By News Source Guyana on February 21, 2024
News, Politics
The Government’s gas-to energy project is now expected to come on stream next year, instead of later this year as was previously envisioned by the administration. However, the pipeline component of the project is expected to be ready by the end of this year. The Government is now hoping that the power plant will start […]
By News Source Guyana on February 21, 2024
Caribbean & International, News, Politics
Guyana’s new Ambassador to Venezuela, Dr. Richard Van-West Charles, was formally accredited as Guyana’s Diplomatic Representative in the neighbouring country on Tuesday. Ambassador Van West-Charles presented his credentials to President Nicolás Maduro at a ceremony held at the Venezuelan Presidential Palace. A release from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs stated that Dr. Van West-Charles conveyed […]
By News Source Guyana on February 20, 2024
Education, News, Politics
High School teacher and Opposition Member of Parliament, Jermaine Figueira, made a passionate plea the Government today to meet with the Guyana Teachers’ Union (GTU) to address the concerns of the nation’s teachers, who are in their third week of strike action. As he addressed scores of teachers, students and parents in Linden this morning, […]
By News Source Guyana on February 20, 2024
Business, News, Politics
Almost one year after Unicomer Guyana announced its intention to construct a 50,000 square foot $60B multi-complex facility at Farm, on the East Bank Demerara, the company has not yet received full approval for construction to begin. However, plans are afoot to forge ahead with construction of the facilities when the approval is granted. The […]
By News Source Guyana on February 20, 2024
News, Politics
Shutting down criticism that Guyana’s failure to renegotiate the 2016 oil contract with ExxonMobil has resulted in the country losing billions of dollars, Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo today said Guyana is not being ‘robbed’ as he jumped to the defense of foreign investors here. As he delivered remarks during Day 2 of the Guyana […]
By News Source Guyana on February 20, 2024
News, Politics
Two of the teenage girls who survived the Mahdia Secondary School female dorm fire in May 2023, have filed separate multi-million dollar lawsuits against the state. Although the cases were filed back in October, they were only served on the Attorney General’s Chambers today. Both cases are being filed through the parents of the two […]
By News Source Guyana on February 20, 2024
Caribbean & International, News, Politics
Guyana’s oil and gas industry will be a key player in the dynamics of the economies of Caribbean countries this year, according to the Director of Economics of the Caribbean Development Bank, (CDB), Ian Durant. Speaking during the CDB’s Annual News Conference this morning, Mr. Durant said in 2023, Guyana’s oil sector was a significant […]
By News Source Guyana on February 20, 2024
Business, News, Politics
By Svetlana Marshall Trinidad and Tobago’s Minister of Energy, Stuart Young, made a strong case today for the neighbouring CARICOM state to process natural gas from Guyana and Suriname. As he addressed the delegates at the Guyana Energy Conference this morning, Minister Stuart said Trinidad and Tobago has the facilities, but is in need of […]
By News Source Guyana on February 20, 2024
News, Politics
With new reports, backed up with satellite images, about Venezuela’s ongoing build up of military equipment near the Guyana border, President Irfaan Ali today declared that Guyana is monitoring the situation and continues to take the acts of aggression from neighbouring Venezuela very seriously. The United States Government last week said based on its assessment, […]
By News Source Guyana on February 20, 2024
News
Former Director of Nursing at the St. Joseph Mercy Hospital, 33-year-old, Mashuan Tyrell, lost his life early this morning in an accident along the East Coast Railway Embankment. Tyrell, who was attached to one of the oil and gas companies, reportedly lost control of his car while making a turn on the roadway, and ended […]