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Jamaica, Cuba Remain 'Tight' Join our many satisfied clients who know that ads in Equality News work. ADVERTISING THAT BRINGS RESULTS Call for rates: Marie 416-759-2359 or Bhaskar at 647-216-2359 SERVING, CARIBBEAN, EAST ASIANS, GUYANESE, JAMAICANS, TRINIS AND MORE. 416 759 6397 For the best rates to Guyana and the Caribbean 150 Lawson Road, Toronto EQUALITY TRAVEL 416-759-2359 ON M1C 2J4 • Thursday January 3 2019. • Vol 37, #05 • Serving the community for 36 years. www.equalitynewspaper.com Jamaica, Cuba remain ‘tight’ Decades after the bond of friendship be- At present, 291 health professionals tween Jamaica and Cuba was developed work in Jamaica, while 71 Cubans are teach- while the late Michael Manley and Fidel ing in state-operated educational institutions, Castro were at the helm of their respective "You know, many people have said for countries, Cuba's Ambassador to Jamaica the first time in 60 years there is no Castro Inez Fors Fernandez has declared that the re- in Cuba. But Jamaicans need not worry that lationship remains tight. the relationship will not continue, because "Cuba remains a friend of Jamaica. The Jamaica is a friend of Cuba, Cuba is a friend country, and its people, have the love of the of Jamaica," said Fors Fernadez, as she un- Cuban people," Fors Fernandez told The derscored that the personal friendship be- Sunday Gleaner in an interview last week, tween Manley and Fidel Castro brought both days before her country marks the 60th an- countries together. niversary of the Cuban Revolution. Fors Fernandez said the relationship be- Fors Fernandez spent her first Christmas tween the two countries will be strengthened in Jamaica last week, and expressed pleasure under new Cuban President Miguel Diaz- serving as her country's ambassador to Ja- Canel, who was a toddler during the 1960 maica. revolution which installed Fidel Castro as She also thanked the Jamaican people for president. the warmth and love shown to her since she "The Cuban Revolution is a symbol for most of the developing countries all over the world. We do not have too many resources. Inez Fors Fernandez, Cuba’s ambassador to Jamaica. LINUS ALI, We are a poor third-world country, but we LL.B., BL, LL.M, came here, saying she could Jamaica has been there with Cuba, and that have given a lot to most of the developing PH.D easily pass for a Jamaican. friendship is the reason why so many Cuban world, including Jamaica," she said with BARRISTER & SOLICITOR, "You know, Jamaica still health professionals are here, and teachers, pride. NOTARY PUBLIC has the love of Cuban people. too," said Fors Fernandez. 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Meanwhile, on January 2nd, 2019, These plans haven’t been affected by the EEPGL will begin a three-month operation interruption of the gathering of seismic data at the Haimara-1 well site. The Stena Carron in the western part of the Liza-1 block fol- is the drillship and it will also be supported lowing an incursion into Guyana’s waters by by the same vessels being used for the the Venezuelan Navy. Tilapia-1 well. According to advertisements in last Sun- On December 3rd, ExxonMobil an- day Stabroek, Exxon’s local subsidiary, Esso nounced that it had made its 10th discovery Exploration and Production Guyana Limited offshore Guyana since May 2015 and in- (EEPGL) is set to begin a three-month creased its estimate of the discovered recov- drilling operation on January 5th, 2019 at the erable resource for the Stabroek Block to The Noble Tom Madden Tilapia-1 well site within the Stabroek more than 5 billion oil-equivalent barrels. Block. Tilapia-1 is located 3.4 miles (5.5 The 10th well was Pluma-1. dent. “We will continue to apply what we’ve sandstone reservoir. The Noble Tom Madden kilometers) west of the Longtail-1 well. “The discovery of a resource base of learned to identify additional exploration drillship began drilling on Nov. 1. The well Eleven vessels will be involved in this oper- more than 5 billion oil-equivalent barrels in prospects and potential future discoveries is located approximately 17 miles (27 kilo- ation: Noble Tom Madden, M/V Cat Island, less than four years is a testament of our that will deliver significant value to meters) south of the Turbot-1 well.” M/V Eland, M/V Oryx, Clarence Triche, technical expertise and rigorous evaluation Guyanese people, our partners and share- The Liza Phase 1 development is ex- Liam J Mc Call, Paradise Island, Sanibel Is- and pursuit of high-potential, high-risk op- holders.” Exxon had said that the Pluma-1 pected to begin producing up to 120,000 bar- land, Horn Island, Robert Adams and Jack portunities in this frontier area,” said Neil well encountered approximately 121 feet (37 rels oil per day by early 2020, utilizing the Edwards. Chapman, ExxonMobil senior vice presi- meters) of high-quality hydrocarbon-bearing Liza Destiny floating storage. Guyana President opens door to political cooperation with opposition PPP Guyana President David Granger has as- sured the nation that the government remains committed to working with the Opposition in 2019. Police probing dissenting In fact, he indicated in his New Year’s address to the nation that recent develop- ments in the National Assembly have created more opportunities for the two sides to work MP Charrandas Persaud together. “Recent developments in the National Days after leaving the country following a historic vote causing the Coalition Assembly have created opportunities for en- Government in Guyana to fall, Member of Parliament, Charrandass Persaud, is facing hanced political cooperation. Meetings be- a police probe. tween the Government and Opposition will Police Commissioner, Leslie James confirmed that indeed a probe was ongoing take place in the New Year to discuss and de- involving Persaud, who has since been expelled by his party, the Alliance For Change termine the way forward for our country. (AFC). “Your government is prepared to work James said that the case is one of national security. with the opposition to ensure that our na- The confirmation would come hours after one media house reported that police tional objectives are achieved and that 2019 were probing allegations that Charrandass Persaud made attempts to purchase US$1M can be a satisfactory year for all,” Granger ($200M) in gold from a miner, days before that December 21, 2018 vote in the Na- stated. tional Assembly. On December 21, the National Assembly There were screen shots from a Whatsapp number purportedly between the MP passed a motion of no confidence against the and another person, supposedly discussing a purchase. President and his Government. Opposition It is unclear how the screen grab was acquired and what that has to do, if anything, Leader, Bharrat Jagdeo, while calling on the with the investigations by the police. Government to resign with immediate effect The Coalition Government is exploring a number of legal options, and has asked as a result of the Motion has indicated his the Speaker of the House, Dr. Barton Scotland, to reverse the results of the no-confi- willingness to meet with the President to dis- dence vote. cuss the way forward. Persaud’s ‘yes’ vote saw the Opposition motion filed by leader, Bharrat Jagdeo, While the Government is open to the dis- David Granger being carried 33-32. cussion, it has challenged the validity of the Government this week said that based on precedence-setting court cases outside no confidence vote in the National Assem- “Guyanese can expect, by the end of the the jurisdiction, the no-confidence vote was not carried as it required 34 votes. bly. new year, to live in a state with more secure The MP reportedly sold his Prado SUV and handed over his Berbice law office The president indicated that the National borders; communities that are safer; an econ- to a magistrate days before the vote. Assembly and the Judiciary are the bedrock omy that is more resilient; a society that is His flight was booked and he flew out of Guyana to Canada hours after the vote. of the democracy. more cohesive and public services that are He is said to share dual citizenship with both Guyana and Canada, a matter which “Your government remains committed to more easily accessible,” Granger noted.
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