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™,...
Caribbean Inn hotel opens at Mon Repos, ECD
A new hotel has been opened in Guyana; this time at Mon Repos on the East Coast of Demerara. The...
RUSAL refuses to engage Bauxite Union
Officials of Russian Aluminum (RUSAL) which operates the Bauxite Company of Guyana Incorporated (BCGI) has sent a letter to the...
Guyana Goldfields gets go-ahead to develop underground mining
Canadian-owned Guyana Goldfields Inc. has been given clearance to begin underground mining. This was announced by Minister of Natural Resources...
Oil money needs to be spent on increasing labour force participation – UWI Lecturer
As the local economy continues to expand, demanding a larger workforce, Trinidadian Lecturer Dr. Roger Hosein is urging that monies...
Manufacturers, other businesses call for end to political uncertainty
The Guyana Manufacturing and Services Association (GMSA) is calling for an end to the current political uncertainty, citing its effects...
RUSAL could face legal, other consequences or be shut down – Trotman
Minister of Natural Resources Raphael Trotman has announced that the government intends to take decisive action against the Bauxite Company...
Bosai to invest US$23M to expand Linden bauxite operations
Chinese-owned Bosai Minerals Group Guyana Inc. on Friday morning announced a US$23 million expansion plan for its Linden bauxite operations....
Trade Unions up pressure on Gov’t to act against RUSAL
Trade Unions came together Thursday morning to up pressure on the Government to act against the Russian bauxite company RUSAL...
Former British Commando ends sail around the world in Guyana
By Isanella Patoir After leaving Sierra Leone, West Africa three months ago, Richard Allen, a former Royal Marines Commando, docked...
Bank of Guyana to roll out new $1000 bill
The Bank of Guyana will release an upgraded version of the 1000-dollar note next Monday with new security features to...
Offers from South Africa, Dubai, others for gold refinery here
Minister of Natural Resources Raphael Trotman has announced that there are offers from companies in South Africa, India, Dubai and...
Workers move to block Russian bauxite barge in Berbice River
Workers fired by the Russian bauxite company RUSAL and others supporting them have moved to block the movement of the...
‘Ridiculous’ proposals’ by company forcing Gov’t ‘decision’ on RUSAL– Ally
The Government will go to the “lengths” and will make a “decision” regarding the operations of Russian bauxite giant RUSAL...
RUSAL refuses to reinstate workers, lays off 30 more
By Isanella Patoir The Bauxite Company of Guyana Incorporated – a subsidiary of the Russian Aluminum company – RUSAL has...
Rejected rice in Panama was switched before shipment – GRDB
The Guyana Rice Development Board (GRDB) has concluded that the 33 containers of rice which were returned from Panama in...
Natural Resources Ministry partners with CI to further Green Economy
The Ministry of Natural Resources inked a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Conversation International (CI) Tuesday to form the framework...
Guyana and South Africa explore cooperation in mining
By Isanella Patoir South African Deputy Minister of Mineral Resources Godfrey Oliphant is on a visit to Guyana and the...
Over 50% of city business face decline due to political environment- GCCI
The Georgetown Chamber of Commerce & Industry (GCCI) says over 50% of the city’s businesses are facing a decline in...
