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HOUSTON, (Reuters) – Oilfield service companies including Weatherford International, Baker Hughes, Halliburton and SLB are advertising dozens of jobs in Venezuela, according to company websites, an early sign that a Washington-backed plan to rebuild the country’s energy industry is gaining traction.
Business and Economic Commentary by Christopher Ram On 14 October, Charles Ramson Sr., Commissioner of Information, answered two citizens.
Marine officer and ship surveyor Christopher Bailey told the MV Barima Commission of Inquiry that an emergency beacon he recovered at sea deactivated immediately when he brought it aboard his vessel.
A 20-year-old woman and a three-year-old child died in a fire that destroyed a house at David James Housing Scheme, Charity, Essequibo Coast, the Guyana Fire Service said.
Camptown and Anns Grove United could not be separated in a goalless GFF Elite League Season Eight encounter on Saturday, contrasting sharply with Guyana Police Force’s four-goal victory over Monedderlust at the same Providence venue.
A 17-year-old construction worker was fatally stabbed and another man injured during a confrontation following a card game at Westminster, La Parfaite Harmonie, West Bank Demerara, on Sunday afternoon, police said.
By Mia Anthony The $1.4 billion Port Kaituma stelling remains without a firm completion date more than two years after structural problems halted construction, while commuters are negotiating a makeshift wooden crossing through mud to access the waterfront.
Education Minister Sonia Parag yesterday said investigations have been launched into incidents involving children injured at schools over the past week, as she called for closer supervision, serious attention to bullying complaints and stronger involvement by parents.
Dear Editor, In February 2023, APNU wrote the Commissioner of Information, requesting the television programme logs of NCN to expose its blatant government bias in its coverage of the 2023 budget debate.
Dear Editor, The unscrupulous spectacle of Bharrat Jagdeo courting APNU at the wake of the late Mr.
Minister of Education Sonia Parag on Saturday assured that the JE Burnham Primary School in Kitty will not be closed, saying plans are being pursued to construct a nursery school to accommodate the growing number of nursery-age children, alongside a separate block for secondary students.
The bicycles his younger brothers left behind are among the reminders that bring 18-year-old Anthony Thomas to tears, three months after Kyle and Brian Thomas died in the MV Barima disaster.
Demerara Bank Limited today announced that it will set aside $100 million annually to provide interest-free housing loans of up to $6 million, with priority given to single-parent households.
Dear Editor, With deep respect and a heavy heart, I pay tribute to Brother Eusi Kwayana, who has passed on in the United States after more than a century of life.
It can be argued that US foreign policy in the Caribbean now exists in two distinct eras – life before and life after January 3, 2026.
Dredging of the Demerara Main Ship Channel was scheduled to begin on October 14 and continue until December 31, according to an amended notice issued by the Maritime Administration Department (MARAD).
The Guyana Police Force (GPF) on Friday evening said deployments at several Georgetown hotels were intended to protect visiting officials attending international conferences, following questions by Opposition Leader Azruddin Mohamed about the prolonged presence of ranks outside the Aiden by Best Western hotel.
The Central Housing and Planning Authority (CH&PA) has received bids for potable-water well works across four regions with a combined engineer’s estimate of approximately $2.257 billion.
The home of the late Lincoln “Uncle Polo” Williams, bandmaster of the COFONA Marching Band, was destroyed by fire on Saturday afternoon at Islington Village, Greater New Amsterdam, leaving his widow and three other occupants, including a minor, homeless.
Dear Editor, The passing of Cde. Robert Herman Orlando Corbin, CCH, has left a void in Guyana’s political and national landscape.