Daily Archives: 02/02/2020

GUYANA: ELECTIONS 2020 – Final voters’ list is now online

02/02/2020 – 11:20 am
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The Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) has published the Official List of Electors (OLE) for the March 2nd, 2020 general and regional elections.

Just after 8 pm last evening (February 1, 2020), the list of 661,028 names was posted on the Commission’s website (https://www.gecom.org.gy/home/ole) in a portable document format (PDF), while the site also includes a search tool through which persons can verify their registration record.

Anyone choosing to access the tool must use either their nine-digit national identification number or full name and date of birth.

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Guyana Bauxite Mining: Rusal tells GRA auditors: “leave or we leave”

02/02/2020 – 2:13 am

 Feb 02, 2020  News

Auditors of the Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) who descended on bauxite operations of Rusal/Bauxite Company of Guyana Inc. (BCGI), a few months ago, were told to leave or the company will shut operations.

GRA’s Godfrey Statia

The startling disclosure was made Friday by Commissioner-General Godfrey Statia during a press conference.

The Russian-controlled company is under fire, for the umpteenth time, for not only its labour practices but for taxes and other issues.

A few months ago, questions were raised over possible abuse of duty free concessions on fuel and dividends paid to the Government of Guyana.        Continue reading →

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Guyana: GTT pays money to Court Registry for shares sold to Chinese company

02/02/2020 – 1:59 am

Feb 01, 2020  News

Kaieteur News published yesterday, an article with the headline, “Sale of Govt. 20% shares in GTT… High Court orders seizure of US$3.2M from GTT bank account.”

In response to that article, the telephone company informed Kaieteur News that it complied with the ruling of the court, contrary to the inference in the published article.

The newspaper acknowledges that the publication, coming as it did, created the wrong impression.          Continue reading →

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SPORTS: Kobe’s death reminds us once again  of our Earthly transience – By Yvonne Sam + Video

02/02/2020 – 1:30 am

  – By Yvonne Sam

 It was snowing heavily in Montreal when I got the call.  …. Kobe is died?  Died in a helicopter crash.  No word was mentioned of his daughter also meeting her demise.  the caller hung up, leaving me bereft of the opportunity to inquire whether or not I should give credence to my  receptive functioning of my auditory canal.  My jaw dropped . Was the caller serious?. Thereupon, I decided that I was not going to call him back, but instead engage less humourous humans instead.            Continue reading →

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New York: Why Manhattan’s Skyscrapers Are Empty – commentary

02/02/2020 – 12:02 am

New York Luxury Skyscrapers

Approximately half of the luxury-condo units that have come onto the market in the past five years are still unsold.

Derek Thompson – Staff writer at The Atlantic

In Manhattan, the homeless shelters are full, and the luxury skyscrapers are vacant.

Such is the tale of two cities within America’s largest metro. Even as 80,000 people sleep in New York City’s shelters or on its streets, Manhattan residents have watched skinny condominium skyscrapers rise across the island. These colossal stalagmites initially transformed not only the city’s skyline but also the real-estate market for new homes. From 2011 to 2019, the average price of a newly listed condo in New York soared from $1.15 million to $3.77 million.            Continue reading →

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