Guyana

The country granted Saudi Arabian Oil Co. (Aramco) a one-year contract to commercialize the crude oil produced in the state due to its lack of domestic refining capacity

The country extended vaccination requirements to access all academic institutions and public buildings, resulting in several protests against the government’s vaccination policies

This week the state started giving out government flood relief grants to all farmers that suffered losses due to the devastating floods that took place in May and June of this year

Major oil company ExxonMobil has been extracting in the country since 2019, but only now experts say that the projects lacks proper safety measures and could pose serious threats to the environment and wildlife

President has ordered that freight charges be reduced to pre-pandemic levels in order to lower taxes on imports, thereby relieving consumers of higher prices that have been passed on due to higher shipping costs

Health Minister made public that the country reached a major milestone of having vaccinated 50% of adults

Geotechnical and geophysical preparatory work for the Wales gas-to-shore project has begun, an important part of the government's plan to reduce the cost of energy

The Caribbean Emergency Management Agency and the Guyana Civil Defence Commission have recommended the relocation of some farms and income support for farmers after the floods

The University of Guyana will partner with the Caribbean Oceanographic Aquaculture and Submarine Technology Foundation to establish a Centre of Excellence for Submarine Education to offer worldclass programmes to prepare for careers in submarine engineer

Ongoing rainfall are the second highest in 40 years and the Civil Defense Commission has distributed as emergency relief thousands of food hampers and sanitation supplies to over 300 communities

The country is close to achieving herd immunity as over 200,000 vaccinations have been recorded and almost 70,000 persons have been fully inoculated, almost 10% of the total country population

First Covid-19 vaccination drive-thru event to be held today at the National Stadium in Providence from 9AM-9PM

Approximately 3,500 applications have been received and are currently being processed by the Guyana Online Academy for Learning, that will manage the 20.000 free online scholarship initiative over the next 5 years