By News Source Guyana on August 9, 2024
Business, News, Politics
With more than 140 exhibitors on show, this year’s International Building Expo, which opened last evening at the National Stadium, is being seen as the perfect platform to showcase the country’s housing sector and its offerings and opportunities, according to Minister within the Ministry of Housing, Susan Rodrigues. She told the opening ceremony that the […]
By News Source Guyana on August 7, 2024
Business, News, Politics
Guyana is optimistic that an almost seven-year ban on the exportation of catfish to the United States will be lifted, as the US Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service conducts another review of documents submitted by Guyana. In 2017, Guyana was among several countries that were banned from exporting catfish to the US […]
By News Source Guyana on July 28, 2024
Business, News, Opinions
By Rennie Parris Today, we’re exploring the steps to register your business in Guyana, whether you’re starting a sole proprietorship or a corporation. We’ll also cover the importance of becoming compliant with the Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) and the National Insurance Scheme (NIS), and how the Small Business Bureau (SBB) can assist registered businesses. Understanding […]
By News Source Guyana on July 28, 2024
Business, News, Politics
Ghanaian Company, CONTRACTA, on Friday presented a feasibility study to the Georgetown Mayor and City Council on a project that could see the iconic Stabroek Market being transformed into a state-of-the-art facility featuring more than 1000 additional stalls, a fish market, a food court, more than 300 parking spaces for visitors and two docks to […]
By News Source Guyana on July 21, 2024
Business, Education, News, Opinions
By Rennie Parris In the second part of our series on transforming your business idea into a viable business, we’ll be focusing on creating a robust business model, which is crucial to understanding how your company creates, delivers, and captures value. Let’s dive in! Creating a Robust Business Model Creating a robust business model is […]
By News Source Guyana on July 19, 2024
Business, News, Politics
With gold declarations falling by 16%, the Alliance For Change (AFC) believes it is imperative that the Government takes critical steps to arrest the situation, not only in the gold Industry, but in the other non-oil sectors. At a press conference on Friday, Executive Member of the AFC, Juretha Fernandes said the first quarter report […]
By News Source Guyana on July 18, 2024
Business, News
A partnership between Scotiabank Guyana and Habitat for Humanity to teach youths Construction Technology Training and Disaster Risk Reduction culminated on Sunday with a graduation ceremony which saw twenty-four women among one hundred graduates. More than two hundred persons from across the country had applied for the programme, but only one hundred were chosen. Those […]
By News Source Guyana on July 14, 2024
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By Rennie Parris In this two-part series, we’ll dive deep into transforming your idea into a viable business within the context of Guyana. Whether you have a budding idea or are still searching for inspiration, this series will provide practical steps and local examples to guide you on your entrepreneurial journey. Part 1: Ideation and Market […]
By News Source Guyana on July 12, 2024
Business, News
Mobile Money Guyana (MMG), has announced that it is set to transform the business landscape with its seamless API integration for digital payments. The company noted that as businesses increasingly rely on online transactions, MMG’s API offers a secure, fast, and convenient solution for merchants and web developers. Mark Singh, CEO of MMG explained that “by integrating with MMG, businesses […]
By News Source Guyana on July 12, 2024
Business, News
The Caribbean Export Development Agency and the African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) have renewed a commitment to foster trade and investment relations between the Caribbean and the African Continent. The renewed commitment comes just one month after the two institutions signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) in The Bahamas to leverage their strengths and resources to […]