Business

The Private Sector Commission (PSC) on Tuesday strongly rebuffed Leader of the People’s National Congress Reform (PNCR) Aubrey Norton’s assertion that that business organisation is perceived as politically biased and indicated that it was unapologetic on its stance concerning the attempt to rig last year’s general and regional elections. “The Private Sector Commission notes with regret Mr. Norton’s unfair and ...

Workers of the state-owned Guyana Sugar Corporation (GUYSUCO) are to receive a 7 percent increase in wages and salaries, a move that the Guyana Agricultural and General Workers Union (GAWU) on Monday welcomed. “The announcement today represents a fulfillment of that commitment,” the union said in referring to discussions earlier this year between representatives of GAWU and Vice President Bharrat ...

Former Chief of Staff of the Guyana Defence Force, Retired Rear Admiral Gary Best has topped the list of 15 elected members to the Central Executive Committee of the People’s National Congress Reform (PNCR), the party said. Also elected to that decision-making body is another former Retired Chief of Staff, Retired Brigadier Edward Collins Based on certified results of last ...

Leader of the People’s National Congress Reform (PNCR), Aubrey Norton on Monday said his party is pro-private sector but he said from many accounts the Private Sector Commission (PSC) as politically biased. He sought to assure Guyanese that his party is pro-business but said he has been asked by business persons to draw a distinction between the private sector and ...

The Mocha to Great Diamond interconnecting road was Monday morning commissioned and is being touted to bring massive relief to commuters who are being plagued by long hours of waiting time to get to and from work. President Irfaan Ali, in his address,  warned motorists against speeding  and announced that the traffic law would be amended to provide for electronic ...

China Harbour Engineering Corporation (CHEC) has completed all outstanding works on the Cheddi Jagan International Airport (CJIA) in keeping with its initial contract, but construction of three other areas would not be finished until next year due to global shipping delays of materials, officials said Friday. “Based upon their shipping schedule and what is happening around the world, we have ...

InterCaribbean Airways plans to train Guyanese to become cabin attendants, the carrier’s Chief Executive Officer of the airline, Trevor Sadler announcement on Friday minutes after the inaugural flight arrived from Guyana from Barbados. “On Monday, we start a new class of flight attendants here in Georgetown so we don’t just speak but we follow on with the words and hiring ...

Company commits to strengthening the community by embracing women entrepreneurship The Guyana Telephone and Telegraph (GTT) announced its support towards the HerVenture app’s efforts to reach and develop women-led businesses.  The technology giant’s decision to collaborate with the Cherie Blair Foundation for Women, based in the UK, and ActionINVEST Caribbean, in Guyana, stems from their promise to the customer to ...

Agriculture Minister Zulfikar Mustapha says the severe floods earlier this year resulted in the State-owned Guyana Sugar Corporation (GUYSUCO) spending GY$2.3 billions of dollars that had been originally allocated in the 2021 National Budget for out-of-crop maintenance, pensions, union dues and other expenses. He told the House Committee of Supply, under persistent grilling by Shadow Home Affairs Minister Khemraj Ramjattan, ...

Reproduced from OE Digital Canadian-based firm Frontera Energy, the majority owner of CGX Energy and its partner in the Corentyne Block offshore Guyana, has informed that the Kawa-1 exploration well, spudded in the block in August, has encountered hydrocarbon presence. Also, the drilling at Kawa-1, being carried out by Maersk Discoverer semi-submersible drilling rig – is taking longer than initially expected with ...