…figures differ by 626 troy ounces, valued at US$2.5M

(Kaieteur News) – Zijin Mining Group Co. Ltd, a Chinese state-owned mining giant operating in Guyana through its wholly owned subsidiary AGM Inc., has reported a slightly higher gold production figure from the Aurora Gold Mine than the gold declaration figure reported by the Government of Guyana for the first half of 2026.

In its recently published 2026 Interim Report on Zijin’s global operations, the company said during the first half of 2026, AGM’s revenue from the Guyana project reached US$334 million.

The company also reported that gold production at the Aurora Gold Mine for the first half of the year was 2.2 tonnes, equivalent to 70,731 troy ounces.

Aurora Gold Mine – 2023 photo

Zijin’s figure for gold production at the Aurora Gold Mine in the first half of 2026 is slightly higher than the gold declaration figure published by the Ministry of Finance in its mid-year report.

Government reported that AGM Inc., Guyana’s lone large-scale gold producer declarations fell from 71,316 troy ounces in the first half of last year to 70,105 troy ounces in the same period of 2026.

The difference of 626 troy ounces between Zijin’s reported gold production figure and the government’s gold declaration figure is valued at approximately US$2.57 million, based on a gold price of US$4,100 per troy ounce.

AGM Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Zijin, operates the Aurora Gold Mine, which is located in Region Seven (Cuyuni-Mazaruni).

This publication recently reported that in Zijin’s report, it was disclosed that during the reporting period, Zijin said geological exploration activities completed 11,000 metres of drilling at the Aurora Gold Mines.

It further disclosed that production exploration activities at the Guyana project is focused on open-pit mining, processing and refining operations and continued efforts to strengthen grade control and ore blending management with 10,000 metres of in-pit drilling completed.

During the first half of 2026, Zijin reported that five underground drilling rigs operated steadily at the Aurora Gold Mine. As it relates to project operation and production Zijin stated, “The mine reduced costs and improved recovery rate through measures such as pit backfilling, underground waste-rock backfilling, optimisation of blasting materials, gravity separation and carbon fines recovery.”

It was also stated that the photovoltaic and power storage systems have commenced, reducing reliance on diesel generated power and effectively lowering production costs.`

Zijin’s foothold in Guyana’s mining landscape was solidified in August 2020 when they acquired the largest gold mines operation in the country from Canadian-owned AGM for a sum of US$238 million.  The mine holds estimated reserves close to 184 tonnes of gold or approximately six million ounces of gold.  AGM’s mining and processing methods includes open-pit mining, underground mining, gravity separation and cyanide leaching.

In April, Zijin published its 2025 Annual Report on its global operation which revealed that its operating income from the Aurora Gold Mine last year was 3.68651 RMB billion (US$ 549.1 million). That report also stated that the Guyana mine produced approximately 4.5 tonnes of gold, representing an 11% increase from 4.1 tonnes in 2024.

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(Kaieteur News) – Twenty-two-year-old Shaka Phillips was on Wednesday sentenced to 21 years after pleading to the murder of a Linden school teacher last year July.

Phillips had killed 26-year-old Jenel Pollydore of Lower Kara, Mackenzie, Linden. The sentence was handed down by Justice Priscilla Chandra-Hanif at the  Demerara High Court.

Murdered school teacher, Jenel Pollydore

Shaka Phillips

Pollydore, a nursery school teacher, was shot dead by Phillips during a wedding reception in Linden. The teacher had separated from Phillips because of abuse, she had obtained a restraining order against him, but her relatives said it was no use.

They reportedly had to resort to changing their locks on the door to protect her from him. At around 21:30 hrs. on July 19, 2025 their worst fears came true at a wedding reception she was attending with her niece. The niece, Malika Pollydore recalled that her aunt was standing at the gate in front of the R&R Hotel when the suspect approached her. He reportedly asked why she was not answering the phone. An argument ensued between them. Things took a deadly turn when he pulled out a gun and shot at her. Pollydore ran for her life, running into the hotel by the pool area, but Phillips chased after her and fired two more shots before running away. Pollydore was hit and fell to the ground where she remained motionless. Two 9MM spent shells were also recovered from the scene. At the High Court the judge started with a 30-year sentence for Phillips. Two years were deducted for mitigating factors and another seven years for his early guilty plea, bringing the sentence down to 21 years. Time served in custody on remand is to be deducted from the 21 years as well.

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…No arrests made as police turn to CCTV to identify suspects

(Kaieteur News) – Gunshots rang out in the Vigilance-Buxton area on Tuesday shortly before a sand truck was set on fire, even as police intensified investigations into the unrest that erupted on Tuesday.

The Guyana Police Force (GPF), in a statement issued hours after the incident, said it received information that several loud explosions, suspected to be gunshots, were heard in the area shortly before the truck was found burning. Police said the sand truck, which was along the Railway Embankment at Buxton, was found with extensive fire damage to its front cabin. The blaze was subsequently extinguished by the Guyana Fire Service.

Mark Cromwell called Demon

However, police said CCTV cameras have been identified in the surrounding area and footage will be reviewed as investigators seek to identify persons involved in the incidents. The development came amid a tense afternoon in Vigilance, where police and firefighters faced resistance from persons who had blocked access points with burning tyres, wood and other debris.

According to police, at about 4:40 p.m., ranks were proceeding to a location in Vigilance in connection with an ongoing investigation when they encountered the roadblocks. The Guyana Fire Service was summoned, but persons at the scene allegedly hurled debris at firefighters while continuing to add combustible materials to the fires. Police said patrols remain in the area as investigations continue.

The unrest stemmed from the arrest of the wife and brother of US-sanctioned businessman Mark Cromwell, who has been linked to the investigation into the disappearance of two Surinamese nationals, Van Dalen Lorenzo, 28, and Derryl Danillo, 29. The two men reportedly travelled from Suriname to Guyana on August 28 and have not been seen or heard from since.

Tuesday’s confrontation reportedly intensified when police attempted to execute a search warrant at Cromwell’s home and were allegedly prevented from doing so by persons at the scene. The latest police statement, however, adds a new dimension to the investigation, with suspected gunfire, the torching of a vehicle and the review of CCTV footage now forming part of the probe. Police have urged persons with information that could assist the investigation to come forward.

The sand truck after it was set on fire.

Tuesday’s mayhem mirrored a similar unrest back in 2023 when ranks of the Customs Anti-Narcotics Unit carried out an operation in the village of Buxton during which they arrested a man connected with Cromwell. On February 1, 2023 residents of Buxton blocked the public road and the Railway Embankment and torched a truck following the CANU operation in the area. The massive protest erupted between 10:00 and 11:00hrs and lasted until 15:00hrs after shots were reportedly fired by the CANU ranks while arresting a suspect identified as, Odearie Phillips, 25, of Vigilance, ECD. CANU had reportedly tried to intercept Phillips’ car during an operation along the ECD but he reportedly evaded ranks at a road block set up at Buxton.  The ranks suspected that he might have been carrying drugs and chased him into Buxton and were eventually able to arrest him with some $7M worth of marijuana (23.2 Kilograms) after his car came to a halt in a trench.

However, CANU had said that while arresting Phillips, its officers were forced to fire warning shots after Buxtonians became hostile and assaulted some of them for trying to apprehend him.  “Members of the public became hostile, assaulted several officers and damaged several of the unit’s vehicles in an attempt to free Phillips who was in lawful custody by pulling him out of CANU’s vehicle, this resulted in several shots being discharged into the air”, CANU stated back then in a release. The Buxtonians on the other hand claimed that they became angry because the CANU ranks had endangered their lives by recklessly “shooting up”.  Tuesday’s skirmishes were also reminiscent of the escapee-led violence that enveloped the Buxton community between 2003-2011.

Meanwhile, Cromwell has been fingered in a number of crimes at least one of which the police had issued a wanted bulletin for him. Back in October 2024 five months after the abduction of an ex-policeman, the Guyana Police Force (GPF) had issued wanted bulletins for Cromwell also called ‘Diamond/ Demon’ and 28-year-old Kevral Hatton called, ‘Smokey.’

Buxton residents set fiery roadblocks to ward off police on Tuesday.

The abducted man was identified as Delon Alexander. Up to today he has not been found. Police reported then that the abduction occurred on May 7, 2024 on Church of God Road, Buxton, East Coast Demerara (ECD). Cromwell’s last known address was given as Lot 40 Vigilance and Lot 10 Buxton, ECD. Cromwell was also charged that same year with assault and remanded to prison after he was caught on camera beating traffic rank, Constable Harlequin. He had appeared at the Sparendaam Magistrates’ Court before Magistrate Rushell Liverpool.

In 2015 Cromwell was held in connection with the death of 68-year-old security guard Michael Woolford. The guard was shot on September 9, 2015, while on duty at the Cummings Lodge Secondary School. He was not charged for the crime. It was alleged that on September 9, one man had chopped another in the vicinity of the Cummings Lodge Secondary, when a third man emerged from a car and fired several shots. A bullet struck Woolford, who was on duty at the school. Cromwell was the alleged shooter it was reported. In May of 2015, Cromwell who was dismissed from the force some time ago was again the subject of a wanted bulletin following the interception of a large arms cache at the Guyana National Industrial Corporation (GNIC) Wharf. The cache had included two AK 47 rifles, four .40 pistols, eleven 9mm. pistols, 15 extra magazines for the firearms, 489 various caliber rounds for the firearms and a body protection vest. Jamal Murphy, 21, of Lot 40 Vigilance South, East Coast Demerara, was charged in connection with the arms find.

In June 2025, Cromwell was among several other Guyanese including Senior Superintendent Himnauth Sawh who were sanctioned by the United States Department of the Treasury Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) In a statement back then, the OFAC had updated its Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons (SDN) list, naming the thirty-seven-year-old senior officer of Cane Grove, as well as businessman Paul Daby Jr., 40, also known as “Daby Ramsuchit”, “Paul”, “Rondell” and “Randell” of Georgetown; Cromwell and 50-year-old Randolph Duncan for drug trafficking.

OFAC stated at the time that for decades, Guyana has been a transhipment point for the movement of drugs from South America to the United States and Europe. “Drug traffickers exploit the rivers and jungles of South America by transiting large quantities of cocaine, from Colombia and Venezuela, through the waters of Guyana and Suriname,” it was stated. OFAC outlined that Guyana’s proximity to the Caribbean, as well as reported corruption along its ports and borders, allows maritime vessels, also known as narco-submarines, to transit through its waters undetected.

It was stated that traffickers utilise these vessels to smuggle cocaine from the ports of Guyana and Suriname, across the Atlantic, to the United States, Europe, and the Caribbean. OFAC said, too, that traffickers also coordinate the importation of cocaine loads from Colombia and Venezuela to Guyana via small aircraft, utilising illegal airstrips in Guyana as landing spots. “Cocaine has been discovered buried in underground bunkers located on airstrips and in jungle territory, with Guyana’s Barima-Waini region as a prominent location. Cocaine is then flown, via aircraft, to the United States, Europe, and the Caribbean,” it was stated. Following a US$188 million drug bust on August 31st, this publication had reported that a senior police officer was allegedly connected with the cocaine bust at Matthew’s Ridge, Region One. A Joint Services team, led by the CANU, on Saturday unearthed approximately 4.4 tons (4,400 kilos) of suspected cocaine, which has a current street value of US$188 million, at a nearby illegal airstrip at Matthew’s Ridge. Neatly stashed, the cocaine was found buried in four hand-dug pits, each averaging five to six feet deep, and covered with tarpaulins, wood, and bushes.

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(Kaieteur News) – A second day of unrest at Vigilance, East Coast Demerara (ECD), on Wednesday sent anxious parents rushing to schools to collect their children amid reports of gunfire and burning roadblocks.

Distressed parents contacted Kaieteur News to express growing alarm after being forced, for the second consecutive day to urgently remove their children from Buxton Primary and neighbouring schools.

The renewed unrest saw burning tyres and other debris used to block sections of the ECD public road at Vigilance, while reports of gunshots sent residents scrambling for safety.

Burning tyres blocked roads at Vigilance on Wednesday.

Videos circulating online showed blazing tyres obstructing the roadway, as residents in the area were thrown into panic.

The unrest reportedly stems from the arrest of the wife and brother of US-sanctioned Mark “Demon” Cromwell and an attempted search of his Vigilance home. The police action forms part of an investigation into the disappearance of two Surinamese men who are believed to have travelled to Guyana.

The missing men have been identified as 28-year-old Van Dalen Lorenzo and 29-year-old Derryl Danillo.

According to a missing-person report issued by the Guyana Police Force (GPF), the men were last seen on 28^th August  exiting a white Toyota Vitz in Clarasluis (Clara Sluice), Nickerie, Suriname, before boarding a boat bound for Guyana.

Police have reportedly linked the vehicle to Cromwell’s wife, as it was registered in her name.

Missing Surinamese men, Van Dalen Lorenzo and Derryl Danillo.

Police subsequently attempted to execute a search warrant at Cromwell’s home on Tuesday but were met with hostility.

Angry residents then blocked roads with burning debris, while a sand truck along the Railway Embankment at Buxton was reportedly set on fire.

When law enforcement officers attempted to extinguish some of the fires, which threatened nearby Guyana Power and Light (GPL) utility poles, they were reportedly met with hostility from persons gathered at the scene.

Residents later extinguished some of the fires before relighting others at different locations. By press time on Wednesday, three separate fires had reportedly been lit, while some residents were seen using buckets of water to douse the flames.

Police probe Tuesday unrest

In a statement issued Wednesday morning, the GPF said it had launched an investigation into the roadway obstructions and other incidents.

“At about 16:40hrs, Police ranks were proceeding to a location at Vigilance in connection with an ongoing investigation when they encountered several persons who had blocked access points in the area with burning tyres, wood and other debris,” police stated.

The Guyana Fire Service (GFS) was called in to extinguish the fires, but police said persons in the area threw debris at firefighters and continued adding combustible materials to the fires.

During the incident, police also received a report that a sand truck along the Railway Embankment at Buxton had been set on fire.

Ranks responded and found the vehicle with extensive fire damage to the front cabin. The blaze was subsequently extinguished by the GFS.

“Police also received information that several loud explosions, suspected to be gunshots, were heard in the area shortly before the truck was observed on fire,” the police said.

The latest unrest has heightened concerns among parents and residents, with calls growing for authorities to restore calm and ensure that children can safely return to school without further disruptions.

Investigations are continuing.

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(Kaieteur News) – The 2020 election fraud trial took a turn during the cross-examination of police handwriting expert Corporal Ameer Mohamed, as defense attorney Nigel Hughes explored the scientific foundation of the prosecution’s document analysis.

Under questioning, Mohamed admitted under oath that his conclusion of “natural variation” used to explain structural discrepancies across signatures attributed to former minister Volda Lawrence and former election official Carol Joseph, was reached without a single piece of backing data regarding how, where, or under what conditions those documents were signed.

When confronted with physical differences between older reference signatures (from 2010 and 2015) and the questioned 2020 Form 24 documents, including the sudden appearance of diagonal lines, shifted loops, and missing pen lifts, Mohamed repeatedly cited “natural variation.”

To justify why a signature would undergo such dramatic structural shifts over time, the police expert offered a list of recognised handwriting variables: changes in the author’s mood, health, physical writing surface, position, or the writing instrument used.

However, under systematic cross-examination by Hughes, Mohamed admitted that he had gathered no background information or forensic data on any of those factors for the documents in question, writing surfaces, mood or health of the author, writing instruments, writing position.  “None of the variables that you have identified, do you have any information on any of those variables, correct?” Hughes asked. “That’s correct, sir,” Mohamed stated.

“Your expertise, in the absence of information, in the absence of any evidence, your expertise is your explanation for why you say it was a natural variation, correct?” Hughes pressed.

“Yes, sir, correct,” the witness replied. The admission laid bare a core defense argument, that the police handwriting report relied on subjective opinion rather than verifiable science.

Earlier in his testimony, Mohamed was pressed on why glaring differences between the signatures were left out of his written report entirely. Hughes highlighted a 2010 signature of Volda Lawrence that showed a clear pen lift between the letters “V” and “O”, whereas the 2020 Form 24 sample showed continuous stroke connection. Similarly, an “E” formed in a 2010 signature appeared transformed into an “O” shape in 2020. Mohamed maintained these were not significant anomalies, describing them as unique characteristics within natural limits.

Hughes later pointed to a horizontal line running above Lawrence’s 2015 passport application signature, a feature completely absent in 2010 that suddenly transformed into a steep diagonal line cutting straight through the text in 2020.

Mohamed claimed the signatory had developed a “flare,” attributing the shift to a change in mood or circumstance on the day of signing. Yet, he confirmed that this striking difference was omitted from his formal report because he personally deemed it unimportant.

The examination of comparative charts for co-defendant Carol Joseph revealed similar gaps. Hughes pointed out that a large elliptical loop present within the body of Joseph’s 2016 application signatures had migrated entirely outside and to the front of the signature on the 2020 document. Mohamed again attributed the relocation to “natural variation,” despite conceding he could point to no specific physical factor explaining why the mark moved.

The technical methodology used at the police laboratories further crumbled under questioning. While Mohamed testified that he used a forensic comparator equipped with multi-spectrum lighting and 20x magnification, he clarified that the device generated no automated comparative data or diagnostic readouts, functioning merely as a visual zoom and lighting tool.

When asked to produce the contemporaneous lab notes recorded during his examination, Mohamed was unable to provide them to the court or state where they were currently stored. He was similarly unable to identify the specific type of writing instrument used on the primary questioned Form 24 document.

Closing his line of cross-examination, Hughes suggested to the court that the police expert’s findings amounted to an unverified hypothesis lacking basic forensic documentation, a charge Mohamed disputed as proceedings adjourned.

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(Kaieteur News) – Farmers must be allowed to reap the benefits of their crops, Minister of Agriculture Zulfikar Mustapha said on Wednesday, as he called for greater rewards for those who produce the nation’s food.

Speaking at the opening ceremony for Agriculture Month 2026, Minister Mustapha said large quantities of food are being produced, but farmers, who work from early mornings to late nights, are not always receiving adequate returns for their efforts.

“But sometimes they are not getting the kind of reward that they have to get, and the people who don’t do anything are reaping the reward. We must now allow the farmers to get their benefit, get their reward. As we launch Agriculture Month 2026, let us reaffirm our commitment to building an agriculture sector that is innovative, resilient, competitive, and inclusive,” he said.

Minister of Agriculture Zulfikar Mustapha

Mustapha said agriculture remains critical to feeding the nation, creating prosperity for producers, strengthening communities and reinforcing Guyana’s role in regional food and nutrition security.

“Our farmers are innovating by embracing science, technology, research, mechanisation, digital agriculture, and climate smart production. Six years ago, when we started out here as a team, I think the sector was in rapid decline. Guyana was the least country in the Caribbean in terms of agricultural development,” he said.

Reflecting on the sector’s development, the agriculture minister said Guyana had fallen behind in agriculture by 2020 despite traditionally playing a leading role in CARICOM on agricultural issues.

He credited President Irfaan Ali with helping to reposition Guyana’s agriculture sector, pointing to a 2021 CARICOM Heads of Government meeting in Belize, where, he said, Guyana renewed its commitment to leading efforts to improve food security across the Caribbean.

Mustapha said the renewed focus has extended beyond Guyana, with CARICOM leaders committing to work together to reduce the region’s food import bill by 25 per cent by 2030.

He also pointed to the increased use of technology in agriculture, including drones for monitoring and irrigation, as well as the Farmers App, which allows farmers across the country to communicate with the Ministry of Agriculture, raise concerns and receive answers to their questions.

“That is the innovation I am talking about. That is the way we are moving agriculture to ensure that we capture everyone, bring everyone into focus so that we can produce together. We nourish as we ensure safe, affordable, nutritious, and reliable supply of food while strengthening Guyana’s food security and advancing our leadership in regional food security,” he said.

Mustapha said Guyana has also made progress in reducing hunger and malnutrition.

“According to the FAO, Guyana is one of the only four countries in Latin America and the Caribbean region which has a hunger and the nourishment prevalence below 2.5%. That’s a tremendous achievement for us as a country,” he said.

He said the growth of the agriculture sector is creating more opportunities and jobs, increasing productivity, empowering women, attracting more young people into agriculture and strengthening rural communities.

The minister also highlighted the Development Bank as one of the government’s major initiatives for the sector, saying it will expand access to capital for food producers and agro-processors.

He said the initiative could be a game-changer for agriculture by providing producers with greater access to the financing needed to expand their operations.

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(Kaieteur News) – A Corentyne business establishment was reportedly broken into and relieved of a large sum of cash over by bandits, police in Region Six have confirmed.

Target Logistics Inc., a shipping and logistics company headquartered in Georgetown, reportedly had a sum of $1.3 million stolen from its Williamsburg Village, Corentyne, branch in Berbice.

According to information gathered by this publication, the robbery is believed to have happened between Saturday and Monday.

Police disclosed that the business was secured on Saturday afternoon after the day’s operations were completed, and the earnings from sales were reportedly left inside the building.

Target Logistics Inc., which reportedly was robbed of $1.3 million.

On Monday, the supervisor went to open up the facility for the day’s business, but observed that three louvre panes were removed from a window and a portion of the steel grill pried open.

Further observations would reveal a door also opened. A check was then made for a container in which monies were placed, but same was discovered missing.

The monies from the sales from last Saturday were not secured in a safe or other security measures, but was reportedly left on a counter.

According to police investigating the matter, only the money was removed, despite several computers, brand-new cellular phones and other items of value being inside the building.

The one-flat property is reinforced with multiple steel doors and further secured with two padlocks. It is also outfitted with several CCTV camera around. Investigators canvassed the area for CCTV footage and identified several cameras, including cameras at the business. The footage obtained is expected to be reviewed as part of the investigation.

The intruders supposedly entered the building through the window and exited through the western door.

Multiple individuals have since been questioned, while statements are being taken. Investigations are ongoing.

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…says ‘making good progress’ in negotiating new PSA

(Kaieteur News) – Canadian oil and gas company Eco (Atlantic) Oil & Gas says negotiations with the Ministry of Natural Resources for a new Production Sharing Agreement (PSA) for the offshore Orinduik Block are progressing well, despite the company’s earlier expectation that a deal would be secured by September.

The Orinduik prospecting licence expired on January 14, 2026, and Natural Resources Minister Vickram Bharrat has made it clear that Eco Atlantic must apply for a new licence under the current PSA framework.

According to Eco, for months, itself and partner Navitas Petroleum LP, an Israeli company have been in talks with the ministry to secure the new PSA. While Eco had expected the negotiations for the new PSA to be completed by September, Minister Bharrat on Wednesday confirmed that no new PSA has been issued to Eco Atlantic as of date.

Map showing location of Orinduik Block.

Meanwhile, in its latest statement, Eco Atlantic’s President and Chief Executive Officer Gil Holzman, stated, “More broadly, we continue to make good progress towards completing the other strategic transactions announced earlier this year, including the acquisition of JHI, the farm down of our Namibian licences to BP.”

Holzman disclosed that negotiations are also making good progress as it relates to a new PSA for the Orinduik acreage.  “Each is progressing well and remains on track for finalisation as guided during 2026, further strengthening and advancing Eco’s portfolio across the Atlantic Margin,” he added.

The new PSA which was introduced by the current administration, features improved fiscal terms from the Stabroek and previous Orinduik PSAs. The new PSA mandates a 10% royalty rate and a 10% corporate tax and it lowers the cost recovery ceiling from 75% to 65%.

The PSA that previously signed for the Orinduik Block features a low royalty rate of 1% on crude oil produced and sold, a 75% cap on cost recovery and no corporate income tax.  Similar to the Stabroek Block deal, the Minister of Natural Resources is required to pay the companies income tax from its share of profit oil.

The Orinduik Block is situated in shallow water, 170 km offshore Guyana. Eco holds a 100% working interest in the 1,354 square kilometers (km2) Orinduik Block and an indirect working interest in the 4,800 km2 Canje Block, through JHI Associates.

In 2019 two oil discoveries were made, Jethro-1 and Joe-1, both wells encountered high quality reservoirs containing mobile heavy crude. Notwithstanding the expiration of the licence for that block, Eco had outlined that the provisions under the Petroleum Act allow it to retain rights to its Jethro-1 and Joe-1 discoveries while its appraisal programme was under review.  In relation to this, the company had shared that both the ministry and Guyana Geology and Mines Commission (GGMC) had received the relevant joint submissions in relation to the proposed appraisal work.

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…Guyana’s could seal Gold Cup berth against Dominica 

By Rawle Toney

(Kaieteur News) – The Golden Jaguars will look to take another significant step towards a return to the Concacaf Gold Cup when they face Dominica in the first of two League B, Group A encounters in Puerto Rico in the Concacaf Nations League.

Guyana will meet Dominica at 5:00 pm today at the Mayagüez Athletics Stadium in Mayagüez, before the two teams meet again at the same venue three days later, on Sunday.

The double-header presents the Golden Jaguars with an opportunity to strengthen their position at the top of Group A and move closer to securing a place at the 2027 Concacaf Gold Cup.

Guyana’s senior men’s football will face Dominica in back-to-back matches in Puerto Rico.

Guyana has made an impressive start to the 2026/27 Concacaf Nations League campaign under new head coach Marco Bonofiglio, winning both of its opening matches without conceding a goal.

The campaign began with a 1-0 victory over Puerto Rico at Windsor Park in Roseau, Dominica, with Osaze De Rosario converting a second-half penalty to settle the contest.

The Golden Jaguars then produced another clean-sheet performance, defeating the Cayman Islands 2-0. De Rosario and Liam Gordon found the back of the net, with both goals coming from assists by Omari Glasgow.

With six points from two matches, Guyana currently sits atop Group A in League B, while Puerto Rico has three points following its 2-0 victory over Dominica.

Osaze De Rosario has scored in each of the team games for the Golden Jaguars in League B of the Nations League.

Dominica and the Cayman Islands have one point each after playing to a goalless draw in the opening round of matches.

The upcoming matches, therefore, carry considerable importance for all four teams, but the Golden Jaguars enter the Mayagüez fixtures with the advantage of knowing that two victories would put them in an extremely strong position to finish as group winners.

The 2026/27 Nations League is particularly significant because it serves as the qualification route for the 2027 Concacaf Gold Cup. The four League B group winners will qualify directly for the region’s premier men’s national-team tournament.

Guyana’s pursuit of qualification also carries historical significance. The Golden Jaguars made their Gold Cup debut in 2019, and a successful Nations League campaign would give the country another opportunity to compete on Concacaf’s biggest international stage.

For Bonofiglio and his squad, however, the immediate task is Dominica.

The Golden Jaguars have demonstrated defensive discipline in their opening two matches, while De Rosario has already emerged as a key contributor in front of goal. Glasgow’s creativity and the team’s ability to convert opportunities will again be important against a Dominica side looking for its first victory of the campaign.

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(Kaieteur News) – It look like if dem shimmering dress full of glitters and sequins still in style or at least some people keeping it in style.

Nuff party tekking place in de country. And dem bourgeois nah want go and buy de latest fashion. So, plenty of dem digging into dem chest and bringing out dem shine dress wah dem bin wear a few years ago. And dem looking good in it especially since dem friends dem had de same idea.

Years ago, dem used to have a comic book called Archie and one of de characters was a girl named Veronica and it was said that she never wore de same outfit twice, she was dat rich.

Well now, with all dem camera and social media round, some bourgeois girls know dat dem can’t wear de same dress twice. People gan remember dem did wear it before.

But dah nah stop some of dem from digging into dem wardrobe and bringing out dem glittering gowns and dress and wearing it to party. Dem even tekking out picture with it.

It mek dem boys remember de lady who, on her deathbed tell she husband, “Dearest Morton, when I’m gone, I want you to go on and live your life to the fullest and meet someone new. I want you to give her my jewellery, my wedding ring, and my Parisian dresses.”

“I can’t do that,” says Morton. His wife insists, “Oh, but you must! You must!”

He replies, “No, I really can’t – You’re a size 17 and she wears a size 10.”

Talk half. Leff half.

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