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Excitement promised at Gymkhana and horserace meet at Brighton Turf Club tomorrow

Nov 09, 2024 Shervin Media Sports Comments Off on Excitement promised at Gymkhana and horserace meet at Brighton Turf Club tomorrow

Kaieteur Sports- The Brighton Turf Club at Brighton Village on the Corentyne, Berbice will come alive with horseracing and gymkhana action tomorrow, Sunday November 10, when Promoters Marlon and Mark...

Retail versus wholesale

Nov 09, 2024 Shervin Media Features / Columnists, The GHK Lall Column Comments Off on Retail versus wholesale

…Hard Truths by GHK Lall Kaieteur News- The outside world may only have some smidgen of an idea, but Guyanese truly find themselves caught between the devil and the deep, stormy sea. The...

Jagdeo’s illogical rejection of the World Bank’s Commodity Market Outlook

Nov 09, 2024 Shervin Media Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on Jagdeo’s illogical rejection of the World Bank’s Commodity Market Outlook

…Peeping Tom (Jagdeo’s illogical rejection) Kaieteur News- Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo’s recent comments on the World Bank’s Global Commodity Markets Outlook expose a troubling...

Pressure bussin more pipes!

Nov 09, 2024 Shervin Media Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists Comments Off on Pressure bussin more pipes!

…Dem Boys Seh Kaieteur News- Dem boys seh dis economy runnin’ hotter than a pot left on de stove when Auntie forget to turn off de gas. Everybody feelin’ de heat—rich, poor, big,...

Another audit award

Nov 09, 2024 Shervin Media Editorial, News Comments Off on Another audit award

…Editorial Kaieteur News- Apparently, VHE Consulting impressed the Guyana Government. It got another contract to audit ExxonMobil’s spending. VHE just snared a contract for slightly over...

Karpowership unit price is extremely high and will burden consumers

Nov 09, 2024 Shervin Media Letters Comments Off on Karpowership unit price is extremely high and will burden consumers

Dear Editor, Reference is made to “Turkish powership company wins contract to supply 60 MW” (Nov 8). The same company was also awarded the first offshore power generating plant (at Everton) which...

Be creative towards the delivery of education

Nov 09, 2024 Shervin Media Letters Comments Off on Be creative towards the delivery of education

Dear Editor, Over time there have been numerous complaints about the quality of students that pass out from our schools. Too many are deficient in Mathematics, English, Comprehension and their...

When will there be effective management by competent persons?

Nov 09, 2024 Shervin Media Letters Comments Off on When will there be effective management by competent persons?

Dear Editor, There are many troubling and unnecessary events in Guyana. The brutality of our rivers and destruction of nature’s goodness by mining is beyond belief. The stupidity taking place in...

The elections fraud case

Nov 09, 2024 Shervin Media Letters Comments Off on The elections fraud case

Dear Editor/PD, It is almost five years since the March 2nd, 2020, General and Regional Elections were held. Yet, those persons alleged to have been involved in an attempt to rig the results of those...

Henrietta community ground still under developed

Nov 09, 2024 Shervin Media Letters, Sports Comments Off on Henrietta community ground still under developed

Dear Editor, While I commend the Government’s vigorous approach towards enhancing sporting facilities across the country, there is still an appeal from some quarters for attention and meaningful...

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...