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Guyana receives additional US$300,000 in support from US Govt. to tackle security challenges

The U.S. Department of State, through the Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs, has made an additional US$300,000 available to Guyana under the Caribbean Basin Security Initiative to combat a number of security challenges, including the trafficking of narcotics.  At a signing ceremony this morning at Ramphal House, U.S Ambassador to Guyana, Nicole […]

Norton challenges Government to provide data to prove majority of Venezuelan migrants are Guyanese

Opposition Leader Aubrey Norton is challenging the Government to provide data in relation to the number of Guyanese returning from Venezuela, explaining that there appears to be confusion on the part of the Government on the issue, since an early declaration by the Government contradicts a recent statement by Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo.  On Thursday, […]

ExxonMobil announces new oil discovery in Stabroek Block

The ExxonMobil Guyana company today announced a new oil discovery at Bluefin in the Stabroek Block offshore Guyana, The discovery is the company’s first discovery of 2024. In a statement, Exxon said the Bluefin well encountered approximately 60 metres of hydrocarbon-bearing sandstone and was drilled by the Stena Drillmax drillship in 4,244 feet (1,294 metres) of […]

GECOM must remove dead persons from voters list -says VP Jagdeo

Vice President, Bharrat Jagdeo believes the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) must take appropriate steps to remove dead persons from the Official List of Electors (OLE). As of March 1, 2024, approximately 704,439 voters were registered on the Official List of Electors. With the school age population estimated to be just over 200,000, longstanding Elections Commissioner, […]