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™,...
Gov’t sells Stockfeeds shares to Robert Badal
The Government has agreed to the sale of it’s shares in Guyana Stockfeeds Limited to the majority shareholder Robert Badal....
Businesses, households overtaxed – GCCI
The Georgetown Chamber of Commerce and Industry (GCCI) is contending that the population is overtaxed and that there are hardly...
Berbice Bridge company wants court to reverse Gov’t takeover
The Berbice Bridge Company Incorporated (BBCI) wants the High Court to reverse the Government’s takeover of the operations of the...
Georgetown Chamber raises concerns about Budget 2019
Even as it lauded the Finance Ministry for implementing some of its recommendations in the 2019 $300.7 billion Budget, the...
Leading Officers at Ministry of Finance replaced
The Government has made new appointments to top positions at the Ministry of Finance. The new Finance Secretary is Michael...
Consumers Guide on home-building to be launched
The Competition and Consumer Affairs Commission is developing a roadmap to help consumers in the process of building their homes....
Antigua Prime Minister tells Scotiabank no sale without Government approval
(The Daily Observer- Antigua and Barbuda) The Bank of Nova Scotia has been stopped from proceeding with any sale of...
Private Sector provides mixed review on Budget 2019
The Private Sector Commission (PSC) has commended the $300.7B 2019 Budget, but has listed a number of concerns, including the...
Gov’t concerned about unfair competition, loss of jobs with Republic Bank takeover
Unfair competition and loss of jobs are just some of the concerns expressed by the Guyana Government in response to...
Blairmont sugar workers protest for pay raise
Scores of workers of the Blairmont Sugar Estate, Berbice Tuesday morning downed their tools in protest for an increase in...
Republic Financial Holdings to acquire Scotiabank’s banking operations
Port-of-Spain, Trinidad – Republic Bank: Republic Financial Holdings Limited (RFHL) announced that it has entered into an agreement to acquire Scotiabank’s...
Scotiabank sells banking operations to Republic Bank in 9 Caribbean countries
[Business Financial Post] – Bank of Nova Scotia on Tuesday reported fourth-quarter earnings which were marginally below expectations and said it...
Cargo vessel sinks in Waini River
A cargo vessel sunk in the Waini River Sunday morning as it was transporting goods from Georgetown to Region One...
Budget 2019 Measures
The 2019 budget measures build on the success to date by targeting production, incomes and exports., according to Finance Minister,...
Budget 2019 is pegged at $300.7 Billion.
This is a 12.6% increase from 2018. Budget 2018 was $267.1B. The economy was projected to grow by 3.8% at...
BUDGET 2019: First electric cars to be tested; Gov’t seeks $3.6B for GPL
The Government in 2019 will be piloting the “first ever” electric vehicle in the public service, with the accompanying solar...
Police fingered in theft of display planes at reception
Police officers have allegedly stolen several items which were put on display at the international aviation forum which was hosted...
Auditors, accountants being trained for oil and gas sector
To build the capacity of local businesses in the area of Auditing and Accounting, the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants...
