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Parents outraged by 42% fee hike at Mae’sParents of children at the playgroup, nursery and primary levels of the Mae’s Educational Institute are outraged by a maximum…
M&CC approves amended Bylaws for Parking MetersThe amended parking meter bylaws were Wednesday afternoon approved by a majority vote when the Georgetown Mayor and City Council…
UG mulls paid, elevated parkingThe University of Guyana is looking to implement paid parking, Vice Chancellor of the University, Professor, Ivelaw Griffith said today,…
Finance Minister to attend IMF, World Bank meetingsGuyana will be represented by Finance Minister, Winston Jordan, and Governor of the Bank of Guyana, Gobind Ganga at this…
The Economy: How would the U.S Fish Ban affect the Guyanese Economy?In the previous column in which the pros and cons of borrowing excessively before first oil in 2020 was examined,…
14 Million Visitors to U.S. Face Social-Media Screening(New York Times) Nearly all applicants for a visa to enter the United States — an estimated 14.7 million people…
Gov’t working with US to reverse Fish banMinister of State, Joseph Harmon says that the Ministry of Agriculture is working closely with the authorities in the United…
Cubans to visit Guyana to conduct US visa transactionEffective April 1, 2018, Cuban citizens requesting immigrant visas to the United States will be required to visit the US…
Private Sector has to employ the masses – HarmonGuyana’s high unemployment rate was a hot topic at the Annual General Meeting of the Georgetown Chambers of Commerce and…
Two major investors for Wales soonThe Ministry of Finance’s Special Purpose Unit (SPU) has secured investors for the closed Wales Sugar Estates. “…in the next…
GPL workers protest management over broken promisesSenior and junior managers of the state-owned Guyana Power and Light Inc. (GPL) continued a picketing exercise today outside of…
Private Sector wants anti-dumping laws to keep out inferior goodsExecutive Member of the Private Sector Commission (PSC) Ramesh Dookhoo Wednesday afternoon enjoyed the support of the Government when he…
Gov't will set aside oil revenues to respond to oil spillMinister of Natural Resources Raphael Trotman announced that the Government will set aside a portion of oil revenues to respond…
$30B syndicated bond secured to revitalise sugar estates Government’s Special Purpose Unit (SPU) has secured a syndicated bond of $30 billion which will be used to revitalise the…
‘All terms’ of oil contract will be reviewed in 4 years – TrotmanFaced with mounting criticisms of the petroleum agreement signed with U.S. oil major ExxonMobil and its partners to develop the…
$19.4M Machine acquired to improve blood transfusion serviceThe Georgetown Public Hospital will now be in a better position to provide emergency blood transfusion, as the National Blood…
American Airlines to ply Guyana/US routeMajor United States (US) carrier, American Airlines, will begin flying to Guyana from December 2018. In reacting to the announcement,…
No fees to vend in Georgetown this EasterVendors will not be required to make payments for spots around the city during this year’s Easter holidays as provisions…

