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™,...
Buxton residents owe GWI $116M
Residents of Buxton, East Coast Demerara owe a total of $116M to the Guyana Water Incorporated (GWI) of which $89M...
Author with Guyanese roots in race row with Prince Charles
[MSN] – Prince Charles has been accused of making a serious gaffe after telling a woman with Guyanese origins “Well,...
I drink pipe water ‘all the time’ – GWI’s Dr Van West-Charles
The country’s water authority – Guyana Water Incorporated (GWI) Friday afternoon signed a US$3.5 million contract for the overhaul of...
Religious Group to host Major Women’s Conference
The Freedom Life Ministries will be hosting its “Women Stronger than their Struggles” Conference, an annual activity aimed at empowering...
Fishermen banned from operating at Hope Canal
By Devina Samaroo Fishermen who dock their boats at the Hope Canal Water Conservancy to guard against pounding waves are...
Refunds for Dynamic Airways customers to begin May 2
The Ministry of Public Infrastructure has announced that it will begin refunding Dynamic Airways customers from May 2, 2018. Dynamic...
Measures in place to assist returning Guyanese, Venezuelans seeking refuge
By Bibi Khatoon As a result of the economic crisis in Venezuela, a number of Guyanese who would have migrated...
Eteringbang Airstrip to be closed for 7 days
In an effort to improve the quality of the Eteringbang airstrip, the Ministry of Public Infrastructure will be commencing the...
Loans, reduced airline fares for Guyana Carnival
The Guyana Carnival Committee today announced that airlines, hotels and other businesses are offering discount prices for the event but...
Mahdia road project 75% complete
The Mahdia internal road project is 75 percent complete, the Ministry has reported. For the first time in its history,...
Gov’t completes strategy to advance use of electronic payments
The Guyana Government has completed a strategy for the National Payment System (NPS) which will make electronic payments and transfer...
Farmers, private developers row over Friendship lands
A group of farmers who have for years been planting undisturbed at lands located in Friendship, East Bank Demerara (EBD)...
GPL says recent blackouts due to localised faults, inclement weather
Assistant Public Relations Officer (PRO) of the Guyana Power and Light Incorporated (GPL), says that “localised faults” is the reason...
$91.4M program for development of statistics launched
A one-year program valued US$442,000 to increase the availability of statistics as it relates to Guyana, the economy, poverty levels,...
Preparations ongoing for Miss Earth Guyana 2018
Under new management, Guyana Premier, the Miss Earth Guyana pageant is looking to make a difference this year, not only...
Clifford Reis honoured by PSC
Banks DIH Limited Chairman and Managing Director, Clifford Barrington Reis has been honoured by the Private Sector Commission (PSC) for...
Youth Business Summit billed for May 23
The Department of Culture, Youth and Sport will next month launch its very first ‘Youth Business Summit’ aimed at encouraging...
Region 7 to get $50M for infrastructure projects
The Ministry of Public Infrastructure will be providing $50M for the execution of works in Region Seven. This is according...
