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Local content advocate, Timothy Tucker, re-elected to head Georgetown business chamber

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Businessman, Timothy Tucker, was on Friday re-elected to the presidency of the Georgetown Chamber of Commerce and Industry (GCCI), an association which represents about 550 businesses. Tucker is the owner of Rid-O-Pes, a pest control company. His re-election occurred at...
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US$10 billion Yellowtail development will be largest investment in Guyana’s history

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The Yellowtail project will cost US$10 billion to develop, the Ministry of Natural Resources said, in a long-awaited announcement of its approval. This represents the largest investment ever made in the history of Guyana. The Liza Phases One and Two,...
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T&T local content policy more “deadly” than Guyana’s; “illegal” trade barriers should be removed – Guyanese business exec

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Following criticism of Trinidad and Tobago’s trade barriers against Guyana by President of the Georgetown Chamber of Commerce and Industry (GCCI), Timothy Tucker, an executive of another Guyanese business service organization, the Guyana Manufacturing and Services Association (GMSA) has...
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Women in O&G: Latoya Jack shares her journey to success in Guyana’s newest industry

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By A. Bacchus Women’s History Month is observed in March, and it celebrates the contributions of women to events in history and society, I recently learned. International Women’s Day was also recently celebrated under the theme ‘Break the bias’, and...
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Capitalising on networking opportunities

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By A. Bacchus In early 2018, I was fortunate enough to attend the first oil and gas conference and exhibition that was held in Guyana. At that point in time, ExxonMobil had made about six viable discoveries, and it was...
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Local Content: Start streamlining – Career guidance should be a necessary part of the education system

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By A. Bacchus The oil and gas industry will be here for at least twenty years. Local content has been one of the hot-button issues from the inception, and the need for locals to occupy this sector remains an objective...
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Local Content: Where are the jobs, you ask?

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By A. Bacchus I was sitting in a class recently when a colleague expressed in utter vexation, “they’re giving all the jobs to foreigners.” The conversation was delving into industries and the policymaking in Guyana, and like the new-norm, oil...
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Guyana’s first local content institute to train over 1,000 persons per year

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Early next year, the Guyana government intends to establish its first National Training Institute that will focus on increasing the nation’s local content footprint in the oil sector. Noting this recently was Vice President, Dr. Bharrat Jagdeo. The former...
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GCCI says ‘overwhelming’ number of infrastructure, other work being handled by foreign-owned companies

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Guyanese private sector body, the Georgetown Chamber of Commerce and Industry (GCCI) on Friday renewed its call for the government to table legislation covering local content but stressed for this to be done before the end of 2021. In a...
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Big opportunities for farmers in Guyana’s oil and gas sector, supplies already going offshore

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The offshore exploration and production operations in Guyana have been creating growing opportunities for suppliers of goods and services, including those outside the oil and gas industry. In fact, since the first discovery in 2015 when it became apparent...
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