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Jagdeo not ruling out referendum on oil contract

Nov 08, 2024 Shervin Media News Comments Off on Jagdeo not ruling out referendum on oil contract

-but wants GECOM to focus on 2025 elections Kaieteur News- Vice President Jagdeo has not completely ruled out the idea of having a referendum to renegotiate the 2016 oil deal but he told reporters on...

Govt. says GECOM should have all systems in place for elections by August 2025

Nov 08, 2024 Shervin Media News Comments Off on Govt. says GECOM should have all systems in place for elections by August 2025

Kaieteur News- Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo on Thursday announced that Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) should have all systems in place by August 2025 to facilitate General and Regional...

Israeli parliament passes law to deport relatives of ‘terrorists’

Nov 08, 2024 Shervin Media News Comments Off on Israeli parliament passes law to deport relatives of ‘terrorists’

Family members could be deported for expressing support for or withholding information about a ‘terror’ incident. Aljazeera – The Israeli parliament has given its final approval to...

Man fakes robbery to steal $10M from jeweller

Nov 08, 2024 Shervin Media News Comments Off on Man fakes robbery to steal $10M from jeweller

Kaieteur News- A Rosignol, West Coast Berbice man has been arrested after he confessed to faking a robbery to allegedly steal over $10M from a jeweller who had hired him to transport the cash from...

Exxon buys over second FPSO before end of leasing agreement

Nov 08, 2024 Shervin Media News Comments Off on Exxon buys over second FPSO before end of leasing agreement

Kaieteur News- ExxonMobil Guyana Limited (EMGL) has finalised the purchase of a second Floating Production Storage and Offloading (FPSO) vessel from Dutch shipbuilder SBM Offshore. The announcement...

Woman disappears after renting one apartment to seven different tenants

Nov 08, 2024 Shervin Media News Comments Off on Woman disappears after renting one apartment to seven different tenants

Kaieteur News- A woman reportedly changed her phone numbers and disappeared with cash deposits (close to one million dollars) after renting an apartment in East Ruimveldt, Georgetown to at least...

65 Guyanese fired from gas-to-energy project

Nov 08, 2024 Shervin Media News Comments Off on 65 Guyanese fired from gas-to-energy project

…GAWU raises concerns over labour violations in oil sector Kaieteur News- Some 65 Guyanese who were working on the much-touted gas-to energy project were recently fired by several different...

Venezuelan jailed for stealing Govt. generator batteries during blackout

Nov 08, 2024 Shervin Media News Comments Off on Venezuelan jailed for stealing Govt. generator batteries during blackout

Kaieteur News- A 32-year-old Venezuelan man was sentenced to nine months in prison on Wednesday after admitting to stealing generator batteries from the Ministry of Home Affairs. The man, Winston...

Contractor who shot long-time friend gets $200K bail

Nov 08, 2024 Shervin Media News Comments Off on Contractor who shot long-time friend gets $200K bail

Kaieteur News- A 37-year-old contractor who shot his long-time friend was placed on $200,000 bail on Wednesday when he appeared at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court. The contractor, Daniel Spellen...

Second suspect in attempted murder of 6-year-old boy further remanded

Nov 08, 2024 Shervin Media News Comments Off on Second suspect in attempted murder of 6-year-old boy further remanded

…asks court why he was not released Kaieteur News- Odel Garnett, also known as “Crab,” a suspect in the attempted murder of six-year-old Jeremiah Gustave was further remanded to prison on...

Gold miners urged to ramp up production

Nov 08, 2024 Shervin Media News Comments Off on Gold miners urged to ramp up production

—as Bank of Guyana report highlights three-year decline in declarations Kaieteur News- The Guyana Gold and Diamond Miners Association (GGDMA) has issued a call for gold miners to ramp up...

PAHO director calls for urgent action to end violence against children in the Americas

Nov 08, 2024 Shervin Media News Comments Off on PAHO director calls for urgent action to end violence against children in the Americas

Kaieteur News-At the opening of the First Global Ministerial Conference on Ending Violence Against Children, Dr. Jarbas Barbosa, Director of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), made an...

49 healthcare professionals complete advanced training via GPHC’s Institute of Health Science Education

Nov 08, 2024 Shervin Media News Comments Off on 49 healthcare professionals complete advanced training via GPHC’s Institute of Health Science Education

Kaieteur news- Forty-nine health care professionals are now equipped in the area of advanced patient care having completed studies via the Institute of Health Science Education at the...

Eight persons come forward to claim abandoned bodies at GPHC

Nov 08, 2024 Shervin Media News Comments Off on Eight persons come forward to claim abandoned bodies at GPHC

Kaieteur News- Families have come forward to claim eight of the 25 bodies that have been abandoned at the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation. Last week, GPHC said about 25 unclaimed bodies are in...

Govt. not opposed to biometric system for elections

Nov 08, 2024 Shervin Media News Comments Off on Govt. not opposed to biometric system for elections

…but says system must not disenfranchise voters Kaieteur News- The Government of Guyana is not opposed to the use of a biometric system for the country’s General and Regional Elections but...

Appeal Court battles heavy caseload

Nov 08, 2024 Shervin Media News Comments Off on Appeal Court battles heavy caseload

…Nandlall says High Court ramping up work to clear backlog Kaieteur News- While the steps taken to ensure to deal with the backlog of cases at the level of the High Court has proven successful,...

Bids open for design & supervision services for annex at new Yarrowkabra School

Nov 08, 2024 Shervin Media News Comments Off on Bids open for design & supervision services for annex at new Yarrowkabra School

Kaieteur News- With plans to build an annex at the newly commissioned $790M Yarrowkabra Secondary School on the Soesdyke/Linden Highway, five consultancy firms have submitted bids to oversee the...

Sod turned to construct $1.3B Nismes Secondary School

Nov 08, 2024 Shervin Media News Comments Off on Sod turned to construct $1.3B Nismes Secondary School

Kaieteur News- The Ministry of Education on Thursday turned the sod to officially start the construction of the $1.3 billion secondary school at Nismes on the West Bank of Demerara, Region Three....

A lesson from the bread lines of America

Nov 08, 2024 Shervin Media Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on A lesson from the bread lines of America

…Peeping Tom Kaieteur News- If the American elections of 2024 delivered any one lesson to the rest of the world, it was this: overlook the grievances of the average citizen at your peril....

Democrat, autocrat, despot

Nov 08, 2024 Shervin Media Features / Columnists, The GHK Lall Column Comments Off on Democrat, autocrat, despot

…Hard Truths By GHK Lall Kaieteur News-There is the letter of the law. Then, there is that great unmapped landscape termed the spirit of the law. It would help enormously if Guyana’s...

Daredevil on two wheels!

Nov 08, 2024 Shervin Media Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists Comments Off on Daredevil on two wheels!

…Dem Boys Seh Kaieteur News-Ah tell yuh, if you ain’t seen a Guyanese motorcyclist in action, you ain’t seen nothin’ yet! These daredevils on two wheels got every pedestrian an’ driver...

Referendum on renegotiation – Jagdeo isn’t stupid

Nov 08, 2024 Shervin Media Editorial, News Comments Off on Referendum on renegotiation – Jagdeo isn’t stupid

…Editorial Kaieteur News- The question about a referendum on renegotiation was put to Vice President Jagdeo by another media house: “for instance in the Cayman Islands, they are putting to...

CWI Cricket West Indies suspends Alzarri Joseph for two matches

Nov 08, 2024 Shervin Media Sports Comments Off on CWI Cricket West Indies suspends Alzarri Joseph for two matches

Bridgetown, Barbados – Cricket West Indies (CWI) has imposed a two-match suspension on fast bowler Alzarri Joseph following an on-field incident during the 3rd CG United ODI at the Kensington...

ExxonMobil Futsal Championship heats up in Linden

Nov 08, 2024 Shervin Media Sports Comments Off on ExxonMobil Futsal Championship heats up in Linden

-Five matches set for tonight at Retrieve Hard Court Kaieteur Sports-Tonight, futsal fever returns to the Retrieve Hard Court in Linden with five eagerly anticipated matches in the ExxonMobil Futsal...

Harpy Eagles left frustrated by weather once again in Super50 Cup no-result against Scorpions

Nov 08, 2024 Shervin Media Sports Comments Off on Harpy Eagles left frustrated by weather once again in Super50 Cup no-result against Scorpions

SportsMax – Guyana Harpy Eagles were forced to settle for another frustrating no-result in the CG United Super50 Cup as persistent rain at Queen’s Park Oval halted their match against Jamaica...

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Sometimes the best of leaders fail

Peeping Tom… Kaieteur News- Jimmy Carter’s presidency fell victim to global and domestic upheavals. His single term... more