Amid a new wave of debate over the renegotiation of the 2016 Production Sharing Agreement between Guyana and ExxonMobil and its co-ventures, the President of ExxonMobil Guyana, Alistair Routledge shares the view that any renegotiation of the contract now, will alter all of the company’s plans that were set out before signing the contract. “All…

Seventeen new COVID-19 infections were recorded after another 301 tests were done, according to the Ministry of Health’s daily COVID-19 dashboard. With these new infections, the overall number of cases increased to 70, 943. The new cases were recorded in Region Two (two cases), Region Four (11 cases), Region Six (three cases) and Region Seven…

Amid a new wave of debate over the renegotiation of the 2016 Production Sharing Agreement between Guyana and ExxonMobil and its co-ventures, the President of ExxonMobil Guyana, Alistair Routledge shares the view that any renegotiation of the contract now, will alter all of the company’s plans that were set out before signing the contract. “All…

Sixty-four (64) families of Zeelugt Phase 1 & 2, Region Three are now in possession of their land titles after years of waiting. Minister of Housing and Water Collin Croal and Attorney General and Minister of Legal Affairs Anil Nandlall presented the titles to the landowners on Friday. The families were allocated the lands by…

A police investigation into a robbery after a driver was relieved of his motor car has resulted in a number of other stolen cars being recovered. The investigation took Police ranks to a location at Kuru Kuru on the Soesdyke-Linden highway where the stolen car was found along with several other stolen vehicles and car…

Collin Samuels, also known as Pastor Sammy of the People’s Restoration Ministries in Essequibo has been charged with rape. He appeared at the Anna Regina Magistrate’s court on August 23 before Magistrate Esther Sam. He pleaded not guilty when the charge was read to him and was granted $150,000 bail. The court heard that on…

Over 100 residents along the Cuyuni river in Region Seven have been affected by rising floodwaters, forcing many of them to relocate to higher ground. The Civil Defence Commission with support from the National Flood Monitoring Taskforce has moved into a number of the affected villages to offer support to residents. In a statement the…

See below full press release from GECOM:  The Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) has taken note of  concerns and opinions in the public domain in relation to the existing Preliminary List of Electors (PLE) which  was extracted from the National Register of Registrants Database (NRRDB). Wheras the various positions  have been duly noted, and extensively ventilated…

Minister of Governance and Parliamentary Affairs Gail Teixeira has indicated that she intends to write to the Diplomatic Community in Guyana to register the government’s concerns about statements made by Opposition Leader Aubrey Norton against the Chairperson of the Elections Commission, retired Judge Claudette Singh. Teixeira considers the statements to be threats and has accused…

12 Guyanese students have been awarded scholarships to study in China. The scholarships are for a variety of academic disciplines ranging from studies in medicine, technology, finance, and economics. During a simple award ceremony on Friday at the Chinese Embassy in Georgetown, China’s Ambassador to Guyana, Guo Haiyan, said the awardees will serve as goodwill…