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Ten hours fly time to Brazil: Will Guyana make the cut as Latam expands into the Caribbean?
By Kurt Campbell Imagine flying north to go south. Few places illustrate the Caribbean’s connectivity challenges better than Guyana. Travelling from Georgetown to Rio de Janeiro this week for the 82nd Annual General Meeting of the International Air Transport Association (IATA), I found myself doing what many Guyanese travellers know all too well, flying in...
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...
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™,...
CJIA runway lights repaired
See below full release issued by the Ministry of Public Works on Monday night: The Cheddi Jagan International Airport (CJIA)...
Exploring Sustainable Land Management Practices: A learning journey through Brazil’s innovations
A team of ten national experts from various government agencies participated in a learning journey in Brazil from May 21...
CJIA restores runway lights for night flights
The Cheddi Jagan International Airport (CJIA) has reinstated one circuit of runway lights, allowing night flight operations. According to a...
Guyana among Caribbean countries to benefit from CA$10M agri project
Farmers and entrepreneurs across eight Caribbean countries stand to benefit from the new CA$10 million Regional Gender-Responsive Climate-Smart Agriculture and...
Companies, Guyanese urged to desist from ‘rent-a-citizen’ practices
As part of our diligent monitoring of Guyana’s petroleum industry, the Ministry of Natural Resources, through the Local Content Secretariat,...
New arrival times for flights diverted from CJIA; runway lights still being fixed
See below full release from the Cheddi Jagan International Airport: The teams from Cheddi Jagan International Airport (CJIA) and Guyana...
All incoming flights at CJIA diverted as runway lights inoperable
See below the full release issued by the Ministry of Public Works on Sunday night: Earlier this afternoon, the Timehri...
US$75.8M East Bank Demerara Road project to begin in August
See below full release from the Ministry of Public Works: Infrastructural works on the highly anticipated US$75.8 million East Bank...
BritCham’s London launch event set for Lord’s Cricket Ground
See below the full release from the British Chamber of Commerce of Guyana: The British Chamber of Commerce Guyana (BritCham...
Four more Guyanese win CNOOC scholarships for petroleum sciences in China
Press Release from CNOOC Petroleum Guyana Limited CNOOC Petroleum Guyana Limited (CPGL), in collaboration with the Ministry of Natural Resources,...
Significant progress made in tackling illegal fishing – Min Bharrat
Minister of Natural Resources, Vickram Bharrat, has highlighted the government’s commitment to preserving Guyana’s marine spaces, recognising their importance for...
Thousands to receive house lots at Building Expo in August
Guyana’s International Building Exposition 2024, which is the largest in the region, will once again provide the country with the...
Jamaican company ordered to pay outstanding sums to Guyanese rice supplier
(Jamaica Gleaner) Premium Farms and Trading Limited, which had failed to pay Guyanese company Pure Harvest Incorporated US$90, 170 for...
Defaulting contractors may not get gov’t contracts again – Jagdeo
The government has started to seriously crack down on defaulting contractors and Vice President Dr. Bharrat Jagdeo on Thursday said...
Gov’t intervenes to ensure smooth operation of Kwakwani Barge Service
The government is collaborating with the Kwakwani Neighbourhood Democratic Council (NDC) in Region 10 to implement a series of interventions...
69 more Lindeners participating in BIT skill training programmes
Sixty-nine more Lindeners are participating in several skill training programmes through the Board of Industrial Training (BIT), thus elevating their...
Government to examine more areas for sandpit mining
In response to Guyana’s booming infrastructural development, the Ministry of Natural Resources is examining new areas for sandpit mining. Minister...
Rotary Club of Georgetown Central launches ‘Wellness Space’ in National Park
In observance of Mental Health Awareness Month, the Rotary Club of Georgetown Central launched a specially designated Wellness Space at...
