Last Updated on Wednesday, 17 August 2022, 22:45 by Denis Chabrol Minister of Natural Resources Vickram Bharrat on Wednesday hinted that government would make the bundling of oil and gas sector contracts by oil companies and their sub-contractors illegal in order to give Guyanese companies a fair opportunity to benefit from the rapidly emerging industry here. “We are looking at ...

Last Updated on Wednesday, 17 August 2022, 20:14 by Denis Chabrol The Guyana Police Force (GPF) on Wednesday sought to discredit claims by embattled Sergeant Dion Bascom that there was a cover up the gunning down of Ricardo “Paper Shorts” Fagundes more than one year ago outside Palm Court, Georgetown. Instead, that law enforcement agency said it was getting international ...

Last Updated on Wednesday, 17 August 2022, 14:58 by Denis Chabrol Trinidad and Tobago is interested in joining the proposed South American natural gas energy corridor, President Irfaan Ali said Wednesday ahead of his departure for an official visit to that twin-island nation. He told reporters that Trinidad and Tobago’s Prime Minister Dr Keith Rowley has expressed an interest in ...

Last Updated on Wednesday, 17 August 2022, 14:04 by Denis Chabrol The European Union (EU) is exploring the possibility of a team of consular officials coming to Guyana periodically to process and grant Schengen visas to Guyanese t0 avoid them travelling to the Dutch Embassy in Suriname, EU Ambassador to Guyana Fernando Ponz Canto said Wednesday. “Who knows: perhaps, of ...

Last Updated on Wednesday, 17 August 2022, 8:36 by Denis Chabrol Police Commissioner Clifton Hicken and Attorney-at-Law Nigel Hughes on Wednesday differed on whether Sergeant Dion Bascom was available to investigators about his damning allegations against a senior police officer and two other persons in the gunning down of Ricardo “Paper Shorts” Fagundes last year. Mr Hughes also said President ...