Court of Appeal ruling pending on legality of fraud charges against Irfaan Ali

Last week the Court of Appeal concluded hearing arguments in an application filed by People’s Progressive Party’s (PPP) Presidential Candidate Irfaan Ali, in which...

Liza Phase One development cost reduced from US$4.4B to US$3.5B

Hess Corporation reported today that cost for the Liza Phase One project has been substantially reduced. According to the company’s CEO John Hess, the...

We’re committed to fulfilling promise of shared prosperity in Guyana-Hess CEO

While he is pleased with the outstanding performance thus far in Guyana, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Hess Corporation, John Hess told investors today...

Hess to sell first million barrels of Guyana’s sweet crude in March

Hess Corporation, which has a 30 percent stake in the Stabroek Block, informed the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) today that it will sell...

Health Ministry, NGOs partner to end TB

The National Coordinating Coalition (NCC) Incorporated has received a $22.3M grant from the Global Fund to improve its efforts in the fight to end...

Charlestown youth remanded on armed robbery charge

Days after a teenager was remanded to prison for robbing a woman, another person was today charged and remanded to prison for the same...

Bangladesh nationals get three months for entering Guyana illegally

Three Bangladesh nationals who entered Guyana illegally, were this morning charged and sentenced to three months’ imprisonment for the offence. The men, Jackel Chowdhurg,19, a...

Taxi driver charged with rape of girl, 12

A taxi driver accused of engaging in sexual penetration with a 12-year-old was this morning arraigned before a City Magistrate. Forty-nine-year old Orlando Fraser of...

20 Lombard Street families receive keys to new homes

Twenty families who once squatted on private property at Broad and Lombard Streets are now homeowners. The Central Housing and Planning Authority (CH&PA) and Food...

Teen prisoner charged with murder of court tout

Two weeks after a man was charged for the murder of a Georgetown Magistrates’ Courts tout after gunmen broke into his house and robbed...

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