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Guyana's ambassador to Cuba Halim Majeed (left) has the attention of President David Granger (right) shortly after being diagnosed with Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma, a cancer that starts in the white blood cells.

GUYANA | Granger completes cancer therapy in Cuba, will pursue light workload

GEORGETOWN, April 21, 2019 - Guyana's President David Granger yesterday completed radiotherapy treatment for Non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma in the Republic of Cuba following diagnosis last December that he was afflicted with that particular type of cancer.

April 21, 2019
Published in Caribbean

GUYANA | ExxonMobil contracts 4th drillship

As ExxonMobil continues exploration drilling activities offshore Guyana and installation operations in preparation for first oil in less than a year, it has contracted the drillship, Noble Don Taylor.

April 21, 2019
Published in Energy

Members of the International Court of Justice attend a hearing for alleged violations of the 1955 Treaty of Amity between Iran and the U.S., at the International Court in The Hague, Netherlands August 27, 2018. REUTERS/Piroschka van de Wouw

GUYANA wants the Int'l Court to proceed with its border hearing against Venezuela

GEORGETOWN, Guyana, April 19, 2019 - The Government of Guyana says it has decided to ask the International Court of Justice (ICJ) to go ahead with oral hearings into the border controversy with Venezuela because Caracas has refused to submit counter arguments to confirm the validity of the Arbitral Award of 3 October 1899, which fixed the land boundary between the two States.

April 19, 2019
Published in Justice

The Noble Tom Madden Drillship next drill the Hammerhead-2 well. Elsewhere on the block, the Stena Carron drillship is completing a well test at the Longtail-1 discovery and, upon completion, will drill the Hammerhead-3 well.

ExxonMobil makes 13th oil discovery offshore Guyana

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Hess Corporation (NYSE: HES) today announced a new discovery offshore Guyana at the Yellowtail-1 well, marking the 13th discovery on the Stabroek Block. The discovery adds to the previously announced estimated gross discovered recoverable resource of more than 5.5 billion barrels of oil equivalent on the Stabroek Block.

April 19, 2019
Published in Energy

Minister of Public Telecommunications, Catherine Hughes on Monday rejected claims that she breached the Code of Conduct contained in the Integrity Commission Act.

Guyana | Hughes dismiss allegations of conflict of interest in contract award

GEORGETOWN, Guyana, Aprtil 15, 2019 - Minister of Public Telecommunications, Catherine Hughes once again sought to dismiss allegations of corruption, arising from the award of a contract to a company of which she was one of the principals, Videomedia Productions.

April 16, 2019
Published in Politics

Minister of Citizenship, Mr. Winston Felix

GUYANA | Felix responds to opposition passport allegations

GEORGETOWN, Guyana – April 15, 2019 - Minister of Citizenship, Winston Felix, has sought to clear the air in relation to the regulations governing persons seeking Guyanese citizenship and their right to obtain a Guyanese passport.

April 16, 2019
Published in Caribbean

Opposition Leader and General Secretary of the Peoples Progressive Party, PPP, former President Bharrat Jagdeo

GUYANA | The PPP says it will closely monitor the house-to-house Registration

GEORGETOWN, Guyana, April 1, 2019 - Guyana's main opposition the Peoples Progressive Party says in as much as it is opposing the house-to-house registration process,on the basis that it is not a legal requirement, PPPC supporters would be overseeing the process when it begins.

April 1, 2019
Published in Politics

JAMAICA | Fly Jamaica Airline Makes Staff Redundant

KINGSTON, Jamaica, April 1, 2019 - The Problem plagued Fly Jamaica Airlines, has told its staff that it has decided to ground all operations and make the positions of all its workers redundant because of its failure to find cash to restart operations.

April 1, 2019
Published in Business & Economy

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GUYANA | ExxonMobil contracts 4th drillship

GUYANA | Granger completes cancer therapy in Cuba, will pursue light workload

GUYANA | ExxonMobil contracts 4th drillship

GUYANA wants the Int'l Court to proceed with its border hearing against Venezuela

ExxonMobil makes 13th oil discovery offshore Guyana

Guyana | Hughes dismiss allegations of conflict of interest in contract award

GUYANA | Felix responds to opposition passport allegations

GUYANA | The PPP says it will closely monitor the house-to-house Registration

JAMAICA | Fly Jamaica Airline Makes Staff Redundant