By News Source Guyana on July 25, 2017
News
(BUSINESS WIRE)–Exxon Mobil Corporation (NYSE:XOM) today announced it has discovered additional oil in the Payara reservoir offshore Guyana, increasing the total Payara discovery to approximately 500 million oil-equivalent barrels. These positive well results increase the estimated gross recoverable resource for the Stabroek Block to between 2.25 billion oil-equivalent barrels and 2.75 billion oil-equivalent barrels. The well […]
By News Source Guyana on July 25, 2017
Crime, News
The Security Forces are further stepping up their efforts to ensure the capture of all of the prison escapees. Seven of the thirteen prisoners who escaped from the Lusignan Prison were recaptured last evening. Those recaptured have been identified as Odel Roberts, Jamal Forde, Jamal Joseph, Rayon Jones, Winston Long, Teshawn McKenzie and Jason Howard. […]
By News Source Guyana on July 24, 2017
Crime, News
A former Guyanese airline employee has been arrested in Brooklyn as US Federal Agents probe a drug ring with links to New York’s JFK International Airport. The 32-year-old man has been named in US Court documents as Jermaine Horatio. According to the court documents, he was taken into custody after agents intercepted his text messages […]
By News Source Guyana on July 24, 2017
Crime, News
Crime Chief, Senior Superintendent Wendell Blanhum on Monday took the stand at the Commission of Inquiry into the alleged assassination plot against President David Granger. He offered his testimony in a very contentious atmosphere. Blanhum said his humble opinion regarding the facts of the case was that the allegations made by Andrif Gillheart against businessman Nazim Khan […]
By News Source Guyana on July 24, 2017
Crime, News, Politics
Admitting that he takes ultimate responsibility for the escape of 13 prisoners from the Lusignan Prison, an embarrassed but defiant Minister of Public Security Khemraj Ramjatttan declared that there is now a war against the escapees and he wants the public on his side. At an afternoon press conference at his Brickdam office, Mr. Ramjattan […]
By News Source Guyana on July 24, 2017
Crime, News
A confused looking Minister of National Security, Khemraj Ramjattan, appeared on the state-owned, National Communications Network just after 1 o’ clock this afternoon to issue an appeal for the public’s help. Mr. Ramjattan wants the public to offer any information that could lead to the recapture of the 13 prison escapees who reportedly dug their […]
By News Source Guyana on July 24, 2017
Crime, News
As the Inquiry into the alleged plot to assassinate President David Grangers continues, Assistant Commissioner of Police, Clifton Hicken is being accused of “dereliction of duty” in the initial police investigation, an assertion that he has sternly rejected. Hicken who served as A’ Division Commander was questioned on the role he played in the investigation […]
By News Source Guyana on July 24, 2017
Crime, News
As a massive manhunt continues for the 13 men who escaped from the Lusignan Prison between last night and this morning, more details are emerging about the crimes that they may have committed. Nine of the escapees were behind bars on murder charges while others were charged in connection with robbery and gun related charges. […]
By News Source Guyana on July 24, 2017
Crime, News
Crime Chief Wendel Blanhum has confirmed that thirteen prisoners have escaped from the Lusignan Prison. Already the Joint Services have been bogged down in a manhunt for the remaining four prisoners who escaped from the Camp Street jail three weeks ago. Mr. Blanhum told News Source that he was informed of the escape by the […]
By News Source Guyana on July 23, 2017
News, Politics
The Ministry of the Presidency is fighting back against assertions that the President has rejected the ruling of acting Chief Justice Roxane George-Wiltshire on the case brought against the Attorney General, Mr. Basil Williams, by Mr. Marcel Gaskin, a private citizen. In a statement on Saturday night, the Ministry of the Presidency said any commentary […]