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Citizens in protest for renegotiated oil PSA

A handful of citizens yesterday staged a protest in front of the Ministry of Natural Resources to press for the government to renegotiate the 2016 Production Sharing Agreement with ExxonMobil Guyana.

Middleton St repairs

Work is underway to fill a hole that developed along Middleton Street, between Drury Lane and Campbell Avenue.

Time for these to go: Part of the city’s major clean-up at the Stabroek Market yesterday. (Orlando Charles photo)

Time for these to go

Up and away: This little one was introduced to the thrills of kite flying on the Kingston seawall on Monday. (Orlando Charles photo)

Up and away

Fetting the kites ready: A family outing on the Ogle seawall on Monday. (Orlando Charles photo)

Fetting the kites ready

Mon Repos market: Construction of the foundation for the new Mon Repos Market on the East Coast of Demerara has commenced (Orlando Charles photo)

Mon Repos market

The pavement along Lamaha Street where it meets Irving Street is sliding into the trench.

Pavement sliding

The well-lighted Main Street Avenue last night.

Brilliant

One of the many flooded streets that confronted drivers across Georgetown yesterday following overnight rainfall (Photo by Orlando Charles)

Water, water everywhere

Preliminary work has begun at the site for the new Guyana Fire Service Headquarters on Homestretch Avenue. Mohamed’s Enterprise on November 24th signed a $614 million contract for the project with the Ministry of Home Affairs. (Orlando Charles photo)

New fire service HQ

A story in art: Mural painting at St John’s College on Waterloo Street yesterday. (Orlando Charles photo)

A story in art

The northern portion of the Thomas Lands road in the vicinity of the YMCA has been sinking for a number of months posing a serious traffic hazard. The authorities appear not to have noticed.

Sinking

The Kingston Pump Station extruding large volumes of water yesterday after torrential rain flooded parts of the city.

A great force

With the availability of the Sputnik V 2nd dose, there was a large turnout for COVID-19 vaccines at the Ministry of Health, Brickdam yesterday morning. The line stretched into Hadfield Street. (Orlando Charles photo)

Large turnout for vaccines

Better vista: The Kingston seawall beautification project is proceeding apace. (Orlando Charles photo)

Better vista

Road works in the vicinity of the University of Guyana yesterday.

Turkeyen developments

State House is being repainted white, its traditional colour. Under former President David Granger, the edifice had been controversially painted in hues of green.

From green to white

Maintenance road work being done in the vicinity of the Infectious Disease Hospital at Liliendaal, along the Rupert Craig Highway, East Coast Demerara (Orlando Charles photo)

Maintenance road work

Ongoing road works at Mandela Avenue where the four-lane road is being constructed

Ongoing road works at Mandela Avenue

African print clothing on full display on Friday at a stall along Main Street Avenue, Georgetown, where the Main Street Emancipation Bazaar is being held. Small businesses displayed clothing and jewellery, among other items at the bazaar. (Orlando Charles photo)

African print clothing on full display

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