A number of key players in the international energy sector are in Guyana for the International Energy Conference which opens tomorrow at the Marriott hotel. The Conference is coming at a time when Guyana is set to ramp up oil production and more companies have been eyeing Guyana for their next major investment. President Irfaan…
OPENING speaker at Guyana’s International Energy Conference & Expo (2022), President Nana Akufo-Addo of Ghana, today, underscored the importance of bringing hydrocarbon resources to production in order to ensure development of countries like Guyana while also urging the need to protect the environment. The Ghanaian president also called for countries like Guyana to ensure petroleum…
By Vishani Ragobeer Vishani@newsroom.gy With nearly 30 profitable oil discoveries offshore Guyana since 2015, the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and Chairman of ExxonMobil Darren Woods says that there has been “unmatched success” in Guyana with even greater success expected in the coming years. “Our collective success here is unmatched in modern history,” Woods said during…
With both Guyana and Suriname on the pathway to become major players in the oil and gas sector, the President of Suriname, Chan Santokhi believes both countries must be responsible as they move ahead with the development of their oil and gas resources. Speaking at the opening of the International Energy Conference at the Guyana…
SURINAME’S President, Chandrikapersad Santokhi, today, expressed hope that his country and Guyana could work together to mitigate the global energy poverty which makes it difficult for almost one billion people to develop a productive livelihood. Both countries have entered the global oil and gas discourse with discoveries made in their respective maritime spaces. In his…
West Indies white-ball Kieron Pollard questioned on the continued absence of Shimron Hetmyer from the squad stated he is looking forward to the player’s return, providing he does what is needed but assured that a player of Hetmyer’s calibre cannot be written off. Over the weekend, was snapped up by Indian Premier League franchise, Rajasthan…
The President of Ghana Nana Akufo-Addo has urged Guyana to mindful of how it exploits its oil and gas resources and has warned of the consequences if the sector is not properly managed by those entrusted with its management. During the opening of the International Energy Conference this morning, the Ghanian Leader urged Guyana’s Government…
ADDING her voice to the ongoing conversation on Local Content in Guyana’s petroleum sector, Barbados Prime Minister Mia Mottley, today, called for citizens to have protected opportunities to participate in the patrimony of their countries. Speaking to the packed gathering of global, regional, and local leaders in government and private sector, PM Mottley said if…
The family of three-year-old Jeniha McPherson is calling for a thorough investigation after she died 11 days after being admitted to the Infectious Diseases Hospital at Liliendaal, East Coast Demerara. The child presented with severe abdominal pain and vomiting. Jeniha of Hopetown, West Coast Berbice died on February 11, hours after she underwent surgery at…
The Guyana Human Rights Association has become the latest organisation to condemn the remarks that were made by the Minister of Local Government Nigel Dharamlall in the National Assembly last week, which were directed to an Opposition female Member of Parliament. During the national budget considerations and while at the microphone, the Government Minister told…
