Venezuela says ExxonMobil survey ships were indeed in its territory
By Youri Kemp From Caribbean News Now CARACAS, Venezuela — Details of exactly where the ExxonMobil survey vessels were intercepted over the Christmas period in the Stabroek block area by the Venezuelan navy have been murky; however evidence provided by…
Sir Ronald Sanders: National good over narrow interests in Guyana
By Sir Ronald Sanders From Caribbean360 GEORGETOWN, Guyana, Friday January 11, 2018 – The President of Guyana, David Granger, and the Opposition Leader, Bharrat Jagdeo, showed political maturity when they met on January 9 to try to resolve a constitutional crisis…
Venezuela will remap its Caribbean oil, gas prospects
By Bloomberg|Fabiola Zerpa From RigZone (Bloomberg) — Venezuela will remap its Caribbean oil and gas prospects in a move that could further stoke a century-long border dispute with Guyana and collide with Exxon Mobil Corp.’s venture in the region, people…
No oil money for Guyana until 2025 – Exxon has 7-year return timeline
By Dennis Adonis From Guyana Guardian Contrary to the belief by many Guyanese that the country’s citizens will suddenly become oil-rich from 2020, projections from Exxon Mobil and the general rules governing oil exploration and extraction is clearly saying otherwise….
Guyana government to challenge no-confidence vote in court
By Neil Marks From Reuters GEORGETOWN (Reuters) – Guyana’s government will challenge in court a parliamentary no-confidence vote that toppled President David Granger’s ruling coalition amid a dispute over developing the country’s nascent oil industry, the country’s attorney general said…
Oil prices fall – Exxon Mobil records worst annual performance since 1981
By Dennis Adonis From Guyana Guardian With US oil Giant Exxon Mobil recording a 22% loss for 2018, and oil prices slumping by more than 40% since October this year, analysts have revealed that the company is now heading for…
Boxing: Cayman Islands’ Brandy Barnes wins Caribbean Boxing title
Cayman Islands’ Brandy “Bee” Barnes had her fight against Guyana’s Joanne Williams stopped at two minutes 15 seconds of the second round in her (Barnes) favour. Barnes was competing last Sunday (9) at the Caribbean Championships in Guyana and defended…
Concacaf Disciplinary Committee issues decision in the Barbados Football Association Player Eligibility Cases
Miami (Thursday, December 6, 2018) – The Confederation of North, Central America and Caribbean Association Football (Concacaf) today announced its Disciplinary Committee has decided to sanction the Barbados Football Association, by declaring as a forfeit the Concacaf Nations League Qualifying…
Guyana, other Caribbean nations want seat on Int’l Civil Aviation Org. Council
By: Denis Chabrol From Demerara Waves Guyana and other Caribbean nations want a seat on the International Civil Aviation Organisation’s (ICAO) council, the highest decision-making body of that United Nations-affiliated organisation, officials said Thursday. Director-General of the Guyana Civil Aviation…
Guyana: No sign of Granger up to 8pm last night (WED) – Arrived hours later
By Dennis Adonis From Guyana Guardian EDITOR’S NOTE: At the time of publishing this article the President had not yet arrived. It is understood that he subsequently arrived about two hours after this article was published last evening. Therefore, the…