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United Kingdom-based Westmount Energy Limited is boasting of Guyana’s potential oil reserves as it seeks investors for its projects in the Guyana/Suriname basin, which include the drilling of the first well in the Kaieteur Block offshore Guyana next year.
The Guyana Gold and Diamond Miners Association (GGDMA), the National Mining Syndicate (NMS) and the Guyana Women Miners Organisation (GWMO) are to submit a memorandum containing their concerns about the mining industry and their recommendations to President David Granger for consideration.
At least six families were affected by the flash storm which hit Mahdia, in Region Eight, on Friday afternoon and efforts are underway by the regional administration and the Civil Defense Commission (CDC) to assist them in rebuilding their homes.
The Guyana Oil Company Limited (GuyOil) on Friday officially commissioned its newly constructed solar-powered Green Office and Store Complex (GOSC), which is located at the firm’s Providence Terminal, on the East Bank of Demerara.
Dr. Balwant Singh’s Hospital (DBSH) is now offering dialysis services at a subsidised cost of $12,000 per session.
The Guyana Telephone and Telegraph Company (GTT) on Friday officially launched its annual “Pinktober” cancer awareness campaign.
The police have arrested a second person for questioning about the murder of Golden Grove, East Coast Demerara resident David Gentle.
The Secretariat of the Guyana Elections Com-mission (GECOM) yesterday presented to the commissioners a draft schedule of timelines which sets the earliest date for General and Regional Elections as March 2020.
The State Assets Recovery Agency (SARA) yesterday announced that it was seeking to recover $2.7 billion from Queens Atlantic Investment Inc over its controversial acquisition of the former Sanata Textiles complex and $274 million from the Guyana Bank for Trade and Industry (GBTI) for the purchase of the Kingston property that is now its headquarters.
A three-year-old child succumbed yesterday afternoon while being rushed to the Georgetown Public Hospital after he was struck by a hire car along the East Bank Berbice Public Road.
The months-long investigation into alleged corrupt practices involving Deputy Commissioner of Police Lyndon Alves has ended with him being cleared of any criminal conduct, Commissioner of Police Leslie James said yesterday.
A state-of-the-art $65 million police station was commissioned by Minister of Public Security Khemraj Ramjattan at Parfaite Harmonie, West Bank Demerara yesterday, with ‘user-friendly’ facilities that include a special room for dealing with domestic violence complaints.
A team from the Civil Defence Commission (CDC) is expected to be deployed to the town of Mahdia following reported high winds which caused damage to a number of structures in the town, including a school building which had its roof blown off.
Minister of Public Security Khemraj Ramjattan yesterday disclosed that while the contract of former embattled head of the Special Organised Crime Unit (SOCU) Sydney James has not expired, he will not be returning to the unit.
Fraudsters are posing as officials of the National Industrial and Commercial and Investments Limited (NICIL) in order to sell properties belong to the government holding company, its acting Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Colvin Heath-London has said.
A roadmap that seeks to improve Guyana’s trade-related systems was officially launched yesterday with officials underscoring that its implementation would make Guyana a more attractive destination for foreign direct investment.
Workers attached to the Rose Hall Mayor and Town Council on Thursday downed tools demanding minimum wage along with payments owed to them for the first seven months of the year.
A three-year sentence was yesterday handed down to taxi driver Kacey Chapman, one of three men jointly charged with illegal possession of guns and ammunition that were discovered in his car at High and Princes, Georgetown, last year.
A man has been sentenced to three months in prison after pleading guilty to assaulting his wife by whipping her with a cable.
A man was yesterday sentenced to three months behind bars for spitting on a woman who insulted him.
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