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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...
Gov’t to engage private sector in housing development drive
The government will soon be engaging the private sector on the way forward in relation to the hundreds of acres...
WhatsApp DOWN – Messaging service NOT WORKING for thousands of users
(Modified from Express- UK) WHATSAPP is down across the UK and other parts of the world with thousands unable to...
Ansa Mcal Chairman Emeritus, Dr. Anthony Norman Sabga dies
Ansa Mcal group of companies this morning (Wednesday, May 03, 2017) announced the passing of Chairman Emeritus, Dr. Anthony N....
Rose Hall workers protest plans to close Estate
Workers of the Rose Hall Estate this morning (Tuesday, May 02, 2017) braved the rains as they staged their second...
Copa-Turkish Airlines Agreement Opens Guyana to Africa, Eurasia and Far East
(Aviation Pros) PANAMA CITY, Panama — An agreement to operate joint flights was signed on Friday between Star Alliance members...
Gov’t investing $70,000 US for study on use of natural gas for electricity generation
As Guyana prepares for the Oil and Gas Sector, the Government is investing 70 thousand US dollars for a consultancy...
ExxonMobil earns $4B during first quarter 2017
ExxonMobil First Quarter 2017 vs. First Quarter 2016 Upstream earnings were $2.3 billion, compared to a loss of $76 million...
British Minister of State to visit Guyana on heels of President’s trip to UK
London, United Kingdom (April 26, 2017) The Rt. Hon. Baroness Anelay of St. Johns DBE has announced that she will...
EasySky granted permission for monitored flights; Stranded passengers being transported
EasySky has been granted permission from the Guyana Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) to operate strictly monitored flights out of Guyana...
Ahead of results, TechnipFMC lands work offshore Guyana
United Press International, April 26, 2017 — Ahead of its first quarterly report, French energy services company TechnipFMC said it secured...
US to implement remittance fee on money transfers to fund Border Wall
Cited as “Border Wall Funding Act of 2017”, the United States of America is seeking to amend the Electronic Fund...
Feature: Local business consultant licensed to operate Franklin Covey-Guyana
A global leading company in management and organizational behaviour, Franklin Covey has landed on Guyanese shores and popular internationally certified...
UK visit to augur well for Guyana’s investment future says President
Guyana’s future as an investment capital is a promising one and foreign investors are keen on the country’s investment potential....
Sugar industry to get new marketing plan as President meets with UK-based company
MOTP Photos President David Granger, who is presently in London for a number of high-level meetings, has met with executives...
Defects on turnkey homes to be fully rectified by month- end
Recipients of the government’s turnkey houses will soon get access to their homes as the Central Housing and Planning Authority...
Duplexes being completed for ‘Housing Solutions 2017 and Beyond’
The Central Planning and Housing Authority (CH&PA) is preparing to host ‘Housing Solutions 2017 and Beyond’ next month. For this...
Government encouraged to look to Diaspora for investment in airstrips upgrade
President of the Florida-headquartered Guyanese American Chamber of Commerce Wesley Kirton has thrown out the suggestion that the Government of...
Digicel introduces low mobile roaming rates for travellers to Cuba
Telecommunications provider, Digicel, today (Friday, April 21, 2017) announced its new Cuba Roaming SIM card offered in conjunction with Cuban...