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Guyana Bauxite: RUSAL-BCGI management finally recognises union

March 13, 2019 – 12:19 am

Russian company to begin talks with Union on 15 March 2019

Posted by: Demerara Waves in Business, Industrial Relations, Mining Industry, March 12, 2019

RUSAL-BCGI workers at Aroaima.

The management of United Company Russian Aluminium (UC RUSAL)-controlled Bauxite Company of Guyana Incorporated (BCGI) on Monday decided to recognise the Guyana Bauxite and General Workers’ Union (GB&GWU), paving the way for the two sides to open negotiations on outstanding grievances.

“The issue of recognition is not on the table. The company has made it clear that this is the recognised union and we have to work in the interest of the workers, in the interest of the company, in the interest of the nation,” GB&GWU General Secretary, Lincoln Lewis told reporters after another round of talks presided over by the Ministry of Social Protection’s Department of Labour. Continue reading →

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Guyana Gold Board wants to buy “all gold” directly from miners

February 28, 2019 – 9:42 am

Posted by: Denis Chabrol in Demerara Waves, February 25, 2019

The state-owned Guyana Gold Board (GGB) is further decentralising its operations by deploying roving representatives in mining communities, General Manager Eondrene Thompson announced Monday.

The GGB’s main office is located in Georgetown and a satellite office in Bartica, in addition to agents who are licensed dealers. But Thompson said her entity wants to buy all of the precious yellow metal being produced here. Continue reading →

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Guyana: Bauxite Company RUSAL fires 61 workers with immediate effect

February 19, 2019 – 12:24 am

Stabroek News – 18 February 2019

-fails to attend Labour Dep’t conciliation meeting

The Bauxite Company of Guyana Incorporated (BCGI), which is controlled by Russian Aluminium (RUSAL), today fired 61 striking workers and its management refused to attend a scheduled conciliation meeting at the Department of Labour.

It was after the meeting that Sheldon Thomas, a representative of the Guyana Bauxite and General Workers’ Union (GB&GWU) revealed that the workers were dismissed.

Thomas explained that a notice was issued to the workers identifying the 61 workers who were dismissed with immediate effect. He also said over 100 workers are on strike. Continue reading →

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Guyana: MADHIA The GOLD TOWN – By Dmitri Allicock

January 18, 2019 – 12:11 am

READ MORE : Go to the Dmitri Allicock Blog

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Former US Ambassador Holloway now working with Guyana Goldfields

January 4, 2019 – 12:08 am

Perry L. Holloway

Guyana Goldfields Inc. today announced the appointment of former US Ambassador to Guyana Perry Holloway as the Company’s Senior Vice President, Strategy & Corporate Affairs, effective as of January 1, 2019.

The appointment comes just days after Holloway completed his tour of duty in Guyana, and went into retirement. Continue reading →

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ExxonMobil’s contract will yield more royalties than gold – Business Minister Dominic Gaskin

March 11, 2018 – 12:26 am

ExxonMobil’s contract will yield more royalties than gold annually

Dominic Gaskin Business Minister

Demerara Waves– March 6, 2018 – In the face of persistent criticisms of the Guyana-ExxonMobil agreement, Business Minister Dominic Gaskin on Tuesday railed against critics who see the deal as “chicken feed”, instead saying that it would yearly earn the country more than gold.

Addressing the opening of a Private Sector Commission- organised seminar under the theme “Oil and Gas in Guyana: Perspectives in Guyana”, Gaskin said he had no problem with criticisms of the contract but contended that comparisons with Ghana and Uganda amounted to “incomplete and misleading” information. Continue reading →

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Electric cars will come of age in 2018 | Oil Markets could be wrecked – 2 videos

March 8, 2018 – 12:30 am

The Economist – October 18, 2017

Electric cars will come of age in 2018 | The Economist

Electric cars will come of age in 2018. For the first time they will compete in price and performance with petrol and diesel cars. But in the year ahead we will also be confronted with some uncomfortable truths about going electric.

******** Video # 2 Below ********

Electric Cars Could Wreak Havoc on Oil Markets Within a Decade Continue reading →

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Oil-producing Guyana; growth rate may jump to 38.5 percent- IDB, IMF

December 28, 2017 – 12:55 am

Fewer soft loans for oil-producing Guyana; growth rate may jump to 38.5 percent- IDB, IMF

IDB Headquarters Washington. DC.

Posted by: Denis Chabrol Demerara Waves December 20, 2017

The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), in announcing its approval of Guyana’s four-year country strategy, has cautioned that the country would eventually not be eligible for a lot of international concessional financing when it becomes an oil-producer.

“As Guyana transitions to oil and gas production by mid-2020, it is expected that the country will likely see reduced access to concessional resources from the multilateral development banks. This means that the next four years are particularly important for the IDB’s long partnership with Guyana,” the bank states. Continue reading →

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Guyana: Gold Board rakes in over US$700M in 2017

December 19, 2017 – 12:41 am

Guyana: Gold Board rakes in over US$700M in 2017

December 19, 2017. – Kaieteur News

The gold industry has recorded another good year.
During the recent Budget 2018 Debates, Minister of Natural Resources, Raphael Trotman said that gold continues to shine in Guyana and is contributing heavily to the economy.

Addressing the Speaker of the National Assembly, Dr. Barton Scotland, Trotman noted that for 2017, the Ministry of Natural Resources projected a gold declaration target of 700,000 ounces which when calculated, is on par with the previous year’s declaration. Continue reading →

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Guyana: Welcome to Bartica | An interview with the Mayor of Bartica – video

November 4, 2017 – 10:00 pm

NOVEMBER is TOURISM AWARENESS MONTH in GUYANA

Guyana: Welcome to Bartica | An interview with the Mayor of Bartica – video

Raphael – Published on Oct 17, 2017

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Category Archives: Mining

Guyana Bauxite: RUSAL-BCGI management finally recognises union

Guyana Gold Board wants to buy “all gold” directly from miners

Guyana: Bauxite Company RUSAL fires 61 workers with immediate effect

Guyana: MADHIA The GOLD TOWN – By Dmitri Allicock

Former US Ambassador Holloway now working with Guyana Goldfields

ExxonMobil’s contract will yield more royalties than gold – Business Minister Dominic Gaskin

Electric cars will come of age in 2018 | Oil Markets could be wrecked – 2 videos

Oil-producing Guyana; growth rate may jump to 38.5 percent- IDB, IMF

Guyana: Gold Board rakes in over US$700M in 2017

Guyana: Welcome to Bartica | An interview with the Mayor of Bartica – video

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