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ExxonMobil Guyana today commissioned a multi-million-dollar capping stack as part of its oil spill response plan. The capping stack, which is an equipment that is placed over an oil wellhead in the event of a spill, was designed and built by Trendsetter Engineering. It is, however, owned by Oil Spill Response Limited (OSRL) – an […]
In the early hours of this morning, the People’s Progressive Party Government used its slim majority in the National Assembly to pass an Amendment, which changes the composition of the University of Guyana’s Governing Council from 26 members to 32. There were strong objections from the Parliamentary Opposition, which encouraged the Government to have the […]
Noting that the governing People’s Progressive Party appears to be setting the stage to call early General and Regional Elections, recently elected Leader of the Alliance For Change, Nigel Hughes, believes it will not be feasible to hold National Elections, unless and until the national census results are published and there is a clean voters […]
A total of 1,491 contracts amounting to $181.794 Billion were awarded by the National Procurement and Tender Administration over a period of one year – from July 8, 2022 to July 7, 2023. Additionally, 67 contracts totaling US$319.103M were issued in United States Dollars. This is according to a report of the Public Procurement Commission […]
The National Assembly on Monday passed the Fugitive Amendment Bill, with several changes that seek to increase cooperation between Guyana and other countries on the question of extradition. In introducing the Bill to the House, Attorney General and Minister of Legal Affairs, Anil Nandlall, noted that the Amendments are timely and necessary to combat organized […]
Police investigators have arrested a suspect as they continue to probe the murder of the Venezuelan woman, whose lifeless body was discovered along the roadway in the New Diamond Housing Development with a bullet wound to the head on Sunday. The woman has since been identified as Evelyn Alfonzo Alves. She was 23-years-old and was […]
The bodies of two Unity, Mahaica youths who were pulled out to sea during an afternoon swim on Sunday were found this afternoon by search parties. The two dead young men, 20-year-old Navin Seenauth and 17-year-old Daniel Boodram went missing as heavy waves rushed in and pulled them out to sea at the Unity Beach […]
Guyana received G$162.3 Billion in oil revenues and royalties during the second quarter of 2024, according to a notification of receipts presented to the National Assembly today by Senior Minister with responsibility for Finance, Dr Ashni Singh. Minister Singh told the National Assembly that the petroleum revenues were paid into the Natural Resource Fund during […]
Governor of the Bank of Guyana, Dr. Gobind Ganga, has reported that there is no shortage of foreign currency at commercial banks. A number of business owners have been complaining in the past few days that they have been facing difficulties in making overseas payments through their banks because of a reported shortage of foreign […]
The three men, who were nabbed last Thursday in a car with 10 pounds of cocaine, have been charged and remanded to jail. The three drug trafficking suspects, Chef and businessman, Rawle Hoyte, Security guard Joel Hodge and Veterinary Doctor, Quacy Joseph, all appeared in Court this morning and pleaded not guilty to the drug […]
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