Last Updated on Tuesday, 9 July 2024, 17:48 by Denis Chabrol Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo on Tuesday said he was unsurprised by President of ExxonMobil Guyana, Alistair Routledge saying there was no conflict of interest between Attorney-at-Law Nigel Hughes and that American supermajor. “It was no surprise that the representatives of Exxon took the position that Nigel Hughes is not ...

Last Updated on Tuesday, 9 July 2024, 17:42 by Writer The President of ExxonMobil Guyana, Alistair Routledge on Tuesday said well-known Attorney-at-Law Nigel Hughes and his law firm are not in a conflict of interest because he is now the leader of the Alliance for Change (AFC) political party. “We comply with all laws and regulations here and internationally and ...

Last Updated on Tuesday, 9 July 2024, 8:22 by Writer Traffic management will receive a significant boost with the passage of the amendments to the Motor Vehicles and Road Traffic Act, which took place Monday evening in the National Assembly. The amendments, which bring the utilisation of 24-hour surveillance cameras on major roadways into law, aims to help police identify ...

Last Updated on Tuesday, 9 July 2024, 8:18 by Writer Guyana’s criminal justice system is poised for greater efficiency with the passage of the Criminal Law Procedure (Paper Committal) Bill 2024, which abolishes preliminary inquiries. The bill was given the green light on Monday as the National Assembly got underway at the Arthur Chung Conference Centre (ACCC), Liliendaal, reported government’s Department ...

Last Updated on Monday, 8 July 2024, 21:32 by Writer India is providing a US$2.5 million line of credit to construct a 3 megawatt solar farm for Guyana’s Cheddi Jagan International Airport (CJIA), Chief Executive Officer of the Guyana Energy Agency (GEA), Dr Mahender Sharma said Monday. “The proposed capacity of the solar photovoltaic (PV ) project, when it starts ...

Last Updated on Monday, 8 July 2024, 7:59 by Writer Two youths went missing on Sunday at Unity beach, Mahaica where they went to swim at a time of extremely high tide, the Ministry of Home Affairs said. The Guyana Defence Force’s (GDF) Coast Guard was on standby to participate in the search at sunrise Monday. The Home Affairs Ministry ...

Last Updated on Monday, 8 July 2024, 7:53 by Writer President Irfaan Ali on Sunday announced that government was crafting a strategy to stimulate demand for hotels, malls and fast food services. “We have to understand that the government and the private sector, together, we have to invest in bringing the traffic in so that the services, the facilities that ...

Last Updated on Sunday, 7 July 2024, 12:01 by Writer A police manhunt was launched Saturday for a Venezuelan suspect in connection with the chopping death of another Venezuelan, a gold miner at Quartzstone Landing, Cuyuni River, Region 7 (Cuyuni-Mazaruni) and police said they were searching for the suspect. Dead is 21-year-old Adrian Williams of San Martin, Venezuela and Quartzstone ...

Last Updated on Sunday, 7 July 2024, 11:40 by Writer A slack illegal electricity connection on Saturday caused a fire that destroyed a shack and severely damaged a house next door in East Ruimveldt squatting area, the Guyana Fire Service (GFS) said. “The purported cause of the fire was identified as a slack connection of illegal wiring, which resulted in ...

Last Updated on Sunday, 7 July 2024, 11:36 by Writer by GHK Lall The new AFC Leader, Mr. Nigel Hughes, is hitting some sweet notes. As much as I give him a hand, there is still that sour one hanging. Mr. Hughes has spoken of plans, of what he would do in his first 100 days if elected to Guyana’s ...