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Exxon Mobil Could Be First To Start Pumping Oil in Guyana Waters

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THE EXXON MOBIL RIG IN GUYANA’S WATERS.

GEORGETOWN, Guyana, Thursday March 16, 2017 – American oil giant Exxon Mobil Corporation is moving full steam ahead with plans to transform Guyana into a major oil producer.

In what industry experts call a rare occurrence in the industry, Exxon Mobil has asked the David Granger administration for a production licence to start pumping oil from the country’s seabed, less than five years after it discovered major oil finds.

Guyana Geology and Mines Commissioner Newell Dennison yesterday confirmed the application to the Associated Press, saying it would be the first time the small South American country has issued an oil and gas licence.

Health

Venom From A Caribbean Sea Snail Offers Long Lasting Pain Relief

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The Conus regius is a sea snail in the Caribbean Sea.

UTAH, USA, Thursday February 23, 2017 – The venom of a small snail native to the Caribbean could be used to develop a completely new way of treating chronic pain, according to researchers.

The venom of the Conus regius sea snail, which is normally used to paralyse or kill the snail’s prey, also contains a compound that seems to offer long-lasting pain relief.

The compound was still working and still blocking pain three days after being administered in experiments with rats.

According to the American research team, the findings meant that it may be possible to create a new pain therapy for patients who had exhausted all other options.

Crime/Justice, Local news, News

RSS COUNCIL OF MINISTERS MEETS IN ST. KITTS ON THE HEELS OF MANY SUCCESSES THAT HAVE COME UNDER THE CHAIRMANSHIP OF PM HARRIS

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BASSETERRE, ST. KITTS, MARCH 16TH, 2017 (PRESS SEC) — The annual Regional Security System (RSS) Council of Ministers’ Meeting will take place at the St. Kitts Marriott Resort tomorrow, Friday, March 17th, 2017 under the chairmanship of Prime Minister Dr. the Honourable Timothy Harris.

The meeting comes months after the successful deployment of the Regional Security System in St. Kitts and Nevis, to assist with enhancing the safety and security of the country, and also at a time when the RSS is seeing significant progress region-wide on a number of fronts.

Local Sports, Sports

WINNERS OF THE 2015 AND 2016 HARRIS BASKETBALL LEAGUE COMPETITIONS RECEIVE THEIR WELL DESERVED PRIZES

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BASSETERRE, St. Kitts, March 16, 2017 (Press Unit in the Office of the Prime Minister) – The last two championship teams in the Dr. the Honourable Timothy Harris Basketball League were presented with their prize monies and championship trophies on Wednesday night (March 15), during a prize- giving ceremony at the Edgar Gilbert Sporting Complex in Molineux.

The Inner City Ballers won the 2015 competition, while Strivers was declared winners of the 2016 tournament.

Local news, News

THE E.B.J. HARMONICS Powered By Vibes Beach Bar presents ‘FROM THE SOUL OF MY PAN’, a concert and honorarium on Saturday 25th March 2017 at the Sir Cecil Jacobs Auditorium E.C.C.B.

BuckBuckie Got It…..THE E.B.J. HARMONICS Powered By Vibes Beach Bar presents ‘FROM THE SOUL OF MY PAN’, a concert and honorarium on Saturday 25th March 2017 at the Sir Cecil Jacobs Auditorium E.C.C.B.

It’s has been 10 years since Mr Earl BOOTS Jones has passed from this earth and this will be as a tribute to him and his legacy.
There will also be an honorarium where the ministry of culture and EBJ Harmonics present awards to seven (7) persons for the dedication, efforts and aid to Steel Pan and culture development in St.Kitts and Nevis over the years. (Giving flowers while they are alive)