Guyana News

The APNU+AFC campaign committee today announced that its manifesto for the March 2 general and regional elections will be launched today at campaign headquarters – 216/217 Lamaha Street, Georgetown.

President David Granger this morning received a courtesy call from Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of  Trinidad’s ANSA McAl Group of Companies, Anthony Sabga III who signalled the company’s interest in expanding its business here.

Republic Bank is advising its customers that Visa OneCard transactions which were conducted online and via other banks’ point-of-sales terminals and ATMs during the period November 4, 2019 to December 31, 2019 are now being processed to accounts.

The Ministry of the Presidency yesterday released its long-awaited local content policy which mandates the submission of an annual plan by oil and gas operators which among other things would describe programmes of support and development for Guyanese suppliers.

Anti-corruption watchdog group Global Witness has recommended that more effort be put into the State Assets Recovery Agency (SARA) investigation of the awarding of the licences for the offshore Kaieteur and Canje oil blocks, saying that key participants, including former Minister of Natural Resources Robert Persaud, have not been questioned about the process.

Acting Chief Justice Roxane George-Wiltshire has declared that Hess Guyana Exploration Ltd (Hess) and CNOOC Nexen Petroleum Guyana Ltd (Nexen), do not need separate environmental licenses to conduct oil production here since they are covered under the licence issued to ExxonMobil’s local subsidiary Esso Exploration and Production Guyana Limited (Esso).

Targeting oil and gas business travellers, another Marriott-branded hotel, the AC Marriott, is expected to be established here in another two and a half years near the Ogle Inter-national Airport, the National Industrial and Commercial Investments Limited (NICIL) yesterday announced.

A child care officer is now traumatized after she was wounded by a knife-wielding bandit who attempted to rob her of her handbag on Tuesday morning in Albouystown, Georgetown.

A pilot is currently hospitalised after a S2R-T34 Turbine Thrush aircraft flipped over while attempting to land at the Mahaica Abary Rice Development Scheme (MARDS) yesterday afternoon.

The Civil Defence Commission yesterday hosted an oil spill tabletop exercise the aim of which was to test and develop Guyana’s oil response capability.

As the police probe into the robbery of the Guyana Telephone and Telegraph Company (GTT) kiosk at Giftland Mall widens, investigators have since detained a second suspect.

Virology experts from the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) are currently in the Caribbean to ensure that laboratory specialists are trained and equipped to identify and respond to potential imported cases of the new coronavirus (COVID-19) and a visit is to be made to Guyana.

Unable to arrive at a verdict as to whether he is guilty or not of raping a 12-year-old girl, minibus conductor Dexter McIntosh now faces a retrial for the offence.

“Small but good” is how presidential candidate of A New and United Guyana (ANUG), Ralph Ramkarran describes the meetings being held around the country by his party.

A new maternity unit was officially commissioned on Wednesday at the Diamond Diagnostic Centre.

Aiming to change the quality of life for Guyanese, newcomer to the political arena, Change Guyana presidential candidate, Robert Badal, on Tuesday unveiled his party’s manifesto, which he said focuses heavily on “putting more money in your pockets.”

Regional Six health officials yesterday said that there is no suspected case of the coronavirus in Region Six.

A new $30 million primary health care facility in Eccles, East Bank Demerara was yesterday commissioned by Public Health Minister Volda Lawrence, according to the Department of Public Information (DPI).

An official sod-turning ceremony to kick-start the construction of the Ministry of Public Health’s laboratory and the Guyana Gold Board’s Head Office was held at the site of the proposed building yesterday.

Tenders were on Tuesday opened at the National Procurement and Tender Administration Board for the supply of stationery, ink and janitorial supplies to the Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA).