TORONTO, Ontario (Tuesday, April 18, 2023) — A call is being made for advocacy groups to engage in lobbying efforts to ensure “equity in hiring and promotion practices’’, as a newly-released survey reports that there are “significant disparities between Black ...
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Feed SubscriptionHow To Thrive In Tough Times: These Six Tips Will Help Turn A Business Downturn Into An Opportunity
The immediate reaction to a downturn is often to panic, and so, companies will tend to go into hibernation. They cut costs, conserve cash and act as if they’re on the verge of bankruptcy. But giving in to fear is ...
Read More »Numerous Opportunities Available For Small Contractors In All Sectors In Guyana, Proclaims Public Works Minister
GEORGETOWN, Guyana (Monday, February 20, 2023) — Public Works Minister, Juan Edghill, reassured Black businesses and entrepreneurs that numerous opportunities exist in all sectors for small contractors. The minister was speaking during a procurement training session for members of the ...
Read More »Guyana’s PM Meets With Team From Jamaica National Group
GEORGETOWN, Guyana (Monday, February 6, 2023) — Prime Minister, Mark Phillips, met with a team from the Jamaica National Group on Friday at his office on Camp Street, and discussed possible areas of investment. During the discussion, the delegation, led ...
Read More »Jamaica’s Prime Minister Welcomes $300-Million Huawei Investment
KINGSTON, Jamaica (Friday, October 21, 2022) — Prime Minister, Andrew Holness, welcomed the $300-million investment by Chinese technology company. Huawei, with the inauguration of its new office space, located at 97 Hope Road, Kingston 6. The complex has 9,000 sq. ...
Read More »New Sheraton-Marriott Hotel Fits Into Expansion Of Guyana’s Economic Zone, Says President Ali
HOUSTON, Guyana (Thursday, July 21, 2022) — A new hotel property, Four Points, by Sheraton–Marriott Bonvoy, to be constructed at Houston, along the new Eccles to Mandela Road bypass highway, is just one component of the rapid economic zone set ...
Read More »5 Profit Margin Killers You Must Eliminate: How To Stop Profit Leakage From Draining Your Company’s Lifeblood
By Alka Sood Senior Business Advisor, BDC Margin killers are oversights and inefficiencies, throughout your business, that may seem small on their own, but together, can make the difference between a flourishing company and one that struggles to survive. Two ...
Read More »Inflation In Canada Continued To Accelerate Last Month
OTTAWA, Ontario (Wednesday July 20, 2022) — The rate of Consumer Price Index (CPI) continued to rise, last month, reaching 8.1 percent, year over year, following a 7.7 percent gain in May, Statistics Canada announced today. The increase was the ...
Read More »Guyana Government Makes Second Withdrawal From The Natural Resource Fund
GEORGETOWN, Guyana (Wednesday July 13, 2022) — Senior Finance Minister, Dr Ashni Singh, announced, yesterday, that the government has made its second draw-down from the Natural Resource Fund, in accordance with the Natural Resource Fund (NRF) Act 2021. The Minister ...
Read More »Barbadians Being Cautioned To Check Their Money
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados (Wednesday, July 13, 2022) — With Crop Over and other public events making a return this summer, the Central Bank of Barbados is encouraging Barbadians to be vigilant when making cash transactions, and to check their money, as ...
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