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The Private Sector Commission on Friday announced that a delegation of private sector representatives will be journeying to Cuba to take part in the country’s annual international trade fair and explore business opportunities. The delegation, which will be led by Minister of Business Dominic Gaskin, comprises of representatives from Roraima Airways, Banks DIH Ltd., Beharry’s Group of Company, Global Seafoods, ...

The members of the Public Procurement Commission (PPC), who were sworn in by President David Granger, earlier Friday have been charged to uphold the sacrosanct tenets of the Constitution and to be independent, impartial and fair in the execution of their duties. At a simple but significant ceremony, held at the Ministry of the Presidency, Ms. Emily Dodson, Ms. Carol ...

Minister of State, Joseph Harmon, said today, that special prosecution teams will be set up to prepare reports that will ensure effective and efficient prosecution of criminal charges into the Sparendaam Housing Project, known as Pradoville Two and the operations of the Guyana Cricket World Cup Inc. Addressing the media at a post-cabinet briefing at the Ministry of the Presidency, ...

  Government will be assisting families in Berbice who were recently affected by disasters, Minister of Social Protection, Volda Lawrence said. She told the Government Information Agency (GINA), that she has instructed her officers to evaluate the needs of the families affected by the freak storm in Berbice earlier this week. “One of the first things we’re going to address ...

The Competition and Consumer Affairs Commission (CCAC) on Thursday said it is being flooded with numerous complaints about soured deals with auto dealers  and said those sellers are bound by the three Rs- Repair, Replace or Refund- if vehicles that they sell develop defects during the warranty period. “The other thing is, understanding that there is something called a warranty. All ...

by Abigail Semple The steady flow of nearly 1,000 Cubans coming to Guyana every week to shop mainly clothing is being widely hailed as good for this South American country’s economy at a time when there is much talk about sluggishness and over-reliance on gold to prop up revenues. While cambio (foreign exchange) dealers experience mixed fortunes as far as ...

The Ministry of Business on Thursday launched its 2016-2020 strategic business plan, and Minister of Business and Tourism, Dominic Gaskin expressed confidence that its implementation would help boost Guyana’s economy and improve its development. “By the time we have concluded the implementation of this plan you will see significant improvements to aid the business environment.” Gaskin told the launching ceremony ...

“Don’t open the bag; don’t do that to me a get two lil children to mine,”- female prisoner A female prison officer who allegedly caught smuggling marijuana into the New Amsterdam Prison had unsuccessfully begged one of her colleagues not to squeal on her because she has two young children. When a bag containing the parcels of ganja, 35-year old ...

Mark Anthony Barclay, who had confessed to murdering Gordon Ross outside White Castle Fish Shop, has been granted bail and will soon be facing trial in the High Court for manslaughter. Barclay had initially been on trial at the Georgetown Magistrates Court for murdering Ross. However, on Thursday, after the prosecution had closed the case, Chief Magistrate Ann McLennan changed ...

Guyana is hoping that the Caribbean Community (Caricom) can unblock Trinidad and Tobago as the route through which honey exports must be transshipped  to regional and extra-regional markets, following a US$3,000 fine that La Parkan had to pay for violating the laws of that twin-island nation. Trinidad and Tobago laws prohibit the transportation of honey within one mile of that ...