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A Guyanese from Ross, West Coast Berbice, continues to make waves in his adopted country, the United States.

Captain Gerry Gouveia has a particular reason to remember the tragedy that was Jonestown, 38 years ago.

Even as the Government of Guyana continues to tag the Small Business Bureau as the principal state-run agency for effectively implementing the provisions of the Small Business Act, the Ministry of Business believes that there are “several institutional constraints and challenges” that preclude the state-run agency from effectively exercising that mandate.

Create Your Space is a work in progress by Guyanese-born Jo-Netta Caesar, who, having lived and worked in the United States for several years, has set herself the goal of bringing an enhanced taste to local homes and other spaces by placing a number of one-of-a-kind finds on the local market.

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It made for encouraging news that the GO-Invest Chief Executive Officer Owen Verwey met with a sizeable group of Brazilians, potential investors we are told, at the Brazilian Cultural Centre earlier this week “to explore investment opportunities” in Guyana’s economy.

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Government is proceeding with the creation of a petroleum directorate which will be charged with local administrative responsibilities for the country’s oil and gas sector, though Natural Resources Minister Raphael Trotman has told Stabroek Business that he favours not making further information on the key institution public until Cabinet has considered his submission on the matter.

The nature and circumstances of the local gaming industry requires of the National Gaming Authority (NGA) the application of the highest possible standards of integrity and transparency if there is to be an adequate measure of competence in a sector which will attract both national and foreign attention and participation, NGA Chairman,

The news emanating from the Ministry of Business’ recently released 2016-2020 Development Plan pertaining to skills’ shortages in some key public sector agencies extends to the Small Business Bureau, part of the critical apparatus set up for administering the support mechanisms for small business development.

By Vishnu Doerga Vishnu Doerga is President of the Georgetown Chamber of Commerce and Industry and franchise holder for Action COACH Have you ever answered a question with a question?

Fears that the November time frame provided by the Ministry of Business earlier this year for the resumption of the scrap metal trade, after a hiatus of more than 16 months, may not now be met, could cause relations between the Government of Guyana and the Guyana Scrap Metal Dealers Association (GSMDA) to drift into a zone of acrimony.

Long before his decision to move the services provided by Suriname Cartridge Depot to Guyana, Aristo Kelly had been doing diligent research into the likely level of market responsiveness in Guyana to the company’s product.

A report from the Office of the Vice Chancellor on an ongoing feasibility study for the establishment of a School of Entrepreneurship and Business Innovation at the University of Guyana has declared that the realization of this goal will effectively lead to the closure of “one of the major gaps in UG’s educational platform.”

Sightless at 59, having lost a battle with untreated Glaucoma some years ago, Lawrence Braithwaite continues to fight a battle for his personal survival in circumstances where lesser men would have thrown in the towel.

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