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™,...
Potential investors for sugar estates want level playing field
Bids for the privatization of the Enmore, Skeldon and Rose Hall sugar estates closed on Wednesday at 16:00hrs. According to...
High percentage of GT customers illegally reconnected GWI service
Approximately sixty per cent of a sample population of 700 Georgetown customers have illegally reconnected their water service after being...
Minister Jordan stands by drug proceeds statement but provides no evidence
Finance Minister, Winston Jordan Wednesday maintained his statements in response to a newspaper Editorial in which he suggested that Guyana’s...
Guyana’s tourism proficiencies take center stage
November is Tourism Awareness Month, a month that kick-starts the annual calendar for tourism awareness activities that seek to promote...
Housing Department moves ahead with plans to transform 250 shacks to core homes
The Central Housing and Planning Authority (CH&PA) Tuesday announced that the application process for families desirous of obtaining funds to...
Plaintain chips business helps single mother raise Doctor, Soldier, Environmental Officer
By Bibi Khatoon For the past five years, Verna Hercules has been trekking the community of Kwakwani on the western...
Gov’t urged to lead discussions on management of oil revenues
The Guyana Government is once again being chided for its actions in relation to the development of a sound oil...
Guyanese Trade mission to visit Scotland next month
The Georgetown Chamber of Commerce and Industry (GCCI) along with representatives from three Government institutions will be travelling to Aberdeen,...
GCCI, GNBS sign MOU to improve standard of 20 small businesses
Twenty agro-processors across Guyana will soon benefit from a series of training from the Guyana National Bureau of Standards (GNBS)...
Minibus operators expected to sign code of conduct
The Government and the Minibus Union have agreed on a code of conduct for minibus operators countrywide. A statement from...
Local oilfield services’ company launched
Three companies boasting 100 years of experience combined, on Wednesday officially launched Guyana’s Oilfield services company –Jaguar Oilfield Services Guyana...
Disregard ‘plantain chip’ Facebook page: GRA
The Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) Wednesday afternoon said it has noted with concern the appearance of a fake Facebook page...
Tax on plantain chips? No, it’s just a hoax
The official Facebook Page of the Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) has been hacked, its Public Relations Department has confirmed. A...
Late pay for prison officers, firemen, CANU because of inaccurate filing– Minister Jordan
Finance Minister Winston Jordan has said the delay in payments to members of the Joint Services and other agencies under...
Diamond ‘gas well’ site still active
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is seeking a permanent solution for the ‘gas well’ at Diamond on the East Bank...
Dr. Yesu Persaud: A giant in business and philanthropy
By Kurt Campbell Mere days after celebrating his 90th birthday, Dr Yesu Persaud is being celebrated by Guyanese academics and...
Construction of Diamond/Ogle road to commence in 2019
Construction of the East Bank – East Coast Road Linkage Project (Diamond to Ogle) is expected to commence in July...
Gas leak forces Pritipaul to close complex, employees rushed to hospital
Pritipaul Singh Investments (PSI) Incorporated was forced to close its fisheries complex at McDoom East Bank Demerara following a gas...
