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Thursday, January 16, 2025

Copa Airlines begins hiring process; Sales Manager among other positions to be filled by...

- Copa Airlines has started to receive applications from prospective Guyanese employees for several positions it will create locally.   According to a press...

Commerce Minister hints at regulating cellphone shops

  – Commerce Minister, Irfaan Ali is urging consumers to have a better understanding of their rights, as Guyana joined the rest of the...

GCCI survey reveals shrinking business performance, muted optimism for the economy and persisting corruption

- The Georgetown Chamber of Commerce and Industry’s (GCCI) 2014 Attitudinal Survey has revealed that there was shrinking business performance in 2013 and...

Macorp renews MOU with UG; Technology Faculty gets $1.7M

By Kurt Campbell - Macorp on Wednesday (March 12) renewed for the second time a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on cooperation between itself and...

Conviasa given green light to increase flights to Guyana

- The Venezuelan state-owned airline, Conviasa, will be increasing its flights to and from Guyana. At a post-Cabinet briefing on Friday, March 7, Presidential...

Southland Int’l launches ‘Color Your Life’ promotion; over $3M in cash and prizes

-   Southland International, the distributor of several alcoholic and non – alcoholic beverages in Guyana on Friday (March 7) launched its countrywide Moussy...

Construction of ‘Petting Zoo’ moving apace

By Kurt Campbell – Construction on the first ever ‘petting zoo’ in Guyana has commenced and is moving apace. While on a visit to the...

UG gets US$10M for lab rehabilitation, curriculum reform

By Kurt Campbell   – The University of Guyana (UG) will soon commence civil works on 14 labs and will institute reform to the curriculum...

Guyana, Norway to lead UN process on Financing for Development

- The Permanent Representatives of Guyana and Norway have been appointed by the President of the United Nations General Assembly to lead a...

US Embassy, PSC among organisations reiterate call for Local Gov’t Elections

– A number of organisations in Guyana is calling on A Partnership for National Unity (APNU), the Alliance For Change (AFC) and the...

Recent Articles

GNBS urges importers, manufacturers to get registered

The Guyana National Bureau of Standards (GNBS) is urging all importers, manufacturers, and dealers to register with the agency. Head of Corporate Communications Lloyd David...

WWF supports Guyana’s position as a global leader in biodiversity conservation

A team from the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) earlier today paid a courtesy call on Mr. Robert M. Persaud, Foreign Secretary and Chairman of...

My endorsement of President Mohamed Irfaan Ali

Dear Editor, This year, President Dr. Mohamed Irfaan Ali will complete his first term in office, having served as the President of the Co-operative Republic...

2 dead, several injured in Mahaicony attack

See below for a statement from the Guyana Police Force on an incident at Mahaicony, East Coast Demerara, which left two persons dead and...

$86M cutting-edge equipment to clear backlogs, deliver efficient results at Forensic Lab

The Guyana Forensic Science Laboratory (GFSL) marked a significant milestone today (January 15, 2025) with the unveiling of its state-of-the-art Zeiss Sigma 360VP Scanning...

Benn hints at stronger penalties for gun-related crimes

As part of its crime-fighting strategy, the Ministry of Home Affairs is currently having consultations with the Legal Affairs Ministry on increasing the penalties...

Over 25,000 Guyanese employed as investors grow in forestry sector

Guyana’s forestry sector has attracted several new investors and expanded to employ more than 25, 000 Guyanese over the past few years due to...

Gaza ceasefire deal reached between Israel, Hamas; truce to begin Sunday

DOHA/CAIRO/JERUSALEM, Jan 15 (Reuters) - Negotiators reached a phased deal on Wednesday to end the war in Gaza between Israel and Hamas, the U.S. and Qatar said, after...

14-17 Years Old who registered during 2019 H2H exercise have to re-register – GECOM

See below for a statement from the Guyana Elections Commission:  Persons who were 14-17 Years Old During House-to-House Registration 2019 are Reminded to Apply for Registration,...

2 SWAT ranks under close arrest after ganja found in car

Two ranks attached to the Guyana Police Force's SWAT Unit are currently under close arrest after a quantity of marijuana was found in the...