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Guyana and Suriname have selected China Road and Bridge Corporation to construct the 1.1 kilometre bridge across the Corentyne River to link the two countries, Minister of Public Works Juan Edghill said Sunday. “China Road and Bridge has been the preferred evaluated bidder that has been agreed on by both countries,” he told Demerara Waves Online News. Mr Edghill said ...

Senior Immigration Officer, Phiona Harris has not been transferred in connection with the departure of a police officer’s wife, who is charged with money laundering, to leave Guyana, sources said. The sources debunked claims in sections of the media that Ms Harris was moved out of the Immigration Department because she obeyed a Magistrates’ Court order for Assistant Police Commissioner ...

Trade between China and Guyana has increased by 31% for the first half of 2024, outgoing Chinese Ambassador to Guyana Guo Haiyan announced Wednesday evening. “Practical cooperation between China and Guyana has made significant progress. In the first half of this year, our bilateral trade reached $800 million, reflecting a 31% year-on-year increase,” she said at a farewell reception held ...

Guyana is recording increased visitor arrivals, with a record high of 32,729 visitors for October in the country’s history, Tourism Minister Oneidge Walrond said Wednesday. “Visitor arrivals have also seen substantial growth,” she told a news conference at the Arthur Chung Conference Centre. She explained that in October 2024 arrivals increased by 22.5% compared to October 2023, with a record ...

France on Saturday pitched assistance to help Guyana with technologies and human resources to be aware of threats in its territory. Head of the French Diplomatic Bureau in Guyana, Jean-Jacques Forté said France would demonstrate its 3D capacity in upcoming drill training and “support for capacity to detect any near or distant threat by night and day.” “We are aware ...

Suriname’s Foreign Minister Albert Ramdin on Friday summoned Guyana’s Ambassador, Virjanand Depoo to a meeting and handed him a protest note to register that Dutch-speaking nation’s objection to Guyana’s plans to upgrade the airstrip in the New River Triangle. Suriname’s claim to the 6,000 square mile New River Triangle dates back to 1871 when a geologist and explorer discovered the ...

The United States’ Export Import (EXIM) Bank on Friday confirmed that its board has approved a just over US$500 million loan for Guyana’s gas-to-energy project, despite the opposition Alliance For Change earlier in the day challenging the accuracy of Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo’s announcement. “Yes. The Board approved this transaction to notify congress. Once the 35-day congressional notification period ends, ...

The Board of the United States’ Export-Import (EXIM) Bank has approved a just over US$500 million loan for the gas-to-energy project at Wales, West Bank Demerara, with final approval expected at the end of a 30-day notification to the US Congress, Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo said Thursday. Originally, Guyana had applied for US$660 million to help finance the construction of ...

The Suriname-Guyana Chamber of Commerce (SGCC) is about to submit a feasibility study to both countries to take over the management and operations of the Canawaima Ferry Service and offer more daily trips across the Corentyne River, SGCC Chairman Dr Vishnu Doerga said Tuesday. While there are four to six flights between Guyana and Suriname, Mr Doerga said the return ...

The way is now clear for airlines to ply the Guyana-Bahamas route, with the signing of an open skies Air Services Agreement between the two countries, the Public Works Ministry said Tuesday. Under the agreement, which was signed on Monday, the aim is to also promote travel with other countries. “At present, there are no direct flights between Guyana and ...