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31-year-old contractor, Khemraj Lall was sentenced to two months in jail and fined $30,000 after pleading guilty to possession of marijuana for the purpose of trafficking. Lall appeared at the Bartica Magistrates’ Court this morning where he opted not to waste the Court’s time after the charge was read to him. He was arrested on […]
ExxonMobil Guyana has submitted an Environmental Authorization Application for its eight project – the Longtail Project in the Stabroek Block. The project, according to the company, has the capacity to generate in excess of a billion cubic feet of gas, in addition to more than 200,000 barrels of crude per day. At a press conference […]
President of ExxonMobil Guyana, Alistair Routledge announced today the oil company is still locked in discussions with the Government of Guyana on the new Production Sharing Agreement (PSA), that is intended to govern the oil blocks that were placed up for auction in 2022. ExxonMobil and its partners Hess and CNOOC are among six companies […]
Opposition parties, the APNU and the AFC have come out in support of businessman and member of the Natural Resources Investment Committee, Dr. Terrence Campbell, who they said has been under relentless attacks by the Government over his public comments about the oil funds and his criticism of the administration. For its part, the APNU […]
Attorney General Anil Nandlall believes the recent decision by the High Court to dismiss an application bya group of squatters who were forced off state land in Mocha Arcadia, justifies the Government’s position that the state had all the rights over the properties. During his weekly, “Issues in the News” broadcast, Mr. Nandlall made it […]
Transparency International is out with its latest international report on public corruption. The report has found that in Guyana, “state capture by economic and political elites fosters misappropriation of resources, illicit enrichment and environmental crime”. According to the report, although Guyana has created anti-corruption institutions and laws, transparency and law enforcement are very low, and […]
Mayor of the City of Georgetown, Alfred Mentore has set a one-week ultimatum for the Government to respond to the Council’s concerns over the usage of the land at Carifesta Avenue that has been earmarked for a US$300M Qatari Hotel. At a meeting of the Council on Monday, Mayor Mentore said the dispute over the […]
Prominent Businessman and philanthropist, Azruddin Mohamed has completely denied claims of sexual abuse of a teenage girl and said he is open to a full investigation of the claims by local and international investigators. The claims first surfaced on Monday night in an interview of the young lady that was conducted by social media commentator, […]
The Guyana Elections Commission made a decision against a proposal by Chief Election Officer, Vishnu Persaud, for cameras to be installed at polling places as part of the efforts to safeguard the electoral process and guard against voter impersonation and fraud. Persaud compiled a report on the proposal and its feasibility and that was submitted […]
The Guyana Energy Conference and Supply Chain Expo is set to open in less than a week’s time, and it will again bring together industry leaders, policymakers and stakeholders for four days of intense discussions on developments and opportunities within the Oil and Gas Industry. In an interview with News Source today, Chief Executive Officer […]
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