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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™,...
Kato Secondary slated for September opening
The Kato Secondary School, located in Region Eight (Potaro-Siparuni) will be opened for the new school year beginning in September...
Gov’t teams up with private developers to build 8000 homes
With more than 9000 housing applicants in the system, the Government is moving to have approximately 8000 homes constructed along...
Indian Heritage Expo aims to regain cultural identity
The third annual Indian Heritage Expo 2018 was launched Wednesday night with the goal of continuing the steady progress of...
IPA spreads Mother’s Day cheer at city hospitals
International Pharmaceutical Agency (IPA) on Sunday last brought smiles to the faces of five mothers in observance of Mother’s Day...
$545M to develop East Bank housing schemes
The Government is moving ahead with the development of new housing schemes at Peters Hall and Providence on the East...
Guyanese urged to adopt anti-corruption posture
The State Assets Recovery Agency (SARA) today began a series of training with staff of key Government agencies to effectively...
The Economy: International Balance of Payment: what it means for the economy?
Recently, it was reported in some sections of the media that Guyana’s economic report for the fiscal year ended 2017,...
E-Networks teams up with Kes the Band for ‘Tuesday on the Rocks’
E-Networks Inc. – Guyana’s leading Cable TV service provider – today announced that it is teaming up with Trinidadian soca...
India ready to help preserve Guyana’s sugar industry
India’s Minister of State, Satya Pal Singh, who is on a four-day visit to Guyana, on Wednesday spoke of technologies...
Gov’t signs 2-year concession renewal with mining associations
President of the Guyana Women Miners Organisation (GWMO), Urica Primus and President of the Guyana Gold and Diamond Miners Association...
Indian company working on design for East Bank/East Coast Road Project
An Indian Public Sector company, RITES Ltd. has been contracted to provide Consultancy Services for the Design of the East...
Int’l businesses cautioned against entering corrupt transactions with locals
President of the Guyanese American Chamber of Commerce (GACC), Wesley Kirton has outlined a number of trade and investment opportunities...
CDF, Commonwealth Secretariat sign Cooperation agreement
The Caricom Development Fund (CDF) and the Commonwealth Secretariat today signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) in Georgetown, Guyana, to...
The Economy: The IsDB US$900M Line of Credit: What would be the implications on macroeconomic stability?
Sometime early last month, the Honorable Minister of Finance announced that Guyana is poised to access US$900 million from the...
Youth court for Guyana by year-end
A court system to deal specifically with cases involving children who break the law will soon be launched in Guyana....
Global Shapers host fundraiser for signature projects
One of the most vibrant groups of community changers in the country has hosted its first fundraising activity and the...
All fishing activities halted; boat owners refuse to send workers to sea
Owners of fishing boats in Paramaribo, Suriname have reportedly docked their fishing vessels in fear of being the next victim...
PriceSmart explores investment in Guyana
Chairman of the Board of Directors of PriceSmart Incorporated, Robert Price as well as other Board members, are in Guyana...
