Rose Hall sugar workers turn out in droves to protest possible closure
Hundreds of field and factory workers of Rose Hall Estate on Tuesday morning staged a protest outside the Estate’s Administrative Office objecting to plans...
GTT says expect ‘intermittent outages’ as company upgrades broadband network
...for 'greater speed and reliability'
The Guyana Telephone and Telegraph (GTT) company has announced that work is well underway to apply the latest generation...
Private sector bodies say conditions in Guyana not favourable to invest
...in response to Finance Minister's criticisms
Private sector players have taken umbrage at Finance Minister Winston Jordan’s scathing criticisms of their willingness and ability to...
Guyana needs a new, expanded breed of private sector players – Jordan
- criticises local Private Sector’s “guts”
Finance Minister Winston Jordan has indicated that the problems affecting growth in the economy can be attributed to the...
Stabroek Wharf rehab: plans afoot to relocate vendors, minibus park
- Uncertainty abounds over whether move permanent or temporary
Over 500 vendors and the minibus park located at the Stabroek Wharf will soon have...
Economy still in a slump, Govt working on reversing slowdown- Harmon
...says by pumping "huge sums of money into the economy”
State Minister, Joseph Harmon on Thursday said that the government is taking every step to...
After 27 years of GTT in Guyana, areas in Georgetown still awaiting services- Digicel
...says focus should be on customers, competition in response to GTT's claims of illegality
As the proverbial war between the two telecommunications giants (GTT and...
SOCU conducts raids, arrests as Bartica gold dealer investigations continue
…guns, ammo unearthed at properties
Employees of alleged fraudster Saddiqui Rasul were on Wednesday taken into Police custody following several raids in Bartica and Georgetown...
GTT calls for Govt to enforce law on Digicel’s ‘illegal’ bypass operations
...reiterates call for independent audit
GTT on Wednesday reiterated its contentions against it competitor Digicel, doubling down on it claims that Digicel was operating...
163,000 ounces of gold declared for first quarter
...as Govt revises 2017 projected production to 700 000 ounces
First quarter gold declaration is along projected lines to achieve a record 700,000 ounces...
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