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Friday, May 17, 2024

Political Risk Analysis: What Should Investors Know About Guyana’s Oil Industry?

By Nathaniel Parish Flannery (Forbes) Guyana is not usually mentioned as one of the top targets for investment in Latin America. The country, which has...

Guyana reaffirms commitment to restoring, preserving Ozone Layer

– Guyana’s Agriculture Minister Dr. Leslie Ramsammy has reiterated the country’s commitment to ensuring the restoration and preservation of the Ozone Layer. At a...

ExxonMobil announces 6th major oil discovery offshore Guyana

ExxonMobil has announced today positive results from its Ranger-1 exploration well, marking the oil giant's sixth oil discovery offshore Guyana since 2015. According to information...

GTT launches ‘Blaze’ high-speed Internet

Guyanese will complain no more of slow Internet service as GTT on Saturday launched its long anticipated “Blaze” high-speed Internet. At the National Stadium, East...

GTT wants rates increased for ‘struggling landline’; consumer body says service should be free

Guyana Telephone & Telegraph Company (GTT) was once again met with stern objections from the Guyana Consumers Association on its second request so far...

Six successful Cornea Transplants completed at Balwant Singh Hospital   

By Kurt Campbell            – Over the last week, local health provider –Balwant Singh Hospital – completed its first six cornea...

Former Chief Magistrate among two sworn in as Judges

By Jomo Paul – Former Chief Magistrate Priya Sewnarine - Beharry and Former Deputy Director of Public Prosecutions, Jo-Ann Barlow were sworn in as...

Severe flooding hits Georgetown

  – Section of Georgetown is under severe flood waters as heavy rain continues across the country. As a result of the continuous rain, the...

Ramjattan enforces 2am curfew on bars; threatens to revoke licenses of those who don’t...

By Leroy Smith - Minister of Public Security Khemraj Ramjattan has decided to enforce the 2am close off time for bars, nightclubs and restaurants...

Movement Against Parking Meters to protest again today in front of City Hall

-President orders fees be reduced -MAPM says deal needs to be scrapped, mulling legal action The Movement Against Parking Meters (MAPM) has called for persons...

Recent Articles

Lusignan prison escapee spotted in Parika, GPS offers reward for his arrest

Days after Jose Awad escaped from the Lusignan Prison, East Coast Demerara, he was reportedly spotted in the vicinity of Parika, East Bank Essequibo. ...

QC teacher sent on leave after allegedly beating students

An investigation has been launched into the beating of some 10 students of Queens College. According to reports, the incident occurred around 10:15h on Thursday...

Essequibo shopkeeper busted with cocaine, ganja

A 47-year-old shopkeeper of Dartmouth Village Essequibo Coast, Region Two (Pomeroon-Supenaam) was on Wednesday taken into custody following the discovery of a quantity of...

Guyanese among 2 killed in Upstate NY head-on collision

A Guyanese woman was among two killed in a head-on crash in White Creek, upstate New York. Dead are 39-year-old Shumeka Burgan-Mentor formerly of Timehri,...

Taxi driver busted with 22kg ganja gets 4 years, fined $19.8M

Fifty-three-year-old Eusi Wilson, a taxi driver who was interception with 22 kilograms of cannabis in his motorcar on April 21, 2024, along High Street,...

2-year-old-old among 3 injured after lorry crashes into concrete bridge

A two-year-old was among three persons injured after the motor lorry in which they were travelling crashed into a concrete bridge along the Glasgow...

8 illegal structures halt major infrastructural works in Linden – CH&PA

The Chief Executive Officer of the Central Housing and Planning Authority, Sherwyn Greaves, on Wednesday morning, went with a team on a fact-finding mission...

T&T Govt denies blocking importation of milk from Guyana

claims importer returned goods to DDL   The Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Ministry had very strong words for Trinidad and Tobago’s (T&T) decision to...

Conciliation talks: Govt rejects GTU’s 20% across-the-board increase ultimatum

…says demand shocked Ministry, unreasonable The sudden ultimatum by the Guyana Teachers’ Union (GTU) to demand that the Government pay all teachers a 20 per...

Fmr. PNC General Secretary, Oscar Clarke passes

Former General Secretary (GS) of the People's National Congress (PNC) reportedly died on Wednesday after complaining of feeling unwell. He died at a private...