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The ExxonMobil company has exited the Kaieteur Block offshore Guyana and intends to focus on its oil production in the Stabroek Block. In a statement, the company said, Ratio Guyana Limited is anticipated to assume the role as operator in the block that spans 3.3 million acres. Exxon said its exploration efforts and discovery of […]
The Government is pushing back against the just concluded Washington Conference on Guyana, which was attended by the Opposition Leader and several other members of the opposition APNU+AFC. In a statement, Prime Minister Mark Phillips lashed out at the Opposition, accusing Opposition of being unpatriotic for agreeing to a petition that details issues related to […]
The Guyana Power and Light is asking customers to conserve on electricity usage as the company has recorded its highest-level electricity generation and demand in the Demerara- Berbice interconnected system. The company said it recently recorded a peak demand of 182 megawatts, when the usual high demand is around 154 megawatts. Over the last few […]
The Region Seven indigenous community of Jawalla has been thrown into mourning with the deaths of three women, who were crushed during a violent storm in the area on Thursday afternoon. According to reports coming out of the region, a number of trees were uprooted during the storm and the women were crushed by one […]
The Cheddi Jagan International Airport (CJIA) has announced that it recorded a 12% increase in arrivals during the first 20 days of September in the run up and during the Caribbean Premiere League cricket matches in Guyana. Statistics provided by the airport indicated that by the end of September, more than 36,000 passengers would have […]
Opposition Member of Parliament David Patterson has refused to accept the apology issued to him by the Guyana Police Force, after the Force admitted that his name had been “mistakenly” left on a travel blacklist at the Cheddi Jagan International Airport. The Opposition MP and former Government Minister was on his way to Washington on […]
Opposition Leader Aubrey Norton and a team of Opposition Parliamentary members met and held discussions today with a US Congressional team at the US Congress in Washington. After the meeting, Mr. Norton said he believes the meeting went extremely well as the team was able to make several issues known to the US officials. Mr. […]
A 21-year-old woman from Sophia will face serious charges after she was busted at the Camp Street jail during an attempt to smuggle marijuana into the jailhouse. According to a report from the Prison Service, the woman turned up at the jailhouse this afternoon to drop off some items for an inmate. However, when a […]
The Guyana Public Service Union, (GPSU) today appealed to its members to be vigilant and to stand in solidarity with the union, as it intends to press the government for a meaningful increase in salaries for public servants. At a press conference today, union officials said past and present governments have been imposing salary increases […]
Guyana’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Ambassador Carolyn Rodrigues has responded to the “falsehoods” made by Venezuela’s Foreign Minister, Yván Gil, when he addressed the UN General Assembly debate last week. The Venezuelan Foreign Minister told the UN General Assembly indirectly that Guyana is using the Essequibo region for military exercises which poses a […]
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