Exxon seeking Guyanese companies to build access road for its new US$160M headquarters

ExxonMobil, the operator of Guyana's prolific Stabroek Block, is currently seeking companies to provide civil works and road construction services for its new headquarter...

$11.8B Schoonord to Crane Highway to be completed by October

The $11.8 billion Schoonord to Crane four-lane highway is expected to be completed by the end of October. This mega project will help to significantly...

34 students graduate from SBM Offshore’s Youth Literacy Programme

Dutch floater specialist, SBM Offshore, has successfully concluded the first year of its Enhancing Livelihoods Youth Literacy Programme, celebrating the graduation of 34 youths....

Guyana lifted 5 million oil barrels during second quarter; to get 10 million more...

Guyana’s Central Bank recently disclosed that Guyana lifted approximately five cargoes, each with one million barrels of oil during the second quarter of 2023....

National Assembly approves removal of 20% tax on cell phones

Senior Finance Minister Dr Ashni Singh successfully piloted a motion on Thursday to remove the 20 percent tax on cell phones, which was endorsed...

Gold declarations decreasing; probe launched into allege smuggling-VP Jagdeo

Amid growing concerns about Guyana’s gold declarations decreasing, Vice President (VP) Bharrat Jagdeo during his press conference on Thursday confirmed that the decrease in...

Minister Singh furnishes House with first Annual Report for Natural Resource Fund

Senior Finance Minister, Dr Ashni Singh today presented to the National Assembly the inaugural Natural Resource Fund (NRF) Annual Report for the fiscal year...

Govt. tables bill for regulation of electronic communications and transactions

The Electronic Communications and Transactions Bill of 2023 was read for the first time in the National Assembly on Thursday, by Minister of Tourism,...

Dr. Gampat misrepresented World Bank’s Statistical Capacity Index

Dear Editor, It was not my intention to engage Dr. Ramesh Gampat in a debate out of pure respect for his outstanding scholarship and contribution...

Value of Guyana’s Natural Resource Fund increases to $359B, earns $4.1B profit at second...

Guyana’s Natural Resource Fund was valued at $359.3B or US$1.7B at the end June 2023, a Central Bank report stated. According to the operational...

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