President Irfaan Ali has been severely criticized by attorneys Christopher Ram and Melinda Janki over his claim in a recent Al Jazeera interview that the `sanctity of contract’ prevented any changes to a bad deal with ExxonMobil.
Minister of Local Government and Regional Development, Priya Manickchand, yesterday afternoon turned the sod for the construction of the new $1.398b Zeelugt Market, West Coast Demerara, Region Three.
Dear Editor, I apologise for the length of this letter. Its subject, the CH&PA, deals with billions of dollars, vast areas of State land and projects of major political and financial significance.
Opposition Leader Azruddin Mohamed has described the PPP/C Government’s US$422 million (approximately $90 billion) transmission and substation project as the largest single investment in the history of the Guyana Power and Light (GPL) but said the five substations under the project remain far behind schedule.
Dear Editor, Finally, there is an announcement regarding the commencement of operation of the Guyana Development Bank on October 5, 2026.
Prime Minister Mark Phillips last evening said that Guyana and China have built a multifaceted relationship over more than five decades, while identifying several areas in which cooperation can be further developed.
-ordered to pay $250,000 in costs Former Auditor General Anand Goolsarran has lost his defamation lawsuit against Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo, with the High Court ruling that Jagdeo had established the substantial truth of the statements at the centre of the case.
United States Ambassador to Guyana Nicole Theriot last evening urged Guyanese beneficiaries of US-sponsored exchange programmes to use their knowledge, experience and networks to improve their communities.
HOUSTON, (Reuters) – The world is at risk of falling behind in efforts to reduce carbon emissions by 2050, ExxonMobil said in its annual energy outlook published yesterday, as the burning of coal could decline at a slower rate than previously expected.
Guyana’s men put their difficult opening day behind them to defeat New Caledonia 3-1 in yesterday’s second round of the 2026 Chess Olympiad in Samarkand, Uzbekistan.
Substantial sections of the Santa Rosa–Kwebana road in Moruca, Region One, remain unfinished despite the award of three government contracts totalling approximately $324.2 million since 2020.
Dear Editor, A solid editorial on Thursday “GPL and presidential bluster” (KW, Sept 17-26). Probing, comprehensive, revealing.
The 2026 Courts Optical Boys’ Under-11 School Football Tournament will kick off on Saturday with 18 matches at the Ministry of Education Ground on Carifesta Avenue.
More than 20,000 National Insurance Scheme (NIS) pensioners are now receiving their payments directly through their bank accounts, up from just over 11,000 in 2020, Finance Minister Dr Ashni Singh said on Wednesday.
Time for the Sanctity of Contract Circus to come to an end President Irfaan Ali recycles the argument so often that it is now official doctrine: the 2016 Stabroek Block Petroleum Agreement is a bad deal for Guyana, but “sanctity of contract” prevents renegotiation.
More than 500 primary and secondary school children in Bartica received backpacks and school supplies on Saturday as the Guyana Gold and Diamond Miners Association (GGDMA) continued its nationwide back-to-school support programme.
A 38-year-old Bartica dispatcher was on Wednesday granted $900,000 bail after being charged with possession of narcotics for the purpose of trafficking.
The Guyana Police Force (GPF) says it has taken note of allegations circulating on social media that several Police and Immigration ranks operating along the Lethem Trail and in Lethem have been receiving payments to facilitate the movement of foreign nationals.
Dear Editor, At the risk of being tedious I cannot help expressing disgust at the way Captain Price of the MV Barima, Roberts and Granderson employees of the Transport and Harbours Department have been held for murder.
The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) on Wednesday handed over essential materials to the Ministry of Human Services and Social Security to support the continued training of members of the Guyana Police Force in addressing Gender-Based Violence (GBV) cases.
