President Irfaan Ali on Friday appeared to  back down from his long-held position that he would not be meeting with Opposition Leader Joseph Harmon to discuss key constitutional appointments unless the People’s Progressive Party Civic (PPPC) is recognised as being legitimately in office. They include substantive appointments for the positions of Chancellor, Chief Justice and the Police Commissioner.  He also ...

President Irfaan Ali on Thursday made it clear that Guyana was tapping into the multi-trillion dollar oil and gas sector to invest in the social sectors, technology, infrastructure while eventually hoping to rake in billions of  dollars annually from the sale of carbon credits. The document states that the Emission Reductions Purchase Agreements (ERPAs) for the sale of carbon credit ...

The Secretary to the Local Government Commission (LGC), Nickalai Pryce was Thursday sent on administrative leave to pave the way for an investigation into alleged misconduct, but he has already denied the allegation. LGC Chairman, Julius Faerber said the investigation would be conducted by the Commissioners to determine if there is sufficient evidence to send the matter for further action. “It’s ...

The Region Four (Demerara-Mahaica) Council meeting was Thursday morning adjourned after an Alliance For Change (AFC) councilor, who wants to sponsor a no-confidence motion against the Vice Chairman Samuel Sandy, refused to leave on the grounds that he was exposed to a COVID-19 positive person. Regional Chairman, Daniel Seeram said when the council meets again next month he would be ...

Members of the Joint Services have launched a manhunt for Kapildeo Gangadin, a double-murder accused, who managed to escape from the Lusignan Prison Thursday morning, the Guyana Prison Service said. In a statement, Director of Prisons Nicklon Elliot confirmed the escape took place sometime around 04:05am, after a routine check was conducted. The Prison Service said that Gangadin was housed ...

by Clement Rohee When I assumed portfolio responsibility for the Ministry of Home Affairs I was introduced to Doreen De Cairies who, at the time, was chairwoman of the Fire Advisory Board. My perusal of the minutes of meetings of the Board chaired by Doreen showed how intensely persistent she was in addressing the shortcomings of the Guyana Fire Service ...

By GHK Lall I knew that problems lurked, a national embarrassment waited.  This was the result of the slick work of a political cardsharp that dumped a leadership arrangement on Guyana, which is now this aberration of a two-headed presidency.  Every time it raises its head, Guyana is made weaker, looks lost, and appears as a bigger global laughingstock. This ...

ExxonMobil, the operator in Guyana’s prolific Stabroek Block, will be exploring for oil at a new prospect named Fangtooth not far from the Liza well, co-venturer, Hess said on Wednesday. “The Stena Drillmax left the Stabroek Block following the completion of the Whiptail-1  well and will return in the fourth quarter to drill the Fangtooth prospect,” Hess said in an ...

Environmental and human rights activist, Guyanese Janet Bulkan on Tuesday asked the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) to order the halt of oil and gas exploration because fossil fuels were damaging the environment and causing a loss of livelihoods. “We respectfully ask you, Commissioners, to call upon Caribbean States to stop activities that aggravate the climate crisis such as ...

ExxonMobil is hopeful that the flash-gas compressor aboard the new oil production vessel, Liza Unity, would not be plagued by problems similar to those aboard the Liza Destiny that had affected production and incurred a hefty environmental fine, a company official said Tuesday. “We recognise the challenges that we had with the Liza Destiny start-up and the flash-gas compressor. We ...