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Talking Dollars & Making Sense: Benefits of Registering Your Business

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 […]

Talking Dollars and Making Sense: Transforming your idea into a Viable Business Pt. 2

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 […]

LETTER: Jordan responds to Parag’s “misinformation” on COVID Risk Allowance, reminding it was his idea

Dear Editor, My attention was drawn to the article “Jordan flatly rejected better allowances for healthcare workers – Minister Parag,” which was published in Guyana Chronicle, October 3, 2020. On reading the article, I was overcome by feelings of amusement, astonishment and indignation. Eventually, having been goaded into doing so, I have decided to respond […]

Legal Source: US Citizenship for a child born to US parent abroad

by Attorney Dwayne Braithwaite Without breaking attorney-client privilege pursuant to the Official Code of Georgia Annotated (O.C.G.A.) 24-9-24, I will seek to address one aspect of derivative citizenship. A few years ago, I had the privilege of assisting a young married couple from one of the Caribbean islands in attaining U.S. citizenship for their minor […]

The Legal Source: Understanding the Fiancé Visa

by US Immigration Attorney Dwayne Braithwaite There was once a conundrum in United States (US) immigration laws regarding non-resident fiancés of US citizens. A non-resident fiancé who intended to obtain legal permanent resident (LPR) status based on his or her eventual marriage to his or her US citizen fiancé would have been at odds with […]

Pedestrian killed in Berbice accident

A pedestrian has become the latest road accident victim in Guyana. The Guyana Police Force reported today that at around 10:45 this morning, 30-year-old Stanley Bronne, reportedly walked onto the main roadway at #11 village from behind a parked vehicle and was struck down by a motor car. Reports state that the man was struck […]