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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...
Miners boycotted Mining Week, says Gov’t failing industry
Increased taxes and fees along with empty promises are just some of the reasons why miners across the country boycotted...
CJIA aerodrome to be closed periodically in October
Aircraft operations at the Cheddi Jagan International Airport (CJIA) will be interrupted during the last two weeks of October to...
500 jobs to be created from US$9.5M investment in former Barama concessions
Over 500 employment opportunities are expected to be created following the award of two lots approximately 800,000 hectares of concession...
Full disclosure of oil contract will not threaten national security – Jagdeo
By Devina Samaroo Opposition Leader, Bharrat Jagdeo has shot down government’s latest excuse for not releasing the details of the...
Citizens are living in constant state of fear – PSC tells Ramjattan
Guyanese citizens are now living in a constant state of fear, the Private Sector Commission (PSC) told the Minister of...
GPL launches Whatsapp Meter Reader
The Guyana Power and Light Inc. (GPL) recently added an additional customer service feature called “Whatsapp Meter Read” to better...
GPL offers compensation to customers suffering financial losses from blackouts
Customers who have suffered losses as a result of electricity fluctuations stand a chance of receiving compensation from the Guyana...
16 Guyanese benefit from $102M Chevening Scholarship programme
Sixteen Guyanese were this year granted scholarships to the United Kingdom to pursue studies in various fields, under the Chevening...
Generation shortfall causing blackouts; normalcy expected tomorrow – GPL
By: Devina Samaroo A shortfall in the generation of electricity is the reason for the widespread blackouts across the country...
45 persons to lose job after City Hall ends contract with Cevons, Puran Bros
Forty – five persons will now be plunged into the unemployment bracket after City Hall terminated its contracts with two...
US$50M Bauxite Project for Bonasika, Cuyuni-Mazaruni
Minister of State, Joseph Harmon on Thursday received a courtesy call from Executive members of the First Bauxite Corporation (FBX)...
Power Company blames GPL for blackouts
By Devina Samaroo The frequent power outages across the country are not as a result of faults in power generation...
St Rose’s High, Hindu School students top CAPE
Securing Grade one passes in eight units, Shawn Shewram of St Rose’s High and Vamanadev Hiralall of Saraswati Vidya Niketan...
Top student against cap on CXC subjects
By Bibi Khatoon Thirty-five subjects were offered at this year’s Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) Examination and Guyana’s top performer,...
Contracting firm commended for completing Plaisance Project ahead of schedule
By Leroy Smith Residents of Plaisance, East Coast Demerara are expressing satisfaction with the construction of a bridge in the...
Mathematics pass rate remains below 50%, English saw marginal decline at CSEC
By Bibi Khatoon Guyana saw a 63.68% pass rate with Grades 1- 3 at this year’s Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate...
$125M contract signed to design three landfill sites
By Devina Samaroo The Ministry of Communities today signed a $125M contract with a company called EXP Semco to design...
QC boy cops 24 grade one passes and 1 grade two pass at CSEC
Queen’s College copped the top three places at this year’s Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) Examination, followed by two students...
