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The former Chairman of the Private Sector Commission, Captain Gerry Gouveia has expressed concern and disgust over recent statements by the Georgetown Chamber of Commerce and the Private Sector Commission on the issue of Local Content and foreign companies investing in Guyana. While stopping short of addressing the issue of RAMPS Logistics being denied a […]
Persons and businesses that have encumbrances on the Government reserves have two days to remove them or have them removed by the government. Minister of Works, Juan Edghill issued the final warning today, including to those who have turned the roadsides into their vending spots. He said the Government of Guyana has an aggressive developmental […]
The Guyana government this afternoon inked a contract for the construction of the first phase of the long-awaited road link between the East Coast and East Bank of Demerara. The phase covers from Ogle on the East Coast to Eccles on the East Bank of Demerara. The US$106m contract will be executed by the Indian company Ashoka […]
The Guyana National Bureau of Standards has destroyed over 5000 substandard electrical fittings which were seized from businesses during the month of May and in early June. According to the GNBS, poor quality and improperly labeled items were discovered and confiscated during the ongoing countrywide surveillance activities to rid the marketplace of substandard products. The […]
The Georgetown Chamber of Commerce today warned enterprises and potential investors about using “rent-a-citizen” and front men to get involved in the oil and gas sector under the Local Content rules. While not pointing to any specific company, but making reference to the current issue between RAMPS Logistics and the Local Content Secretariat, the Chamber […]
Persons applying for new and renewed passports could find themselves waiting for as long as 40 days to get the new document. The Central Immigration and Passport Office has reported that it has been snagged by a number of setbacks caused by shipping delays. In a release, it was explained that while there have been […]
The Opposition today took its concerns over the bribery allegations made against the Vice President to the Office of the President in a protest, which called on the Vice President to demit office. The small group of protesters braved the rain with their placards as they called for a fully independent probe of the allegations. […]
With the Police Complaints Authority still investigating the Police shooting death of Golden Grove youth, Quindon Bacchus, family members are concerned about the slow pace of the probe. Along with several villagers, some family members staged a protest this midday outside the headquarters of the Special Branch Unit of the Guyana Police Force. An officer […]
The largest logistics company in the local oil and gas sector, RAMPS Logistics, has been denied a local content license to operate in Guyana by the Local Content Secretariat. The Secretariat falls under the Ministry of Natural Resources. News Source understands that the company received information about being denied the license just over a week […]
Attorney General Anil Nandlall is defending Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo in wake of the bribery allegations in that Vice News report. The Vice President has denied the allegations and President Irfaan Ali indicated that he has full confidence in the Vice President. Now the Attorney General has added his voice in defense of the Vice […]
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