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Vice President and Public Security Minister Khemraj Ramjattan today dismissed accusations by the Opposition PPP and its General Secretary Bharrat Jagdeo that he has an account at the Capital One Bank in the US with over $5million US dollars. In a brief statement to News Source, Minister Ramjattan said “I Have nothing to do with […]
Police investigators were called to the scene of yet another murder this morning. 32-year-old labourer Israel McKenzie was found stabbed to death this morning at Second Street, La Penitence. McKenzie was reportedly in an intoxicated state walking home from an event when he was attacked by two men at around 3:30 this morning. The body […]
Police investigators in different parts of the country found themselves breaking Christmas day investigating three murders that occurred within 24 hours. Two of the murders occurred on Christmas eve while the third took place early on Christmas morning. At around 10 pm on Tuesday night at Four Miles, Port Kaituma, a 19-year-old gold miner was […]
President David Granger as Leader of the APNU and Minister Khemraj Ramjattan as Leader of the AFC, today added their signatures to the revised Cummingsburg Accord, which is the agreement that formed the APNU+AFC coalition. The signing of the revised document was done away from the glitz, glamour and pageantry that welcomed the original signing […]
One of the newest political parties in Guyana, The Citizenship Initiative is offering a Christmas gift to the nation in the form of its manifesto for the March elections. The actual manifesto will be released on Christmas Day. The party called the media to the launching this morning but some technical difficulties prevented party officials […]
With Guyana starting oil production, the Department of Energy this morning announced that the Shell Western Supply and Trading Limited has been selected to buy Guyana’s first 3 lifts crude. Shell was among a group of nine selected companies that were involved in a face to face bid for Guyana’s share of first oil. The […]
The Guyana Elections Commission has been able to verify over 60% of the first time registrants. In a data release, the Commission said that of the 16,863 new registrants, it was not able to verify 6,534. GECOM’s Public Relations Officer said those who were not verified might not have been home at the time of […]
The Government has announced that Norway has released G$9.1B to the Guyana REDD+ Investment Fund, administered by the World Bank for disbursement to Guyana for approved projects. Back in 2009, Guyana and Norway signed the climate and forest partnership. Head of the Project Management Office of the Ministry of the Presidency, Dr. Marlon Bristol said […]
Just days after Guyana announced the start of oil production, the Exxon company has announced its 15th oil discovery in Guyana. In a statement this morning, the Department of Energy, Dr. Mark Bynoe, today, announced that the discovery was made at the Mako-1 Well southeast of the Liza field in the Stabroek Block. “This discovery […]
Guyana has officially become an oil-producing nation with first oil coming to the surface today. President David Granger in an address to the nation this evening announced the start of petroleum production. “I have been advised that petroleum production is about to commence – three months ahead of the original schedule. Guyana has become a […]
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