Last Updated on Saturday, 17 December 2022, 8:19 by Denis Chabrol Eureka’s Chief Executive Officer (CEO), William Andrew Boyle adds yet another feather to his cap, as he was bestowed an Honorary Doctorate of Letters, by the University of Guyana (UG) on December 9, 2022 during its Commencement Exercises. Boyle also gave the Graduation address. An honorary degree is an ...
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Schlumberger ordered to stop storing, using radioactive materials at East Bank Demerara location
Last Updated on Friday, 16 December 2022, 17:03 by Denis Chabrol The High Court on Friday ruled that the France-headquartered Schlumberger, a global provider of products and services to ExxonMobil’s operations in Guyana, must stop storing, using and possessing radioactive materials at its facility at Houston, East Bank Demerara. Justice Nareshwar Harnanan, in handing down his decision, agreed with the ...
Read More »ExxonMobil expected to relinquish part of Stabroek Block next year- Jagdeo
Last Updated on Friday, 16 December 2022, 16:21 by Denis Chabrol ExxonMobil will next year have to relinquish 20 percent of the Stabroek Block offshore Guyana and that area would eventually be auctioned, Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo said on December 9. “Exxon has this huge area and so next year I think they have to relinquish 20 percent of that,” ...
Read More »Ali woos overseas-based Guyanese to invest in condos
Last Updated on Friday, 16 December 2022, 11:08 by Denis Chabrol President Irfaan Ali Thursday night encouraged overseas-based Guyanese and local investors to pool their monies to invest in condominiums in upscale areas. “We have a lot of liquidity that exists in the Diaspora. This is a challenge to the Diaspora. I challenge you today. You can’t do it individually, ...
Read More »Georgetown Chamber asks govt to reduce cost of new vehicles
Last Updated on Friday, 16 December 2022, 8:30 by Denis Chabrol President of the Georgetown Chamber of Commerce and Industry (GCCI), Timothy Tucker on Thursday appealed t0 government to scrap the excise tax on new vehicles to allow ordinary Guyanese and the country as a whole to benefit in several ways. While acknowledging that Guyana’s roads are congested, the Chamber ...
Read More »Mayor Narine, parliamentarian Duncan bailed on race-related charges
Last Updated on Thursday, 15 December 2022, 15:32 by Denis Chabrol Georgetown Mayor Ubraj Narine and opposition parliamentarian Sherod Duncan were Thursday morning granted GY$200,000 bail each on race-related charges and they were gagged from saying anything publicly about the cases, their defence lawyer Roysdale Forde said. Mr Narine was charged with the offence of obstructing traffic in relation to ...
Read More »BREAKING: Guyana asks INTERPOL for help on background of Nigerian in shooting, stabbing at State House
Last Updated on Thursday, 15 December 2022, 13:36 by Denis Chabrol The Guyana Police Force on Thursday said a request has been dispatched to the International Criminal Police Organisation (INTERPOL) for more information on the Nigerian man, who staged a daring knife and gun attack on presidential guards at State House that resulted in him being shot and injured. Police ...
Read More »Update: Presidential guard stabbed, civilian shot after violently demanding to see President at State House
Last Updated on Thursday, 15 December 2022, 9:26 by Denis Chabrol A man, who demanded to see President Irfaan Ali, stabbed a policeman several times to his neck, grabbed a lawman’s pistol and opened fire several times, was shot and injured. No one has been reported killed. The suspect and the policeman are hospitalised in a stable condition. Carmichael Street ...
Read More »OPINION: Mayor Narine, would inspire to discern identical civic fury, similar offiical efficiency
Last Updated on Thursday, 15 December 2022, 7:46 by Denis Chabrol by GHK Lall I am disappointed at my brother, His Worship, Pandit Ubraj Narine, Mayor of Georgetown. His choice of subjects, and the way he went about his delivery left much to be desired. My position on discriminatory practices by the PPP Government is well-known, needs no reintroduction, speaks ...
Read More »Norton rallies supporters for City Mayor, parliamentarian’s court appearance; PPP says opposition fueling racism
Last Updated on Thursday, 15 December 2022, 7:29 by Denis Chabrol Opposition Leader Aubrey Norton is hoping that the arrest and charge of City Mayor Ubraj Narine and opposition parliamentarian Sherod Duncan will galvanise supporters against what he terms political harassment by the government but the incumbent People’s Progressive Party Civic (PPPC) said he is stoking racism. The Opposition condemns ...
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