Georgetown, Guyana – (December 3, 2015) President David Granger, today, met with the SEA Manager of Tullow Oil plc, John McKenna, who was introduced to him by British High Commissioner, Greg Quinn, to discuss exploration opportunities. Tullow Oil is an independent oil and gas exploration company that operates in over 20 countries. The company is …
Read DetailsGeorgetown, Guyana – (December 3, 2015) The Ministry of the Presidency is reminding the public that the deadline for nominations for group awards is December 15, 2015. These nominations must be made to the Advisory Council for the Orders of Guyana. Groups that can be nominated may include, but are not limited to, Industry and …
Read DetailsGeorgetown, Guyana – (December 3, 2015) United States Ambassador to Guyana, Perry Holloway, congratulated President David Granger and his administration on selecting a date for the long-awaited local government elections. The Ambassador, who is scheduled to depart on his holiday leave, today paid a courtesy call on the President. He was accompanied by Charge d’ …
Read DetailsGeorgetown, Guyana – (December 2, 2015) The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), which falls under the Department of Natural Resources and the Environment (DNRE), today began its public awareness campaign aimed at promoting the use of Alternative Products to closed-cell extruded polystyrene foam, popularly known as the brand Styrofoam, for the achievement of a cleaner, greener …
Read DetailsGeorgetown, Guyana – (December 2, 2015) The Government of Guyana has said job creation, education and infrastructural development will be among its top priorities in the new year even as it continues to roll out programmes included in its 2015 National Budget. “…we are now in the sixth month of the administration and so we …
Read DetailsGeorgetown, Guyana – (December 2, 2015) Minister of State, Joseph Harmon, announced earlier today, that government has reinstated the tax-free overtime concession for bauxite workers, which was cut by the former administration in 2007. “In 1988, Bauxite workers were granted tax free concessions on overtime work. These concessions were being enjoyed by workers until 2007 …
Read DetailsGeorgetown, Guyana – (December 2, 2015) The Government of Guyana, through the Ministry of Public Security, has commenced its six-month crime fighting strategy “Operation DRAGNET” to clamp down on crime and to prepare Guyana to respond to any acts of terrorism or aggression at its borders. In his post-Cabinet press briefing today, Minister of State …
Read DetailsGeorgetown, Guyana – (December 1, 2015) The Government of Guyana, through Minister of Governance with responsibility for Natural Resources and the Environment sector, Raphael Trotman, is refuting claims carried in a media report that Government plans to ask US oil company ExxonMobil for upfront payments ahead of the commercial production of oil here. Minister Trotman, …
Read DetailsGeorgetown, Guyana – (November 30, 2015) Minister of Governance with responsibility for Natural Resources and the Environment Raphael Trotman today charged that integrity and accountability must be the hallmark of operations at the newly-re-commissioned Guyana Gold Board office at Bartica. Trotman, who was accompanied by Minister of State, Joseph Harmon and Minister within the Ministry …
Read DetailsGeorgetown, Guyana, (November 30, 2015) – Minister of Foreign Affairs, Carl Greenidge said Guyana has to establish itself as a responsible international actor through the level and quality of diplomatic service it offers, in a media briefing at the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting in Malta. “If foreign affairs does its job properly and effectively, …
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