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™,...
Insurance Companies now need to know customers’ political links
Insurance companies in Guyana have now made it mandatory for customers to declare their political affiliations when applying for any...
Post Office to launch Online Shopping Centres
With over 900 customers using its online shopping service, the Guyana Post Office Corporation (GPOC) plans to establish shopping centres...
Over 100,000 mails returned over failure to use postboxes
Some 155,873 mails were returned last year over the failure of addressees’ to use postboxes and the Guyana Post Office...
Elderly urged to use bank accounts to collect pension
Pensioners are urged to sign up with the Guyana Post Office Corporation (GPOC) to have their monthly pensions deposited into...
Passport, licences among 200 online public services by end of 2019 – Cathy Hughes
The government is looking to roll out some 200 public sector services by the end of 2019, Minister of Public...
US$1.25M Nappi Reservoir commissioned
Minister of Natural Resources, Raphael Trotman on Saturday, February 10, 2018, commissioned the newly constructed reservoir in Nappi Village, Region...
The Economy: The Production Sharing Agreement – Guyana’s Potential Earnings & Profit Sharing from Oil & Gas
Introduction On December 28, 2017, the Production Sharing Agreement (PSA) between the Government of Guyana (GoG) and ExxonMobil was finally...
Petroleum Dept. & Food Institute for UG
The University of Guyana (UG) is in the process of establishing a Petroleum Department as well as a Food and...
Families of slain Cops receive assistance from Foundation
The Guyana Police Force’s Fallen Heroes Foundation on Friday, February 9, 2018, donated close to $900,000 to nine families of...
Set strict rules for oil spending to lock out politicians – Advisor Jan Mangal
By Neil Marks Strict rules should be established now to ensure that Guyana’s oil revenues are spent to transform the...
First shipment of development casings arrives for Liza 1 Project
The first shipment of development casings to be prepared for offshore use on the Liza 1 project arrived at the...
“Give politicians space to make decisions” – Robert Persaud
Former Minister of Natural Resources, Robert Persaud on Thursday, February 8, 2018, urged that politicians be given “space” to make...
Prof. Narine warns against giving citizens cheques from oil revenues
By Devina Samaroo Professor Suresh Narine Thursday warned against giving local citizens direct cash disbursements oil revenues. The Executive Chairman...
Academy launched to train locals for oil & gas industry
TotalTec Oilfield Services, a Guyanese-owned company,Thursday officially launched the International Petroleum and Maritime Academy at Houston, East Bank of Demerara....
More talks needed on spending oil revenue
Two well-known gentlemen in the field of oil, gas, and energy are urging that there be more public discourse on...
GEM suspends operation over crime rate, declining revenue
The Guyana Entertainment Magazine (GEM) on Thursday announced that it will be suspending operations this year. In a statement, GEM’s...
ExxonMobil adds 2.7 billion barrels to reserves in 2017
IRVING, Texas–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Exxon Mobil Corporation (NYSE:XOM) said today it added 2.7 billion oil-equivalent barrels of proved oil and gas reserves in...
Gov’t condemns “Go Invest” elsewhere ad
Government Ministers on Wednesday condemned a controversial advertisement which appeared in two newspapers. The Stabroek News and the Kaieteur News...
