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India has confirmed that it is interested in buying Guyana’s crude oil being produced offshore by the American supermajor ExxonMobil, India’s High Commissioner to Guyana Dr. K.J Srinivasa. said Thursday. Delivering remarks at a virtual symposium on the topic “Perspectives on Guyana-India Relations from 1838 to 2021”, he said the two countries were collaborating in the area of oil and ...

A Facebook political commentator, who is a critic of the People’s Progressive Party (PPP) administration, was Thursday arrested under the Cybercrime Act for allegedly offending Charles Ramson last month. Police said Gavin Matthews was subsequently released on GYD$100,000 station bail Ramson, who is an Attorney-at-Law and Minister of Culture, Youth and Sport,  posted a video excerpt containing offending words as ...

Well-known Guyanese football promoter, Aubrey Major also known as Shanghai, has been charged with violating the COVID measures. However, when the case was called today, he was not present in the Linden Magistrates Court. The matter has been adjourned to May 13. Police alleged that Mr. Major of Central Amelia’s Ward, Linden breached the restriction on social activities on April ...

The Pan American Health Organisation (PAHO) is advising countries in the Americas to stiffen a range of measures in response to soaring COVID-19 infections and deaths, but Guyana  has so far ignored that recommendation. PAHO’s Director Carissa Etienne in this week’s news conference hailed leaders in the Americas who have begun instituting lockdowns “It’s no surprise, then, that many countries ...

Collaboration between Surinamese police and Guyana’s Customs Anti-Narcotics Unit (CANU) has led to the seizure of more than 900 kilogrammes of cocaine. Head of CANU, James Singh said although the plane was not seized, the operation inflicted a “major blow” on the drugs trade. “More importantly is shows the result of strong inter agency cooperation and full support of both ...

What started off as a very small quantity of smoke oozing from the second flat of Sharon’s Mall on King and Charlotte Streets, Georgetown, ended up being a catastrophic fire that engulfed the entire steel-framed building. Many businesses- including stores, eateries and lawyers’ offices- were all destroyed. Firefighters stood virtually helpless as the water from their hoses was no match ...

Guyana will not start spending its almost US$300 million in oil revenues on priority areas until the Petroleum Commission is established and the Sovereign Wealth Fund legislation is amended, President Irfaan Ali said Wednesday. “We have a number of things that we have to do in terms of setting up the Petroleum Commission. We have to also look at the ...

President Irfaan Ali on Wednesday said the National COVID-19 Task Force has been asked to explore charging owners and managers of entertainment places where many persons go in violation of social distancing rules, even as government plans to amend the law to  allow for stiffer penalties. “I have asked the Prime Minister to discuss with the Task Force how we ...

President Irfaan Ali on Wednesday announced that a board member of the State-owned Guyana Oil Company (GUYOIL) and an employee have been ordered removed because of “inappropriate” communication about possible plans to import emergency fuel supplies for the Guyana Power and Light (GPL). “We have also made it very clear that all those who had inappropriate contact must be removed,” ...

With a strike threat still looming over the state-owned Guyana Power and Light (GPL) for increased salaries,  workers on Tuesday began publicly agitating by picketing various locations countrywide. Dozens of workers staged a midday picketing demonstration outside GPL’s Main Street office to vent their frustration at the months-long delay in settling the salaries dispute for the 750 unionised supervisory to ...