Last Updated on Tuesday, 14 February 2023, 11:56 by Denis Chabrol by GHK Lall Most would agree that the Guyana Energy Conference started off on the wrong foot.  In caustic terms: the independent press is not welcome; the free press should not bother to put in an appearance.  And when the door is opened, then members of the press, those ...

Last Updated on Monday, 13 February 2023, 23:00 by Denis Chabrol Internationally renowned Professor of Economics, Jeffrey Sachs has decided to back out of the Guyana Energy Conference, shortly after he was billed as a keynote speaker at the four-day event that opens on Tuesday. “Jeffrey has decided to no longer attend,” Conference spokesman, Alex Graham told a news briefing. ...

Last Updated on Sunday, 12 February 2023, 22:43 by Denis Chabrol The deadline for government to signal its intention to pursue an out of court resolution with Cane View/Mocha residents will expire in a few days. The residents, whose homes were demolished, and all their personal belongings destroyed by the government in  January, have retained lawyers. On February 8, 2023, ...

Last Updated on Sunday, 12 February 2023, 22:27 by Denis Chabrol The fire that ravaged the Parika Market last Friday was due to poor safety measures during welding at a steel frame for the new market, the Guyana Fire Service  (GFS) said on Sunday. “While the GFS regrets the loss of the market, if the correct safety measures were followed, ...

Last Updated on Sunday, 12 February 2023, 22:04 by Denis Chabrol Teachers in Guyana, who successfully complete Online courses for their continuous professional development, will eventually be considered for promotions and increased salaries, Chief Education Officer (CEO) Saddam Hussain said. “We hope we can connect it somehow to the promotion system; the senior promotion system in the country for senior ...

Last Updated on Sunday, 12 February 2023, 22:32 by Denis Chabrol A man was burnt to death and the building that housed three entities at Windsor Forest, West Coast Demerara was destroyed by fire, authorities said. Police identified the dead man as 60-year old Rajendra Mohabir. The building, at Lot 194 7th Street, housed the dwelling, a supermarket and “Touching ...

Last Updated on Saturday, 11 February 2023, 6:43 by Denis Chabrol Well-known Guyanese cultural icon and folklorist, Allan Fenty, died early Saturday morning at his residence, a family associate confirmed. He was 78 years old. Sources said Fenty was unwell, but he was in the yard up to Friday afternoon. Fenty was host of the popular weekly television programme, Cook-up ...

Last Updated on Saturday, 11 February 2023, 0:05 by Writer Opposition A Partnership for National Unity+Alliance For Change (APNU+AFC) parliamentarian Ganesh Mahipaul on Friday said his then governing coalition and ExxonMobil never agreed that the US$160 million that would be spent on building a new headquarters building at Ogle, East Coast Demerara would be recovered from oil revenues. “I’m guided ...

Last Updated on Friday, 10 February 2023, 18:04 by Denis Chabrol President Irfaan Ali on Friday sought to justify the People’s Progressive Party Civic (PPPC)-led administration’s decision not to scrap or renegotiate the Production Sharing Agreement (PSA) between government and the ExxonMobil-owned Esso Exploration and Production Guyana Limited (EEPGL). While in opposition, the PPPC had criticised the PSA that had ...

Last Updated on Friday, 10 February 2023, 15:45 by Denis Chabrol Fire was Friday afternoon destroying stalls at Parika Market near the stelling, according to eyewitnesses. The many wooden stalls were being engulfed by flames. The cause of the fire was not immediately known. Stallholders usually sell fruits, vegetables, electronic items, clothing and other items. The Guyana Telephone and Telegraph ...