Business

-Vice Chairman Brazilians engaged in mining activity in Region 7 are flouting the law by denying employment to Guyanese who live in communities where their operations are based, according to Regional Vice Chairman, Region 7 Amrita Thomas.

A local beekeeper who is currently spearheading a project aimed at popularising the pursuit of apiculture as an economic venture among Region Seven communities is calling for a national convention of beekeepers from across the country to chart a course of action for the future of the industry.

The Caribbean could be among the poor regions of the world that could be challenged by the need to increase levels of investment in agriculture in order to meet the food demands that are likely to result from medium to long-term population growth.

GASCI (www.gasci.com/telephone Nº 223-6175/6) reports that session 326’s trading results showed consideration of $4,888,401 from 240,668 shares traded in 14 transactions as compared to session 325 which showed consideration of $3,038,470 from 116,522 shares traded in 20 transactions. 

Fighting fires amid the tightly packed, cluttered community of Regent Street buildings comprising a significant section of the urban commercial sector remains one of the biggest challenges for the Guyana Fire Service according to Chief Fire Officer Marlon Gentle.

Overseas participation `an area in which we can improve’ – Prashad Following persistent criticism of limited planning time and other constraints associated with the staging of GuyExpo, Tourism, Industry and Commerce Minister Manniram Prashad has announced the setting up of a full-time Secretariat to plan and execute the event.

In order to raise awareness among both service providers and service seekers of the importance of Good Customer Service Stabroek Business has commissioned a series of articles on the issue by Ms.

By Andre Griffith In our last article we introduced the basics of cryptology and the concepts of symmetric and asymmetric methods for encryption and decryption.

GPL’s blackout binge triggering mounting consumer frustration Stabroek Business Editor Arnon Adams examines some of the everyday fallout from GPL’s crippling power supply crisis I was ‘bringing business’ and you would have thought that the small south Georgetown vulcanizing shop would have been pleased to see me.

Tourism, Industry and Commerce Minister Manniram Prashad has told Stabroek Business that he remains disappointed that agricultural products grown in Guyana continue to be exported in large quantities and processed elsewhere.

Last Friday’s Regent Street fire was a grim reminder of the historic vulnerability of a huge section of our commercial capital to disaster.

GASCI (www.gasci.com/telephone Nº 223-6175/6) reports that session 325’s trading results showed consideration of $3,038,470 from 116,522 shares traded in 20 transactions as compared to session 324 which showed consideration of $1,054,254 from 31,163 shares traded in 15 transactions. 

By Arnon Adams For the 170 occupants of the New Water Street Vendors Mall Saturday, October 3 marked the close of a long and arduous chapter in their respective lives.

-says consumers vulnerable to inferior Chinese goods `I challenge the importers of these goods to run the warranties on them.

Businesss Editorial One of the facilities from which GuyExpo has traditionally benefited is a fair measure of hype among state media and the customary presence of the President at the opening ceremony – in which circumstance most of the `big wigs’ from the private sector usually put in an appearance – adds an additional measure of prestige to the event.

By Rawle Lucas Rawle Lucas is a Guyanese-born Certified Public Accountant and Assistant Vice-President of the Lending Services Division.

In our last article, we looked at the essential elements associated with ensuring that a valid contract has been entered into between to parties. 

Fibre Tech proprietor calls for GMA-organized export promotion fair Controversy over the allocation of booth space at the recently concluded GuyExpo 2009 may have resulted in non-participation in the event by at least one major local manufacturer, according to a source close to the event.