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‘Reduced’ tour packages reviving local tourism sector
By Isanella Patoir
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Local tour operators and tour guides are being booked out completely since reducing the cost of their tour packages which ultimately cater to domestic tourists.
This initiative, according to…
Guyanese brothers to open $26M ‘green’ resort at Fort Island
By Isanella Patoir
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A resort promising to be the ultimate relaxation space and daytime getaway is scheduled to open by the end of this year at Fort Island, located about 40 minutes from Parika along the Essequibo…
CNOOC Petroleum Guyana donates school supplies to St. Cuthbert’s Mission
CNOOC PETROLEUM GUYANA LIMITED, (CPGL), a 25 percent working interest partner in Guyana’s Stabroek Block with ExxonMobil and Hess presented donations comprising of school supplies and CNOOC branded items to students and teachers from…
GWI embarks on disconnection campaign for Christmas season
The Guyana Water Incorporated will be recommencing its countrywide disconnection campaign in time for the holiday season.
The campaign, dubbed ‘Let it Flow and Keep the Glow’, is targeting customers with outstanding balances as well as…
Pres. Ali talks up Reg. 2 development agenda as new hotel opens
With the opening of a new multi-million dollar hotel in the Cinderalla County on Friday, President Irfaan Ali has promoted Region Two (Pomeroon—Supenaam) as a special development zone that would advance investment opportunities.
The…
‘Spate of fires aimed at destablising gov’t’; PSC wants urgent action
See below full statement issued by the Private Sector Commission:
Urgent action needed to tackle recent spate of fires
The Private Sector Commission (PSC) has taken note of, and is deeply concerned with, the recent spate of fires…
Advance Ghana team scoping out opportunities in Guyana, finding synergies
As cooperation between Guyana and Ghana intensifies, a small private sector team from Ghana travelled to Guyana with the intention of scoping out opportunities for partnerships and investments across several local sectors.
This was…
Encashment of 25,000 one-off cash grants extended to Dec. 15
THE $25,000 cash grant vouchers by the Government of Guyana, through the Ministry of Human Services and Social Security can now be cashed by December 15, 2021, owing to a provision by the Ministry to ensure that everyone who is entitled…
Exxon requiring 60–90-day payment terms amounts to Guyanese businesses financing Exxon’s operations
While Guyana’s nascent oil and gas sector has created new business opportunities for local companies, the industry players’ requirement of making payments, sometimes exceeding 90 days after providing goods and services, amounts to local…
Finance Ministry, EU explore $639M funding to boost economy
See below joint press release from the Ministry of Finance and the Delegation of the European Union in Guyana:
Senior Finance Minister Dr. Ashni Singh recently met with European Union (EU) Ambassador to Guyana Dr. Fernando Ponz Cantó at…