CDB notes importance of Guyana’s oil and gas sector to dynamics of Caribbean economies

Guyana’s oil and gas industry will be a key player in the dynamics of the economies of Caribbean countries this year, according to the Director of Economics of the Caribbean Development Bank, (CDB), Ian Durant. Speaking during the CDB’s Annual News Conference this morning, Mr. Durant said in 2023, Guyana’s oil sector was a significant […]

Trinidad’s Energy Minister makes case for Guyana’s natural gas to be processed in T&T

By Svetlana Marshall Trinidad and Tobago’s Minister of Energy, Stuart Young, made a strong case today for the neighbouring CARICOM state to process natural gas from Guyana and Suriname. As he addressed the delegates at the Guyana Energy Conference this morning, Minister Stuart said Trinidad and Tobago has the facilities, but is in need of […]

Guyana continues to take Venezuela’s acts of aggression very seriously -Pres. Ali

With new reports, backed up with satellite images, about Venezuela’s ongoing build up of military equipment near the Guyana border, President Irfaan Ali today declared that Guyana is monitoring the situation and continues to take the acts of aggression from neighbouring Venezuela very seriously. The United States Government last week said based on its assessment, […]

Healthcare worker dies in early morning accident

Former Director of Nursing at the St. Joseph Mercy Hospital, 33-year-old, Mashuan Tyrell, lost his life early this morning in an accident along the East Coast Railway Embankment. Tyrell, who was attached to one of the oil and gas companies, reportedly lost control of his car while making a turn on the roadway, and ended […]

Teachers continue strike action with protest close to Energy Conference venue

Teachers across the country continued to stay away from their classrooms in large numbers today as their strike action entered its third week. Across the country, teachers gathered in large numbers and hosted protest marches. In Georgetown, hundreds of teachers and their supporters moved into the Kingston area, close to the Marriott Hotel, where the […]

President unveils master plan for Guyana’s development at Energy Conference; Major focus on transportation and logistics development

The 2024 Guyana Energy Conference and Supply Chain Expo opened this morning at the Marriott Hotel with President Irfaan Ali unveiling parts of Guyana’s Oil and Gas Master Plan, which will see major investments in Guyana’s infrastructure to support the country’s ambitions in transportation and logistics. The President told delegates of the Conference that the […]

Rowley sees critical role for Guyana, T&T and Suriname in addressing region’s energy challenges

With increasing energy security challenges facing the region, Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago, Dr. Keith Rowley today said Guyana, as well as Trinidad and Tobago and Suriname, as the three oil producing nations in the region, can play a critical role in averting the challenges currently being faced in the region.  Speaking at the […]

Sky High begins Guyana/Dominican Republic Service

Dominican Republic based airline, Sky High Aviation, began its services to Guyana on Sunday. The airline will operate three flights per week between Guyana and the Dominican Republic, and intends to eventually expand its services to daily flights. Officials of the airline have indicated that they intend for the service to be here for the […]