Last Updated on Wednesday, 17 February 2021, 21:51 by Denis Chabrol Former Executive Director of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Dr. Vincent Adams and ExxonMobil were Wednesday at odds over the legality of the flaring of gas due to  a malfunctioned gas compressor that has since been flown to Germany for repairs. Dr. Adams said government should have ordered ExxonMobil ...

Last Updated on Wednesday, 17 February 2021, 20:07 by Denis Chabrol Guyana on Wednesday asked the United States (US) for assistance to locate a drifting boat believed to have as much as 10 decomposed bodies, after aerial and sea operations failed to spot the vessel that was first seen on Monday afternoon, the Maritime Administration (MARAD) said. “The Maritime Administration ...

Last Updated on Wednesday, 17 February 2021, 17:14 by Denis Chabrol The COVID death toll in Guyana has climbed to 189 with the death of a 69-year old woman from region four Demerara – Mahaica, the Health Ministry said Wednesday. She died while receiving care at the Infectious Disease Centre. The health ministry says 51 persons tested positive for COVID-19 ...

Last Updated on Wednesday, 17 February 2021, 17:10 by Denis Chabrol The Ethnic Relations Commission, (ERC), has taken seven persons to court for allegedly exciting racial hostility. The ERC says five of them have pleaded guilty and have been fined. Three of them allegedly committed the offence in December, 2020 and four in January, 2021. John Gobin, Lashonna Chester, Stacy ...

Last Updated on Wednesday, 17 February 2021, 17:07 by Denis Chabrol Three men were Tuesday  granted bail after appearing in court for unlawful possession of weapons found in their possession by police. Police say they found two 9 MM pistols,  three magazines, thirty-two 9mm live rounds and fifty twelve gauge shotgun cartridges in a house at Port Mourant, Corentyne one ...

Last Updated on Wednesday, 17 February 2021, 0:57 by Denis Chabrol Search and recovery experts believed that a vessel, with a number of decomposed bodies, seen adrift in the Atlantic sea offshore Guyana might have drifted from as far as Africa and eventually sank overnight Monday in bad weather. Director Maritime Safety, Retired Coast Guard Commander John Flores said the ...

Last Updated on Tuesday, 16 February 2021, 13:07 by Denis Chabrol Four prisoners on Tuesday escaped from the Mazaruni Prison, the Guyana Police Force said. They have been identified as Imran Ramsaywack, Kenrick Lyte, Samuel Gouveia and Ryan Jones. Police appealed to the escapees to surrender and avoid a possible confrontation. “An appeal is being made to the escapees to ...

Last Updated on Monday, 15 February 2021, 20:34 by Denis Chabrol The Guyana government on Monday cautioned businesses against racking up the cost of goods and services because that would reduce the country’s profit share, but said future Production Sharing Agreements (PSA) would ensure this country earns much more from the oil and gas sector. “The oil companies would have ...

Last Updated on Monday, 15 February 2021, 17:24 by Denis Chabrol A 19-year old shopkeeper, who rode an All Terrain Vehicle belonging to the Guyana Geology and Mines Commission (GGMC), got into an accident and was badly injured, police said. The name of the man injured in the accident yesterday afternoon at Arakaka Access Road, North West District has not ...

Last Updated on Monday, 15 February 2021, 17:25 by Denis Chabrol Armed bandits invaded the home of a 62-year old woman, placed a gun in her mouth and then carted off cash and other valuables, the Guyana Police Force said Monday. The robbery victim has been identified as Cheryl Barker of Hummingbird Street, Festival City, Georgetown. She told police that ...