Lakhram Bhagirat

Guyana’s expanding oil and gas sector will not affect the country’s environmental credentials, effectively allowing it to maintain its carbon sink status, according to Senior Director for Climate and REDD+ (Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and forest Degradation) in the Ministry of Natural Resources Pradeepa Bholanath.

Following the pronouncement of the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) that the Government of Guyana is guilty of violating the rights of Isseneru and its villagers, the community’s leader have said that the violations have intensified.

GAICO Construction and General Services Inc on Saturday increased its dredging capabilities with the addition of a new US$7.5 million dredge that was commissioned by President Irfaan Ali at the company’s Nismes, West Bank Demerara wharf.

Local consortium NRG Holdings Incorporated is poised to commence construction on its US$300 million shore base facility by next month, according to Director Nicholas Deygoo-Boyer.

The 2018 Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between the Ministry of Education and the GTU to activate a 2011 revolving fund for teachers’ housing  has been declared not “legally enforceable” by the Office of the Solicitor General.

Petitions calling for the removal of Wikki/Calcuni toshao Ezard Fredericks were not in accordance with the relevant laws, according to Minister of Amerindian Affairs Minister Pauline Sukhai.

With speed limits varying from 30 – 80 km/h, the Eccles to Mandela Avenue alternative road on the East Bank of Demerara will be equipped with smart speed-monitoring systems to ensure compliance with traffic regulations, according to President Irfaan Ali.

Incumbent leader of the Alliance For Change (AFC) Khemraj Ramjattan has confirmed that if nominated he is up for contesting once again for the top post of the party at its upcoming National Conference, which will also decide on its future as part of the former governing coalition with APNU.

Representative of the APNU+AFC List of Candidates, David Granger has written to the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) advising it to extract the names of Aubrey Norton and Volda Lawrence to fill the two empty seats in the National Assembly.

ExxonMobil was yesterday cleared for its fourth well offshore after the government issued a production licence two days after the EPA granted a stoutly contested environmental permit for what will be the largest oil extraction operation yet in Guyana’s waters.

The Environmental Assessment Board (EAB) yesterday heard that there were “fatal gaps” in the EPA’s decision to waive an impact study for the new Demerara Harbour Bridge and it was urged to overturn it.

U.S. Deputy Assistant Secretary (DAS) for Caribbean Affairs and Haiti, Barbara Feinstein yesterday met with Leader of the People’s National Congress Reform (PNCR) Aubrey Norton where a number of issues were discussed.

The recent relocation of Warrau migrants from Kabakaburi, in Region Two, to what have been described as poor living conditions, has come in for strong criticism from those who were helping them to integrate and the Amerindian Peoples Association (APA) on Thursday called for authorities to provide increased humanitarian support.

With some uncertainty surrounding the language in his resignation letter, former Leader of the Opposition Joseph Harmon yesterday clarified that he has indeed resigned as a member of the National Assembly effective March 15, 2022.

The United States used its voting power in October on the Board of the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) to deny Guyana Shore Base Incorporated (GYSBI) a US$180 million loan after it had gone  through a two-year approval process, a move that has grave implications for Guyana’s developmental trajectory, according to the Company’s Executive Director Robin Muneshwer.

With approximately US$200 million already invested to meet the needs of the expanding oil and gas sector, Guyana Shore Base Incorporated (GYSBI) is seeking to plug an additional US$250 million to further develop its capacity.

Accusing them of selective advocacy and trying to derail progress, President Irfaan Ali and members of his Cabinet have blasted civil society groups which have called for greater government accountability and transparency.

The Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) at its weekly statutory meeting yesterday took a decision to commence continuous registration in anticipation of hosting Local Government Elections (LGE).

Booted Country Coordinator of the Guyana Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (GYEITI), Dr Rudy Jadoopat has been sent on leave ahead of his controversial replacement by former Pro-Chancellor of the University of Guyana Dr Prem Misir.

South Korea’s Hyundai Engineering and Construction Company has submitted a prequalification bid in the hopes of bagging the engineering, procurement and construction contract for the gas to energy project.