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Canadian company to commence oil drilling offshore Guyana in 2010
CGX Energy Inc has announced its plans to begin drilling for oil in its Corentyne Guyana concession by the second half of 2010, the company's chairman and Chief Executive Kerry Sully said on Saturday, following a meeting with President of Guyana, Bharrat Jagdeo.
Jagdeo wins royal kudos for leadership in climate change fight
Britaina s Prince Charles has praised the leadership of President Bharrat Jagdeo in the climate change arena.
Guyana may cut more forests despite Norway deal
By Olesya Dmitracova LONDON, England -- An agreement by Norway to pay Guyana for preserving forests to help slow climate change will still allow the South American nation to increase its rate of deforestation, Guyana's President Bharrat Jagdeo said.
Guyana police seeking DPP advice in torture allegations
The Guyana Police Force is now awaiting the advice of the Director of Public Prosecution as they have completed an investigation into the alleged torture of two prisoners, including a 14-year-old murder suspect.
Cop shot at Corentyne robbery - " bandits beat US Guyanese, cart off over $4M
A policeman suffered gunshot injuries to his face while responding to a robbery at Hampshire, Corentyne around 7.30 pm on Wednesday and is currently a patient at the Georgetown Public Hospital .
UN climate chief holds out hope for global pact
Britain's Prince Charles, centre, meets with Hans Brattskar, left, Special Advisor of the Government of Norway's International Climate and Forestry Initiative, and President of Guyana Bharrat Jagdeo, right, at a meeting of the Prince's Rainforests Project, at St James's Palace, in London Thursday Nov.
Guyana erects 1st plaque at site of Jonestown suicides that gov't had long sought to ignore
It has taken more than 30 years, but the government of Guyana has erected a memorial plaque at the site of the Jonestown cult massacre, a dark episode the South American country had long sought to downplay.
Norway and Guyana sign rainforest deal
Guyana's rainforest, the plight of which was revealed in The Independent in 2007, is bigger than England enlarge Guyana and Norway yesterday hailed a historic agreement that will see the Scandinavian country invest $250m to preserve the rainforests of the Latin America nation.
Guyana still ranked among most corrupt a " TI survey
Guyana remains ranked among the most corrupt countries in the world, according to the 2009 Transparency International Corruption Perception Index released yesterday.
Norway to Help Protect Guyana's Forests
For the past year, President Bharrat Jagdeo of Guyana has traveled the world offering to place his nation's forests under international supervision if other countries paid his citizens not to deforest the tropical landscapes.
Man, 52, remanded on charges of raping minor
Typewriter technician Michael Martin Crawford of Lot 9 Martin Luther Scheme, New Amsterdam, Berbice, wasA refused bailA after two indictable charges of rape were read to himA by Magistrate Adela NagamootooA in the New Amsterdam Court yesterday.
Jamaican plays are popular in Guyana
In recent years Jamaican plays have been extraordinarily popular in Guyana and whenever any of the companies from that country are booked on tours to Georgetown they are in high demand.
Strengthened framework enables financial sector growth, says Guyana finance minister
The strengthening and modernization of the financial system with the formulation and enactment of relevant legislature has over the years enabled sustained economic growth and development.
Guyana economy displays resilience despite hostile external environment
The Bharrat Jagdeo administration in Guyana has revised the country's projected economic growth, which has been reduced by nearly half from the projections presented in February by the country's finance minister Ashni Singh during his budget presentation.
New York Caribbean Institute condemns brutal torture Guyanese teen
The Caribbean Guyana Institute for Democracy has condemned the brutal torture of a 14 year-old boy by Guyana police at the Leonora Police Station, West Coast Demerara, and accused the force of an attempted cover-up. It is also calling for the removal of Guyana's Police Commissioner, Henry Green as well as the command of the Criminal Investigation ...
Caribbean needs to diversify economic base, says Guyana finance minister
The need for a diversified economic base in light of the global financial and economic crisis was further highlighted during the opening of the 41st Annual Monetary Studies Conference at the Bank of Guyana on Tuesday morning.
Open Letter to Guyana Minister Rohee
Dear Minister Rohee: As a world citizen, I'm flabbergasted at the recent waves of injustice within Guyana's Police Force.
GUYANA- Cops accused of setting boy's genitals on fire
GUYANESE PRESIDENT Bharrat Jagdeo is facing calls for a public inquiry into security forces' tactics after a series of cases where cops allegedly tortured suspects during questioning.
Guyana and Norway have entered into partnership to protect Guyana's tropical forests.
Tourist jumps off Guyana waterfall, presumed dead
A woman jumped off a towering waterfall in Guyana on Saturday in an apparent suicide, tourism workers said.
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