Quarry Project in Batavia Reservation could rake in GY$27B over five yrs; to employ...

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is in the process of reviewing an application by EKAA Earth Resources Management (EERM) to develop a multimillion dollar...

Letter: Well done, Justice Sandil Kissoon

All Guyanese should welcome the High Court's ruling of Justice Sandil Kissoon ordering the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to secure an unlimited liability Parent...

Govt. makes second withdrawal of US$200M from oil account 

Senior Finance Minister Dr Ashni Singh has announced that the Government has made its second drawdown this year of US$200M from the Natural Resource...

PAC lambastes former Human Services PS for hiring special constabulary ranks for without contract

During today's meeting of the Public Accounts Committee (PAC), Minister of Public Works, Juan Edghill, strongly criticized the former Permanent Secretary of the Ministry...

Opposition MP preaches benefits of Govt.’s gas-to-energy project

The Government’s US$2B Gas-to-Energy project has found an unlikely supporter in Jermaine Figueria, an Opposition Member of Parliament (MP). Figueria has come to the...

A critical examination of EEPGL’s legal obligations, environmental contingent liabilities, and GAAP

Dear Editor, Further to my letter which was published by Guyana Standard on May 6, 2023, and Guyana Times on May 7, 2023, regarding the...

Man who assaulted cop slapped with nine charges, remanded

Kessee Edwards, a 30-year-old construction worker from Friendship, East Coast Demerara (ECD) found himself facing a slew of charges after allegedly assaulting a police...

Guyana, India ink MOU for millet cultivation

The Ministry of Agriculture recently signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with UPL Limited, an Indian-based company making way for trials to commence for...

APNU’s alternative housing policy among others, impracticable

Summary The main Parliamentary Opposition’s chief economic advisor proposed an alternative housing policy that the Opposition would implement, if elected in 2025. The proposal, according...

Black water shrimp farmers net over $274M in first quarter earnings 

Agriculture Minister, Zulfikar Mustapha recently disclosed that black water shrimp (Peneaus schmitti) production has increased significantly when compared to that of 2022. In fact,...

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