Guyana, US EXIM Bank ink `game changer’ US$527m pact

Prime Minister Mark Phillips (seated centre) observing the signing of the deal by Finance Minister Dr Ashni Singh (left) and US EXIM Bank President Reta Jo Lewis. Also in photo are US Ambassador Nicole Theriot (right) and Natural Resources Minister Vickram Bharrat.
Prime Minister Mark Phillips (seated centre) observing the signing of the deal by Finance Minister Dr Ashni Singh (left) and US EXIM Bank President Reta Jo Lewis. Also in photo are US Ambassador Nicole Theriot (right) and Natural Resources Minister Vickram Bharrat.

Following last week’s unanimous voting of a US$527 million loan from the United States EXIM Bank to Guyana for its Gas-to-Energy (GtE) project, President of the Bank, Reta Jo Lewis, along with Prime Minister Mark Phillips yesterday inked the agreement allowing for the formal release of the sums.

Mark Archer
Mark Archer

Mon Repos miner gets 15 months for ganja

Mark Archer, a 27-year-old gold miner from Block ‘8’ Mon Repos, East Coast Demerara, appeared yesterday at the Bartica Magistrate’s Court before Magistrate Teriq Mohammed to answer to a charge of possession of narcotics for trafficking and was jailed for 15 months after pleading guilty.

Attie Trotz
Attie Trotz

Woman, 36, gets two years over cocaine

A 36-year-old mother of three, Attie Trotz, was yesterday sentenced to 24 months in prison and fined $30,000 after pleading guilty to possession of narcotics. 

Wendez Pompey
Wendez Pompey

Hill St vendor remanded over cocaine

Wendez Pompey yesterday appeared before Magistrate Fabayo Azore at the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court, where he pleaded not guilty to possession of 1.1562 kilogrammes of cocaine for the purpose of trafficking.

PNM general council decides on way forward amid leadership impasse

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Venezuela’s Maduro sworn in as US raises reward for his capture

(Reuters) – Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, whose nearly 12 years in office have been marked by deep economic and social crisis, was sworn in for a third term yesterday, despite a six-month-long election dispute, international calls for him to stand aside, and an increase in the U.S.

TikTok warns of broader consequences if US Supreme Court allows ban

WASHINGTON,  (Reuters) – The lawyer for TikTok and its Chinese parent company ByteDance offered a warning during Supreme Court arguments over a law that would compel the sale of the short-video app or ban it in the United States: If Congress could do this to TikTok, it could come after other companies, too.