Economy
Local content policymakers resisting political pressure
Head of the Ministry of the Presidency's Department of Energy, Dr. Mark Bynoe addressing the 2019 Awards and Dinner of...
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Suriname eyes Cuba, Barbados rice markets
Earlier this month, Minister Rabin Parmessar conducted follow-up talks about exports to Barbados. (Photo: LVV) Suriname’s Agriculture Minister, Rabin Parmessar...
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Tullow may decide within one year fate of Guyana oil discoveries
Tullow Guyana Country Manager, Joachim Vogt The United Kingdom-headquartered oil company, Tullow Oil, may take another year before it actually...
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Oil traders head to Guyana for face-to-face contract bidding
The floating production, storage and offloading (FPSO) vessel, Liza Destiny. At least half a dozen traders from Houston, Geneva and...
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Guyana’s tourism sector forecasts big returns from Condé Nast Traveler’s listing
Director of the Guyana Tourism Authority, Brian Mullis. Tourism executives are banking on Guyana's listing by Condé Nast Traveler, a...
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Former Jamaica PM: Time for Guyana to change law for small companies to bid for gov’t contracts; no room for corruption
Former Jamaica Prime Minister, Portia Simpson-Miller addressing the Georgetown Chamber of Commerce and Industry's 2019 awards and dinner on 29th...
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ExxonMobil oil exploration served up 1,700 Guyanese jobs, GYD$36 billion to local businesses; gov’t crafting Guyana local content policy
ExxonMobil's Senior Vice President for Upstream Oil and Gas Company, Hunter Farris ExxonMobil (Guyana) on Wednesday played up the local...
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Spices mixed to perfection on show at GuyTIE
by Gwen Evelyn Govinda Singh of Roy's Spices. Lakiraj Singh and his three sons have carved out a special niche...
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IAST pushing local products to outshine imports; ready for GuyTIE 2020
by Gwen Evelyn Head of Marketing at the Institute of Applied Science and Technology, Raveena Mangal. GEORGETOWN, Guyana — November...
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No place for lip-service against corruption, time for action -UG best graduating student
University of Guyana 2019 valedictorian, Shane Rampertab. University of Guyana (UG) 2019 valedictorian, Shane Rampertab Saturday morning issued a stirring...
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