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-by Svetlana Marshall- With the country facing a growing shortage in skilled and semi-skilled workers, the Georgetown Chamber of Commerce and Industry (GCCI) believes the Government needs to put the requisite systems in place now to allow for the large-scale importation of workers to address the shortage. In an interview with News Source, President of […]
With Surinamese-owned Fly Allways Airline launching its schedule service between Georgetown and Toronto, Minister of Public Works, Juan Edghill has announced that the Government of Guyana is continuing its efforts to get more airlines to join the Guyana skies with schedule services. Fly Allways will be operating twice weekly flights between Georgetown and Toronto via […]
by Gordon Moseley in Geneva, Switzerland The 2023 Public Forum of the World Trade Organinzation opened on Tuesday in Geneva with former British Prime Minister and current United Nations Special Envoy for Global Education, Gordon Brown, highlighting the need for a global response to the many global problems facing the world, including climate change and […]
The Government of Qatar has agreed to establish an embassy in Guyana, as Guyana and Qatar seek to deepen cooperation in a number of areas. The Amir of the State of Qatar, Sheikh Tamim Bin Hamad Al Thani, paid a one day visit to Guyana on Tuesday and held meetings with President Irfaan Ali and […]
Confirming that the People’s National Congress Reform (PNCR) Biennial Delegates Congress will take place in 2024, party Leader Aubrey Norton, today expressed confidence that he will be re-elected Leader of the PNCR, and ultimately become the Presidential Candidate for the APNU in the 2025 elections. “I will be the Presidential Candidate. Whenever the Congress is […]
Gold declarations, especially from small and medium scale miners, continue to decline even after several interventions by the authorities. Last month, the Guyana Gold and Diamond Miners Association (GGDMA) raised an alarm over the issue saying that the industry has been hit by a labour shortage driven by the demand for labour in the construction […]
With President Irfaan Ali maintaining that there are persons performing the functions of the Chancellor and Chief Justice while dodging questions on the substantive appointments, Opposition Leader Aubrey Norton today said he is convinced that the President has shut the door on confirming Justice Yonette Cummings as the Chancellor and Justice Roxane George as Chief […]
On the heels of the Finance Ministry’s mid-year report, which boasted of Guyana’s economic prospect, an International Monetary Fund (IMF) mission has also found that the country’s economic growth rate remains one of the fastest in the world. In a brief report, the IMF mission said on the back of a 62.3% growth rate last […]
The Ministry of Education has announced that all national and ‘A’ list High Schools in the country will now be mandated to facilitate cross-streaming, allowing students preparing for their CXC exams to sit subjects from outside their chosen stream. It was also announced that students who intend to write subjects that attract a large number […]
Guyana’s External Public and Publicity guarantee (PPG) debt grew by 3.8% from US$1,571.9 million at the end of last year, to US$1,631.1 million at end-June 2023. The Ministry of Finance stated in its half-year report that the increase in debt is due to an increase to positive net flows from bilateral creditors such as Eximbank […]
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