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Gov’t assembles team of experts for high-level meeting on oil & gasCabinet Ministers will be given the opportunity to engage “global thinkers and experts” on natural resources management on Wednesday –an…
Women to launch $4.6M fish processing facilityA women’s co-operative society will soon be launching a $4.6m salt fish processing facility at Stanleytown, West Bank of Demerara.…
GWI dismantles fence encroaching on Lamaha Canal ReserveThe Guyana Water Incorporated (GWI) today dismantled a fence which was found to be encroaching on 66 feet of the…
Hand-in-Hand goes digital with motor vehicle insuranceHand-in-Hand, one of the country’s leading insurance companies, has taken things up a notch with the launch of its online…
50%-60% profit, 1% royalty in oil contract with Tullow, Eco AtlanticThe Guyana Government stands to receive as much as 60% of oil profit in the Production Sharing Agreement it signed…
Large-scale oil palm investment likely for GuyanaA group of investors are eying Guyana's arable lands to invest in oil palm cultivation, which can produce four tonnes…
Police probing burning of GWI bus in BuxtonPolice are probing the torching of a minibus in which employees of GWI’s disconnection crew was travelling in on Thursday…
Employment rate below 50%- Guyana Labour Force SurveyThe employment rate in Guyana is at 49.2% according to the Guyana National Bureau of Statistics’ (GNBS) Labour Force Survey…
Students warned against studying at unregistered institutions By Devina Samaroo The agency responsible for monitoring the standards of tertiary educational institutions is cautioning students against signing up…
U.S. warned Guyana about fish ban since Nov. 2015The U.S. Government Wednesday afternoon said that it informed Guyana of changes to its food safety regulations regarding fish and…
SPU Head appointed Chairman of GuySuCoThe Board of Directors of the Guyana Sugar Corporation (GuySuCo) has been approved. In a full-page advertisement in the newspapers…
Banning of Guyana’s Catfish from US market is “a big blow”The banning of Guyana’s catfish species from the US export market is “a big blow” to the local market, according…
GWI expends $2.3M in rent per monthThe Guyana Water Incorporated (GWI) spends $2.3M on rented buildings per month. According to a document circulated on Monday at…
‘A beautiful experience’ - Guyanese happy to be working on Exxon drillshipMinister of Natural Resources, Raphael Trotman and a team comprising Minister within the Ministry of Indigenous People’s Affairs, Valerie Garrido-Lowe…
PSC quells rumors of quarrel over UG Council member appointmentThe Private Sector Commission (PSC) believes its public position on the appointment of a business representative on the Council of…
City Hall attempting to account for $173.5M spent in 2016By Bibi Khatoon The Mayor and City Council of Georgetown has handed over several payment vouchers to the Auditor General…
Op-Ed: Prioritizing a Sovereign Wealth Fund – Preparing for prosperity nowBy United States Ambassador Perry L. Holloway As Guyana welcomed hundreds of delegates to attend its most recent oil and…
GWI propose NDCs be collection agentsThe Guyana Water Incorporated (GWI) is proposing that Neighbourhood Democratic Councils (NDCs) be the rate collecting agent for the water…

