Last Updated on Tuesday, 9 February 2021, 22:36 by Denis Chabrol Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo on Tuesday said cabinet did not give the go ahead for Taiwan to open a trade and investment office in Guyana, a decision that government has since scrapped after China publicly scolded this South American nation. “It did not, as far as I know when ...

Last Updated on Tuesday, 9 February 2021, 21:56 by Denis Chabrol The United States-headquartered Eastern Airlines has suspended its service  to Guyana immediately and has promised to pay back passengers for booked flights and debts owed to other entities. “We are in the process of reviewing all liabilities and ensuring all our obligations have been met in Guyana. Refunds for ...

Last Updated on Tuesday, 9 February 2021, 21:34 by Denis Chabrol Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo said government decided to shift the proposed gas to shore project from Region Four (Demerara-Mahaica) to Wales in Region Three (West Demerara-Essequibo Islands which is less populated and has a larger swathe of land suitable for the gas plant and associated industries. Early calculations show ...

Last Updated on Monday, 8 February 2021, 21:11 by Denis Chabrol Finance Minister Dr. Ashni Singh Monday night announced that Friday, February 12 will be Budget Day 2021. He made the announcement following last weekend’s consultation with the private sector, trade union movement and other stakehokders. “We received a lot of very good suggestions  from those who were gathered; many ...

Last Updated on Monday, 8 February 2021, 13:40 by Denis Chabrol Geologists said there was no need for South Rupununi residents to move out of their villages as a result of a 5.7 magnitude earthquake there earlier this month, and they explained that the rumblings would continue for a few weeks more before everything returns to normal. Government’s Department of ...

  Guyana’s oil production from the Liza One well has dropped by about 5,000 barrels per day, a top sector official said Sunday. Natural Resources Minister, Vickram Bharrat says the production has not dropped much and that ExxonMobil was trying to find the “right balance” between flaring excess gas and maximising production. Mr. Bharrat’s disclosure of an actual figure has ...

Last Updated on Sunday, 7 February 2021, 21:47 by Denis Chabrol A 27-year old resident of Vryheid’s Lust, East Coast Demerara is hospitalised with a fractured skull and internal bleeding after the motorcycle he was riding knocked a stray horse. The accident occurred on the Ogle Railway Embankment Road shortly before 11 O’clock Saturday night. Police say the injured man, ...

Last Updated on Sunday, 7 February 2021, 21:42 by Denis Chabrol Attorney General Anil Nandlall says Guyana Shorebase Inc. paid US$18 million for the plot of land at Houston, East Bank Demerara. He says the transported land was bought in 2019 for US$18 million is equivalent to almost GYD$4 billion. Mr. Nandlall’s disclosure in court papers was made to compare ...

Last Updated on Saturday, 6 February 2021, 23:01 by Denis Chabrol A woman was shot to her abdomen after she resisted a bandit who eventually snatched her bag while she was  shopping at Bourda Market on Bourda Street and North Road. “She refused after which the suspect pulled away same (bag) and discharged a round in the her direction,  which ...

Last Updated on Saturday, 6 February 2021, 22:34 by Denis Chabrol The Guyana government has moved to the High Court to repossess the BK Marine Inc. Wharf in Kingston, Georgetown because it was sold at just over GYD$200 million although it is worth GYD$5 billion. Attorney General Anil Nandlall is asking the High Court to declare that BK Marine “has ...