Month: January 2022
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News
`Most top heavy bureaucracy for any sovereign wealth fund I have seen’ – -expert on NRF Act
The administrative power of Guyana’s government over the Natural Resource Fund is concerning and is one of the most “top…
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The Laparkan wharf fire
From everything that this newspaper has been able to learn about the recent fire at the Laparkan Lombard Street wharf,…
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Business
Jamaica positioning as Caribbean innovation hub, says PM Holness
By Rochelle Williams KINGSTON, Jamaica, (JIS) – Prime Minister Andrew Holness, says the government is taking deliberate steps to position…
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World Bank: Inflation has risen across the LAC
By Joel Julien Inflation has risen across the Latin America and the Caribbean region, exceeding central banks’ targets in most…
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Washington, Tehran hold different keys to Venezuela oil sector recovery
If the long-term prospects for Venezuela’s oil industry remain uncertain as long as recovery and exports continue to be inhibited…
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Business
Gas-to-Power Project could change cement manufacturing economics for Guyana – Exxon
By OilNOW January 20, 2022 While there are currently no cement manufacturing operations in Guyana due to the high cost…
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Business
Political mistrust and the Natural Resource Fund Act
The recent passage in the National Assembly of Guyana’s Natural Resource Fund Act, 2021, which now paves the way for…
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Business
Cuba turning to private enterprise option to help ease economic squeeze
For all its more than half a century of Communist rule, the disposition of entrepreneurial ‘hustle’ that characterises free enterprise…
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Business
Inching closer? Bids received for Corentyne River bridge design, feasibility study
The recent disclosure by the authorities in Guyana that the government here has received a number of bids from companies…
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Business
Guyana, Suriname, Brazil meetings of interest to global oil and gas audiences
With the drift of hemispheric oil and gas engagements seemingly moving in the direction of enhanced cooperation involving Guyana, Suriname…
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