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The Government is in the process of finalizing the details of the agreement for the beginning of the construction of the Amaila Falls hydro power project and is hoping to get it started before the end of this year. Under an agreement with the China Railway Group, the Chinese company will fully finance and build […]
Minister of Health Dr. Frank Anthony is advocating for persons who suffer from Down syndrome to get vaccinated against COVID-19 since they are at a high risk of serious complications if they contract the virus. Down syndrome is a condition that causes a delay in the physical and mental development of a person. It is […]
A 58-year-old pork knocker lost his life on Monday when a mining pit collapsed and buried him at Highwood Backdam, North West District. Police have identified the dead man as Christopher Bunbury of Matthew’s Ridge. According to the investigators, the southern wall of the dugout mining pit which was more than 22 feet in depth, […]
As Guyana becomes more recognized as a new major oil-producing nation, small and large foreign investors continue to flock to the country to make big investments and get business done in Guyana. The situation has forced many local companies to step up their presence and improve the goods and services that they offer. Of the […]
The Ministry of Health has approved the use of self-testing kits in Guyana for COVID-19, but the results of the tests will not be accepted for travel. Minister of Health Dr. Frank Anthony in his COVID-19 update today revealed that persons will be allowed to import or purchase the self-testing kits, which allows them to […]
Local Company, Guysons Engineering, and K&B Industries Incorporated of the United States have announced their joint venture and the birth of the new company Guysons K&B which has acquired 50 acres of land from the Government at Enmore for the construction of a machine shop facility that will cater for a number of sectors including […]
Describing the Guyana exploration project as one of the most exciting and successful in the world, the Chairman of ExxonMobil Darren Woods believes that Guyana sealed its future as an oil-producing nation when it signed the first Production Sharing Agreement in 1999 which paved the way for more exploration and the country’s first oil discovery […]
Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo has announced that the Government is exploring several options with the remaining oil blocks including an option to form a national oil company. Speaking during a session at the ongoing International Energy Conference in Guyana, Mr. Jagdeo said in the previous oil blocks were given out on a first-come, first-serve basis, […]
Guyanese Businessman and owner and Publisher of Kaieteur News Glen Lall who has been calling for the renegotiation of the oil contracts with Exxon, led a small protest this morning outside the Marriott Hotel where the International Energy Conference is being hosted. Lall has been highlighting his concerns about the existing contracts in his newspapers […]
The International Energy Conference and Expo opened this morning in Georgetown with President Irfaan Ali declaring that Guyana’s portfolio as an oil-producing nation has not only set the stage for major economic and infrastructure transformation, but also for the lives of Guyanese to be transformed. During his feature address at the opening of the conference, […]
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