Business

The Guyana Tourism Authority (GTA) is preparing the groundwork for a new incentive regime to attract more investors in the sector that has seen remarkable growth until COVID-19 struck earlier this  year, GTA Director Carla James said Thursday. Referring to 12 investments that have already set foot in the sector here, she said the GTA would be working with the ...

The United States Coast Guard has deployed a brand new patrol vessel, USCGC Stone (WMSL 758), for a multi-month operation in the Atlantic waters of Guyana and several other South American nations to counter illegal fishing, boost their authority over their maritime space and heighten security. “The U.S. Coast Guard is committed to the protection of living marine resources. IUU ...

In the face of increasing problems being encountered by homebuilders about the poor quality of construction work, the Competition and Consumer Affairs Commission (CCAC) on Tuesday unveiled a guide they should follow or contractors might be compelled to fix the problems at their own cost. The CCAC said the document, titled Homebuilders’ Road Map and located here , is the ...

The Guyana Police Force has acquired 15 motorcycles at a cost of GYD$6.5 million to respond to a 15 percent to 20 percent increase in robberies especially in Region Four (Demerara-Mahaica), Home Affairs Minister Robeson Benn said. Responding to questions on a financial paper that was subsequently approved by the National Assembly, he said the police force asked for more ...

The state-owned China Harbour Engineering Company (CHEC) has inked an agreement with the Guyana government to fix the Cheddi Jagan International Airport at its own expense of US$9 million, the Public Works Ministry announced on Tuesday. “The Government of Guyana is pleased to announce that the Ministry of Public Works has today entered into an Agreement with China Harbour Engineering ...

The Customs Anti-Narcotics Unit says agents this morning seized a quantity of un-customed goods and two vehicles and arrested a known smuggler has been arrested. He, the vehicles and goods have been handed over to the Guyana Revenue Authority. The arrest and seizure were made at the Skeldon / Crabwood Creek Area, Corentyne, East Berbice. CANU describes the detainee as ...

Three Guyanese youths have  been selected to participate in the U.S. Department of State’s Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative (YLAI) Fellowship Program. The American embassy in Georgetown said the programme would bring together 263 young leaders together from 37 countries in Latin America, the Caribbean, and Canada for a virtual fellowship. This year, three young leaders from Guyana have been accepted ...

The Guyana Post Office Corporation (GPOC) on Monday announced that it has suspended mail service to the United Kingdom (UK), following rising global fears about the rapid spread of a new variant of the coronavirus, COVID-19. “Customers sending letters and parcels to London are asked to note that all mails to this destination have been suspended until further notice,” the ...

A forklift toppled at the Aurora Gold Mines’ site, hurting a warehouse worker who has since been evacuated to the city for medical treatment, a senior company official said. Peter Benny, Human Resources Manager of the Zijin Mining Group-controlled in the Upper Cuyuni, said the worker sustained injuries his right leg when the forklift toppled at the back of the ...

ExxonMobil on Sunday announced that its Floating Production, Storage and Offloading (FPSO) vessel offshore Guyana has reached full production capacity of 120,000 barrels and the company had significantly reduced flaring of natural gas with the commissioning of its gas injection system. “Earlier this month, the Liza Destiny floating production storage and offloading (FPSO) vessel reached full capacity of 120,000 barrels ...