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Guyana to reduce borrowing for infrastructure projects- Jagdeo
Demerara Waves
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July 17, 2025
Last Updated on Wednesday, 16 July 2025, 22:57 by Writer Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo on Wednesday said Guyana would be borrowing less and spending more of its oil revenues to build major social and physical infrastructural projects as part of a...
Pres. Ali unveils agricultural and economic expansion plan for Santa Mission
I News Guyana
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July 16, 2025
President Dr Mohamed Irfaan Ali underscored his government’s unwavering commitment to fostering development within the indigenous community of Santa Mission and surrounding areas during an engagement with residents of the Region Three community on...
All-inclusive resorts to be established in Guyana
I News Guyana
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July 16, 2025
Negotiations are being finalised for the establishment of all-inclusive resorts in the country, President Dr Irfaan Ali has announced. He made the revelation today during a Peoples Progressive Party/Civic (PPP/C) manifesto consultation. President...
Brazil, Guyana shape shuttle tanker outlook
Riviera
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July 16, 2025
Brazil’s offshore oil production continues to underpin growth in the shuttle tanker segment, but the rise of Guyana as a new production hub is reshaping the market’s strategic outlook. Speaking during the 1 July 2025 webinar Market dynamics and...
G2 Goldfields drills best holes to date in New OKO Surface Discovery, Guyana
Resource World Magazine
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July 16, 2025
G2 Goldfields Inc. [TSX: GTWO; OTCQX: GUYGF] reported new assay results from the ongoing drilling program in the greater OKO-AREMU district, Guyana. G2 currently holds exploration rights to 83,967 acres in the district and the New Oko Discovery...
Guyana boosting fight against crime and criminality with use of drones and CCTV cameras -says National Intelligence Director
News Source Guyana
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July 15, 2025
Director of the National Intelligence & Security Agency, Colonel Sheldon Howell, has stated that the advancement in Guyana’s national security architecture is seeing results, noting that the country is now in a better position to detect crime and...
Construction worker remanded on discharging loaded firearm charge
Stabroek News
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July 16, 2025
A Werk-en-rust construction worker was remanded to prison after he pleaded not guilty, before Acting Chief Magistrate Faith McGusty at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court, to discharging a loaded firearm. The charge alleged that on July 7, at...
President Ali unveils agricultural, economic expansion plan for Santa Mission
Guyana Chronicle
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July 16, 2025
–says state-of-the-art digital study hub to be established PRESIDENT, Dr Irfaan Ali underscored his government’s unwavering commitment to fostering development within the Indigenous community of Santa Mission and surrounding areas, during an...
Labour Ministry, OPITO explore partnership for internationally certified energy training
Guyana Chronicle
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July 16, 2025
THE Ministry of Labour, on Tuesday, July 15, 2025, hosted a high-level meeting with senior representatives of OPITO, the Global Skills Organisation for the Energy Industry, to advance plans for delivering internationally-recognised training and...
UG to host landmark regional agricultural economics conference
Guyana Chronicle
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July 16, 2025
-from July 21–25, 2025, at the Turkeyen Campus THE University of Guyana’s Faculty of Agriculture and Forestry, in collaboration with the Caribbean Agro-Economic Society (CAAES) and the Ministry of Agriculture, will host the 35th West Indies...
Campbell on APNU’s list not for position but to serve Guyana
Stabroek News
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July 16, 2025
Businessman Terrence Campbell said he was not promised any position for his name being on the APNU’s List of Candidates, but would accept serving in a parliamentary capacity following the September 1st elections, as he brings much experience in...
Turks and Caicos Inches Toward Food Security Goals as CARICOM Reaffirms Commitment to Climate and Agricultural Resilience
Magnetic Media
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July 14, 2025
Deandrea Hamilton | Editor July 14, 2025 – The Turks and Caicos Islands (TCI), a British Overseas Territory and associate member of CARICOM, continues to grapple with one of the region’s starkest trade imbalances — importing more than 90% of its...
The present government chose not to exercise any control over the oil depletion rate
Stabroek News
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July 17, 2025
Dear Editor, We note another of the reiterated claims made by panelist Joel Bhagwandin during his presentation at the webinar organised by the Canada-Caribbean Institute on 08 July to launch the recent book by Professor Ivelaw Griffith ‘Oil and...
Guyana installs 4.8 MW of home solar systems
pv-magazine
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July 14, 2025
Guyana’s Solar Photovoltaic Home Energy Systems project has added 4.8 MW of installed capacity across ten administrative regions since its inception in July 2023. July 14, 2025 Patrick Jowett Image: Guyana Department of Public Information The...
U.S. senator introduces bill to bolster security ties with Guyana
Caribbean National Weekly
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July 15, 2025
U.S. Senator Michael Bennet (D-Colo.) has introduced new legislation aimed at strengthening U.S. security cooperation with Guyana in response to mounting threats from Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro. - Advertisement - A member of the Senate...
$1.5 Billion in contracts signed to upgrade roads, bridges in Region Eight
Guyana Chronicle
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July 17, 2025
IN a major boost for hinterland infrastructure, the Ministry of Public Works, on Wednesday, signed 110 contracts valued at approximately $1.5 billion with contractors from Region Eight (Potaro-Siparuni). The contracts will fund critical road,...
Illegal mining, logging operations shut down as Guyana ramps up protection of natural resources
News Room
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July 15, 2025
In a coordinated push to safeguard its natural resources and sovereignty, Guyana has intensified surveillance and enforcement operations across land, river and sea to combat illegal logging, mining and maritime crimes. These efforts have resulted...
Global Energy Supply Stable Despite Regional Tensions: Petroleum Minister
ABP Live
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July 15, 2025
Petroleum and Natural Gas Minister Hardeep Singh Puri emphasised that sufficient energy resources are available globally, despite ongoing geopolitical tensions that traditionally impact crude oil prices. Speaking on the sidelines of a national...
Balancing pay increases with welfare, wealth creation opportunities- Pres Ali
Demerara Waves
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July 17, 2025
Last Updated on Wednesday, 16 July 2025, 22:52 by Writer President Irfaan Ali addressing his People’s Progressive Party Civic (PPPC) consultation on its manifesto for the 2025 general and regional elections. President Irfaan Ali on Wednesday said...
$360M TVET facility commissioned in Bartica
I News Guyana
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July 16, 2025
The Ministry of Education today commissioned a $360M Practical Instruction Department (PID) at Bartica Secondary School. This milestone marks the sixth such facility completed under the Guyana Skills Development and Employability Project (GSDEP),...