Business
Ten hours fly time to Brazil: Will Guyana make the cut as Latam expands into the Caribbean?
By Kurt Campbell Imagine flying north to go south. Few places illustrate the Caribbean’s connectivity challenges better than Guyana. Travelling from Georgetown to Rio de Janeiro this week for the 82nd Annual General Meeting of the International Air Transport Association (IATA), I found myself doing what many Guyanese travellers know all too well, flying in...
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...
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™,...
PSC mourns death of Alston ‘Kim’ Kissoon
See below full statement of the Private Sector Commission (PSC) issued on Thursday: It is with great sadness that the...
Eight ‘warrior’ prisoners complete anger management training
Eight inmates of the Georgetown Prison on Wednesday graduated from rehabilitative anger management training. During the graduation ceremony Director of...
GuySuCo says future at risk because of SPU
As the public battle between the State’s sugar corporation GuySuCo and the State’s investment arm NICIL continue, GuySuCo now says...
Controversy over City’s Carnival expense; workers still to be paid
At a statutory meeting on Monday at City Hall, Secretary for Social Development at the Mayor and City Council (M&CC),...
Sacked Fly Jamaica staff annoyed at Govt’s response
By Bibi Khatoon Former employees of Fly Jamaica Airways are upset with the Government’s slothful approach to addressing their concerns...
Ghana offers oil experts, signs visa waiver, investment MOU with Guyana
Guyana and Ghana Tuesday signed agreements to boost travel and trade between the two countries; Ghana has also made a...
Council furious at Mayor for taking Personal Assistant on Trinidad trip
City Mayor Ubraj Narine has been invited to represent Georgetown at a regional event in Trinidad this week but his...
Minister Felix warns Suriname travellers against flouting immigration laws
(Ministry of the Presidency) Minister of Citizenship, Mr. Winston Felix, is urging members of the public travelling to and from Suriname,...
GPL installs substitute submarine cable to decrease blackouts
The Guyana Power and Light Incorporated has completed the laying of a substitute submarine cable across the Demerara River linking...
Business Minister warns against negative social media posts about Guyana
Recently appointed Minister of Business with responsibility for Tourism, Haimraj Ramkumar is calling on Guyanese to be mindful of their...
Labour Dept. invites sacked Fly Jamaica workers to meeting
The Department of Labour at the Ministry of Social Protection is inviting all former employees of Fly Jamaica to a...
GPL update:Loading shedding continues today
As a result of generation shortfall within the eastern half of the Demerara Berbice Interconnected System, a temporary load shedding...
Berbice Bridge refuses to budge on proposed toll increase- Minister Patterson
The Berbice Bridge Company Incorporated (BBCI) is still refusing to budge on its position to significantly increase its tolls, according...
50 complete Youth Leadership Programme
Fifty youths from eight regions graduated a two-week Youth Leadership Training Programme Sunday at the Madewini Training Centre. The module...
Hydromet forecasts heavy rainfall over the next few days
Guyanese are asked to take precautions over the next few days as the Hydromet Office forecasts weather conditions may produce...
Giftland launches Cambio, to add commercial bank soon
The Giftland Mall on Saturday evening launched its own currency exchange centre to allow customers to exchange their US, Canadian...
Emission in Reg. 1 was compressed air and not natural gas
An eruption in the Kumaka Area, Barima-Waini (Region One) which was previously thought to be natural gas, was found to...
Would be ‘shameful legacy’ if Guyana’s potential is not realised with oil revenues – British Envoy
By Bibi Khatoon With oil production set to start within a year, the British envoy has urged the country’s leaders...
