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Below is the full version of an interview on the economy in 2013, between The President of The Georgetown Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Mr. Clinton Urling and Stabroek News Business Editor, Mr. Arnon Adams. Parts of which was published in today’s Stabroek News.   Your views on the overall performance of the Guyana economy […]

Private Sector Commission (PSC) Chairman Ronald Webster and President of the Georgetown Chamber of Commerce and Industry (GCCI) Clinton Urling both believe that the perverse nature of local politics impacted negatively on Guyana’s economy last year. Responding to questions posed to them by this newspaper the heads of two of the country’s major business support […]

GRA introduces random selection of goods for examination The Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) has introduced a ‘Random Selection of Imported Goods for Examination’ with effect from January 2014. A release from the GRA said the main feature of this system will involve the selection of imported goods (commercial quantity) for examination by members of the […]

GRA commissions state-of-the-art container scanner The Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) yesterday formally commissioned a new state-of-the-art mobile container scanner and Minister of Finance Dr Ashni Singh said it is another high value addition to Guyana’s port security hardware to ensure the country is compliant with international laws. Speaking at a demonstration of the scanner, Singh […]

US not budging on democracy project -source The United States is standing by its position that a democracy project here should go ahead despite the government’s opposition, the most serious diplomatic stand-off between the two countries since the PPP/C took office in 1992 on a wave of western support for free and fair elections. The […]

Gold declaration booms as miners burn BY VAHNU MANIKCHAND   Faced with the fluctuating prices for gold on the world market, a number of miners have been forced out of the industry while some who have not paid their bills have seen the banks repossessing more than 100 excavators that they had taken loans to […]

Ali hails Limacol CPL as greatest Caribbean investment BY SEVTLANA MARSHALL Acting Tourism Minister Irfaan Ali The Limacol Caribbean Premier League (LCPL) has been touted as one of the greatest investments in the Caribbean in recent years. This is according to acting Tourism Minister Irfaan Ali. “We believe that the LCPL is one of the […]

Multimillion-dollar Park Vue Hotel opens By Svetlana Marshall The Park Vue Hotel   President Donald Ramotar and acting Tourism Minister Irfaan Ali on Sunday declared opened the Park Vue Hotel, a multimillion-dollar facility situated at Farm, East Bank Demerara. Dignitaries including government ministers, Private Sector Commission (PSC) Chairman Ronald Webster, Tourism and Hospitality Association of […]

No security concerns in survey deal – Urling Georgetown Chamber of Commerce and Industry (GCCI) President Clinton Urling said Guyana should not be concerned about any security threat resulting from its grant of an exploration permit to a company to carry out geophysical survey in the New River Triangle area, asserting that the land belongs […]

Viewpoint from President of Chamber, Mr. Clinton Urling   Guyana needs a holistically integrated management plan addressing the solid waste problem across the country by focusing on a three-step process that starts from waste generation and storage, moves to safe collection, and culminates in environmentally responsible final disposal.   While short term, fragmented approaches can […]