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Eccles to Diamond four-lane for year-end completionWith the initial deadline passed, the Eccles to Diamond Four-Lane Highway on the East Bank of Demerara is now slated…
$1 billion in contracts signed for road works in Reg. 5The Ministry of Public Works on Tuesday signed 21 contracts valuing some $1 billion to rehabilitate 25 roads in Region…
Minister Indar assures business community of efforts to ease blackoutsMinister within the Ministry of Public Works, Deodat Indar on Monday engaged members of the Georgetown Chamber of Commerce and…
After 19 years of service to Guyana, PricewaterhouseCoopers officially opens local officeNineteen years of providing assurance, advisory, tax and legal services to the Guyana market by PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) culminated on Monday…
Accidents, human activities cause 99% of GPL shutdownsFor this year so far, 99 percent of the electricity shutdowns in the country were because of accidents and because…
UN Women provides sewing machines, freezers to Human Services ministry to help empower womenUN Women through the Spotlight Initiative donated sewing machines and freezers to the Ministry of Human Services and Social Security…
Women’s Chamber elects new executive at AGMSee the full statement issued below: The Women’s Chamber of Commerce and Industry Guyana (WCCIG) is proud to announce its…
Focus on new investments as first EU trade mission prepares for Guyana visit from Nov. 20Companies from several European countries will be coming on a three-day trade mission to Guyana from November 20, European Union…
GPL considers purchasing electricity from Giftland Mall; new generators here by Nov 22The Guyana Power and Light (GPL) does not have the capacity to feed the increase in demand for power across…
Over 2,000 persons schooled under Tourism Authority’s aggressive training programmeWith more than 2,000 persons trained under the Guyana Tourism Authority’s aggressive training programme this year, Minister of Tourism, Industry…
Win a new SUV in Massy Stores’ Christmas jackpot promotionMassy Stores Guyana is thrilled to announce another incredible promotion that will give one lucky customer the chance to win…
Spate of power outages disrupting business operations – GCCI complainsSee below the full statement issued: The Georgetown Chamber of Commerce and Industry (GCCI) wishes to express its profound disappointment…
30,000 firearm license applications pending - JagdeoThere is a high demand for firearms locally with some 30,000 license applications pending, Vice President Dr. Bharrat Jagdeo said…
Gov’t investing $150M for wharf to support corn/ soya bean productionThe Government of Guyana hopes that the country will be self-sufficient in corn and soya at least by 2025 and…
Nigeria pitches itself as massive market for Caribbean foodAs the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) hopes to increase the amount of food it produces and decrease imports, the Governor of…
African Export Import Bank ready to support intra-regional shipping systemThe African Export Import (Afrexim) Bank is keen on supporting a Caribbean private sector proposal for an intra-regional system that…
Jamaica rocked by massive earthquake(Jamaica Gleaner) - Jamaica was rocked by a massive earthquake this morning. Preliminary reports suggest that the quake measured 5.2…
Gov’t pursuing new avenue to help locals amid lengthy payment period from oil companiesPresident Dr. Irfaan Ali said the Government of Guyana is eyeing the development of a new fund that could help…

