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BUDGET 2022: $300M for small business fundBuilding on the $329 million provided to develop small businesses in 2021, the government will be replenishing the Small Business…
BUDGET 2022: Black Bush Polder to get $20M seed dryer, 600 farmers to benefitWith rice cultivation remaining the main source of economic activity in many rural farming communities, some $20 million has been…
BUDGET 2022: Significant growth in gold sector this year as millions in foreign investment expectedThe gold mining subsector represented 8.8 per cent of Guyana’s economic output in 2021 and this sector is expected to…
BUDGET 2022: Gov’t to use Norway money to fund massive flood-relief channelsThe government will tap into a US$54 million sum received from Norway, combined with investment income, to build two major…
Probe launched into fire at GPL Anna Regina plantAn investigation has been launched to determine the cause of a fire at the Guyana Power and Light (GPL) Anna…
Turk man reaches settlement with employersTurkish National Emre Kiremit has reached a settlement with his employers whose efforts he had to desperately fight off at…
Construction underway for model shade houses as part of President’s youth agri. initiativeFollowing the launch of the ‘Agriculture and Innovation Entrepreneurship Programme’ which was conceptualised by President Dr. Mohamed Irfaan Ali on…
Local content requirements in oil industry earn Saudi Arabia more than US$100B(Upstream) Saudi Aramco, the world’s largest crude oil exporter has signed 50 agreements at its in-kingdom total value add (IKTVA)…
Joe Vieira Park gets US$10M transformation as Guyana/China solidify friendshipAn artist's impression of the enhanced Joe Vieira Park Existing for decades as a safe space for citizens seeking leisure…
Labour Ministry investigating allegations made by Turkish national against local companyPress Release by the Ministry of Labour The Ministry of Labour wishes to announce that it has taken swift action…
‘COVID episode’ slows investigations at GPL power plantSeveral of the Wärtsilä engineers tasked with investigating the issues at the Guyana Power and Light (GPL) power plant at…
No new taxes in 2022; PPP Govt focuses on putting money in the hands of GuyaneseSince taking office 18 months ago, the People Progressive Party/Civic (PPP/C) government has removed or reduced numerous taxes and has…
Strengthening Food Control System to see better trade, healthier populationFood safety ensures quality, healthy and affordable food, but it is also an important part of improving trade, livelihood and…
‘Most’ of the protocols completed to remove Catfish ban – Agri. MinisterThe majority of the protocols that were required to remove the current ban on catfish to the United States are…
More jobs, social services promised with new Tristar Energy ParkTristar Inc., a company owned by Guyanese national Krishna Persaud, is in the process of acquiring an additional 300 acres…
BUDGET 2022: Gov’t focusing on ‘pressing developmental needs’, minimal borrowingThe 2022 National Budget will allow the government to invest in crucial or priority developmental needs while keeping Guyana’s debt…
Turk in Guyana says worked for two years without full pay, now being forcibly sent homeBy Kurt Campbell [email protected] A Turkish man employed as the Technical Manager at an East Bank Demerara Casino and Fun…
Oil money will help fund dominant infrastructure agenda in Budget 2022 – JagdeoFunding for infrastructure that will both improve the country’s current situation and plan for the future has been placed high…

