Vice President Dr Bharrat Jagdeo shared that the Government of Guyana is putting all systems in place for the approval of the Yellowtail field development plan (FDP), with completion anticipated for March. Yellowtail is Guyana’s fourth and biggest oil project in the Stabroek Block and is proposed by ExxonMobil’s local subsidiary, Esso Exploration and Production […]
The Ministry of Natural Resources notes a statement emanating from the Alliance for Change (AFC) on its decision to appoint a new National Coordinator to the Guyana Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (GYEITI) Secretariat, and would like to correct falsehoods and misleading claims contained within the said statement. The Ministry had, months ago, invited applications f0r […]
Minister of Housing and Water, Collin Croal, M.P, has announced that some 3,800 acres of land have been identified for immediate development of the new Silica City in the vicinity of the Soesdyke-Timehri area. Minister Croal was at the time providing an update on the Silica City development project during his presentation at the National […]
Minister of Local Government and Regional Development, Nigel Dharamall, M.P, said that the 2022 National Budget provides large sums of money for community infrastructure development. The Minister, was at the time, defending the 2022 National Budget at the National Assembly, on Friday. He stated that, “we are putting $5 billion to community infrastructure through its […]
Minister of Public Works, Bishop Juan Edghill said government’s $5 billion investment in sea defence, is government making an investment to secure agriculture. The Minister made the affirmation on Thursday as he defended the 2022 budget during the debates. “It is not just boulders and riprap sea defence we are thinking about, we are thinking […]
Five Guyanese on Friday, graduated from a four-week interCaribbean Airways flight attendant training programme at Duke Lodge, Georgetown. Director General of the Guyana Civil Aviation Authority, Lieutenant Colonel (retired) Egbert Field commended the company for sticking to its promise of utilising local content of Guyana. “They stuck to that promise and here we are today with […]
Opposition Members of Parliament (MPs) gave a series of presentations in the National Assembly on Budget 2022, which Senior Minister in the Office of the President with responsibility for Finance, Dr. Ashni Singh said he welcomed. He said they served as a reminder to the people of Guyana why they voted the APNU+AFC out of […]
Government has extended an olive branch to the main opposition party, APNU/AFC to work in tandem with government for the development of Guyana. Prime Minister, Brigadier (Ret’d) Mark Phillips affirmed that the government is ready and willing to work with the Leader of the Opposition, to further the expansive development agenda. He was at the […]
– CARICOM Secretary-General lauds positive discourse His Excellency Dr. Irfaan Ali stressed the importance of across-the-board commitments by CARICOM Member States in achieving the target of reducing food importation by 25% by the year 2025. Guyana currently holds lead responsibility for Agriculture, Agricultural Diversification and Food Security in CARICOM and is spearheading the regional body’s quest of […]
Attorney General and Minister of Legal Affairs Mohabir Anil Nandlall, S.C, has announced a massive, transformational legislative agenda that the PPP/C Government has set out for 2022. He made the announcement during his presentation on the final day of the national budget debate, Friday. Themed, ‘Steadfast against all challenges, resolute in building our One Guyana,’ […]