Guyana News

The Police say they are investigating the murder of 48-year-old Gopaul `Eyelash/Kumar’ Seeram, a labourer of Cane Grove, ECD which occurred yesterday between 18:00 – 21:00h, at Log Dam, Cane Grove, Mahaica, ECD, allegedly by his immediate neighbour – a 21-year-old labourer and his 43-year-old reputed wife.

(Trinidad Guardian) A fe­male pas­sen­ger who ar­rived at Pi­ar­co In­ter­na­tion­al Air­port from Guyana on Mon­day night on a jour­ney that orig­i­nat­ed in Hong Kong was sent back to the port of em­barka­tion.

The Government of Guyana yesterday said it had entered a “fair” agreement with an ExxonMobil subsidiary for the country’s first oil block and it rejected a report by anti-corruption watchdog Global Witness (GW) which said that inept negotiation of the 2016 Production Sharing Agreement (PSA) could have cost the country as much as US$55b.

General Secretary of the People’s Progressive Party (PPP) Bharrat Jagdeo on Monday told supporters that should his party win the upcoming March 2 polls, it would immediately look at building the necessary infrastructure to bring natural gas onshore.

A Linden miner was shot dead on Monday during an argument over a card game at Quartzstone Backdam, in Region Seven and the gunman has since been arrested.

A teen was charged and remanded over the murders of Canadian hotelier Vivekanand Brijbassi and his watchman, Harry Persaud, who were found dead at Number 63 Village, Corentyne, Berbice last December.

Dozens of sugar workers supported by their union, the Guyana Agricultural and General  Workers Union (GAWU), yesterday mounted another protest in front of the Ministry of the Presidency on Vlissengen Road for an increase in wages and salaries.

Liberty and Justice Party (LJP) leader Lenox Shuman remains at loggerheads with members of the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) over whether he was eligible for inclusion on his party’s list of candidates on Nomination Day.

The decriminalisation of same sex relations between consenting men by year end and the inclusion of protection from discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity in the constitution are among the 15 minimum demands being sought by the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgen-der, and other Queer (LGBTQ+) community from all political parties contesting in the March 2nd general and regional elections.

Less than a month after having to abort the trial of Linton Eastman, Clifton Gibson and Stancy Rodney for the murder of Rubis accountant Jason Cort, Justice Brassington Reynolds had to abort new proceedings yesterday.

Fourteen long-term observers from the European Union (EU) election observation mission were yesterday deployed to the various regions across the country ahead of the March 2nd general and regional elections.

A boat owned by Amazon Caribbean Guyana Limited (AMCAR), on early Monday morning, was attacked and robbed by pirates while it was traversing the Berbice River.

Sentenced to 66 years in prison in 2014 for the murder of his neighbour, Abiola Eadie, whom he killed during a row over an injured game cock, Mark Assing has appealed his conviction for the capital offence.

Bids were yesterday opened at the National Procurement and Tender Administration Board for thirteen projects all for the Ministry of Agriculture’s National Drainage & Irrigation Authority.

The Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) yesterday discussed a controversial appeal by PNCR Chair Volda Lawrence for supporters to gather outside polling stations but arrived at no decision.

Director, Department of Energy, Dr Mark Bynoe on Monday congratulated 800 applicants registered in an inaugural Oil and Gas e-Learning training courses for capitalising on the opportunity to obtain training and certification in the petroleum sector.

By Bertrand Ramcharan Seventy-five years into the existence of the United Nations, the International Court of Justice sits proudly as the upholder of the international rule of law and the defender of the rights of nations and peoples large and small.

The Government of Guyana today rejected a report by anti-corruption watchdog, Global Witness which said yesterday that inept negotiation of the 2016 Production Sharing Agreement (PSA) with an ExxonMobil subsidiary could have cost the country as much as US$55b.

Research company, Rystad Energy said today that Guyana’s oil production is projected to be 1.2 million barrels per day by 2030 and that total annual oil revenues could approach US$30 billion within 10 years.

The Police say they are investigating the murder of Raymond Leitch, 28, a miner of Lot 2022 Amelia’s Ward, Linden, which occurred about 12:30 hrs yesterday at Quartzstone Backdam, Cuyuni River.