SBM Offshore Guyana opens new head office
SBM Offshore Guyana, a key ExxonMobil contractor, yesterday celebrated its fifth anniversary of operations here and officially opened its new head office.
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SBM Offshore Guyana, a key ExxonMobil contractor, yesterday celebrated its fifth anniversary of operations here and officially opened its new head office.
Over 2,000 residents living in the Upper and Lower Pomeroon River in Region Two are currently inundated due to the high rainfall the area experienced over the past seven days.
Banks DIH Limited is seeking to construct a multi-million dollar building to house its Citizens Bank, Bartica Branch operations and has since applied to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for environmental permits.
Though a police investigation is ongoing and a forensic audit has been completed, an unauthorised vehicle continues to receive millions of dollars in fuel from the Guyana Defence Force, according to the Auditor General’s Report for the fiscal year 2020.
President Irfaan Ali on Tuesday announced that the modern highway from Mandela Avenue, Georgetown to Diamond, East Bank Demerara will be equipped with “technological features” including speeding cameras to aid in policing.
A Corentyne electric cycle rider died on Tuesday afternoon after he reportedly turned into a street in front of a motor lorry which was allegedly going at a fast rate.
A Rosignol man, who was on the run over a murder committed in August, was yesterday remanded to prison after he was nabbed on Monday in the Mibicuri, Black Bush Polder Backlands.
Following the end of the parliamentary recess, the Government has approached the National Assembly for over $26.5b in supplementary funding for a number of areas including $3.35b for the COVID-19 fight and $755m to battle flooding.
Prosecutor Darshan Ramdhani QC has said that attorney-at-law Nigel Hughes has misconstrued his reasons for asking that Principal Magistrate Sherdel Isaacs-Marcus proceed with a summary trial for the former, Chief Election Officer (CEO) Keith Lowenfield, Deputy CEO Roxanne Myers and Region Four Returning Officer Clairmont Mingo, who are charged with misconduct in public office.
The Guyana Telephone and Telegraph (GTT) yesterday committed to improved infrastructure and services in Berbice.
A security guard has been arrested after Distribution Services Limited (DSL) and Massy Distribution in New Amsterdam reported that $1.2m out of a sum of cash handed over to the guard to be transported was missing.
A man and woman were on Tuesday arrested after they were busted with 45 grams of suspected cocaine at Number 60 Village, Corentyne.
Attorney General and Minister of Legal Affairs Anil Nandlall has castigated Deputy Speaker Lenox Shuman, labelling his criticisms of the Law Reform Commission’s composition as “without basis” and “unfounded”.
The Ministry of Health yesterday said that as of December 15, 2021, one more person who tested positive for the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) has died.
A man has been remanded after being charged following the interception of a boat suspected to be smuggling cannabis into Suriname.
On Friday November 26, the Guyana Police Force administration ordered the cutting down of several palm trees at its headquarters in Eve Leary, Kingston, Georgetown.
(Reuters) – Britain’s seven-time Formula One champion Lewis Hamilton received a knighthood for services to motorsport yesterday, days after losing out on what would have been a record eighth title in the last lap of the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix.
Personal Protection Equipment including over 1.5 million medical masks amounting to $77 million have been donated to Guyana’s Ministry of Health COVID Prevention Programme A release from the Ministry of Health thanked the Canada-Guyana Chamber of Commerce (CGCC) partners, PRIMED Medical Products, GlobalMedic and CS World Cargo.
The Guyana Police Force received legal advice this afternoon for a charge to be bought against Ministry of Amerindian Affairs Permanent Secretary, Sharon Hicks who has been at the centre of a bribery allegation over the past two months.
The Ministry of Health today said that as of December 15, 2021, one more person who tested positive for the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) has died.
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