Last Updated on Thursday, 26 October 2023, 18:31 by Denis Chabrol The State has asked the High Court to decide 0n the value of 1.9 acres of compulsorily acquired land at Canal Number 1, West Bank Demerara along the path of the gas-to-shore pipeline after the then owner repeatedly refused GY$2.5 million in compensation plus rem In court papers seen ...

Last Updated on Thursday, 26 October 2023, 17:38 by Denis Chabrol Opposition A Partnership for National Unity+Alliance For Change (APNU+AFC) parliamentarian, David Patterson is demanding that the State pays him GY$25 million as compensation for breach of his constitutional rights because he was blocked by the immigration department from leaving Guyana to travel to the United States (US). Attorney-at-Law, Nigel ...

Last Updated on Thursday, 26 October 2023, 16:08 by Denis Chabrol The wholly-owned Guyanese company, SISPRO Inc, is among several major international oil companies that have won bids to explore for oil offshore Guyana, Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo announced on Wednesday. “This is a very risky sector and I’m extremely pleased that the locals have been able to organise themselves ...

Last Updated on Thursday, 26 October 2023, 9:36 by Denis Chabrol ExxonMobil, the operator in the Stabroek Block, has reportedly found more oil at the Lancetfish-2 appraisal well, the Ministry of Natural Resources said Thursday. Government described the find as a “significant discovery”.  “The Lancetfish-2 discovery in the Liza Petroleum Production License area has unveiled an estimated 20 meters of ...

Last Updated on Wednesday, 25 October 2023, 19:57 by Denis Chabrol The National Assembly’s bipartisan committee on foreign relations on Wednesday agreed to the framework for a motion on the Guyana-Venezuela border controversy to be tabled at a House sitting and to accelerate a public awareness campaign on the issue, representatives from both sides said. Foreign Affairs Minister Hugh Todd ...

Last Updated on Wednesday, 25 October 2023, 15:16 by Denis Chabrol The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) notes the decision of the Venezuelan National Assembly to conduct a popular referendum on defending Venezuela’s claim of the Essequibo. CARICOM further notes that two of the questions approved to be posed in the Referendum, if answered in the affirmative, would authorise the government of ...

Last Updated on Wednesday, 25 October 2023, 6:59 by Denis Chabrol by Nigel Westmaas In his latest missive on the Demerara Waves website (October 22), ‘Patriotism should go beyond Venezuelan issues,’ Adviser to the Office of the President Dr. Randolph Persaud left me utterly taken aback in his concluding paragraph where there is a sudden and unexplained caution to Opposition ...

Last Updated on Wednesday, 25 October 2023, 6:53 by Denis Chabrol By Dr Randy Persaud, Professor Emeritus Kaieteur News’ editorial of October 23 (Guyanese on Gaza developments) must give pause to all who are committed to the basic ethics of responsible journalism. Since editorials communicate the basic stance of a newspaper, publisher Glen Lall must draw a red line to ...

Last Updated on Wednesday, 25 October 2023, 6:20 by Denis Chabrol An early Wednesday morning fire at Mon Repos, East Coast Demerara has destroyed a house and left three persons homeless, Fire Chief Gregory Wickham said. The names of the occupants were not immediately known. Mr Wickham said the fire occurred at 5th Street where one building was destroyed and ...

Last Updated on Tuesday, 24 October 2023, 22:02 by Denis Chabrol Two persons lost their lives Monday evening when the truck they were travelling in on the Lethem trail slipped off a rotten bridge and fell into a creek, police said Tuesday night. Those who perished were the truck driver, 29-year old Orlando King of North Rupununi and occupant, Orin ...