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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...
U.S. policy towards Guyana has not changed- Ambassador; Consulate issued Over 14,000 visas last year
Georgetown, Guyana – (July 13, 2017) President David Granger, this evening, hailed the friendship Guyana has shared with the United...
UG students can now pay fees online
Students of the University of Guyana (UG) now have the option to process online payments for tuition and other facilities...
ExxonMobil Acquires Interest in Acreage Offshore Suriname
IRVING, Texas–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Exxon Mobil Corporation announced today that its subsidiary ExxonMobil Exploration and Production Suriname B.V., along with co-venturers Hess...
Region Seven town gets $40.8M for Beach Boulevard
Under the Community Infrastructure Improvement Programme (CIIP), seven contracts were signed among which the town of Bartica will be given...
Ministerial team assigned to engage manufacturers on diversifying economy
The government has formulated a Ministerial task-force to work with the Guyana Manufacturing and Services Association (GMSA) to stimulate performance...
City Hall banks on friends as garbage collectors strike
The City was relatively clean this afternoon, but that could soon change with the two garbage collectors dumping City Hall...
TRAFFIC ADVISORY
The Guyana Police Force is informing the general public that in order to facilitate the Sitting of the National Assembly,...
Inter-Agency Task Force to combat noise nuisance established
Ministry of Public Security Press Statement The Ministry of Public Security in collaborations with other various stakeholders having recognised the...
Gov’t will not restrict imports, but urges support for local – Jordan
By: Devina Samaroo Finance Minister Winston Jordan on Thursday clarified that the government has no intention of restricting the importation...
Republic Bank reopens Water Street branch for business today
Republic Bank (Guyana) Limited has advised that its Water Street branch which was affected by an attempted robbery on Tuesday,...
US$20M investment in limbo as businessman still awaiting casino license
By: Devina Samaroo After investing approximately US$20M on the wings of optimism, a local businessman has been waiting for over...
$20M to build boats for Berbice River – Ferguson
Government has allocated some $20M for the construction of two new speedboats to replace the hired river taxis currently operating...
NBS opens $110M state-of-the-art branch in Corriverton
Written by Royan Abrams In each of the last three years, the New Building Society (NBS) was able to surpass...
First shipment from GY $3.8B paddy contract leaves Guyana for Mexico
The Guyana Rice Development Board (GRDB) on Friday announced the start of paddy shipments to the Spanish speaking nation, Mexico....
Two United States, Three Regional airlines interested in operating out of Guyana
Several airlines have applied to the Guyana Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) to operate locally. This is according to Director General,...
Tobacco Industry Stakeholders working to stamp out illicit trade
While the Government of Guyana is working to implement stricter measures against the use of tobacco products, stakeholders are trying...
EU sugar funds fully disbursed
The European Union (EU) has released the remaining of its GY$348.5B grant to Guyana for sugar sector reform at a...
NMFU commissions system to better manage wireless communication
A Monitoring system that will not only weed out illegal use of Spectrum but also ensure that an acceptable radio...
