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The Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) has issued a call for local groups and organizations desirous of observing the upcoming Local Government Elections to apply for accreditation no later than May, 12. The presence of Local Observers is intended to enhance transparency, credibility and impartiality in the conduct of the Local Government Elections which are set […]
The President’s Office has announced that Dominican Republic based airline Sky Cana will soon launch a service between Georgetown, Guyana and Toronto Canada. The airline will also operate flights to Houston, Texas. President Irfaan Ali and a Government team met with senior executives of the airline at his office on Wednesday and it was announced […]
Attorney General and Minister of Legal Affairs, Anil Nandlall has announced that there will be no cancellation of the US$35.4M contract for the implementation of the Single Electronic Identification System. The Attorney General continues to defend the project in face of mounting criticism from the main opposition parties and some civil society groups. The Government […]
The Government has announced that it has extended the auction period for the 14 oil-blocks offshore Guyana. The bidding round for the new oil blocks opened last December and was expected to close at the end of this month, but the Government has now indicated that it will allow bids to take place until mid-July. […]
Guyanese business magnate and recently announced candidate for local government elections, Nazar Mohamed of Mohamed’s Enterprise, is hoping that a US lobby firm can get to the bottom of the US government’s refusal to grant him and members of his family US visas. Mohammed who previously held a US visa, has not been issued a […]
Investigations have been launched into a shooting incident last evening at the home of businessman and photographer Keron Bruce. Bruce is currently before the Courts on cyber-crime charges on accusations that he is behind the online character, Mr. Mudwata. He has repeatedly denied the claims. In a video posted on his Facebook account, Bruce revealed […]
Police in Berbice are probing the murder of an 18-year-old man in the Corentyne area and two other teenagers are the main suspect. The dead man, Keon Byass, was attacked and chopped about his body on Easter Monday morning while making his way home from a nearby shop. He passed away on Tuesday in the […]
In its final Petroleum Cost Recovery Audit Report for the period spanning 1999-2017, IHS Markit found that a significant percentage of the US$1.6B in claims made by Esso Exploration and Production Limited (EEPGL) – a subsidiary of US oil giant ExxonMobil – lacked supporting documents. “…nearly 50% of the intercompany charges being included in the […]
Guyanese drug convict Barry Dataram remains in custody in the United States on drug trafficking charges dating back to more than a decade ago. Dataram, who was arrested back in January after stepping off a flight at the JFK Airport, is cooperating with US prosecutors and is hoping to strike a plea deal, according to […]
Guyana’s newest Floating Production Storage and Offloading vessel, Prosperity, arrived in Guyana on Monday morning. The vessel is joining the oil production facilities on the Payara field, located in the Stabroek block, offshore Guyana. Payara is the third project in the Stabroek Block. The new vessel is expected to be working in the local oil […]
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