Last Updated on Friday, 13 April 2018, 19:53 by Denis Chabrol Finance Minister, Winston Jordan on Friday said government would put place safeguards to prevent a steep revaluation of the Guyana dollar as a result of expected large inflows of United States (US) dollars  from oil earnings. “I will indicate to you that there could possibly be some appreciation of the ...

Last Updated on Friday, 13 April 2018, 15:31 by Denis Chabrol The Guyana Gold Board (GGB) will have to mull whether to remove its laboratory in the wake of above normal mercury levels in 60 of the more than 130 workers of the Guyana Geology and Mines Commission (GGMC) that have been tested so far, Minister of Natural Resources Raphael ...

Last Updated on Friday, 13 April 2018, 13:21 by Denis Chabrol The US$18 million ExxonMobil signing bonus, which was  initially deposited in the Bank of Guyana, has been transferred overseas to an interest-bearing account, Finance Minister Winston Jordan said. “If it stays here, it will sit down doing nothing. It can’t earn interest if it stays here so it’s in ...

Last Updated on Friday, 13 April 2018, 12:57 by Denis Chabrol Guyana will be spending US$20 million on preparing the country get its rightful share of earnings that oil companies like ExxonMobil have agreed to pay government, Finance Minister Winston Jordan said Friday. “Unless we can get processes, legislation, bodies and monies all coming together, it will be a difficult ...