Maduro or Guyana? Caricom’s choice – By Mark Wilson – commentary

Maduro or Guyana? Caricom’s choice

By Mark Wilson  – Trinidad Guardian – Published: – Sunday, October 25, 2015

“Could be a second Angola,” an ExxonMobil source last week told Upstream magazine. That’s Guyana’s offshore oil discovery. Angola produces close to two million barrels a day, around the same as Nigeria. 

In August, T&T was producing 75,000 barrels.

ExxonMobil announced its Liza-1 oil find in May. Then they moved fast.

They’re talking a 2018 start-up with 60,000 barrels, ramping up quickly to three times that amount. They will use a floating production storage and offloading vessel, with no time-consuming onshore infrastructure.

ExxonMobil plans four wells offshore Guyana next year. That will cost perhaps US$800 million.  

Guyana airlift increases as additional airlines enter the market

Guyana airlift increases as additional airlines enter the market
Published on October 26, 2015 – By Ray Chickrie  – Caribbean News Now contributor
COPA Airlines GEORGETOWN, Guyana– A decade ago, Guyana was only served by a few airlines. Today that number has more than doubled, and airlines have also increased their frequency on existing routes in recent weeks. Moreover, more international carriers are set to enter the Guyana market in the near future. Due to high demand for its superior service, Star Alliance member, COPA Airlines of Panama, which entered the Guyana market just over a year ago, is adding two additional flights to Guyana from its Panama hub in December. With two additional flights on Wednesdays and Saturdays, COPA will double its frequency to four weekly.

Guyana: Sugar workers’ strike gets labels: “Illegal,” “political”

Sugar workers’ strike gets labels: “Illegal,” “political”

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  Monday, 26 October 2015 18:42 – Written by  Demerara Waves

Even as the Guyana Sugar Corporation (Guysuco) appealed to  the Guyana Agricultural Workers Union (GAWU) to end its “illegal” strike, the Minister of Agriculture Noel Holder labeled the industrial action“political.”

GAWU, which is closely aligned to the People’s Progressive Party (PPP), called a three-day strike on Sunday to press demands for management to begin pay negotiations. However, management has said that it is best to await the release of the report of the Commission of Inquiry into the ailing sugar industry before going to the bargaining table.   

GUYANA – LATEST NEWS – 26 October 2015

GUYANA – LATEST NEWS – 26 October 2015  –  Kaieteur News 

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Opposition objects to countrywide cleanup campaign

OCTOBER 26, 2015 –  By Abena Rockcliffe –   cites excessive spending   —  Probably being the lone voice in the wilderness, Opposition Leader, Bharrat Jagdeo has articulated concerns over the government-initiated countrywide cleanup exercise. In fact, the former President condemned the government for the amount of money that is being spent on efforts to return Georgetown to its status as […]

Was $1B ‘Clean up my Country’ fund misused?

OCTOBER 26, 2015  – probe underway after audit reveals inconsistencies  –  It was just last year the former PPP/C administration set aside $1B for a massive a ‘Clean up my Country’ Campaign. But under a new administration, several inconsistencies have surfaced on how that money was spent, and an investigation has been launched. At least this is according to […]

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Blue Sky for Guyana? – By Rosaliene Bacchus

Three Worlds One Vision

Blue Sky over the Georgetown Seawall and Shore – Guyana
Photo Credit: Joel Oleson /Traveling Epic! Blog

Growing up in pre- and post-independent Guyana, I had a tough mother with a vision of a better future for me and my four siblings. Without inherited wealth or property, her hope for securing our future lay in a good education. To achieve her goal, she worked long hours at home as a seamstress. No sacrifice was too great.

My mother was not unique. The majority of poor working class parents shared her vision. United in their determination to free themselves from British exploitation and rule, they were prepared to risk their lives by taking part in street demonstrations and workers’ strikes.

But the British were no fools. On granting us independence, they not only ensured that our young nation would remain tied to their navel-string, but they also set us up…

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COTAB – Annual Christmas Dance – Toronto – December 26, 2015

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COTAB – Annual Christmas Dance – Toronto – December 26, 2015

COTAB- Committee To Assist Buxton – Friendship

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Guyanese Online Entry #5900

CIMBUX 15th Biennial Awards Dinner and Dance – Beltsville MD. – December 5, 2015

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CIMBUX 15th Biennial Awards Dinner and Dance – Beltsville MD. – December 5, 2015

Profile: Florence Ramdin Hammond – By Dr. Dhanpaul Narine

Profile: Florence Ramdin Hammond – By Dr. Dhanpaul Narine

The US Navy Meets the Royal Air Force!

Florence Ramdin Hammond is one of the most inspirational persons anyone can hope to meet. She leads by example and her hard work and determination have taken her from her native country to the United States Navy and to England where she now resides.

Florence was born in Georgetown, Guyana. Her mom is Rita Ramdin and her dad is Samuel Albert Ramdeen. Florence has three sisters and a brother and they are Chrystal, Catherine, Andrea, and Samuel. Florence attended Houston Primary School where she took her Common Entrance exams. She then went to Alleyne’s High School in Regent’s Street and because she did so well she was accepted at St. Stanislaus College to pursue further studies. Florence liked Social Studies and handicraft and liberal arts.  

An Aerial view of Stabroek Market Square – 16 October 2015 – video

An aerial view of Stabroek Market Square – 16 October 2015

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Stabroek Market is a large market located in the capital city of Guyana, Georgetown.

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GUYANA – LATEST NEWS – 25 October 2015

GUYANA – LATEST NEWS – 25 October 2015  –  Kaieteur News 

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Sluggish economy did not start five months ago – President Granger

OCTOBER 25, 2015 | By Leonard Gildarie – warns of long haul on recovery route — The new coalition Government is fast approaching six months in office and it has not all been honeymoon. The economy is continuing its struggles from a string of poor performances at the sugar estates (with a hint of fortunes reversing), falling gold prices and […]

“It wasn’t me!” GRA emailgate was Nandlall and Sattaur thing – Jagdeo

OCTOBER 25, 2015 | By Abena Rockcliffe  — Former President Bharrat Jagdeo recently urged the new government not to use the all important Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) to get information on entrepreneurs. That can have serious repercussions on the economy and can cause citizens to lose trust in the system, he said As he made such a plea, the Opposition […]

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