With two previous carbon credit deals, one at the bilateral level with Norway and another though a voluntary market-based arrangement with Hess Corporation, the Guyana Government has welcomed, though limited, new market compliance arrangements. Under the new compliance arrangement, Guyana will make the first eligible carbon credits available to airlines…
CNOOC Petroleum Guyana Limited (CPGL) has donated exercise machines to Guyana’s National Park, aiming to improve the well-being of the community and enhance the visitor experience. CPGL, at the commissioning ceremony Thursday, expressed their intention to collaborate with the First Lady of Guyana Arya Ali to install similar machines in…
Lucknow Super Giants have signed former South Africa all-rounder Lance Klusener as an assistant coach for IPL 2024. Klusener is also in charge of Super Giants’ SA20 affiliate (Durban’s Super Giants). Klusener will join head coach Justin Langer and fellow assistant coach S Sriram in Super Giants’ back room. This will be Klusener’s second…
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has welcomed a High Court decision upholding its decision to renew the environmental permit for the country’s first oil development project called Liza 1. Justice Damone Younge last Monday denied the Orders requested by activists Danuta Radzik and Sinikka Henry. They wanted the Court to…
Red Bull’s Max Verstappen put in a crushing performance to set pole position for the season-opening Bahrain Grand Prix. The world champion was 0.228 seconds quicker than Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc in second. Mercedes’ George Russell was third from Ferrari’s Carlos Sainz. Mercedes’ Lewis Hamilton was only ninth, 0.225secs behind team-mate…
The Guyana Office for Investment (GoInvest) has said that the Qatari group building what will be the country’s first five-star hotel will pay $2 billion for the Carifesta Avenue, Georgetown lands, and the company will be granted the standard concessions for such hotel projects. GoInvest Thursday stated that Assets Group,…
Saudi Arabia, the only contender to host the 2034 World Cup, has formally launched its bid for the tournament. The Gulf Kingdom became the sole bidder in October when Australia pulled out of the race hours before Fifa’s deadline for declarations of interest. A Fifa congress will confirm the hosts later this…
The Republic Bank Caribbean Premier League has launched Ticket Gift Vouchers which allow customers to buy the gift of attending CPL cricket for their friends and family or used to spread out the cost of tickets for yourself. These vouchers can be used to purchase tickets for any CPL match….
United Nations Secretary General António Guterres has hailed the Caribbean and Latin American region as a zone of peace and Thursday took note of the avoidance of conflict between Guyana and Venezuela. “The first tribute is to Latin America and the Caribbean as a continent of peace, in a world…
New Zealand’s top-order batting collapsed as Australia took control of the first Test on a frantic second day in Wellington. A last-wicket stand of 116 from Cameron Green, who hit a Test best 174 not out, and Josh Hazlewood helped the tourists post 383 in their first innings. New Zealand…
