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BoG mulling the closure of retention accounts to address “hoarding” of Foreign CurrencyCentral Bank Governor Dr. Gobind Ganga will be meeting with banking representatives next week to sort out several issues concerning…
Angoy’s Avenue residents to pay for their land, those living on reserves to be removedA plan has been formulated to address the regularisation of Angoy’s Avenue in Region Six. The fulfilment of the residents’…
100 Women Who Care Guyana- “raising money for charity one woman at a time”By Stacy Carmichael-James The grass root movement dubbed 100 Women Who Care Guyana, which has some 340 chapters across North…
Gold and Diamond Miners operating under severe constraints -GGDMAThe Guyana Gold and Diamond Miners Association has once again expressed its frustration with the new taxes and regulations that…
Gov’t considering opening new mining lands for displaced Marudi minersAfter listening to the cries of miners who were displaced from the Marudi area, the Ministry of Natural Resources is…
Within 30 days completed draft National Energy Policy to be discussed publiclyBy Mark Murray Before mid-year Government is hoping to have a comprehensive National Energy Policy as the draft document moves…
Suspend and Review VAT on Private Education- Concerned ParentA group calling itself, Guyana’s Private Schools United today (Thursday, March 23, 2017) organized and hosted its first protest against…
Cabinet has approved the appointment of the Board of Directors of the Power Producers & Distributors Incorporated which now provides…
BoG refutes claims of US$1/$230; urges businesses to use other banks for foreign exchangeThe Bank of Guyana (BoG) says it is concerned with a statement issued by the Guyana Manufacturing and Services Association…
Concerns over deteriorating Guyana dollar is “small group” causing “hysteria”- GovernmentThe concerns raised by the Guyana Manufacturing and Services Association (GMSA) concerning an increase in foreign exchange have been described…
Deteriorating Guyana Dollar could wipe out companies- ManufacturersThough the Government in recent weeks has been maintaining that there is no shortage of Foreign Exchange, manufacturers have expressed…
Full transparency of oil revenues needed urges foreign expertBy Stacy Carmichael-James The importance of a Sovereign Wealth Fund and other key factors to be considered as Guyana prepares…
Road works in Regions Seven, Eight set to begin shortlyHinterland Engineer, Ministry of Public Infrastructure, Geoffrey Walcott has confirmed that road works are moving apace in Bartica, Region Seven…
Smart City Solutions notified of Gov’t’s order; Suspended all operations- Town ClerkSmart City Solutions has been officially notified of the Government’s decision to suspend the By-Laws governing the Parking Meter Project,…
Location-based taxi service, iRIDE soon to be rolled out in Capital cityBy Stacy Carmichael-James Transport Technology Company iRIDE, within the next three weeks, is bringing to the capital city, a safe…
FEATURE: Central Bank: A prudent manager of the financial sector –Pt 1By Correspondent The prudent manager of the banking sector is the Central Bank of Guyana. It was established in 1998…
BREAKING NEWS!! Parking Meter Project By-laws suspendedThe By-laws governing the parking meter project in the Capital have been suspended. The announcement was made late this…
Closure of Wales Sugar Estate now taking toll on surrounding communitiesby Mark Murray With the closure of the Wales Sugar Estate as of last December, the ripple effect of that…

