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Residents at State House, Anna Regina yesterday
Residents at State House, Anna Regina yesterday

Lima Sands residents get Certificate of Title

After more than two decades of waiting, the first 48 residents of Lima Sands, on the Essequibo Coast were presented with their Certificate of Title, during an outreach led by Susan Rodrigues, Minister within the Ministry of Housing and Water and Chief Executive Officer of the Central Housing and Planning Authority (CHPA), Sherwyn Greaves.

Manzoor Nadir
Manzoor Nadir

Speaker says oil spill insurance motion was sub judice

Speaker of the National Assembly, Manzoor Nadir says  that on Wednesday he disallowed a request for urgent consideration of a motion on oil spill insurance from APNU+AFC’s Member of Parliament, Ganesh Mahipaul as the request was sub judice.

Miner found dead at Sands Landing

Police in Region Seven are investigating the death of a 54-year-old pitman, who allegedly suffered a seizure at 147 km Sands Landings, Buck Hall, Cuyuni River, on Thursday.

Decisions on Exxon were in accordance with the law – EPA

Maintaining that at all material times it acted in accordance with the law, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) said yesterday that during the hearing into the lawsuit which sought to have it enforce the liability clause in the permits issued to ExxonMobil Guyana for its offshore oil operations, it was still negotiating with the company.

Opposition welcomes EU observer mission to Guyana

The Office of the Leader of the Opposition yesterday welcomed the presence of the European Union’s (EU) 2020 election observer mission (EOM) follow-up team to Guyana “to assess whether progress has been made on electoral reforms in line with the recommendations of the EOM’s Final Report on the 2020 Guyana elections.”

Vice-President Bharrat Jagdeo with US Ambassador Sarah-Ann Lunch and Assistant Secretary Geoffrey R Pyatt

Jagdeo, US energy envoy hold discussions

US Department of State Bureau of Energy Resources (ENR) Assistant Secretary Geoffrey R Pyatt was in Guyana on Wednesday and discussed a range of issues, among them investment opportunities in clean energy and advancing clean energy resources sustainably, Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo said yesterday.

In this University of Guyana photo, Vice-Chancellor Prof Paloma Mohamed Martin (right) officially closes the 2nd Diaspora Conference. At left is Registrar Dr Nigel Gravesande and Assistant Dean, Faculty of Education and Humanities, Bonita Hunter

Diaspora conference concludes with call for targeted migration study

Underscoring, among other things, the loss of human resources, particularly university graduates through migration, and the impact this has had on national development and transformation, the recently concluded Diaspora Conference called for the establishment of an international institute for the study of diasporas and migration at the University of Guyana.

Head of National Office for Guyana, Henri-Sylvian Yakara (third left) and other representatives of the UN agency meeting with Foreign Secretary, Robert Persaud (right) (DPI photo)

UNCHR in talks with Foreign Affairs Ministry to enhance cooperation, coordination

Guyana’s Foreign Secretary, Robert Persaud yesterday met with United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) Head of National Office for Guyana, Henri-Sylvain Yakara, and other representatives of the UN agency to discuss ways of enhancing cooperation and coordination with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation towards shared goals and priorities.

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