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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™,...
Companies involved in ‘fronting’ refused local content certificates – Bharrat
Some companies that were hoping to get local content certificates were denied those documents because the government discovered that they...
Samsung partners with ENet to bring enhanced mobile connectivity to Guyana
Samsung, a global leader in technology, has announced its partnership with ENet, Guyana’s only local telecommunications company, to provide support...
Complaints amounting to $409M received by Consumer Affairs Commission for 2023 so far
See below the full release from the Competition and Consumer Affairs: The Competition and Consumer Affairs Commission (CCAC) recently launched...
$842M in contracts signed for road works in Reg. 10
The Ministry of Public Works on Friday signed contracts valued at $842 million for the rehabilitation of 19 miscellaneous roads...
Farmers getting $850M fertiliser support
Farmers are among the key groups of people getting support from the government with $850 million set aside for the...
NAMILCO opens $1.6B mixing plant to improve production, quality of flour
A new $1.6 billion mixing plant that will significantly improve productivity and the quality of flour at the National Milling...
Demerara Bank records $4.06 billion in after-tax profits
Demerara Bank Limited, the country’s lone indigenous bank, has recorded an after-tax profit of $4.06 billion for the financial year...
Eccles to Diamond four-lane for year-end completion
With the initial deadline passed, the Eccles to Diamond Four-Lane Highway on the East Bank of Demerara is now slated...
$1 billion in contracts signed for road works in Reg. 5
The Ministry of Public Works on Tuesday signed 21 contracts valuing some $1 billion to rehabilitate 25 roads in Region...
Minister Indar assures business community of efforts to ease blackouts
Minister within the Ministry of Public Works, Deodat Indar on Monday engaged members of the Georgetown Chamber of Commerce and...
After 19 years of service to Guyana, PricewaterhouseCoopers officially opens local office
Nineteen years of providing assurance, advisory, tax and legal services to the Guyana market by PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) culminated on Monday...
Accidents, human activities cause 99% of GPL shutdowns
For this year so far, 99 percent of the electricity shutdowns in the country were because of accidents and because...
UN Women provides sewing machines, freezers to Human Services ministry to help empower women
UN Women through the Spotlight Initiative donated sewing machines and freezers to the Ministry of Human Services and Social Security...
Women’s Chamber elects new executive at AGM
See the full statement issued below: The Women’s Chamber of Commerce and Industry Guyana (WCCIG) is proud to announce its...
Focus on new investments as first EU trade mission prepares for Guyana visit from Nov. 20
Companies from several European countries will be coming on a three-day trade mission to Guyana from November 20, European Union...
GPL considers purchasing electricity from Giftland Mall; new generators here by Nov 22
The Guyana Power and Light (GPL) does not have the capacity to feed the increase in demand for power across...
Over 2,000 persons schooled under Tourism Authority’s aggressive training programme
With more than 2,000 persons trained under the Guyana Tourism Authority’s aggressive training programme this year, Minister of Tourism, Industry...
Win a new SUV in Massy Stores’ Christmas jackpot promotion
Massy Stores Guyana is thrilled to announce another incredible promotion that will give one lucky customer the chance to win...
