When it resumes work this month, the Parliamentary Sectoral Committee on Natural Resources is set to focus on the working conditions and security of small-scale mining workers, oversight of Guyana’s oil and gas sector and ExxonMobil’s operations and earnings among other areas.
The shortage of US currency continues to affect access to foreign exchange in Guyana, with a Western Union representative sharing on Friday that several locations are now reaching their daily limits by late morning and that some limits have recently been reduced in the face of the continuing foreign exchange situation.
Public Accounts Committee (PAC) Chairman Vishnu Panday said on Tuesday that the committee will seek to develop strategies to aggressively tackle its substantial backlog when it resumes meetings on October 10, after failing to meet during the parliamentary recess.
Guyanese-made sauces, seasonings and condiments are now being sold in Qatar following the launch of Umami Incorporated’s products at LuLu Hypermarket in Abu Sidra on September 8, marking the company’s entry into the Middle Eastern market.
Two months after Local Government Minister Priya Manickchand was told that the Kitty Market could be reopened within a week’s time, the market remains closed as of September 16 with the constituency councillor saying that he is tired of raising the matter at the council’s statutory meetings.
For vehicle owners, accessing the services of the Ministry of Housing at its new location at Plantation Houston, East Bank Demerara, along the Heroes Highway/Mandela-Eccles corridor, would be a breeze.
After more than three decades in the textbook business, the owner of Austin’s Book Services Lloyd Austin says he has stopped importing textbooks this year because of the continued illegal reproduction and sale of copyrighted educational books in Guyana.
A Partnership for National Unity (APNU) Member of Parliament Terrence Campbell has questioned the independence of the Office of the Auditor General and called for its head, Deodat Sharma to be replaced as he seems to be “a little too close” to the governing People’s Progressive Party (PPP).
Entrepreneur Stanley Ming has raised questions over whether the newly installed drainage along sections of Carmichael Street will be fully connected to the city’s main drainage network before the next period of heavy rainfall.
A 43-year-old Filipino machine operator told police he did not see anyone in the area where he positioned two 40-foot containers at Muneshwers Houston Road storage compound on Wednesday afternoon, hours before the body of 23-year-old Cuban labourer Alex Jesus Gonzales Beria was discovered beneath the containers the following morning.
Seventeen-year-old Afeefa Ally has shown that a disability does not have to stand in the way of academic excellence, as she earned seven Grade Ones and three Grade Twos in this year’s Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) examinations despite being completely blind.
President of the Caribbean Poultry Association (CPA), David Fernandes, says more investment in poultry processing and cold storage facilities are critical to preventing recurring chicken shortages.
Public Works Minister Juan Edghill yesterday denied that he had threatened APNU Member of Parliament Ganesh Mahipaul.
Even as the Government of Guyana caved in to mounting public pressure to salvage the MV Barima following the tragedy that has so far claimed 73 lives, some family members are questioning why interested contractors have been given two weeks to submit Expressions of Interest (EOIs).
– as President meets victims’ relatives Nearly two weeks after the deadly MV Barima disaster claimed the lives of scores of passengers, a Wakenaam mother who lost both her 11-year-old son and teenage brother says no amount of assistance can ease her grief as families continue to wait for answers and accountability.
-death toll climbs to 73 The number of bodies recovered from the wreck of the MV Barima has risen to 73 after divers retrieved another victim from inside the vessel yesterday and Prime Minister Mark Phillips said the government has not yet considered the Opposition’s request to be involved in developing the terms of reference for the promised Commission of Inquiry (CoI) into the disaster.
Natural Resources Minister Vickram Bharrat yesterday said the new investor behind First Bauxite – Strategic Bauxite – is expected to inject US$100 million into the company’s operations in Guyana as part of plans to expand production and further develop its local activities.
Georgetown vendors and shoppers say sharp increases in the wholesale prices of vegetables and greens are forcing them to reduce purchases, shrink their businesses and alter family meals as the cost of everyday greens continues to climb.
Adequate security for miners in the interior has been a constant topic for conversation whenever the Small Miners Association Guyana Incorporated (SMAGI) meets with authorities; the latest being a meeting with President Irfaan Ali a few days ago where the issue again came up and promises were again made to ramp up security efforts.
-Patterson says large-scale operation did not exist during 2015 to 2020 Aside from saying that his extensive farm at Long Creek was financed by a “huge” loan, President Irfaan Ali was silent yesterday on a multitude of questions that have arisen over the propriety of his business operations following disclosures by Opposition Leader Azruddin Mohamed.
