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I am delighted to be here today and I thank the owners and organizers for the invitation to join you in celebrating this real milestone of achievement. I offer my sincerest congratulations to you on this momentous occasion and to a truly well deserved achievement and great triumph for your company in the opening of […]

Digital Technology yesterday opened a new store on Brickdam and President of Georgetown Chamber of Commerce and Industry Clinton Urling hailed it as an embodiment of growth for the economy. Urling also urged policymakers to accelerate the amendment of the Tele-communications Bill that was deferred at Thursday’s sitting of the National Assembly to free up […]

Camex Restaurants Inc, Franchisee of Church’s Chicken, Mario’s Pizza, Quiznos and Juici Patties today announced the opening of their fifth Franchise, Dairy Queen from the United States of America. A press release from Camex said that Dairy Queen is one of the most popular chains of soft serve ice cream in the fast food industry.  Their opening […]

Agreements of sale for immovable property, such as land or buildings, are going to be upgraded to bonds or leases, to help stamp out fraud due to multiple sales. The Deeds Registry (Amendment) Bill, which passed unanimously by the National Assembly last Thursday, now paves the way for such agreements to be registered with the […]

Recently elected President of the Linden Chamber of Commerce, Kevin De Jonge is still seeking answers from the relevant authorities on the causes of the recent electrical outages in Linden. De Jonge, who was elected at the Chambers’ annual general meeting on 28 November, 2013, said that he personally attempted to contact, Horace James, head […]

The Canadian firm Reunion Gold Corporation, which has a manganese mining project in Matthews Ridge, Region One, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the National Energy Corporation of Trinidad and Tobago to explore the possibility of building a manganese processing plant there. “In addition to its proximity to Guyana, Trinidad and Tobago offers numerous […]

Beverage giant Banks DIH registered an after-tax profit of $2.543b for last year, marginally down from the $2.558b figure from 2012. The company’s annual report said that included in the 2013 profit figure was a one-off gain of $167m  from the sale of its Camp Street property – the former Camp Site building – to […]

 Copa Airlines , subsidiary of Copa Holdings, S.A., {NYSE: CPA}, today announced growth plans for the first half of 2014, which include the launch of new direct flights from Panama to: Montreal; Canada, Fort Lauderdale, Fla., and Georgetown, Guyana.  In addition, Copa will add aircraft to its fleet, for a 10 percent growth in capacity. The […]