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™,...
Leonora Hospital closed due to severe flooding
The Leonora Hospital on the West Coast of Demerara has been temporarily closed due to flooding as a result of...
High tides cause major flooding in West Side villages
There has been overtopping as a result of high tides in several villages along West Coast Demerara, mainly Uitvlugt, Stewartville...
Re-opening of sugar estates being sabotaged; appointment of new GuySuCo Board stalled
Confusion continues to surround the fate of the sugar industry. The Guyana Sugar Corporation (GuySuCo) is currently without a Board...
Sheriff Street-Mandela road project to start soon
The Public Infrastructure Ministry says works on the Sheriff Street-Mandela Avenue Road Enhancement Project will commence this month. In a...
Guyana, Haiti sign MoU to boost tourism & agriculture
The Governments of Guyana and Haiti have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to deepen collaboration in areas of tourism,...
1% royalty, 50% profit sharing in Israeli based oil contract with Guyana
The Guyana Government and Israeli-based oil exploratory firm, Ratio Guyana Limited have agreed to a royalty payment of 1% and...
500, 000 barrels of oil daily with new oil discovery
Exxon Mobil Wednesday said its latest oil discovery will take oil production to 500, 000 barrels a day. This is...
Seventh major oil find by ExxonMobil
Minister of Natural Resources, Raphael Trotman today announced another major oil find offshore Guyana, at the Pacora Well located 4...
Reg. 4 celebrates Black History Month
Decked in their traditional attire, teachers and students of a few secondary schools in the Demerara-Mahaica Region celebrated Black History...
Bartica tackles teenage pregnancy, substance abuse by offering scholarships
By Bibi Khatoon The Bartica Town Council has embarked on an initiative which provides scholarships for teenagers to further their...
‘Town Clerk shows a total disregard for law’ – No-confidence motion filed
Alliance For Change (AFC) Councillors, Sherod Duncan and Deputy Mayor, Lionel Jaikarran on Monday afternoon filed a no-confidence motion against...
Cash-strapped City Council mulls spending $20M on Town Week
By Bibi Khatoon The Mayor and City Council of Georgetown is mulling a week of activities to celebrate its anniversary. During a...
$30B loan needed to support GuySuCo
The Special Purpose Unit (SPU) of the National Industrial and Commercial Investment Limited (NICIL) has clarified that it needs approximately...
Security Service defends not paying workers, says documents needed first
A local security firm that was contracted to provide services to government buildings in Berbice has defended not paying its...
Guyana to host major Commonwealth Confab in October
The Guyana Government will be hosting the Commonwealth Association for Public Administration and Management’s (CAPAM) Biennial Conference in October 2018....
The Economy: Sovereign Wealth Fund vs. Infrastructure Development
There has been much public discussions with respect to the creation of a Sovereign Wealth Fund (SWF) to manage Guyana’s...
Guyana Hindu Dharmic Sabha’s Phagwah Mela set for Feb. 24
The Dharmic Kendra in Prashad Nagar, Georgetown will come alive on Saturday, 24th February with “Rang Rasiya”, the Dharmic Sabha’s...
Benefits for retrenched sugar workers secured at NIS
The National Insurance Scheme (NIS) says that the contributions for retrenched sugar workers are up to date. General Manager, Holly...
