Guyana News

(Reuters) – The three largest U.S. energy exploration companies paid more than $42 billion to foreign governments last year, about eight times more than what they paid in the United States, according to regulatory filings.

Guyana’s Integrity Commission should move beyond the mere submission of financial reports of senior public servants and politicians and add investigating the declarations to see if they match with the opulent lifestyles many officials live, former auditor general Anand Goolsarran has said.

The National Procurement and Tender Administration Board (NPTAB) has stated that the evaluation process for the Schoonord to Crane Road was done in full compliance of the Procurement Act, but Alliance for Change Leader Nigel Hughes is calling for the release of it and the reports.

The police have intensified their search for Joshua David, who was reportedly abducted on Thursday, September 26, 2024, from Main Street in Georgetown.

The Ethnic Relations Com-mission (ERC) has criticized the action involving a police officer during a church service in the hinterland which has ignited a heated debate over the balance between freedom of worship and noise nuisances.

The Government of Guyana (GoG) has officially commenced the Guyana Coastal Adaptation and Resilience Project, an initiative aimed at enhancing climate adaptation and reducing flood risks across urban, semi-urban, and rural areas of the country’s coastal plain and is looking to hire a Procurement Officer.

The troubled North-South corridor of Conversation Tree road rehabilitation project is now on schedule for an October month completion, the Department of Public Information [DPI] last week in a press release.

The governments of Guyana and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) that allows for visa-free travel between the two nations, a Department of Public Information (DPI) release has announced, describing it as a significant step towards advancing bilateral relations and easing travel restrictions.

Stabroek News spoke to members of the public in Nooten Zuil, East Coast Demerara about the rising cost of living and how it is affecting them.

The University of Guyana (UG) has announced the official launch of a ground-breaking publication entitled, “Post-secondary Chemistry Education in Developing Countries: Advancing Diversity in Pedagogy and Practice,” at the Education Lecture Theatre on the Turkeyen campus, marking a significant step forward in enhancing chemistry education and promoting diversity in teaching practices across the region.

It was a special moment for the first batch of  allottes of land at Stewartville-East, Region Three, who were invited by the Central Housing and Planning Authority (CH&PA) to view their plots and boundaries for the first time last week, a release from the CH&PA stated.

Seven caterpillar generators and nine transformers were destroyed in Friday’s fire at the DDL power plant at Plantation Diamond, East Bank Demerara.

Police are intensifying their investigation into the abduction of Joshua David, who was reported missing on the evening of September 27.

A 61-year-old pedal cyclist died yesterday following an accident on the Number 28 Public Road, West Coast Berbice.

-must show experience of at least five similar facilities, state expected profit margin or fees Prime Minister Mark Phillips has stated that government’s search for an operator/manager for the Wales Gas-to-Energy (GtE) power plant and separately seeking investors for a mirror project is evidence of strategic planning for the country’s energy needs which it sees increasing rapidly over the coming years.

The construction of the new Kumu hydropower plant, and upgrading of the Moco-Moco hydropower plant, are nearing completion and when fully operational, are expected to transform the lives of residents in the affected Region Nine communities. 

By Khadidja Ba Some residents of Linden have expressed growing unease over the number of Venezuelan migrants in the town living in squalid conditions and they say no help from Georgetown appears to be forthcoming for them.

Nearly four months after it advertised for applicants to the position of Justice of Appeal, the Judicial Service Commission (JSC) is still to make an announcement.

The Leonora Market Road in Region Three will be rehabilitated into an asphalt surface in the coming week, according to a release on Friday from the Ministry of Housing and Water.

Yesterday morning, between 5.30 and 9, a Joint Services prison search was conducted at the Mazaruni Prisons.