The Guyana government’s petroleum website was hacked and replaced with a Venezuelan map that includes Guyana’s Essequibo Region, shortly after the International Court of Justice (ICJ) dismissed Caracas’ position that Britain is an indispensable party to the case. Minister of Natural Resources Vickram Bharrat confirmed that petroleum.gov.gy was hacked and said the incident was being addressed by the National Data ...

GTT has signed on as partners for Bartica Regatta 2023. The event which commenced last Saturday with a sashing ceremony for the Miss Bartica Regatta  pageant, will conclude on April 10 with grass track races and the pageant finals. Chief Operations Officer (COO) of GTT Mobile, Randall Hewitt, received a courtesy call from the Regatta Committee at the company’s corporate ...

GTT Inc, Guyana’s leading telecommunications company, last Friday announced its support for the upcoming Rupununi Rodeo 2023. The company’s Chief Operating Officer (COO)- Business Solutions, Orson Ferguson, donated GY$ 500,000 to Director of the Rupununi Livestock Association, Christina Edwards. The company’s contribution will go towards prizes for the male and female categories of barrel races in the annual display of ...

Digicel Guyana says it continues to connect Communities throughout Guyana and more so during Easter Celebrations. Digicel announce its sponsorship of Bartica Regatta, Rupununi Rodeo and Linden Town Week. The telecommunications company is investing $2.5 million in the events and celebrations scheduled for Easter Weekend and the end of April in an effort to unite communities and celebrate the occasion. ...

Guyana will continue to rely on Brazil for support in ensuring Venezuela complies with the International Court of Justice’s (ICJ) final ruling on the border controversy with its western Spanish-speaking neighbour, authorities said. International Relations Professor Dr Mark Kirton, at the same time, advised that Guyana should stiffen its lobby of Latin American nations to convince Venezuela that it should ...

The International Court of Justice, also known as the World Court, on Thursday ruled that the United Kingdom (UK) is not an indispensable third party to consider Guyana’s case that the 1899 Arbitral Tribunal Award is a full, final and perfect settlement of the boundary between the two neighbouring South American nations. This ruling potentially clears the way for the ...

By GHK Lall Guyana has serious money troubles.  As I discern matters, there are money troubles with Exxon (terms and conditions of the contract); money troubles with the PPP Government (borrowing and spending); and now money troubles with the British-based IHS Markit (IHSM) audit people (doing, responding, and moving along).  All of this is evident in the back and forth ...

The Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) on Tuesday said the reason for the prolonged delay in releasing the findings of an audit of the US$1.67 billion in expenses for 1999 to 2017 had to with the absence of an interim audit report, and a series of concerns that badly affected the “The GRA further advised that the foregoing, in its opinion ...

The University of Guyana (UG), now in its 60th year, is set to host its 2nd Diaspora  Conference at the Turkeyen Campus, Greater Georgetown, Guyana, during the period  May 8-10, 2023 under the theme “Calling 592: Honouring, Researching, Reigniting  Diaspora.” The Diaspora Conference is one of several signature events being hosted by the  University this year to celebrate the institution’s ...

The Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) on Tuesday appointed Information Technology (IT) Manager Aneal Giddings to the post of Deputy Chief Elections Officer (DCEO) by a majority 4-3 decision, raising fresh concerns about whether the Chairman of that seven-member body is impartial. Election Commissioners Vincent Alexander and Attorney-at-Law Sase Gunraj separately confirmed that Mr Giddings is the new DCEO. Mr Gunraj, ...