June 11, 2020

A 40-year-old Barbadian businesswoman who travelled to Guyana since January 22, 2020, remains stranded here as Guyana’s airports are closed to curb the spread of the deadly COVID-19 disease. Subrania Sargeant, who is also a Guyanese…

By Bibi Khatoon ExxonMobil has come in for major criticisms over the flaring of excess gas offshore close to six months after production began and this can continue for several weeks until the company can fix its compressor system,…

The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) is open to hosting the IPL in "empty stadiums" as long as the tournament is conducted in 2020. In a letter sent to the state associations on Wednesday, BCCI president Sourav Ganguly said…

The United States Embassy in Georgetown has issued a security alert to its citizens ahead of the declaration of the March 2020 general and regional elections. “Host country security and law enforcement will likely have an increased…

Firefighters are battling a fire in Dentist Street Lusignan, East Coast Demerara which has completely destroyed the Shivo Bodywork shop. The News Room understands that the fire started at around 08:20h while employees were on the…

By Ravin Singh With the national recount of votes completed, the role of the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) is limited to declaring the winner of the March 2 General and Regional Elections. To do otherwise would mean that the…

The Government Analyst- Food and Drug Department (GA-FDD) has issued an advisory against the importation, distribution, sale of a foreign labelled brand of sweetened condensed milk – “Nouveau ! New ! Promex Nova Leite Condensado Cheio”.…

The Guyana Government received over US$35M (G$7.3B) for its second million barrels of oil sold to Shell Western Supply and Trading Limited, a decrease of over G$4B from the first shipment. The company selected to purchase Guyana’s first…

Two of the drillships which were suspended by ExxonMobil following the implementation of the COVID-19 restrictions are back in operation. The Stena Carron and the Noble Tom Madden are now operating at full capacity on the Stabroek Block…