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No spending of oil revenues yet; focus will be on closing socio-economic gap- President Ali
President Irfaan Ali. Guyana will not start spending its almost US$300 million in oil revenues on priority areas until the...
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Owners, managers may be charged with flouting COVID measures; stiffer penalties in the works
President Irfaan Ali on Wednesday said the National COVID-19 Task Force has been asked to explore charging owners and managers...
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GUYOIL Board member, Chief Financial Officer ordered removed over “inappropriate” communication for fuel deal
Chief Financial Officer Shawn Persaud. President Irfaan Ali on Wednesday announced that a board member of the State-owned Guyana Oil...
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GPL workers agitating for settlement of salary dispute
Power company workers picketing outside the Guyana Power and Light's office on Main Street, Georgetown. With a strike threat still...
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ExxonMobil finds more oil offshore Guyana
ExxonMobil said today it made an oil discovery at the Uaru-2 well in the Stabroek Block offshore Guyana. Uaru-2 will...
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Gas-to-shore project viable despite global plan to scale up renewables, cut emissions
Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo (fifth from left). The gas-to-shore project task force is being led by financial expert Winston Brassington...
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Attorney General, Opposition Leader at odds over High Court’s dismissal of pro-APNU+AFC election petition
Senior Counsel Anil Nandlall The Attorney General Anil Nandlall welcomed the High Court's decision to throw out a pro-opposition election...
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East Bank Demerara supermarket owner robbed while opening for business
The owner of a supermarket at Diamond, East Bank Demerara was Saturday morning robbed by two bandits one of whom...
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Cash-strapped GUYSUCO to pay workers one-off payment calculated on 2019 salaries
The ailing state-owned Guyana Sugar Corporation (GUYSUCO) Friday night announced that workers would get a one-off payment calculated at five...
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14 workers aboard ExxonMobil-hired drillship offshore Guyana have COVID
Noble Tom Madden Despite a rigid screening and isolation system, 14 workers aboard the ExxonMobil-contracted drillship, Noble Tom Madden, have...
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