ExxonMobil Guyana announced today that the gas compression and injection systems on the Liza Unity Floating Production, Storage, and Offloading (FPSO) vessel have been commissioned in record time and are planned for startup mid-next month. The start-up period, the company said, involves temporary, non-routine flaring to safely commission the production and gas compression systems. The…
SOME 12,000 acres of virgin lands at Onderneeming backlands, Region Two, will be utilised for citrus cultivation, Agriculture Minister, Zulfikar Mustapha said during a recent meeting with rice farmers in the boardroom of the Regional Democratic Council in Anna Regina. Minister Mustapha related that during a recent Cabinet outreach by President, Dr Irfaan Ali, residents…
The government has been asked to find compensatory solutions for the villagers of Isseneru after a ruling found that their rights were violated and Minister of Amerindian Affairs Pauline Sukhai believes that the upcoming National Toshaos’ Council (NTC) conference may facilitate that much-needed discourse. A landmark ruling from the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR)…
An East Bank Demerara business owner has been left counting millions of dollars in losses after a fire of unknown origin ripped through his complex at Grove this afternoon. The Fire Service was summoned to the BR&T Enterprise Hardware Store in Grove just after 12noon after heavy smoke was spotted in the complex. The Fire…
–members will be named before dawn on Tuesday, President Ali announces THE members of an International Commission of Inquiry (CoI) who will investigate the five-month period where attempts were made to rig the March 2, 2020 elections will be named next Tuesday, President, Dr. Mohammed Irfaan Ali said on Thursday. The President made the announcement…
After months of grappling with a faulty gas compressor aboard the Liza Destiny Floating Production Offloading and Storage (FPSO) vessel, Guyana’s first oil ship, ExxonMobil Guyana has related that a new and improved gas compressor to control natural gas flaring will be operational by mid- July. This announcement comes as the company says it has…
Faced with mounting criticism from the trade unions and the opposition over not implementing the minimum wage increase for the private sector, President Irfaan Ali last evening announced that the cabinet has finally come around to supporting the $60,000 per month minimum wage. The President made the announcement as he addressed the Enmore Martyrs commemoration…
President Irfaan Ali took his “One Guyana” plan to the Region 7 town of Bartica today where he met with residents and sought to address some of the concerns and challenges being faced by them. Before meeting with residents of the community, the President stopped at a number of schools and listened to some of…
President Irfaan Ali took his “One Guyana” plan to the Region 7 town of Bartica today where he met with residents and sought to address some of the concerns and challenges being faced by them. Before meeting with residents of the community, the President stopped at a number of schools and listened to some of…
President Irfaan Ali took his “One Guyana” plan to the Region 7 town of Bartica today where he met with residents and sought to address some of the concerns and challenges being faced by them. Before meeting with residents of the community, the President stopped at a number of schools and listened to some of…
