Minister of Natural Resources Vickram Bharrat announced today that his Ministry is putting necessary measures in place to ensure that Guyanese benefit from the oil and gas sector with its new Local Content Legislation. During a consultation on the Local Content Policy, Minister Bharrat said a Local Content Secretariat has already been established to serve…
By Cao Yin and Zhou Wenting in Shanghai | CHINA DAILY | ZHANG Junhuan, a Shanghai resident living in the city’s downtown Jing’an District, took his first bus trip in nearly two months on Sunday. He made a return visit to Longhua Hospital, affiliated to Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine in Xuhui district, for…
By Kurt Campbell Kurt@newsroom.gy After spending five days in Guyana, Prime Minister Dr. Keith Rowley returned to Trinidad and Tobago on Sunday and among his major announcements, moments after landing at the Piarco International Airport was that his government is considering utilising lands in Guyana for agricultural purposes. The statement immediately attracted widespread reactions as…
Minister of Natural Resources Vickram Bharrat announced today that his Ministry is putting necessary measures in place to ensure that Guyanese benefit from the oil and gas sector with its new Local Content Legislation. During a consultation on the Local Content Policy, Minister Bharrat said a Local Content Secretariat has already been established to serve…
DUE to the State’s failure to locate key witnesses in the trial into the murder of young teacher, Kescia Branche, her alleged killer, Matthew Monroe, was, on Tuesday, freed by Justice Sandil Kissoon. The trial commenced on Tuesday morning at the Demerara High Court before a 12-member jury after the 51-year-old man pleaded not guilty…
In order to save lives and effectively respond to fires and other emergencies, the government has procured the highest level of firefighting equipment, but importantly, the first ‘airport fire truck’ valued at $146.3 million was handed over to the Guyana Fire Service on Tuesday. The Airport Fire and Rescue truck will be placed at the…
Minister of Natural Resources Vickram Bharrat announced today that his Ministry is putting necessary measures in place to ensure that Guyanese benefit from the oil and gas sector with its new Local Content Legislation. During a consultation on the Local Content Policy, Minister Bharrat said a Local Content Secretariat has already been established to serve…
HIGH Court Judge, Priya Sewnarine-Beharry, on Tuesday, sentenced Aduke Josiah to 18 years behind bars for the 2018 rape of a 15-year-old girl. The Plum Park, Sophia resident, was last month found guilty by a 12-member jury at the Demerara Sexual Offences Court. Josiah had denied engaging in sexual activity with the teen on August…
Over the past two days, the National Drainage and Irrigation Authority (NDIA) executed a series of emergency works in the Mahaicony – Abary area, in Region Five following significant flooding as a result of heavy rainfall. “Following reports of flooding in several parts of the region, Agriculture Minister Zulfikar Mustapha immediately put systems in place…
Minister of Natural Resources Vickram Bharrat announced today that his Ministry is putting necessary measures in place to ensure that Guyanese benefit from the oil and gas sector with its new Local Content Legislation. During a consultation on the Local Content Policy, Minister Bharrat said a Local Content Secretariat has already been established to serve…
