profit oil” later this month. This means that Exxon, Hess and CNOOC, would have already lifted and shipped their 85.5% shares. Guyana’s oil will be sold to a division of Royal Dutch Shell, which won a controversial bid…

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APNU/AFC stifling development since 2011 – Jagdeo

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People’s Progressive Party/Civic’s (PPP/C) General Secretary, Bharrat Jagdeo, took to the stage on Sunday in Mabaruma in Region One (Barima-Waini), to urge the residents there for vote his party back into power. In listing reasons to vote for the party, Jagdeo advised persons to reflect on the development under the previous PPP/C Administration as compared to the current A Partnership for National Unity/Alliance For Change (APNU/AFC) coalition. In fact, he said the APNU/AFC should be judged based on their performance from 2011, when they controlled the National Assembly with a…

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Too late…

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…shall be the PNC’s cry The PNC held its rally at the Leonora Track and Field Stadium in Region 3 last Friday night. Since in 2015, the PNC-led coalition received a literal handful of votes from Leonora – a die-hard PPP constituency – a whole lot of bussing-in had to take place to present a decent audience for the cameras. But we couldn’t expect the Chronic to show us a pic of the parking lot with more busses than Big [KM1]Market Square on a Friday afternoon at 4 pm, could…

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Overeas-based Lindener is one of the creative minds behind the “Twist It Up” styling Combs

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patented invention is currently the buzz in natural hair community By Utamu Belle Ever since the debut of the ‘Twist It Up’ urban styling comb in Guyana last year, the product has been making waves in the natural hair industry. The invention which was initially created years ago, stemmed from the simple idea of utilising a tennis racket to form curls in natural hair. The mini version of a tennis racket has over the years blossomed into a fast-selling product of choice for natural hair fanatics. One of the visionary…

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Guyana looking to collaborate with bilateral partners to tackle climate change

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President David Granger on Wednesday told several bilateral partners that Guyana is looking to strengthen relations with them on various fronts including tackling the global phenomenon of climate change. This was said at the accreditation ceremony of three new foreign diplomats to serve as non-resident Ambassadors and High Commissioner to Guyana. New diplomats from Portugal, Sierra Leone and Belgium handed over their Letters of Credence to the Guyanese Head of State at the Ministry of Presidency. President Granger lauded the existing relationship Guyana shares with each of the countries and…

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RUSAL fires 326 employees, suspends Guyana operations

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The controversy surrounding the Russian-owned Bauxite Company of Guyana Incorporated has reached a deadlock and the firm has suspended its entire operations in Guyana and dismissed over 300 workers. On Monday, Government Minister Amna Ally joined Chief Labour Officer Charles Ogle, to engage officials of RUSAL – a company which holds some 90 per cent stakes in the Bauxite Company of Guyana Incorporated (BCGI). In recent times, the company has been facing some difficulties, which the meeting was called to iron out these issues. However, during these discussions, it was…

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Lennox Parris aims to ease Lindeners’ events burden

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By Lakhram Bhagirat There is a distinctive difference between someone who gets into business just to make a living and someone who gets into business because of their drive and passion for whatever they’re selling. Be it a service or an item, the passion becomes infectious and every customer knows that there is the fire that drives that businessperson. That driving force has been a dominant factor in Lennox Parris’s life for as long as he can remember. It has led him into the world of business from a young…

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Call…

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…to arms You gotta hand it to PNC Chairwoman Volda Lawrence. She doesn’t mince words when it comes to staking out ground for the PNC. With an unemployment rate that keeps heading north, who’s gonna get jobs in the public sector – the biggest employer in the land?? Well, duh!! “The only friends I got is PNC so the only people I gon give wuk to is PNC”!!! And, of course, there’s her latest candid call for a “nightshift” of strong young men to come out on election night to…

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