Tue, Jun 30, 2026
Tue, Jun 30, 2026
business
PSC questions legitimacy of Caribbean Private Sector bodySee below the full statement issued by the Private Sector Commission (PSC): The Private Sector Commission (PSC) this afternoon met…
No Rupununi Rodeo this year as Guyana battles thousands of COVID-19 casesOne of the biggest public entertainment events in the country, the Rupununi Rodeo has been cancelled for the third year…
Increasing electricity rates could return GPL to profitability, allow for wage hike – Union saysBy Kurt Campbell [email protected] The workers’ representative body for employees at the Guyana Power and Light (GPL) continues to push…
Beharry sets the record straight, says fully supports Guyana’s Local Content lawProminent Guyanese businessman who is an Executive Member of the CARICOM Private Sector Organization (CPSO) Suresh Beharry has stated his…
Tucker laments double standard of ‘handpicked’ Caribbean private sector bodyThe CARICOM Private Sector Organisation (CPSO), a body characterised as the region’s apex private sector institution, has been accused of…
Local content law is no roadblock for foreign companies – GCCI head Guyana’s new Local Content law is viewed as a crucial tool to help Guyanese companies benefit from the new oil…
Int’l law firm retained as gov’t seeks to fight off US$100M parking meter lawsuitA Washington law firm – Foley Hoag and Associates – has been retained by the government to fight off a…
Number of accidents double on Demerara Harbour Bridge because of speedingSpeeding along the Demerara Harbour Bridge (DHB) remains a major concern to the Corporation which recorded a 50 per cent…
Despite COVID-19, CJIA records 97% increase in passenger movement in 2021Despite the COVID-19 pandemic, passenger traffic at the Cheddi Jagan International Airport (CJIA) saw a 97 per cent increase last…
Guyanese business community united in outrage at threat from regional conglomerateThe Head of a prominent Trinidad and Tobago business corporation has claimed that Guyana’s historic Local Content law violates some…
Agri. officials in aggressive push to regain lost regional marketsFailure to adhere to regional sanitary and phytosanitary (SPS) measures saw Guyana losing some of its export markets in the…
Low fish catches: Pres. Ali floats new strategies to help fisherfolk rake in millions moreBy Vishani Ragobeer [email protected] The decline in the amount of fish caught by fisherfolk who have been plying their trade…
Consumers could seek alternatives as food prices continue to bite - FAO Rep.By Kurt Campbell [email protected] As food prices continue to bite in Guyana, country representative for the Food and Agriculture Organisation…
Pres. Ali: Easing soaring food prices, sustainable growth focus of gov’t amid positive World Bank projectionsBy Vishani Ragobeer [email protected] President Dr. Irfaan Ali has highlighted that his government is focused on ensuring that the positive…
Bonasika tragedies: Gov’t, private sector responds with multi-million-dollar donationsTwo Lower Bonasika, Essequibo River families who were faced with unprecedented tragedies within the past few weeks benefitted from multi-million…
Demolition of ‘eye sore’ City Hall 70% completeReconstruction of the iconic City Hall building is set to begin in the coming weeks as the contractor, Fides Guyana…
‘Lucrative business’ – Gov’t controlled asphalt plant rakes in $173M profitWith the new Asphalt Plant in use for roughly six months, the government has managed to rake in profits in…
Without Guyana, Caribbean facing significantly lower growth rateThe World Bank has projected that Guyana will undergo significant economic growth in 2022 but without Guyana’s economic expansion, the…
