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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™,...
The Economy: Guyana’ Economic performance for the fiscal year ended December 2017
The Bank of Guyana Annual Report for 2017 was recently made available on the Bank’s website, an important document that...
‘Private Sector has a right to be involved in politics’ – Fmr. GCCI President responds to Gaskin
Former President of the Georgetown Chamber of Commerce & Industry (GCCI), Vishnu Doerga says that business owners have the right...
First Lady donates robotic kit to Den Amstel Primary
First Lady, Mrs Sandra Granger on Friday donated a robotic kit to the students of the Den Amstel Primary School,...
EPA urged to clamp down on “willy-nilly” gold burning
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is being urged to clamp down on the haphazard burning of raw gold around the...
Gaskin tells private sector to “stay out of politics” until elections time
By Bibi Khatoon The need for political stability to encourage investment in Guyana was highlighted by President of the Georgetown...
25 Amerindian villages to get E-Networks’ DreamTV
E-Networks, broadcasters of the News Room, has offered its DreamTV service free to 25 far-flung Amerindian communities. Supported by the...
Licenced gold dealers briefed on changes to law, regulations
Minister of Natural Resources, Raphael Trotman has met with representatives of the eight licenced gold dealers to discuss proposed amendments...
Lethem trail to become operable soon, Patterson says
Minister of Public Infrastructure, David Patterson has indicated that the flood-damaged Linden-Lethem trail will be reopened soon. He said that...
Gov’t rules out subsidizing Berbice Bridge
While the Government has rejected the proposed increased tolls for crossing the Berbice Bridge, Minister of Public Infrastructure, David Patterson...
Guyana, Brazil recommit to completing Linden to Lethem road link
(Ministry of Foreign Affairs) Vice President and Minister of Foreign Affairs, the Honourable Carl Greenidge, today met with his Brazilian...
Cabinet to decide on proposed toll increase for Berbice Bridge
Minister of Public Infrastructure, David Patterson Thursday afternoon said he will be bringing Cabinet’s attention the proposal by the Berbice...
Some loggers shutting down, others sending home workers as interior roads worsen
Some logging companies are shutting down, while others are downsizing, causing a setback for not only the forestry industry but...
US$46M West Side road project commissioned
The US$46 million road improvement project on the West Coast of Demerara (WCD) has been commissioned, four years after it...
VIDEO: 300 affected as Kwakwani battles major flooding
More than 300 residents are affected as Kwakwani, Region Ten battles major flooding due to heavy rainfall. Kwakwani is a...
$15M to recap Diamond ‘gas well’
By Devina Samaroo An estimated $15 million is likely to be expended to develop the mechanism to trap the natural...
$93M to revive defunct Lands & Surveys project
Seven years after the Government expended over half a billion dollars to develop a network to aid in the better...
Guyoil announces reduction in fuel price
The Guyana Oil Company Ltd (Guyoil) has announced a reduction in prices for Gasoline and Gasoil (LSD) with effect from...
Gov’t rejects proposed increase in Berbice Bridge toll
The Ministry of Public Infrastructure says it is not contemplating any increase for the Berbice Bridge tolls and is assuring all...
