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Two Berbice men remain in custody as investigations continue into the murder of 52-year-old Corentyne resident, Ninawattie Nandlall, whose body was found last Thursday in the backdam of Number Naught village, Corentyne. The two suspects have been identified as an 18-year-old man and a 25-year-old man. In a statement over the weekend, the Police said […]
Opposition Member of Parliament, David Patterson is warning the Government against the use of a power supply ship as a temporary fix to the electricity crisis facing the country, on the basis that it is not a feasible option. The Government has since moved ahead with an agreement to have the ship come to Guyana […]
The Government, through the Guyana Power and Light Inc (GPL), has signed an agreement with a Qatari-based energy company – UCC Holding – for the supply of 36 megawatts of power with the use of a “power ship.” President Irfaan Ali made the announcement on Friday during a live Facebook broadcast. The country has been […]
1500 persons from the West Demerara were today allocated house lots by the Central Housing and Planning Authority. The lots are the first to be issued in the new Wales Housing Development Scheme on the West Bank of Demerara. During the Housing Ministry’s ‘Dream Realised’ event to distribute the house lots today, Housing Minister Collin […]
Police in Corentyne, Berbice have launched an investigation into murder of 52-year-old Ninawattie Nandalall. The woman’s lifeless body was discovered in the backdam of Number Naught village, Corentyne. There are reports that there were a number of marks of violence on the woman’s body. Her family members had reported to the Police last evening that […]
A 36-year-old Festival City labourer was stabbed to death this morning in the Tucville area, and investigators have arrested a 42-year-old woman and her son. Investigators have identified the dead man as Amaziah Hoenkirk. According to a statement from the Police, the Festival City man got into a row on Thursday night with the 42-year-old […]
The Guyana Government has approved a Petroleum Production License to the Stabroek Block operator, ExxonMobil, for its sixth development offshore Guyana, at Whiptail. The US$12.7 billion development is expected to produce 250,000 barrels of oil daily, bringing daily production to 1.3 million by the end of 2027. A release from the Ministry of Natural Resources […]
By Svetlana Marshall Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo has laid blame at the doorsteps of the ExxonMobil company and its local contractor, Guyana Shore Base, for the delays being experienced in the execution of the Gas-to-Energy Project, which has resulted in calls for arbitration by the project contractors – CH4-Lindsayca. However, during a press conference today, […]
The management of the Guyana Power and Light company (GPL) has been summoned to appear before the Parliamentary Sectoral Committee on Economic Services next month, in wake of the ongoing power supply problems that have been hitting the country. Chairman of the Parliamentary Committee on Economics Services, Opposition Member of Parliament, Shurwayne Holder, today said […]
A commitment by the Guyana Power and Light (GPL) to install additional equipment to inject additional power to the national grid by this Saturday has been welcomed by the Government, although Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo still has a question mark over the commitment. During his weekly Press conference today, Mr. Jagdeo said the Power Company […]
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