ExxonMobil Guyana on Wednesday said production was being gradually increased to a maximum of 110,000 barrels per day, although the discharge silencer has not yet been fixed, the company said. The company, whose local partners in Esso Exploration and Production Guyana Limited (EEPGL) are Hess Corporation and China National Overseas Oil Company (CNOOC), said production was being gradually increased from ...
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Police cracking down on robbers moving around on bikes
Amid continuing concern about the prevalence of robberies by bandits moving around on bicycles and motorcycles, the Guyana Police Force on Tuesday said it was taking aim at those criminals, even as that law enforcement agency reported a reduction in armed robberies. “Recognising that criminal minded persons have been riding motor cycles and bicycles in their robbery attacks on citizens, ...
Read More »Bandits open fire at bar; businesswoman, patron robbed
Four men Saturday night opened fire as they invaded a bar on Lime Street, Georgetown and robbed the owner and a customer of cash and valuables amounting to GYD$680,000. Police say the men, who arrived on motorcycles at about 9 PM, robbed Cornbread Hangout and Bar. The 26-year old businesswoman, Teshana Blake told police that she was robbed of GYD$400,00 ...
Read More »Harmon asks ExxonMobil for timetable to fix problems aboard oil production ship
Opposition Leader Joseph Harmon has asked the President of ExxonMobil Guyana Alistair Routledge for a meeting to discuss a timetable to fix malfunctioning equipment aboard the Floating Production, Storage and Offloading vessel , Liza Destiny. In a letter dispatched to Mr. Routledge, the Guyanese Opposition Leader wants the American oil major to also explain what the problem with the discharge ...
Read More »No curfew extension
The Guyana government has scotched rumours that the curfew has been extended to 6 AM to 6 PM. The COVID National Task Force says based on the April 1 to 30 gazetted order, the curfew remains from 10:30 PM to 4 AM. The Task Force says all emergency measures have not been changed. Amid more than 100 hundred new COVID ...
Read More »Bandits stab owner of Mattai’s Supermarket on arriving home
The owner of Mattai Supermarket was Saturday stabbed by bandits as he fended them off in their attempt to rob him as he arrived at his Bel Air Park, Georgetown home, police said. The entire ordeal was captured on surveillance camera. Mr. Harry Mattai was treated and sent away. There were no immediate reports that his wife and daughter, who ...
Read More »Nurse Assistant on bail for alleged ponzi scheme fraud
A Nurse Assistant is on GYD$180,000 bail after she was arraigned on four charges related to a Ponzi Scheme that she had started up and had promised huge returns on investments. Keziah Roberts of Eping and Ituni Streets, Bel Air Park, Georgetown was charged indictably on three counts of obtaining money by false pretense and one summary charge for the ...
Read More »CANU, GRA uncovered allegedly smuggled items; shot fired, man allegedly assaulted with rifle
The co-owners of a supermarket in Lethem, Region Nine were Thursday afternoon arrested by police after the Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) seized a quantity of items that were allegedly smuggled into the country. CANU said Lyndon Franklyn was arrested and that 30 cases Black Stone, four cases of Skarloff and nine cases of Blend Seven Whiskey were seized because no ...
Read More »Guyana govt considering “measures” to deal with technical problems on oil production vessel
Amid persistent problems with the flash gas compressor aboard the Floating Production, Storage and Offloading (FPSO) vessel, Liza Destiny, the Guyana government Wednesday night said it was worried about loss of oil production and strongly suggested that it would take steps if the equipment is not fixed properly. “The Government of Guyana is currently examining the implications of the loss ...
Read More »GPL says burning parts tripped generators
The Guyana Power and Light Incorporated (GPL) says damaged conductors and connectors that caused a complete shutdown of the Demerara -Berbice Interconnected System (DBIS) on Monday April 12 have been repaired. “The damaged conductors and connectors resulted in an overload of two Wartsila engines at Garden of Eden, which triggered the loss of another two engines at the same location, ...
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