The President of ExxonMobil’s Upstream Company, Liam Mallon on Monday defended the company’s ability to construct a safe pipeline that will bring the natural gas produced in the Stabroek Block offshore Guyana onshore to Wales on the West Bank of Demerara (WBD). ExxonMobil Guyana is constructing the pipeline that brings…
With 2024 expected to surpass the historic level of participation in the previous year on the international scene, the Guyana Boxing Association (GBA) will participate in two important events which are the first World Olympic Qualifiers in Italy and the prestigious Youth World Boxing Cup in Montenegro. The three-member fight…
Over a dozen registered referees took part in a one-day refresher course on February 17 to gear up for officiating a total of 90 games in Elite League Season Six scheduled to start on February 25. The Guyana Football Federation (GFF) Refereeing Department training session was held at the Federation’s…
Two prisoners, 31-year-old Keon Webster and 23-year-old Kareem Douglas, escaped from Police custody on Monday, just as they were being admitted to the Lusignan prison on the East Coast of Demerara (ECD). Police Headquarters said two ranks from the Brickdam Police Station in Georgetown escorted three men from the Georgetown…
A house at Bartica, Agatash Squatting Area, Region Seven, was on Sunday destroyed by a fire that was maliciously set. According to the Guyana Fire Service, the wooden and concrete building was set alight at about 8:11 hrs and, firefighters were alerted to the blaze, arriving at 08:19 hrs. The…
Four persons are now homeless after a fire caused by faulty wiring destroyed a house at Montrose, East Coast Demerara, on Saturday. The Guyana Fire Service on Monday said the fire started at about 21:08 hrs and water tenders from the Campbellville Fire Station, Eccles Fire Station, and Fire Service…
Hundreds of stakeholders gathered in Kingston, Georgetown for the first day of this year’s Guyana Energy Conference and Supply Chain Expo on Monday. And as the conference opened with rousing presentations on Guyana’s exciting economic prospects, there were calls for the United States of America and the wider international community…
A new regional non-governmental organization – the Caribbean Energy Chamber – was launched in Georgetown on Monday at the sidelines of the 2024 Guyana Energy Conference and Supply Chain Expo. The St Lucia-based Chamber is new, just three weeks old, and is now in the process of setting up its…
A construction worker from Hope Estate, East Coast Demerara and Guyhoc Park Squatting Area, Georgetown, was on Friday charged with the illegal possession of ammunition and narcotics. Jamal Anthony, 27, appeared before Senior Magistrate Fabayo Azore at the Vigilance Magistrate’s Court where the charges were read to him and he…
A 28-year-old labourer was arrested by the police for allegedly raping a 12-year-old girl on Saturday at a location in Region Three (Essequibo Islands-West Demerara) The Guyana Police Force on Monday said that the incident occurred on the West Bank of Demerara. The investigation is ongoing and the suspect is…
