— aimed at tackling disaster risk management By Samuel Sukhnandan in Beijing GUYANA is among 33 countries in the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC) set to benefit directly from a new China-CELAC cooperation on disaster risk management. Speaking during the first ministerial forum held on Thursday, Director-General of the Guyana Civil Defence…
President Dr. Irfaan Ali has rubbished claims emanating from the Opposition Leader’s office about the government’s countrywide employment initiative, assuring Guyanese that more relief measures will be rolled out for their benefit. A statement issued on Thursday from the Office of the Leader of the Opposition claimed that the government’s employment initiative is just a…
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…
HASHIM ALLI and his wife Melicia Partab-Alli both had an interest in the entertainment industry for as long as they can remember. Even as youngsters, they’d always have an inclination to one aspect of entertainment or another. It was certainly not surprising to see them pressing on in that regard to this day. Side by…
Hours after investigators cracked a carjacking ring, two other suspects were arrested on Wednesday night. The suspects, two labourers – a 31-year-old and a 26-year-old – both of Kuru Kururu, Soesdyke Linden Highway was caught during a cordon and search exercise. Three other suspects suspected to be part of the carjacking ring was arrested hours…
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…
WITH the red carpet rolled out and foyer chandelier lit, The National Cultural Centre (NCC) last Sunday evening ushered in a crowd of exuberant spectators for the return of the Miss World (Guyana) 2022 pageant. The event which, returned after a three-year hiatus, was promoted to be the pageant of the season with 10 brilliant…
The ExxonMobil Boys and Girls Under-14 Schools football tournament continued on Wednesday at the Ministry of Education ground, Carifesta Avenue, and those matches determined the final eight male teams, who will now play for positions one to eight. Dolphin Secondary defeated St. Winifred 8-0 on the back of a hat-trick from Jason Sandiford (14th, 39th,…
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…
– ‘We’re comfortable as a private company’ – Chairman Alexander REGISTERING as a private company instead of as a friendly society, which is typical for non-governmental organisations (NGO), potentially enabled The International Decade for People of African Descent – Guyana (IDPADA-G) organisation to dodge many of the accountability measures required of civil society organisations. In…
