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Reflecting on the country’s economic performance as a new year beckons, President Irfaan Ali noted on Sunday that while a lot of attention has been focused on the oil and gas sector, the country’s non-oil economy has grown by 41% since 2019. He said while the booming Oil and Gas Industry is fueling the country’s […]
With the second power ship now connected to the national power grid, Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo today boasted that the Guyana Power and Light company now has more electricity than is needed. He said the company now has a big reserve. While still placing the blame on the country’s power woes at the feet of […]
Five oil tankers that are owned by a Syrian conglomerate that were found to be using Guyana’s flag fraudulently have been sanctioned by the US Government. The vessels were not registered in Guyana and therefore should not have been carrying Guyana’s flag as the country of registration. In a statement, the Ministry of Public Works […]
With a number of persons taking to social media alleging that their dead relatives have been found to be registered for the Government’s one-off $100,000 cash grant, the Ministry of Finance has said such an occurrence is unlikely. In a release, the Ministry called the claims ‘baseless’ and said that the grant system was designed […]
The Board of Directors at the Export-Import Bank of the United States (EXIM) has given final approval of a US$526 million loan to Guyana to support a gas-to-energy project. The financing will support the construction of a state of the art natural gas separation plant, a 300 MW combined cycle gas turbine power plant, and services related to […]
The second Power Ship, which is being rented by the Government to assist the Guyana Power and Light Company, has been connected to the national grid and is now supplying an additional 60 megawatts to the grid. The Guyana Power and Light Company announced the successful connection yesterday. The ship is anchored in the Demerara […]
More than 6,000 children and adults from across the town of Linden got some early Christmas cheer over the weekend as the Caring For Others non-governmental organization handed out gifts and household items. The initiative represented one of the largest holiday gift distribution drive to ever take place in Linden. Member of Parliament Jermaine Figueira, […]
Prime Minister Mark Phillips has assured that there will be no power outages for Christmas now that the second power ship is being connected to the national grid. The Prime Minister together with officials from the Guyana Power and Light (GPL) visited the ship’s terminal at Ruimveldt where work was ongoing to connect the power […]
President Irfaan Ali is confident that his party – the People’s Progressive Party/Civic – will retain power when the General and Regional Elections are held in 2025. In an interview with a group of journalists and Government PR officials over the weekend, the President said the PPP/C Administration, since taking office in August 2020, has […]
Opposition Leader Aubrey Norton is renewing his calls for the Acting Chancellor and the Acting Chief Justice to be confirmed in their positions. For a Chancellor and Chief Justice to be appointed, there must be agreement between the President and the Opposition Leader. The Opposition Leader has already indicated his support of the two Judges […]
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