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Three hundred Guyanese are expected to benefit from direct and indirect employment by the onshore base which will service the ExxonMobil rig drilling for oil offshore Guyana. That is according to Chief Executive Officer of TOTALTEC Oilfield Services, Lawrence Mangal. Mr. Mangal explained to reporters that recently that “We will be creating a number of […]
The Georgetown Hospital’s Board has completed its probe into the nearly $632 million emergency procurement of drugs and has found grave recklessness in the handling of the matter by the former Acting Chief Executive Officer. In a statement on the probe, the Board also found that the Health Minister never gave instructions to GPHC officials to […]
More than one hundred (100) Guyanese businesses have signed up with ExxonMobil’s local Business Centre to access opportunities in the oil and gas industry. In an interview, Exxon’s Public and Government Director, Kimberly Brasington, said the company has compiled a database of local businesses interested in opportunities available in the oil and gas industry. “Back […]
Remedial works to the more than $728M Kato Secondary School (Region 8) have been completed with a certificate of practical completion expected to be issued tomorrow to the contractor. After completion, the school was toured by a Ministerial Task Force which comprised officials from the Ministries of Education, Public Infrastructure, and Indigenous Affairs. Among the […]
Minister of Public Service, Dr. Rupert Roopnarine has decided to recall his resignation from government and continue to serve the coalition government as a cabinet Minister. His decision was announced today by Minister of State Joe Harmon. According to the Minister of State, Dr. Roopnarine met yesterday with the President in his company and the […]
With a pledge to ensure that the Judiciary remains independent and impartial, President David Granger on Wednesday administered the Oath of Office to four new High Court Judges and elevated a sitting High Court Judge to the Court of Appeal. Family members and senior members of the judiciary gathered at State House to witness the swearing in […]
Minister of Public Service in the Ministry of the Presidency, Dr. Rupert Roopnarine, has offered his resignation from the post to President David Granger. The resignation comes just one month after the President moved Roopnarine from his post as Minister of Education to the newly created Ministerial position. This morning, President David Granger, confirmed receiving […]
President David Granger is maintaining that he intends to appoint a person he deems “fit and proper” to the top Guyana Elections Commission post, despite an interpretation of the Constitution by the Chief Justice earlier this week. On the sidelines of the swearing in of new Judges at State House on Wednesday, Mr. Granger told the […]
Two persons who were on board a cocaine carrying vessel are in the custody of the Customs Anti Narcotics Unit after 209 pounds of the illegal substance was found aboard the vessel. The bust was made on Monday by the Coast Guard of the Guyana Defence Force during a patrol of the Pomeroon river. Charges […]
Four new Judges will take their oath of office this morning, while a fifth Judge will be elevated to the Court of Appeal. Attorneys, Simone Morris-Ramlall, Damone Younge, Sandil Kissoon and Gino Persaud will all be sworn in to office this morning before President David Granger as new High Court Judges. Justice Rishi Persaud will be […]
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