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ExxonMobil seeking approval for 8th oil and gas Project in Stabroek Block

As it advances field development in Guyana’s lucrative Stabroek Block, ExxonMobil Guyana is currently seeking approval for its 8th Project, and will submit an application for the Environmental Authorization for its 9th Project soon. At a press conference at ExxonMobil’s Ogle Head Office on Thursday, Routledge explained that the oil major has submitted its Environmental […]

GCCI records significant growth in membership over last year

President of the Georgetown Chamber of Commerce and Industry (GCCI), Kathy Smith said the significant growth recorded in its membership is reflective of the country’s rapidly developing business landscape. Addressing GCCI’s 136th Annual General Meeting at the Guyana Marriott on Thursday, Smith said as the country’s economy evolves, more Guyanese businesses are developing and expanding. […]

Spike in global oil prices could fast track cost recovery in Stabroek Block -Routledge

The spike in oil prices on the global market linked to the ongoing war in Iran could potentially fast track cost recovery under the Stabroek Block Production Sharing Agreement (PSA), according to ExxonMobil Guyana President, Alistair Routledge. Benchmark Brent oil prices jumped to over US$119 per barrel today following attacks by Iran on energy facilities […]

Education Minister warns against sacrificing classroom interaction with technological changes to learning

While calling for there to be continuous transformation of education across the Region, Guyana’s Minister of Education, Sonia Parag, has warned that while the Region must embrace technological changes to learning and teaching, the literacy and numeracy model adopted by the Region and Caribbean Examination Council (CXC) must not be abandoned, stating that slower learners […]

Serious criminal offenses must be reported to Police -DPP Chambers reminds Hinterland communities

The Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) is reminding that serious offences such as sexual offences and other crimes in the Hinterland communities must be dealt with by the Police and not Toshoas and village leaders. The DPP’s office recently attended that the South Rupununi’s District Council’s Bi-Annual Meeting held at Shulinab in […]