List of companies of Guyana

Location of Guyana

Guyana is a sovereign state on the northern mainland of South America. It is, however, included in the Caribbean Region due to its strong cultural, historical, and political ties with the Caribbean Community (CARICOM). Guyana is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the north, Brazil to the south and southwest, Suriname to the east and Venezuela to the west. With 215,000 square kilometres (83,000 sq mi), Guyana is the fourth-smallest country on mainland South America after Uruguay, Suriname and French Guiana.

The main economic activities in Guyana are agriculture (production of rice and Demerara sugar), bauxite mining, gold mining, timber, shrimp fishing and minerals. Chronic problems include a shortage of skilled labour and a deficient infrastructure.

Notable firms

This list includes notable companies with primary headquarters located in the country. The industry and sector follow the Industry Classification Benchmark taxonomy. Organizations which have ceased operations are included and noted as defunct.

     Active firms
     State-owned firms
     Defunct firms

Name	Industry	Sector	Headquarters	Founded	Notes
Bank of Guyana	Financials	Banks	Georgetown	1965	Central bank
Banks DIH	Consumer goods	Food & beverage	Georgetown	1840
Guyana Broadcasting Corporation	Consumer services	Media	Georgetown	1979	State-owned broadcaster
Guyana Chronicle	Consumer services	Media	Georgetown	1880^[1]	State-owned newspaper
Guyana Power and Light	Utilities	Electricity	Georgetown	1957
Guyana Sugar Corporation	Consumer goods	Food & beverage	Skeldon	1976
Guyana Telephone and Telegraph Company (GT&T)	Telecommunications	Fixed line telecommunications	Georgetown	1991
Kaieteur News	Consumer services	Media	Georgetown	UNKNOWN	Newspaper
National Milling Company of Guyana	Consumer goods	Food & beverage	Georgetown	1969
Roraima Airways	Consumer services	Travel & leisure	Georgetown	1992	Regional airline
Stabroek News	Consumer services	Media	Georgetown	1986	Newspaper
Trans Guyana Airways	Consumer services	Travel & leisure	Georgetown	1951	Airline

Stabroek Market, Georgetown.
Caribbean Community headquarters.
Cheddi Jagan International Airport in Georgetown.

References

↑ Daniel Balderston; Mike Gonzalez; Ana M. Lopez (11 September 2002). Encyclopedia of Contemporary Latin American and Caribbean Cultures. Routledge. pp. 702–. ISBN 978-1-134-78852-1.

List of companies of the Americas

North America South America

Sovereign states	Antigua and Barbuda Argentina Bahamas Barbados Belize Bolivia Brazil Canada Chile Colombia Costa Rica Cuba Dominica Dominican Republic Ecuador El Salvador Grenada Guatemala Guyana Haiti Honduras Jamaica Mexico Nicaragua Panama Paraguay Peru Saint Kitts and Nevis Saint Lucia Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Suriname Trinidad and Tobago United States Uruguay Venezuela

Dependencies and other territories	Anguilla Aruba Bermuda Bonaire British Virgin Islands Cayman Islands Curaçao Falkland Islands French Guiana Greenland Guadeloupe Martinique Montserrat Puerto Rico Saint Barthélemy Saint Martin Saint Pierre and Miquelon Saba Sint Eustatius Sint Maarten South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands Turks and Caicos Islands US Virgin Islands

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