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President of the Healthy Caribbean Coalition, Sir Trevor Hassell

Caribbean urged to take up “fertile” lands in Guyana, Suriname to produce healthy foods

BARBADOS, October 9, 2018 - The Caribbean Week of Agriculture (CWA) opened in Barbados today, with Sir Trevor Hassell, the President of the Healthy Caribbean Coalition- challenging agriculture stakeholders across the region to take up huge swathes of land in Guyana and Suriname to produce healthy foods.

October 9, 2018
Published in Agriculture

GUYANA | Government, union hold talks amid reports of another strike by teachers

GEORGETOWN, Guyana, October 8, 2018 - The Guyana government Monday reportedly made a new offer to teachers who earlier this year embarked on industrial action over increased salaries.

October 8, 2018
Published in Caribbean

Scenes at the official launch of 9th Caribbean Beekeeping Congress.

GUYANA | 9th Caribbean Beekeeping Congress launched

GEORGETOWN, Guyana, October 2, 2018 - Over two hundred participants are expected to participate in the 9th Caribbean Beekeeping Congress to be hosted by the Ministry of Agriculture, in collaboration with Association of Caribbean Beekeepers’ Organisation (ACBO) and Guyana Apricultural Society (GAS).

October 2, 2018
Published in Agriculture

Minister of Foreign Affairs, Carl Greenidge at the 73rd General Assembly of the United Nations in New York

GUYANA | There's still time for Venezuela to participate in ICJ Process

DPI, Guyana, September 29, 2018 - Minister of Foreign Affairs, Carl Greenidge, says the rule of law must prevail even as he encouraged Venezuela to participate in the proceedings for a final resolution of the longstanding border controversy between the two countries.

September 29, 2018
Published in Caribbean

Minister of Business, Dominic Gaskin said companies need to build local capacity in order to maximise the value of local content from oil and gas activities.

GUYANA | ‘We need to ensure as much of the oil money is spent in Guyana’ – Min. Gaskin

GEORGETOWN,Guyana, September 29, 2018 - Minister of Business, Dominic Gaskin says companies need to build local capacity in order to maximise the value of local content from oil and gas activities.

September 29, 2018
Published in Politics

GUYANA | Guyana wants Non-aligned Movement to challenge to the elements of world insecurity

GUYANA, Wednesday, September 26, 2018 - GUYANA'S Foreign Affairs Minister Carl Greenidge, has challenged Foreign Ministers of the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM), to collectively undertake the mammoth task of confronting the elements that produce insecurity in countries and in our world at large.

September 27, 2018
Published in Caribbean

GUYANA to host international robotics competition in 2019

Guyana is to host the International Youth Robotics Competition (IYRC) league pre-qualifier competition in in 2019, STEMGuyana said Sunday, following an agreement with the International Youth Robot Association to be the prequalifying body responsible for organizing the annual qualifier national robot competition among Guyanese primary and secondary school-aged student-teams to represent Guyana at the International Youth Robotics Competition.

September 24, 2018
Published in Technology

PradoVille 2 housing development established in response to violent crime wave – Robeson Benn – Demerara Waves

GUYANA | Jagdeo refuses to answer SOCU’s questions on PradoVille 2 lands; denies security of president, ministers was reason for scheme

GEORGETOWN, Guyana, September 17, 2018 - Former President Bharrat Jagdeo on Monday invoked presidential immunity and refused to respond to any questions concerning the allocation of housing lands at Goedeverwagting-Plaisance (PradoVille 2) to himself, his then ministers and other top government officials eight years ago.

September 19, 2018
Published in Politics

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