Extractive Industry
Income tax on salary, overtime threshold reduced; economic growth to slump
Guyanese workers will pay less income tax, down to 25% from 28%, and no income tax on the first $50,000...
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Gold miners using less mercury; new methods too expensive for small scale miners
Gold in a batel Guyana's gold mining sector is using less mercury overall as large- and medium-scale miners are now...
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Guyana not ready for exclusive long-term crude oil sales to India
India's Minister of External Affairs, Subrahmanyam Jaishankar and Guyana's Minister of Natural Resource, Vickram Bharrat exchange a memorandum of understanding...
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Small miners allocated claims in former Troy Resources concession to boost gold declaration shortfall
Amid a slump in gold declaration during this year, the Guyana government has decided to divide the former Troy Resources...
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3rd Guyana Energy Conference and Expo billed for early next year
Guyana’s premier Energy Conference and Expo returns for its third installment in 2024, rebranded as Guyana Energy Conference and Supply...
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Chinese Landing appeals to National Toshaos Council for support on long-running mining issue
A map of Chinese Landing The Chinese Landing community in Region One (Barima-Waini) appealed to the National Toshaos (NTC) Conference...
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ExxonMobil makes two more oil discoveries offshore Guyana
IRVING, Texas – ExxonMobil today said it made two oil discoveries at Fangtooth-1 and Lau Lau-1 in the Stabroek block...
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World Wildlife Fund calls for full environmental and social assessment of oil and gas sector
The World Wildlife Fund, a global environmental conservation watchdog, is calling for a "full environmental and social assessment" of Guyana’s...
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ExxonMobil says treated production water discharge safer than reinjection
ExxonMobil says it prefers to discharge treated production water into the Atlantic Ocean offshore Guyana instead of re-injecting it into...
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RUSAL interested in reopening Guyana operations; to submit report to govt
by Samuel Sukhnandan RUSAL-BCGI representative Vladimir Permyakov The Russian Aluminium (RUSAL)-controlled Bauxite Company of Guyana Inc. (BCGI) has expressed an interest...
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