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Former Finance Minister Winston Jordan on Sunday urged the Guyana government to formally ask ExxonMobil to renegotiate the 2016 Production Sharing Agreement (PSA), even as he accused President Irfaan Ali and Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo of flip-flopping. “I see nothing wrong in writing to Exxon, initiating the process of renegotiating the contract. Until you do that, you do not know ...

New York-based Caribbean lawyer and Adjunct Professor, Guyanese Dr Vivian Williams has been picked for the front cover of the 17th edition of the leading professional and lifestyle’s Marquis Who’s Who Millennium Magazine. The magazine is owned by News Communications, Inc. also publisher of The New York Times. “It’s a toast to decades of discipline, self-refinement and advancement,” Dr Williams ...

It has been revealed that ahead of Tuesday’s scheduled decision on whether political parties should be properly registered so that, among other things, they could hold property and be sued in their names and that their actions are constitutionally integral to the country, Guyana’s two major parties have different ownership structures for their properties. PPP General Secretary, Bharrat Jagdeo at ...

A vehicle that was assigned to ExxonMobil Guyana’s President, Alistair RoutledgeAlistair Routledge, was shot at and disabled by the owner of Cyril’s Transportation Service, after he thought it was one of two stolen vehicles, police said. Police said 54-year-old Muishankar Persaud’s licenced 9mm Glock pistol was lodged and he was assisting police with their investigations into the incident that occurred ...

Leader of the People’s National Congress Reform (PNCR), Aubrey Norton on Saturday profiled himself as the best person to be the opposition coalition’s presidential candidate but at the same time he said criteria needed to be developed to pick the right person. “This whole attack started by suggesting that I wasn’t qualified. Now that the evidence is out there that ...

Guyana on Thursday said there was no room for negotiations with Canadian co-venturers, Frontera and CGX Energy, over the Corentyne block because the licence has expired. Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo told a press conference that nothing requires government to formally inform the CVs that their licence to the 6,200 square kilometer Corentyne block has expired. He made known government’s position ...

Britain’s Foreign Secretary, David Lammy is scheduled to arrive in Guyana on Thursday night for a three-day visit, Foreign Secretary Robert Persaud confirmed. He said Mr Lammy intends to explore providing British assistance to the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM), through the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) for Guyana’s general elections likely to be held during the last quarter of 2025. ...

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) says the recent seepage of a smelly substance from the ground at several houses in Crane village, West Coast Demerara, was partly due to poor construction, had nothing to do with oil and gas and there are no risks. “Expert advice provided to the EPA by other local agencies attributed the damages seen on the ...

Beset by low production, high operational costs, the loss-making Guyana Sugar Corporation (GuySuCo) signed a three-year wages and salaries agreement with the Guyana Agricultural and General Workers Union (GAWU). The union said in a statement that GuySuCo workers would receive a 10 percent pay hike retroactive to January 1, 2024; 8 percent for 2025 and 9 percent for 2026. GAWU ...

The People’s National Congress Reform (PNCR) and the Working People’s Alliance (WPA) on Wednesday pledged to address a number of weaknesses and agreed to advance talks towards a coalescing to contest next year’s general and regional elections. “The parties agreed to begin discussions towards the formation of a coalition to contest the upcoming elections, but to leave the door open ...