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Local agro-processors to engage Antiguan buyers
Between 40 to 50 small agro-processors are expected to travel to Antigua soon to engage buyers, Vice President of the Guyana Manufacturing and Services Association (GMSA) Ramsay Ali has told the News Room.
During a recent interview, Ali…
‘Clear the way’ – Public Works to remove all obstacles, waste from roads
Public Works Minister Juan Edghill has warned that the ministry will soon start removing all obstacles and waste materials that have been left on roadways or that are impeding developmental works.
Scrap iron, tyres and even some…
Long-overdue US$106M Ogle to Eccles road to slash growing ECD traffic woes
Years after it was expected to commence, construction of the Ogle to Eccles road link will now start as the government on Friday finally inked the US$106.4 million contract with an India-based company.
The new four-lane road will be…
GNBS seizes and destroys over 5,000 pieces of substandard electrical fittings
Inspectors of the Guyana National Bureau of Standards (GNBS) Product Compliance Department on Friday destroyed more than 5,000 pieces of substandard electrical fittings seized from businesses during the months of May and June 2022.
The…
Millions to be spent on massive plan to relieve flood-prone South G/town
By Vishani Ragobeer
Vishani@newsroom.gy
A massive drainage plan, which could eventually entail the conversion of earthen drains converted into modern concrete structures, is planned for the South Georgetown area, the government has…
Slapped with $20M fine: RAMPS Logistics breached and bypassed local systems
Hours after Ramps Logistics - a Trinidadian company offering full-service supply chain management in Guyana - denied manipulation of local systems, it has come to the fore that the company is currently facing a multi-million dollar fine for…
Long wait for birth certificates: Cummings blames applicants for filling out wrong info
By Isanella Patoir
Isanella@newsroom.gy
Despite numerous complaints from Guyanese about the lengthy wait for the issuance of birth certificates, the Registrar General Raymon Cummings is laying the blame solely at the feet of…
Beyond videography, local company leveraging drone technology for development
By Kurt Campbell
Kurt@newsroom.gy
Commercial drone technology is still relatively new to the world and more so Guyana, but even as interest continues to pique for its stimulating perspective in photography and videography, it promises…
‘Ramps’ says sold majority company to man with Guyanese parentage but still denied local…
Ramps Logistics, a Trinidadian company offering full-service supply chain management in Guyana since 2013, says it is hurt and now fears that it stands to lose in a major way after being denied a Local Content Certificate to operate in…
Mustapha encourages planting of root crops, promises to find markets
Minister of Agriculture, Zulfikar Mustapha while meeting with riverine farmers in Region Seven (Cuyuni - Mazaruni) on Wednesday encouraged them to produce root crops such as cassava and sweet potatoes and promised to secure markets for the…