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Guyana avoids airport congestion challenges as air travel accelerates
By Kurt Campbell in Rio de Janeiro kurt@newsroom.gy As aviation leaders warn that overcrowded airports and rising taxes are threatening growth across Latin America and the Caribbean, Guyana appears better positioned than many regional counterparts to accommodate future increases in passenger traffic. Speaking ahead of the International Air Transport Association (IATA’s) 82nd Annual General Meeting...
Watch FIFA World Cup 2026™ – Exclusively by ENet
Georgetown, Guyana — ENet announced today that it has secured the exclusive broadcast rights for the FIFA World Cup 2026™,...
Monarch Bay Phase One oversubscribed in two weeks
Georgetown, Guyana – Phase One of Monarch Bay, Guyana’s first Crystal Lagoons® community – the patented technology behind the world’s...
Plans for Guyana/ Brazil road transport move ahead
Guyana and Brazil have begun moving toward the implementation of the International Road Transport Agreement (IRTA), which will regulate the...
MoU inked to target poor customer service, waste management in Tourism Sector
Members of the Private Sector Commission (PSC)—the Georgetown Chamber of Commerce and Industry (GCCI) and the Tourism and Hospitality Association...
President Ali meets bankers to push digital transformation
President Irfaan Ali met financial sector leaders on Wednesday to discuss modernising Guyana’s banking system and ensuring commercial banks keep...
Tourism Association welcomes government’s ambitious tourism agenda
The Tourism and Hospitality Association of Guyana (THAG) said on Wednesday it was looking forward to the government’s ambitious plans...
Tour operators fully booked as Guyana reaps gains from CPL
Tour operators in Guyana are fully booked and wider sections of the economy are seeing benefits as the country hosts...
Corentyne Chamber optimistic about continued development
President of the Central Corentyne Chamber of Commerce, Poonia Bhigroop, expressed confidence that President Irfaan Ali’s new government will continue...
From Guyana to Grenada, small businesses powering new Africa/Caribbean trade links
Small businesses are emerging as the true drivers of Africa/Caribbean trade and for Guyana, that means new opportunities for its...
Planning, preparation work for new Berbice River Bridge, other major projects to start in six weeks
The planning and preparation work for the New Berbice River Bridge and other massive projects will commence in six weeks,...
Tourism, creatives show out as Caribbean steps up presence in Africa
By Kurt Campbell in Algeria kurt@newsroom.gy The Caribbean’s presence at the 4th Intra-African Trade Fair (IATF) was anything but ceremonial....
From energy to manufacturing, Afreximbank nears credit approval for Guyanese firms
Afreximbank is close to approving credit for several Guyanese companies across the energy, banking and manufacturing sectors, a move that...
Caribbean leaders demand shift from talk to trade as AfriTrade Company launched
By Kurt Campbell in Algeria kurt@newsroom.gy Caribbean leaders are making it clear, the era of talk and rhetoric has run...
Sophia residents injured after flash explosion; Massy blames faulty regulator
A teenager and a woman are now hospitalised after they were affected by a gas explosion at their premises in...
Trade below 1% but Caribbean finds voice at Africa’s largest fair
By Kurt Campbell in Algeria Kurt@newsroom.gy The fourth edition of the Intra-African Trade Fair (IATF2025) opened in Algiers, Algeria, on...
Expansion already planned as new Marriott Hotel opens at Timehri
The new Courtyard by Marriott Hotel was opened on Wednesday, bringing much-needed accommodation options close to the Cheddi Jagan International...
Guyana to seek investments for all-inclusive resorts next week – President
President Dr. Irfaan Ali on Wednesday said expressions of interest for all-inclusive resorts across Guyana will be sought next week....
Guyana Post Office halts package shipments to US amid new tariff policy
See below full statement issued by the GPOC: The Guyana Post Office Corporation (GPOC) has instituted a suspension of all...
Beyond Marriott, Bassoo Group to construct new hotel along Heroes Highway
The Bassoo Group, the company behind the construction of the new Courtyard by Marriott Hotel at Timehri, will pursue another...
New Diamond to Buzz Bee Dam Highway paves way for easier travel to Soesdyke, Linden soon
A new four-lane highway, the Great Diamond to Buzz Bee Dam (Craig) interconnection, was commissioned by President Dr. Irfaan Ali...
