Last Updated on Thursday, 19 October 2023, 21:26 by Denis Chabrol ExxonMobil’s planned refusal to sign the new model Production Sharing Agreement (PSA) over concerns about Guyana lacking capacity to grant approvals was Thursday strongly rebuffed by the Guyana government. “We said we got feedback on the PSA and would not sign it as it was,” ExxonMobil Guyana’s President, Alistair ...

Last Updated on Thursday, 19 October 2023, 19:07 by Denis Chabrol Wary of the security risks of the Venezuelan government using the exodus of refugees to infiltrate this country with military personnel and spies as part of more aggressive efforts to seize Guyana’s county of Essequibo, Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo said Guyana’s security personnel were screening people arriving here. “The ...

Last Updated on Thursday, 19 October 2023, 19:22 by Denis Chabrol Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo on Thursday refuted claims by the parliamentary opposition of A Partnership for National Unity+Alliance For Change (APNU+AFC) that large numbers of Venezuelans were being registered to vote in future general and regional elections. He provided figures to bolster his position that the registration trend and ...

Last Updated on Thursday, 19 October 2023, 12:31 by Denis Chabrol by GHK Lall To ringfence or not to ringfence, is now more than the question.  It has risen to the incendiary issue of the hour.  Two men of majestic proportions, Dr. Bharat Jagdeo and Alistair Routledge, have announced and pronounced on ringfencing pros and cons, and in the end, ...

Last Updated on Thursday, 19 October 2023, 12:26 by Denis Chabrol by Donald Ramotar, former President of Guyana On October 19, 1983, the Grenada Revolution, which was victorious on March 13, 1979, suffered a very fatal blow. It’s principal leader, Prime Minister Maurice Bishop and five other very prominent leaders of the New Jewel Movement (NJM) and the Grenadian Government, ...

Last Updated on Thursday, 19 October 2023, 12:03 by Denis Chabrol Guyana’s premier Energy Conference and Expo returns for its third installment in 2024, rebranded as Guyana Energy Conference and Supply Chain Expo, and projected to attract a larger number of participants, the event’s secretariat said Thursday. The Secretariat, along with its partners, said participants would include keynote speakers, policymakers, ...

Last Updated on Thursday, 19 October 2023, 10:57 by Denis Chabrol The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) approved a US$90 million loan to contribute to human capital development in Guyana, the hemispheric bank said Wednesday. The loan approved by the IDB’s Board of Executive Directors is designed to expand access to safe and improved learning environments and enhance educational services for ...

Last Updated on Thursday, 19 October 2023, 10:21 by Denis Chabrol Eight 9 MM handguns and five bulky bags of marijuana were Wednesday afternoon discovered in a barrel by Customs officers at the La Parkan Shipping bond, Cheddi Jagan International Airport. The barrel was shipped by someone who gave an address in Bronx, New York and was consigned to a ...

Last Updated on Thursday, 19 October 2023, 9:29 by Denis Chabrol Canada’s Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Wednesday announced a CDN$3.4 million initiative to provide equipment and assistance to improve the security situation in Haiti, at the Canada-Caribbean Community (CARICOM) summit being held in Ottawa. He said the aid is to “fight weapons-related violence.”  He added that Canada would launch ...