January 2025

(Reuters) – Exxon Mobil signalled on Tuesday that sharply lower oil refining profits and weakness across all its businesses would reduce its fourth-quarter earnings by about $1.75 billion from the prior quarter. The oil major also said in an SEC filing that upstream asset sales would benefit results by about $400 million, but overall impairments
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The aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic has significantly transformed the landscape of Regional Four-Day Cricket. Since Cricket West Indies (CWI) commenced the Professional Cricket League (PCL) in 2014, it has opted for a full home-and-away format; six franchises complete 10 matches- five at home and five away. Now, franchises are limited to a maximum of
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Minister of Amerindian Affairs Pauline Sukhai said Wednesday that reports of domestic violence, sexual abuse, incest and other criminal activities in the hinterland have not been made directly to her. “It has never been reported…  personally as a Minister engaging at the community level, publicly and privately,” Sukhai said. She did not rule out that
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A Chinese national reportedly fell into the Demerara River during rigging and offloading operations on the new Demerara River Bridge. A release from the Ministry of Public Works noted that the incident occurred at about 20:20 hrs on Wednesday. Hours later, the man remains missing. “The worker was carried by the swift current downstream. Immediate
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The government has forged a strategic partnership with G-Mining, Canadian gold company, to train thousands of Guyanese to work in one of the country’s largest gold mines in Region Seven. Starting with 1500 trainees, the programme will begin in February 2025 and steadily expand. Minister of Labour Joseph Hamilton provides details of the project Once
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The community of Enterprise along the East Coast of Demerara will soon enjoy a greater sense of security with a new police outpost. The instruction to establish the outpost was issued by President Dr Mohamed Irfaan Ali during a community engagement on Wednesday afternoon. President Dr Mohamed Irfaan Ali The meeting was part of a
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Former captain Steve Smith will lead Australia in the upcoming three-match Test series against Sri Lanka as Pat Cummins will be on paternity leave. Smith, 35, previously served a two-year ban from captaincy following his involvement in the 2018 ball-tampering scandal. Cummins is missing the series for the birth of his second child and seamer Josh
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Guyana Football Federation Press Release The Guyana Football Federation (GFF) is pleased to announce that the 2025/2026 Mid-Season Transfer Window officially opened on January 1, 2025, and will close at midnight on January 31, 2025. The GFF has advised all clubs, regional associations, and Transfer Matching System (TMS) users to review FIFA’s Regulations on the
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Guyana has bolstered its capacity to combat forest and bush fires by acquiring helicopter helibuckets. President Dr. Irfaan Ali revealed this on Wednesday at a Guyana Fire Service event in Georgetown. “We have now acquired the helibuckets for the chopper with the Guyana Defence Force. We have already done training to fight bushfires and forest
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President Irfaan Ali on Wednesday emphasised the role of technology in improving traffic management and law enforcement, citing recent data from newly-installed speed cameras. Data collected over the past five days revealed that, on average, 7 to 11 per cent of road users are speeding. The analysis also identified peak speeding times and according to
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