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The Dominican Republic headquartered SkyCana airline will from June 1, 2023 serve the Guyana-Canada route, President Irfaan Ali said Wednesday. President Ali said he welcomed the news from the CEO of Sky Cana, Frank Diaz Gonzalez.The announcement was made following a meeting between President Ali and Mr Gonzalez at the Office of the President earlier today. SkyCana is a Dominican ...

Guyana’s Ambassador to the United States, Samuel Hinds on Tuesday denied that he ever played a role in hiring an American lobbying firm to assist city businessman Nazar ‘Shell’ Mohamed in clearing his name of grave allegations so that he might be considered favourably for an American visa. “I wish to categorically state that at no time did I contact ...

A Washington DC-based lobbying firm on Tuesday said the United State Department and the American Embassy here have been told that there was no evidence to support allegations of gold smuggling, terrorism or homicide against well-known city businessman, Nazar ‘Shell’ Mohammed and so he should be granted an American visa, but said no one locally with potentially adverse views were ...

Guyana should be more strategic and offer neighbouring Brazil an oil block as part of its border strategy, according to International Relations Professor Mark Kirton. He was speaking at the launch of his most recent publication titled ‘Building Bridges in The Amazon- Guyana Brazil Relations Into the 21st Century”. “I argue in the book for consideration to be given for ...

The Guyana government’s petroleum website was hacked and replaced with a Venezuelan map that includes Guyana’s Essequibo Region, shortly after the International Court of Justice (ICJ) dismissed Caracas’ position that Britain is an indispensable party to the case. Minister of Natural Resources Vickram Bharrat confirmed that petroleum.gov.gy was hacked and said the incident was being addressed by the National Data ...

GTT Inc, Guyana’s leading telecommunications company, last Friday announced its support for the upcoming Rupununi Rodeo 2023. The company’s Chief Operating Officer (COO)- Business Solutions, Orson Ferguson, donated GY$ 500,000 to Director of the Rupununi Livestock Association, Christina Edwards. The company’s contribution will go towards prizes for the male and female categories of barrel races in the annual display of ...

Digicel Guyana says it continues to connect Communities throughout Guyana and more so during Easter Celebrations. Digicel announce its sponsorship of Bartica Regatta, Rupununi Rodeo and Linden Town Week. The telecommunications company is investing $2.5 million in the events and celebrations scheduled for Easter Weekend and the end of April in an effort to unite communities and celebrate the occasion. ...

The Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) on Tuesday said the reason for the prolonged delay in releasing the findings of an audit of the US$1.67 billion in expenses for 1999 to 2017 had to with the absence of an interim audit report, and a series of concerns that badly affected the “The GRA further advised that the foregoing, in its opinion ...

The University of Guyana (UG), now in its 60th year, is set to host its 2nd Diaspora  Conference at the Turkeyen Campus, Greater Georgetown, Guyana, during the period  May 8-10, 2023 under the theme “Calling 592: Honouring, Researching, Reigniting  Diaspora.” The Diaspora Conference is one of several signature events being hosted by the  University this year to celebrate the institution’s ...

Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo on Tuesday said Guyana’s Local Content legislation would be amended to prevent companies from cheating on the ownership, financial and operational structures and so breach the intent of creating greater opportunities for Guyanese. “We have seen some attempt by foreign companies to bypass the legislation through all sorts of means,” he told the opening of a ...