Business
VAT and its goals (Final)
Location of the Burden As was observed last week, evidence to suggest that VAT had not led to a reduction in tax evasion might exist.
Lure of gold sees recklessness by some miners
– association urges self regulation, enforcement of safety protocols In an environment where there is a preoccupation with the lure of gold it is by no means uncommon for people to indulge in acts of recklessness without due regard to their safety and health, Guyana Gold and Diamond Miners Association (GGDMA) official Colin Sparman says.
Guyana Shop offering more shelf space to local products
The space afforded the Guyana Shop in the rebuilt complex housing the New Guyana Marketing Corporation (New GMC) now better positions the entity to provide prominent display space for locally manufactured agro-products seeking enhanced access to both local and overseas markets.
Ann Robin makes a living marketing the news
Ann Robin is a welcome distraction from chaos of the rush-hour traffic that is harnessed by the nest of traffic lights at the corner of Camp and Lamaha streets.
Gov’t draft White Paper should precede development bank talks
– chamber says way clear for small businesses to join Public-private sector deliberations on the creation of a development bank in Guyana have a greater chance of bearing fruit if government makes the first approach, President of the Georgetown Chamber of Commerce and Indus-try Clinton Urling told Stabroek Business in a telephone interview on Monday.
Stock market updates
GASCI (www.gasci.com/telephone Nº 223-6175/6) reports that session 482’s trading results showed consideration of $6,834,728 from 322,052 shares traded in 15 transactions as compared to session 481 which showed consideration of $2,867,665 from 125,083 shares traded in 13 transactions.
Baron Foods CEO takes four major Caribbean business awards
One of Guyana’s most successful entrepreneurs in the manufacturing sector, Ronald Ramjattan has grown accustomed to the awards that have been showered on his company.
United Investment Trading seeks to re-fashion city shopping culture
Clairmonte Cummings, the 25-year-old Operations Director at United Investment Trading is an International Business graduate of Florida International University and the most senior executive of what, arguably, is the country’s single largest department store.
Too much talk, no action on regional food security – expert
In the matter of the recently announced interest on the part of Trinidad and Tobago in working with Guyana towards the creation of a regional food security plan, Head of Resource Mobilization at the Caribbean Agricultural Research and Development Institute (CARDI) Maurice Wilson has more or less told the supposed interested parties to put up or shut up.
Speaker to address GCCI Thursday business lunch
Speaker of the National Assembly Raphael Trotman will address a business luncheon being hosted by the Georgetown Chamber of Commerce and Industry (GCCI) at the Pegasus Hotel, Guyana next Thursday.
VAT and its goals (Part 1)
Directly Involved The value-added tax or VAT as it is more frequently called was introduced in Guyana in the year 2007 to replace the Consumption and other taxes which, ironically, were not consciously paid by the consumers.
Local service centres talk up Lenovo rise to world’s biggest selling computer
In the fiercely competitive world of information technology the Chinese brand Lenovo has recently taken over from its equally illustrious competitor Hewlett Packard (HP) as the world’s leading seller of computers, a circumstance that is not without significance even for the miniscule Guyana information technology industry.
Licensing of ‘shops’ in gold-mining areas being mulled
Persistent complaints from sections of the mining community regarding the security implications of illegal shops in mining areas across the gold-bearing regions of the country have led to a new initiative by the Ministry of Natural Resources and the Environment to regularize the operation of commercial enterprises at mining sites.
Canadian project to help local craftspeople grow international market
A two-year trade capacity building project is being initiated by the Trade Facilitation Office (TFO) of Canada and the Canadian Executive Services Overseas (CESO) in collaboration with the Guyana Manufacturers and Services Association (GMSA) to increase international market share for local art and craft and artisanal products.
Management firm secures Caribbean Export grant for six local private sector projects
JTW & Associates Management Institute Inc, a local management consultancy firm, is among a number of private sector enterprises in the region to secure approval for grant funding from Caribbean Export under its new €2.5 million funding from the European Union.
Women In Business…Carol Fraser’s miracle hands
It requires a fair measure of careful contemplation to determine which of Carol Fraser’s many talents is her main line of business.
Caribbean Export and Guyana
Several weeks ago this newspaper expressed its considerable disappointment over what it considered to be a missed opportunity by the private sector arising out of a competition by the regional business support body, the Caribbean Export Development Agency (Caribbean Export) that resulted in winners from various other parts of the region being able to have their goods and services paraded at the recently concluded Olympic Games in London.
Business Cartoons
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Stock market updates
GASCI (www.gasci.com/telephone Nº 223-6175/6) reports that session 481’s trading results showed consideration of $2,867,665 from 125,083 shares traded in 13 transactions as compared to session 480 which showed consideration of $1,786,450 from 55,714 shares traded in 12 transactions.
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