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…
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First 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 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 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 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…
Read MoreMan found guilty of murdering uncle
Twenty-nine-year-old Dwayne Tappin was on Friday found guilty by a 12-member jury for murdering his uncle back in 2017 at Better Hope, East Coast Demerara (ECD). The former member of the Guyana Defence Force (GDF) was accused of beheading his 51-year-old uncle, Randolph Seenauth, on August 6, 2017. After the guilty verdict, Justice Sandil Kissoon set November 14 for the probation report and sentencing. It was reported that on the day in question, Seenauth’s head was found lying between the living room and kitchen of his Better Hope house. His…
Read MoreYoung fisherman fatally stabbed during argument
A 22-year-old fisherman was on Sunday evening knifed to death in front of his home by a young man with whom he had an old grievance. Dead is Noel Singh of Lot 33 Meten-Meer-Zorg, West Coast Demerara (WCD). Reports are that around 20:00h on the night in question, Noel was returning home from a local bar where he and his friends had been consuming alcohol and as he arrived in front of his yard, he was confronted by the suspect. This led to a continuation of an argument the duo…
Read More22 years’ jail for man who brutally murdered wife in 2016
After brutally chopping his wife to death in 2016 and later admitting to the gruesome crime, 44-year-old Althone Pitt, formerly of Chelsea Park, Mahaica, East Coast Demerara, was on Wednesday sentenced to 22 years behind bars by Justice Jo-Ann Barlow at the Demerara High Court. Pitt was initially slapped with a murder charge, but opted to plead guilty to the lesser count of manslaughter and a wounding charge earlier this month when he made his first court appearance. The indictment read that on June 1, 2016, he unlawfully killed 31-year-old…
Read MorePhillips ‘likely’ to be among nominations for PM candidacy
…but every nomination will be treated on its own merit – Jagdeo General Secretary of the People’s Progressive Party, Bharrat Jagdeo has pointed out that the party has not decided on its Prime Ministerial (PM) candidate, adding that former Army Chief of Staff, Mark Phillips, like any other member of the party, can be nominated for that post. Jagdeo explained that the PM candidate will be selected from the civic component of the party and noted that there is a possibility that Phillips can be selected for this position. “I…
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