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Despite the ExxonMobil company having a number of safety measures in place for workers heading to its offshore operations, 14 rotational workers based on the Noble Tom Madden drillship have tested positive for COVID-19. The Public and Government Affairs Advisor for ExxonMobil Guyana, Janelle Persaud confirmed the development to News Source this afternoon. Ms. Persaud […]
Sophia mini-bus driver, Collis Whyte, who was caught on camera earlier this week chasing a Traffic Police Officer with a cutlass during a traffic stop, will be spending the next 12 months in jail. Whyte appeared in two different Courtrooms this morning to face a total of 14 charges in relation to the traffic stop […]
Career Diplomat, Ambassador George Talbot has been appointed as Guyana’s new Ambassador to CARICOM. He presented his credentials to CARICOM Secretary-General Ambassador Irwin LaRocque on Wednesday. Ambassador Talbot was received as the new Ambassador during a virtual ceremony, which highlighted Guyana’s lead role in CARICOM’s food production and food security plans. Guyana holds lead responsibility […]
Three more Coronavirus related deaths were recorded in the past 24 hours, taking the country’s death toll to 277. Since the start of April, Guyana has recorded 44 deaths. April is now tied with last October for recording the most COVID-19 related deaths in a single month. More men are dying from the virus than […]
US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken met virtually with Foreign Ministers of CARICOM on Wednesday. It was the first meeting between the new US Secretary of State and regional governments. Several matters, including COVID-19 and its economic impact on the region were discussed. In a statement, CARICOM said the discussions at the meeting focused broadly […]
Local conglomerate Banks DIH Limited has won the prestigious Coca-Cola Excellence Cup Award for performance excellence in the production and sales of Coca Cola. The award covers small markets within the Coca-Cola Latin Centre Business Unit and its part of an annual competition. It is the second time that the Company has won the Award, […]
As ExxonMobil Guyana continues to face problems with a faulty compressor system on the Liza Destiny Oil Production vessel, Opposition Leader Joe Harmon and an Opposition team met and held talks today with the President of ExxonMobil Guyana, Alistair Routledge and a team from his company. The meeting centred around the ongoing technical problems being […]
The Georgetown Chamber of Commerce and Industry (GCCI) on Thursday said it has noted with tremendous concern the escalating crime situation occurring in the country. While reporting a 29.8% decrease in serious crimes for the year when compared to the same period last year, the Guyana Police Force stated that it plans to tackle the […]
A 25-year-old Charlestown resident was gunned down on Wednesday evening in his yard and investigators believe his killer was known to him. Dead is Odingo Anthony Haywood of Drysdale Street, Charlestown. Persons in the area said moments before Haywood was shot dead, he was overheard having an argument with a man in his yard. The […]
For the second time within the past month, a traveler from Guyana has been busted with finches in hair curlers at New York’s JFK Airport. According to the US Customs and Border Protection Agency, a 36-year-old passenger from Guyana was held on Saturday with 40 of the whistling birds concealed in hair curlers inside his […]
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