Guyana has been tasked with leading efforts to reduce the Caribbean’s expensive food import bill and as Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Heads of Government meet in Belize from Tuesday, these Guyana-led efforts will be a central focus. CARICOM Secretary-General Dr. Carla Barnett, ahead of Tuesday’s meeting, told reporters that many discussions have been ongoing on how…
STUDENTS of Brickdam Secondary, St Joseph High School and St Stanislaus College were awarded with certificates of attendance at a training seminar focused on the potential areas in the oil-and-gas sector in which they can further their studies. The seminar centred on understanding the oil-and-gas sector from an economic point of view and the oil-and-gas…
A 23-year-old female rank of the Guyana Defence Force (GDF) was physically assaulted by a male colleague during an afternoon “lime” on Sunday at Base Camp Kanuku, Lethem, Region Nine. The mother of the victim told the News Room on Monday that based on information her daughter related, the off-duty ranks were having a barbeque…
GUYANA is aiming to balance its low-carbon, sustainable development pursuits with the development of its profitable oil-and-gas industry and even as it does so, the country will continue to store more of the harmful gases than it emits. This is according to Pradeepa Bholanauth, the Senior Director for Climate and REDD+ at the Ministry of…
Guyana’s Lady Jags suffered a 5-0 defeat to Mexico in group stage action of the Concacaf Women’s Under-20 Championship on Monday night in the Dominican Republic. Competing in Group F, the Lady Jags were outplayed by the Mexicans although they came into the contest with confidence from a 2-0 success against Honduras at the weekend.…
MINISTER within the Ministry of Public Works Deodat Indar; Attorney-General and Minister of Legal Affairs Anil Nandlall, S.C.; and the Indian High Commissioner to Guyana, Dr. K.J. Srinivasa on Monday joined students of the Hindu College and devotees at the Cove and John Ashram to celebrate Maha Shivratri. Minister Indar, who spoke on behalf of…
A 30-year-old man was on Monday sentenced by City Magistrate Sherdel Isaacs-Marcus to eight months imprisonment for the offence of break and enter with larceny. On January 31, 2022, Christopher Gonsalves of Independence Boulevard, Georgetown, first appeared before the court and pleaded guilty to the charge. He admitted that on January 21, 2022, at Camp…
— affirms petroleum activities in Guyana meet international standards PRESIDENT of ExxonMobil Guyana, Alistair Routledge, speaking on the ongoing discussion on oil-spill insurance in a video released by the company’s Public Relations Department has sought to clarify what he described as “misinformation” regarding the company’s oil-spill insurance coverage. Routledge stated that the company meets international…
By Lyse Doucet Chief international correspondent (BBC) – There’s a biting cold in Ukraine’s capital. The first day of March swept in with an icy blast of wind and snow; the sixth day of Russia’s invasion unfolds with a gnawing sense of foreboding. Satellite images convey, with searing clarity, the pace of Russia’s progress towards…
SENIOR Minister in the Office of the President with Responsibility for Finance, Dr. Ashni Singh, has condemned what he termed a misinformation campaign targeting the Amaila Falls and other major development projects. The Ministry of Finance, in a release, said a similar campaign was carried out prior to 2015 that resulted in major projects being…
