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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...
2% reduction of VAT not being filtered to consumers; GRA going after defaulting businesses
The Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) enforcement officers have found that consumers are not benefitting from the budget measure. During a...
Finance Minister boasts of another reduction in public debt
Finance Minister, Winston Jordan announced that government has managed to further reduce its public debt to 46 percent of the...
GRA establishing ‘Large Tax Payers Unit’ to recover debts
80% of all revenue earned by the state is paid by 200 large businesses. This is according to Commissioner-General of...
Effects of used tyre restriction will kick in until next year- GRA
The Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) has had reason to fine 11 containers of used tyres following the commencement on the...
Private Sector scared of getting into business with Gov’t; Harmon dispel rumours of two sides at war
While the Private Sector is calling on the Government to create the enabling environment for investments which would, in turn,...
Gov’t working towards inviting new Telecoms service providers by year end
The Telecommunications (Amendment) Bill 15/2016 was in July 2016 passed in the National Assembly, paving the way for the liberalisation...
Boyer re-elected Chairman of PSC; Pleads with Gov’t-Opposition to unite for country
The Private Sector Commission held its twenty-fifth Annual General Meeting yesterday, Thursday, June 8, 2017, at the Marriott Hotel, Georgetown,...
Sun & Sand Hotel site to be used for new GRA headquarters; Camp St Location to benefit from $57M roof
Written by Leroy Smith The Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) has secured a 50 year lease for a once controversial investment...
GRA to ban use of smart phones at Headquarters
Written by Leroy Smith Commissioner-General of the Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA), Godfrey Statia today (Thursday, June 08, 2017) announced that...
Eco Atlantic ups size of 3D survey offshore Guyana; Eyes drilling in 2018
Eco (Atlantic) Oil & Gas and with its Operating Partner, Tullow Oil, has approved a circa 2,550 km2 seismic survey on...
Qualfon Guyana opens US $5M Extension Campus at Providence
Qualfon Guyana today (Wednesday, June 07, 2017) officially introduced the extension of the Providence Campus with the view of employing...
Transparency body demands full disclosure of ExxonMobil contract
Local transparency watchdog, the Transparency Institute of Guyana Inc (TIGI) is calling on the government to make full disclosure of...
Graduate students from Guyana pursue degrees in agricultural regulations at UAPB
Three students from the University of Guyana are currently pursuing master’s degrees in agricultural regulations from the University of Arkansas...
Surinam Airways announces Guyana- Orlando flights from July to September
Surinam Airways announced this week the reintroduction of its seasonal service between Guyana and Orlando, from July 1st to September...
US$650,000 ‘green’ project launched in Bartica
(Ministry of the Presidency) Minister of State, Mr. Joseph Harmon, on Monday (June 05, 2017), said that the Government of...
UG Students can now repay loans using MMG App; Partnership with Western Union to be launched soon
Despite presenting several options for students to repay the University of Guyana during the Jubilee Independence Anniversary celebrations, the Government...
GRDB facilitating fertilizer on credit system to farmers
The Board of Directors of the Guyana Rice Development Board (GRDB) has recently taken a decision to afford farmers throughout...
President calls for more public-private partnerships, investments to transform local tourism sector
Georgetown, Guyana – President David Granger said that with a strong public-private sector partnership, tourism in Guyana can be developed...
