December 29, 2021

The multimillion deep water port being built aback Seawell village in Berbice could become a major hub for oil and gas business because of oil finds at nearby wells in Guyana and Suriname, Dr Suresh Narine, the Executive Chairman of CGX…

The government on Wednesday accused the opposition APNU+AFC of “unwarranted nitpicking” in its objections to certain aspects of the Local Content Bill. When the Bill came up for debate Wednesday morning, the Parliamentary Opposition…

A total of 63 ponds have been completed as part of the government’s efforts to increase the production of brackish water shrimp from 250,000 kilograms to 500,000 kilograms by 2025. The Fisheries Department of the Ministry of Agriculture…

Minister of Natural Resources Vickram Bharrat confirmed Wednesday that the government has agreed to support 10 of 14 amendments proposed by the opposition APNU+AFC to the Local Content Bill. He made the disclosure as he opened the highly…

A meeting between the government and opposition to discuss the APNU+AFC’s proposed amendments to the Local Content Bill had to be called off as Opposition Leader Joseph Harmon did not show up. The governing People’s Progressive Party/…

Bent Street and Leopold Street are through to the semi-finals of the Guyana Football Federation/Kashif and Shanghai Organisation Year-end Futsal Championship following high-scoring wins in their quarter-final games on Tuesday evening.…

A 25-year-old taxi driver who works in Region Three (Essequibo Islands-West Demerara) was robbed by three ‘passengers’ who are believed to be of Spanish descent on Tuesday night. According to a police report, the driver picked up the…

Two teenagers who were waiting for their food outside the Yong’s Chinese Restaurant at Pouderoyen, West Bank Demerara, were robbed by a lone gunman on Tuesday night. Police Headquarters reported that an 18-year-old was robbed of his…

Police are on the hunt for two bandits who broke into the Phase Two, Good Hope, East Coast Demerara house of a 54-year-old woman in the wee hours of Tuesday. Police Headquarters revealed that the victim, who lives alone, was awakened at…

See below letter by Charles Sugrim, a member of the Civil Society Group that objected to the proposed amendments of the Natural Resource Fund (NRF) Bill: Gentlemen, I have read the amendments to the bill that Parliament is expected to…