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The new regional airline, LIAT 2020, has applied to the Guyana Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) for permission to fly to this South American nation with connections to several Caribbean islands, the authority’s Director-General, Retired Lt. Col. Egbert Field said. “No, LIAT has not been given any approval to operate. They have applied and we are going through the process,” he ...

The evolution of Silica City, a new town that is being proposed on 3,500 acres of land on the Soesdyke-Linden Highway, is expected to take up to 50 years and would encompass housing, education, health and commercial facilities that would blend with nature, according to a master plan developed by the University of Miami. “Obviously, this is not something that’s ...

Guyana featured in the opening match against neighbours Brazil in the 2024 Pan American Hockey Federation (PAHF) Challenge that is underway in Hamilton, Bermuda, One Communications, formerly GTT, said Sunday. Underdogs Guyana, ranked #68 in the world would have a significant challenge to topple Brazil which sits 13 places higher on the world rankings at #55. The tournament is being ...

United States (U.S.) Ambassador to Guyana, Nicole Theriot this week talked up the Wales gas-to-energy project as a pathway to cleaner energy, and sent a strong signal that the American government was poised to approve a loan for the 300 megawatt natural gas-fired power plant. “We’re literally this close to finalising the EXIM loan that underpins the project,” she told ...

Three men were Saturday arrested shortly after they allegedly robbed a Chinese supermarket at Unity, East Coast Demerara, the Guyana Police Force (GPF) said. Those arrested by police from Regional Division 4’C were Anthon Fraser and Lushawn Crawford both from Nabaclis, East Coast Demerara, and Renardo Persaud of Coldingen, East Coast Demerara. Police said at about 4:10 p.m. on Saturday, ...

One Communications. formerly Guyana Telephone and Telegraph or GTT, on Saturday said it was probing a copyright infringement claim by two Guyanese musicians who have filed a US$1.6 million lawsuit in a New York court. “We are currently conducting a thorough investigation,” the telecommunications company said in a statement to Demerara Waves Online News. The company signaled it was interested ...

Guyanese musicians, Jackie “Jackie Jaxx” Hanover and Ivan “D’Ivan” Harry on Friday filed a US$1.6 million lawsuit in a New York court against One Communications for alleged copyright infringement of their songs at the company’s rebranding from GTT earlier this month without permission. “Upon information and belief, Defendants have infringed plaintiffs’ copyrights in the songs “Guyana” and “Oh Guyana” by ...

The new four-lane high-span Demerara Harbour Bridge is now set to be completed by March 31, 2025 due to international shipment delays, officials said Thursday. Public Works Minister, Juan Edghill told an on-site news briefing that the bridge is almost 70 percent finished but would not meet the December 31, 2024 deadline. “We’re almost 70 percent complete. We had hoped ...

One Communications has reaffirmed its commitment to sports by sponsoring the Guyana national women’s field hockey team which is preparing for international competition, the telecoms provider said Wednesday.  The team departs this week to compete in the prestigious 2024 Pan American Hockey Federation (PAHF) Challenge taking place from September 20 to 28, 2024, in Hamilton, Bermuda. The partnership between One ...

Jamaica is eyeing the possibility of leveraging its special economic zone (SEZ) to cash in on Guyana’s oil sector by offering logistics services due to the shallow-draught of Port Georgetown, that island’s Minister of Industry, Investment, & Commerce, Aubyn Hill said Wednesday.  With 11.6 billion barrels of oil equivalent to be extracted and Guyana’s lack of capacity to accommodate large ...