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Guyanese giving thanks in America

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By Vishnu Bisram Guyanese and persons from other nationalities now living in the United States of America – their adopted homeland, are celebrating the traditional Thanksgiving weekend with family and close friends. Indeed Guyanese have good reasons to give thanks to America which has been welcoming them for over fifty years. Since their arrival in the US, many Guyanese have been successful at almost every aspect of life – acquiring their own homes, vehicles, attaining higher education etc. They are also known to be very generous as many of them…

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NY Governor announces plan to ease traffic congestion during busy Thanksgiving holiday

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New York Governor Andrew M. Cuomo has announced that temporary lane closures for road and bridge construction projects on New York State highways will be suspended beginning Wednesday, November 27 at 6 a.m. through Monday, December 2 at 6 a.m. to accommodate travelers during the busy Thanksgiving Holiday weekend, according to a release from the Governor’s office. The construction suspension supports Governor Cuomo’s Drivers First Initiative, which prioritizes the convenience of motorists to minimize traffic congestion and travel delays due to road and bridge work. New Yorkers are also reminded…

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More than 1700 Guyanese working for Exxon

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…in jobs ranging from engineers to labourers   In Guyana, for decades, and having found over a dozen oil wells since 2015, there is some expectation that ExxonMobil can provide direct employment for locals. The company contended that it has been able to employ thousands of locals during its time in Guyana. According to Exxon’s Senior Director of Public and Government Affairs, Diedre Moe, Exxon currently has over 3400 persons working on its local operations. This includes the Stabroek Block, where the company has a Floating Production, Storage and Offloading…

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Taken…

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…for a ride As Ramjattan fights desperately to remain in the running to be Granger’s sidekick in the next elections, he’s going all out to remain in the public eye. So there he was in the Chronic – along with Basil Williams, Dawn Hastings, Chief of Staff of the GDF, and some officials of a company named “Skyfront” – staring at a drone sitting on the ground. Yes, a drone. Seems the Government will be buying 5 of the spidery-looking devices at G$33 million a pop. Yes, you got that…

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Kosmos owner, senior cop killed in accident

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The owner of the popular nightspot, Kosmos Bar and Grill, along with his Senior Police Officer friend, are now dead following a horrific accident at Liliendaal, Greater Georgetown. Dead are Superintendent of Police, Brian Eastman, of Norton Street, Georgetown, and Dillon DeRamos, of Providence on the East Bank of Demerara (EBD). The two men have been friends since 1995 when they started President’s College. According to reports, DeRamos, the driver of PTT 6775, reportedly lost control of the vehicle and crashed into the concrete fence of Yokohoma Trading, Liliendaal on…

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23-yr-old mason jailed for robbing minibus passengers

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A mason who admitted to robbing several passengers on a Route 47 (Back Road, East and West Ruimveldt route) minibus was on Tuesday jailed for six months when he appeared at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Courts. Alfred Taylor admitted to Magistrate Leron Daly that on June 27, 2019 at Stabroek Market, he robbed Keith James of a Samsung cellular phone, a silver band, and cash which were valued a total of G$116,000. He also admitted that on the same date and location, he robbed Akash Persaud of a Samsung cellular phone…

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PNC, democracy and sugar workers

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The PNC bent backwards to accommodate the AFC in their coalition “accord” renegotiation. Why else would they give the latter 30% of the seats they would receive at the next elections in light of their abysmal performance at the 2018 LGE? Especially when, in polarised societies, voters are more willing to “experiment” with their votes than in national elections, when control of the state is at stake. And the simple answer is they want the ABC countries, which have an even larger stake in Guyana today, to repeat their 2015…

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1 in 5 Guyanese women experience sexual abuse – UN Women report

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As Guyana continues to grapple with high rates of domestic violence in various forms, a United Nations (UN) women-supported research found one in every five women in the country, or 20 per cent, have been sexually abused in their lifetime. The Guyana Women’s Health and Life Experiences Survey Report 2018 highlighted that of the 20 per cent of Guyanese women who have experienced non-partner sexual abuse in their lifetime, 13 per cent of them reported experiencing this abuse before the age of 18. It was noted that the most significant…

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Success of Guyana’s oil sector dependent on who forms the next government in 2020

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Dear Editor, There is a cacophony of drums in the land; drums of the masquerade bands as they herald the arrival of the festive season; drums of political parties, urging supporters into action, register, vote, support! And then there are the oil drums, not playing sweet calypsos as yet, empty, sitting, waiting to be filled and then sold, yet this silent oil drum is louder than all combined, its melody different to every ear, some hear sounds of hope and prosperity, others are dancing entranced by greed and avarice. As…

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The cart…

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…bearing gifts? The old saw about what’s news advises that it ain’t “dog bites man” – that’s expected. But if “man bites dog”, then you’ve got yourself a headline!! Well, “trade union flays company” isn’t news…that happens every day of the week. Just listen (if you can bear it!) to the tirades of Lincoln Lewis against RUSAL and Troy!! But when “Trade Union shills for company”, you know something ain’t right, and it needs to be exposed. And that’s exactly what GAWU – the union that’s been sponging off sugar…

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