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Stabroek News is Guyana's leading independent newspaper.It was first published in November 1986, first as a weekly but it later changed to a daily print newspaper. The entry of the paper into the mass media in Guyana brought a new openness to the media environment in the country.It was founded by David DeCaires, who died on November 1, 2008.Mailing Address: 46/47 Robb Street, Lacytown, Georgetown, Guyana, South America Telephone: +592-227-4080
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Even as Guyana, a still, substantively underdeveloped country, impatiently awaits the envisaged returns from what is now universally referred to as a ‘world class’ oil and gas sector, analysts are proffering their own separate prognoses of the extent to which the energy sector could shift the material foundations of a country that had, at one time, been characterised as a “Banana Republic.”
With a suddenness that has left the uninitiated ‘blinded’ like the deer in headlamps, the discovery of oil and the subsequent portents that the ‘find’ has for a rush of inward investment has compelled Guyana’s business community to raise its game, so to speak, to match the ‘force’ of what has become a tsunami of foreign investment interests such as the country has never before been prepared for.
CARICOM’s agency for crime and security has advised regional governments of a possible Islamic State threat to the upcoming men’s T20 World Cup in June which will be played in Guyana, other parts of the Caribbean and the United States.
Commentator Christopher Ram has said that the Guyana Government should seek to acquire Hess’ 30% share in the lucrative Stabroek Block which is currently at the centre of a dispute between two American oil majors: ExxonMobil and Chevron.
In a statement which appears to point to concerns that Guyanese residing in the United States are being negatively impacted by ongoing political developments in Guyana, the Guyanese-American Chamber of Commerce (GACC) has expressed “grave concern” over what it says have been “calls for the boycott of some Guyanese-owned businesses in Brooklyn, New York, for having the President of the Cooperative Republic of Guyana, His Excellency Irfaan Ali, visit their business establishments recently.”
-cites `alarming’ increase in online attack on media workers As the Guyana Press Association (GPA) observes World Press Freedom Day 2024 today, it said that the country is facing an environmental crisis.
-while local Min. of Agriculture ‘more markets’ promise seemingly stalled By far the most successful country in the Caribbean in terms of making inroads into the extra-regional markets for local products, notably in the agro-processing sector, Jamaica’s small- and medium-sized enterprises are once again being advised to raise their game even higher in terms taking advantage of the market opportunities ‘on offer’ in the more potentially lucrative international markets.
Fruta Conquerors hindered the title hopes of the third-place unit, the Guyana Police Force (GPF), as they played to a 1-1 stalemate in the KFC Elite League yesterday at the National Training Centre, Providence.
Long established as a global giant in the oil and gas industry, Brazil is reported to have recently recorded increase in proven oil reserves.
The government is planning to upgrade the two-lane road from the Linden/Soesdyke Junction to the Timehri Police Station into a four-lane carriageway.
Twenty-three individuals, including six women from Region #9, Upper Takutu-Upper Essequibo, successfully completed the Guyana Football Federation (GFF) Referee Introductory Course on Sunday.
Forever a ‘hot’ item as a store of value, the global craving for gold has over time, pushed individuals and groups to extreme and not always legal options to acquire the precious metal.
GCB T10 Championship Berbice Piranhas and Essequibo Jaguars registered lopsided victories when the Guyana Cricket Board (GCB) T10 Championship continued today at the Malteenoes Sports Club ground, Thomas Lands.
Dear Editor, I read a letter by Vincent Alexander in yesterday’s newspapers where Mr.
-Heads of Western missions say in joint statement Given the environmental crises facing Guyana, journalists must have access to more data and science to accurately report to the public, heads of Western missions here said in a joint statement yesterday to mark World Press Freedom Day today.
By Brooke Glasford A few of months ago I started a series on TikTok called Little Luxuries where I highlighted little ways I elevated parts of my life– very simple things, like having my tea in a proper teacup and saucer, or putting on red lipstick to lift my mood – they are what appear to be completely trivial actions but they added value to my day.
Colts squeaked past Sonics by a 90-86 score when the Georgetown Amateur Basketball Association (GABA) U-23 Championship continued on Wednesday evening at the National Gymnasium, Mandela Avenue.
Dear Editor, This Sunday, May 5, is Indian Arrival Day, commemorating the day Indians first landed on the territory in 1838.
As gas delivery for Guyana’s ambitious power project draws closer, ExxonMobil Guyana Limited (EMGL) is gearing up for brief shutdowns of two of its Floating Production, Storage and Offloading (FPSO) platforms.
Four persons were robbed yesterday morning in D’Urban Backlands after returning home from the Burna Boy Show.
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