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ExxonMobil Guyana Limited (EMGL) has submitted its Field Development Plan for the Whiptail Project to the Ministry of Natural Resources, its President Alistair Routledge has disclosed. At a press conference on Tuesday, Routledge said the Field Development Plan was submitted on October 13. “That has commenced the process on all of the regulatory fronts. As […]
By Svetlana Marshall At the ongoing Canada-CARICOM Summit in Ottawa, President Irfaan Ali has indicated that the summit provides an opportunity for CARICOM and Canada to discuss important issues and look at ways to improve trade and other relations. In an address at the opening of the summit on Wednesday, Mr. Ali said while challenges […]
The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) has announced that it has approved a US$90 million loan to contribute to human capital development in Guyana. The loan is designed to expand access to safe and improved learning environments and enhance educational services for vulnerable students across the country Guyana, and is the first individual operation of a […]
Law Enforcement and Customs Officers in Guyana are probing the discovery of eight 9mm pistols, a quantity of ammunition and 11.2 pounds of marijuana in a barrel that was shipped to Guyana from Bronx, New York. A Police statement said the discovery was made on Wednesday at the Laparkan shipping bond in Timehri. According to […]
Police investigators in Berbice have arrested a suspect in connection with the early morning robbery and murder of 59-year-old businessman Akbhar Sain of Corentyne, Berbice. In a statement, the Guyana Police said the robbery and murder of the businessman occurred at his Williamsburg, Corentyne home where he operates a supermarket on the lower flat. The […]
The Guyana Government has informed its international partners on the mobilization of Venezuelan military troops near the border locations with Guyana. In a statement this afternoon, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs indicated that an explanation on the military mobilization near the border locations was sought from Venezuelan Ambassador to Guyana. The Ambassador informed the Foreign […]
The Government of Guyana has announced the reopening of the tender process for the construction of a US$700-million Amaila Falls Hydropower station (AFHP). The revised request for proposals said that the project must be built under a Build-Own-Operate-Transfer (Boot) Model. China Railway Group Limited (CRGL), was initially selected for the project, but the company was […]
Amid increasing local and international pressures for Guyana to implement ring-fencing provisions in the development of its offshore oil blocks, President of ExxonMobil Guyana Limited (EMGL), Alistair Routledge, has defended the absence of such provisions in the Stabroek Block Production Sharing Agreement (PSA), on the grounds that the company would be able to maximize the […]
Opposition Member of Parliament, Ganesh Mahipaul, today called out the Minister of Agriculture, Zulfikar Mustapha over his decision to terminate the contract for the construction of a pump station at Black Bush Polder. He said the ‘premature’ decision could now result in millions of taxpayers’ dollars being wasted. The $978M contract was terminated in September […]
The Judicial Service Commission (JSC) is seeking to fill key vacancies in the Judiciary, in an effort to reduce thousands of cases pending before the Courts for years. The recently constituted JSC, has set aside its tradition of inviting persons it believes are qualified for the judicial posts and is instead advertising for the positions […]
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