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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™,...
First Lady commissions two new parks in Region Six
Residents from the villages of Brothers and Lonsdale, on the East Bank of Berbice (EBB), Region Six, now have access...
Merchant Bank facilitates US$25M financing facility for Vreed-en-Hoop Shorebase
New Hayven Merchant Bank, a leading financial institution committed to fostering economic development, has successfully arranged, acted as collateral, and...
Mayor, Private Sector to ‘revitalise’ Georgetown
Several stakeholders on Thursday met with Georgetown Mayor, Alfred Mentore to discuss the revitalisation of the Capital City. Representatives from...
GBTI nets $3 billion profit in 2023
Press release from GBTI – GBTI last year continued its growth trajectory marking increased financial profitability and according to the...
Guyana World Trade Center signs MoU to promote trade, networking of local businesses
With works ongoing to ensure that the physical structure is established here by the end of September 2024, Guyana’s first...
Guyana’s first ‘grab and go’ fast food outlet opens on Saturday
Grabbing a meal most days, if not every day, can be a hassle whether it’s due to time constraints, traffic...
Gov’t takes out $51.9 billion from oil fund in first withdrawal for 2024
See below full release from the Ministry of Finance: Pursuant to the Natural Resource Fund (NRF) Act 2021, as amended...
Swamped with engagements, Diaspora Unit launching new ‘Jessie’ AI support
Jessie, a new Artificial Intelligence (AI) platform, is being rolled out by the Diaspora Unit of the Ministry of Foreign...
Company for regional ferry service incorporated in Guyana
The company responsible for the new ferry service among Guyana, Barbados and Trinidad and Tobago (T&T) has been incorporated in...
Mayor promises improved drainage at Bourda but wait continues for market feasibility studies
As the Georgetown Mayor and City Council (M&CC) continues its efforts to address the overcrowding of vendors in the city,...
Taxi drivers reminded of vital role in tourism sector
Ensuring that the services offered within the country’s growing tourism sector are of high standards, Guyana Tourism Authority (GTA) Director...
Contractor blames utility companies, lists pending decisions among factors delaying Cemetery Rd. project
Pending decisions including the rehabilitation of two bridges and the extension of a carriageway as well a lack of reliability...
Women entering industrial workforce lauded for ‘thinking outside the box’
Some 170 persons living at Region Six, successfully graduated from Board of Industrial Training (BIT) programmes last week. With 24...
Demerara Bank takes the lead as ‘most innovative’ local bank
See the full statement issued by Demerara Bank below: Demerara Bank Limited is thrilled to announce our recent recognition...
IDB’s private sector transactions in Guyana total US$173M
See below full release from the Ministry of Finance: As discussions and meetings continued today during the 2024 Annual Meetings...
New Hope-like drainage canal in Reg. 6 to reduce flooding by 70%
The government is building new drainage canals similar to the massive Hope canal on the East Coast Demerara (ECD) and...
President eyes greater sugar production at Skeldon Estate as more lands to be used
President Dr. Irfaan Ali on Saturday announced that another 5,000 hectares of land will be used for sugar production at...
President makes appeal for modernisation of banking sector in Guyana
Guyana’s President Dr. Irfaan Ali believes that the banking sector in Guyana remains largely old-fashioned even though there is much...
