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Reflecting on 2022 as a good year for the oil and gas sector in Guyana, President of ExxonMobil Guyana Alistair Routledge today said investments in Guyana’s human capital is paying dividends with more than 4,400 Guyanese currently supporting the local oil and gas Industry, with local suppliers raking in more than G$140 Billion since the […]
Guyana’s Oil Sector is expected to expand by 113% by the end of 2022 while its non-oil economy is projected to have a better-than-expected turnout of 9.6% as against the 7.7% growth projected at the start of the year. The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) made the disclosures in its quarterly report which was released on […]
APNU+AFC Chief Scrutineer Carol Smith-Joseph was placed on bail today totaling $140,000 when she appeared in the Mahaicony Magistrate’s Court to face 14 fraud charges, related to her previous work at the. Mahaica Abary Rice Development Scheme. The West Coast Berbice politician was not required to enter a plea to the indictable charges which were […]
President Irfaan Ali today announced that members of the Joint Services will be receiving their one-month annual bonus, in addition to the 8% salary increase and salary adjustments that were recently announced. Addressing ranks of the Guyana Defence Force today, the President said the one month’s bonus is part of his administration’s commitment to provide […]
The Georgetown Chamber of Commerce and Industry wants the City Council to impose tougher penalties and fines on those businesses that continue to dispose of their garbage improperly. Since the start of the holiday shopping season, there has been a build up of garbage in the main shopping areas, especially along Regent and Robb Streets […]
The Chief Election Officer of the Guyana Elections Commission will be expected to put together a new work plan and date for Local Government Elections, with the Commission deciding to review the boundaries for local government constituencies. The review is coming on the heels of the Chairman of the Commission ruling that the Local Government […]
After a one-month hiatus due to the lack of a quorum, the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) met today to iron out a number of issues. Today’s meeting, which was held behind closed doors, saw the ruling People’s Progressive Party/Civic (PPP/C) using its one-seat majority on the Committee to successfully move a motion to scrutinize the […]
Mayor of Georgetown Ubraj Narine announced today that there is no evidence to suggest that the current Georgetown Mayor and City Council misused its financial resources since taking Office in 2019, lashing out at Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo over his claims that the City Council lacks transparency and accountability. Last Friday, the Vice President said […]
More than 24hrs after the attack at the President’s official residence, which left a presidential guard critically injured and his attacker also in a critical state, the Guyana Police Force remains tightlipped on the investigations. There are reports that the Police Force continues to gather information on the suspect who remains hospitalized nursing multiple gunshot […]
The Alliance For Change today lambasted the Government and the Guyana Police Force over the treatment of the New Market Street vendors and the subsequent arrest of the City Mayor Ubraj Narine and Opposition MP Sherod Duncan. The Mayor is facing charges over his questioning of whether the President was turning Guyana into a muslim […]
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