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Fuel boat explodes at Mourca
The burning fuel boat (Facebook photo by Trevor Harris) A small fuel boat was destroyed by fire Saturday afternoon at...
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Guyana gov’t paying Republic Bank debt for owner of Marriott-branded hotel
The special purpose government-owned company, Atlantic Hotel Inc; which owns the Marriott-branded hotel cannot afford to pay its debt to...
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Bank of Guyana can close foreign exchange retention accounts to stem Guyana dollar decline
Junior Finance Minister, Jaipaul Sharma; Governor of the Bank of Guyana, Dr. Gobind Ganga and Finance Minister, Winston Jordan meeting...
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Looming ‘used-tyre’ ban will leave 5000 jobless ; no evidence used tyres cause accidents —GUTA
(Left to right) GUTA Public Relations Coordinator, Nazim Hussain ; Vice President, Mustaak Mohamed; MAPM activist Michael Rodrigues and President...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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