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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™,...
Finance Minister signs US$20M loan for GPL upgrade
Finance Minister, Winston Jordan today signed a loan agreement with the Islamic Development Bank (IsDB) for the sum of US$20M...
Slow TT process holds up Guyana’s honey exports – Agri. Minister
Even as the Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago committed to changing its laws to allow the transshipment of Guyana’s...
‘No sellout, no giveaway’ in energy MoU with Trinidad– Pres. Granger
President David Granger and Trinidad’s Prime Minister Dr Keith Rowley have shut down suspicions that there is something ominous about...
READ IN FULL: Energy MoU between Guyana and Trinidad
Guyana and Trinidad & Tobago on Wednesday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to pave the way for cooperation on...
Top Cop, Army Inspector General get national awards
Newly appointed Commissioner of Police Leslie James and the Inspector General of the Guyana Defence Force (GDF) Trevor Bowman have...
150 youth benefited from ‘job readiness’ summer camp
Some 150 youths benefited from a ‘job readiness’ summer camp hosted by the Specialists in Sustained Youth Development and Research...
TT Prime Minister to visit Guyana to sign energy MoU
Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago, Dr Keith Rowley will be arriving in Guyana this week to sign a Memorandum...
First Lady urges Region Three residents to prepare for jobs in technology
First Lady, Mrs. Sandra Granger, Friday, urged residents of Essequibo Islands- West Demerara (Region Three) to prepare for new jobs in...
GCCI wants better roads, removal of taxes in Budget 2019
Better roads and the removal of taxes across a number of sectors are some of the recommendations made by the...
Sustainability Scientist tells Guyana to ‘watch’ ExxonMobil
A sustainability scientist on a visit to Guyana has described ExxonMobil as an excellent company, but said Guyana needs to...
Private sector told to shape up to spend oil revenues
As the conversation continues about what should be done with the incoming oil revenues, the need for increased capacity in...
Energy Ministry likely after 2020 – Pres. Granger
President David Granger wants to set up a Ministry of Energy but believes such an initiative can be explored after...
GMSA wants removal of VAT on electricity, excise tax on fuel
The Guyana Manufacturing and Services Association (GMSA) has presented a list of measures which should be taken into consideration during...
$60M goes to foreign companies to sell Guyana tourism
The Guyana Tourism Authority (GTA) has said the marketing firms it hired in Germany and North America were selected through...
Agreement with Trinidad will not trigger an apocalypse – Greenidge
Guyanese Foreign Affairs Minister Carl Greenidge says the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Trinidad and Tobago does...
Bringing back brewed coffee to Guyana
A heady, distinctive fragrance drifts invitingly up to Louis Holder’s Liliendaal office. It’s the smell of coffee—but definitely not any...
GPL gets USS$20M for more reliable power supply
The Government has received approval for a loan of US$20M from the Islamic Development Bank (IsDB) which will go towards...
The Economy: How can Infrastructural Development contribute towards Economic Development?
This article is inspired by a powerful presentation made by retired politician and prominent Attorney, Nigel Hughes, where he urged...
