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Insel Air commences Aruba, Curacao flights from June for US$270

  - Insel Air will commence flights from Guyana to Miami through Aruba and Curacao from June 2014 and is the newest airline to...

EU grants $51.2M to Justice Institute of Guyana

  – The European Union (EU) has granted a total of $51.2M to the Justice Institute of Guyana for a project aimed at Empowering...

Lance Hinds is new GCCI President

  – The new President of the Georgetown Chamber of Commerce and Industry (GCCI) is Lance Hinds from the BrainStreet Group. This was announced by...

$2B education grant could have been used to increase teachers, police salary – GCCI

    By Kurt Campbell – President of the Georgetown Chamber of Commerce and Industry (GCCI) Clinton Urling said his membership is particularly pleased with the...

Shipment of rice, paddy to Venezuela to begin soon

  - The long wait to begin the 2014 shipment of paddy and rice to Venezuela is almost over. Guyanese representatives from Guyana Rice...

Urling divided on ‘tax free’ Budget; desired drop in corporate taxes, PAYE

  By Kurt Campbell – More incentives that would have increased consumer spending and provide savings for the private sector to reinvest into the economy,...

GCCI criticizes annual subvention to GuySuCo; says underperforming estates should be sold

  By Kurt Campbell – Outgoing President of the Georgetown Chamber of Commerce and Industry (GCCI) Clinton Urling, while delivering a comprehensive overview of the...

Clinton Urling’s Presidency of GCCI ends – ‘it was a great two years’

By Kurt Campbell – Clinton Urling’s presidency of the Georgetown Chamber of Commerce and Industry (GCCI) will come to an end today (Thursday, March...

UG gets EU funds to provide renewable energy courses

  - The University of Guyana in partnership with the Anton de Kom University of Suriname and the Catholic University of Leuven in Belgium...

Pre – Feasibility study of Hydropower in Mazaruni to begin in April; Residents assured...

By Fareeza Haniff – Guyana and Brazil have embarked on a pre – feasibility study of the Upper and Middle Mazaruni areas to determine...

Recent Articles

Corentyne fire that killed 5 was deliberately set – Divisional Fire Officer

The recent fire at No. 64 Village Corentyne, Berbice which claimed the lives of a mother and her four children was an act of...

No decision yet on use of biometrics at 2025 polls – GECOM Chair

The Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) is yet to decide on the use of biometrics at next year’s polls even after a feasibility study was...

Customs Officer charged for exposing genitals to policeman

Jamal Forde, a 36-year-old Customs Officer from Providence, EBD, was who was arrested on 2024-09-03 by Police at the Sparendaam Station, was charged today...

Guyanese wins prestigious Lambeth Cross for outstanding service

Sheran Harper, A.A., has been awarded the Cross of St Augustine for Services to the Anglican Communion, recognising her exceptional contributions over more than...

Brutus slapped with more charges, granted $1.4M bail

Assistant Commissioner of Police Calvin Brutus has been slapped with additional criminal charges. Brutus, a businessman named Corwin Nicholson and a Police Sergeant named Latoya...

Letter: ‘No’ to electronics and biometrics in 2025 Guyana elections

Dear Editor, Just recently, Anil Nandlall, AG and Minister of Legal Affairs, succinctly and definitively commented that “They (the PNC especially), will do everything within...

GDF Coast Guard opens boat ramp with support from U.S. Southern Command

As part of the United States and Guyana’s strong ongoing military-to-military partnership, the U.S. Southern Command (USSOUTHCOM) formally inaugurated the opening of the boat...

Guyana has “big role” in creating new world order in Global South – PM...

Having already positioned itself as a voice for the Global South, India believes Guyana can play a key role in creating a new world...

$100M allocated to transform Linden’s riverfront

Eight contracts were signed early this morning for the waterfront development of Linden and Wismar. A total of $100 million was allocated to transform the...

Citibank open to establishing office in Guyana

The Government of Guyana in 2023 commenced talks with US-headquartered Citibank and other international financial institutions. On Thursday, Vice President Dr Bharrat Jagdeo noted that...