The United Arab Emirates said it is eyeing Guyana to set up a  deepwater port to serve as a hub for the oil and gas sector in this country and neighbouring Brazil, a decision that has prompted  President Irfaan Ali to offer incentives to the company named Abu Dhabi Ports. “Thank you for that trust. We are serious about Guyana, ...

Amid ongoing concerns that a number of healthcare workers have been providing paper-based COVID-19 vaccination cards to unvaccinated persons, the Health Ministry on Wednesday announced that plans are advanced to provide tamper-proof digital cards. Health Minister Dr Frank Anthony said India would be providing a system named COWIN to convert the paper-based cards to a digital format. “We are working ...

The engine of a cargo ship, owned by a Vincentian company, was early Tuesday morning badly damaged by fire while it was moored at wharf in Guyana, the local fire service said. “The cause of the fire was determined as overheating of a generator in the fore peak of the ship which resulted in arcing and sparking. The generator was ...

A US$5 million investment deal for the construction of an environmentally friendly slab factory in Guyana to serve the needs of the oil and gas sector was inked Tuesday, marking the first ever manufacturing joint venture and investment deal between companies in Guyana and the United Arab Emirates (UAE),  a Guyanese merchant bank announced. Smart City Clearing Company Ltd; the ...

Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo has said that Guyana would eventually have to import labour to construct major infrastructure projects onshore that are increasingly being required to support heightened oil production offshore this South American nation. Speaking on Asaase Radio during his just-concluded visit to Ghana, West Africa, he said that Guyana needs at least US$40 billion in infrastructural investment in  ...

President Irfaan Ali and his delegation on Tuesday wooed investors in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to take advantage of opportunities in large-scale agriculture as well as a range of services. He told a news briefing at the Expo 2020 Dubai that Middle Eastern nation and Guyana could “twin our approach to development” particularly through joint ventures in agriculture. “The ...

The Infectious Disease ‘COVID’ Hospital at Liliendaal, Greater Georgetown will soon be able to produce its own oxygen and save the the national treasury millions of dollars it currently spends on buying supplies from a private company, officials said Monday. During a virtual press conference, Minister of Health, Dr. Frank Anthony said purchasing of oxygen for the hospital’s Intensive Care ...

Reproduced from Reuters News Agency Three people were left dead and three hospitalized after Jamaican police raided the compound of a small religious organization due to concerns the group was preparing to carry out “ritualized killing,” Jamaican police said on Monday. Police responded on Sunday to reports that a congregant had been injured at the Pathways International Kingdom Restoration Church ...

The Guyana Press Association is profoundly saddened by the passing of our Dear Brother, Colin Smith. ‘Uncle Colin’ or ‘Smithy’, as he was fondly called, served with distinction as Editor-in-Chief of the Catholic Standard newspaper. He did not die of COVID, sources said. He also served the Caribbean through the now defunct BBC Caribbean Service. Mr. Smith was always well-mannered ...

By GHK Lall The word gaining momentum is that Mr. Joseph Harmon, current Opposition Leader, is making sounds about running again for the prized PNC leadership position.  My first reaction was ‘say that again’ which was followed by ‘this just can’t be,’ so unbelievable it was, so unsound it would be for the PNC, for this society.  The implications of ...