Private Sector to profit from additional Japanese grant aid
By Kurt Campbell
– The Guyana Government on Monday (March 3) received an additional grant aid of US$2.9M from the Government of Japan,...
Guyana welcomes more Chinese investors, Shipyard opens in Coverden
– Head of State, Donald Ramotar welcomed more Chinese investors into the country, as he officially opened a Chinese owned Zhanghao Shipyard in...
CCJ facilitates judicial workshop in Guyana
- The Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) is now sitting in Georgetown, Guyana for the first time and is housed in the conference...
GBTI embarks on initiative to increase lending to small and media enterprises
By Kurt Campbell
– The Guyana Bank for Trade and Industry (GBTI) has partnered with the International Finance Corporation (IFC) to strengthen its risk...
Non-passage of Anti- Money Laundering Bill drives up exchange rates
– Guyana’s foreign exchange rate has increased as a result of the non – passage of the Anti – Money Laundering and Countering the...
Haiti, Guyana to Lead Caribbean Economic Growth in 2014: Report
- The United Nations released its annual World Economic Situation and Prospects report this week, which projects GDP growth across Latin America and...
Park Vue Hotel: A modern twist
By Kurt Campbell
– “We did our research and realized that the city was too saturated with hotels, the intention was to create that...
Yesu Persaud hands over reins of DDL to Komal Samaroo; remains advisor to Company
By Kurt Campbell
– Following the recent announcement of the retirement of long standing Chairman, Dr. Yesu Persaud by Demerara Distillers Limited (DDL), Dr....
Govt. has denied City Council Money, Manpower and Management – City Mayor
By Kurt Campbell
– Money, manpower and management - those are the categories to which the resources that the City Council has been denied...
GCCI rakes in $11M in surplus for 2013, breaking previous annual income records
By Kurt Campbell
– President of the Georgetown Chamber of Commerce and Industry (GCCI) Clinton Urling has assured the Chamber’s members that the state...
Recent Articles
“Embrace” online therapy platform expands mental health support – MHS&SS
Embrace complements, not replaces, in-person counselling
The Human Services and Social Security Ministry’s “Embrace” platform is a free, confidential, and professional national online mental...
Govt pushes for nightclubs, bars to be soundproof to tackle noise nuisance
President Dr Irfaan Ali says entertainment businesses could soon access financing through the Guyana Development Bank (GDB) to invest in noise-proofing materials, with many...
Essequibo teacher dies after car plunges into trench at Lima
A teacher attached to Charity Secondary School lost his life after he lost control of the car he was driving and ended in a...
Regional hospitals record major gains in healthcare delivery
Guyana’s six regional hospitals have demonstrated the impact of major investments in the country’s healthcare system, with thousands of surgeries, more than one million...
Digital procurement system to be fully rolled out by year-end – Pres. Ali
Contractors, suppliers and consultants doing business with the state will soon operate under a single digital procurement system, with the government targeting full completion...
Govt to strengthen long-term support for MV Barima victims’ families
President Dr Irfaan Ali has noted that his government is moving to strengthen its long-term support for families affected by the MV Barima tragedy,...
5th FPSO to push Guyana’s oil production beyond 1 million bpd
Guyana is on track to surpass one million barrels of oil production per day with the arrival of its fifth Floating Production, Storage and...
Duo charged, remanded for robbing miner at Issano Landing
Rondel Richardson, 29, of Craig Village, East Bank, Demerara (EBD), and Ronald Barker, 49, of South Ruimveldt, Georgetown, were jointly slapped with a joint...
145 youth graduate from GPF’s Zara Computer Centre in N/A
Some 145 young people on Monday graduated from the Guyana Police Force’s Zara Computer Centre New Amsterdam Campus. The graduates, ranging from six to...
ERC Harmony Tour takes young Guyanese through country’s shared heritage
Eighty-six young Guyanese and their guardians on Monday took part in the Ethnic Relations Commission’s (ERC) Harmony Tour of Demerara, visiting a range of...
