Up until now hinterland development may not have featured nearly sufficiently on the agenda of government’s priorities in Guyana, but according to Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the National Agricul-tural Research and Extension Institute (NAREI) Udho Homenauth, force of circumstances could compel a drastic change in policy direction.
The imminent legitimate allocation on mining lands to groups comprising the newly-formed mining syndicates will represent “an historic landmark” for the sector and “step in the direction of fulfilling the government’s good life promise,” Minister in the Ministry of Natural Resources Simona Broomes has told the Stabroek Business.
The Guyanese Diaspora in the United States continues to play an important role in the broader Caribbean effort to strengthen and expand commercial relations between the United States and its Caribbean neighbours.
By John Seeram Background Recently the news media has been highlighting the issue of an emergency procurement by the Georgetown Hospital Cor-poration (GHPC) of drugs valued at $605 million from ANSA McAL Trad-ing Limited.
Arising out of a meeting between Minister of Business Dominic Gaskin and a group comprising representatives of the Guyana Equality Forum (GEF), the Deaf Associa-tion of Guyana (DAG), Help and Shelter and the Society Against Sexual Orientation Discrimination (SASOD), on Wednesday April 5 to discuss some of the collective challenges facing their constituents, an understanding was reached on the issue of creating a more constructive relationship between the aforementioned organizations and the ministry.
Concerns in the agricultural sector over the high probability of heavy financial losses resulting from natural disasters have witnessed an initiative that will allow for farming communities to mitigate the effectiveness of those eventualities.
LONDON (Reuters) – British businesses must overhaul their executive pay and perks to rebuild public trust following a spate of corporate scandals, lawmakers said on Wednesday.
GENEVA/BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Brexit has created an administrative and diplomatic minefield for Britain by triggering a reworking of its relations in the most contentious area of international trade — agriculture.
Kitco Market Data Gold Prices for the three-day period ending Thursday April 6, 2017
GASCI (www.gasci.com/telephone Nº 223-6175/6) reports that session 715’s trading results showed consideration of $11,416,955 from 270,360 shares traded in 12 transactions as compared to session 714’s trading results, which showed consideration of $4,641,577 from 130,951 shares traded in 15 transactions.
By the time this editorial is read the Ministry of Foreign Affairs will be winding down what is arguably its most important Heads of Mission conferences in several years.
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Feedback from a recent visit to more than 70 business houses in Georgetown by officials of the Georgetown Chamber of Commerce and Industry (GCCI) points to a significant decline in urban commercial activity, newly elected President of the Georgetown Chamber of Commerce and Industry (GCCI) Deodat Indar has told the Stabroek Business.
The present standoff between the APNU+AFC Coalition Government and the Private Sector Commission (PSC) following a sharp public exchange between the two earlier this month is “a counterproductive development that is unacceptable given the uncertainty of the present economic climate,” former PSC Chairman and Roraima Airways Chief Executive Officer Gerry Gouveia told Stabroek Business in an interview on Tuesday.
GASCI (www.gasci.com/telephone Nº 223-6175/6) reports that session 703’s trading results showed
Chastened by the relatively sudden disappearance of the economic windfall that had been triggered by the PetroCaribe oil for rice deal, the business community on the Essequibo Coast is still seeking to find its feet in a changed economic environment where the loss of a 200,000-tonne rice market has created deep uncertainty for the industry.
Wednesday March 22, 2017 marked a significant stage in the development of cargo operations at the Piarco International Airport as Laparkan Shipping (Trinidad) Limited launched the creation of its new Warehouse and Logistics Centre at the South Terminal.
GASCI Summary of Financials Session 714 March 27, 2017
Gold Prices for the three-day period ending Thursday March 30, 2017
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