Latest update August 26th, 2026 10:00 AM
Jan 31, 2019 News
The nation is mourning the death of Horace James, the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the National Industrial and Commercial Investments Limited (NICIL).
James was battling cancer and died yesterday in his Linden home, Region Ten.
“His Excellency David Granger, President of the Co-operative Republic of Guyana, is saddened at the passing of Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the National Industrial and Commercial Investments Limited (NICIL), Mr. Horace James,” a statement from the Government said.
During the course of his professional career, Mr. James served as Head of the LINMINE Secretariat and CEO of the Linden Electricity Company.
“President Granger expresses sympathy to his relatives, friends and colleagues.”
James was appointed in early 2017 as NICIL’s chief.
He came out ahead of 14 external and internal candidates that were evaluated by both the Board and independent assessors.
James reportedly held a degree in mining from a UK university, and served in the position of Head of Linmine Secretariat for 16 years as well as in several managerial positions in the bauxite plant.
He also served as the first Regional Chairman.
James is said to have played a key role in establishing the Linden museum.
He was said to have possessed institutional knowledge of the history of the town especially as it relates to bauxite mining.
He also served as a Director of the Linden Technical Institute and also of the Linden Community Development which started in 1970.
Subscribe to get the latest posts sent to your email.

Aug 25, 2026
MOE/Beharry Secondary School’s Under-19 T20 tournament finals…BEI vs. Annandale Secondary Kaieteur Sports – After more than a decade-long absence from the school system, competitive youth...Aug 25, 2026
(Kaieteur News) – The results of the 2025 general and regional elections were a shocker. And anyone who now claims that they predicted the performance of We Invest in Nationhood (WIN) coming should seriously consider going into the fortune-telling business. WIN did not merely emerge from the...Aug 23, 2026
By Sir Ronald Sanders (Kaieteur News) – I have been an advocate of the Caribbean Court of Justice from its conception. In 2015, on the Court’s tenth anniversary, I described its creation as arguably the most significant institutional achievement of the English-speaking Caribbean since the...Aug 25, 2026
(Kaieteur News) – I think that the Hon Leader of the Opposition (LOO), Mr. Azruddin Mohamed, blundered. Three Local Govt seats in hand. One went to the Hon Ms. Amanza Walton-Desir’s Forward Guyana Movement. Good! The second should have gone to the APNU. Would have been reflective of...Freedom of speech is our core value at Kaieteur News. If the letter/e-mail you sent was not published, and you believe that its contents were not libellous, let us know, please contact us by phone or email.
Feel free to send us your comments and/or criticisms.
Contact: 624-6456; 225-8452; 225-8458; 225-8463; 225-8465; 225-8473 or 225-8491.
Or by Email: glennlall2000@gmail.com / kaieteurnews@yahoo.com