By News Source Guyana on September 16, 2019
News
On the same day that the UK based Tullow Oil Company announced its second oil find in Guyana, the ExxonMobil company announced its 14th oil discovery. Director, Department of Energy, Dr. Mark Bynoe, today, announced that ExxonMobil made the oil discovery on the Stabroek Block offshore Guyana at the Tripletail-1 well in the Turbot area. […]
By News Source Guyana on September 16, 2019
News, Politics
The UK-based Tullow Oil Company has made its 2nd oil discovery in Guyana. Head of the Department of Energy, Dr. Mark Bynoe announced this moring that the discovery was made at the Joe-1 exploration well. He said the discovery has successfully opened a new Upper Tertiary oil play in the Guyana basin. This is second discovery […]
By News Source Guyana on September 15, 2019
News
The La Parfaite Harmonie community has been officially handed over to the Malgre Tout/Meer Zorgen Neighbourhood Democratic Council (NDC) from the Central Housing and Planning Authority (CH&PA). The NDC will now take over full responsibility for the upkeep of the community and the wellbeing of the residents who will soon be paying rates and taxes […]
By News Source Guyana on September 15, 2019
News, Politics
The Guyana Power and Light Company has recorded over 700 power outages in its system during a three-month period. The information was recently provided to the Board of the company by its management following a request. At a stakeholder’s forum on Friday, GPL Chairman, Rawle Lucas revealed that “GPL’s management has reported that there were […]
By News Source Guyana on September 14, 2019
Crime, News
Former Police Mechanic Devon Atkinson, known as ‘Wild Buck’ lost his life in a tragic accident along the Pearl Public Road on the East Bank of Demerara just before 1 o’ clock this morning. According to reports Atkinson, who was recently charged in an unlicensed firearm case, was riding his motorcycle with a young woman […]
By News Source Guyana on September 13, 2019
News
Eight months after Royston King was fired as the Town Clerk of Georgetown by the Local Government Commission, High Court Judge Simone Morris-Ramlall today quashed that decision. However, the Judge ruled that an order for his reinstatement is inappropriate, particularly since there was no challenge to him being sent on administrative leave by the local […]
By News Source Guyana on September 13, 2019
Elections, News, Politics
A number of key members of the APNU+AFC coalition government came out of a meeting with the Guyana Elections Commission this midday with the assurance that the Commission will be merging the data from the house-to-house registration with the existing national register as it looks at the possibility of hosting elections this year. Minister of […]
By News Source Guyana on September 12, 2019
Crime, News
20-year-old, Seon Ray of Albouystown was today sentenced to three years in jail after he was found guilty of robbing a couple of over $70,000 in cash and valuables at the Kingston seawall. The incident occurred on the 15th of June this year. Ray was originally charged with another man, Navin Ali. However, Ali pleaded […]
By News Source Guyana on September 12, 2019
News
Local telephone company, GTT today issued a public apology to consumer rights activist, Ramon Gaskin over its E-billing system. The Public Utilities Commission today held a hearing on a complaint that was filed against the company by Mr. Gaskin over its decision to move away from issuing regular paper bills and replace those with electronic […]
By News Source Guyana on September 12, 2019
Elections, News, Politics
Opposition Leader and General Secretary of the People’s Progressive Party, Bharrat Jagdeo is holding firm to his position that there should be no merger of the data from house-to-house registration and the existing national register of registrants. At his weekly press conference today, Mr. Jagdeo said in his view, merging the data with the register […]