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The Noble Recruitment Drive is set to arrive in Parika in the Essequibo Islands-West Demerara region of Guyana on Sunday, bringing opportunities for locals seeking careers in the offshore industry. The event will be hosted at the Market Tarmac near the...

PARAMARIBO, SURINAME -  Suriname’s President Jennifer Geerlings-Simons met with a World Bank delegation this week to discuss support for the country’s economic transition as it prepares for offshore oil production.  The talks, held at the Presidential Palace in Paramaribo on...

The Energy Chamber of Trinidad and Tobago reported that the country’s 2025 Deepwater Bid Round closed on September 17, with Chinese state-owned oil company CNOOC International (China National Offshore Oil Corporation) submitting bids for three of four blocks that...

The long-awaited Guyana Technical Training College Inc. (GTTCI) is set to welcome its first cohort of students to be fully trained locally beginning in October 2025, ExxonMobil Guyana announced on Wednesday.  The move marks a milestone in the country’s local...

Guyana’s government plans to accelerate construction of a second gas-fired power plant, President Irfaan Ali said this week, as the South American country races to meet rising electricity demand driven by new industrial and technological projects. “When you look at...

The Government of Guyana is looking to hire a legal counsel and project manager to strengthen oversight of its flagship Gas-to-Energy project, according to a notice published this week by the Office of the Prime Minister. The vacancies, advertised by...

Dear Editor, It has been more than one month since the Demerara Harbour Bridge, the Berbice River Bridge, and the Wismar-McKenzie Bridge became toll-free. This decision is a significant step toward easing the financial burden on residents across the country. As...

PARAMARIBO, SURINAME - Malty Dwarkasing has resigned as Suriname’s Administrator-General of the National Debt Office. Dwarkasing submitted her resignation to the country’s Minister of Finance Adelien Wijnerman on September 12.  The National Debt Office, a key arm of the Ministry...

U.S. President Donald Trump said three anti-drug strikes have been conducted in the southern Caribbean targeting what he described as 'confirmed narcoterrorists from Venezuela'. Trump announced the strikes on his Truth Social account, sharing a video of the second deadly...

In PAA Series: Environmental Management - Decommissioning Part 1, we noted that the Petroleum Activities Act 2023 (‘PAA’) contains provisions for a critical environmental management process called ‘decommissioning’. We understood that ‘decommissioning’ “…refers to the process of taking something...