The University of Guyana (UG), in collaboration with Banks DIH Ltd., has been making progress in baking bread with 25 percent less wheaten flour, according to Head of UG’s Institute of Research, Innovation and Entrepreneurship Patsy Francis. She said tests were carried out using cassava flour and sweet potato flour and so far there is a preference for the latter. ...
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World Bank debars consultant for corrupt practice in Petroleum Governance and Management Project in Guyana
The World Bank Group has announced the three-year debarment with conditional release of an individual consultant in connection with a corrupt practice as part of the Petroleum Governance and Management Project in Guyana. The debarment makes Mr. Carlos Barberán Diez, a Spanish national, and his controlled affiliates, AC Oil & Gas SL and AC Oil & Gas Emirates LLC, ineligible ...
Read More »Govt hints at removing local content participation by ‘opportunistic’ Guyanese citizens
Minister of Natural Resources Vickram Bharrat on Thursday signaled strongly that government might amend Guyana’s Local Content Act to halt the participation of persons who opportunistically obtain Guyanese citizenship to cash in on opportunities in the country’s rapidly emerging oil and gas sector to the disadvantage of those who have been living and working here for decades. “It is only ...
Read More »UK ready to help Guyana develop but won’t sacrifice quality- Trade Commissioner for LATAM Caribbean
United Kingdom Trade Commissioner for Latin America and the Caribbean , Jonathan Knotts on Wednesday said that a working group would be established with Guyana to work on a range of projects within strict deadlines, even as he said his country was keen on delivering high quality work rather than negotiating cheaper prices. “We have agreed to establish a joint ...
Read More »Guyana offers UK energy security
President Irfaan Ali on Wednesday said Guyana could offer the United Kingdom (UK) energy security by guaranteeing hydrocarbon supplies to its former colonial power which does not have a reserve. Speaking during the working session of a meeting with a United Kingdom trade delegation and Trade Commissioner for Latin America and the Caribbean at UK Department for International Trade, Jonathan ...
Read More »Oil money for business initiatives in Guyana, Diaspora- Pres Ali
President Irfaan Ali on Tuesday night announced that government would be pumping an undisclosed amount of the oil money into business initiatives by Guyanese here and overseas. “I’m working to see how we can create a business model in which every Guyanese here and in diaspora can have an opportunity to invest in an investment vehicle that attaches them to ...
Read More »Oil money still not sufficient for Guyana’s development needs
Finance Minister Dr. Ashni Singh said the revenues being accrued from the oil and gas sector are still relatively modest, particularly considering the country’s developmental needs. Speaking during the programme ‘Narrative’, Minister Singh said while the petroleum sector continues to grow and generate economic opportunities, the non-oil sectors must be developed to create a sustainable source of wealth. “We have ...
Read More »Govt may appeal grant of Local Content Certificate to RAMPS Logistics
The Guyana government on Monday said it might appeal a High Court decision that led to the issuance of a Local Content Certificate to the Guyana-registered RAMPS Logistics Inc. whose parent company is based in Trinidad. “There are strong concerns by the Ministry of Natural Resources as to the eligibility of this particular application for local content certification. And as ...
Read More »High Court orders gov’t to issue Local Content Certificate to RAMPS Logistics
Chief Justice Roxane George-Wiltshire on Friday ordered the Ministry of Natural Resources’ Local Content Secretariat to issue a Local Content Certificate to the RAMPS Logistics (Guyana) Limited whose parent company is headquartered in Trinidad & Tobago. She ordered the Director of the Local Content Secretariat Martin Pertab to properly fulfill his duties without discretion to register or cause the Secretariat ...
Read More »President flays private sector for failing to grasp business opportunities; offers to assist in crafting proposals to bank
Even as President Irfaan Ali on Friday bashed the private sector for failing to take advantage of foreign investment opportunities from Saudi Arabia and South Korea, he announced that government was willing to help write business plans and negotiate with commercial banks for low interest loans. “I am ready, as your President, to help to put together a team to ...
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