Business
“Items remain much too long on the agenda of the Councils”- CARICOM Heads lament(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) While the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) has significantly advanced the CARICOM Single Market and Economy (CSME), "we must…
Ministry of Communities to retender seven projects as Contractors failed to meet criteriaThe Ministry of Communities today (Friday, May 12, 2017) invited several small contractors to discuss their missteps in the tendering…
Installation of Arch on East Coast 90% completedDespite widespread complaints from commuters on Thursday, citizens were today (Friday, May 12, 2017) making trips to the newly erected Arch…
Major India funded road, health projects stalledThe requirement of contractors out of India to complete projects funded by that country is posing a major problem for…
Employment “hard to come by and closure of the estate will aggravate” problem- GAWUGuyana Agricultural and General Workers Union’s Press Release In very large numbers sugar workers protested this morning (May 11, 2017)…
Traffic chaos led to pause on installation of Arch on East Coast; to resume tonightContractors were today (Thursday, May 11, 2017) forced to stop the installation of an Arch at the Eastern entrance to…
GEA urges residents, public and private entities to replace aging AC units with Energy Efficient UnitsGeorgetown, Guyana Energy Agency, May 11, 2017: Chief Executive Officer of the Guyana Energy Agency (GEA), Dr. Mahender Sharma, is…
President meets with top oil exploration stakeholdersGeorgetown, Guyana – (May 10, 2017) President David Granger, today, met with Mr. John Hess, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of…
Exxon Mobil awards EPCI contract to Saipem for Liza field in Guyana(World Oil) Saipem has been awarded a new (Engineering, Procurement, Construction and Installation) EPCI contract for the SURF package of…
Local business closes international franchises due to economic slowdownBY Leroy Smith The Pomeroon Food and Beverages Inc. which carried the Miami Subs, Papa Pete’s Pizza and Dixie Lee…
PPP supporters and sugar workers protest closure of sugar estates during President’s visit to BerbiceBy Royan Abrams Supporters of the People’s Progressive Party (PPP) along with workers from the various sugar estates in Berbice…
Gov’t to engage private sector in housing development driveThe 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 diesAnsa 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 EstateWorkers 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 generationAs Guyana prepares for the Oil and Gas Sector, the Government is investing 70 thousand US dollars for a consultancy…



