Historic oil production begins offshore Guyana – Dr. Bynoe
Georgetown, Guyana – (December 20, 2019): United States oil company ExxonMobil and its co-venturers Hess and CNOOC have begun oil production offshore Guyana ahead of schedule and less than five years after the discovery of hydrocarbons in comme [...]
Address of His Excellency Brigadier David Granger, President of the Cooperative Republic of Guyana on the occasion of the declaration of National Petroleum Day 2018.12.20
Guyanese, I shall issue a proclamation declaring 20th December as ‘National Petroleum Day.’ The proclamation will remind us of our duty to protect the country’s patrimony and to ensure the sustainable management of finite hydrocarbo [...]
Youth must prepare for a life after oil -President Granger at first Youth Empowerment Summit
Georgetown, Guyana - (December 20, 2019) President David Granger, last evening, urged a large gathering of young people to equip themselves with the requisite skills and knowledge to advance Guyana’s development beyond the life of the petroleum [...]
President Granger pardons two females for Christmas
Georgetown, Guyana – (December 20, 2019) President David Granger, pursuant to Articles 188, 189 and 190 of the Constitution, has pardoned two female prisoners who were serving sentences at the New Amsterdam Prison. The Presidential Pardon takes [...]
DoE sought to design fit for purpose LCP with realistic and applicable measures – Dr. Bynoe
Georgetown, Guyana – (December 19, 2019) Director of the Department of Energy, Dr. Mark Bynoe, last evening, said that the Department of Energy has taken a considered, if non-popular approach, to properly assess the relevant “barrier [...]
“The people want a Police Force they can trust” -President Granger tells Senior Police Officers
Georgetown, Guyana – (December 18, 2019) President David Granger, this morning, told senior Officers of the Guyana Police Force (GPF) that Guyanese desire a Force, which they can trust and it is therefore incumbent on the organisation to ensure [...]
STATEMENT ON THE PROCESS EMPLOYED FOR THE DIRECT SALE OF THE FIRST 3 LIFTS OF GUYANA’S PORTION OF FIRST CRUDE
Georgetown, Guyana – (December 15, 2019): The Department of Energy (DE) wishes to provide clarity and to debunk any uninformed comments and conspiracy theories circulating about the upcoming short-term arrangements for the direct sale of the fi [...]
Department of Energy End of Year Press Conference brief
The Department of Energy (DE) continues to administer the existing contracts, while building out a framework for the effective and efficient management of the sector and ramping up its preparations for first oil. It is within this vein that the follo [...]
Government in Action: Credible avenues to education and certification in the petroleum sector
Education is a lifelong endeavour. Guyana is launching into unchartered territory with the emergence of its petroleum sector. All Guyanese are learning and adapting in order to be relevant in the petroleum sector. Persons have, already, taken advanta [...]
First Lady urge women leaders to mentor, support girls interest in STEM -at Girls in Tech Christmas fundraising dinner
Georgetown, Guyana – (December 15, 2019) First Lady, Mrs. Sandra Granger said girls in technology and likeminded socially conscious women leaders can mentor the next generation of women to ensure that they are equipped to take their place as eq [...]