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™,...
50-member Oil & Gas delegation from Canada due next week
A Canadian Oil and Gas Trade Mission of approximately 50 persons from the offshore oil and gas industry of the...
Safari from GT to Boa Visa celebrates 50 years of Guyana/Brazil relations
Local Tour company Rainforest Tours, in collaboration with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Department of Tourism and the Embassy...
ECD Supermarket caught selling expired goods
The Government Analyst –Food and Drug Department (GA-FDD) has initiated criminal proceedings against the proprietor of a recently established supermarket...
Gov’t responds to concerns of Leguan residents
The Ministry of Public Infrastructure is urging farmers in Leguan, Region Three to desist from driving combines or other tracked...
Persons being trained to assist in using pedestrian overpasses
With elevators installed at the four pedestrian overpasses constructed on the East Bank of Demerara (EBD), the Ministry of Public...
No controversy over Diwali date this year
There is no controversy in Guyana this year over the date for the celebration of Diwali and so all celebrations...
E-Networks celebrates its 15th Anniversary
E-Networks Inc., Guyana’s leading cable TV provider, celebrated a milestone this year of 15 years in business. Founded in 2003,...
29 Trainers sign contracts to improve Math performance
To improve the overall performance of Mathematics among students at the secondary school level, the Education Ministry has begun training...
Ric Couchman launches book on his walk from Georgetown to Lethem
Two years ago, Guyanese author and backpacker, Ric Couchman set out on a journey to fulfill a childhood dream of...
GuySuCo partners with Tourism Dept. to develop ‘Heritage Tourism’
The Guyana Sugar Corporation Inc. (GuySuCo) has established a partnership with the Department of Tourism, Ministry of Business, to develop...
Haags Bosch landfill strives to attain first-world status
By Devina Samaroo Ever wondered what happens to your garbage after it is thrown out? Well, if you live in...
City Hall thwarts construction of mega mall on Water Street
A businessman has been waiting for more than 13 years for permission from the City’s Engineering Department to construct a...
Cuso volunteer joins Guyana Foundation
The Guyana Foundation in association with its major donor Scotia Bank has announced that the organization will have the benefit...
Housing Dept halts construction of Store, Gas Station
The Central Housing and Planning Authority (CH&PA) on Friday served a notice on Mr. Shamnarine Narine of Guyana Tractor and...
Guyana records lowest deforestation rate in 7 years
By Neil Marks The Guyana Forestry Commission (GFC) on Friday announced the country’s 2017 deforestation rate as 0.048 percent –...
‘We always got paid on time under Sooba’ – retired City Hall worker
A retired employee of the Georgetown Mayor and City Council (M&CC) has testified that working conditions under former Town Clerk,...
Private Sector wants seat on Gov’t boards, bodies
The Private Sector Commission (PSC) expressed an interest in getting involved in the functioning government agencies at a meeting with...
Demerara Mutual going paperless; services offered online
Insurance company Demerara Mutual Life Assurance Society Limited Thursday launched three initiatives that sees the company going “green.” The company...
