Business
“There should be no need to fear liberalisation”- Digicel to GTT-Ironic that GTT is trying to portray itself as a consumer champion while frustrating attempts to provide competition. Digicel Guyana…
Central Bank signs MoU with Reserve Bank of India for supervisory exchange of informationThe Bank of Guyana has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) for the…
DEMTOCO affected by cigarette smuggling; calls for a level playing fieldBy Stacy Carmichael-James DemeraraTobacco Company (DEMTOCO) has announced a $2.8B profit for the year ending December 2016, which represents a…
Gov’t orders investigation into reports of river degradation from gold mining at Puruni and MazaruniThe Ministry of Natural Resources has ordered a team to visit the Puruni and Mazaruni areas to investigate claims of…
Union not convinced City Hall can relocate some 400 Stabroek Market Vendors by year endBy Mark Murray A body representing the interest of City vendors is not buying that the Mayor and City Council…
Guyana dollar should remain relatively stable due to low price of petroleum imports- Governor tells PSCGovernor of the Bank of Guyana, Dr. Gobind Ganga opined that no one should be made to pay more than…
Tolls to remain the same for new Demerara River Crossing; Gov’t to acquire Private landsStakeholders were today (April 12, 2017) given the opportunity to contribute to the design and location of the New Demerara…
38 drums of fuel, two vessels seized by Energy AgencyThirty-eight drums containing fuel were estimated to be 1,900 gallons were seized by inspectors of the Guyana Energy Agency (GEA),…
Parking Meter project led to significant decrease of traffic across Harbour BridgeAfter eight years, vehicular traffic across the Demerara Harbour Bridge saw a 6.7% decrease in February 2017. [caption id="attachment_26640" align="alignleft"…
Kitty Market rehabilitation stalled; Council working to settle debtsCity Hall will soon be reallocating its resources to the Kitty Market as the Council hopes to have construction completed…
Association mulls legal action against ‘restriction on used tyres’The Guyana Used Tyre Association today (Tuesday, April 11, 2017), picketed the State House, calling for the restriction on used…
MAPM continues protest action; reiterates call for complete revocation of parking meter contractThe Movement Against Parking Meters (MAPM) is calling for the 'start over' of the process involving the Parking Meter Project…
Jagdeo calls for Public-Private partnerships to increase investmentsOpposition Leader, Bharrat Jagdeo is urging the Minister of Business, Dominic Gaskin to develop guidelines and enter into Public-Private partnerships,…
Natural Resources Ministry warns against unaccredited oil & gas online coursesThe Ministry of Natural Resources is urging the public to be careful when signing up for online courses in oil…
$1 Billion Government bailout approved for GuySuCo to prevent workers from strikingGovernment has once again stepped in, to the rescue of the Guyana Sugar Corporation (GuySuCo) as the company finds it…
Agriculture Ministry to lease Skeldon Estate to Private sector AssociationThe Agriculture Ministry says private sector bodies are now expressing interest in the management of the sugar industry. Members of…
Golden Grains Investment acquires Alesie Group’s assets as company exits rice industryGolden Grains Investment and Alesie Rice Group announced today (April 07, 2017) that they have reached a purchase agreement that…



