Potential oil spill threatens Caribbean Sea
The FSO Nabarima oil tanker with 1.3 million barrels of crude oil is sinking in the Gulf of Paria between Venezuela and Trinidad, and...
Environmental issues thoroughly addressed in the Payara licence – EPA
The recently awarded Payara offshore development licence features significant new clauses missing from the Liza 1 well licence which makes it more environmentally friendly.
The...
ExxonMobil Guyana supports “high-tech” monitoring at Iwokrama
The Iwokrama International Centre has announced that with funding from ExxonMobil Guyana it is now able to remotely monitor the Iwokrama forest using drone...
Black hole breakthroughs win Nobel physics prize
(BBC) Three scientists have been awarded the 2020 Nobel Prize in Physics for work to understand black holes.
Roger Penrose, Reinhard Genzel and Andrea Ghez...
Payara production license superior to APNU/AFC approved Liza 1, 2 – Jagdeo
…as PPP secures vastly improved terms
With the Opposition – A Partnership for National Unity/Alliance For Change (APNU/AFC) criticising the recently signed Payara license, Government...
National Oil Spill Contingency Plan handed over to Government
The Civil Defence Commission (CDC) on Friday handed over the National Oil Spill Contingency Plan for Guyana to Prime Minister, Brigadier (ret’d) Mark Phillips.
Director-General...
Team set up to negotiate gas to energy – Jagdeo
Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo has disclosed that the PPP/C government is now looking to start negotiations on the gas to energy project.
"We’ve set up...
Mystery deaths of hundreds of elephants solved
(BBC) Toxins made by microscopic algae in water caused the previously unexplained deaths of hundreds of elephants in Botswana, wildlife officials say.
Botswana is home...
De Willem Koker breached
The stop-lock device and koker door at Tarla Dam, De Willem on the West Coast of Demerara were damaged during the severe weather conditions.
Head...
Spring tide sweeps away mangroves at Mahaicony
The Ministry of Public Works is assessing the impacts of the current spring tide on the sea and river defences in vulnerable locations along...
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Govt examining innovative ways for the working class to get more money in their...
Even as the government is building out an ecosystem where every citizen prospers, President Dr Mohamed Irfaan Ali revealed that his government is examining...
Couple jumps through window as fire flattens house at Fyrish
A fire of unknown origin has flattened a two-storey wooden and concrete house located at Fyrish Village, Corentyne, Berbice, leaving three persons.
The incident occurred...
No progress without the working-class – GAWU
GAWU’s President, Seepaul Narine Labour Day address 2024
Comrades, on this momentous occasion of Labour Day, the Guyana Agricultural and General Workers Union (GAWU) extends...
GPF acquires modern ‘crime scene’ vehicle to improve crime-solving efforts
With the recent acquisition of a cutting-edge crime scene vehicle, the Guyana Police Force has taken a monumental step towards fortifying its crime-solving prowess.
This...
Opposition’s case to remove Jagdeo from Parliament “premature” – Nandlall
Attorney General and Minister of Legal Affairs, Anil Nandlall on Tuesday criticised legal action filed by Opposition Members of Parliament to remove Vice President...
$4.1B money laundering case against father, son discharged
Money laundering charges against Kenneth Kellawan Ramnarine and his son, Damian Brandon Ramnarine were dismissed by Magistrate Rhondel Weaver after she upheld a no-case...
GRA’s false declarations scandal: ExxonMobil cuts ties with brokers, taking steps to avoid reoccurrence
Days after reports emerged that the Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) had flagged false declarations on oil well equipment imported on behalf of ExxonMobil, the...
Soesdyke Junction to Timehri Road to be upgraded into 4-lane
The government is planning to upgrade the two-lane road from the Linden/Soesdyke Junction to Timehri Police Station into a four-lane carriageway.
This initiative was announced...
Labour Day 2024: More than 23% in across-the-board salary increases paid to public servants...
On the occasion of Labour Day 2024, President Dr. Irfaan Ali revealed that more than 23 per cent in across-the-board salary increases have been...
Edghill leads Guyana delegation at ICAO’s symposium in Punta Cana
A delegation from Guyana comprising Minister of Public Works, Hon. Bishop Juan Edghill, and Mr. Saheed Sulaman, Deputy Director General of the Guyana Civil...