Extractive Industry
Arrival of Chinese raises coronavirus fears at Bosai’s Linden bauxite operations
The Montgomery Mine in Linden being operated by China's Bosai Minerals Group. Guyanese workers at Bosai Minerals Group (Guyana), a...
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Guyana fast-tracked negotiations to prevent ExxonMobil-controlled consortium’s pull-out over Venezuela’s threat -PM
David Granger and Moses Nagamootoo Prime Minister Moses Nagamootoo Tuesday night condemned a Global Witness report that concludes that the...
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As global anti-corruption watchdog calls for renegotiation of oil contract, independent probe believes ExxonMobil likely withheld vital information from Guyana gov’t
Even as the United Kingdom-headquartered international natural resource anti-corruption watchdog, Global Witness, calls for a renegotiation of the Stabroek Block...
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GB&GWU insists on arbitration, other demands before workers recall
GBGWU General Secretary Lincoln Lewis and GTUC President Coretta McDonald. The Guyana Bauxite and General Workers Union (GB&GWU) on Saturday...
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Labour summons RUSAL-BCGI to key meeting over layoff of 288 workers
Junior Minister of Social Protection responsible for labour, Keith Scott The Ministry of Social Protection's Department of Labour Thursday afternoon...
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RUSAL sends home most of remaining workers
RUSAL equipment . The Russian Aluminium (RUSAL)-controlled Bauxite Company of Guyana Inc (BCGI) on Wednesday afternoon issued a notice that...
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ExxonMobil flares 1.2 billion cubic feet of natural gas in start-up
ExxonMobil's Country Manager, Rod Henson (left) and Executive Director of the Environmental Protection Agency, Dr. Vincent Adams. ExxonMobil has so...
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Bosai’s bauxite production halted, to be fined another GYD$1 million
The Montgomery Mine in Linden being operated by Bosai Minerals. Bosai Minerals Group Co., China's largest bauxite producer that is...
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Civil society should craft own oil and gas elections manifesto for political parties to endorse
Civil Society is being encouraged to formulate its own oil and gas manifesto for the upcoming general elections and give...
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Guyana Goldfields appoints new CEO in hope for turnaround
Poor-performing Guyana Goldfields Inc. has appointed a new President and Chief Executive Officer who it says has a track-record of...
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