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Guyana government wants local O&G suppliers to be paid in three-week period; 45 days still seen as too long

Guyana's Local Content Secretariat is pushing to have local contractors in the oil and gas sector receive payments in 21 days, according to the Director, Dr. Martin Pertab.  Presently, oil companies have up to 45 days after the receipt of...

Guyana implements new policy, boosting advantage for locals in oil sector

Guyanese companies in the oil sector just got a major boost. A new policy now requires that companies evaluating bids give more weight to local content, increasing it from 5% to 10%. Companies with a Local Content Certificate will...

UNITE HERE Local 11: Prominent Women’s Groups Pen Letter to Aimbridge Pressing for Action in Wake of Allegations of Sexual Harassment at Aimbridge-Operated Hotels...

LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Leadership from the Southern Christian Leadership Conference and National Organization for Women - Hollywood Chapter sent a letter this week to Aimbridge’s CEO Craig Smith to raise concerns about women workers who have brought forward allegations of...

Guyana’s Denzel Southwell makes history as nation’s first local offshore driller – El Dorado Offshore 

See release from El Dorado Offshore Inc.: Denzel Southwell's journey is one that defies expectations. Hailing from the small village of Sandvoort in Berbice, Guyana, this 27-year-old has shattered glass ceilings to become the first Guyanese Auxillary Assistant Driller...

Sprinklr Announces Local Data Hosting Solution in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia with Google Cloud

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--$CXM #AI--Sprinklr (NYSE: CXM), the unified customer experience management (Unified-CXM) platform for modern enterprises, today announced its continued expansion in the middle eastern market with the launch of a local data hosting solution for the Sprinklr platform...

PureTech Founded Entity Akili Announces Positive Results from Shionogi’s Phase 3 Clinical Trial of Localized Version of Akili’s EndeavorRx ® for Pediatric ADHD Patients...

Japanese Product Now Under Review for Nationwide Marketing ApprovalBOSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--PureTech Health plc (Nasdaq: PRTC, LSE: PRTC) ("PureTech" or the "Company"), a clinical-stage biotherapeutics company dedicated to changing the lives of patients with devastating diseases, noted that its Founded Entity...

Teen App Wizz Expands U.S. Presence With First-Ever Content House

The 16M+ User Social Discovery App Hosts Weeklong Wizz House in Miami, Where 12 Social Media Influencers Will Bring Wizz’s Online World to LifeMIAMI--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Wizz, the social media app that provides teens with a safe space to meet and...

MedMen Exits Arizona Market, Completing Sale of Local Operations to MINT Cannabis

BOCA RATON, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--MedMen Enterprises Inc. (“MedMen” or the “Company”) (CSE: MMEN) (OTCQX: MMNFF), a premier cannabis company with operations across the United States, today announced that the Company has completed the previously announced sale of its non-core business...

Local farm commissions cutting-edge greenhouse supported by SBM Offshore Guyana

Plympton Farms achieved a milestone under the Green Farms Initiative, inaugurating a three-acre greenhouse at Dora along the Linden Highway on November 24. The ceremony marked the culmination of a pivotal stage in a tripartite collaboration between SBM Offshore...

We decided to forego experience so locals could participate in bid round – Guyana VP  

Guyana’s Vice President Dr. Bharrat Jagdeo told reporters on Thursday that the government was intent on ensuring Guyanese could participate in the country’s maiden bid round and this resulted in a decision being made to forego the requirement of...

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GranMorgu session in Rotterdam draws diaspora interest as Suriname eyes Singapore-level development

ROTTERDAM, NETHERLANDS – Suriname is aiming to use its offshore oil resources to drive national development to levels comparable...