Guyana Chronicle New York Edition Week-ending October 7, 2016
Government aMressino overseas applicants for oil sector with his ministry to "keep files" while trying to reach out to the applicants as fast as possible.
The Ministry of Citizenship in partnership with the Ministry of Natural Resources is reaching out to persons who have applied for jobs in various positions within the upcoming oil sector. Minister of Natural Resources, Raphael Trotman told media personnel days ago, that the Ministry is constantly receiving applications and letters from overseas Guyanese for positions in the oil sector. He said that they were receiving correspondence from interested Guyanese who want to return to Guyana and this has been happening on a daily basis. Those persons sending in their Curriculum Vitae and other expressions make up a large number of "both semi-skilled and skilled" workers with experience in the oil sector, Trotman related. He said some of the applicants are currently working in oil and gas sectors in developed countries while
others have been the victims of financial crisis that saw them losing their jobs. The international oil industry has been slowing down with low oil prices for a prolonged period. Some economies have been severely hit. Minister Trotman said that seamen, geophysicists and others for top positions have expressed interest. "We are still in the early stages, but we will need skills at different levels," Trotman disclosed. He said that the Ministry of Citizenship is working
The Guyana oil industry is being prepared by American company Exxon Mobil. They expect to start commercial production of the commodity by 2021. It is projected that Guyana will earn about GY$42 billion per year if ExxonMobil begins producing oil at the current price of US$46.22 per barrel and based upon the revenue sharing formula agreed to between the two sides. Projections are that the price of oil could increase to US$79 per barrel by 2021. It was noted during an Exxon Mobil press conference last month that at that rate, Guyana can gain as much as US$355,500,000 (GY$73.233 billion) per year from the Liza well.
Minister of Natural Resources RAPHAEL TROTMAN Exxon has noted that the large job provision touted from the company may not exactly be the case, but spin off industries, and increased activity in the country can create jobs outside of the few hundred the company will themselves employ.
Guyanese-populated Schenectady ranked most dangerous, poorest city in USA A U.S City where hundreds of Guyanese from across New York were lured into securing cheap
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2000s is being dubbed the worst city in the nation. New reports are coming out, showing Schenectady to be the worst city in the United States. The area which has a large Guyanese population is said to be full of crack cocaine, heroin, and a cor-
rupt police department that was threatened to be shut down a year ago by the FBI. "The Schenectady Police Depart ment does not serve and protect, it has a long history of racketeering, prostitution encouragement, and sells drugs," a U.S media report stated.
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With a population of 66,041, violent crime in the area is ranked 7th highest in New York while property crime ranks 14th worst in New York. In Schenectady, you have a 33% daily chance of being a victim of crime.
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"The median home value in Schenectady is $87,600. Schenectady home values have declined -3.5% over the past year and Zillow predicts they will fall -0.1% within the next year." The income levels in Schenectady are atrocious as well. The average person who works (35% of the population) does little better than minimum wage; in fact, the average hourly rate is minimum wage. Many people in Schenectady are on welfare, [www.inewsguyana.com]