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™,...
No official report deaths of GGMC workers are mercury related – Ministry
The recent deaths of four workers attached to the Guyana Geology and Mines Commission (GGMC) have not been proven to...
Union calls on bus drivers to end protest until meeting with Gov’t
The Union representing the interest of bus drivers across the country have called on them to end their protests until...
Berbice hire car drivers protest hike in fuel prices
Hire Car drivers on the Corentyne area on Friday morning staged a peaceful protest to highlight the challenges faced in...
NIS, GBTI among local investors for $30B GuySuCo bond
The National Insurance Scheme (NIS) and the Guyana Bank for Trade and Industry (GBTI) are among local investors backing the...
Canada hits back at U.S. with dollar-for-dollar tariffs on steel, aluminum, maple syrup
(CBC News) Canada is countering the United States’ move to slap punishing tariffs on steel and aluminum imports by imposing...
Reduce fuel price or increase fares- East Coast minibus operators
Minibus drivers on the East Coast of Demerara are demanding that the Government intervene to reduce the price of fuel...
Guyoil cheapest as fuel prices spike
The Guyana Oil Company (Guyoil) is holding the line with its gas price despite crude oil reaching four-year highs. As...
Chaos as striking minibus operators prevent others who choose to work
For a second consecutive day, minibus drivers of Route 44 took to the streets in protest of the rapid hike...
New expo to focus on investment, trade
The Government and the private sector today launched the Guyana Trade and Investment Exhibition (GuyTIE), an event which seeks to...
Minibus drivers protest fuel prices; PSC says Gov’t should step in
Several minibus drivers plying the East Coast of Demerara route today parked their vehicles at the Lusignan tarmac in protest...
UG to get new, modern library
The University of Guyana is slated to get a new, modern library, with funding from the Caribbean Development Bank (CBD),...
Hundreds benefit from medical outreach at Sister’s Village
The Hindu Parishad Seva Group of the Guyana Pandits’ Council has completed yet another successful Medical Outreach at the Saraswati...
Uber shuts down operations in Trinidad
[Trinidad Express] – After operating in Trinidad for almost a year and a half, ride-sharing app Uber is “pausing” its operations...
‘All Now We Unruly’ – Nothing to Laugh About all set for this weekend
The 11th edition of ‘Nothing to Laugh about’ is all set for this weekend at the National Cultural Centre. Under...
Citizens protest discrimination of Indigenous boy
Parents of a nine-year-old boy and other concerned organisations today protested the Mae’s Private School over recent actions to send...
Reg. 5 rice farmers decry slushy trail to farmlands
A ten-mile stretch of road that dips well below two feet at some points has rice farmers in the Mahaica-Berbice...
Over 200 Guyanese to be employed under Natural Gas project
More than 200 Guyanese will be employed during the civil works and construction phase for natural gas and liquid petroleum...
The Economy: Intra-Regional Trade & International Trade policies – where Guyana stands?
Last Wednesday, May 23, 2018, at the opening ceremony of the regional dialogue on trade held at the Marriot Hotel...
