The Ministry of Public Works on November 15, 2021 hosted a visit in collaboration with the Ministry of Public Works of Suriname to the proposed site for the Corentyne River Bridge.
The risk to various parts of the Caribbean from an oil spill from ExxonMobil’s planned development at Yellowtail was raised during the most recent consultation on the project.
Following various efforts by former Executive Director of NICIL, Winston Brassington to garnish the almost $40 million in damages he has won in judgments against the Kaieteur News (KN), the newspaper has finally agreed to voluntarily pay off the outstanding balance of some $18 million.
A total of four farms with approximately one hundred and twenty thousand cannabis sativa plants ranging from one foot to six feet in height, were discovered along with one camp and drying area yesterday at Fort Nassau on the Berbice River, the police say.
The Chair of the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) of Parliament says that the failure of the government to undertake an audit of US$9.5b in ExxonMobil’s expenditure is a glaring example of its real position on transparency, accountability and good governance.
Aimed at reassuring citizens and overseas visitors that it’s safe to go about their activities during the upcoming holiday season, the Guyana Police Force (GPF) yesterday unveiled its Christmas policing plan which will see Georgetown being divided into fifteen sectors with day and night patrols.
The Yellowtail development in the Stabroek Block, approximately 126 miles offshore Guyana, is the fourth project being undertaken by ExxonMobil and its partners and it is the first development that the Government of Guyana is pushing for specific oil spill insurance on.
Citing the new COVID-19 vaccine requirement, residents from the hinterland regions are calling for something to be done so that they can travel from their areas.
The People’s National Congress Reform (PNCR) yesterday said that a 2014 disciplinary incident involving its former MP Vanessa Kissoon had seen decisions made collectively and with due process.
The trial of Neville Chandrawattie who is accused of the 2007 murder of gold and diamond dealer Dharam Chanmangra, is set to commence next Wednesday—November 17th—at the High Court in Demerara.
Weeks after a Brazilian national was fatally stabbed during an argument in Region One, the police yesterday issued a wanted bulletin for his alleged killer.
Senior Minister in the Office of the President with responsibility for Finance, Dr Ashni Singh and other government officials yesterday made a pitch to a United Arab Emirates (UAE) company for investment in the agriculture sector here.
Government is mulling the expansion of the New Amsterdam to Moleson Creek thoroughfare as it anticipates increased vehicular traffic in a few years via the planned Suriname to Guyana River Bridge and other projects.
Dr. Richard Van West-Charles has been awarded damages to the tune of $10 million against the Kaieteur News which had published libelous statements concerning his fuel company—Atlantic Fuels Inc.