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Unforgiving family members remember murdered Lindo Creek miners

Today marked 10 years since family members received the dreadful news of the murder of eight miners at Lindo Creek, Upper Berbice River. But even though a decade has passed, relatives are still not sure of the specific final resting place of the miners. The still distraught and unforgiving relatives commemorated the anniversary with a […]

Berbice woman stabbed to death during late night row

Another woman has been brutally murdered in the country.  Police investigators are reporting that this latest incident occurred late last night in the Corentyne area. 28-year-old Tovanie Simmons of Second Street,Limlair Village,Corentyne,Berbice was stabbed to death by a man who was known to her and who worked as a farmer in the same community where […]

British Expert offers commendations and risks about Local Content Policy for oil industy

The Guyana Government has received commendations for its collaborative and pragmatic approach for implementation of the country’s Local Content Policy as outlined in the draft document. But according to British Local Content Expert Dr. Michael Warner, there are risks involved in pursuing this approach just as there are risks in assuming a non-collaborative posture. Dr. […]

Exxon makes 8th Oil Discovery offshore Guyana

The Exxon Mobil Corporation (NYSE:XOM) announced today that it has made its eighth oil discovery offshore Guyana at the Longtail-1 well, creating the potential for additional resource development in the southeast area of the Stabroek Block. According to a statement, ExxonMobil encountered approximately 256 feet (78 meters) of high-quality, oil-bearing sandstone reservoir. The well was safely drilled […]

Phone Card vendor shot dead in front of West Bank home

Police investigators are this morning probing the murder of a phone card vendor of West Minster on the West Bank of Demerara. Dead is 37-year-old, Ron Mansfield. He was shot dead in front of his West Minister home around 8:30 on Tuesday night. His assailant is unknown. In a statement early this morning, the Police […]

Health Minister calls in Police and Auditors to probe misappropriation of funds and attempts to steal public funds

Police detectives along with Auditors from the Ministry of Finance have been called in to conduct a joint probe at the Ministry of Public Health into allegations of fraud. Health Minister Volda Lawrence announced on Tuesday that the investigations are being conducted into the “misappropriation of funds and the blatant attempts to steal” public funds. According to […]

New Policy introduced to allow teen moms back in school

A new policy has been put in place to ensure teenage mothers have the opportunity to go back to school while receiving support at home and from their community. The policy manual was handed over on Monday by officials from the Ministry of Education and the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF). The policy is the […]