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More training and support for women in forestry needed
Quibileh Pollard is one of the women producing charcoal at Yarrowkabra, along the Soesdyke/ Linden Highway. It is a dangerous, arduous job but it is a profession that she and other women are involved in because of few job opportunities…
GPL urges customers to conserve as demand for electricity reaches new heights
Over the past few months, the Guyana Power and Light (GPL) has recorded the “highest ever” electricity generation and demand in the Demerara-Berbice Interconnected System (DBIS) and the company is urging its customers to do more to conserve…
Islamic Bank keen on supporting Guyana’s development plans
See below full release issued by the Ministry of Finance:
During the first leg of his tour of IsDB’s South American member countries, Islamic Development Bank President, Dr. Muhammad Al Jasser, on Monday 25 September 2023, met and…
THAG, GTA launch ‘Guyana Escapes 2023’ to promote eco-lodges & resorts
The Guyana Tourism and Hospitality Association (THAG) and the Guyana Tourism Authority (GTA) have launched an initiative to promote Guyana’s eco-lodges and resorts.
The initiative is called “Guyana Escapes 2023.”
The joint venture…
GBTI issues first Mastercard Black Card to President Ali
GBTI on Saturday issued its first Mastercard Black Card to His Excellency President Irfaan Ali and First Lady Arya Ali.
GBTI’s CEO James Foster said the bank is thrilled to introduce yet another first, this premier Mastercard Credit…
MNR and Orica conduct blaster certification course
Orica Mining Services, in collaboration with the Ministry of Natural Resources, Guyana Geology and Mines Commission, and the Guyana Mining School, commenced a three-day "Safe and Efficient Blasting in Mining and Quarrying" program at the…
Thousands of substandard electrical products, prohibited cigarettes and matches seized, destroyed by…
For the year so far, the Guyana National Bureau of Standards (GNBS) has seized 12,670 pieces of “poor quality” and “improperly” labelled electrical fittings and equipment and 4730 packs of illegal cigarettes from outlets across the country.…
GAICO says will resume dredging of Pomeroon River on Oct. 5
GAICO Construction and General Services says it will recommence dredging of the Pomeroon River on October 5, after securing a dredge that can operate in a very shallow draft environment.
The company had in April 2022 secured a $569…
itel brings celebrity brand ambassador Miss Kitty to Guyana as it prepares to hire hundreds of…
See the full statement below:
Famed Jamaican celebrity, Miss Kitty, will visit Guyana for a media tour hosted by Caribbean-born BPO, itel during the week of September 25th. Khadine ‘Miss Kitty’ Hylton is a Jamaican attorney-at-law,…
JetBlue African Diaspora Experience coming to Guyana to join mental health efforts, offer career…
JetBlue has been plying the Guyana route since December 2020 and with Georgetown now one of its ‘Blue Cities’ the airline is looking to give back.
A new project will see the issue of mental health being addressed in conjunction with…