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The Government of Guyana and ExxonMobil have signed the license for the Payara offshore development, further expanding ExxonMobil’s investment in the local oil sector. The approval of the project follows several reviews and consultations by local and international experts, according to the Ministry of Natural Resources. The project in the Stabroek Block is expected to […]
Teargas and pellets were fired at squatters in the Success area this afternoon as they held their ground in a stand-off with the Police as a bridge linking the main road to the squatters’ settlement was destroyed. The Police were called in by the sugar company, Guysuco, which has been trying to get the squatters […]
The National Executive Council of the Alliance For Change is set to gather for an emergency meeting on Sunday. The meeting will discuss the way forward for the party following the decision by APNU Councillors and one of its own AFC Councilors to go against an agreement and vote against the AFC nominee for the […]
With the Opposition Leader saying he is open for discussions with the government on national issues, President Irfaan Ali believes the Opposition needs to first recognise the government and the President as legitimate before any such discussions could begin. “You have to be able to accept that I am the person you want to work […]
Declaring that the Government appears to have no plan or strategy to handle the current COVID-19 situation in Guyana, the opposition APNU+AFC today described the PPP’s handling of the pandemic since taking office as “disastrous”. There are more than 1000 active COVID-19 cases in the country with 80 deaths recorded as of Tuesday. 60 of […]
Two more persons died from COVID-19 on Tuesday, according to the Ministry of Health. On Tuesday evening, the Ministry of Health announced the deaths of a 77-year-old man and a 67-year-old woman. Both have been identified as residents of Region Four. The two latest deaths have brought the number of total deaths to 80. 60 […]
The Ministry of Health revealed today that 59 new cases of coronavirus have been recorded in Guyana as of midnight Monday. The 59 new cases have taken the total number of active cases to 1,110. Of the more than 1100 active cases, 917 of those persons who tested positive for COVID-19 are in home isolation […]
Evidence gathered as part of the probe of the murders of Berbice teens Isaiah and Joel Henry and Haresh Singh, have been sent to St. Lucia for detailed tests and analysis, according to President Irfaan Ali. A team of investigators from the Regional Security System is currently in Guyana to assist in the probe. During […]
Nurses and other medical staff at the Georgetown Hospital have been warned by the Hospital’s Human Resource Department that they could face disciplinary action for “abandonment of post” because of their protest action. Earlier today and last Friday, over 150 nurses and other medical staff protested outside the hospital for better working conditions, improved risk […]
Former Minister of Public Infrastructure, David Patterson, has signaled to his party, the Alliance For Change, that it should begin the process of seeking his replacement in the National Assembly as he intends to resign as a Member of Parliament. Patterson who tendered his resignation as General Secretary of the AFC on Monday remains upset, […]
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