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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™,...
Dr Harold Davis appointed CEO of GuySuCo
Dr Harold Davis Jr. has been appointed Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Guyana Sugar Corporation (GuySuCo) effective today, Minister...
Land Degradation in Guyana is extremely low – GLSC
It is estimated that a total of 0.003% of land in Guyana is degraded, the Guyana Lands and Surveys Commission...
Wismar Post Office closed for repairs
The Wismar Post Office in Linden is closed for repairs after bandits set it on fire in an attempt to...
GWI records increase in revenue; $3B outstanding
At the end of June 2018, the Guyana Water Incorporated (GWI) has seen an increase in revenue from $1.8 Billion...
Guyana cannot achieve 100% renewable power by 2025 – officials
Local climate change officials have admitted that Guyana’s international commitment to achieve 100% renewable power by 2025 was “ambitious” and...
NOTICE: Temporary road closure
This is a Public Service Advisory from GTT for Sunday, August 5, 2018. This advisory serves to inform road users...
Guyana unlikely to benefit from carbon trading
Unless Guyana increases it deforestation rate, it is unlikely that the country will generate revenues in its mission to pursue...
Private Sector urged to legally challenge unfair trade practices
By Bibi Khatoon Despite mechanisms put in place by CARICOM through the Caricom Single Market and Economy (CSME) and the...
Some city factories producing ‘unsatisfactory’ water
Some factories in the city have been bottling and distributing “unsatisfactory” water, the Government Analyst-Food & Drug Department (GA-FDD) has...
US$4.4M for studies on new Wismar Bridge, Parika stelling
The Board of Directors of the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) has approved funding in the amount of US$4.4 million to...
KFC donates to initiative against suicide, abuse
KFC (Guyana) is contributing to a nationwide initiative against suicide and abuse led by Caribbean Voice, a Non-Government Organisation. The...
Guyana gets US$35M loan to prepare finance sector for oil and gas
The Guyana Government today signed an Agreement for a Policy-Based Loan from the World Bank to the tune of US$35M....
Guyana signs onto China’s Belt and Road initiative
By Bibi Khatoon In observance of 48 years of diplomatic relations, the Government of Guyana today signed onto China’s ‘Belt...
NY Times article harmful to investment, tourism- PSC
Guyana’s leading umbrella private sector organisation has written the New York Times expressing its dissatisfaction with an article which has...
ExxonMobil Earns $4 Billion in Second Quarter of 2018
Exxon Mobil Corporation today announced estimated earnings of $4 billion in the second quarter of 2018. This is an increase from the...
African businesses urged to get organised
The Auditorium of the Critchlow Labour College was packed with over 400 persons – a turnout the organizers clearly did...
Gov’t say increase oil estimate is “good news”
See below a statement issued by the Government of Guyana: The Government of the Cooperative Republic of Guyana is most...
Estimate for Stabroek Block increases to 4 Billion barrels of oil
IRVING, Texas–(BUSINESS WIRE)– ExxonMobil said today it has increased its estimate of the discovered recoverable resources for the Stabroek Block offshore Guyana...
