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Tuesday, April 23, 2024

Oil & Gas: Guyanese must demand local content input at every stage- Expert

...says foreign oil companies not doing any favours by investing upfront Foreign oil companies are not doing Guyanese a favour by fronting the capital required...

M&CC seeking to impose up to $100,000 in immediate fines with new ‘Littering bylaws’

Additional $10,000 each day the fine remains unpaid- King The Mayor and City Council (M&CC) is proposing to introduce “littering bylaws” to address the...

Directives issued to halt single mothers from working security night shift – Scott

Despite the concerns raised by stakeholders regarding Junior Social Protection Minister Keith Scott’s plan to bar single mothers from working the night shift for...

Local Content Plan for oil sector expected by year-end- ExxonMobil

By Jarryl Bryan International oil giant ExxonMobil has indicated its intention to toe the proverbial line and submit its Local Content Plan by December of...

MTV Inc. Channel 14/65 off the air after tower collapses

-Company not ruling out sabotage  Multi Technology Vision Inc. Channel 14/65 is currently off the air after the broadcast tower at their facility has collapsed. The...

GWI inks over US$30M contract with Chinese company for 3 water treatment plants

-says 77,000 persons to benefit from construction The Guyana Water Incorporated (GWI) on Thursday signed contracts for the construction of three water treatment plants in...

Govt’s relationship with Exxon must be open, accountable & aligned – President

President David Granger has said that Government will be working with ExxonMobil to develop a long-term relationship founded on transparency, accountability, openness, and aligned...

Temporary ban placed on interior shuttle operations- GCAA

In light of the three recent plane crashes which took the lives of two pilots, the Guyana Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) announced that as...

TIGI slams Govt for approving Public Health contract to blacklisted company

-'Saying you did not know is unacceptable'- Thomas It was only last year that Trinidad company Western Scientific Company Limited was blacklisted by the Inter-American...

Home owners get key to Perservance duplex model homes

Forty-six- year-old Deborrah Wilson is the first occupant of a duplex home constructed by the Government as part of its housing solution programme. After waiting...

Recent Articles

Solar panels stolen from school in Bartica; businessman, security officer arrested

See full statement from Guyana Police Force:  Police in Regional Division #7 are investigating an alleged simple larceny that occurred between Friday, April 19, and...

Taxi drivers allegedly shot by vendor at Kitty Seawall

See full statement from the Guyana Police Force:  On April 17th, 2024, at about 23:00 hrs on the seawall near the Station in Kitty,...

Authorities still awaiting lab results on Berbice children who died last week

Authorities are still awaiting the results of lab tests conducted on samples taken from three Berbice children who died under unknown or unclear circumstances. These...

Over 2800 dengue cases recorded for the year so far

Guyana has already recorded over 2800 dengue cases for 2024, advisor to the Ministry of Health, Dr Leslie Ramsammy has revealed. Specifically, a total of...

Govt, CARICOM working for solution to Haitian crisis– President Ali

President Dr Irfaan Ali has reminded the region that the Guyana government and the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) continue to direct stringent efforts to the...

Edghill engages speedboat operators on unauthorised fare increases, other concerns

Minister of Public Works, Bishop Juan Edghill, this morning met with boat operators that ply the Bartica and Supenaam route to address unauthorised fare...

Taxi driver busted with 22kg of ganja

A 53-year-old taxi driver was taken into custody following the interception of 22 kilograms of cannabis in his motorcar on Sunday last at High...

Over G$110M raised for the Palestinians following appeal during Ramadan 2024

The Central Islamic Organisation of Guyana (CIOG), the Muslim Youth Organisation of Guyana, (MYO) and The Guyana Islamic Trust (GIT), are pleased to announce...

Letter: Unless PPC is given authority, it cannot cancel any contracts

Dear Editor, The Public Procurement Commission’s publication of the report has sparked a deluge of commentaries from politicians, media personalities, and social media commentators. Based...

Guyanese scholar Dr Vivian Rambihar inducted into Walk of Fame

Dr. Vivian Rambihar, a globally renowned Toronto cardiologist, Adjunct Assistant Professor at the University of Toronto, author and global community activist for close to...