Politics

Gas compression system on Liza Unity commissioned; Exxon promises reduced flaring

ExxonMobil Guyana announced today that the gas compression and injection systems on the Liza Unity Floating Production, Storage, and Offloading (FPSO) vessel have been commissioned in record time and are planned for startup mid-next month. The start-up period, the company said, involves temporary, non-routine flaring to safely commission the production and gas compression systems. The […]

AFC slams GECOM’s decision not to review 2020 elections

The Alliance For Change today slammed the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) for refusing to conduct a review of the 2020 elections. Chairperson of the Commission Justice Claudette Singh shut down a proposal of the Opposition nominated Commissioners for there to be a review, stating that such a review would be outside the remit of the […]

Jagdeo backs GECOM Chair’s decision not to review 2020 Elections

A decision by the Chairman of the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) retired Justice Claudette Singh not to review the 2020 elections has gained the support of Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo who described the Opposition’s move to have the review as ‘nonsense’. Back in February, Opposition-nominated GECOM Commissioners Vincent Alexander, Charles Corbin, and Desmond Trotman proposed […]

Jagdeo says US Congressman Jeffries clearly misinformed about Guyana

After the government came under yet another stinging rebuke from top US Congressman Hackeem Jeffries over alleged acts of racism, Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo responded today and said the US Congressman is clearly misinformed on the situation in Guyana. Over the weekend, Congressman Jeffries who chairs the Democratic Caucus for the US House of Representatives […]