Exxon strikes two Whiptail discoveries; Hess says drilling to continue to test deeper targets

ExxonMobil Corporation disclosed this morning that it made two discoveries at the Whiptail-1 and Whiptail-2 wells in the Stabroek Block. Whiptail-1 is being drilled in...

Guyanese officers back from participating in USA’s “mock” prison riot training 

  Five Prison Officers from the Guyana Prison Service (GPS) participated in the Mock Prison Riot training held at the West Virginia Penitentiary at Moundsville, USA...

Guyana, Barbados to expand Black Belly Sheep Initiative

  CARICOM sisters, Guyana and Barbados, continue to nurture and expand their friendship in a manner that seems destined to deliver prosperity for its people. Just...

Coalition MPs grill Minister over $130M additional funds to buy tractors, trailers for hinterland...

The Government of Guyana (GoG) is seeking an additional $130M from the Consolidated Fund to augment the Community Development and Empowerment Project under the...

CJ dismisses opposition’s application to block use of current voters’ list for LGE

An application that was filed by the opposition's Chief Elections Scrutineer, Carol Joseph to block to the current voters' list from being used during...

PPP seemingly has no intention to reduce poverty, it doesn’t assume responsibility

The PPP government has taken umbrage to my reference to its failure to address the situation of poverty facing the people of Guyana. My...

Oil exec estimates “almost guarantee” discovery at Guyana’s Block S7

Chief Executive Officer of Cybele Energy, Beatrice Mensah-Tayui says the location of the Guyana offshore Block S7 gives an “almost guarantee” of a discovery...

Diamond Strip Club owner yet to face court on assault of Police Inspector

On Wednesday, ‘A’ Division Commander, Marlon Chapman indicated that the owner of Diamond Strip Club, Freeman Fordyce, would be charged the following day for...

Child Rapist gets 3rd life sentence in five months

Sheldon Lynch was given another life sentence this afternoon for raping an under aged girl. A 12-member mixed jury convicted him for the crime...

Leptospirosis suspected as cause of death, illness in Matthew’s Ridge outbreak

While it is yet to be confirmed that the viral influenza-type outbreak among persons in Matthew's Ridge is that of leptospirosis, Public Health officials...

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