Daily Archive: Thursday, February 19, 2015

Articles published on Thursday, February 19, 2015

The Deep Water Champion Oil Exploration Rig

Exxon Mobil oil rig heading to Guyana

Exxon Mobil today updated Minister of Natural Resources and the Environment, Robert Persaud on activities that the company will undertake over the next few weeks and it also disclosed that its rig for drilling offshore is due to leave Louisiana today.

Striking UG staff taking protest to Tain campus

After four weeks of strike action by University of Guyana staff over collapsed pay hike negotiations with the university’s administration, the picketing exercise will be heading to UG’s Tain campus in Berbice to support staff there, who are succumbing to pressure, President of the University of Guyana Workers Union (UGWU) Bruce Haynes said.

Who is driving tax evasion Lexuses?

As a blanket of secrecy continues to cover the deal struck to drop a multi-million dollar tax evasion case against Kaieteur News owner Glenn Lall, his wife Bhena and a remigrant couple, it is unclear who has possession of the two luxury vehicles that were at the centre of the probe.

Post Office responds

Dear Editor, The Guyana Post Office Corporation (GPOC) wishes to acknowledge your publication’s February 18, 2015, letter captioned, ‘Guyana Post Office failed to deliver mail from US Department of State relating to a visa.’

Kim Collins

Collins rolls back the years to equal CAC record

LODZ, Poland, CMC – Veteran Kittitian sprinter Kim Collins continued to roll back the years, setting a world-leading time and equaling the Central American and Caribbean Games record in winning the 60 metres at the Pedro’s Cup meeting here Tuesday.

Dave Cameron

Cameron given huge boost as JCA makes about-turn

KINGSTON, Jamaica, CMC – Incumbent West Indies Cricket Board president, Dave Cameron, had his re-election chances significantly boosted when his home territory, the Jamaica Cricket Association, made an about-turn and decided to throw their support behind him, in next month presidential elections.

PCL leading wicket-taker Veerasammy Permaul prepares to bowl during the Guyana Jaguars training session at the Kensington Oval Ground, Barbados yesterday

Jaguars must continue to play as a team

Guyana Jaguars Assistant Coach Rayon Griffith said the players must continue to play as a team if they are to continue to be successful in the current West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) Professional Cricket League four-day tournament.

City traffic

The crazy bottleneck that constitutes Camp Street between Quamina and Middle Streets on both sides of the avenue from Monday to Friday, unless there’s a holiday, is as much a result of poor planning as it is the new city traffic culture.