Business

The outlook for Latin America and the Caribbean region remains robust but external shocks especially from the United States due to financial turbulence there could impact remittances in 2008.

Notes 1 – Interim results 2 – Prospective EPS: earnings per share for 12 months period to the date the latest financials have been prepared.

Users of the Federal Express (FEDEX) service in Guyana are now benefiting from a significantly improved quality of service as a result of a collaborative effort involving two Guyanese companies.

One week after the belated November 29th announcement of government’s legislatively mandated review of the budget for the first half of 2007, the response of the private sector has been one of mostly studied reluctance to comment on the pronouncements made by the Minister.

The Roraima Group of Companies is to establish a new boutique hotel at Timehri as part of what the Company’s Managing Director Captain Gerry Gouveia says is a move “to further commit Roraima to Guyana’s travel and tourism industry.”

Howard University Professor Dr John Trimble said Guyana needs to invest in appropriate technology as poor nations can benefit by using alternative home technologies.

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Towards the end of 2006 as public debate raged over the imminent implementation of the Value Added Tax President Jagdeo declared that government would be seeking toke measures to cushion any ensuing rise in the cost if living particularly in terms of its impact on the economically disadvantaged section of the population.

Whenever I attend a Guyana event in the United States, I’m always struck by the sameness of my experience.

A senior government official has said that Guyana will be seeking to have the local craft industry play a major role in the 2008 Caribbean Festival of Arts (Carifesta) which will be held here in August but a local craft producer who has participated in two previous CARIFESTA events in Trinidad and Tobago and Suriname has told Stabroek Business that this goal cannot be realized unless both the government and private sector lending institutions contribute meaningfully to the craft sector’s preparations for Carifesta.

Guyanese consumers are being offered an additional electronic shopping option with the recent introduction of a new e-shopping service – the Trinidad and Tobago-owned e-zone shopping facility here.

Roraima Airways is awaiting final official approval before taking delivery of a new twin-engine passenger and cargo aircraft which Managing Director Captain Gerry Gouveia told Stabroek Business will significantly enhance the company’s local and regional air transport capabilities.

Notes 1 – Interim results 2 – Prospective EPS: earnings per share for 12 months period to the date the latest financials have been prepared.

President of the Georgetown Chamber of Commerce Colonel (retd) Carl Morgan has told Stabroek Business that the business organisation expects that VAT could impact significantly on sales volumes during the festive season.

On Sunday, Venezuelans will vote in a national referendum on constitutional reform.

The Guyana National Bureau of Standards and the Food and Drugs Analyst Department are two of the country’s more important monitoring agencies and in recent years the critical importance of their respective roles have become increasingly apparent.

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Guyana continues to experience the single most vigorous marketing rivalry in the country’s commercial history as the Guyana Telephone and Telegraph Company (GT&T) and its rival cellular service provider, DIGICEL, continue their unrelenting rivalry for the ‘hearts and minds’ of the local cellular market.

As a first time laptop buyer, you may already have some experience on desktop computers.

The Guyana National Bureau of Standards (GNBS) is seeking to tighten its monitoring operations in an effort to ensure that seasonal imports, including toys and other goods associated with Christmas, are compliant with labeling requirements and safety standards, according to the Head of the Bureau’s Public Relations Department, Evadnie Benfield.