Politics

CGX Energy reports US$6.8 in losses for first half of 2022

Canadian Oil and Gas company, CGX Energy, which holds three licenses to operate Guyana has reported an operating loss of US$6.8M for the first six months of 2022. CGX, through its subsidiaries, holds an interest in three Petroleum Prospecting Licences (PPLs) and related Petroleum Agreements (PAs) known as the Corentyne, Berbice and Demerara Blocks in […]

Judge refuses to grant interim order as suspended MPs case continues; Oral arguments now set for November 1

The suspended APNU+AFC Members of Parliament will have to wait longer before a determination is made on whether or not their suspension from the National Assembly would be lifted by the High Court. The eight Opposition MPs – Tabitha Sarabo-Halley, Vinceroy Jordan, Annette Ferguson, Maureen Philadelphia, Ganesh Mahipaul, Sherod Duncan, Christopher Jones and Natasha Singh-Lewis […]

Norton steps up calls for new GECOM Chair and new Electoral list before LGE

With the Guyana Elections Commission talking about being prepared to host Local Government Elections, Opposition Leader Aubrey Norton today said he does not see those elections happening with the current List of Electors, and current Chairperson of the Guyana Elections Commission, rt’d Justice Claudette Singh remaining in place. The Opposition has long complained that the […]

Guyana passes legislation to allow cultivation of industrial hemp with strict rules

The cultivation of industrial hemp will commence in Region Six (East Berbice-Corentyne) and Region 10 (Upper Demerara-Berbice), the Attorney General and Minister of Legal Affairs, Anil Nandlall announced as the National Assembly passed the Industrial Hemp Bill last evening in a historic move. Hemp is part of the marijuana family, but is mostly grown for […]

$44.7 Billion Supplementary budget passed; Housing Ministry to receive additional $21 Billion

In a session filled with government ministers questioning fellow government Ministers in the Committee of Supplies, the National Assembly this afternoon approved $44.7 Billion in supplementary provisions for government spending. The supplementary budget came just six months after the government got approval for its $552.9 billion 2022 budget, which was already almost 50% more than […]