Caribbean trade legislation passes United States Senate
Legislation which extends the United States-Caribbean Basin Trade Partnership Act (CBTPA) through 2030 has passed the Senate this week by unanimous consent, the Guyana-based...
Anand Goolsarran resigns as President of Transparency Institute Guyana
– Former Auditor General Dr. Anand Goolsarran has resigned as President of Transparency Institute Guyana Inc. (TIGI), the local chapter of Transparency International.
According...
CGX spuds 1st well in Corentyne Block
Canadian-based oil company CGX Energy Incorporated, which was given a November 2021 deadline by the Government of Guyana to drill its first well in...
Gov’t to review tint policy for vehicles
- Government will be moving to review the existing policy regarding tint on motor vehicles as one of the components of the National...
Guyanese man files multimillion-dollar lawsuit against CAL over cocaine planted in suitcase
A US-based Guyanese man, who was arrested in 2018 at the JFK International Airport with more than four pounds of cocaine in his suitcase,...
Republic Bank to sue Kaieteur News – newspaper indicates it will not apologise, retract...
Republic Bank Limited (Guyana) is set to take legal action against the controversial Kaieteur News media outlet following the publication of two misleading articles...
Fly Jamaica begins process to compensate passengers in crash landing
KINGSTON, Jamaica Observer — Fly Jamaica has begun taking steps towards compensating passengers who suffered loss when its Boeing 757-200 aircraft overshot the runway at...
Mexican Ambassador, GCCI mull visa-free travel to boost trade, improve relations
The Executive Management Committee (EMC) of the Georgetown Chamber of Commerce and Industry (GCCI) has met with Diplomat Mauricio Vizcaíno Crespo, newly-appointed Mexican Ambassador...
$1.8M Batavia Bridge completed
- Residents of Batavia, Region Seven have welcomed the completion of a new 100- foot wooden bridge constructed at the northern end of...
Govt sues controversial businessman for failure to deliver over $300M in weapons
Larry Singh, the businessman who rose to fame for being at the center of the "Sussex Street drug bond controversy", is now being sued...
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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...
MoA procures 100 Vessel Monitoring Devices for fisheries sector
The Agriculture Ministry through its Fisheries Department recently procured 100 Vessel Monitoring Devices (VMDs) as part of its monitoring strategy for artisanal fisheries in...
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...
Security officer shot dead after allegedly opening fire on Police
A security officer attached to Kalibur Security Service was on Tuesday shot and killed after he opened fire on a team of police officers...
Long Creek smash-up claims 6th victim
A sixth person has succumbed to his injuries following the horrific smash-up at Long Creek Linden-Soesdyke Highway on Monday which has already claimed the...
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...
MoE, GTU talk reach deadlock as Union presents new demands
Conciliatory talks between the Education Ministry and the Guyana Teachers Union (GTU) will reconvene on Monday after both parties reached a deadlock during discussions...
2 GTT employees injured as tower collapses in Kwakwani
Two employees of the Guyana Telephone and Telegraph Company (GTT) found themselves injured on Tuesday afternoon when the company’s communication tower in Kwakwani, Region...