Politics

ExxonMobil completes US$1 Billion pipeline for gas-to-energy project

By Svetlana Marshall President of ExxonMobil Guyana, Alistair Routledge has announced that his company has successfully completed the US$1B pipeline for the gas-to-energy project. At a press conference today, the ExxonMobil Guyana President said the company is now waiting on the other components of the project to be completed to facilitate the process of safely […]

AG Nandlall says Opposition Leader’s agreement not needed for appointment of Police Commissioner

Attorney General Anil Nandlall has advised that President Irfaan Ali can go ahead and appoint Mr. Clifton Hicken as the substantive Commissioner of Police without the Opposition Leader’s agreement. The Attorney General said the Constitution does not state that the Opposition Leader’s agreement is needed for the appointment. Mr. Hicken, who reached the age of […]

Media workers, influencers and djs among groups consulted to fight hate speech in Guyana

Media workers, influencers, content creators and disc jockeys (DJs) were among persons consulted today as the Ethnic Relations Commission (ERC), United Nations (Guyana) and the Guyana National Broadcasting Authority (GNBA) explored strategies and a plan of action to counter ‘hate speech’ in Guyana.  According to the United Nations (UN), hate speech is any kind of […]

Agriculture Information System launched

The Ministry of Agriculture has launched the Agriculture Information System (AIS), which will be used to gather, analyze, and disseminate agricultural data in real-time. Once operational, the new system will allow farmers, extension officers, and media personnel to access real-time information on agriculture. During the launching on Monday, Agriculture Minister, Zulfikar Mustapha, noted that the […]

Over 3500 to graduate from UG in November

More than 3500 students from over 50 disciplines are expected to walk the graduation stage when the University of Guyana (UG) hosts its 58th convocation ceremony in the month of November. The graduation ceremonies will be hosted over several days between the 7th to the 23rd November. On Thursday November 7, a ceremony will be […]

Guyana on track to welcome 1 Million arrivals by November

With over 125,000 arriving passengers processed in the past month, Guyana is on track to welcome its one millionth arriving passenger by November, according to the Cheddi Jagan International Airport. In a statement, it was noted that between the beginning of January and the end of September, a total of 801,000 arrivals were processed. Chief […]