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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 to be commissioned in time for the Christmas season.
And, with the emphasis being placed on getting the project…
$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 Five (Mahaica-Berbice).
At the simple contract signing in the boardroom of the Regional Democratic Council building,…
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 Industry (GCCI) to discuss the ongoing load shedding exercise and the Guyana Power and Light’s (GPL) development…
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 with the official opening of a local office for the global giant.
And as Angelique Bart, a…
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 of carelessness by those carrying out activities near the power network.
To curb this, the Guyana Power and Light (GPL)…
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 to further empower the nation’s women.
The simple handing-over ceremony took place at the Guyana Women’s…
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 new executive team, comprised of experienced and dedicated professionals elected at the Annual General Meeting on…
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 (EU) Ambassador René van Nes announced on Friday.
The Ambassador, during a press conference, noted that this…
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 the country and the company has been forced to put a load shedding schedule in place.
And as the company works towards addressing…
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 and Commerce Oneidge Walrond is confident Guyana’s goal of becoming a premier tourist…