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Two years after the Government launched a competitive bidding process for 14 offshore oil blocks, it is still to issue a single exploration license. In late 2023, one year after the auction was launched, the Government awarded eight of the blocks to a total of six bidders – TotalEnergies Consortium, which includes Qatar Energy and […]
By Svetlana Marshall Acting Chief Justice Roxane George, has set March 17 as the date for arguments to begin in the house-to-house verification case. In the case, the People’s National Congress Reform (PNCR) is seeking an order from the Court directing the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) to conduct a house-to-house verification of the addresses of […]
A man of unsound mind, who reportedly went berserk and attacked a number of persons at Mahaicony on the East Coast of Demerara and a 68-year-old man who was trying to subdue him were both shot dead by the Police this morning. The Guyana Police Force said its Office of Professional Responsibility is probing the […]
The Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) today urged persons who were between the ages of 14-17 during the 2019 House-to-House registration exercise which was shelved, to apply now for registration. In a release, GECOM said it continues to receive queries regarding the registration status of persons who were under 18 years of age by the qualifying […]
Local conglomerate Banks DIH Limited has recorded yet another good year in sales and profits. In its 2024 annual report, which will be presented to shareholders later this month, the company’s Chairman and Managing Director, Clifford Reis has announced a 17.76% increase in after-tax profit. The after-tax profit increased from $8.970 Billion in 2023 to […]
2024 was an extremely good year for the Bauxite Industry, with production growing by 225%, largely due to investments made by Bosai Minerals company in Linden, Region 10. Minister of Natural Resources, Vickram Bharrat, on Tuesday, disclosed that bauxite production in 2024 totaled 1,703,121 tons – representing a 225% increase. In 2023, the country had […]
Minister of Home Affairs, Robeson Benn today commissioned an $86M Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM) for the Guyana Forensic Science Laboratory. The equipment is expected to significantly boost the Forensic Lab’s analytical capability, and would fast track the processing of samples, including gunshot residue. At the commissioning ceremony at the Guyana Forensic Science Laboratory, Minister Benn […]
Faced with the resignation of a Board member and a barrage of questions from many parents and students over the sudden decision to begin rehabilitation works on a large section of Queen’s College, Education Minister Priya Manickchand has turned the issue into a political one and is now blaming the “Granger faction” for the controversy. […]
One day after he was arrested at a checkpoint to the Mazaruni Prison with over 800 grams of marijuana in his possession, Prison Officer Joel Johnson appeared at the Bartica Magistrates’ Court and pleaded guilty to the charge of possession of narcotics for the purpose of trafficking. With the guilty plea, the 21-year-old was sentenced […]
Two Police ranks, including one who is serving on the SWAT unit of the Force, were busted on Tuesday with more than three pounds of imported marijuana in a car. According to reports, the car was intercepted in Georgetown at the corners of Camp and New Market Streets and was being driven by 39-year-old Police […]
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