Rising oil price is quickening Exxon Mobil Guyana cost recovery

Reading Time: 2 minutesDurrant Pate/Contributor Exxon Mobil Guyana is manoeuvring rising global oil prices to fast-track the recovery of all of the remaining exploration, production and other costs in its Stabroek Block this…

New regulatory regime for gaming machine sub-sector rolling out

Reading Time: 2 minutesNew regime set to start May 30 with cessation of existing licensing  Durrant Pate/Contributor The Betting, Gaming and Lotteries Commission (BGLC) is rolling out a new regulatory architecture, which will…

‘This is a failure of Compassion’: Dr Angela Brown-Burke demands overhaul of ROOFS

Reading Time: 2 minutesDr Angela Brown Burke, Shadow Minister for Social Protection and Social Transformation, is demanding an overhaul of the Government’s Restoration of Owner or Occupant Family Shelters (ROOFS) Programme, claiming Hurricane…

Manchester man charged after alleged break-in and attempted rape

Reading Time: < 1 minuteA 26-year-old man from Manchester has been arrested and charged after allegedly breaking into a woman’s home while she was sleeping and attempting to rape her.

Damani Richards of the Golden Run district in Craighead has been charged with burglary and assault with intent to rape.

Environmental protection levy revised

Reading Time: 2 minutesMinister of Finance and the Public Service Fayval Williams says that changes have been made to the Environmental Protection Levy (EPL) following discussions with manufacturers. Closing the 2026/27 Budget Debate…

JSE establishes Stock Market Sandbox

Reading Time: 2 minutesThe Jamaica Stock Exchange (JSE) has established a Stock Market Sandbox, which is a simulated market environment designed to prepare businesses for the realities of operating as a publicly listed…