– President Ali calls for greater access to financing for developing countries THE novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic has threatened the fight against climate change by diverting the world’s attention from environmental dangers, but President, Dr. Irfaan Ali, believes that there could be an integrated response once those issues are placed at the centre of advancement…
The environmental permits for ExxonMobil’s Liza 1 and 2 projects have now been reduced from 20 and 24 years to five years each as a result of an order granted by the High Court. Instead of the permits expiring in 2040 and 2043, they will now expire in 2022 and 2024, forcing Exxon’s subsidiary Esso…
The Office of the President has announced that after consultation with Chancellor of the Judiciary Yonette Cummings, President Irfaan Ali has decided to appoint Attorney General Anil Nandlall and Attorney Timothy Jonas to the rank of Senior Counsel. In a statement, the President’s office said the appointment will officially take place on Friday. According to…
– recoverable resources move to 9 billion barrels of oil equivalent By Navendra Seoraj RECOVERABLE resources at the Stabroek Block, offshore Guyana, have moved from eight billion barrels of oil equivalent (BOE) to nine billion BOE, a positive sign for the fledgling petroleum state, Guyana, which is still realising its full potential in the oil…
The COVID-19 pandemic has delayed the issuing of licenses and certificates for agro-processors and manufacturers in Guyana, the Government Analyst – Food and Drug Department (GA-FDD) noted in a statement. The licenses are issued following a number of sanitary inspection activities by the Department, Environmental Health Offices or Sanitary Inspectors across the ten administrative Regions.…
Regional carrier, Caribbean Airlines has announced that from the 1st November, it will restart its flights between Georgetown, Guyana and Toronto Canada. In a statement, the airline said it will be operating two flights per week between the two destinations. The flights which will be operated on Mondays and Fridays will connect through Barbados and…
By Navendra Seoraj PROMOTING ‘local’ has been a mantra touted for years, and while there has been more rhetoric than action, movement on this front is expected soon, especially through the creation of free economic zones, which are likely to be placed at border areas. Free economic zones are defined as a class of special…
A 23-year-old man of Kwebanna Village, Moruca sub-district will soon face charges after he chopped his cousin to death earlier this week. Family members believe the now-imprisoned Samuel Henry suffered a nervous breakdown after learning of the death of his father Michael Henry, a retired Headteacher and former Priest of the Anglian Church who had…
The Guyana National Bureau of Standards is preparing to do additional monitoring of the importation of tyres now that the Government has lifted the ban on the importation of used tyres. The importation of used tyres restarted earlier this month after the Government made a decision to lift the ban and make it part of…
– time to lead, President Ali tells newly sworn-in regional chairs, vice-chairs By Navendra Seoraj WITH the exception of Region Eight, chairpersons and vice-chairpersons of the respective Regional Democratic Councils (RDCs) were sworn in by President Irfaan Ali, and while those persons have different political preferences, the President emphasised the need for them to work…
