In keeping with the energy objectives of Guyana’s Green State Development Strategy to transition to a hundred per cent use of renewable and clean energy sources, the Guyana Oil Company Limited (GUYOIL) will officially open their Green Office and Store Complex (GGOSC) located at GUYOIL’s Providence Terminal, East Bank Demerara, on Friday 6th September, a GUYOIL release has stated.
Guyana on Wednesday voted with 20 other members of the Permanent Council of the Organization of American States (OAS) to strongly condemn “the grave and systematic violations of human rights in Venezuela” and call for an investigation.
The Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) is seeking technical assistance on data merging from the Electoral Commission of Jamaica.
There are three witnesses expected to be called to testify in the preliminary inquiry into the man-slaughter charge against the City Constabulary Lance Corporal who allegedly shot and killed a mentally ill prisoner last year.
MIAMI/NEW YORK, (Reuters) – Florida residents yesterday were bracing for a hurricane that was threatening to smack into the centre of the state over the Labor Day weekend, and President Donald Trump said it appeared the storm’s winds would be “unbelievably high.”
The Moruca sub-region of Barima-Waini is next in line to benefit from a river ambulance, according to the Department of Public Information (DPI).
MEXICO CITY, (Reuters) – Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said yesterday unseen forces were spying on him and his cabinet, revealing that a “sophisticated camera” had been discovered at the presidential offices in central Mexico City.
LONDON, (Reuters) – A large scientific study into the biological basis of sexual behaviour has confirmed there is no single “gay gene” but that a complex mix of genetics and environment affects whether a person has same-sex sexual partners.
BOGOTA, (Reuters) – A group of former rebels from the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) said in a video posted overnight that they will embark on a new offensive, threatening to resume five decades of armed conflict against the government.
Nine more witnesses are to testify in the Preliminary Inquiry (PI) into the charge against two men, including the operator of Rockies Hotel in Georgetown, accused of plotting to kill a Lethem businessman.
(Trinidad Guardian) Two murders have been recorded in the past 15 hours in Chaguanas and Maloney.
BRASILIA/RIO DE JANEIRO, (Reuters) – Fires in Brazil’s Amazon rainforest have receded slightly since President Jair Bolsonaro sent in the military to help battle the blazes, but international fallout accelerated as a major shoemaker said it would not buy supplies from Brazil.
More than eighteen students were honoured yesterday by the Guyana Water Incor-porated (GWI) for their excellent performances at the recent National Grade Six Assessment (NGSA) Examinations, the Department of Public Information (DPI) said.
SEOUL, (Reuters) – North Korea’s parliament has approved changes to the country’s constitution to solidify leader Kim Jong Un’s role as head of state, official state media said on Thursday.
(Trinidad Express) A nervous-looking Kerry Phillips appeared before an Arima magistrate yesterday charged with the murder of a 71-year-old retired nurse.
The Guyana Rice Development Board (GRDB) yesterday awarded bursaries to eleven rice farmers’ children who were successful at the 2019 National Grade Six Examinations.
LONDON, (Reuters) – The opposition Labour Party said yesterday it would trigger an emergency debate in parliament next week to try to stop Prime Minister Boris Johnson taking Britain out of the European Union without a withdrawal deal.
(Trinidad Guardian) Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) Roger Gaspard, SC, has advised police to charge Public Service Association (PSA) Watson Duke with sedition.
Several young people attending a community meeting at De Kinderen West Coast of Demerara called for the establishment of a multi-purpose centre and playground in the area, the Department of Public Information reported yesterday.
MIAMI, (Reuters) – President Donald Trump on Thursday canceled a trip to Poland and Florida’s governor expanded a state of emergency due to Hurricane Dorian, which is forecast to strengthen into a highly dangerous Category 4 storm during the weekend before hitting the state’s Atlantic coast with heavy rains and strong winds.
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