American Chamber of Commerce (AmCham) Guyana, the organisation formed last year to forge commercial ties between local and United States-based businesses, has offered its support to the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) for the 2020 General and Regional Elections. This was communicated in a statement on Tuesday, in which the Chamber revealed that it sent a delegation led by AmCham President Zulfikar Ally, which met with GECOM Chair Retired Justice Claudette Singh, as well as her six commissioners: Sase Gunraj, Bibi Shadick, Robeson Benn, Vincent Alexander, Charles Corbin and Desmond Trotman.…
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The latest manifestation of the desperation within the APNU/AFC coalition camp is the effort by the Government-nominated Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) Commissioners to either disenfranchise eligible Guyanese voters or prepare the ground to invalidate the March 2020 General and Regional Elections. This is according to Opposition Leader Bharrat Jagdeo, during a news conference on Wednesday (October 30, 2019), where he referred to the recent decisions made by GECOM. At a prior meeting of GECOM, the Government-nominated Commissioners pushed to have some 28,000 Guyanese voters removed from the Voters’ List once…
Read MoreNations Director undergoes surgery in US hospital to restore paralysed hand
School of the Nations Director, Dr Brian O’Toole underwent surgery in the United States to fix his paralysed hand, which was sustained from a shooting some nine months ago at his home. In a release, O’Toole stated that doctors have shared some pessimism about whether his hand will be completely functional again. “Nine months following the shooting and I am in a hospital bed in New York recovering from another operation to try to restore the paralysed hand. The surgeon, however, is pessimistic about whether the function can indeed be…
Read MoreFirst Oil for Guyana expected in December – Hess
The much-anticipated commercial oil production offshore Guyana, which was initially slated for 2020, has been brought forward, with Hess Corporation, one of the partners in the oil-rich Stabroek Block, saying production will now start in December – less than two months away. In its third quarter report, Hess Corporation, which holds a 30 per cent stake in the Stabroek Block with ExxonMobil and other affiliates, announced that production is now targeted to start up in December this year. This is according to Chief Executive Officer (CEO) John Hess. “In September,…
Read MorePPP says H2H registrants’ list riddled with errors
With the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) having published the list of persons registered during the House-to-House exercise this year, it turns out that the list is littered with mistakes and duplicate names that also appear on the Preliminary List of Electors (PLE). This is according to the People’s Progressive Party (PPP), which on Tuesday was also critical of the information coming out of GECOM. The party took issue with GECOM urging Guyanese to check their names on the H2H list. “GECOM is essentially telling 300,000-plus Guyanese to visit the GECOM…
Read MoreWCD toddler found dead in canal
A family of Harlem, West Coast Demerara (WCD) is mourning the death of their youngest member after her lifeless body was pulled out of the canal at the back of their home. The toddler, 18-month-old Aleena Mohamed was discovered around 18:30h on Monday after she went missing a few hours before. The Police said that they are investigating the circumstances surrounding the death. Investigations have so far revealed that Mohamed’s mother, 23-year-old Kaishrie Ramchand was about to give her a bath but left her and went to retrieve a towel…
Read MoreWhat is Chairperson Claudette Singh doing?
Dear Editor, In the past months, Guyanese have become more bewildered by the question: Who is in charge at GECOM? We were of the opinion that, with all the imbroglio, lies, deceit and illegality encompassing the appointment of the GECOM Chairman, it meant that the chairman would be the person in charge of GECOM; but, instead, it would seem that the Chief Elections Officer is the person in charge, and the Chairperson just abides by his decisions. In February this year, it was reported that GECOM needed only 148 days…
Read MoreCoalition hanging by a thread
…APNU refuses to accept AFC’s Ramjattan as PM candidate The Alliance For Change (AFC) has hinted that it could part ways with its coalition partner; the A Partnership for National Unity (APNU), should its choice of the prime ministerial candidate be rejected for the upcoming 2020 polls. Both parties, which form the current administration, were in talks over the revision of the Cummingsburg Accord, so that they can contest the March 2020 elections again as a coalition. The Accord, which binds the two parties, states that the presidential candidate post…
Read MoreGECOM commissioners clash on proposal to publish list of H2H registrants
One half of the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) has denied that any decision was made by the Commission to publish the list of registrants captured during the recent House-to-House exercise, throwing further uncertainty into the exercise. The People’s Progressive Party (PPP)-nominated Commissioners Sase Gunraj, Robeson Benn and Bibi Shadick on Wednesday evening said that such a decision was never taken by the full Commission. “We read reports in the press, attributed to Commissioner Charles Corbin, that the Guyana Elections Commission will proceed to publish the entire list of persons registered…
Read MoreGuyana has second most oil discoveries in the world for 2019
By Jarryl Bryan Oil and gas companies throughout the world have discovered over seven billion barrels of oil equivalent for the year 2019, but of this amount, Guyana has the second most discoveries so far in the year. This is according to Norwegian research company Rystad Energy, which compiled a report on all the discoveries of oil around the world and came up with a list of the top 10 countries. Russia is in the lead, with over 1.5 billion barrels of oil found in its Dinkov and Nyarmeyskoye oil…
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