Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo and Opposition Leader Aubrey Norton are taking different positions on an opinion poll on Guyana’s socio-economic and political conditions. While Mr. Norton declined to go into details about the poll which was conducted for the United States-headquartered International Republican Institute (IRI), he said the findings would be used by his People’s National Congress Reform (PNCR). “As ...

Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo on Wednesday said an estimated 3,5000 persons, who were not supposed to receive cash relief grants ended up cashing in on the scheme that had been set up to aid farmers who were affected by severe floods last year due to persistent heavy rainfall. Addressing a cabinet outreach in Region Five (Mahaica-West Berbice), he, however, ruled ...

The Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC) on Wednesday announced that it has shifted the dates for the holding of Caribbean Secondary Certificate (CSEC) and Caribbean Advanced Proficiency Examination (CAPE) due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. CXC Registrar, Dr. Wayne Wesley told a news conference said the exams have been pushed back by three weeks to May 23, 2022 with plans being ...

Hess Corporation, one of the co-venturers in oil exploration and production  offshore Guyana, on Wednesday singled out Guyana as a major source of low-cost oil especially due to reduced global output due to the Russia-Ukraine war. The company also said Guyana’s prolific oil discoveries and production haven been helping to drive down Capital Expenditure (CAPEX) cost. Chief Financial Officer, John ...

By GHK Lall I hear President Ali’s call to Western investors (“UK, European Union investors need to aggressively pursue opportunities in Guyana -Ali”, Demerara Waves, April 26).  I commend the President for seeing the light, no matter how belatedly, with current partners, one in particular, and sounding the gong.  “Aggressively pursue” resonates with that echo, from the way I read ...

President Irfaan Ali on Tuesday sought to woo British investors to take advantage of a  wide range of opportunities in this South American nation, saying that already there appeared to be better financing terms other than those being offered by China. In an address to members of the United Kingdom business community, politicians and diplomats, he said the UK has ...

ExxonMobil on Tuesday announced that it has made three new discoveries offshore Guyana and increased its estimate of the recoverable resource for the Stabroek Block to nearly 11 billion oil-equivalent barrels. The three discoveries are southeast of the Liza and Payara developments and bring to five the discoveries made by ExxonMobil in Guyana in 2022. The Barreleye-1 well encountered approximately ...

Leader of the People’s National Congress Reform (PNCR), Aubrey Norton on Tuesday lashed out at his political advisor, Dr. Richard Van-West Charles’ claims of poor communication, instead accusing him of having a hidden agenda of trying to broker talks with the incumbent People’s Progressive Party. “Mr. Van-West Charles has been pushing for me to engage the People’s Progressive Party through ...

Opposition Leader Aubrey Norton on Sunday urged the incumbent People’s Progressive Party Civic (PPPC) administration to award most contracts to residents of Linden, even as he promised to open a university in that once thriving bauxite town should the coalition of A Partnership for National Unity+Alliance For Change (APNU+AFC) regain power at the next general and regional elections. Mr. Norton, ...

A 9.6 kilogramme cocaine bust from a former media worker, minutes before she was due to board a flight to the United States (US), has led to the arrest of a former anti-narcotics agent and a serving Customs Officer, the Customs Anti-Narcotics Unit (CANU) said on Monday. The law enforcement agency said 25-year old Zanneel Nirmala Williams of 181 Lamaha ...