Last Updated on Saturday, 28 December 2024, 18:00 by Writer Attorney General and Minister of Legal Affairs, Anil Nandlall on Saturday cast doubt over the completion of further reforms of Guyana’s constitution before next year’s general elections. “I don’t wish to predict the work of the (Constitutional Reform) Commission. It may be an uphill task,” he told a news conference ...

Last Updated on Saturday, 28 December 2024, 0:18 by Writer The joint venturers, CH4-Lindsayca, which have been contracted to build the US$759 million natural gas liquids and the 300 megawatt (MW) gas-fired electricity generation plants, have filed fresh claims, even as arbitrators seek to wrap up dealing with the first dispute for US$50 million, Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo said Friday. ...

Last Updated on Saturday, 28 December 2024, 0:07 by Writer Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo on Friday said that Guyana would repay the Export-Import (EXIM) Bank of the United States (U.S.) about US$60 million annually from 2031 on a loan that was acquired to help finance the construction of the gas-to-energy and natural gas liquid plants. He told a news conference ...

Last Updated on Friday, 27 December 2024, 20:40 by Denis Chabrol The Special Organised Crime Unit of the Guyana Police Force on Friday withdrew its application for the revocation of bail that was granted to Assistant Police Commissioner Calvin Brutus because he was allegedly seen in a Brazilian licensed car about to cross from Lethem to neighbouring Brazil. No reason ...

Last Updated on Thursday, 26 December 2024, 20:09 by Writer Guyana’s Maritime Administration (MARAD) on Thursday said the five Guyana-flagged oil tankers that were recently sanctioned by the United States (US) Treasury Department for alleged links to terrorism are not connected to Guyanese citizens, residents or incorporated businesses registered here. “These ships are not registered in Guyana; thus, they are ...

Last Updated on Thursday, 26 December 2024, 20:04 by Writer A small bird strike in one of the engines of a Fly All Ways aircraft on Wednesday forced the Cuba-bound flight to return to the Cheddi Jagan International Airport (CJIA) on an emergency landing after the pilot reported smelling something burning, officials said. Fire Chief, Gregory Wickham said firefighters, who ...

Last Updated on Monday, 30 December 2024, 8:09 by Denis Chabrol The Export-Import Bank of the United States (EXIM Bank) on Thursday approved a loan of US$$526,873,240 to Guyana for the construction of the natural gas-to-energy plant at Wales, West Bank Demerara, saying the project would reduce the amount of greenhouse gas emissions into the atmosphere. EXIM Bank said without ...

Last Updated on Thursday, 26 December 2024, 11:52 by Writer Residents of Guyana’s low coastal plain are being exposed to unhealthy conditions as a result of pollution caused by Saharan dust, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) said Wednesday. “This decline in air quality is primarily due to elevated levels of particulate matter (PM2.5), caused by Saharan Dust and high humidity. ...

Last Updated on Thursday, 26 December 2024, 11:44 by Writer The Ministry of Finance has scotched rumours that the GY$100,000 cash grant cheques are being processed and delivered in the names of dead persons, while warning that anyone caught attempting to cheat the system would be handed over to the police. “Should anyone have information to suggest that there is ...

Last Updated on Thursday, 26 December 2024, 10:43 by Writer Former Suriname President, Dési Bouterse, who was convicted for the 1982 killings of several opponents during his military regime, died on Monday at his hiding place in Suriname, media reports say. He 79 years old. De Ware Tijd newspaper reported that Bouterse’s body had been moved to a funeral home ...