President Dr Irfaan Ali has long described his government as welcoming to foreign investors but in the wake of media reports that there might exist a shortcut to investing in Guyana, the Head of State has warned against pursuing that route. While attending a reception in observance of Canada Day on Wednesday night, Dr. Ali…
ON the sidelines of the National Toshaos Conference on Wednesday, contracts valued $70 million to boost agricultural production in Region Nine (Upper Takutu-Upper Essequibo) were signed. Toshaos and Deputy Toshaos from Amerindian villages across Guyana are currently in Georgetown for the conference hosted at the Arthur Chung Conference Centre (ACCC), Liliendaal. The Agriculture Ministry, through…
By Kurt Campbell Kurt@newsroom.gy Several senior members of the Irfaan Ali-led government have admitted that there are foreign companies in Guyana attempting, through clever and deceitful means, to benefit from a schedule of services set aside in the Local Content Act for Guyanese. As recently as Tuesday night, Vice President Dr. Bharrat Jagdeo said…
SUPERINTENDENT of Police, Alistair Roberts, will now have to face a disciplinary charge after allegedly giving two junior ranks instructions to “escort” Leader of the Opposition Aubrey Norton and not being truthful about it. The Guyana Police Force (GPF) in a press release on Wednesday, disclosed that the senior rank will be charged with the…
By Vishani Ragobeer Vishani@newsroom.gy The fast-paced development of Guyana’s oil and gas industry, given ongoing calls for the use of more renewable energy, has been lauded by the President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Energy Chamber of Trinidad and Tobago Dr. Dax Driver. In 2019, just four years after significant oil finds were…
— Prime Minister Phillips PRIME Minister, Brigadier (ret’d), Mark Phillips has emphasised the importance of transparency and accountability in the execution of Government-funded projects. He made these remarks at a contract-signing ceremony for the construction of a $117M, 6400 square foot, multi-purpose building for the Civil Defence Commission (CDC), which was held at CDC’s headquarters,…
By Vishani Ragobeer Vishani@newsroom.gy Caribbean leaders are once again seeking to meet their energy needs by using Venezuelan oil but renowned regional Science Advisor Dr. Neville Trotz has advised against this, particularly with countries in the region hoping to cut their fossil fuel use by 2050. “Talking at this time about going back to PetroCaribe…
TWO foreign nationals were, on Wednesday, fined in excess of $449 million each and jailed for four years, six months after they were found guilty of a number of criminal charges in connection to more than 760 pounds of drugs found in an aircraft which made an unauthorised landing at Mahdia Airstrip, Region Eight (Potaro-Siparuni)…
The Guyana Power and Light Inc (GPL) has admitted that it indeed received a request from the management of Chicken n’ Burger Delight, to remove a pole with high voltage next to its Vreed-en-Hoop, West Coast Demerara location. Failure by the power company to remove the faulty pole in a timely manner led to the…
– Agriculture Minister anticipates 1.2M kg target by year end THE Ministry of Agriculture has recorded a successful trial in brackish water shrimp production along the Corentyne coast, Region Six (East Berbice-Corentyne). So far, the month of June has seen 70,000 kilogrammes of shrimp produced, according to information shared via President, Dr Irfaan Ali’s Facebook…
