By News Source Guyana on February 14, 2023
News, Politics
Declaring the second Guyana International Energy Conference open this morning, President Irfaan Ali used the forum to make it clear that the Guyana Government has no interest in renegotiating the Stabroek Block Production Sharing Agreement (PSA) with ExxonMobil, despite a campaign promise to do so. Though most of the President’s remarks focused on environment and […]
By News Source Guyana on February 14, 2023
News, Politics
Indigenous leaders from across the country will start receiving cheques tomorrow for the development of their various communities, as the government begins the disbursement of funds from the sale of carbon credits, President Irfaan Ali announced today. Last December, the Guyana Government and Hess Corporation signed a REDD+ Carbon Credit Purchase Agreement paving the way […]
By News Source Guyana on February 14, 2023
News, Politics
by Svetlana Marshall With many Caribbean countries depending heavily on imported fuel, Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago, Dr Keith Rowley believes the Region would do well if it bands its resources together, and make use of the oil refinery in Trinidad and Tobago. “The refinery and its supporting infrastructure are available for restart, upgrade […]
By News Source Guyana on February 14, 2023
News, Politics
CARICOM Leaders will meet in The Bahamas from Wednesday for their intercessional meeting, which will examine a number of critical issues, including health security and issues related to climate change. According to a statement from CARICOM, the need for continued vigilance against COVID-19 and the recent threat of Monkey Pox are among the critical issues […]
By News Source Guyana on February 14, 2023
News, Politics
The parent company for COURTS and Ashley Furniture store in Guyana, UNICOMER, is taking on a major investment project along the East Bank Demerara corridor that will see the construction of a corporate complex and a logistics park. In an announcement today, UNICOMER said the investment will total G$25 billion and will be part of […]
By News Source Guyana on February 14, 2023
News, Politics
An investigation into the Sunday afternoon fire that gutted a Windsor Forest house and claimed the life of its owner, has found that the fire was started by the fluctuation of the electricity supply to the home. In a statement, the Guyana Fire Service said that there was sparking at a breaker panel box in […]
By News Source Guyana on February 13, 2023
News, Politics
Over 1,200 persons have registered to attend the Guyana International Energy Conference and Expo, which opens at the Marriott Hotel on Tuesday. President Irfaan Ali, Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago, Dr Keith Rowley; and President of Suriname, Chandrikapersad Santokhi are among Heads of Government scheduled to attend the high-level forum, which will see policymakers, […]
By News Source Guyana on February 13, 2023
News, Politics
ExxonMobil is expected to sell Guyana the natural gas that is being produced in the Stabroek Block in an effort to recover the cost associated with the construction of the pipeline needed to transport the fuel to the Natural Gas Power Plant at Wales. But Opposition Member of Parliament David Patterson said the arrangement not […]
By News Source Guyana on February 13, 2023
News, Politics
Vice President, Bharrat Jagdeo has assured that the planned gas-to-energy project will go ahead, dismissing criticisms about the cost attached to the project, He said the criticisms are unjustified. The project has been receiving an avalanche of criticism from the Parliamentary Opposition and sections of society. Cost associated with the project, as well as an […]
By News Source Guyana on February 13, 2023
Elections, News, Politics
With plans for the long-awaited Local Government Elections back on track, the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) will commence its Claims and Objections exercise from today. In a statement over the weekend, the Elections Secretariat said the Claims and Objections exercise is integral to the preparation of the Registers of Voters for the conduct of elections […]