By News Source Guyana on July 4, 2024
News, Politics
Moments after Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo at a press conference hinted at the need for a probe of the relationship between ExxonMobil and AFC Leader and Prominent Attorney, Nigel Hughes over conflict of interest concerns, Mr. Hughes said he would welcome any such probe. Hughes is a senior partner in the Hughes, Fields and Stoby […]
By News Source Guyana on July 4, 2024
Elections, News, Politics
Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo today hinted at a possible investigation into what he considers a historical conflict of interest relationship between ExxonMobil Guyana and recently elected Leader of the Alliance For Change, Nigel Hughes. The Hughes, Fields and Stoby Law Firm, of which the recently elected AFC Leader serves as a senior partner, is one […]
By News Source Guyana on July 4, 2024
News, Politics
Noting the concerns expressed by the business owners and residents of Bush Lot who were affected by Monday’s fire, which claimed the life of a businessman and gutted several businesses, the Guyana Fire Service in a second statement on the tragedy admitted that issues with some of the fire hoses and delays in accessing an […]
By News Source Guyana on July 4, 2024
Education, News
Gaining 503.34 marks out the 504.24 total, Success Elementary School student, Alisha Scheller has emerged as the top performing student at this year’s National Grade Six Assessment (NGSA) examinations. The results were released this morning by the Ministry of Education. The top student, who is already on vacation, was represented at the presentation of the […]
By News Source Guyana on July 3, 2024
News, Politics
The Georgetown City Council through its Solid Waste Management Department, is working with a number of waste disposal companies to tackle the build-up of garbage in the city’s commercial district and within a number of communities. In the past few weeks, residents across several wards of the city have been complaining about the build up […]
By News Source Guyana on July 3, 2024
Crime, News, Politics
Attorney General and Minister of Legal Affairs, Anil Nandlall has announced that he will be writing to the US Department of Justice by the end of this week to seek information regarding the recent US sanctions against The Mohameds and their businesses and Permanent Secretary Mae Thomas. Last week the Finance Minister, Dr. Ashni Singh […]
By News Source Guyana on July 3, 2024
News, Politics
The Ministry of Labour has launched an online “Life Skills” training programme to further boost the country’s human resources and advance accessibility countrywide, especially in the hinterland. The Programme will be spearheaded by the Labour Ministry’s Board of Industrial Training (BIT) and Coursera, which is a global online course provider. During brief remarks at the […]
By News Source Guyana on July 3, 2024
Business, Finance, News
With new projects to come on stream soon, Guyana will continue to see greater earnings from the oil and gas sector. At the current production level, over US$1.5 Billion is being generated every month. During an appearance on the Energy Perspectives podcast, the Vice President and Business Service Manager of ExxonMobil Guyana, Phillip Rietema, noted […]
By News Source Guyana on July 3, 2024
News, Politics
Three months after the Constitutional Reform Commission was constituted by President Irfaan Ali, the Commission is still to meet. However, Attorney General, Anil Nandlall, who is a member of the Commisson has explained that now that the “seat of the commission” is in place, a meeting will likely be convened soon. “I was a delegate […]
By News Source Guyana on July 2, 2024
News, Politics
Re-elected Leader of the People’s National Congress Reform, Aubrey Norton, while not being opposed to a consensus candidate to lead an opposition coalition into the next general elections, has made it clear any consensus candidate will have to likely come from his party, the PNC Reform. “Well, the consensus candidate is a loose concept. But […]