Paying a Deposit Does Not Transfer Property Ownership
A deposit can show commitment to a transaction. It does not, by itself, replace the instrument and registration needed to transfer the applicable property right.
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A Property Search Is Not the Same as Complete Due Diligence
A registry search can reveal important recorded information. Complete due diligence also asks whether the parcel, seller, boundaries, use and transaction all match the investor’s assumptions.
Property Rights in Guyana: Allocation, Lease, Transport and Certificate of Title
A person can be allocated land, hold a lease, own transported property or hold a certificate of title. Those records do not create the same rights or involve the same authority.
Guyana–Suriname ferry resumes after technical inspections
The MV Canawaima has resumed the Guyana–Suriname ferry service following inspections and the lifting of its sailing ban.
NPTA Registration Is Not a Government Contract
Registration can open the door to participation, but it is not a tender submission, an evaluation result, an award or a signed government contract.
Corporation Tax Classification Explained: Why the Company Category Matters
Asking for “the corporation-tax rate” can produce the wrong answer when the law distinguishes between categories of companies and activities.
Guyana’s hire-purchase amendment clarifies where disputes may be filed
Guyana’s Hire-Purchase (Amendment) Act 2026 allows claims under the Act to be filed in either the High Court or a magistrate’s court regardless of value.
Guyana Development Bank could turn small business dreams into bankable projects
Guyana’s Development Bank could help small businesses move from ideas to bankable projects, giving entrepreneurs access to mentoring, structure and…
GMSA urges Guyanese manufacturers to think export or risk falling behind
Guyanese manufacturers and service providers must look beyond the domestic market and position themselves for exports, Guyana Manufacturing and Services…
Guyana launches two-year STEM teacher-training programme at CPCE
Guyana has launched a two-year STEM teacher-training programme at CPCE under ExxonMobil’s wider US$100 million, ten-year education initiative.