Guyana News

Guyana’s golden opportunity By Terrence Richard Blackman, Ph. D. Guyana stands at a transformative moment in its history.

GuyExpo 2024 was last evening launched at the National Exhibition Centre at Sophia.

The Sustainable Wildlife Management (SWM) Programme has announced the launch of its new component aimed at enhancing biodiversity monitoring in Guyana.

DENVER, (Reuters) – Exxon Mobil (XOM.N),  will cut nearly 400 jobs in Texas following its purchase of shale producer Pioneer Natural Resources, according to a regulatory filing.

Residents and farmers from Alliance Road and neighbouring areas in Timehri, East Bank Demerara will soon benefit from agricultural interventions, the Department of Public Information (DPI) said yesterday.

The Ministry of Health’s, Mental Health Unit in collaboration with the Ministry of Education and the Office of the President, recently held a two-day Mental Health Training for teachers.

As the United Kingdom Trade Mission wrapped up its visit here, members of the delegation met with Councillors of the Georgetown Chamber of Commerce and Industry (GCCI) on November 13 at a networking event at Palm Court.

Export Development Canada (EDC), the Canadian Commercial Corporation (CCC), and a group of Canadian businesses are currently visiting Guyana and a meeting was convened yesterday at the Ministry of Housing and Water.

President Irfaan Ali yesterday said that the $100,000 cash grant will be paid to most persons here before Christmas with pensioners and public servants poised to get theirs by the end of this month.

The Guyana Government yesterday signed a second deal for a powership which will see 75 megawatts (MW) of energy supplied in two phases.

-ExxonMobil and co-venturers ExxonMobil Guyana and its Stabroek Block co-venturers, Hess and CNOOC, yesterday announced they had extracted 500 million barrels of oil from Guyana’s offshore Stabroek block and that plans were in place for daily production of 1.3m barrels by the end of 2027.

Acknowledging that GuySuCo’s big loss on every pound of sugar produced cannot continue, President Irfaan Ali yesterday said that steps are being taken to ensure that the number is cut significantly but blamed the opposition APNU+AFC for bequeathing a sector where heavy subsidies are needed.

APNU and the PNCR yesterday said that President Irfaan Ali and his government must take full responsibility for the problems in the management of public funds.

Minister of Education, Priya Manickchand on Tuesday inaugurated new libraries at the Tuschen Primary School, Greenwich Park Primary School, and Parika-Salem Primary School.

In less than 24 hours after discussions, President Irfaan Ali provided the Guyana Veterans Legion with a new minivan through the Guyana Defence Force (GDF).

(Reuters) – The U.S. oil and gas industry on Tuesday called on President-elect Donald Trump to scrap many of President Joe Biden’s policies aimed at fighting climate change, saying the measures threaten jobs, consumer choice and energy security.

A 60-year-old man was yesterday remanded to prison at the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court on a charge of attempting to murder his partner at their 142 El Dorado Avenue, South Ruimveldt, Georgetown home.

The Customs Anti-Narcotic Unit said that on Tuesday, Denzil Park, Rickardo Danhart and Patrick Ram appeared before Magistrate Faith Mc Gusty at the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court, where they were found guilty of the offence of possession of a narcotic for the purpose of trafficking to wit 10.078kgs of cocaine.

Senior trade officials have advanced preparation for the Fifty-Nineth Ministerial Meeting of the Council for Trade and Economic Development (COTED) scheduled for 27-28 November in Guyana.  COTED is a CARICOM decision-making body, which, among other things, supports the production, quality control and marketing of industrial and agricultural commodities. 

The Ministry of Labour yesterday said that its  Occupational Safety and Health (OSH) Department has launched an investigation into the fatal workplace accident on Tuesday at Kara Kara Mine in Mackenzie, Linden.