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The ExxonMobil company announced this morning that it has started production at Payara, which is Guyana’s third offshore oil development on the Stabroek Block. With production beginning at Payara, total production will now increase to 620,000 barrels of oil per day. Exxon announced that The Prosperity floating, production, storage and offloading (FPSO) vessel is expected […]
By Svetlana Marshall Imploring the International Court of Justice (ICJ) to bar Venezuela from taking any step to seize control of the Essequibo Region through a planned referendum, Guyana through its Agent, Carl Greenidge, told the ICJ that the Court alone stands between an amicable solution to the Border Controversy between Guyana and Venezuela, and […]
The Police Force’s Office of Professional Responsibility has launched an investigation into the death of a 56-year-old man in the lock-ups of the Providence Police Station. The man, Lloyd David, of Eccles, East Bank Demerara, was arrested by the Police on Monday afternoon on allegations that he attempted to rape a child. The complaint was […]
Police investigators are probing the discovery of the charred remains of a person that were discovered in an abandoned car that was completely gutted by fire off the Linden-Soesdyke highway in the village of Swan. The discovery was made on Sunday afternoon. Investigators suspect the remains are those of missing Bel Air resident, Nirvana Algu. […]
The International Court of Justice will today hear arguments for Guyana’s request for the Court to block a number of the questions in Venezuela’s planned referendum on Guyana’s Essequibo region. Guyana wrote to the Court two weeks ago, bringing the Court’s attention to the planned referendum to be held in Venezuela in December, and asking […]
Police investigators are probing the murder of a 32-year-old Berbice woman in a Georgetown hotel. The dead woman has been identified as Romona Lall, of Corentyne Berbice. Her lifeless body was found on a bed in the Sunset View hotel in Kitty on Sunday midday. The woman suffered stab wounds and other injuries. According to […]
The General Secretary of the Guyana Teachers Union, Coretta Mc Donald has decried the salary adjustments announced for some categories of teachers yesterday by President Irfaan Ali, indicating that the majority of teachers will see no adjustments to their salaries. The Union has pointed out that only 37% of the nation’s teachers stand to benefit […]
United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres has expressed concern over the “escalation of tension between Guyana and Venezuela”. In a statement, the Secretary General’s Spokesperson, Stephane Dujarric said the Secretary-General is following with concern the recent escalation of tension between Guyana and Venezuela over the border controversy. The statement urged that both parties demonstrate good […]
In a video address to the University of Guyana’s Graduating Class of 2023, President Irfaan Ali, urged the new graduates to seek out local opportunities and assist in the building of Guyana. Guyana has a record of losing many of its University graduates to countries that offer better opportunities and salaries. But speaking directly to […]
The Private Sector Commission (PSC) is heaping praise on President Irfaan Ali and his Government for adjusting the salary scale for graduate teachers and offering the one-off $25,000 bonus to public servants and pensioners. In a Statement, the PSC said the increase in disposable income is seen as a positive development for the economy, and […]
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