March 15, 2020

The people of Parika Back welcome potable water supply for their thriving farms

By Michel Outridge FOR residents of Parika Back, East Bank Essequibo, life doesn’t stand still because the community is close-knit and everybody is their neighbour’s keeper. Annette Adolphus is originally from Moruca, Region One (Barima-Waini), but she has made Parika Back her home. The mother of two related that she has been residing in the […]

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Understanding Energy | Coronavirus, geopolitics pose challenges for oil producers

WHILE the local news cycle is consumed by elections controversy, a global pandemic and a price war between two of the world’s largest oil producers will have strong implications for Guyana’s emerging energy industry. Nearly everyone already knows that the pandemic Wuhan Coronavirus or COVID-19 is moving rapidly across borders. It has already inflicted sharp

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TCI presidential candidate decries Mingo’s ‘counting methodology’

THE Citizenship Initiative (TCI) has accused Region Four Returning Officer, Clairmont Mingo, of dereliction of duty during the counting of votes for Region Four on Friday. TCI, in a release, said glaring discrepancies in the process have rendered the final results an unreliable and inaccurate indicator of the will of the people. Throughout this process,

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“I gave the CJ my word; a recount would be done – Justice Singh

In the interest of transparency and accountability, Chairman of the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM), Justice (Ret’d) Claudette Singh, on Saturday, recommitted to having recounts done for the March 2 General and Regional Elections, in light of concerns by the opposition over the results of the Region 4 votes at the March 2 elections. Returning Officer

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