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Complaints amounting to $409M received by Consumer Affairs Commission for 2023 so far
See below the full release from the Competition and Consumer Affairs:
The Competition and Consumer Affairs Commission (CCAC) recently launched a “Motor Vehicle Buying Guide” to assist consumers in making the best decisions when…
$842M in contracts signed for road works in Reg. 10
The Ministry of Public Works on Friday signed contracts valued at $842 million for the rehabilitation of 19 miscellaneous roads in Region 10.
A release from the ministry noted that the Minister of Public Works Juan Edghill urged the…
Farmers getting $850M fertiliser support
Farmers are among the key groups of people getting support from the government with $850 million set aside for the purchase of fertilisers.
President Dr. Irfaan Ali made the announcement on Thursday, noting that about 35,000 farmers who…
NAMILCO opens $1.6B mixing plant to improve production, quality of flour
A new $1.6 billion mixing plant that will significantly improve productivity and the quality of flour at the National Milling Company of Guyana (NAMILCO) was commissioned at its Agricola, East Bank Demerara factory on Wednesday.…
Demerara Bank records $4.06 billion in after-tax profits
Demerara Bank Limited, the country’s lone indigenous bank, has recorded an after-tax profit of $4.06 billion for the financial year ending September 30, 2023.
The figure is a 37.9 percent increase from the $2.9 billion recorded in 2022.…
Eccles to Diamond four-lane for year-end completion
With the initial deadline passed, the Eccles to Diamond Four-Lane Highway on the East Bank of Demerara is now slated to be commissioned in time for the Christmas season.
And, with the emphasis being placed on getting the project…
$1 billion in contracts signed for road works in Reg. 5
The Ministry of Public Works on Tuesday signed 21 contracts valuing some $1 billion to rehabilitate 25 roads in Region Five (Mahaica-Berbice).
At the simple contract signing in the boardroom of the Regional Democratic Council building,…
Minister Indar assures business community of efforts to ease blackouts
Minister within the Ministry of Public Works, Deodat Indar on Monday engaged members of the Georgetown Chamber of Commerce and Industry (GCCI) to discuss the ongoing load shedding exercise and the Guyana Power and Light’s (GPL) development…
After 19 years of service to Guyana, PricewaterhouseCoopers officially opens local office
Nineteen years of providing assurance, advisory, tax and legal services to the Guyana market by PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) culminated on Monday with the official opening of a local office for the global giant.
And as Angelique Bart, a…
Accidents, human activities cause 99% of GPL shutdowns
For this year so far, 99 percent of the electricity shutdowns in the country were because of accidents and because of carelessness by those carrying out activities near the power network.
To curb this, the Guyana Power and Light (GPL)…