After Russia invaded Ukraine, global oil prices experienced a dramatic spike. Just over a week ago, Brent crude leaped above $139 per barrel. Analysts warned prices could touch $185, then $200 as traders shunned Russian oil, pushing inflation even higher and adding huge strain to the global economy. But there’s been a rapid reversal since then. Brent…
Guyana’s Low Carbon Development Strategy (LCDS), which seeks to balance economic development and environmental preservation, promotes the inclusion of women and vulnerable groups in key economic sectors. This was highlighted by the Minister of Human Services and Social Security, Dr. Vindhya Persaud while addressing a ministerial roundtable at the United Nations’ (UN) Commission on the…
The Albouystown man who was busted at the Eugene F. Correia Airport at Ogle with a suitcase full of imported marijuana aka poppy weed was sentenced to four years in jail today after pleading guilty to the drug trafficking charge. 47-year-old Elvis Thuesday appeared before Magistrate Rachel Liverpool at the Sparendaam Magistrates’ Court and pleaded…
–MP Datadin reaffirms any challenge to the Local Content Act will be strongly opposed GUYANA can explore entering a reservation, or opting out of the relevant part of the Revised Treaty of Chaguaramas (RTC), in addition to considering the possibility of a complete withdrawal if regional entities challenge the implementation of its Local Content Act…
The government has officially relaxed the national COVID-19 restrictions and some vaccine rules but Health Minister Dr. Frank Anthony says that workplaces and other organisations can maintain certain rules to protect against the disease. Because Guyana still has active COVID-19 cases, Dr. Anthony urged people to continue adhering to some of the long-standing guidelines to…
The Albouystown man who was busted at the Eugene F. Correia Airport at Ogle with a suitcase full of imported marijuana aka poppy weed was sentenced to four years in jail today after pleading guilty to the drug trafficking charge. 47-year-old Elvis Thuesday appeared before Magistrate Rachel Liverpool at the Sparendaam Magistrates’ Court and pleaded…
–with commissioning of new $141M well at Lusignan SOME 22,000 residents of Lusignan and Annandale, East Coast Demerara (ECD), will now enjoy improved access to potable water following the completion of a new well at Lusignan, valuing approximately $141M. The well, which was drilled by S. Jagmohan Hardware Supplies & Construction Services to a depth of 955…
Minister of Health Dr. Frank Anthony maintains that it is safe for children to return to schools next month but says that parents of children with underlying health conditions should first engage doctors about the safety of attending face-to-face classes full time again. “What we have seen in kids is even if they get infected,…
The Albouystown man who was busted at the Eugene F. Correia Airport at Ogle with a suitcase full of imported marijuana aka poppy weed was sentenced to four years in jail today after pleading guilty to the drug trafficking charge. 47-year-old Elvis Thuesday appeared before Magistrate Rachel Liverpool at the Sparendaam Magistrates’ Court and pleaded…
–President Ali announces plan to subsidise increased fuel costs CONSUMERS in Guyana will not be forced to pay higher water and electricity rates stemming from the global surge in fuel prices because the government will be subsidising the increased fuel costs, President Dr. Irfaan Ali said on Tuesday. The increase in fuel prices, like the…
