See full statement issued by ExxonMobil: IRVING, Texas – ExxonMobil has made two new discoveries offshore Guyana to the southeast of the Liza and Payara developments in the Stabroek block. The discoveries at Seabob and Kiru-Kiru are the sixth and seventh in Guyana this year, with the total number of discoveries in Guyana at more…
… Queensway donates $500,000 to cover expenses THE National Chess team is scheduled to arrive today in Chennai, India for the 2022 FIDE Chess Olympiad which gets underway from tomorrow (July 28) and runs until August 10. The players, who will do battle with about 200 other nations at the 44th edition of the Games,…
See full statement from the Ministry of Natural Resources: In compliance with the principles of transparency and accountability and good governance, the Government of Guyana through the Ministry of Natural Resources is pleased to announce two new oil-field discoveries by Exxon Exploration and Production Guyana (EEPGL) and partners offshore Guyana to the southeast of the…
THE Guyana Cricket Board (GCB) has named the National Under-19 squad to participate in the Cricket West Indies (CWI) Regional tournament scheduled for St Vincent from August 7 to 28. According to a release to the media yesterday, GCB indicated the Chairman of the Junior National Selection panel, Andre Percival, selected a strong National Under-19…
A 74-year-old Region Four man is the latest COVID-19 fatality. The unvaccinated man succumbed on June 25, taking the total number of deaths from the pandemic to 1,271. A total of 79 new COVID-19 cases were recorded after 507 tests were conducted, the Health Ministry reported on Tuesday. The ministry’s dashboard noted that the overall…
The Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI) has expressed an interest to intensify its collaboration with Guyana in order to secure more convictions in transnational crimes, and other criminal conduct, according to the office of the Attorney General. Attorney General Anil Nandlall recently met with an FBI team led by James Markley, who is the lead…
..Roger Harper appointed to ICC committee THE ICC Board has finalised Lord’s as the venue for the next two World Test Championship finals, scheduled for 2023 and 2025. The inaugural WTC final was held in Southampton in 2021 when New Zealand got the better of India in four days. That match was originally scheduled for…
Vice President Dr Bharrat Jagdeo has moved to the courts to sue business Su Zhi Rong who reportedly posed as a middleman, claiming that he could secure investment deals through the Vice President. Su’s claims were recorded without his knowledge by an undercover reporter from controversial U.S. news agency Vice. Dr Jagdeo has vehemently denied…
The ExxonMobil company has announced that it has made two new discoveries offshore Guyana to the southeast of the Liza and Payara developments in the Stabroek block. The company said the discoveries at Seabob and Kiru-Kiru are the sixth and seventh in Guyana this year, with the total number of discoveries in Guyana now numbering…
Windies skipper Pooran delighted after Hetmyer passes fitness test WEST INDIES batter Shimron Hetmyer is expected to return to the regional team in short order, having recently passed a fitness test. The player has been practising with the Windies team during their ongoing One Day International series against India, despite not being named as a…
