Chamber of Commerce repudiates businesses for using “front” man phenomenon to land Local Content certificate

Chamber of Commerce repudiates businesses for using “front” man phenomenon to land Local Content certificate

The Georgetown Chamber of Commerce today warned enterprises and potential investors about using “rent-a-citizen” and front men to get involved in the oil and gas sector under the Local Content rules. While not pointing to any specific company, but making reference to the current issue between RAMPS Logistics and the Local Content Secretariat, the Chamber…

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Elections petition and not CoI can provide finality to Elections 2020 concerns -says PNCR

Elections petition and not CoI can provide finality to Elections 2020 concerns -says PNCR

The People’s National Congress Reform, (PNCR), which is the largest party in the APNU+AFC coalition, has raised questions about the planned Commission of Inquiry into the 2020 General Elections, while there is an active Elections Petition questioning the outcome of the elections still before the Courts. During a press conference today, PNCR Executive Member Gary…

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Elections petition and not CoI can provide finality to Elections 2020 concerns -says PNCR

Elections petition and not CoI can provide finality to Elections 2020 concerns -says PNCR

The People’s National Congress Reform, (PNCR), which is the largest party in the APNU+AFC coalition, has raised questions about the planned Commission of Inquiry into the 2020 General Elections, while there is an active Elections Petition questioning the outcome of the elections still before the Courts. During a press conference today, PNCR Executive Member Gary…

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Elections petition and not CoI can provide finality to Elections 2020 concerns -says PNCR

Elections petition and not CoI can provide finality to Elections 2020 concerns -says PNCR

The People’s National Congress Reform, (PNCR), which is the largest party in the APNU+AFC coalition, has raised questions about the planned Commission of Inquiry into the 2020 General Elections, while there is an active Elections Petition questioning the outcome of the elections still before the Courts. During a press conference today, PNCR Executive Member Gary…

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US$10M in financing to fuel youth participation, sustainable development

US$10M in financing to fuel youth participation, sustainable development

–in Commonwealth Small Island Developing States By Rabindra Rooplall in Kigali, Rwanda THE Commonwealth Secretariat’s ground-breaking collaboration with Cambridge University has unlocked more than US$10 million in private financing for Small Island Developing States (SIDS), despite the project only being halfway through its research phase. This is according to Commonwealth Secretary-General Baroness Patricia Scotland on…

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Elections petition and not CoI can provide finality to Elections 2020 concerns -says PNCR

Elections petition and not CoI can provide finality to Elections 2020 concerns -says PNCR

The People’s National Congress Reform, (PNCR), which is the largest party in the APNU+AFC coalition, has raised questions about the planned Commission of Inquiry into the 2020 General Elections, while there is an active Elections Petition questioning the outcome of the elections still before the Courts. During a press conference today, PNCR Executive Member Gary…

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Sod turned for US$300M Vreed-en-Hoop shore-base facility

Sod turned for US$300M Vreed-en-Hoop shore-base facility

THE sod was turned on Tuesday for the US$300 Million Vreed-en-Hoop shore-base facility which is expected to play a major role in transforming Region Three (Essequibo Islands-West Demerara) into a major player in Guyana’s oil-and-gas sector. Officials and community members on Tuesday afternoon gathered for the historic turning of the sod at the site for…

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