— as House approves $26B in supplementary funds THE National Assembly on Thursday passed a Supplementary Appropriation Bill which cleared some $5.1 billion that was spent from the Contingency

–stipulates that oil revenues could only be used for developmental projects REVENUES earned from Guyana’s petroleum industry could only be used to finance national developmental projects, and/or respond to

–to fund one-off grant for severed sugar workers, offer out-of-crop support to sugar industry THE National Assembly has cleared $3,888,558,690B to support a one-off grant to severed sugar workers

–75 per cent of oil company’s food supplies must be procured from Guyanese, Bill outlines IN the hallmark Local Content Bill tabled in the National Assembly, on Thursday, the

–but says further drilling required LESS than four months after spudding the Kawa-1 exploration well, CGX Energy, through one of its major shareholders, Frontera Energy, has reported that it

TWENTY-FIVE local Guyanese businesses on Wednesday were recognised by the Centre for Local Business Development (CLBD) for having completed the Health, Safety, Security and Environment (HSSE) Management System Mentorship

TELECOMMUNICATIONS giant, GTT, on Thursday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with ActionINVEST Caribbean Inc to support the marketing and promotion of the HERVenture, a business education app designed

–pedestrians, motorcyclists account for most road fatalities THE Guyana Police Force (GPF) has recorded a 21 per cent decrease in serious crimes for 2021, according to Commissioner of Police

–creates room for establishment of a Human Organ and Tissue Transplant Agency THE opportunity to become a registered organ donor is now on the horizon, owing to the introduction