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™,...
Private Sector has to employ the masses – Harmon
Guyana’s high unemployment rate was a hot topic at the Annual General Meeting of the Georgetown Chambers of Commerce and...
Two major investors for Wales soon
The Ministry of Finance’s Special Purpose Unit (SPU) has secured investors for the closed Wales Sugar Estates. “…in the next...
GPL workers protest management over broken promises
Senior and junior managers of the state-owned Guyana Power and Light Inc. (GPL) continued a picketing exercise today outside of...
Private Sector wants anti-dumping laws to keep out inferior goods
Executive Member of the Private Sector Commission (PSC) Ramesh Dookhoo Wednesday afternoon enjoyed the support of the Government when he...
Gov’t will set aside oil revenues to respond to oil spill
Minister of Natural Resources Raphael Trotman announced that the Government will set aside a portion of oil revenues to respond...
$30B syndicated bond secured to revitalise sugar estates
Government’s Special Purpose Unit (SPU) has secured a syndicated bond of $30 billion which will be used to revitalise the...
‘All terms’ of oil contract will be reviewed in 4 years – Trotman
Faced with mounting criticisms of the petroleum agreement signed with U.S. oil major ExxonMobil and its partners to develop the...
$19.4M Machine acquired to improve blood transfusion service
The Georgetown Public Hospital will now be in a better position to provide emergency blood transfusion, as the National Blood...
American Airlines to ply Guyana/US route
Major United States (US) carrier, American Airlines, will begin flying to Guyana from December 2018. In reacting to the announcement,...
No fees to vend in Georgetown this Easter
Vendors will not be required to make payments for spots around the city during this year’s Easter holidays as provisions...
City hall defers vote on Parking Meter by-laws
By Bibi Khatoon Councillors on Monday afternoon voted in favour of deferring a vote on the new by-laws governing metered...
Fee for use of Botanical Gardens, urban parks on Easter Monday
The National Parks Commission (NPC) will be charging “a minimal fee” for vendors and patrons who wish to take their...
Radio Orealla on air!
President David Granger on Sunday commissioned Radio Orealla, which will be transmitted via the 95.1FM frequency. The radio station will...
2 million ounces of gold projected from Aurora Gold Mine underground mining
By Devina Samaroo Approximately two million ounces of gold are expected to be extracted when Aurora Gold Mine (AGM)/Guyana Goldfields...
Over $8M British funded solar lights installed at National Park
The Guyana Energy Agency (GEA), in keeping with its mandate to carry out research into all sources of energy, saw...
‘Invest up to a certain point, then save your money’ – Chilean expert on spending oil revenues
By Devina Samaroo Chilean Sovereign Wealth Fund (SWF) specialist, Eric Parrado says the Guyana Government needs to find an ideal...
Cable & Wireless VP meets with Minister Hughes
Sub Sea Systems, Cable & Wireless Networks (C&W), a company which operates throughout the greater Caribbean, Central America and Andean...
Gov’t says all legal requirements were met for petroleum licence
The Guyana Government Friday afternoon responded to an international report of a legal challenge being mounted against ExxonMobil and partners...
