International
United Nations joins Global Biodiversity Alliance, signs declaration with Guyana
(Ministry of Natural Resources and United Nations Guyana Joint Press Release) The Government of Guyana and the United Nations in Guyana signed a Declaration of Intent (DOI) to formalise the United Nations’ participation in the Global Biodiversity Alliance, marking an important step in strengthening cooperation on biodiversity conservation, sustainable development, climate resilience and global knowledge...
ICJ hearings: Guyana dismantles Venezuela’s position with historical records
Guyana’s case before the International Court of Justice (ICJ) moved into legal focus on Monday as its team of international...
ICJ hearings: Guyanese public servants bring Essequibo to life
On the opening day of oral hearings at the International Court of Justice (ICJ), Guyana’s case was not only argued...
Guyana to register largest global economic growth for 2020
[CNBC.COM] – The International Monetary Fund (IMF) believes one of South America’s smallest countries is likely to see a dramatic...
NAREI restricts importation of Romaine Lettuce over E. Coli outbreak
The National Agricultural Research and Extension Institute (NAREI) on Monday issued a notice to all importers that it has temporarily...
Twitter to ban all political advertising
BBC – Twitter is to ban all political advertising worldwide, saying that the reach of such messages “should be earned,...
Oil for Christmas? Hess says production to begin in December
Hess Corporation, which holds a 30% share of the giant Stabroek Block offshore Guyana has announced that oil production is...
Foreign powers urge free and fair elections in Guyana
Two days after President David Granger announced a firm election date, the United States, Britain, and the European Union (EU)...
International Court hearing of Guyana/Venezuela border case for March 2020
The International Court of Justice (ICJ) has announced that the oral hearing in the Guyana/Venezuela border controversy will commence in...
ExxonMobil strikes oil again
Georgetown, Guyana – (September 16, 2019) Director, Department of Energy, Dr. Mark Bynoe, today, announced that ExxonMobil made an oil...
Tullow discovers more oil in another Well
Director of the Department of Energy, Dr. Mark Bynoe in the wee hours of Monday announced that UK-based company Tullow...
European companies eager to get into Guyana and partner with locals – GCCI
Companies attending a European petroleum exhibition have expressed a keen interest in partnering with Guyanese companies in supplying products and...
UK partners launch US$100M fund in Guyana
UK Entrepreneurs, Peter Hambro Limited and Dr. Lei Wang have launched a Guyana Onshore Fund to push investment in the...
Major US airline to begin flying to Guyana next year
A major American airline, JetBlue on Tuesday announced that it will begin flights to Guyana in April 2020. In a...
Reduced cost and time as Guyana revamps trade processes
Guyana is expected to experience a revolution in the way the country trades and conducts business with the launch of...
Guyanese man charged in NY for murdering elderly roommate in fire
A Guyanese man was charged Wednesday night with setting the blaze that killed his elderly Queens New York roommate. The...
Ethiopian Princess key speaker at Women’s Conference in Guyana
WeLead Caribbean announces the inclusion of Her Imperial Highness Princess Ariana Austin Makonnen of Ethiopia as a speaker to the...
Guyanese woman who suffered massive stroke dies in Queens, NY fire
[ABC News] – A Queens woman who needed a wheelchair after suffering a massive stroke died in a fast-moving fire...
Five dead as Hurricane Dorian hits Bahamas
(BBC) – At least five people have been killed in the Bahamas, as Hurricane Dorian continues to batter the country....
Hurricane Dorian: Bahamas slammed by category five storm
(BBC) Hurricane Dorian has made landfall in the north-west Bahamas as a powerful category five storm with sustained winds of...
Amazon rainforest fires leave São Paulo in the dark
(Mongabay) Forest fires have dramatically increased in the Brazilian Amazon this year in the wake of soaring deforestation rates, raising...
