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™,...
Students warned against studying at unregistered institutions
By Devina Samaroo The agency responsible for monitoring the standards of tertiary educational institutions is cautioning students against signing up...
U.S. warned Guyana about fish ban since Nov. 2015
The U.S. Government Wednesday afternoon said that it informed Guyana of changes to its food safety regulations regarding fish and...
SPU Head appointed Chairman of GuySuCo
The Board of Directors of the Guyana Sugar Corporation (GuySuCo) has been approved. In a full-page advertisement in the newspapers...
Banning of Guyana’s Catfish from US market is “a big blow”
The banning of Guyana’s catfish species from the US export market is “a big blow” to the local market, according...
GWI expends $2.3M in rent per month
The Guyana Water Incorporated (GWI) spends $2.3M on rented buildings per month. According to a document circulated on Monday at...
‘A beautiful experience’ – Guyanese happy to be working on Exxon drillship
Minister of Natural Resources, Raphael Trotman and a team comprising Minister within the Ministry of Indigenous People’s Affairs, Valerie Garrido-Lowe...
PSC quells rumors of quarrel over UG Council member appointment
The Private Sector Commission (PSC) believes its public position on the appointment of a business representative on the Council of...
City Hall attempting to account for $173.5M spent in 2016
By Bibi Khatoon The Mayor and City Council of Georgetown has handed over several payment vouchers to the Auditor General...
Op-Ed: Prioritizing a Sovereign Wealth Fund – Preparing for prosperity now
By United States Ambassador Perry L. Holloway As Guyana welcomed hundreds of delegates to attend its most recent oil and...
GWI propose NDCs be collection agents
The Guyana Water Incorporated (GWI) is proposing that Neighbourhood Democratic Councils (NDCs) be the rate collecting agent for the water...
Int’l mining companies to invest millions more in Guyana
Several Canadian mining companies operating in Guyana have pledged to invest tens of millions of US dollars in expansion projects...
Rice worm threatens bumper rice crop in Berbice
The Guyana Rice Development Board (GRDB) Friday said it has sent a team to investigate reports that some Corentyne rice...
UG identifies land for Law School
By Bibi Khatoon After several months of back and forth between the University of Guyana and the Attorney General Chambers,...
Joe Singh appointed Pro Chancellor of UG
The University of Guyana’s Council has appointed Major General (ret’d) Joseph Singh as Pro-Chancellor of the University. The appointment was...
Guyoil announces price reduction
The Guyana Oil Company Ltd (Guyoil) has announced a reduction in prices for Gasoline, Gasoil (LSD) and Kerosene with effect...
City Hall accused of creating emergency situations to bypass tendering process
By Devina Samaroo The Georgetown Mayor and City Council (M&CC) is accused of deliberately creating emergency situations in order to...
Women urged to strive beyond social norms to achieve goals
By Bibi Khatoon Over the years, it has not been easy for women to break barriers in the world of...
Scholarship website launched
Permanent Secretary of the Department of Public Service (DPS), Mr. Reginald Brotherson, on Wednesday, declared open the Department’s scholarship website...
