GEORGETOWN, Guyana, July 24, 2021 - The PPP/C Government is looking to revive its brainchild, the 165 Megawatts (MW) Amaila Falls Hydropower project (AFHP), with intent to start construction in 2022 and completion in 2025.
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KINGSTON, Jamaica June 19, 2021 - As the Cannabis Industry continues its struggle to find a foot-hold within the Jamaican economy, the formalization of the industry moved a step further last weekend, with the formation of the Cannabis Industry Stakeholders Council.
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GEORGETOWN, Guyana, June 7, 2021 - Guyana’s President Irfaan Ali on Saturday threw down the gauntlet, and advised foreign companies wanting to invest in the country that certain jobs such as logistics, transportation and similar services must be reserved for Guyanese.
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KINGSTON, Jamaica, June 3, 2021 - Chairman of the Cannabis Licensing Authority (CLA), LeVaughn Flynn, says Jamaica must better position itself to capitalise on the growing global market for cannabis, as more countries are permitting its use for medicinal, scientific and therapeutic purposes.
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Kingston, Jamaica, June 1, 2021 - Prime Minister Andrew Holness says the vision of the capital city of Kingston becoming the center of the Caribbean is becoming clearer, against the background of another development set to go up on the Kingston horizon, “the Residences at Terra Nova.”
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KINGSTON, June 1, 2021 - Jamaica National Agency for Accreditation (JANAAC) will be hosting a virtual forum on Wednesday (June 2) which will explore ‘Jamaica’s Cannabis Industry and the Supporting Role of Accreditation’. The event is in observance of World Accreditation Day on June 9.
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GEORGETOWN, May 25, 2021 - The Guyana Office for Investment (Go-Invest) has launched ‘Invest 55’ in observance of Guyana’s 55th Independence Anniversary. The project aims to promote investment opportunities here through global partnerships, increased competitiveness, while globalising Guyana’s economic sectors.
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KINGSTON, May 13, 2021 - Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Audley Shaw, has welcomed discussions taking place between the Cannabis Licensing Authority (CLA) and the Pharmacy Council of Jamaica with the objective of getting locally produced cannabis-based medicines in local pharmacies.
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ST. MICHAELS, Barbados, April 23, 2021 - The medicinal cannabis industry is open to participation from everyone, and the constant dialoguing with service providers is to ensure this becomes a reality.This is the word from Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Barbados Medicinal Cannabis Licensing Authority (BMCLA), Dr. Shantal Munro-Knight, as she addressed the opening of a service providers’ forum for security firms/businesses, on the Zoom platform.
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KINGSTON, April 22, 2021 - Jamaica is poised to benefit from some US$2 billion in foreign and local direct tourism investments over the next two years. So says Tourism Minister Edmund Bartlett who said that these projects will yield more than 7,000 new hotel rooms and generate more than 20,000 new full and part-time jobs.
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