Guyana News

Without imputing any wrongdoing on his part, Global Witness today called for the Guyana Government to investigate the role of the Minister of Natural Resources, Raphael Trotman in the negotiation of the much criticized 2016 Production Sharing Agreement (PSA) with ExxonMobil.

In its explosive report issued today entitled `Signed Away: How Exxon’s exploitative deal deprived Guyana of up to US$55 billion’, anti-corruption group Global Witness today called for the Guyana Government to renegotiate the controversial 2016 Production Sharing Agreement (PSA) with the US company.

President David Granger last evening promised Berbicians that if the APNU+AFC coalition is reelected to govern Guyana, he will work to ensure that Region Six is rebuilt as an agricultural powerhouse.

Guyana’s racial divide has to be dealt with frontally by politicians to swiftly see a healing as no one should be attacked for their political choices, says PPP/C prime ministerial candidate Brigadier (retired) Mark Phillips, who says that he has faced scathing criticism over his choice to join the PPP/C.

(Jamaica Gleaner) NCB Financial Group Limited, NCBFG, is taking steps to enter Guyana, likely through its ­investment banking unit.

An accident on the Providence Public Road, East Bank Demerara claimed the life of a Subryanville motorcyclist on Saturday night.

A student of Ann’s Grove Secondary died last night after he was struck down on the Golden Grove Public Road while walking home in the company of his cousins.

A forty-four- year-old labourer was yesterday morning fatally stabbed by his drinking mate after an argument ensued as they were on their way home and the suspect has been arrested.

Employees of the majority Russian-owned Bauxite Company of Guyana Inc (BCGI) “threatened” Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) auditors a few months ago when they went to undertake an audit of the company saying they will close the company’s operations if the tax authorities persisted, GRA Commissioner General Godfrey Statia said.

Initially, it began in late December, 2004, when torrential rains resulted in serious flooding along Guyana’s coastal region.

Guyana’s oil deal with Esso Exploration and Production Guyana Ltd, Hess Guyana Exploration Ltd and CNOOC Nexen Petroleum Guyana Ltd is riddled with illegalities including breaches of the Constitution and national laws governing the environment and petroleum. 

The High Court recently ordered the Guyana Telephone and Telegraph Company (GTT) limited, to pay over to the National Industrial and Commercial Investments Limited (NICIL) the more than US$3M owed in garnishment for the outstanding sum for the sale of the government’s shareholding to a Chinese company.

A Partnership for National Unity+Alliance For Change (APNU+AFC) coalition members who are encouraging Guyanese to congregate at polling stations after voting should be arrested as they are encouraging the breaking of the law, according to Opposition Leader Bharrat Jagdeo.

Three weeks after a spill from bauxite miner Bosai’s tailings pond resulted in its operations at Linden being effectively halted, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has granted approval for the company to recommence discharging slurry into its tailings pond after deficiencies were remedied.

Investigators are “exploring” several leads as they continue to probe the murder of Kaneville teen Wayne Anthony George, who was discovered dead in a trench at Craig, East Bank Demerara, almost two weeks ago.

Opposition Leader Bharrat Jagdeo last week alleged that government has partnered with an oil and gas company to hire a firm to rebut a report which will soon be released by international extractive industries watchdog, Global Witness.

Unable to operate for days, the majority Russian-owned Bauxite Company of Guyana Inc (BCGI) has said that the blocking of the Berbice River by workers who were recently dismissed is illegal and has denied breaching labour laws in laying off 288 workers.

Sattie Looknauth, the Wakenaam woman who was set on fire by her common law husband last month, was reportedly abused by the man over the past nine years and despite numerous attempts to end the relationship, she was never successful.

Here we are again with your sixth edition of humourous Jubilee and a few serious Oily Campaign Commentary.

There are presently around 40 Guyanese studying in China and the Guyana Government says it has no plans to bring them home in the wake of the deadly outbreak of the Novel Coronavirus in the Chinese city of Wuhan.