— Guyana’s International Energy Conference (Day Two) WITH over 650 delegates attending virtually and physically, and over 150 businesses, Guyana’s flagship 2022 International Energy Conference and Expo being held at the Marriott Hotel puts the country at the centre of the global discourse on energy, oil and gas and sustainable development (Delano Williams photos)
–says oil revenues better spent on skills training, educational programmes GHANAIAN oil and gas expert, George Owusu, has advised the Government of Guyana that while it is important to invest in social programmes, annual distributions of cash grants should not be part of the development plans. Quoting the well-known proverb, “If you teach a man…
THE East Coast Demerara (ECD) community of Lusignan is set to be transformed with the establishment of a US$20 million oil and gas training centre. According to a press statement, three companies, 3t EnerMech, Orinduik Development and Windsor Technologies will be partnering to make this centre a reality. The new 3t EnerMech Guyana Training Centre…
CREATED with the purpose of giving Guyanese small manufacturing businesses an opportunity to advertise their products, and attract investors, the Duty-Free Shop at the Umana Yana has been hitting all the right marks in providing opportunities for small businesses. The shop complements the 2022 International Energy Conference and Expo being held at the Marriott. The…
PRESIDENT, Dr Irfaan Ali, on Wednesday evening, praised the grand opening of NTS Amega Atlantic Guyana at Houston, East Bank Demerara, describing it as a strategic piece of the right mix for development. NTS Amega Atlantic Guyana is a joint venture between the globally-renowned manufacturing and repairing company — NTS Group and local company Atlantic…
HAVING unmasked Guyana’s offshore potential for oil and gas activities, investors are now turning their eyes to the possibilities that exist onshore in Guyana’s Takutu Basin, Region Nine (Upper Takutu-Upper Essequibo). In 1982, the Karanambo-1 well in the Takutu Basin was drilled by Home Oil Inc., and tests conducted confirmed that oil of good quality…
–President Ali says progress of company will be tracked to ensure locals benefit adequately GUYANA’S GuySons Engineering has teamed up with US-based K&B Industries to construct a US$35 million manufacturing facility at Enmore, East Coast Demerara, paving the way for the creation of over 500 jobs. The joint venture company, GK+B Industries, will be offering…
By Akeem Greene akeem@newsroom.gy Guyana’s Lady Jags got their CONCACAF Women’s World Cup qualifying campaign off to a solid start by hammering Dominica 4-0 in round one on Wednesday evening at the National Track and Field Facility, Leonora, West Coast Demerara. Heading into the contest, Jags’ management looked to shrug off the confidence booster of…
A 32-year-old landscaper was on Wednesday sentenced to two years imprisonment for stealing a woman’s car from the Stabroek Market tarmac, Georgetown. Anthony Hooper of Congress Drive, North Ruimveldt appeared before the Chief Magistrate Ann McLennan at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court and admitted that on October 10, 2021, he stole a Toyota Axio motorcar valued…
A 39-year-old man was on Wednesday remanded to prison by Chief Magistrate Ann McLennan for allegedly raping a child during a fishing trip in 2020. Veroy Isaacs of Kamarang, Region Seven was arraigned at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court; he was not required to plead to the charge which alleged that between January 1 and December…
