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Regional carrier, Caribbean Airlines is reeling from the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the travel industry. In a statement today, CAL announced that its before-tax earnings have decreased by more than US$109 million. Over the past few years, the airline was seeing increased earnings as it launched an aggressive marketing strategy, but the COVID-19 […]
Months after Guyana and Suriname inked a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) for the construction of a high-span bridge over the Corentyne River linking the two countries, more than 30 companies have expressed interest to provide consultancy services for the feasibility study for the bridge. “It is clear that the world is interested in Guyana and […]
Opposition Leader Joe Harmon today accused the PPP Civic Government of sidelining and ignoring the needs of public servants in the national budget. There has been no formal announcement of planned increases for public servants. Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo claims that the budget contains provisions for salary increases but there was no such announcement during […]
The US Government’s Center for Disease Control has flagged Guyana as having a high level of COVID-19, placing the country on its Level 4 ranking and warning US citizens and residents against traveling to Guyana. Level 4 is the highest level warning on the CDC’s warning system for COVID-19. In its statement, the CDC said […]
The Government of Guyana on Monday formally launched the stakeholders’ consultations for the country’s local content policy for the oil and gas sector. Addressing the stakeholders at the launch at the Arthur Chung Conference Centre, President Irfaan Ali said he hopes that the views of a wide cross-section of society will be captured so that […]
Five soldiers who are under investigation after allegations of rape were leveled against them in a Region One community, have been withdrawn from the community, and are in custody. In a statement today, the Guyana Defence Force announced that it is conducting its own inquiry into the allegations as the Guyana Police Force also probes […]
The Guyana Defence Force’s Coast Guard is preparing to dispatch a team of investigators to probe the discovery of a small boat in Guyana’s waters with a number of dead bodies aboard. A senior military official has confirmed that the Guyana Defence Force and other agencies are probing the reports. The vessel was reportedly spotted […]
With more than fifteen years of service to the Ministry of Public Works, the Government on Friday fired the Coordinator/ Chief Works Officer of the Works Services Group, Geoffrey Vaughn. Mr. Vaughn’s termination will take effect from March 12, 2021. The termination letter, which was signed by the Ministry’s Permanent Secretary, Vladim Persaud instructed Mr. […]
Finance Minister Dr. Ashni Singh unveiled the government’s $383.1 Billion budget that is heavily focused on education along with infrastructure and other development initiatives. On the Education front, a total of $60.7 Billion has been allocated to that sector with just over $5 billion of that amount going towards the construction and rehabilitation of schools. […]
Having received a total of $7 Billion last year in the national budget and the supplementary budget, the Guyana Sugar Corporation is set to receive another $2 billion in this year’s budget. Finance Minister Dr. Ashni Singh announced this afternoon that the state-owned sugar company will continue to undergo a restructuring and revitalization plan. The […]
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