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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 growth across Latin America and the Caribbean, Guyana appears better positioned than many regional counterparts to accommodate future increases in passenger traffic. Speaking ahead of the International Air Transport Association (IATA’s) 82nd Annual General Meeting...
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™,...
Monarch Bay Phase One oversubscribed in two weeks
Georgetown, Guyana – Phase One of Monarch Bay, Guyana’s first Crystal Lagoons® community – the patented technology behind the world’s...
Giftland reduces entrance fee
The management of Giftland has taken a decision to reduce the entrance fee to the Mall from the initially stated...
City Council to challenge High Court ruling on Parking Meter by-laws
By Bibi Khatoon Mayor of Georgetown, Patricia Chase-Green is adamant that there is a need for metered parking within the...
First Burger King outlet opens in Georgetown
Burger King will be opening its doors at Regent and Camp Streets, Georgetown, to the public from Wednesday, December 20,...
58 graduate from Public Service College
The first batch of 58 students today graduated from the Bertram Collins College – an institution designed to train persons...
‘Tremendous’ interest in the oil and gas sector – Go-Invest CEO
The Guyana Office for Investment (Go-Invest) has announced that it has processed 120 investment agreements which are likely to create...
$3,000 to enter Giftland Mall
By Bibi Khatoon The Management of Giftland Mall has taken a decision to implement a $3,000 entrance fee which will...
Russia wins gas licences in Venezuela
(BBC) Venezuela has awarded licences to Russian energy giant Rosneft to develop two offshore gas fields. The deal allows its...
‘It may start with plantain chips’ – President on job creation
President David Granger had no numbers to provide of jobs created since he assumed office two and a half years...
ExxonMobil partnering with Brazillian Oil company
ExxonMobil and Brazillian oil company, Petrobras today signed a memorandum of understanding regarding a strategic alliance to jointly identify and...
DDL tests dual fuel engine in push towards clean energy
By Neil Marks Eight years after it began converting waste from its distillery to methane gas to power its boilers,...
GBTI makes annual donation to NGOs, launches 2018 Calendar
The Guyana Bank for Trade and Industry Limited (GBTI Ltd) on Tuesday, December 12, 2017, held its Annual Donation and...
DNA testing in Guyana from next year
Minister of Public Security, Khemraj Ramjattan has announced that the Citizens Security Programme has agreed to fund the US$1M DNA...
The Economy: A review of the White Paper on the future of the Sugar Industry
In light of the recent revelations in the press that thousands of sugar workers are going to be jobless by...
Transparency Group slams gov’t for deliberate deception on oil bonus
The country’s transparency watchdog has slammed the government, saying it appears to have deliberately engaged in deception in relation...
CCJ upholds High Court ruling against GGMC
The Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) today ruled that the Guyana Geology and Mines Commission (GGMC) had no authority to...
Vlissengen route back for Mash!
After a series of changes in the route, the annual Mashramani Float Parade will make its way back to Vlissengen...
GTT confirms damage to cable
The Guyana Telephone Telegraph (GTT) Company has confirmed damage to one of its cables but did not elaborate on the...
Fmr. Gov’t Minister touts international relief fund for sugar workers
Noting that many businesses have lived off the blood, sweat and tears of sugar workers, former Minister of Agriculture, Robert...
