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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...

Indonesian man’s body found inside python – police

(BBC) A missing Indonesian man was found dead inside the body of a python, according to local police. Akbar went missing on Sunday on the...

Ed Ahmad gets reduced 2 years sentence for mortgage fraud

Popular New York based Guyanese businessman Edul Ahmad, was  earlier on Friday sentenced to two years in prison for running a $US 3 million...

‘Plastic rice’ seized in Nigeria

Nigeria has confiscated 102 bags of "plastic rice" smuggled into the country by unscrupulous businessmen, the customs service says. According to a BBC report this...

Daughter of Indian immigrants appointed as U.S. Ambassador to UN

(CNN) - President-elect Donald Trump has picked South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley to be the U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, the transition team...

Snake marriage story fake, Malaysian fireman says

(BBC Asia) A Malaysian fireman widely reported to have wed his pet snake says that he is saddened by the story he says is...

Indian teen raped, raped again, then killed

14-year-old killed in second shocking double rape attack in India (CNN) A 14-year-old girl died Sunday in another case of a lower-caste woman allegedly being raped...

Indian girl cuts off uncle’s penis in rape attempt

  - Police in India are praising a teenage girl who allegedly cut off her uncle’s penis as he attempted to rape her. The report...

Gov’t to close Wales Estate – Hundreds of sugar workers to be placed...

By Kristen Macklingam, INews reporter The APNU/AFC coalition is proceeding to stick to plans it had made while in Opposition to have sugar factories/estates shut...

US election: America votes for president after divisive campaign

(BBC) Americans are heading to the polls today to choose a new president after one of the most rancorous election campaigns the country has...

Recent Articles

18 areas earmarked for new housing developments

The government has revealed a comprehensive strategy aimed at further reducing the backlog of house lots within the Ministry of Housing and Water’s database. Minister...

Legal icon Justice (rtd.) Désirée Bernard dies

Former Chancellor of the Judiciary of Guyana Justice Désirée Bernard has died. Justice Bernard’s biography is chronicled on the CCJ’s website. It states that she...

Traffic Advisory for Easter Monday

Traffic Advisory from the Guyana Police Force: Be informed that in on Monday 1st April, 2024 Easter activities will be celebrated country wide with an...

UK donates drone to GMCS for mangrove monitoring

A group of young indigenous girls and boys are being trained to champion conservation efforts in the Barima Mora Passage. They are being trained...

Counselling, other support for families of girls that died in Massara

The government has pledged to provide counselling and other support that may be necessary to the families of the three young girls who lost...

Current dry spell to persist until end of April, desist from lighting fires –...

Public Advisory from the Ministry of Home Affairs:  In recent developments, there has been a significant decrease in visibility attributed to a combination of ground...

Death of GDF rank: Truck driver says highway was dark, soldiers were not wearing...

See full statement from the Guyana Police Force:  Police are investigating a fatal accident which occurred at about 21:00 hrs last night (Wednesday) at Madewini,...

Texas-based Lindsayca to work on petrochemical plant, refinery & oil block in Guyana

Texas-based oil and gas firm Lindsayca has revealed that it will be doing critical work on three major local initiatives: a petrochemical plant, as...

GDF rank struck, killed by truck during annual walk

A Guyana Defence Force (GDF) Sergeant was struck down and killed by a vehicle while participating in the Force’s annual walk. Dead is Sergeant Deslyn...

Guyana will aggressively pursue oil for national development – Pres Ali to BBC

  An interview between President Dr Irfaan Ali and Stephen Sackur, the host of BBC’s “HardTalk” show, saw the Head of State forced to defend...