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™,...
“Upgrade your skills, improve your standards” – Trotman urges private sector
Minister of Natural Resources, Raphael Trotman Wednesday advised local entrepreneurs to be prepared for a level of investment and business...
Tax returns can now be filed online
The Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) has launched an electronic services (eServices) platform to enable individual taxpayers and companies to submit...
Alcohol being sold to children as rural shops continue to flout law
It continues to be a general practice for shops, especially in the countryside of Guyana, to sell rum and other...
‘Local economic gaps are opportunities’ – Go-Invest Chair tells investors
As the country’s inaugural petroleum summit gets underway, the country’s investment agency has urged investors to view the local economic...
DDL considers importing molasses/cane juice
Demerara Distillers Limited (DDL), a giant in rum production in Guyana, is considering importing molasses or cane juice to meet...
Leopold Street youths receive Empowerment Training
Youths from Leopold Street, Georgetown on Monday, February 5, 2018, graduated from a Youth Empowerment Programme (YEP), which focused on...
GPA urges boycott of major oil & gas conference over media restrictions
The Guyana Press Association (GPA) has written the relevant authorities registering its concerns about the burdensome constraints that are about...
Over 400 plots of land up for grabs in re-migrant housing scheme
By Devina Samaroo With more than 400 lands available for purchase, the re-migrant housing scheme, otherwise known as Providence Gardens,...
Lombard/Broad St. Squatters to be moved to Cummings Lodge
Following strong resistance from residents and an order by the Head of State, David Granger the Central Housing and Planning...
Guyana, Singapore sign agreement to eliminate airline restrictions
Guyana and Singapore have signed an Air Services Agreement, allowing airlines to fly any number of services between both countries,...
Dharmic Sabha promises training, jobs for ex-sugar workers
President of the Guyana Hindu Dharmic Sabha, Dr. Vindhya Persaud has noted that her organization is compiling a database of...
French company buys into Guyana oil exploration
[Offshoreenergytoday.com] – French oil company, Total, said on Monday it signed agreements to acquire interests into two exploration licenses offshore...
US$120M to be invested in underground mining locally
Guyana-based Canadian Gold Mining Company, Guyana Goldfields Inc. will be investing some US$120 million to commence underground gold mining locally...
Guyana Goldfields not bothered by Venezuela’s claim, says it’s a non-issue
By Devina Samaroo Guyana-based Canadian Gold Mining Company, Guyana Goldfields Inc., is monitoring the developments regarding the Guyana/Venezuela border controversy...
City Hospital defeats Gov’t in case to import drugs from India
A private city hospital has won the case against the Government’s Food and Drug Department which was blocking the health...
21 benefit from STEM training for “green development”
Twelve teachers from Bartica, along with four community stakeholders, on Saturday, February 03, 2018, underwent a one-day training workshop in...
Jagdeo gives keynote address at World Sustainable Development Forum
Guyana’s former President Bharrat Jagdeo in his capacity as Patron in Chief delivered feature remarks at the World Sustainable Development...
The Economy: Considerations for Guyana’s Draft Local Content Policy – Going Forward
As indicated in the article carried on January 04, 2018, today’s article examined the LCPs of Trinidad & Tobago, Kazakhstan...
