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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...
GRA Boss urges use of other tax incentives
By Devina Samaroo Commissioner General of the Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA), Godfrey Statia noted said there are other forms of...
$40M well drilled at Diamond
Approximately $40 million was spent on the development of a new well at Diamond, East Bank Demerara (EBD) in order...
CDC receives over GY$16M in items for hurricane-ravaged islands
The Civil Defence Commission (CDC) has received over GY$16M worth of relief supplies from members of the Private Sector Commission...
50 dial scales seized by GNBS
Fifty dial scales were seized from the Stabroek and Bourda markets Wednesday by the Guyana National Bureau of Standards (GNBS)...
Lands cleared for construction of 60 houses in Amelia’s Ward
The Central Housing and Planning Authority (CH&PA) has cleared a plot of land at Amelia’s Ward, Linden, for the construction...
GuySuCo loses $29.5M from strike at Skeldon Estate
The Guyana Sugar Corporation Inc. (GuySuCo) has reported millions of dollars in losses from strike actions organised by the Guyana...
US$3.5M worth of rice heads to Cuba
Cuba is set to receive its first shipment of rice from Guyana in five to six days as it prepares...
Ministry commences work on deplorable Victoria road following protest
By Bibi Khatoon The Ministry of Public Infrastructure has begun rehabilitating the Victoria main access road on the East Coast...
Vehicular overpass for Diamond cancelled
By Devina Samaroo Plans to construct the country’s first-ever vehicular overpass have been cancelled by the APNU+AFC government, forcing authorities...
Harmon defends Patterson on petro blocks
The public is once again left in the dark regarding the governance of the country’s natural resources as another back...
CARICOM to launch online CSME platforms
The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretariat will officially launch four online platforms which were developed to help make the benefits of...
Gov’t refuses GuySuCo $2B bailout
The cash-strapped Guyana Sugar Corporation Inc. (GuySuCo) will be moving to fast-track the sale of lands to the Housing authority...
Victoria residents protest deplorable road
Scores of residents of Victoria, East Coast Demerara, along with taxi drivers, took to the streets Wednesday morning, protesting the...
Cuba to receive rice from Guyana after 40 years
Cuba is set to receive its first shipment of rice from Guyana after 40 years and a visiting delegation from...
New Harbour Bridge projected to cost US$170M
-study proposes 250% increase in toll fees The final report from the feasibility study into the new Demerara Harbour Bridge...
Public urged to donate to Hurricane Fund
As Guyana continues its efforts to provide assistance to those island states which have been left devastated in the wake...
Gov’t, ATNI to conclude liberalisation talks soon
The Government of Guyana anticipates that the discussions with GTT’s parent company – Atlantic Tele-Network International (ATNI) – will come...
CAL to operate relief flights to hurricane hit islands
Caribbean Airline continues to support the hurricane relief effort by operating flights to Tortola and separately to Antigua to evacuate...
