Last Updated on Tuesday, 24 January 2023, 19:35 by Denis Chabrol Trinidad and Tobago’s Prime Minister Dr Keith Rowley has announced that his country can resume exploration of Venezuela’s gas field after the United States agreed to waive existing sanctions that affected the deal, the Trinidad and Tobago Newsday newspaper reported on Tuesday. He said the waiver was granted on ...

Last Updated on Tuesday, 24 January 2023, 18:22 by Denis Chabrol Less than one month after Christ Church Secondary School was destroyed by fire, Minister of Education Priya Manickchand on Tuesday announced that a new building would be constructed even as she accused the opposition of double-standards on free university education. “The Christ Church Secondary School that was just destroyed ...

Last Updated on Tuesday, 24 January 2023, 16:16 by Denis Chabrol Health Minister Dr Frank Anthony on Tuesday announced that Guyana’s health care professionals would soon be able conduct diagnosis remotely. He also told the National Assembly that 1,000 nurses would be trained this year and 1,000 Guyanese would receive hearing aids free of cost on top of the 500 ...

Last Updated on Tuesday, 24 January 2023, 15:01 by Denis Chabrol Opposition A Partnership for National Unity+Alliance For Change (APNU+AFC) frontbencher Khemraj Ramjattan bemoaned the lack of parliamentary oversight of the security sector. “We have not had any meetings of that parliamentary oversight committee,” he told the National Assembly during debate on the 2023 National Budget. Mr Ramjattan charged that ...

Last Updated on Tuesday, 24 January 2023, 10:02 by Denis Chabrol Hess Corporation on Tuesday announced a 2023 Exploration & Production capital and exploratory budget of $3.7 billion, of which more than 80% will be allocated to Guyana and the Bakken. Net production is forecast to average between 355,000 and 365,000 barrels of oil equivalent per day in 2023. Bakken ...

Last Updated on Tuesday, 24 January 2023, 8:01 by Denis Chabrol Opposition A Partnership for National Unity+Alliance For Change (APNU+AFC) parliamentarian Amanza Walton-Desir on Monday said she was concerned that government was not spending sufficient on strengthening Guyana’s sea defence, but Public Works Minister Deodat Indar said there was no foreign funding for such works in the 2023 National Budget. ...

Last Updated on Tuesday, 24 January 2023, 7:14 by Denis Chabrol by GHK Lall The PPP Government and leadership can either be congratulated or condemned for its relentless commitment, its premediated visions, to target African Guyanese communities, interests, ways of life, and then systemically erode all three.  The latest involves cooperatives and idle lands (Demerara Waves, January 23), as presented ...