Business
UMU President accuses City Hall of fearmongeringBy Stacy Carmichael-James The reported $12,000 monthly for minibus parking in the capital city to be implemented by City…
MV Barima back in commission; boasting new seating, TVs & crane load cargoThe MV Barima which was out of commission since November 2015 is now fully rehabilitated and ready for operation. This…
GPL’s inability to protect distribution system leads to frequent blackoutsThe Guyana Power and Light Incorporated (GPL), has difficulty with protecting its distribution system, and this is responsible for the…
GWI Inks €552,855 contract with Dutch Firm for drilling of three WellsThree new wells will be built at Diamond, Sophia and Sparendaam, Region 4 as a result of a contract signed…
Guyana will not be like Hezekiah says Trotman- full disclosure of oil find not of national importanceBy Stacy Carmichael-James Natural Resources Minister Raphael Trotman is contending that full disclosure regarding Guyana’s oil find is not…
GRA to go after non-compliant Private Schools for owed taxesWith much debate on government’s announcement for private schools to pay VAT, the Finance Minister is hoping to put the…
Gov’t maintains no foreign exchange shortageThe government is maintaining that there is no shortage of foreign exchange, despite articles carried in the press suggesting same.…
$5B US for Phase One of oil exploration; separate legislation crafted for Oil & Gas regulationBy Stacy Carmichael-James Overview of Liza Phase One Development Oil giant, ExxonMobil's country representative Jeff Simons this morning (Thursday,…
GTT investing $30M US for high-speed fibre optic network in capital cityBy Stacy Carmichael-James GTT is investing some 30 Million US dollars for the development of a high-speed fibre optic…
Majority of Private schools non-compliant; VAT to stay- President GrangerThe 14 percent Valued Added Tax that is now applied to Private Education fees will stay. This is according to…
Roshan Khan protests VAT on Private Education; to move to Private Medical feesBusinessman, Roshan Khan, today (Tuesday, February 28, 2017) carried out his planned protest against the Value Added Tax on Private…
Court to decide if it can go ahead with case to quash Parking Meter project on ThursdayAfter preliminary arguments on a jurisdiction application were presented before Justice Brassington Reynolds, he will make a decision on Thursday…
Gov’t considering rice milling venture to level playing field in industryRice farmers in Region Two continue to call for more external markets for and satisfactory grading of their produce, early…
Procurement Commission dispels claims of it being non-functionalIt has been said earlier this month by Minister of State, Joseph Harmon at a Post Cabinet media conference that…
GRA responds to allegations of smuggled goods tied to Chinese EmbassyReports carried by Kaieteur News and the Associated Press has noted that allegations the Chinese embassy here in Georgetown has…
Gov’t proposes to lease land to Wales workersThe Ministry of Agriculture (MOA) has decided to make lands available to workers of the Wales Sugar Estate for them…
GGMC issues cease orders to three illegal mining operationsThree illegal mining operations were shut down from Monday, February 20 to Wednesday, February 22, 2017, in Regions Nine. A…



