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OIL & GAS

Drilling at Uaru, East Coast surveys set to ramp up maritime activity

April 9, 2026 Staff Reporter 0

The Maritime Administration Department (MARAD) has issued two Notices to Mariners warning of ongoing offshore drilling activities and upcoming geophysical surveys along Guyana’s coast, urging vessels to exercise caution in affected areas.In Notice to Mariners No. 075 of 2026, MARAD said ExxonMobil Guyana Limited (EMGL) “will continue developmental drilling operations at the Uaru Project’s UA_3108 […]

ENVIRONMENT

Aurora Solar Farm’s emission reduction in line with national drive — PM Phillips

April 9, 2026 Staff Reporter 0

Prime Minister, Brigadier (Ret’d), the Honourable Mark Phillips today commissioned the Aurora Solar Farm at the Aurora Gold Mine site in Region Seven, which he described as a landmark investment that reduces reliance on diesel and strengthens Guyana’s national push towards cleaner, sustainable energy.The Prime Minister noted that the facility will cut approximately 46,000 tonnes […]

COURT

Construction Worker Remanded for Alleged Sexual Assault of Elderly Woman

April 2, 2026 Staff Reporter 0

A construction worker was on Wednesday remanded to prison after appearing before the Fort Wellington Magistrates’ Court on a charge of sexual penetration.Rohan Mohamed, also known as “Tuntay,” of Lot 474 Number One Settlement, Blairmont, West Bank Berbice, appeared before Magistrate Tuanna Hardy. It is alleged that between March 27 and 28, he engaged in […]

BUSINESS

Omai drilling strengthens case for major gold expansion as company eyes next phase

April 2, 2026 Staff Reporter 0

Recent drilling at the Omai Gold Project is continuing to deliver strong gold intercepts, with company officials now pointing to growing confidence in the scale and quality of the deposit as preparations advance for the project’s next development stage.Omai Gold Mines Corp., in its latest update, reported multiple high-grade gold intersections across the Wenot deposit, […]

COURT

U.S. says Mohameds’ extradition case is based on ‘hard, unequivocal evidence’…says Mohameds are guilty of the offences

March 30, 2026 Staff Reporter 0

U.S. Ambassador to Guyana Nicole Theriot has dismissed claims by sanctioned Azruddin Mohamed and his father Nazar Mohamed that the extradition case against them is politically driven, insisting that the United States is proceeding strictly on the basis of evidence and law.Responding to suggestions that the matter is rooted in political persecution, Theriot made it […]

CRIME

West Berbice Pensioner’s Home Broken Into, Ransacked

March 30, 2026 Staff Reporter 0

An 87-year-old woman of West Bank Berbice is now living in fear after her home was broken into and ransacked while she was away.The elderly resident, Bibi Rahim of Lot 44, Number 1 Settlement, Blairmont, told reporters that she had spent Friday night at a relative’s home nearby. However, upon returning on Saturday morning, she […]

POLITICS

GECOM dismisses anonymous letter as “falsehoods”, defends sick leave policy changes

March 27, 2026 Staff Reporter 0

The Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) has strongly rejected claims made in an anonymous letter published in the March 25, 2026 edition of the Kaieteur News, describing the allegations as baseless and misleading.In a formal response, the elections body said the letter, captioned “Arbitrary Policy Changes, Selective Enforcement, and Labour Rights Concern at GECOM”, was “not […]

COURT

Jury Finds Berbice Man Guilty of Embezzlement and Larceny Involving Millions

March 27, 2026 Staff Reporter 0

A 12- member jury on Thursday found Hemraj Singh Pahalad, of Number 11 Village, West Coast Berbice, guilty of embezzlement and larceny involving millions of dollars in cash and items. The court heard that between February 12 and 16, 2013, Hemraj Singh Pahalad, who was a clerk or servant to Ramdial Ramoutar and from Number […]

COURT

ACTING CHIEF MAGISTRATE DISMISSES BRUTUS’ ABUSE OF PROCESS APPLICATION

March 27, 2026 Staff Reporter 0

On Thursday March 19, 2026, Acting Chief Magistrate Faith McGusty dismissed Former Assistant Commissioner of Police (Administration), Mr Calvin Brutus’ Abuse of Process Application on the basis that the extant criminal (fraud) charges, when compared to the previously-determined disciplinary charges, were different in scope, nature, and penalty. Hence, the Court found that Mr Brutus’s Abuse […]

TRAGEDY

𝑷𝒐𝒔𝒕-𝑴𝒐𝒓𝒕𝒆𝒎 𝑬𝒙𝒂𝒎𝒊𝒏𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝑪𝒐𝒏𝒅𝒖𝒄𝒕𝒆𝒅 𝒐𝒏 𝑶𝒕𝒊𝒔 𝑱𝒐𝒉𝒏 𝑱𝒐𝒓𝒅𝒂𝒏 𝑷𝒂𝒚𝒏𝒆

March 27, 2026 Staff Reporter 0

GPF || A post-mortem examination was conducted on Friday March 27, 2026, on the body of Otis John Jordan Payne, of South Haslington, East Coast Demerara, who died on Tuesday March 24, 2026.The examination was performed by Government Pathologist Dr. Nehaul Singh at the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation mortuary, who gave the cause of death […]

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