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Tuesday, January 14, 2025

T&T Govt denies blocking importation of milk from Guyana

claims importer returned goods to DDL   The Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Ministry had very strong words for Trinidad and Tobago’s (T&T) decision to...

GMSA urges T&T authorities to resolve ‘breach’ swiftly    

Full statement below: The Guyana Manufacturing and Services Association (GMSA) has taken note of the recent denial of entry into the Republic of Trinidad and...

Guyanese exporters have been subjected to unfair treatment by T&T for decades – GOGEC

say latest development is blatant violation of free trade embodied in the Treaty of Chaguaramas The Guyana Oil and Gas Energy Chamber (GOGEC) has...

GCCI calls for removal of NTB following T&T’s refusal to import milk, water from...

Full statement below: The Georgetown Chamber of Commerce & Industry (GCCI) notes, with strong consternation, the attempts by Trinidad & Tobago (T&T) to frustrate the...

CARICOM Trade Ministers meet in Georgetown for 58th COTED

CARICOM Ministers with responsibility for trade began a two-day meeting on Tuesday, May 14 at the CARICOM Secretariat in Georgetown, Guyana. Minister of Trade and...

MoE issues warning letters sent to 9 contractors for failing to meet deadlines, substandard...

The Education Ministry has issued several warning letters to nine contractors for breaching their stipulated contractual deadlines as well as for producing substandard work. This...

High Court throws out BK’s challenge of quarry licences granted to Hadi’s World Inc.

An application made by BK Quarries Incorporated, challenging the quarry licences granted to Hadi’s World – a company owned by businessman Nazar “Shell” Mohamed...

T&T blocks import of $20M in packaged milk from Guyana

Despite efforts by the Caribbean Community (Caricom) to increase trade and the movement of goods within the region, a Guyanese company has once again...

LTW 2024 records high influx of visitors compared to previous years – Sears

As the curtains were pulled on the 2024 Linden Town Week, Committee Member, Devin Sears reported that there has been a spike in attendance...

Cargo passing through CJIA increased by 84% – CJIA Chair

says over 11 million kilos of cargo passed through CJIA compared to 6.1 million in 2015 In keeping with the People’s Progressive Party/Civic (PPP/C)...

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“It’s a huge undertaking that has to happen” – Culture Minister on copyright laws

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