By News Source Guyana on May 20, 2015
News, Politics
President David Granger on Wednesday afternoon told his new Ministers in the government that they are all part of one team that is committed to developing a more united Guyana. The President intends to have a smaller but more muscular cabinet. Some ministries have been merged while new ones have been established. The Ministry of […]
By News Source Guyana on May 20, 2015
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IRVING, Texas, May 20, 2015 – Exxon Mobil Corporation today announced a significant oil discovery on the Stabroek Block, located approximately 120 miles offshore Guyana. The well was drilled by ExxonMobil affiliate, Esso Exploration and Production Guyana Ltd., and encountered more than 295 feet (90 meters) of high-quality oil-bearing sandstone reservoirs. It was safely drilled […]
By News Source Guyana on May 20, 2015
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The Guyana Telephone and Telegraph Company (GT&T) on Wednesday announced that its Chief Executive Officer, RK Sharma has tendered his resignation to explore non-corporate interests. Mr. Sharma was appointed CEO of the telephone company just over 2 years ago and earlier this year he had appeared set to continue in the position for a long […]
By News Source Guyana on May 20, 2015
News, Politics
President David Granger on Wednesday morning met with Permanent Secretaries and senior public servants and made it clear that those public servants who resigned from office to hit the campaign trail, will stay resigned. A number of permanent secretaries who mounted the platform of the People’s Progressive Party during the last elections sat attentively with […]
By News Source Guyana on May 20, 2015
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Several parts of the Lethem trail between the villages of Yakarinta and Massara, are under water following late night showers on Tuesday. Residents and persons traversing the area woke up to the flooded streets and fields on Wednesday morning. According to reports out of the area, a creek in the area became swollen following heavy […]
By News Source Guyana on May 20, 2015
Elections, News, Politics
As it is getting ready to launch nationwide protests against the results of the just concluded elections, the opposition People’s Progressive Party believes that the international observer missions that were in Guyana for the elections were all duped into believing the elections were free and fair. The governments of the United States, Canada and Great […]
By News Source Guyana on May 20, 2015
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The Guyana Geology and Mines Commission has confirmed that its mining officers were prevented by an injunction from carrying out safety checks at the Imran Khan mining site over the past two years. A mining pit at the same site collapsed on Sunday and killed 10 miners. In a statement the Geology and Mines Commission explained […]
By News Source Guyana on May 19, 2015
News
Armed bandits on Tuesday midday, carted off over $32 million in cash when they invaded a Courbane Park, Annandale businessman’s home. According to a police report, at about 11 o’ clock this morning (Tuesday), two men, one of whom was armed with a gun, entered the premises of the businessman and held up the housekeeper […]
By News Source Guyana on May 19, 2015
News
Commissioner of Police Seelall Persaud has been instructed by President David Granger to immediately put on hold all transfers of Police commanders and senior police officers. The Police Commissioner on Monday started to transfer a number of senior police officers to different positions in different divisions. The government only appointed Assistant Police Commissioner Brian Joseph […]
By News Source Guyana on May 19, 2015
Caribbean & International, News, Politics
The liberalisation of the Telecommunications Sector is set to become a reality with the new administration. Acting Head of the Presidential Secretariat Joseph Harmon, in an interview with the National Communications Network on Monday, indicated that the new APNU+AFC administration intends to put the passage of the Telecommunications Bill on the front burner when the new […]