By News Source Guyana on April 6, 2025
News, Opinions, Politics
By Rennie Parris Welcome back to Talking Dollars & Making Sense. Today, we’re diving into the complicated world of international trade, specifically, how recent U.S. tariff policies and China’s dumping practices are impacting Guyana. Let’s break down what these policies mean for our local businesses and economy. China’s Big Problem: Too Much Stuff To fully […]
By News Source Guyana on April 5, 2025
News
Agents of the Guyana Revenue Authority were forced to retreat from the residence of The Mohamed family on Saturday morning after their attempt to seize a number of the family’s luxury vehicles over reported owed taxes was met with a loud protest from scores of supporters of the Mohameds. The standoff began after a group […]
By News Source Guyana on April 5, 2025
Caribbean & International, News, Politics
CARICOM Chairman and Prime Minister of Barbados, Mia Mottley, has warned that the Caribbean region is facing an economic catastrophe in light of recent tariffs imposed by United States President, Donald Trump on countries in the region and around the world. In an address to the region, Prime Minister Mottley warned further that the international […]
By News Source Guyana on April 5, 2025
News, Politics
The Guyana Power and Light Company (GPL) on Friday signed off on three contracts totaling US$422 Million for the construction of transmission lines and five new substations to support the Gas-to-Energy Project. Acting Chief Executive Officer of GPL, Kesh Nandlall signed on behalf of the power company. The deal represents the single largest investment by […]
By News Source Guyana on April 4, 2025
Crime, News
A 23-year-old unemployed man from Bent Street, Wortmanville was charged and granted bail in the sum of $2.4 Million on 25 counts of simple larceny and 23 counts of Conspiracy to commit computer related fraud. The charges are in relation to the theft of over $36.4 million from the joint account of a couple. The […]
By News Source Guyana on April 4, 2025
News, Politics
General Secretary of the Guyana Trades Union Congress (GTUC), Lincoln Lewis, believes Labour Minister, Joseph Hamilton, has demonstrated a misunderstanding of his role or arrogance that is common among some politicians with his recent statements about Guyanese workers. During a recent community meeting in Haslington on the East Coast of Demerara, the Labour Minister warned […]
By News Source Guyana on April 4, 2025
Caribbean & International, Elections, News, Politics
Acting Chief Justice, Roxane George on Thursday said Guyana’s electoral laws are “all over the place”, hinting at the need for further amendments to correct many of the troubling and confusing issues. “The election laws are all over the place. It is very hard to manage, to navigate them,” she said. Justice George made the […]
By News Source Guyana on April 4, 2025
Business, News, Politics
Lateness and absenteeism are among the reasons given by Teleperformance for closing down one of its operations in Guyana, Vice President, Bharrat Jagdeo has revealed. Teleperformance, which is one of the largest call centre companies in Guyana recently closed its Robb and Camp Street location in Georgetown. The company laid off more than 800 workers […]
By News Source Guyana on April 4, 2025
Crime, News, Politics
Two Brazilian nationals, a Cuban national and a Guyanese were arrested on Thursday as part of a major probe into a gold smuggling operation. In a statement on Thursday evening, the Special Organised Crime Unit said the four were arrested as SOCU agents successfully intercepted an alleged gold smuggling attempt in an intelligence led operation. […]
By News Source Guyana on April 4, 2025
Crime, News, Politics
The family of fireman, Voshaun Manbodh, who passed away at the Georgetown Hospital two weeks ago while nursing injuries sustained in the Mae’s School fire, is moving to the Court over his death. The family is dissatisfied with the outcome of an investigation that was conducted into his care and treatment at the Georgetown Hospital, […]