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Leon Price
Leon Price

Prisoner flees from Suddie lock-ups

The police say they are making stringent efforts to recapture remanded prisoner Leon Price, 24, of Onderneeming Sand Pit, Essequibo Coast who escaped from the Suddie Police Station Lock-ups between 4 and 5.15 yesterday morning.

Coen Jackson

DPP recommends charge against Coen Jackson

The Chambers of the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) this morning advised the police to charge Bishops’ High School teacher Coen Jackson with the offence of sexual activity with a child by abusing a position of trust.

Kimberly Brasington

Exxon sticking to contract

ExxonMobil is not currently open to renegotiation of the Production Sharing Agreement (PSA) its local subsidiary signed with the Government of Guyana, according to the company’s Public and Government Affairs Advisor Kimberly Brasington, who yesterday said that if a request had been made for an “astronomical” signing bonus, it would have rejected it and stuck with the original 1999 agreement which did not provide for any.

Country got ‘decent deal’ from Exxon – Gaskin

Minister of Business Dominic Gaskin yesterday fired away at critics of the Production Sharing Agreement signed with ExxonMobil and its partners urging them to stop the rhetoric and use facts in their arguments which would show the country got a “decent deal”.

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