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Minister of Natural Resources, Vickram Bharrat has announced that two additional Production Sharing Agreements (PSAs) are expected to be signed before the end of the year. He made the disclosure on the sidelines of a signing ceremony at the Pegasus Suites on Tuesday, where an international consortium led by TotalEnergies, signed a Production Sharing Agreement […]
The prime suspect in the Mobil Gas Station bombing made another appearance in Court this morning along with three of his co-accused via zoom before Acting Chief Magistrate (ag) Faith McGusty. The prime suspect, 33-year-old Venezuelan national Daniel Alexander Ramirez Poedemo, along with co-accused 44-year-old Alexander Bettencourt, 27-year-old Johnny Boodram and 33-year-old Kystal LaCruz have […]
President Irfaan Ali has urged ExxonMobil and its partners operating in the Stabroek Block offshore Guyana to see how best they can work to monetize the country’s natural gas before 2030, declaring that he is not prepared to have the country’s natural gas not being optimally utilized for the benefit of Guyanese. Speaking at the […]
Police in Linden are investigating the murder of 30-year-old carpenter, Kevin Alexander. The Block 22, Wismar resident died on Monday night after being stabbed to the abdomen by his 28-year-old girlfriend. The two shared a home together, according to reports. A statement from the Police explained that the couple were involved in a heated argument […]
The Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation is working to reduce a backlog of patients awaiting joint replacement surgeries. Since the start of this year, the public hospital has completed a total of 136 joint replacement surgeries, which were all performed locally by Guyanese specialists. The procedures, which are being done for free at the GPHC, usually […]
The Government is constantly strengthening public institutions to combat corruption, according to Minister of Governance, Gail Teixeira. Speaking at the opening of an Anti-Corruption Roundtable event this morning, Teixeira said the fight against corruption is ongoing. “Strengthening our public institutions is an ongoing effort to also not only relook at the structures, do they work? […]
The Institute of Private Enterprise Development (IPED) has launched a year of activities to celebrate its 40th anniversary. The anniversary is being held under the theme “A legacy of Empowerment: 40 Years of Promoting Entrepreneurship, Transforming Lives, and Supporting National Development.” Founded by the late Dr Yesu Persuad in 1985, IPED emerged from his belief […]
The Guyana Council of Organisations for Persons with Disabilities (GCOPD) is urging commercial banks to eliminate discriminatory practices against persons living with disabilities in light of the recent announcement of reforms for the Banking Sector. In a statement, the Council said it fully supports the initiative to reform the banking sector as announced by the […]
Declaring that the Ministry of Local Government wants to work with vendors and ensure that they are comfortable, the Minister of Local Government, Priya Manickchand, kick-started the “Cleaner Market” initiative on Monday evening by placing garbage bins around the Stabroek Market Square. The installation of the bins stretches from Brickdam, starting at the Head of […]
By Svetlana Marshall The Government of Guyana, through the Ministry of Natural Resources, today signed off on a Production Sharing Agreement (PSA) for a shallow-water Block offshore Guyana with a consortium comprising TotalEnergies, QatarEnergy and PETRONAS. It is the first PSA to be inked since the signing of the Production Sharing Agreement with U.S oil […]
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