Guyana’s new Local Content law aims to provide much-needed benefits for Guyanese professionals and companies operating in the nascent oil and gas sector. Still, the government is now forced to crack down on companies exploiting some loopholes in the law. “There are several ways that we have identified now that they [foreign oil companies and…
GUYANA Defence Force (GDF) Corporal, Deron Jermin Harvey has been selected for the Young Bandsmen Course at Army Education Corps Training College and Centre in Pachmarhi, India. According to a release from the High Commission of India, the course runs from August 10, 2022 to June 20, 2023, and is part of the Indian Technical…
Residents of Smith Creek, Region One are set to benefit from government’s Hinterland Housing Programme. The programme, which is executed through the Ministry of Housing and Water – Central Housing and Planning Authority, will see the construction of a number of elevated wooden homes in the riverine community. During a recent community engagement, Minister of…
“I END on a good note for my friends in Trinidad and Tobago: Whether it is curry chicken or chicken curry, we will have curry.” These were the words of Guyana’s President, Dr. Irfaan Ali, 42, at the Agri Investment Forum on Friday. What he did not say is that he cooks very good curry,…
More flights to and from Canada are needed and President Dr. Irfaan Ali hopes that Guyanese can work together to satisfy this demand as the government continues its efforts at organising more international flights from Guyana. “We have thrown out a challenge to Guyanese who can come together in a consortium to let us fix…
–Vice-President says, fiscal terms still being worked out for oil block auction WORKING out the right fiscal terms that will ensure Guyana gets the best deal in the sale of the remaining oil blocks, is one of a number of factors that has influenced the Government to delay the oil block auction, which is now…
The Caribbean Community (CARICOM)’s Regional Security System (RSS), a body comprising military and police personnel, has been asked by the Guyana Government to review the investigation into the murder of Ricardo Fagundes. President Irfaan Ali made the disclosure in an invited comment on Monday when asked by the News Room about calls for an international…
Guyana recorded six new COVID-19 cases within the last 24 hours. The new cases were confirmed after 151 tests were conducted, taking the total number of cases since March 2020 to, 70, 809. The new cases were recorded in; Region Three (one case), Region Four (four cases) and Region Six (one cased). There are two…
THE fixtures for the 2022 Hero Caribbean Premier League (CPL) and the inaugural Women’s Caribbean Premier League (WCPL) have been confirmed. The tournament will visit St Kitts & Nevis, Saint Lucia, Trinidad & Tobago and culminate in the final in Guyana. The opening day of the tournament will see the Trinbago Knight Riders Women take…
It took less than 24 hours for Team Mohamed’s to reclaim the quarter-mile record at South Dakota Circuit by lowering it to 7.036 seconds on Sunday. The feat was achieved by the team’s Pro-Mod, piloted by Clint Satterfield. For the thousands of fans, that potentially was the main highlight of the day as rain hampered…
