Displaced Marudi miners likely to get new mining lands
Natural Resources Minister Raphael Trotman Gold miners, who were displaced from the Marudi area in Rupununi, are likely to benefit...
UG Council to discuss salaries next week; unions demand negotiations
Vice Chancellor of the University of Guyana, Professor Ivelaw Griffith The University of Guyana’s (UG) Council is next week (March...
Central Bank blames exporters’ “hoarding” of foreign currency for slide in Guyana dollar
The Bank of Guyana. The Bank of Guyana (BOG) on Thursday accused exporters of causing a slide in the Guyana...
Communities Minister sacks Linden Town Clerk with immediate effect
by Gary Eleazar Sacked Linden Town Clerk Jonellor Bowen. Linden Town Clerk, Jonellor Bowen, was today (March 23, 2017) fired...
Air travel is getting more expensive…one travel agent using exchange rate of GYD$250
Less than 24 hours after a section of the business community expressed concern that Guyana’s exchange rate has plummeted to...
Standards Bureau gets $2 billion IDB loan to upgrade labs
by Gary Eleazar Executive Director of the Guyana National Bureau of Standards, Candelle Walcott-Bostwick The Guyana National Bureau of Standards...
City Hall earns just over GYD$500,000 in two months from parking meters
The Georgetown City Council earned just over GYD$500,000 in the two months from the now suspended parking meter project, according...
Parking meter wardens laid off; employment contract provides for no overtime pay
The headquarters of Smart City Solutions (SCS) at Crown and Albert Streets, Queenstown. At least 60 parking meter workers are...
Bulkan’s latest parking meter suspension order doesn’t require City Council’s approval
The second parking meter bylaw suspension order issues on March 21, 2017. Minister of Communities, Ronald Bulkan's latest order that...
Manufacturers warn of retrenchment, increased prices due to further devaluation of Guyana dollar
As the value of the Guyana dollar continues to deteriorate from GYD$215 to US$1.00 to as much as GYD$230 in...
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