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The Ministry of Natural Resources has announced that CGX Energy Incorporated and Frontera Energy Corporation have discovered oil in the Corentyne Block at Wei-1 well marking a significant milestone in offshore exploration endeavors. According to the Natural Resources Ministry, preliminary investigations using wireline logs and core samples have revealed the presence of 64 meters of […]
Noting that the law should be allowed to take its course, Attorney General Anil Nandlall today said the Local Government Minister Nigel Dharamlall, who is at the center of a rape investigation involving a school girl, is innocent until proven guilty. Addressing the controversial issue during his televised programme ‘Issues in the News’ on Tuesday, […]
The Director of Public Prosecutions is still to offer advice to the Police in the Minister Nigel Dharamlall matter. The Police last week completed its investigation of the rape and sexual assault allegations made against the Minister of Local Government by a 16-year-old school girl. Police investigators are now awaiting word from the DPP on […]
-by Svetlana Marshall- Highlighting that all is not well in Latin America and the Caribbean with food security, President Irfaan Ali today urged the Region’s Agriculture Ministers to devise an integrated plan to tackle the issue of food insecurity as the region’s people continue to pay dearly for a healthy diet. In his keynote address, […]
Almost two weeks since reports first surfaced of the sex assault allegations made against the Minister of Local Government by a 16-year-old girl, the President Irfaan Ali today offered no clear indication on the actions to be taken by his government against the Minister if he is criminally charged. The Guyana Police Force concluded its […]
Acting Police Commissioner, Clifton Hicken believes that there is an urgent need for a full reformation of the criminal justice system. Speaking at a training programme on Restorative Justice, Mr. Hicken said while the Criminal Justice System continues to assist many Guyanese, it also continues to fail many youths and children. He explained that the […]
Retired Chief of Staff of the Guyana Defence Force Major General Joseph Singh will lead the Commission of Inquiry (COI) into the deadly Mahdia fire that claimed the lives of 20 children, President Irfaan Ali has disclosed. The President made the disclosure on the sidelines of a high-level Regional Agricultural Meeting currently ongoing at the […]
The Opposition has raised a number of concerns about the draft Petroleum Activities Bill, indicating today that the Bill fails to address a number of pertinent issues including insurance and liability coverage, auctioning of the country’s petroleum blocks, and the need for companies to comply with the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI) standards. The Petroleum […]
The Director of Public Prosecutions is still to offer advice to the Guyana Police Force on the case against Minister of Local Government, Nigel Dharamlall. The Minister, who is currently on leave, is facing allegations that he raped and sexually assaulted a 16-year-old school girl at his home back in December. The teenage girl remains […]
The Guyana Government has indicated its readiness to begin negotiations with the China Railway Construction (Caribbean) Company Limited (CRCCL) for the construction of a new four-lane, concrete bridge across the Demerara River in Linden. The bridge, which is estimated to cost US$35M, will replace the existing Wismar-Mackenzie Bridge that connects the two banks of the […]
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