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Monthly Archives: July 2019

ExxonMobil supports job readiness programme in Guyana

Last Updated on Wednesday, 31 July 2019, 19:58 by Writer ExxonMobil Guyana has provided some GYD$15 million to Specialists in Sustained Youth Development and Research (SSYDR Inc.), a not-for-profit organization, to roll out a job readiness programme in several communities across the country. Employment Attack 102, is a summer camp geared at preparing young persons including early school leavers for ...

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Pro-coalition election commissioners appear softer on house-to-house registration

Last Updated on Wednesday, 31 July 2019, 18:58 by Writer Pro-coalition election commissioners on Wednesday afternoon emerged from a three-hour meeting, gagged by their new Chairperson, Retired Justice Claudette Singh, and seemingly softer on their demand for house-to-house registration. Charles Corbin told reporters that he and colleague commissioners Vincent Alexander and Desmond Trotman responded to Justice Singh’s questions and “any ...

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New oil equivalent estimate at more than 6 billion barrels in Stabroek Block

Last Updated on Wednesday, 31 July 2019, 14:32 by Writer Hess Corporation, a partner with ExxonMobil Guyana, on Wednesday upped the amount of hydrocarbon discovered offshore this northeastern South American country to 6 billion barrels of oil equivalent (BOE). “In Guyana, we have just increased the estimate of gross discovered recoverable resources for the Stabroek Block to more than 6 ...

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PPP commissioners tell new GECOM Chair time for elections

Last Updated on Wednesday, 31 July 2019, 13:32 by Writer The opposition People’s Progressive Party (PPP)-aligned election commissioners on Wednesday raised the issue of house-to-house registration in a meeting with newly-appointed Chairperson of the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM), Retired Justice Claudette Singh. “The issue of house-to-house registration was raised… what should be happening, claims and objections, etcetera; those were all ...

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City Hall to enforce order to stop construction of petrochemical bond

Last Updated on Tuesday, 30 July 2019, 16:53 by Writer The Georgetown City Council on Tuesday said it planned to move in on a John Fernandes Limited (JFL) site at Houston Gardens, East Bank Demerara, to enforce a “cease order on the construction of a petrochemical bond by an American company that has been contracted to supply ExxonMobil. Town Clerk, ...

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Caribbean Vocational Qualification pilot in 11 secondary schools from September

Last Updated on Monday, 29 July 2019, 21:43 by Writer The Caribbean Vocational Qualification (CVQ) will be piloted in 11 secondary schools starting in September to provide students with validation of skills, the Ministry of Education said Monday. The Ministry of Education is collaborating with the Caribbean Examination Council (CXC) on the implementation of the CVQ within the secondary schools ...

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10 students in ICT internship with MOPT company partners

Last Updated on Monday, 29 July 2019, 21:24 by Writer Ten students from junior secondary schools in Georgetown began a ground-breaking paid five-week internship with the four leading private sector information communication and technology (ICT) enterprises in Guyana, the Ministry of Public Telecommunications (MOPT) said Monday. These enterprises have been working in partnership with MOPT since the first year of ...

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US Coast Guard continuing to boost Guyana’s maritime security capacity

Last Updated on Monday, 29 July 2019, 21:00 by Writer The Guyana’s Maritime Administration Department (MARAD) is benefiting from the expertise of the United States Coast Guard (USCG) for a capacity building workshop on Port Safety Management. The first such training exercise in Guyana – a three-day seminar – opened Monday morning at Regency Suites, Georgetown. Participants include port facility ...

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No walkouts, only law-based decisions for free, fair and transparent elections- new GECOM Chairman

Last Updated on Monday, 29 July 2019, 19:22 by Writer Newly-appointed Chairperson of the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM), Retired Justice Claudette Singh on Monday vowed to make decisions based on Guyana’s laws and the constitution, while signaling that she would not tolerate any walkouts from meetings of the seven-member commission. “I am just that, I can do something good for ...

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WPA urges new GECOM Chair to resist “pressures” to scrap house-to-house registration

Last Updated on Sunday, 28 July 2019, 21:52 by Writer The Working People’s Alliance (WPA) on Sunday called on the new Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) Chairperson to resist pressure for halting house-to-house registration, amidst incessant calls by the opposition for elections to be held swiftly with a claims and objections period to update the existing voters’ list. “Justice (Claudette) Singh’s ...

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