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27-year-old Linden businessman and contractor, Fawazz McRae was remanded to jail today for the attempted murder of Police Sergeant Jermaine Semple. The two men are cousins. Semple was shot to the head at close range on Sunday night at a hangout spot in Amelia’s Ward, Linden during a row. He remains in a critical condition […]
Under the proposed model Production Sharing Agreement (PSA) for the oil industry, operators after being issued with their licenses would be required to submit work programmes and budgets for approval by the Minister who holds responsibility for the Petroleum Sector. According to the draft agreements, which were released by the Government on Tuesday, the contractor […]
Chairman of the Public Utilities Commission, (PUC), Attorney-at-Law, Dela Britton, has indicated that the Commission continues to keep a keen eye on the operations of the Guyana Power and Light and the Guyana Water Incorporated. She made the disclosure while participating in a Consumer Rights Day webinar, which took place this morning. Ms. Briton explained […]
A post-mortem examination was conducted today on the body of Linden bauxite miner, Neptrind Hercules, who died on Saturday when the bulldozer he was operating was sucked underground by quiksand. Hercules’ cause of death has been listed as suffocation. His body was found inside the bulldozer yesterday after three days of searches and digging into […]
Guyana’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Hugh Todd has updated The Commonwealth and Foreign Ministers of the Commonwealth on Guyana’s border case against Venezuela, which is before the International Court of Justice (ICJ). Mr. Todd provided the update during a Foreign Ministers Meeting of the Commonwealth in London. During the meeting, he also reiterated the appreciation […]
In light of increasing reports of gender-based discrimination, the Women and Gender Equality Commission has launched a campaign to chronicle the stories of ‘victims’ with the hope of bringing a halt to the issue. “This campaign has been prompted by recent reports from members of the public and personnel of the disciplinary forces who have […]
The European Union (EU) and the Government of Guyana, today launched a €10 million Sustainable Forest Livelihoods Project. The project is intended to benefit communities in Guyana, and its eastern neighbour, Suriname. It will see Guyana benefiting from a grant of €5million, which is designed to help the country maintain healthy forests. The project […]
Opposition Leader Aubrey Norton has broken his silence over the controversial statements made by Working People’s Alliance Executive Member, Tacuma Ogunseye at a Buxton public meeting last Thursday. Mr. Norton, who also spoke at the meeting, said while the words utterd by the WPA official were “badly chosen”, he understands the frustrations of the longtime […]
The Government of Guyana today released the draft Model Petroleum Agreements for both the deepwater and shallow-water blocks paving way for the commencement of some 14 days of consultation. According to the draft Model Petroleum Agreements, the Contractor will be required to pay the Government a royalty rate of 10% of all Petroleum produced and […]
The Police Sergeant who was shot to his head by his own cousin during a confrontation at a hangout spot in Linden, remains on life support, although showing a few signs of improvement. The Police Officer, Jermaine Semple, remains a patient in the Intensive Care Unit of the Linden Hospital. While he remains unconscious and […]
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