Politics

Exxon’s concession will remain intact in the interest of national security -Trotman

Minister of Natural Resources Raphael Trotman today defended the Government’s move to delay the release of oil blocks given to ExxonMobil in its concession offshore Guyana. Trotman told the Parliamentary Sectoral Committee on Natural Resources that the Government decided to keep that concession granted to Exxon in 1999 intact in the interest of national security. According to […]

Jagdeo declares Benschop should go to church and pray for PPP because he was pardoned; Benschop fires back

Opposition Leader Bharrat Jagdeo on Wednesday declared that political activist and former treason accused, Mark Benschop should be thanking him and the PPP and going to church everyday and pray for the PPP because he was pardoned. It was under Jagdeo’s Presidency that Benschop was charged for sedition and treason. He was charged for treason […]

More than 350 house lots in Providence and Peter’s Hall to be allocated

Three hundred and sixty-eight families will benefit from new house lots in November, following the completion of infrastructural developments in the Providence and Peter’s Hall communities on the East Bank of Demerara. The government has invested $545.8Million into the project. Agreements were signed today by several local contractors, who will carry out the preparatory works, […]

Teixeira refers matters to SARA for investigation

Just moments after declaring that “people are thieving every day,” Head of the State Assets Recovery Agency (SARA) Dr. Clive Thomas announced on Monday that two matters against officials in the current APNU+AFC government have been referred to SARA for investigation. The matters were referred to the agency by Opposition Member of Parliament, Gail Teixeira and […]

Social Cohesion Day observed with calls for a more unified Guyana

As Guyana continues with efforts to bridge the gap that separates its citizens by race, politics, and class, the third annual observance of Social Cohesion Day was held on Thursday morning at the National Cultural Center. The event brought together Guyanese from every administrative region and ethnic, religious and cultural background. The message of a […]

President and India’s State Minister meet on cooperation in sugar industry and other areas

President David Granger on Wednesday, informed India’s Minister of State, Mr. Satyapal Singh that the Guyana Government is keen on restoring the sugar industry to profitability and is open to cooperation with the Indian Government and investors from India. India remains the largest sugar producing country in the world. The Indian Minister of State is […]