HOUSTON/CARACAS, (Reuters) – A massive long-term oil deal expected to grant the U.S. access to a fifth of Venezuela’s crude reserves has energy experts and lawyers questioning its legality and eventual execution, while calling on both governments for contract transparency.
Defending champions Slingerz FC opened their Guyana Football Federation Elite League Season Eight campaign with a narrow 1-0 victory over Police FC last night at the National Training Centre, Providence.
Questions over the readiness and safety of several schools were raised on the eve of today’s reopening, with Watooka Day Primary, Wismar Hill Primary, Airy Hall and Mackenzie High School in Region 10, among schools facing concerns over unfinished works, structural defects and inadequate facilities.
-no mortuary or refrigeration facility in village The family of 25-year-old Marinda Ernest is being forced to wait until tomorrow for a post-mortem examination, while her body remains in the remote community of Philippai, Region Seven, where there is reportedly no proper mortuary or refrigeration facility to preserve it.
Main opposition, We Invest in Nationhood (WIN) has expanded into the United States with the launch of its first diaspora chapter in New York, with party officials using the occasion to call on Guyanese abroad to become more actively involved in the country’s political, economic and democratic future.
-Vieira maintains mining rights allow access Former Chinese Landing–Tassawini Toshao Orin Fernandes says businessman Wayne Vieira cannot simply move mining equipment through the Indigenous community to access his mining properties without first seeking permission from the Village Council, as residents continue to block equipment from entering the area.
Dear Editor, I refer to your news item `Auditor General to face challenge over continued holding of office’ (KW August 20, 2026).
—says lower taxes, price controls should be considered WIN General Secretary and parliamentarian Odessa Primus has accused the government of being disconnected from the financial hardship facing working households and has called for lower taxes on essential items and consideration of price controls.
Ashmins Fun Park and Resort Inc. is moving to transfer 17 residential lots carved from a 133.4-acre State land lease at Madewini, behind Splashmins Resort on the Soesdyke-Linden Highway.
Dear Editor, Soon it will be three weeks since the deadline for tenders to lift the MV Barima from its watery berth was passed.
Dear Editor, The duties of the Opposition Party should involve all its members. Additionally, the leader, Mr.
We Stand United cyclist and National Road Race champion Briton John captured the Flying Ace Cycle Club’s 20-lap race yesterday, completing a dominant outing around the outer circuit of the National Park.
The Guyana Lands and Surveys Commission is proposing to cancel a lease for nearly ten acres of State land at Long Creek on the Soesdyke-Linden Highway and repossess the property for reallocation.
APNU member Sherod Duncan has called on the Ministry of Public Works to urgently assess and repair sections of the Tiger Hill road and bridge in Region Eight, warning that their condition poses a danger to motorists.
Dear Editor, April 13, 2021 was a notable day in Guyana’s court sessions. On that day, the Court of Appeal upheld Donald Rodney’s appeal against his conviction for possession of an explosive device in 1982.
A board of directors of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has been gazetted almost ten months after its stated appointment.
Jason King and 14-time national women’s champion Christine Sukhram produced powerful performances to win their respective categories at the Puran Bros Top Mix Long Drive Challenge, held at the Westside Golf Course.
Three local companies are being removed from the companies register or have resolved to wind up voluntarily, according to notices in Saturday’s Official Gazette.
Dear Editor, After a very publicized meeting and several days of waiting the WIN and APNU have issued a joint statement that leaves much to be desired.
The Ministry of Human Services and Social Security on Friday commissioned the Roots and Flavours Culinary Arts Centre at the Guyana Women’s Leadership Institute (GWLI), Cove and John, East Coast Demerara.
