September 2024

Nearly half of the speakers at the upcoming International Business Conference (IBC) will be from abroad, setting the stage for a truly global exchange of ideas. Scheduled to kick off in another 41 days, between October 15 – 17 at the Guyana Marriott Hotel, the conference promises to be a hub of international business dialogue.
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SBM Offshore has announced a new initiative in collaboration with Food For the Poor (Guyana) to build a community center in Little Red Village on the Essequibo Coast. The partnership was formalized during a ceremony held on August 29, where SBM Offshore Guyana’s General Manager, Martin Cheong, pledged the company’s support for the project. Food
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Back in July 2024, the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC) reached a historic milestone in the field of vascular surgery. The hospital successfully performed an emergency repair of a ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA). This breakthrough marks only the third successful surgery of its kind in Guyana’s history. It highlights the rarity and complexity of
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The government is aware of some Neighbourhood Democratic Councils (NDCs) councillors selling public lands illegally. So, it intends to take serious action in the coming days, according to Attorney General Anil Nandlall. Nandlall, during his weekly ‘Issues in the News’ programme, said NDCs are not allowed to rent or sell public lands. At least not
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The small community of Phillipai in Cuyuni Mazaruni, Region Seven, is set to benefit from a major educational boost with the groundbreaking of the Phillipai Secondary School, a project marked by a recent visit from Minister of Education Priya Manickchand. Minister Manickchand’s visit featured a ceremonial sod-turning event, officially marking the start of construction for
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Attorney General Anil Nandlall said Tuesday night that social media is largely unregulated and individuals have been using this space to abuse others. As such, the government will seek to amend the cybercrime law this year in hopes of remedying the situation. “Something has to be done about the use of social media as a
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Guyanese would do well to make the needed investments to develop the skills required to advance the sectors that are booming and moving apace in the country. This is according to businessman Vishnu Doerga, who serves as the Chairman of the Suriname- Guyana Chamber of Commerce. He shared these sentiments as he spoke at the 2024
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Marics and Company Limited donated one Honda 5HP engine and one Honda brush cutter to the Ministry of Amerindian Affairs and Ministry of Education in recognition of Amerindian and Education month. Our gestures are supporting both themes since the outboard engine will help the children living in remote areas to get to school. The brush
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Guyana’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) grew by an impressive 49.7% in the first half of 2024. There has been much reporting on this but what does it mean? And why should citizens care about it? Private sector representative and economist, Richard Rambarran was one who firmly stated that the economic performance was significant. “We’ve seen
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