Business
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...
C.L Financial looking to make amends with Guyana for US $40M debt to NIS
C.L Financial, the parent company of failed Clico Guyana is looking to renew relations and make amends with Guyana. This...
Digicel partners with ZTE to expand 4G LTE Networks across the Caribbean and Central America
Kingston Jamaica – Digicel announced today (March 30, 2017) an agreement with ZTE Corporation, a major international provider of telecommunications,...
ExxonMobil Announces New Oil Discovery Offshore Guyana
Exxon Mobil Corporation announced today (March 30, 2017) positive results on the Snoek well offshore Guyana, confirming a new discovery...
City Council to stop collecting business waste for free come May
Come May, businesses in the Capital may have to find alternative means of garbage collection and disposal. Solid Waste Director...
A focus on value chains to make Guyana’s tourism industry product, market & export ready
By Stacy Carmichael-James The Guyana Tourism Authority in collaboration with the World Wildlife Fund today held a seminar under the...
Government pledges to guard against “sleaze and malfeasance” as Oil and Gas Conference opens
The Government of Guyana says it is uncompromising when it comes to avoiding “sleaze and malfeasance in public office,” concerning...
GTT trying to deflect from issues resulting from onset of liberalisation- Digicel
Digicel Guyana on Sunday evening (March 26, 2017) responded to allegations made by the Guyana Telephone and Telegraph Company (GTT)...
Oil & Gas Exhibition gets underway; World class base to be established at Crab Island
Guyana is looking to have a state-owned oil company by next year. The first Oil and Gas Conference and Exposition...
Government questions GTT’s ability to sufficiently meet Guyanese telecoms & internet needs
The Ministry of Public Telecommunications (MPT) in response to the Guyana Telephone and Telegraph (GTT) company’s press statement on illegal...
Authorities looking into the legality of G$250 to US$1 airline exchange rate
Bank of Guyana Governor, Dr Gobind Ganga says authorities are looking into the legality of the reported high exchange rate...
IMF projects 3.5% 2017 economic growth; says sustaining growth hinges on improved business climate
Following a recent visit to Guyana, staff of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) have noted that although growth was uneven,...
Associations demand consultation on used tyres ban; Says transportation costs may increase
One week before the implementation of a ban on used tyres, the Guyana Used Tyre Association, and the United Minibus...
BoG mulling the closure of retention accounts to address “hoarding” of Foreign Currency
Central Bank Governor Dr. Gobind Ganga will be meeting with banking representatives next week to sort out several issues concerning...
Angoy’s Avenue residents to pay for their land, those living on reserves to be removed
A plan has been formulated to address the regularisation of Angoy’s Avenue in Region Six. The fulfilment of the residents’...
100 Women Who Care Guyana- “raising money for charity one woman at a time”
By Stacy Carmichael-James The grass root movement dubbed 100 Women Who Care Guyana, which has some 340 chapters across North...
Gold and Diamond Miners operating under severe constraints -GGDMA
The Guyana Gold and Diamond Miners Association [GGDMA] has once again expressed its frustration with the new taxes and regulations...
Gov’t considering opening new mining lands for displaced Marudi miners
After listening to the cries of miners who were displaced from the Marudi area, the Ministry of Natural Resources is...
Within 30 days completed draft National Energy Policy to be discussed publicly
By Mark Murray Before mid-year Government is hoping to have a comprehensive National Energy Policy as the draft document moves...
