Surinamese Pres. wants increased private sector partnership with Guyana
Historically, Guyana and Suriname have always enjoyed a mutually beneficial relationship. But the recently installed President of Suriname, Chan Santokhi, is determined to build...
PPP/C plans to “uplift” Sugar industry, workers
President Irfaan Ali has committed to the revitalization of the sugar industry, which had been drastically downsized during the last five years.
The industry was...
GNBS prohibits the use of unapproved dial scales
The Guyana National Bureau of Standards (GNBS) is sending a strong reminder to vendors, shopkeepers and other retailers who continue to use the unapproved...
COVID-19 shrinks Republic Bank’s profits by US$68M
Republic Financial Holdings Limited and its subsidiaries continue to feel the squeeze during the COVID-19 pandemic. Today, the company reported that for the nine...
Quality of recent oil finds at Yellowtail complex similar to Liza- Hess COO
Even as it noted that the operator of the Stabroek Block, ExxonMobil, is in the process of evaluating two additional reservoirs at the Yellowtail...
GTT’s parent company worried about elections stalemate; implications for discussions to end its monopoly
In its latest filing to the Securities Exchange Commission (SEC), ATN International Inc., the parent company for the Guyana Telephone and Telegraph (GTT), expressed...
ExxonMobil buckles under COVID-19 pressure; now gears to trim staff across US offices
Last month, ExxonMobil’s Chief Executive Officer and President, Darren Woods, had boasted that the oil giant is one of the few that has not...
Demand for oil recovering – Wood Mackenzie Chairman
The demand for oil would have suffered an unprecedented blow with the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, falling an astonishing 21 million barrels a...
Chinese refiner bags Guyana Goldfields for US$237M
After receiving a superior purchasing offer from Zijin Mining Group Co., Guyana Goldfields Inc. announced today it has accepted the proposal and entered into...
Canadian mining company restarts gold exploration in Guyana today
Goldsource Mines Inc. announced today that it plans to restart exploration at its Eagle Mountain Gold Project (“Eagle Mountain”) in Guyana. The company noted...