GCCI does not know number of companies affected by absence of local content policy
“We need a local content policy now! Our local companies are being sidelined. And what is happening is that the foreign companies have an...
Anti-money laundering efforts increased to ensure full compliance with CFATF-AG
With Guyana being in the fourth round of evaluation by the Caribbean Financial Action Task Force (CFATF), Attorney General, Basil Williams revealed yesterday that...
Guyana’s business environment has much room for improvement –Go-Invest CEO
In 2017, Guyana was ranked 124 out of 190 countries in the World Bank’s Ease of Doing Business survey. This score was seen as...
Granger courting Brazil’s ‘corrupt’ national oil company
In a bid to facilitate more Foreign Direct Investments (FDI), President David Granger is courting Brazil’s National Oil Company, Petrobras.
At a press conference held...
GAWU to convene one-day sugar conference on September 4
The Guyana Agricultural and General Workers Union (GAWU), together with Canada’s largest private sector union – UNIFOR – will convene a special one day...
Go-Invest projects over $107.5B in investments for 2018
The Guyana Office for Investment (Go-Invest) projects that there will be over $107.5B in investments this year due to Guyana’s buzzing oil and gas...
GPL launches emergency WhatsApp contact
The Guyana Power and Light Incorporated (GPL) has introduced another technology-related service as it continues to improve delivery of services to its clientele. Divisional...
Govt’s amendment to VAT Act putting strain on manufacturing sector -GMSA tells GRA
The government’s 2018 amendment to the Value Added Tax (VAT) Act is having crippling effects on manufacturing businesses. In fact, many exporters are unable...
Noncompliance in mining industry will no longer be tolerated-Min. Broomes warns stakeholders
For years, acts of noncompliance and corruption have been tolerated in the mining industry. But under this new dispensation, it will be wiped out....
TT pulls plug on loss-making national oil company
As Guyana flirts with the notion of creating a National Oil Company (NOC), its CARICOM sister, Trinidad and Tobago is desperately eager to make...
