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ExxonMobil started production on Tuesday at Payara, Guyana’s third offshore oil development on the Stabroek Block, bringing total production capacity in Guyana to approximately 620,000 barrels per day. The Prosperity floating, production, storage and offloading (FPSO) vessel is expected to reach initial production of approximately 220,000 barrels per day over the first half of next year as new wells come ...

Guyana on Tuesday submitted clear evidence to the International Court of Justice (ICJ) that Venezuela is planning to seize Essequibo County by force after obtaining a “preordained” popular vote in the referendum on December 3, 2023. Attorney-at-Law Paul Reichler presented a number of Social Media text and video posts by President Nicolas Maduro, Defence Minister Vladímir Padrino López and military ...

Guyana’s culture, especially its rich diverse music, is being digitised and for the first time placed in an Online portal for use as a teaching-learning, research and soft diplomacy tool, according to ethnomusicologist Rohan Sagar. “The whole website concept is an academic platform which was designed through Harvard University, and they are all created under the Creative Commons which is ...

The lifeless body of a  32-year old woman was found Sunday afternoon with a broken Guinness bottle in her left side chest in a hotel room, the Guyana Police Force said. Investigators said they have retrieved surveillance video footage and are searching for a man who checked in at Sunset Hotel, David Street and Stanley Place, Kitty, Georgetown with the ...

A Georgetown Public Hospital doctor was early Sunday morning robbed of her Iphone by a man who rushed into her yard shortly after she parked her car, police said. No one was injured during the incident that occurred at about 12:30 am. Investigators did not name the doctor but said she is 29 years old. Police said they were making ...

Venezuela would not invade Guyana even if people vote ‘yes’ to the declaration of Essequibo as a State of that western Spanish-speaking neighbour, that country’s Ambassador Carlos Amador Pérez Silva said Sunday. “No, never,” he said when asked whether Venezuela would invade Guyana, even if Venezuelans vote in favour of the declaration of Essequibo as a State of Venezuela. He ...

The Guyana government on Saturday said it would not meet with a 13-member United States (US) delegation that is expected here next week to investigate opposition claims of discrimination, indicating that the mission appears to be have stemmed from a conference organised by a fierce anti-government critic. “The Government of Guyana will not be engaging this delegation acting in their ...

As Canada continues to strengthen bilateral relations with Guyana, the High Commission of Canada and the National Assembly of Guyana on Friday announced that one Senator and three Members of Parliament from Canada will be visiting Guyana from November 13 – 18 as part of engagements through the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association (CPA). “This visit will give Canadian delegates the opportunity ...

A 13-member delegation consisting of elected officials, business owners, human rights activists, and educational leaders from the United States will be embarking on an official fact-finding mission to Guyana, Team Leader and former Chair of the Georgia Black Caucus, Dee Dawkins-Haigler said Friday. “The purpose of this visit is to engage in constructive dialogue with various leaders, community groups, business ...

President Irfaan Ali and the President of Brazil, Luis Inacio ‘Lula’ Da Silva held talks on Thursday on a range of bilateral issues, according to Foreign Secretary Robert Persaud. In a post on X, formerly Twitter, Mr Persaud said the two South American leaders discussed defence and military cooperation, respect for sovereignty and territorial integrity, respect for the rule of ...